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The Baby-Q Trend

The Baby-Q Trend

I've never been a big fan of baby showers. Just the idea of a whole group of ladies getting together to play silly games (chocolate squished in a diaper anyone? Who even came up with that?), and the whole 'ooh - ahhs' over the baby related gifts which many find mandatory to open during the actual event, always felt a little awkward to me. I guess not having gone through pregnancy previously, it was never an invite I looked forward to receiving.  

When we found out we were having a baby, my views on this, well on a lot of things changed. Falling pregnant is sometimes a hard and bumpy road and getting to that point is a highly emotional and relationship-testing triumph that should be celebrated. So if a baby shower is the way you want to celebrate, who am I to judge? Bring on the finger food and confetti!!!

Personally, having gone through this journey with an incredibly attentive partner by my side, I could not see myself celebrating this new life form without the man who helped create her... so we decided to ditch the baby shower idea and go with a co-ed baby-q instead.

We decided to have a casual Sunday bbq to which we invited our closest friends (including partners and kids) as a nice way to catch up before our lives turn upside down and we run our schedules around a baby human. I didn't want a registry, it wasn't about gifts (although our guests still generously showered us with them), it was just about spending time together, and although it was a hot one not ideal for a backyard event, it was a special day we will cherish and remember.

Busy with client work, I ran a little behind with our invites but from the first draft I knew I wanted to completely hand letter the design, even if it did turn out a bit rough. I started with quick sketches on paper, using a variety of styles, before redrawing them on a dot grid page to try and get the straight edges on both sides (process sketches below):

 

Once it was inked and digitised, I chose to have them printed with white ink on buffalo board to stray away from it looking too baby-ish and also keep the casual vibe of the day. 

The finished print:

Sometimes it's good not to dwell too much on the imperfections... you might actually really like the end result!!

xoxo

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Card of the Week Launch

Card of the Week Launch

Today I am launching a new weekly offer called 'Card of the Week'. Each week this promo will run for seven days from 9am Monday morning to midnight Sunday (AEST) and will include one card from our greeting card collection at the special price of $5 AUD with FREE standard shipping Australia wide! (Valid for that specific card only).

Ordinarily, the cards range between $5.95 and $6.50 (AUD) plus postage so that's a pretty sweet deal right? No need to drive to a store to save you the shipping cost of purchasing a greeting card online, you can shop from the comfort of your sofa and have it delivered to your door. You can purchase one or multiples of the C.O.W and still get free domestic shipping.

For our lovely customers elsewhere in the world the price will still be $5 AUD however standard shipping rates will apply.

We will be picking a card which is relevant for that time of year and posting it on the website as well as on our social media outlets. Just search for 'Card of the Week' on frankiesgirl.com.au.

This week's card is 'Happy Father's Day' featuring hand lettered calligraphy on a brushstroke background, printed on premium uncoated off-white FSC certified stock and accompanied with a white envelope.

Father's Day in Australia is celebrated on the first Sunday of September - this year it's on September the 3rd. There's still a bit of time to get your card orders delivered before then with standard postage. But hop to it, card of the week will only last one week before the card returns to its usual price and a new card is chosen.

xoxo

Follow along on Instagram: frankiesgirldesigns to see the FG Card of the Week each Monday.

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My Christmas has come early! Trade Show Press from NSS 2017

My Christmas has come early! Trade Show Press from NSS 2017

(Featured image by Nole at Oh So Beautiful Paper Blog www.ohsobeautifulpaper.com)

When I sent an invite to Nole from Oh So Beautiful Paper blog to visit me at booth 1464, for the Frankie's Girl debut at the National Stationery Show this year, I did not expect her to visit. Well with something around 800 exhibitors (I don't actually know the real figure, that's possibly incorrect) I thought surely I'd be missed. Saying I was a little over the moon when we met in person (at my booth!!) is a complete understatement.

A couple of months later, she has posted a blog of new exhibitors from NSS 2017. See it here:

http://ohsobeautifulpaper.com/2017/08/nss-2017-new-exhibitors-part-2/

And guess who's been included... EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE with a capital M :) See it here:

http://ohsobeautifulpaper.com/trade-shows/frankies-girl-2017/

A couple of snapshots from the site:

I seriously can't contain my excitement and somehow feel like this must have been a mistake. Well I'm taking it!! Huge thanks to Nole for my inclusion, you are an inspiration and because of your blog I have aspired to create beautiful things, sometimes successfully, sometimes not, but the journey is and will always be the best experience.

xoxo

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Let's talk about Ed Sheeran's video...

Let's talk about Ed Sheeran's video...

I've always been a fan of Ed Sheeran but recently I find his sound and videos to be ah-maaaaazing!!! I wish I had been the one chosen to create the lettered graphics in his new song 'Shape of You'... #dreamjob... but alas I wasn't. Maybe next time... 

If you haven't seen it already, you can watch it here: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dK2tDK9grQ

Frankie's Girl xoxo

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