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I'm sure you all remember the Wagoners. They've been featured here quite a few times! Lauren had come with me to help with the beautiful Ryan family's photos in Oak Glen. And of course, she fell in love with the beautiful setting. So we planned to come back a few weeks later to take her and Kellen's photo for their Christmas card. Here's a few of my favorites

 
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Wow, just wow. Each and every day, I still can't believe what's blossomed over these last two years. Starting out, I didn't think I'd have time to ship product, so I only listed printable, downloadable invitations. Then, while helping my best friend with her wedding, I added some various new items—like an address stamp that I hand lettered. From there my shop exploded from just printables to a rubber stamp and lettering shop. Nothing that I even started with. I can go weeks without even selling a printable invite, but daily, I'm selling things I've handlettered. Where? What? How? Starting out, I didn't even know I could letter. That I could write in a way that people would want to buy it. Buy it for their weddings, for their businesses, for tattoos on their arms! It's such a a simple concept and it blows my mind daily. And I thank God for giving me that skill. Yes, I've studied and practiced like crazy, but truly, if I can call this a gift, it all came from God. There is no other way to explain it. And that's the only way I can even try to fathom how I got to where I

 
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Now that it's December and really starting to feel like winter here in Southern California, I thought it was a perfect time to post about my new Frozen inspired invitations! Several months ago, I dreamed up a list of all the items I'd like to add to my shop, a Frozen themed invitation being one of them. Not long after that, an old friend inquired about having a Frozen themed invite custom designed for her daughter's third birthday party. Divine, right? I started dreaming up how I'd want the invite to look, but as I am not much of an illustrator, I called upon my wonderful friend Rachel, a student at University of California Irvine. And a very familiar face around this blog. After giving Rachel a sketch and some images to inspire the look and feel of the invite, she went to town painting up the background of the invite on several pages for me to digitally piece together. I just love the look of these in person, the depth and texture to each layer of paint

 
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I vividly remember when Nalani's name popped up on my phone on a Thursday night in September. As the message was opening, I was hoping against hope that she was contacting me to take photos of their gorgeous family! And thankfully she was! I've known this family for over 10 years as their girls danced at the dance studio I worked—and danced—at for over 6 years. Being able to photograph Victoria for her senior photos was just so much fun, and it was so fun to catch up with the family after so many years. Victoria, you sure have grown into such a beautiful young woman and in the short afternoon we spent together, I could see how kind your heart is. Congratulations on your upcoming graduation! I still can't even believe you're a senior! Oh, and wait 'til you see their sister photos, they're an adorable duo and I'm sure a big handful for their dad!   And to close let's end with this adorable shot of Mom and Dad! Thanks again Nalani, that was such a fun afternoon with you guys and I just loved all the photos too!

 
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