texture love

I've been so intrigued with textures.  The couple we are using to photograph our wedding, adamandevephotography.com, use so many wonderful textures and I've been trying to experiment with them in photoshop.  

I found a free stock texture website called urbandirty.com.  They have a huge variety of sweet textures that you can use in projects.

I experimented with this photo for our wedding.  I added a cross-process effect, then added a texture screen with a low opacity, then warmed it up with a photo filter effect.  It turned out really nicely for one of my first texture tries.

Here is the texture I used; I think it's cement.

And here is the final result!  I love it because of the vintage look and feel.  The colors turned out nice and warm, and I love how Landon's hair just glows.  Yes, you could say we are in love....with textures!  :)

final decision!

So I finally made up my mind!  I decided to take the leaf I designed for my own wedding invitation, and use it in my design logo.  This leaf is one of my favorite designs, and I love the font so much.  It is simple and clean, and I love blue so much.  So I'll be working on getting some business cards printed and start getting my name out in the wedding world.  I need to print some invitation samples and maybe even be motivated enough to create a sort of brochure or booklet to give out.  

It's hard to feel inspired some days.  Right now I feel like I'm in a design rut.  It's funny because I feel inspired away from home, with great coffee, great music, and sweet lighting.  That's when I feel the most productive.  So my goal is to get myself in those settings more often so I can get some good work done!

Here is the design in a business card layout and close up.

what's in a name?

So I'm thinking of coming up with a new design name for my invitations.  I love Cambiamento, but it always seems to confuse people.  I need something simple and easy to remember.

My sister and I have been brainstorming, and we've come up with a couple of names that I like, and I've done some rough, and let me stress rough sketches. 

Eden design is one of my choices.  I love the idea of having a natural feel to the name since a lot of my designs are inspired from nature and organic shapes.  If I choose this, I'll be reworking the layout to find something I like.  I think I will incorporate a green color, but I haven't figured out quite what I like yet.

Now this is more of a thoughtful idea.  I was thinking that if I do get more into maps or table seating charts, then a more logical approach to a logo would be appropriate.  The idea of the shape is like a thumb print.  I got the idea from the leaf designs I've been working on for my own invitations.

I'll be reworking each of these and come up with a more solid idea so I can make a final decision.  Hopefully, I can get this done quickly so I can print some business cards and give them out.