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Amanda Mississippi Last week was quite an adventure. My first stop was a visit to my best friend in Mississippi. It’s so nice to take a little time away from everything + catch up with those who bring us such joy.Then it was off to Nashville to attend Stationery Academy, a workshop for paperpreneurs. I arrived excited, […]
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3/03/14
Every season I get a handful of inquiries about essentially copying a design a potential client has seen somewhere else. It’s not an uncommon occurrence in my line of work, but it brings up a broader issue that plagues us all as creative professionals. Where is the line between inspiration + copy? We now live in the […]
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1/28/14
Father’s Day is just around the corner. So even though it’s supposed to be all about my Dad on Sunday, I can’t help but think about how he’s influenced me. I absolutely get my creative intuitions from my Mom, but as I’ve mentioned time and time again on this blog, having your own creative business […]
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6/13/13
Lately I’ve been working on a lot of branding projects. I really love logo design and creating a look + feel for a business. I always give my clients instructions on how to get inspired, because often times they’re inclined to put the cart before the horse. They want to get the website running and the business cards […]
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5/21/13
Washi tape has been all the rage for a while now. You can find it in just about every pattern and color, and though it may seem like a fad there’s no denying it’s a versatile design and crafting tool! For this week’s post I’ve put together a collection of seriously cool ways to use […]
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3/11/13
Michelle Edgemont (a fabulous wedding planner in NYC) recently said in article that “running a business means constantly living in the space between jubilation and terror”. This really hit home for me. Most days having this business feels like Christmas morning. I wake up and the first thing I do is check my email. Sometimes […]
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2/18/13
I recently purchased a fabulous custom case for my e-reader on Etsy and it got me seriously inspired by monograms. They can sneak into pretty much every part of our lives. They are no longer reserved for the preppy and simple, and can go in so many style directions. Here’s a little sampling of some […]
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1/28/13
My Goodreads updates have probably been a bit boring for my followers! The reason is that nowadays much of my reading time is devoted to blogs. Every day I go to my RSS feeder app on my iPhone and catch up on all the ones I follow. Blogs are a fantastic (not to mention free) resource […]
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1/21/13
Pantone has declared the color of the year as emerald (more specifically, color #17-5641). For those of you who don’t know, Pantone is the leading standard in color matching. This system has been adopted by graphic designers and printers to allow for exact color matching, and is a great source for color inspiration! No doubt […]
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1/07/13
It’s hard to believe it’s the last day of 2012. So many people are figuring out their new year’s resolution and thinking ahead to what’s in store for 2013. This is common practice, but we often forget to reflect back on the year we’ve had. One of my favorite blogs, Making Things Happen, had a […]