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Hello All!

We changed our business name to Mospens Studio. You can start follow us at our new blog MospensStudio.blogspot.com now for up to date NEW arrivals to our website MospensStudio.com.

Thank you so ever much!

xo

Custom Invitations : Rustic Elegance Barn Wedding Invitations

Sneak a Peek! Here is a little taste of the hand painted rustic elegance custom wedding invitations design I created for Sydney and Christopher. I love the couple standing in the doorway of the barn. Inside this custom-made booklet style invitation is lovely sparkling blue card stock with an overlay of thick white invitation card boasting their blue wording. On the left inside, outdoor globe lighting strings are hand illustrated to give the guests a glimpse of the venue. I will post more photos on My Personal Artist Blog very soon.

Behind The Scenes ~ In the Studio

What a lovely Wednesday! James, my mother Pamela, and I are busy as bees! Right now in the studio, my mother is hand-tailoring these peony wedding invitations for Jessica and Benjamin. I am in love with the pink, champagne, and green colors. It reminds me of Spring days!

The sun is streaming in the studio window and the sky is blue. I've spotted and heard MANY blue jay birds and robins in the area. That can only mean one thing... spring is closer than ever! One more month of snow on the ground, maybe? Until then, I will continue to paint flowers and lose myself in floral invitations and tropical, beach wedding invitations scenes. Ahhh ... I'm in heaven! xo

Delighted Client!

Delighted Client: "Michelle: I wanted to let you know I received the invitations and they are BEAUTIFUL! Everyone is soooo impressed! Thank you so much for working with me to design the perfect invitation for my daughter's wedding. Thanks! Lynn D"

We used 1,232 Glue Dots on Lynn's daughter's custom pocket folder beach wedding invitations shown above. Each invitation was nestled in an invitation box with hand-folded aqua tissue paper and hand-tied wraphia bow. When the boxed is closed, a matching 2 layer custom label boasting my hand drawn starfish gave the guests a hint of the beach themed invitation design inside. We are so delighted that Lynn and her family are pleased. xo

 

Pink Peony Wedding Invitations

Today in the studio, hot off the press! A lovely honeysuckle pink peony wedding invitations design with pink thermography raised ink.

Wet Paint! *Key West Palm Trees and Hammock* Hand-Painted Invitations Design

Wet Paint! Brand new custom hand-painted *Key West Palm Trees and Hammock* artwork for Karen's custom wedding stationery. Palm tree fronds swaying in the tropical breeze. I can almost hear the ocean and feel the warm sand on my toes now.

xo

Hand-Painted Lamb Baby Shower Invitations Design

Recently I've had the great pleasure of creating baby shower invitation designs. I adore this bah bahhhh baby lamb design inspired by the mom-to-be's baby comforter choice from Pottery Barn Baby. Adorable fun.

Are you having a bah bah baby soon? What is your theme?

xo

Tropical Christmas Cards You are Shore to Love!

You are shore to love our exclusive Tropical Christmas Cards! Select one of our 5 nautical or tropical beach theme card designs to share with your family and friends this Christmas.

Enjoy!

Custom Baby Shower Invitations with Blue Stars and Stripes

I had a lot of fun hand-painting the motifs for this baby shower invitations based on the stars pottery barn comforter. I adore that the design is *Stars and Stripes* considering the father-to-be is a Marine now serving our country.

Interested in ordering Custom invitations? Contact me. I can't wait!





P.S. - To protect my clients privacy, I always change the date, last names, etc. on the custom invitation sample I photograph.

Custom Birthday Invitations - Hand Drawn Marlin Fish and Seashells Art

Recently, I had the great pleasure of creating this custom birthday party invitation featuring my hand-painted Marlin Fish and Seashells watercolor art for William's 60th birthday.

Custom invitations are a fun way to personalize your party. I would be delighted to create a custom birthday party invitation for you!

P.S. - To protect my clients privacy, I always change the date, last names, etc. on the custom invitation sample I photograph.

Handmade Party Pom-Poms

I am so delighted with the handmade pom-poms my lovely mother made for our custom invitation studio in Ohio! I'll be sure to post photos of them as soon as we get them hung up! Didn't she do an amazing job?

They are very easy to make. Directions on how to make party pom-poms.

xo

Wedding Invitation Review!

Wow, Wow, Wow! So exciting. We just received a lovely letter from our clients. xoxoxo

"James and Michelle,

Some brides may say “it’s all about the dress”,  we say “it’s about the invitation” ! 

When planning our wedding we were looking for something different, something that we had never seen before and something that made a modern but elegant statement.

Coming from two different religious backgrounds we decided on a destination wedding in St. Lucia with a celebration party upon our return.  We can’t thank you enough for saving us from the drama and stress with your useful phrases and word suggestions listed on your website.

The yellow hibiscus written in fuchsia, matching Thank you cards and photo album were exactly everything we had envisioned.  Truly beautiful.    

We appreciate all your prompt phone and email replies. 

We couldn’t of received all the compliments on the wedding invites without the both of you!

They were absolutely perfect!   Thank you, Thank you!

~ Joane and Steven R."

Custom Invitations ~ Hand Painted Hotel Del Coronado

Wet Paint! On July 10th I finished this custom hand painted Hotel del Coronado painting for Janet’s daughter’s custom wedding stationery. Weird thing. I painted this before I received the photo (first photo above) from Janet. I’m glad it is almost identical to what she sent. Lucky because this custom painting almost took 3 hours.


I can't wait to show you the entire stationery suite!


xo

Custom Mountain Letterpress Invitations

I always enjoy a custom made wedding invitation design!

Angela approached me and requested a custom designed mountain themed letterpress invitation based on the photograph above (top photo). She wanted a simple hand drawn invitation design. Her save the dates (not shown) featured the same mountain themed illustration in white on an all chocolate brown background. Next, I’ll upload the art to my zazzle.com account so she can enjoy the hand drawn mountain illustration on her stamps also.

PRIVACY: Angela’s real name, date, etc. information is not shared in the photo above, another plate was run to show you the design I created. Our clients ‘before the wedding information’ is always kept private here at My Personal Artist. It is very important to us to protect our clients privacy, ALWAYS.

Please note custom designed invitations take several months at My Personal Artist due to the high volume of requests. Several clients are “in line” waiting patiently for their creations. We never rush a custom order because we simply can not push our other clients aside to assist your rush. Please be sure to plan ahead. We are now accepting requests for custom designed invitations for 2011 weddings and events only. For custom designed invites we highly suggest you contact us 4-6 months before you want your invites in YOUR hands. If you did not plan ahead you can still order from our exclusive SIGNATURE COLLECTION, LETTERPRESS COLLECTION or our fun PRINTABLE COLLECTION.

xo

Painted Daisy Wedding Invitations

Wet Paint! Brand new PAINTED DAISY wedding invitations. The color of the daisy can be changed to match your color scheme. For instance if you love lilac I can change the orange daisy to lilac. Harmonious stationery pieces available to match your invitations! You can find our exclusive postage stamps for sale on Zazzle.

xo

Custom, Painted Little Monkey First Birthday Invitations

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ... eeh, eeh, eeh! That translates to: We're going bananas in the studio over this brand new first birthday invitation! I truly enjoyed creating this "Little Monkey" hand painted design for our very loyal client.

xo

Hand Painted Invitation Design ~ Winged Victory of Samothrace

Wet Paint ~ Brand new! Alessia requested I make custom invitations for her mother's 70 birthday party featuring a hand painted illustration of the Winged Victory of Samothrace.  The card will feature jewel tones and more. Her mother studied art in college and loves Italy!

I've moved my blog. Join me at my new blog ... *a wedding sketchbook*

Hello! I've moved my inspiration boards and wedding ideas to *a wedding sketchbook*!!!

UPDATE TO THIS POST -- JULY 20, 2010 -- I have separated my 'wedding inspiration boards' from my 'wet paint™' new hand painted invitation design posts. I am posting all of our new and custom invitation designs here now. Thank you!!! xoxo

PRESS CHECK at the Letterpress :: Letterpress Wedding Invitations

 James and I bought our original Heidelberg Letterpress Printing Machine in May. We use to outsource our letterpress division to a large invitation vendor. Since May, we've printed our exclusive signature letterpress wedding invitations under our very own roof. We are very excited to SHOW you the quality of impression we can achieve. Shown above is a 110lb. 100% cotton card with black ink. As ALWAYS our hand painted wedding invitations and most of our exclusive signature collection designs can boast letterpress printing! Letterpress invitations are TRULY LUXURIOUS and INVITING! Wouldn't you agree?

xoxo

Tropical Christmas Cards are HOT!

Tropical, beach themed Christmas cards are HOT for the holidays!

Enjoy!

xoxo