There's a baby on the way...

My dear friend and daycare provider is having a beautiful baby girl in October. When she told me that she was having a baby shower and she wanted me to do her invitation, I was THRILLED! #1 -- I love getting to do anything baby girl -- because our house is ALL boy. And #2 --- well, it was Jessica... I would need to pull out the big guns!

Here's the invitation

The shower was this last Saturday -- and thanks to Pinterest --- I got the fun idea to make monthly onesies for baby Grace to have her photo taken in each month. Well, if you know me.... I wasn't just going to order stickers from another designer on Etsy and put them on a onesie... I was going to design, print and iron those suckers on myself!!! And you better believe that's JUST what I did :) 

What a great photo op AND a great way for me to incorporate the design on her invite (which Jessica LOVED) into the gift I was going to give her.

They turned out beautiful! Here are the pics:

Introducing Caleb Joshua....

I had the pleasure of being ask by a wonderful set of new parents, Katie and Jason, to do their newborn son's birth announcements. The photography was provided by JennieD Photography out of Glenwood, Iowa. She's one of my favorite photographers in the area! Her photography makes my job much easier too. And a side note... if that cloth diaper doesn't make you want to go green, I don't know what will. So.stinkin.cute!

 

(This one was mom's pick!)

 (And this one was dad's pick!)

WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011 Winner!

Omaha, NE – January 25, 2011 - WeddingWire, the nation’s leading wedding technology company, is thrilled to announce Courtney Brewer Designs (formerly Simply Said by Courtney) has been selected to receive the prestigious annual WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011 for Wedding Invitations! 

Recognition for the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011 is determined by recent reviews and extensive surveys from over 750,000 WeddingWire newlyweds. Our past clients are among those that shared their experiences on WeddingWire, the largest wedding review site in the nation. 

Courtney Brewer Designs stands among the top five percent of wedding professionals in the WeddingWire community, representing quality and service excellence within the wedding industry. Awards were given to the top wedding professionals across 20 service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers, and were based on the overall professional achievements throughout the past year. 

“WeddingWire is honored to celebrate the success of the top-rated wedding professionals within the WeddingWire community,” said Timothy Chi, WeddingWire’s Chief Executive Officer. “With the annual Bride’s Choice Awards™ program, WeddingWire has the unique opportunity to recognize the best wedding professionals across the US and Canada. We applaud Courtney Brewer Designs for their professionalism and dedication to enhancing the wedding planning experience last year.” 

We are happy to announce that Courtney Brewer Designs is among the very best Wedding Invitation Designers within the WeddingWire Network, which includes leading wedding planning sites WeddingWire, Martha Stewart Weddings, Project Wedding and Weddingbee. We would like to thank our past clients for nominating us to receive the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011. 

For more information, please visit our WeddingWire Storefront today at http://www.weddingwire.com/biz/courtney-brewer-designs-omaha/2a5c32339b48da49.html. 

For more information on the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011, please visit www.WeddingWire.com. 



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WeddingWire.com, the nation's leading technology company serving the $70 billion wedding industry, is the only online wedding planning resource designed to empower both engaged couples and wedding professionals. For engaged couples, WeddingWire offers the ability to search, compare and book over 200,000 local wedding vendors, from wedding venues to wedding photographers to wedding cakes. WeddingWire also offers an online community and a suite of cutting-edge planning tools for weddings, including wedding websites and wedding checklists, all at no charge. For wedding professionals, WeddingWire provides free online management tools creating the only market opportunity that gives local businesses control over their clients, reviews, leads and performance. Businesses that join the WeddingWire Network appear on WeddingWire.com and other leading sites, including MarthaStewartWeddings.com (NYSE: MSO), ProjectWedding.com and Weddingbee.com (both part of eHarmony), and Celebrations.com (part of the 1-800-Flowers family of brands, NASDAQ: FLWS). 

Babies, babies, babies

I love welcoming babies... and what better shower invite than showering the mama-to-be with lots of love as she welcomes her little bouncing baby boy. Thank you, Heather, for coming to me once again for your invitation needs!

And this little lady should be joining her very excited parents any day! This shower was super cute with all the pink goodies, fun games and – my favorite – the pink champagne punch! And Lola is going to have the cutest nursery ever.... it made me want a little girl so darn bad :) Guess I'll have to work on that! For now, the firetrucks will have to do at the Brewer household!

Bachelorette Party fun

I worked on this bachelorette party invite a couple weeks ago. Love the red with the zebra print and the maid of honor wanted cute little return address labels to go with it. How crazy fun do you think this party is going to be?!?! I'm so jealous! Enjoy the night ladies and I send my best to the bride-to-be on a wonderful marriage!

Hog Wild for Father's Day

A previous client approached me wanting a Pork Rub label designed for her husband's favorite concoction, so she could give it to him for Father's Day. That stuff must be good if it's worthy of a label! Hope he loves it!

Two months later...

Yikes, my last post was January 12. Apparently I'm not being as good as I should be about posting in 2010. I blame it on that whole new mommy thing. Suddenly I lose all track of time!

But to (hopefully) kick off the spring, here is some pro-bono artwork I did for a friend who is adopting a baby from Ethiopia. They have the opportunity to sell t-shirts in an effort to raise funds with friends and family to cover the adoption costs. This couple is so passionate about this adoption, which made the designs easy for me. It's amazing to watch the journey this couple has been embarked on. There is so much that goes into adopting from another country! Read about their journey or buy a t-shirt (or two!) to help support them.

Oxbow Living Stationery and Brochure

This stationery package was designed especially for Oxbow Living in Ashland, Nebraska. It included letterhead, a #10 business envelope and business card design. All pieces utilize the colors from their logo for a fresh, clean look.


This brochure was designed as something the client could print on their own printer. They were looking for something that was easily readable and displayed not only their living features, but the floor plans as well.

Welcome 2009!

I'm excited to see 2009! The weather may be cold, but this couple sent out a New Years card reminding everyone of the Beach Days to come. Aren't they cute?!?

Popular Thank You Postcards

Jaqueline and Louis took advantage of these great black and white postcards to thank all their family and friends for being a part of the best day of their lives. Not only are they thanking them but sharing a memorable photo too. What a great looking couple and they were so great to work with. Be sure to check out my past posts to see what all of their wedding pieces looked like.

Other Design Samples 8.22.08

Jace Baby Announcement/Shower Invitation Postcard
Jace came a little early so the hostess used the same design for both an announcement and shower invitation. We printed some with the shower information on the back and the others only had the photo and return address.

Ian's Baby Announcement

Sara's Graduation Announcement

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