Memories are made of this

Memories are made of this, a set on Flickr.

I needed to go through my (very) old posts to find a piece of work I did quite some time ago. It's ironic that once a piece leaves your hands, you very quickly forget it. I took a trip down memory lane when I found these.
Now, if I EVER question myself about whether keeping a blog is a waste of my time.... I KNOW NOW it isn't and I also remember the reason for keeping it in the first place!.... Enjoy.....

New Look Website for Inspired by Script! and North Yorkshire Weddings!

At last.... after many hours and sleepless nights... I've finally completed at least the template for the more contemporary look website for 'Inspired by Script'!


As some of you know I also own 'North Yorkshire Weddings' which was designed and named especially to separate my usually Calligraphy and Lettering Art from the Wedding Stationery side of my business. This decision was made to enable Brides and Grooms to brows purely the wedding side without distractions.


When the Wedding Stationery came all under one roof and was lumped in with my Lettering Art and Personalised gifts there was a tendency for it to get lost.... So, North Yorkshire Weddings was born.


Then, as time went on I felt that the 2 sites, both looking quite different had lost their way somehow and I didn't really know how to bring them together.... in a 'Branded' kind of way. To all intents and purposes, one would think they were looking at 2 different companies.


I'm about to be featured on a Wedding CD, due out in Autumn and it's only when the copyrighter send me a proof of my advert, that I realised how outdated and drab it looked. A new colour scheme, something more contemporary and fresh was called for....so I changed the template. Only when I changed the template, did the light bulb go on... and I decided to copy the template for both sites! They will be different in their content, but there will be no doubt that I am one and the same person and company.


And here they are....if you haven't clicked on the links yet....please take a look and let me know what you think?

For Calligraphy, Lettering Art and Personalised gifts:

Inspired by Script

http://inspiredbyscript.co.uk

For Wedding Stationery and all printed accessories: 

North Yorkshire weddings

http://northyorkshireweddings.co.uk 

Oh and while I was at it, I've also matched my blogs

at http://inspiredbyscript.blogspot.com 

and http://northyorkshireweddings.blogspot.com 

As anyone who has ever built an e-commerce site knows.... building it is the easy part.... listing is something else!

Photos have to be taken, downloaded, manipulated, re-sized, saved and resized again. Then comes the listing. Everything has to have a unique code, a mini description and then fuller description. Prices have to be entered as well as weighing and postage costs. The picture entered and then finally publishing.

So... apologies for the slow growth on these sites. Listing is a slow process and all this has to be done while running the studio, meeting with brides and completing their work too.

The sites show only a small selection and offer a taster of what is on offer at the studio in Northallerton, so if you are local, please pop in..... it's always good to meet face to face.

In the meantime, oif there's anything I can help you with....get in touch, either by phone or email and I'll do my very best to help! :o)

I'll be back soon with regular updates!

Personalised, Save the Date, Fridge Magnets for Weddings!

Personalised Bits and Pieces, a set on Flickr.

NEW! Hot off the press! Bespoke, personalised, fridge magnets make ideal Save The Date cards. They can also be used for Wedding Favours and Thank You gifts. Each printed with either your design or mine... or perhaps you'd like to supply me with a photo?
Available for just 50p each! BARGAIN!
Follow this link to my website to see the designs and order http://northyorkshireweddings.co.uk/save_the_date_43.html

Personalised, Save the Date,  

Fridge Magnets for Weddings!

only 50p each!

Experimenting with Paper Cut-out Letters

I've experimented with and shared on this blog, cut letters before and last week I had a quiet spot and made some more

Here is the paper cut out, shown next to a knife for scale

I wanted to have a go at mounting there in a floating frame,

so the background of any wall will show through

Quite hard to photograph, 

but I've done my best :o)

All you need is love.....

Of course, these are still in their infancy,

and I have made a few others,

Click this link to see more examples

There's a gap in the market..... and I intend to fill it!

Personalised Bridesmaid Cards 

Made To Order

Like all good ideas,

this one came from a Bride to be.

I was approached by a Bride to make some personalised Bridesmaid, 

thank you cards. I was surprised as I expected most people to buy them off the internet.

I was surprised that is....until I had a look and realised how awful the available cards were.!

The designs are, to say the least, pretty, god-damn awful.

They range from pathetic designs to ancient graphics,

mostly they look like something designed in the 80's.

(Nothing against the 80's BTW) but we have come a long way since then,

and time has moved swiftly on.

There are a lot of Wedding Stationery designers out there,

and they seem to give a lot of time and effort to making something they can mass produce, so why can they not be bothered to design special, one-of-a-kind,

personalised cards, with more funky up-to-date designs?

My theory is that they take longer to make,

let's face it it's harder and takes more effort to design 5 personalised cards 

than it does to churn out 50 of the same.

 In other words, I think they don't bother because they can't make

 enough profit out of them.

There's a gap in the market,

and I aim to fill it!

each card measures  14.5CM X 14.5CM and can be printed in either white or slightly cream coloured lustre card and any colour printing or white card and printed in foil most colours available. Each card personalised with the Bridesmaids name.... and these are available for £2.50 each (plus P&P if not collected).


At present I only have the card above available, but if you have a particular idea in mind or want to choose from the Wedding invitation design (I can alter these to make them into Bridesmaid thank you cards) then please get in touch. I intend to add to this collection as soon as I get time... and also I'm working on Best man and usher cards. The Bridesmaid cards can also be used as Maid of Honour cards too. 


Further details, as per usual by clicking on the contact tab above. 


And.... if you have any ideas for other cards you may be interested in or think there's a gap in the market....drop me a line...I love to hear from you :o)

Personalised Love Heart Wedding Favours

I was asked to provide stickers for these Love Heart sweets to be used as Wedding Favours. These mini tubes of sweets are becoming more and more popular.

Sweets come with FREE personalised stickers at 10p per tube, plus postage and packing.
Callers close to Northallerton, can of course buy them from the studio.
We can also print all kinds of stickers, wedding favour tags and anything else you need personalising. It's part of our service. You dream it up and we make it :o)
Use the contact link above to find all our details

Personalised Wedding Stationery - Anne and Lee

Anne and Lee came to see me to make their Save the Date cards. Many of their family live abroad and would need plenty of notice, to save up and come across to the UK. The wedding was planned for next year. The cards were duly sent out.....
But after family members became ill, it was decided to move the wedding forward a year. The daytime invitations were folded cards and we decided that the evening invitations were to be postcard style., in gorgeous Cadbury's Purple foil.

The butterfly and stars design was created after Anne showed me pictures of styles that she found she was drawn to. It's lovely to make cards and designs around the brides ideas and I find it brings out the creative spirit in me :-)

Far better than the run of the mill, shop bought invitations that are on the market right now and totally unique!