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Birth Announcements

Christmas comes early for me when the holiday sessions start in August and don't quit until mid-December. Right about now is the busiest time of year with my packaging table piled high with gorgeous Christmas cards and picture boxes filled with sigh-inducing portraits, ready to be shipped out tomorrow morning.

I feel like I'm neglecting my faithful blog readers since I just haven't been able to keep up with all of the sneak peeks, but I promise to blog about them soon! I would be doing you all a disservice if I didn't put post some of these super-cutie-pie faces that I've been photographing.

In the midst of it all, I often forget to photograph some of the birth announcements that are custom designed for clients. I loved this set since I adore twins and thought I'd share some baby-goodness with you all. Are they just darling?

 

 

Bear with me here - more to come soon once all of the Christmas-Crazy is over!

New Holiday Cards - The Retro Collection

Last, but not least, I'm announcing my new set of holiday cards - "The Retro Collection". For those of you who have a little more of a funky style, these should be perfect. 

These designs are available to anyone booking a standard or mini-session, but be quick because if you need your cards in time for Christmas, please order them by the end of November. 

To view our other sets of 2009 holiday cards, click HERE.

Holiday Cards Preview

I thought you might enjoy seeing some of the holiday card designs in printed form, so I picked out two of my recent favorites to show you.

The heavy card stock is beautiful and there's lots of room for pictures and writing. My clients are loving these! 

 

I'll be releasing a few brand new retro card designs on the blog very soon so keep an eye out!

2009 Holiday Cards

I know, I know...it's only September, but Christmas IS coming and will sneak up on you before you know it! 

In celebration of the upcoming holidays, I'm hereby releasing a brand new set of three different 2009 holiday card collections. Simple and classic or silly and colorful, everyone is sure to find a card that they love.  

Click on the name of the collection to view it in its entirety. 

Classic Monogram Collection

Glow Collection

Whimsical Collection

P.S. - You may see some familiar faces on these card samples...with the wrong last names!  Just changed them for privacy. :-)

Client Wall Display & Album

One of my sweet, sweet clients invited me to come admire the beautiful wall display that she and her husband so creatively dreamed up and put together.  I love the band that they painted on the wall behind the framed images.  If you would like to do the same, this display is made up of two 16x20s and four 8x10s. 

I've also included a picture of the Session Album that they ordered.  I think a few of you will recognize this little guy from my website.  He's become quite a celebrity around here!