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A sneak peek...

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Of Elizabeth' seal and send invites. :) her colors are Merlot, Chocolate and Pistachio. The wedding will be in Battery Gardens in Battery Park City.

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Happy New Year!

2010-01-24T22:32:00.005-05:00

Hello!

I feel like i have been posting on average every 3 months in the past year. I am being spread very thin these days but trust me, it is for a good reason; I am running two personal blogs, this one and my Michelle's Photos blog. I am the communications head for my company so i am in charge of a newsroom/blog and social network (FB/Youtube/Twitter, etc.) . And I head up a fan club for Jamel Shabazz, world renown photographer. Life is pretty hectic right now, so i don't have much time to do any personal blogging! But trust me i am not complaining. I embrace all of the attention and "calls of duty" LOL!

Here are some things ill be doing in the next month or so:

-Elizabeth and Aris' NYC themed "Seal and Sends" and ceremony programs.
-Etwaroo-Earle branding (more info to come...)
-Juanita and Larry's, champagne envelopments.
-Vendor Open House at Bubby's Brooklyn! Really excited for this : )
-An invite design based on the Ocho Rios map I made for Landra a year and a half ago.

And here is what i am doing in the next 3 months:
-Paulette and Joe's wedding photography
-Updating my website/changing the format so its more easy on the eyes...i may need an intern to help me with that one.
-More freelance photography!

I am so humbled that all of you have been so supportive of my work, and thank you for the kind messages. On top of all this I am working on some things that i cant quite reveal yet, but hope that i can let the cat out of the bag soon.

Wishing you all a prosperous new year
-Michelle

PS. the blog didn't get hacked, the google ads are legit, feel free to browse them.

Dance Party Invite

2009-09-20T08:19:00.002-05:00

a teaser of an invite I'm working on.

Baby Shower

2009-09-02T22:40:00.003-05:00

Over the summer i put together a surprise baby shower for a friend. the theme was sweets and treats. Id love to post more photos but I'm almost positive some of the folks that attended wouldn't want to be featured on my blog.

invite:

picture of the set up:

MJ Tribute Block Party at Prospect Park

2009-08-31T13:34:00.002-05:00

If you were at the MJ Party at Prospect Park, i haven't put the photos up yet. I will once i have finished processing them. thanks for your patience : )

Out on Vacation

2009-08-22T15:41:00.004-05:00

Hello

just a note to all my readers. I am on Vacation until Wednesday August 25th. So I'll answer any new inquiries once i return.

"see" u when I get back!

-M

Samples for Jacinda

2009-08-08T12:40:00.003-05:00

link to slideshow

Brooklyn Bridge Thank You Cards

2009-07-31T14:32:00.002-05:00

I've made thank yous for quite a few brides, I have yet to post the photos of them....that is, until now!

favor tags for Patten and Nove

2009-07-30T20:50:00.004-05:00

Boy does Patten know how to carry a theme! Thanks for sending this pic over to me. I love to see event photos...check this puppy out:

And here's another view (during production):

1 year old portraits of Gracie

2009-05-07T10:57:00.003-05:00

An explanation will come soon! For now I'll just blog about it. My neighbors daughter is turning one. So during the heatwave she and I took Gracie to the Botanic Gardens in Brooklyn to shoot some portraits.

I know, I know.....

2009-04-08T21:37:00.004-05:00

...I haven't been keeping up with my blog as much as i should. And although not a lot of you comment, i can see the traffic that comes through here and quite frankly its flattering.

I promise there is a reason why i haven't been more attentive. One of the reasons is I have been working my butt off at work on a huge project and a big event that took place recently. Now i am moving on to another event taking place on the 18th of this month. So ill post the paper designs I've been working on very soon. Including the finished set to Patten and Nove's Blue Bridge invites, and Caroline and Tom's invite set.

Here's something I came up with yesterday for a "Green" event I'm helping to coordinate.

Flyer:

Icon for tshirts, promo items, etc.:

Sharita and Maurice Brookyn Bridge Invites

2009-03-25T23:51:00.003-05:00

Here are some v-samples for Sharita and Maurice, another couple getting married in Brooklyn Bridge Park. It seems as though teal and brown are popular this year.

Tea Length:

Standard:

samples for Caroline and Tom

2009-02-25T08:35:00.003-05:00

Patten and Nove, the first stages.

2008-12-20T12:51:00.003-05:00

Patten has been a gem to work with. Not only has she taken the initiative to pull together her own paper samples, she has elected to design the look and feel of the invites and assemble the finished product.

Here are photos of the color scheme so far:

Holiday Event at Tamboril

2008-11-28T20:03:00.002-05:00

I usually don't post such cheesiness, but its cheesy in a cute way.

I created a last minute holiday invite for a holiday party I'm putting together at Tamboril in Clinton Hill Brooklyn. We just wanted the folk we invite to look at it and smile (maybe laugh) when they saw it.

And for those of you that are curious, Tamboril is centered around a Nuevo Latino/Caribbean theme. Hence snowman on a tropical island. I'm sure i could've added a bit more dimension to the snowman, but we had a deadline to get the invites out.

Patten and Nove

2008-11-23T18:35:00.003-05:00

Patten and Nove are getting married in March of '09 and asked me to create some mock-ups for them.

check these out:

tea length

5x7

sample rsvp (for tealength version)

Map for a new housing development

2008-10-17T19:48:00.005-05:00

My job has developed The Gates Cooperative, a green design (leed certified) apartment building in Bedford Stuyvesant. Our Housing Development Director just loves the maps I put together. so he asked me to create a community map of the development and surrounding schools and major transportation hubs. You can see The Gates Coops at its very website: www.thegatescoop.org

take a look at the map, and for a starting price bracket of 87k for a one bedroom, you cant beat that!

Branding for a Construction Company

2008-10-14T14:01:00.004-05:00

You like?
It's for a woman owned and managed development/construction company...I think it speaks professional, yet sassy much like the owner ; )

catching up!

2008-10-11T16:26:00.006-05:00

I have been neglecting my blog! I know, I know.

but here is something I should've posted a while back. I'd designed a map for Landra and Darren's wedding in Ocho Rios, Jamaica...which just so happens to be today! The map that i designed was then photo blogged by her photographer, Carmen (of Studio by Carmen)!

Landra had her invitations designed by Smashing Cards but asked me to design the map along with a welcome/rehearsal dinner invite. When Carmen received the invite in the mail she took this gorgeous flick and posted it to her blog:

maps!

2008-07-18T09:25:00.003-05:00

Ive been busy working on Julie and Rob's invitations but had to post a map that I worked on a month ago at my office.

It is functional more than anything but it definitely does the job.

Samples for Julie and Robert

2008-06-20T17:15:00.005-05:00

Julie and Robert are getting married at the Brooklyn Bridge Park and will follow up with the ever famous Bubby's of Brooklyn as their Reception venue. BTW Bubbys has fantabulous comfort foods like Mac n Cheese and the biscuits are to die for....the pies ain't so bad either ; )

Now, I have made many Bridge invites, but it is safe to agree that this set is one of the most gorgeous sets I have done. The paper is fashioned after aged/antique paper...

When Julie saw the pieces for the first time she emailed me, "Wow...Very Beautiful!!".

Here's a look at the set. The soon to be Bride and Groom used Cream, Merlot, and chocolate colors for their Fall wedding.

Images of the sample.

Closed with a simple band:

Closed with coordinated bands:

Open to show panels and rsvp card:

I love how the paper became leathery after the printing process:

The best is yet to come with this set. Stay tuned for map inserts!

The Hawthorne Ribbon Cutting and Showcase

2008-06-01T11:37:00.004-05:00

I planned an event this week .... well two events! the first was a ribbon cutting for the Hawthorne Condominium at 420 Classon Avenue. The spin off event was a designer show case. We featured two of the most awesome local designers! Repop and My Little India!

(l-r) Here is Executive Director of PACC, Deb Howard, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, HUD Exec, the lovely Peter Spina, and Ms Denise Scott, the executive director at LISC of NY!

this is a before pic of 420 Classon. Taken from the blog of one of my neighbors
(in prospect lefferts gardens) Renovating on the Cheap

Here is the after photo provided by my coworker,

and the renovation project manager
Denise Kleinman

check out some blog posts on the development:
Brownstoner

brown gatefold bridge invite

2008-05-29T16:29:00.004-05:00

Virtual Sample...Yay!