This concertina card is for a girl in hospital...in hospital, seriously ill with pneumonia since before Christmas...
She has had one lung drained and was due to have a drain put in her other lung last Monday......
The struggle has been long and hard....for both her and her partner
'Wishing you butterfly mornings,
Here's hoping that you recovery now comes swiftly.
The client who bought this also commissioned me to make another one too, and here it is......
Other favourites include the Apache Wedding Blessing, Kahlil Gibran on love and on Marriage....yes Valentines Day is on it's way.....and love is in the air! Just what we need after the January Blues....a little spark to ignite the passions of the unfolding year. 
The invitations were a simple design and the Bride and groom were sure in what they wanted. After seeing the website dedicated to my Wedding Stationery they decided on Cream Hammered Card, Cream Inserts, black lettering and a Rust coloured ribbon....
The Evening Invited were half the size of the Wedding Invitations. I have more work to do for them closer to the time....the priority here is to get the invitations out.
It started with a commission for a Baby Girls Birth Poster. These are prints which are personalised with the baby's name, fate of birth, weight and time of birth. Each one individual and unique. Along with the details the poster has a hand painted diamond pattern running through it.
For further details of how to order one of these, go to my contact link or see this post, The above post will also give you a full version of the text contained within this gift. I take payments by cheque, postal order or Paypal. 
I gave the client the choice of two finishes.....both contemporary. The first was a painted border with gold strands running through it.....
The second had pastel squares tumbling through the words from the top to the bottom. It was no great surprise that this is the one the client chose as it was my favourite too......
The poem by Rudyard Kipling - The Thousandth Man, can be read here:
Of all the jobs I find most difficult, it's the addition of entries in memorial books. I just cannot seem to emotionally detach myself from the young men (and sometimes women, but never the less young, waste of life.
This memorial book has entries originally entered by Anthony Wood, a Calligrapher and superb Heraldic Artist, I have admired for most of my training days.
The entries start with Gilded Surnames, Christian names in Scarlet Lake and the rest of the entry in Black. The book is bound in leather covered wood and the pages are Vellum...
The cover is Gold Foil Blocked and all the pages are gilded in finest Gold Leaf.
Sadly Anthony suffered a stroke 2 years ago and is now unable to add more entries. Reminding us that life is precious and health cannot be taken for granted.
I was asked to design and make some swing tickets and sticky labels for a knitter. There was no brief apart from the wording.....and she was overwhelmed by them. There's something really special about seeing your name in Calligraphy! 
Lettering on ceramic is difficult for me as I, being Left Handed, press hard with a nib and like some sort of 'Tooth' to the paper. It takes some practice, but once in the swing, it gets easier. 
13 down, only another 137 to go!
All prices are exclusive of P&P.
Email me for details inspiredbyscript@yahoo.co.uk
Or telephone 01609 776 866 or 07816 537 275
This particular Logo was designed some years ago for a hairdresser. The first job was for Appointment Cards......
Recently I have been asked to design their Gift Vouchers.....in time for Christmas....
These were 3 fold leaflets which also folded out to be the card. And a couple of posters for inside the shop.
The Logo was used for not only the front fascia board, but the opaque window decal too. As you can see it works perfectly. The Logo was stretched slightly to avoid large gaps at the end but still in keeping with the original idea.
I think you'll agree that Calligraphy and Hand Lettering, gives a certain edge to the Logo Design as opposed to Typeface and Fonts. A lot more appealing and eye catching.
A visit to the studio will reveal many other ideas to help celebrate the New Arrival. We have guest Books, Baby's First Visitor Books, Mantragrams (c) Pocket Books, Cards and Albums.
The only limit is your imagination. We love working with our clients to offer a personal service and produce gifts that will be remembered for years to come.
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This particular card was written in Brown and Gold....
As the birthday was in Autumn it seemed fitting to add some leaves.....and a Gold Ribbon compliments the writing on the inside beautifully.
Then there are many attempts at 'Fine Tuning' the Lettering.....This is the most time consuming part of the job......
Eventually there will be one that is just perfect......and that's the one we go with....
Although I have 'my' favourites, I am always aware that this is not my business card....it belongs to the client and their preference is paramount. I therefore like to offer 3 choices. Enough to have a choice but not too many as it becomes confusing and overwhelming.
The client eventually settled on the one in the top right hand corner and I must admit they look superb, even though I say so myself.
Calligraphy and Hand Lettering done well, really comes into it's own for Weddings and non more so than when used for the place cards which will add grace and elegance to any table.
Because we use paint and not ink, the colours are opaque and can be matched to suit your theme and it's not as expensive as you might think. There is also no need to be local as you can post the place cards to us and everything can be done via email and returned via Royal Mail. We also offer this service with our own Invitations and Wedding Stationery or the ones you have already bought.
As well as a complete Calligraphy and Lettering Art Service many calligraphers offer a Personalised and Creative Bookbinding Service.
Books can be made as Guest Books for Weddings, New Baby, Baby's Christenings, Anniversaries
The books I make are Japanese Bound and stitched at the sides....
The inside pages as well as the cover can be personalised and made to any shape and size and contain as many or as few pages as needed.
Beads and charms can be hung from the binding......
And colours chosen to match any theme.......
We can also make Wedding Albums for photos of either the Wedding Day or Honeymoon. I have also been commissioned to make Hen Night Albums.
Personalised pages complete the look......
If you are interested in having a Japanese, Side Bound, Album or Guest Book, made to your specification, email me at inspiredbyscript@yahoo.co.uk
It's all goo, go, go and all hands on deck at the studio. I've booked my 1st Wedding Fair in September and have to get my head around how best to display what I do as well as work out all the promotional materials I will need.
I'm also working on more Wedding designs and although any design is 'Bespoke' and can be adjusted to suit, sometimes too many choices can overwhelm the client.
However, this is the most important day of any girls life and getting it just right is a priority for both them and me. I am so excited at doing this Fair its hard at the moment to keep on track ;o)
