I read somewhere that back when Russia was the USSR, the communist government used to dictate to people what their career would be.  Can you imagine lining up schoolchildren and randomly pinning them with Doctor, Lawyer, Factory Worker tags?  Unthinkable! Well, paper is a little bit like that.  Just because it looks good to you [...]

Dark silver and golden orange are quite the “item” together these days.  I suppose there is some elaborate color theory to explain why they are so hot together, but the important thing is – this combination is just so likeable. This is also a good combination to illustrate the concept of “undertones”.  Undertones are the [...]

This card doesn’t have to be a save the date, of course – it is handsome and decked-out enough to be a rehearsal dinner invitation, an adult birthday invitation, or even personal stationery (with a slight change in the green cardstock, which is too slippery for most people’s pens.) The first thing I want to [...]

Kristy recently showed up in a tasty venue – the back room at Christopher Garren’s Cake Salon in Costa Mesa http://www.wetv.com/shows/amazing-wedding-cakes/cast/christopher-garrens-cakes.  She designed an invitation and box sleeve for a mutual client’s gala Birthday / Anniversary Party at the Peninsula Beverly Hills.  The party theme  involves jewelry.  Mounds of it, in fact! Our invitation was [...]

  Hello, my name is Kieran the office collie. I have been selected for the particular honor of moderating the Artiface blog. I would like to think it’s because I have a way with paper.  But I suspect it’s because I didn’t happen to look very busy on the day of the planning meeting. They [...]