Butterfly Birthday Party

We're celebrating the first day of spring here at 2 Hearts B 1 Designs and thought we'd share an adorable invitation we did for a sweet little girl, Jaelah. We designed a butterfly garden party invitation for her 7th birthday party.

Jaelah's mom came to us wanting to incorporate butterflies, spring, pinwheels, and fresh colors into the invitation.

We printed the invitation on pool blue card stock and matted it to a shimmer violet card stock. A colorful pinwheel situated in playful grass is printed along the bottom of the invite, and the grass is speckled with green glitter. We punched out a white "fence" using a paper punch reminiscent of a butterfly shape, and placed that along the bottom as well to give it texture.

A butterfly embellishment floats along the top right corner of the invite, welcoming guests to "flutter over for spring tea and a gardening party." Too cute!

Lastly, to play on the garden theme, we placed rsvp information on a small scalloped "flower" card, and strung it through the upper left corner of the invite. This additional embellishment feels playful and whimsical, while also functional as the rsvp reminder.

We were so happy to be a part of the party details for Jaelah's 7th birthday!

For more butterfly party inspiration, visit our inspiration board, and follow us on Pinterest!

Happy Spring!

Calligraphy Monday :: Buon Giorno

On this beautiful Monday morning, we thought we'd share this photo of a wedding invitation we addressed in calligraphy, and dream of following it to it's destination...

Maybe where we'd take a walk through Saint Peter's Square, or sip a caffè while sitting and watching people bustling by.

What are you dreaming of this Monday?

Irish Charm

With St. Patrick's Day coming this weekend, I wanted to share a few images from a trip my husband and I took to Ireland last spring. This was a view point from Blarney's Castle.

 Ahhh....isn't it beautiful?

Blarney Castle was built nearly six hundred years ago by one of Ireland's greatest chieftains,
Cormac MacCarthy, and has been attracting attention beyond Munster ever since. Over the last few hundred years, millions have flocked to Blarney, making it a world landmark and
one of Ireland's greatest treasures.
Now that might have something to do with the Blarney Stone, the legendary Stone of Eloquence, found at the top of the Tower. Kiss it and you'll never again be lost for words.

We went with our good friends Holly and Aaron, and had a splendid time
touring this amazing country.

We toured the Guinness brewery...

Learned how to pour the perfect pint. Who knew there was such an art to pouring a beer, but the Irish definitely take their brewin' seriously. Not much of a beer girl, but once you experience Ireland, I definitely learned to appreciate the joy of a tall dark one!
Men and beer ;)
It was delicious and a wonderful time was had by all!

Our trip inspired me to send St. Patrick's Day cards in honor of our wonderful time...

I used a Kraft colored card stock as my folded 5x7 card, and adhered a four leaf clover die cut to the front. I wrote "get lucky" in calligraphy with black ink.

As I hope the four leaf clover brings a little luck to y'all.
With this shamrock, I embellished the edges with green glitter.
An eggplant envelope is the perfect complement to the brown and green tones in the card.

On the inside, I adhered a photo collage of our trip, and printed a sweet saying for our friends
and family to commemorate the occasion.

For more St. Patrick's Day ideas and inspiration, check out our St. Patty's Day Pinterest board:

What are you doing for St. Patty's Day?
May you grab yourself a glass of green beer,
get the chance to enjoy happy hour all day long
and hopefully end St. Patrick's Day by "getting lucky!"
Enjoy!

{Sweet Ideas} :: St. Patrick's Day

If you're planning a little St. Patty's Day get-together this weekend, you're probably going to have some kind of dessert to finish off the occasion.

These adorable cake pops by our friends at Sweet E's Bake Shop are the perfect bite-sized treat. It's just enough to satisfy your sweet tooth at the party, or if you're simply too full from all that corned beef and cabbage, you can take it home for later!

We embellished these cake pops with the names of all the guests attending this get-together, making it serve as both a personalized treat and a place card! These would also be perfect for a baby shower, bridal shower, or a birthday party.

Our custom tags can be created to coordinate with any color palette or party theme. Contact us today so we can help you make your party just a little bit sweeter!

Sweet Finales

This one's for all you Bachelor fans out there.

With tonight being the finale of ABC's The Bachelor, we thought it was appropriate to break out this photo we have from last year's Teen Choice Awards event.

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Yep, that's Bachelor host Chris Harrison, lookin' sharp next to a Sweet E's mini cupcake and cake pop, which happens to be embellished with one of our custom tags.

I know, I know...you may think it a bit silly that we're excited about our little tag popping up next to Chris, but c'mon, after watching 10+ seasons of The Bachelor, it kind of delights us :)

And we may be holding our own Bachelor finale party tonight, cupcakes and all, waiting with eager anticipation to find out which woman the handsome bachelor Sean Lowe chooses....

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Will it be Catherine or Lindsay?

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We can't wait to find out!

Here's to another season of Bachelor entertainment!

Cheers!

Things We Heart :: Chalkboard Art

Recently we had the pleasure of doing several large chalkboard signs for one of our wonderful clients, Linda, owner of Hot 8 Yoga studios in Los Angeles.
To start off the new year, members were challenged to a 30-day "New Year, New You" challenge, and Linda needed a way for clients to visually keep track of their progress.

We created several of these grids using white adhesive tape and chalk ink, and added a little pizzazz to keep it interesting and motivating (a little glittery bow and sparkly tinsel never hurt anyone right?)

The studios also serve Rejuice beverages, which are amazing cold-pressed juices using locally grown and certified organic produce (find out more about Rejuice's tasty products here).
We created a menu showcasing all of the beverages Hot 8 Yoga serves, using bright colors and a little winter mitten detail.

In February, the studio was having a special sale, so Linda asked us to create an appealing visual display using chalk and other embellishments. Since it was close to Valentine's Day (as you can tell), we created a sign that was bright, heart-embellished, and eye-catching.

We love how this turned out, and so did our client!

Although it's too late to take advantage of the sale, you should definitely check out Hot 8 Yoga, and ask for their new student special! This intro offer is $45 for 30 days of classes, with locations in Beverly Hills and Santa Monica. For more information, visit their website here.

And for more chalkboard creations and ideas we love, check out our Pinterest board.

Don't forget to follow us on Pinterest while you're there!

Happy Friday!

We Heart Color :: Emerald Envy

As many of you know, Pantone's Color of the Year for 2013 is Emerald.

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"Lively. Radiant. Lush"

These are the words used by Pantone to describe this rich tone, and we couldn't agree more.

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Every time we think of this color, it evokes images of striking jewels, rich silk, and lush countryside.

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It's not just showing up in fashion and home decor, but in wedding details as well.

And against shades of gold and platinum, it's dramatically delicious.

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If you pass by a Sephora window right now, and you'll see this dramatic color gracing the faces and nails of the models in the display.

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In celebration of this bold hue having it's moment of glory, we thought we'd share a few of our projects that feature this energizing color:

One of our sweet clients had us create a scrapbook for her husband's birthday, and the lighter shade of green helped make photos and captions pop.

Mix emerald with zebra print for fun party details. These custom toppers adorned delicious cupcakes for a client's 40th birthday bash

Emerald and any variation of purple (eggplant, violet, etc.) is a classic combination, and is displayed down to the favors for this celebration.

And finally, one of our favorite invitation suites blends shades of emerald, silver, and chocolate for a combination that's elegant and fresh.

For more of this powerful and enigmatic color, check out our Emerald Envy inspiration board on Pinterest:

Do you think you'll give emerald a try this year?