Calligraphy for Leslie of A Creative Mint

Sarah just popped these little gems in the mail to me, plus an envelope stuffed with vintage stamps from her own collection yeeeeeeah. They are letterpress printed business cards she made for Leslie Shewring of A Creative Mint. Her name is hand-lettered by me. Leslie is a designer and color inspirationalist – I had to make up that word for lack of a better one – and her blog is chock-full of exquisitely styled this-and-thats, all of which she photographs herself:

{ 3 photos above by Leslie Shewring }

So many pretty, pretty things for your eyes to roam over without feeling fussy or overwhelming. It looks so fresh and so effortless, though I know it must take hours? days?? to get all the right props and to arrange and photograph them just so. Aah. I feel like I myself don’t have an eye for this. At all. With my calligraphy work I try to find good lighting, snap a few shots bare, sometimes with a book with an interesting cover, or with a cat that ambles into frame, and call it a day. But I’m going to try harder to take it to the next level, especially now that I have a small collection of vintage stamps, thanks to Sarah. Thank you thank you thank you.

Here is my first attempt…hee…

Leslie also contributes monthly to decor8 blog with her color-themed mood boards called Color Me Pretty. I love the latest for Spring. Check it out and be inspired!