Christmas Gift Guide, Personalized and Unique Presents Handmade with Love for Your Friends and Family
I don't know about you but I LOVE to give gifts. And usually when the gift is SO GOOD, I can hardly wait until that special day arrives so that I can see their face as they open their present. I am usually so excited that I start to cry myself when so much heart has gone into that special gift, a present that has so much emotional ties running through it. This is my heart for giving gifts and I can only hope to share that with you through this gift guide as I help you give one-of-a-kind and memorable gifts. 1. Watercolor Family Portrait A watercolor painting turns your photos into works of art! Whether you want to use a professional photo or snapshot from your phone, using a photo that you love puts more emphasis on the sentimental bond of love between the people featured in the painting. These watercolor portraits are always a hit! I am completely blown away with how beautifully our family portrait came out. Watercolor is such a unique way to display our family of five on our walls; personalized art is such a great conversation piece! To say I’m happy with the way it
Sam Allen Creates: April thru June 2019
The month of April focused almost fully on Mother's Day preparations! Which I love because as a mama myself, I just love to celebrate mom's of all kinds! The latter half of this quarter then went back to focusing on the summer wedding season! April There's a lot to cover this month, so let's get started! Mother's Day gifts For this year's Mother's Day promotions, I created this card as a freebie for orders of watercolor portraits and papercut silhouettes! It was such a hit! One of my most popular products for Mother's Day is always my papercut silhouettes. I love drawing out these sweet profiles, their noses and eyelashes or maybe even their fur! This year, I included a Buy 1, Get 1 Free promotion. It was such a great way to buy a set for grandma but then get to keep one for mama too! My watercolor portraits didn't launch until summer last year so this was their first Mother's Day season! Each of these were gifts from the mamas to the grandmas
Courtney & Josh’s Travel Themed Wedding in Scottsdale, Arizona
Courtney first got in touch with me over an order of wedding day cards for her bridal party. I loved working on them for her, having no idea all the fun projects she would later have me work on for her gorgeous wedding in sunny Arizona! My dusty rose paint and I were on very friendly terms by the time I completed her escort tent cards, placecards, table numbers and signs! I'll let Courtney take it from here
Flatlay Inspiration with Selycia Yang
Last fall I was overjoyed when Selycia Yang allowed me to join her creative team for a styled shoot in Savannah, Georgia at the Wormsloe Historic Site. It's such a stunning location and I had fun experimenting with different techniques to create an illustration of the famous Spanish moss covered gate and entrance. I love the elements Selycia used in her flatlays, like that vintage silver wax seal stamper! Selycia then asked me to create an alternate invitation suite to give variety for the photographers that were attending the shoot. I had been wanting to work on a watercolor crest for awhile so I took my chance to create one for the shoot. While the first suite included pointed pen calligraphy, it was a fun challenge to use the same color scheme but with watercolor. The result were two very different suites! A few more items were created for the shoot and for fun like this bouquet recipe shot! I loved making these items for Selycia to style and photograph! So many details! View more of Selycia's work on her website and Instagram!