hand-lettering – Page 5 – Holly Whittlef

September 7, 2014 — Comments are off for this post.

WORK / THERA + ROBB

I have to admit I love designing wedding invitations. Even though I've attended many weddings, I'm not really the wedding gushy type ( I'll probs elope to the courthouse, thankyouverymuch ), but I do love a custom hand-lettered invitation suite. Lettering is only my favoritest thing ever, you know. Luckily, the cute, hip brides getting hitched these days are taking notice.

Earlier this year, Thera came to me looking for hand-lettered invitations for her May nuptials. Once she sent me her Pinterest inspiration board, and I saw navy blue invites printed with gold foil, I literally pumped my fist in the air and screamed, "Yessssss!" loud enough for my weird-ass neighbors to hear. There was no way I was NOT designing navy blue + gold foil invites.

After a few renditions of hand type, rounds of edits + snafus with the gold foil printers, we were graced with these gorgeous invites. Clean, modern and classy...they look even better in person. Those gold foil lights might be my favorite part. That or the placecards with light strings, where the number of strings corresponds to your meal preference. I mean, seriously. So good.

Soooo, what I am trying to say is that if you are cool like Thera and want hand-lettered wedding invitations, please do let me know. Not only will you help me continue to annoy my weird-ass neighbors, but you'll make me one very happy hand-lettering lady.

[ invitation photos by me, wedding photos courtesy of Bernadette Pollard ]

Published by Holly Whittlef in Design, hand-lettering

September 2, 2014 — Comments are off for this post.

LIFE LATELY / 4

Oh August, you were good to me.

Even though you were gone in just one blink of the eye, I really tried to savor every last minute of your fleeting existence. You had lots of favorites. My favorite meal had to be those grilled veggies, corn on the cob + grilled cheese sandwiches eaten on my patio and washed down with cheap Trader Joe's beer. And my favorite concert was definitely PHOX. That Monica Martin sure knows how to sing. Picking a favorite wine is always tough, so let's just say much rosé was consumed.

You saw me work a lot, watch a lot of Orange Is The New Black and travel a lot. Perhaps best of all, you helped me get my portfolio started. Check it out --> here <-- my friends, because graduation is exactly three months and one day from today, and I'm going to need all the help I can get.

01. A weekend of camping at Blue Mound State Park
02. Pizza, Farmer John's gouda sandwiches + molasses cookies at The Hazelnut Café
03. A gorgeous sunset family photo sesh with goofy, hilarious Evan
04. Exploring downtown St. Paul ( just as good, if not better than its Minneapolis counterpart )
05. The BEST chocolate chip cookie ever at The Buttered Tin
06. A special family photo sesh with my BFF Megan + her son Wes ( those cheeks! )
07. Girls weekend in San Diego with my other BFF Ashley
08. High-kicking on the beach to burn off the In-N'-Out burger I had just consumed

More photos on Insta: @hollisanne

Published by alphablossom in hand-lettering, life lately

August 19, 2014 — Comments are off for this post.

MONDAY, MONDAY

I can't quite put my finger on it, but today was totally bleurgh. I didn't even know what that word meant until I looked it up on Urban Dictionary, which says kids these days use it to "express total disgust at something," so I am going with it. If I can't be a merry ray of Monday sunshine, I figure I might as well keep tabs on the vernacular of today's youth.

To assuage today's case of the grumps, I decided to quit work a bit early to indulge in some calligraphy practice. If you follow me on the Instagrams, you'll know I am newly obsessed with my Laura Hooper calligraphy starter kit and have been working on my skills. Tonight, I laid on my dirty apartment floor, brought out the pen + nibs and wrote the first things that came to mind : over it and fuck that shit. #NSFW #sorrynotsorry

Let me tell you, calligraphy practice can be very therapeutic. I'm already feeling better, although that may have something to do with the blood orange sorbet I'm currently eating.

Either way, I'll take it.

Published by Holly Whittlef in hand-lettering, typography