New Product for Moms

I'm working on some designs for a new product for moms. Moms, you are really gonna love this new product. It will make your life easier, while helping you be fashionable and stylish at the same time.

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Unique Fall Wedding Invitations in Burgundy and Orange

Are you looking for unique fall wedding invitations with a modern design... with something other than the traditional fall leaf or pumpkin icons? My "Sassy Sunburst" design was created with you in mind. The stylized sunburst is warm and inviting. It is fun, yet formal; bold, yet simple. The squash orange and garnet red sunburst could be used on save the date cards as well as on other wedding accessories, decorations and favors to carry the autumn theme throughout the entire wedding and reception. At Joyful Heart Design, we give you lots of options to customize and personalize your invitations to make them uniquely yours. For instance, look how different the invitation can look just by changing the color of the pocketfolder.

Pair the invite with a Cranberry Red or Burgundy pocketfolder for a very rich, almost regal look. Add an orange mat (invite backing layer) to accent the names printed in orange text.

The Copper metallic pocketfolder adds a warm glow to the invite. This color combo would go great with a rustic, outdoor theme as well as with a glamorous theme that incorporated lots of shimmery metals, like gold, bronze and copper.

Changing the fonts used can also dramatically change the mood and style of the invitation.

For a more formal, very elegant look, pair the autumn invite with the Champagne metallic pocketfolder, a Tuscany Sun (burnt orange) mat, and a satin burgundy ribbon.

You can also add further customization to the invite by adding embellishments like ribbons, seals, jewels or crystals. This Sassy Sunburst Pocket Wedding Invitation matches the Autumn Sunburst Save the Date Card design that I blogged about earlier.

Visit www.JoyfulHeartDesign.com, my online custom invitation boutique, to get more info, place a wedding invitation order, or to purchase a wedding invitation sample.

How to Make Baby Washcloth Roses for Unique Baby Shower Gifts

You know that a new mom will need lots of baby washcloths, baby socks, bibs and onsies, but how can you make this very practical gift more exciting? Create roses out of the baby washcloths, socks, bibs, onsies, etc.

Watch this video by Martha Stewart for step by step instructions. Put several "roses" together to make a bouquet or "plant" them in a small flower pot and use them as a gorgeous centerpiece.

Latest Color Trends

Are you a color lover? Want to keep up with the latest color trends?

Check out this great resource I found that monitors and influences color trends.

It's ColourLovers.com. You can view the most popular colour trends as well as create your own colour palettes. And you can even vote for your favorites. I also love that they feature not only color palattes, but patterns as well.

ColourLovers.com is a Color + Design community for creative inspiration --- a place to check out a world of color, compare color palettes, submit news and comments, and read color related articles and interviews.

Whether planning a party, planning a wedding, or decorating a nursery, you're sure to find inspiration for your project at ColourLovers.com.

But I must insert a warning here. It's easy to addicted and spend way too much time playing with colors, so please proceed with caution!

Support Joyful Heart Design in StartUp Nation's 2009 Home-Based Business Competition

My company, Joyful Heart Design Custom Invitations, is a contestant in StartUp Nation's 2009 Home-Based Business Competition. I would very much appreciate your support. You can vote for Joyful Heart Design once a day from now through October 2009.

Please vote here.

The second annual 2009 StartupNation Home-Based 100 will once again rank the best performing home-based businesses across America in ten distinct categories.

This year’s categories are:

• Best Financial Performers
• Most Innovative
• Boomers Back in Business
• Greenest
• Yummiest
• Wackiest
• Savviest in Social Media
• Recession Busters
• Most Slacker Friendly
• Most Glamorous

Building on the fanfare surrounding last year’s winners, the 2009 competition has the makings of an even bigger celebration of contestants, and ultimately, finalists who will claim their place among the 100 winners.

Joyful Heart Design is entered in the Recession Busters category.

If you own a home-based business, visit StartUp Nation to get more info about the contest and about running or starting a home-based business. They have a lot of great resources on their site.

My daughter graduated from high school this year and we had so much fun getting her senior pictures done and then creating her graduation announcements together. I make no apologies to the fact that this is my very favoritephoto graduation announcement. We chose pictures that showed off her unique style and personality. We added one of her favorite sayings: “Peace • Love • Idalou.” And since she likes fleur-de-lis, we used a decorative fleur-de-li ornament in a color that matched her photos to add some flair to the announcement. She also chose her favorite fonts that reflect her style. We were very pleased with the final result and she received lots of compliments on them.

Visit my website at: www.JoyfulHeartDesign.com to get more information, see more samples or order custom photo graduation announcements for your special graduate.

You can click on the thumbnails below to view a larger picture.

Save on Personalized Stationery for Mom, Dad or Grads!

May Special!

Save on Personalized Stationery
for Mom, Dad or Grads!

Get FREE return address printing on any set of 50 or more personalized notecards! ($47+ value)

Choose from any of our contemporary, colorful and delightfully unique designs, like our zebra print and leopard print note cards, or choose a more formal design like the Mod Stripes with a monogram.

Customize by choosing your colors, fonts, and text!

View designs and get more details at: JoyfulHeartDesign.com.

Enter code: PSRAJHDB at checkout to get your complimentary return address printing.

Order today! Sale ends Sunday, May 31, 2009!








View Joyful Heart Design's Wedding Specials for May on our wedding blog, "Ooh & Aah Wedding Ideas."