mavora art and design

fab clutch and designs

I just wanted to take a moment to highlight a very cute product from a teammate at Etsy Wedding Team - Belle Jou Jou. Maybe you're in need of just such a fashion statement!

I've been super busy working on new baby designs for mavoracards plus a new brochure and welcome packet for my church. I even pulled out this new design for our EWT Valentine challenge! One week not being booked and I get into all sorts of trouble!

I'll let you know when voting opens so you can pop in and see all the fun valentine products in the challenge. 

new baby store!

This weekend on my "free time" I'm starting up www.mavoracards.etsy.com again. It is officially my new baby store! I know all these beautiful brides now that are in new territory - baby territory! I've been getting so many requests that I figured I should just get in all the way. And besides, I LOVE making new baby stationery! So I only have a few things up right now but I expect to open for reals on Valentine's day! If anyone has special requests go ahead and throw them my way! I'm designing NOW.

Check it out - "Spot the Bird" is already in a treasury by Lingeriecorner! 

And look how big my baby bird is getting!! I really do love little people!

new design sale

I'm excited about this new tropical design inspired by my trip to Southern California a few weeks ago. You can get 25% off this design if you buy your design fee in January. Mention this website sale and I'll take it off your final balance*!

And I'm excited to celebrate last year's sales went up dramatically as Tim went back to school and helped with the business on the side! I hit 3 times my past yearly sales just in time to pay all the bills! A special thanks to all my past clients this year!!

And new clients I love you too! You can like my facebook page to find a new coupon code.

*Cannot be combined with other offers.

teachers pet

I love being a stationery designer/printer sometimes. It can really come in handy in a pinch.....

So, Grant has a great Kindergarten teacher and I was thinking about a teacher Christmas present tonight. And it came to me - something awesome I can do for FREE!

I had Grant draw a picture of his school and his teacher.

I scanned it and roughly traced it in Illustrator. 

Then I finished it up on a 5x7 sheet in Photoshop.

I printed on card stock that I don't sell anymore at mavora.etsy.com and used some leftover colored envelopes that have been in the filing cabinet for a while.

Bada-bing bada-boom! Super cute teacher stationery right!? I just pulled that out of NOWHERE! 

inspire with what you have

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I have a friend in the hospital. She'll be there for another month at least. She's young and amazing and this is ver unexpected. Last week before my visit I really wanted to bring something that would be pretty and encouraging so I designed an encouraging illustration and framed it. (above) 

Next week I hope to paste a giant paper full of cards from her friends at our church. Her vision is very bad at the moment so I'm thinking of lining the cards up to make a big cross or heart. She can't read each card but I want her to see the big picture of love. You can say a prayer for her if you'd like. Her name is Jenni.

And to all my readers who give tirelessly to sick loved ones or are hurting yourself. This picture can be for you too. Feel free to print it at no charge.

cupcake birthday design

I just sent off this cupcake invite for a friend of mine. Now I know how to make a cupcake! I love how it turned out. I'm not selling it anywhere yet but if you want one like it let me know!

mountain flowers

I recently worked up a design for a client similar to this and really liked it so I'm offering it to everyone! Hope you like it!

invitations

save the dates

it's about time...

Yes it's about time for a new design! Inspired by my trip to the Ruby Mountains of Nevada, I hope you like it!

 

hankie invite

One of my out-of-the-box clients recently had me design her invite to be screen printed on her Grandmother's old handkerchiefs. She's having a wedding in a barn and each guest received a jar of jam for a save the date! We added a square paper rsvp card to be wrapped inside the invite and stuffed it all in a square, kraft envelope. I just had to share!

place card tags

I finally got around to making a listing for my paper tags as place cards and favor cards! I can do any design in my store and leave a blank for your guests name and/or table number! I can even add your names and wedding date for no extra charge. Hang them on a board, tie them on a favor or place on the table setting...there are so many cute ways to use them. That was fun!

on the table today

Merete's super cute hawaii passport tags are on the green table today. We put her cheery colors on the blue tag and it turned out so well! 

In other news I'm SUPER itchy. I don't know what's wrong with me but it's not making things fun. I'm supposed to go to the Doctor but it keeps not happening. I don't have anyone I can go to that I trust won't just take all my money and say, "ummm, I don't know" Aaarg. 

thanks!

Thanks to everyone who entered my sale! The winner was announced on Facebook - Kristina Russel of Oregon. 

It looks like I have two client spots for next week so if you buy now there will be no extra delay. Yay! And I even opened up my design shop! We'll see if I can handle two things at once again. Well it's more then two things. It's like 28 things instead of 26 things. Also very hard!

Happy Friday!

-Abby