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Classic Calla Lilies Wedding Invitations with Foil | Real Wedding
Without a doubt, my favorite combination is watercolor and foil. I love the contrast of the soft watercolor with the boldness of the foil! After seeing these calla lilies wedding invitations with foil, I think you’ll agree! The Concept For these wedding invites, the goal was simple, classic, and elegant. …
Read the full postGreat Font Combinations for Wedding Invitations
I love playing with great font combinations! Fonts are one of the most important parts of a wedding invitation design. The right fonts complement the overall look, but the wrong fonts can clash, totally throwing off your wedding invitations. Suggested Combos Here’s a few font combinations I’d recommend, depending on …
Read the full postWhat Are the Parts of a Wedding Invitation Suite?
And do you need them? Editor’s Note: This post was originally published on February 2, 2015, but it’s been updated with awesome new tips and helpful links! Wedding invitations are surprisingly complicated, at least if you haven’t spent as much time learning about them as I have. We stationers have our own …
Read the full post10 Ways to Embellish Your Wedding Invitations
A few years ago, I did a post about some ways to embellish your wedding stationery. Since then, I discovered other ways to embellish those invites, so here’s my revised top ten! Invitations are more than a design simply printed on paper. Paper is the foundation, but there’s so much more …
Read the full postSouthwest Watercolor Cactus Wedding Invitations | Styled Shoot
A few months ago, the amazing Lisa from Creative Concepts by Lisa reached out to me about doing a western styled shoot, and I jumped at the chance to create some amazing cactus wedding invitations! Inspiration With a theme like “western” it’s easy to get caught up in being cliche. …
Read the full postCharmCat Is Now An Award-Winning Wedding Invitation Designer!
Starting 2017 out right as an award-winning wedding invitation designer! Even though it’s less than two weeks old, 2017 is starting out with a bang for CharmCat. This year, we were in the top 5% of wedding pros on WeddingWire with five out of five stars! I love hearing back from …
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I’m Ashleigh, and I created CharmCat so I could share my love of art and design with you. I’ve been an artist my entire life and when I got married, I fell in love with the world of wedding invitations. So I decided that a life of corporate design wasn’t for me, and CharmCat came to be!