Day 2 of My Attempt At Calligraphy

I am feeling a little more confident in this 2nd attempt. We shall see. I will just keep practicing!! Are you a professional calligrapher? Send me your best work, I would be delighted to show it off here, in this post!

Custom Hand-painted Tree Wedding Invitations for Kristina and Ryan

Custom Hand-painted Tree Wedding Invitations for Kristina and Ryan. They were married on the dock featured in the painting. So personal and sweet!

{Location, date, etc. changed on invite to protect our clients privacy.}

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Our NEW D.I.Y. Pocket Invitation Folders

As we promised! Our exclusive do it yourself pocket invitation folders are now available for you to buy! We are delighted to share these with brides, wedding planners, party givers, corporations, fellow invitation designers and more! Enjoy!

Available in rich Black and Mocha colors. The price is only .96¢ each. White envelopes are available for additional .15¢ each. The invite you print at home fits perfectly in the large 6-1/8" area on the left side. So organized and fun! Your reply card, reception card, wedding website card fits in the pocket on the right.

Buy your pocket invitation folders today! >>

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Custom Handmade Wedding Invitations for Melissa and Charles'

Custom Handmade Wedding Invitations for Melissa and Charles'

If you are familiar with my work of 11 years, you know I love to watercolor WATER and tropical locations! I just adore 'Parrot Tree Plantation' where Melissa and Charles were engaged. Don't you?

{Location, date, etc. changed on invite to protect our clients privacy.}

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Custom Handmade Wedding Invitations for Jennifer + Erik

Custom Handmade Wedding Invitations for Jennifer + Erik

Jennifer wanted to feature The Rock House in Jamaica on her wedding stationery. The handpainted watercolor is rich in color.



Guests truly enjoy taking the vellum layer off and framing the watercolor for a truly unique keepsake!

{Location, date, etc. changed on invite to protect our clients privacy.}

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Day 1 of My Attempt At Calligraphy

I have always ADORED the art of calligraphy! This is Day 1 of my first REAL attempt at this fabulous craft. Not so great. Huh? Frankly calligraphy is a nightmare for a perfectionist. {I am not perfect, I try to do things perfectly.} As each line, curve must be perfect. So HOW is it I can paint flowers, tropical scenes, etc. in such detail. BUT calligraphy is a true challenge for my hand? Most of my paintings are 8.5" x 11" so maybe if the letter were also large, I would better succeed. At any rate... I will continue to practice and enjoy calligraphy as a hobby. WHO knows what will happen? :-)

I prefer that calligraphy be handwritten. However if you must use fonts to mimic this truly spectacular craft I suggest the following fonts / typestyles:

Fonts sold here > MyFonts.com

Do you have a favorite 'CALLIGRAPHY FONT' I forgot? Please leave us a comment below and share your favorites with our readers!

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Spring / Summer 2010 Color Trends

Spring / Summer 2010 Color Trends

I spend endless hours researching color trends a year in advance. The colors posted above have been

shown in numerous postings online! I am delighted to see CORAL coming back! Teal and sky blue are

among my favorites also!

A few color combos I love for your 2010 wedding are:

Teal and Coral

Vintage Purple and Sky Blue

Emerald and Cream

Mauve and Wine

Lilac and Sky Blue

Wine and Blush Pink

Sky Blue and Light Yellow

Mocha and Blush Pink

Warm Gray and any Pink or Coral or Blue or Purple

Olive and Mauve

Mint and Vintage Purple

What color combo will you use? Share with us in the comments. Also, if you need help determining your wedding colors we would love to assist you!!!

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"By Michelle Mospens of My Personal Artist Custom Invitations"

the knot BEST of WEDDINGS 2009 our escort cards made the cut

the knot BEST of WEDDINGS 2009 our escort cards made the cut

After flipping through pages of {the knot BEST of WEDDINGS 2009}, I was surprised to see our 'palm fronds' artwork / escort cards! We are on page 128 under TIFFANY BLUE wedding ideas!

I love the color combos THE KNOT suggests with TIFFANY BLUE!

Aqua + Chocolate

Aqua + Navy

Aqua + Green

Aqua + Red

To be featured in {the knot BEST of WEDDINGS 2009} means MY PERSONAL ARTIST is a true winner (that's what it reads on the cover)!

If YOU see "my personal artist" or OUR ARTWORK + DESIGNS featured somewhere, let us know! Blogs, websites and magazines don't always tell us they are featuring our work. We are so very grateful they do.

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Fun + Elegant Wedding Shower Invitations

Our wedding shower invitations are FUN + ELEGANT! Choose from over 70+ original hand-illustrated motifs by artist Michelle Mospens.

Each personalized wedding shower invitation design starts with Michelle Mospens original hand-illustrated artwork. The bridal shower invitation is 5-1/2" x 7-3/4" printed on a flat 110lb. heavy cardstock. One nonprinted outer envelope is included. Minimum order of 25 bridal shower invitations is required. Text / font style is as shown. One proof is emailed to you. Addtional proofs cost $15.00 each. No refunds on personalized cards. After you approve via email, allow 2-4 business days for in-house flat ink print time + shipping time you choose. Change text ink color to another color for $10.00 flat fee. Add return address printing on the back flap for an additional .50¢ each. Add a reply card + printed envelope for $1.45 each.

SPECIAL PRICE OF ONLY $1.79 EACH*. ORDER TODAY TO SAVE!!

BUY OUR ONE-OF-A-KIND BRIDAL SHOWER INVITATIONS TODAY >>

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*Pricing subject to change at any time.

BRAND New! Kristy and Ryan's Custom Handmade Wedding Invitations

Custom designed autumn, fall wedding invitations featuring a hand-illustrated oak tree by Michelle Mospens for Kristy and Ryan. The invitation art is printed in our NEW sangria ink color on fun shimmering cardstock. As Kristy requested "K+R" is "carved" into the tree. The backing card adds a pop of color! Almost any color available.

{The information printed on the invite was changed to protect Kristy and Ryan's privacy.}

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BRAND New! Jillian + David's Custom Handmade Wedding Invitations

Custom Handmade Wedding Invitations for Jillian and David

Custom designed wedding invitations for Jillian and David. Michelle Mospens handpainted a lovely Italian Statue per request for Jillian. Each custom invitation is nestled in a box of moss.

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