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This season I’ve had a handful of brides who we in the print biz would call, “color conscious”. And why shouldn’t they be? Choosing your wedding colors is an important decision. Color is used everywhere, from the bridesmaid dresses to the floral arrangements…and of course the invitations and day-of paper. I try not to go all paper-nerd […]
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8/20/13
I’ve been hard at work over the last few weeks. Okay, I’ve been hard at work since I decided to take this business dream out for a spin, but more specifically I’ve been in full-on planning mode. 2014 wedding season preparation is under way for lots of newly engaged couples, and I’ve been taking a hard look […]
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5/31/13
In case you missed it, Friday I had the pleasure of being featured on Brooke Allison Photo’s blog.There are some friends you meet and instantly it feels like you’ve known them for years. Brooke is exactly that to me (not to mention she is an incredibly talented photographer), so I feel very lucky I got […]
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3/04/13
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
There is a lot getting done here at Roseville Designs! I’ve been a busy bee preparing for the Etsy store launch and setting up the custom design side of the business. One exciting update you’ll see on the website is a Portfolio tab. This is a preview of some of the items I’ll be selling on […]
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10/15/12
This past Sunday my husband and I had our niece’s Christening. I wore two important hats that day: Godmother & event planner. My sister-in-law asked me to design the invitations and other goodies for Abigail’s big day and I’m excited to share it all with you! She wanted something “girly” in pinks and greens, and I […]
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8/19/12
I love gold; it is such a versatile and commanding color. It can be funky, playful, fancy, refined…it all depends on how you use it. Lately I’ve been thinking about using it for a paper design. There are some great Pantone metallic color options that will give you that dynamic color and texture. But if […]
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8/16/12
I hold a reputation in my family as the “best gift giver”. So when it came to my Father’s birthday earlier this year, I had some great ideas for defending my title. My Dad is the guys who already has what he needs, so he is always my biggest challenge. I took to designing him some […]
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8/12/12
I’ve always thought that I had things worth saying and a knack for eloquent writing. These are clearly two key requirements for starting a blog, but you need a platform. Creating a blog simply called “Sandy Says” seemed like the ultimate act of vanity, so when deciding to go full force with my dream of starting […]