If there is one thing that has kept me somewhat sane amidst this Pandemic life, it has been the creative projects in both my work and personal life. I absolutely love assembling teams to execute a project.
Our Christmas cards felt like the perfect creative endeavor this year, especially! To start, I utilized the help of Atlanta-based printery Dear Elouise for all things paper. With the launch of Brent’s Holiday Shop, I chose her classic Nutcracker design which would house a photo we took with local photographer Lisette Rooney. From there, I knew I wanted a colored envelope and letterpress treatment on 220lb paper and worked with Brent’s team to refine the selections. The team at Dear Elouise is top notch, and as someone who values convenience and fine execution, their “upgrade offerings” do just the trick.
Once we landed on the Chartreuse colored envelope, I enlisted the help of Boston-based calligrapher Léa Bushnell of Maplume Calligraphy to jazz up our envelopes with a classic yet dramatic script in a dark forest green to complement the postage stamps and ink selection on the cards. Léa is a true delight and has been such a dream to partner with on work and personal projects this year!
This mini project was fun and a wonderful way to showcase and support the work of other people and businesses I believe in. We have a growing stack of Christmas Cards in a silver tray near our foyer and they truly bring me so much happiness on a daily basis. There is something so joyful about opening a mail piece and seeing the faces of your friends and families. It’s the little luxuries in life, always.
