My Valentine Collection

My students at work have already been buzzing about Valentine's Day. All the excitement of slipping Valentines into their little bags this year, inspired me to create these!

I also priced them really reasonably because (quite frankly) I think the ones in the stores are over priced! Valentines customized with names are only $2.20 or you can purchase the non-customized valentine for a $1.20 which is available via instant download.

Once you receive your file, you free to print as many as you wish! Can't beat custom unlimited Valentines for under $3!

You will received a PDF file for ease of printing onto white card stock. The Valentines are formatted 4 to an 8.5" x 11" page.

Are you ready to see the collections?! To purchase, simply click on one of the pictures or the links at the end of each collection.

Thank you for supporting small business and the creative community!

The Owl Collection

Boys

OWL BOY COLLECTION - CUSTOMIZED

OWL BOY COLLECTION - INSTANT DOWNLOAD

Girls

OWL GIRL COLLECTION - CUSTOMIZED

OWL GIRL COLLECTION - INSTANT DOWNLOAD

The Love Bird Collection

LOVE BIRDS COLLECTION - CUSTOMIZED

LOVE BIRDS COLLECTION - INSTANT DOWNLOAD

The Robot Collection

Boys

BOY ROBOT COLLECTION - CUSTOMIZED

BOY ROBOT COLLECTION - INSTANT DOWNLOAD

Girls

GIRL ROBOT COLLECTION - CUSTOMIZED

GIRL ROBOT COLLECTION - INSTANT DOWNLOAD

Love Bugs Baby Shower

I've been chomping at the bit to share these invitations and precious baby shower with you all! This shower was for two very special twin girls. Even though they are still in the NICU, we celebrated their surprise arrival with their mommy last Saturday.

The shower theme was based after the bedding sets selected by mom - bugs! Lady bugs, caterpillars and butterflies! Oh my!

I created a series of invitations for mom to choose from and here was the winner! These are for sale in my shop. You can purchase the digital file or printed invitations.

The cake was made to match the invitation. How awesome is that?! I cannot tell you how excited I was over this cake. It's just really cool when you see your invitation come to life in another form. 

The next idea I loved was this keepsake invitation. All the shower guests signed the matte and then it was framed! What a great idea, right? It'll be a keepsake that both mom and the girls will treasure, I'm sure.

 As for the food table, my sister-in-law found some adorable painted butterflies and caterpillars at Hobby Lobby. We sprinkled them around the table. 

The gift table was over-flowing with all sorts of goodies for the twins! Check out that little stroller made out of diapers and receiving blankets with the two little bears sitting inside! Too cool, right? I really want to learn how to make those now.

Now, for some quick family history - the mom for our shower is my husband's first cousin. A few years ago, we lost his Aunt Sharon. Even though she couldn't be there to celebrate the new life of her twin granddaughters, the shower hostesses found a special way to include her by displaying her picture, some flowers and a memorial candle on a small table by mom's chair.

The bulk of my business is baby shower invitations. It isn't uncommon for customers to request that I add on information about a diaper raffle to their invitation. That said, I knew what it was, but had never actually seen one at a baby shower. Seriously, a diaper raffle is a stroke of genius! Whenever we have children, I am so doing a diaper raffle.

I made rag quilts for both girls. I hope to post a tutorial on these soon. They are pretty easy to make. I want to make myself one now!

Are you planning your own love bug themed baby shower? Enjoy these FREE favor tags!

Thanks for stopping by!

Miranda

What's New!

I've been working my tail off lately on two pretty big projects I will share with you in the near future. That said, the blog has taken a back seat, but I thought I'd share two of my newest additions to the shop.

I was feeling a little glitzy so what better than to make a gold and silver confetti baby shower invitation! I have also made this a birthday invitation which can have any number written at the top. 

Are you ready for some football?! The Super Bowl will be here before we know it so I created the perfect invitation for your football party. 

To purchase, simply click the picture. It'll take you to my shop!

I just got a new set of graphics today so expect another birthday/baby shower invitation to pop up in the shop. I'm REALLY excited about it!

See ya!

Miranda

PaperLark Studio's Holiday 2013 Collection Debut!

It's finally here! Or rather, I'm finally done with it!

It is my pleasure to introduce PaperLark Studio's Holiday 2013 Collection. There are three exclusive editions this year: Aqua and Red Christmas, Baby It's Cold Outside and Merry & Bright. Each edition offers holiday greeting cards and holiday party invitations.

To purchase, simply click on the picture or provided link. This holiday season, I am offering the Holiday 2013 Collection as either printed invitations or digital files which will be personalized for you!

As a special thank you to my readers here, I am offering a 10 percent discount code for your purchase of any item in our Holiday 2013 Collection - including printed orders! Simply enter the discount code HOLIDAY2013 at checkout to receive 10 percent off!

With that said, grab a cup of hot chocolate, turn on some Christmas music and take a look at my Holiday 2013 Collection! I hope you enjoy!

AQUA AND RED CHRISTMAS EDITION

                                           Photo Greeting Card               Holiday Greeting Card

BABY IT'S COLD OUTSIDE EDITION

  Holiday Party Invitation                      Baby Shower Invitation             Photo Greeting Card

MERRY & BRIGHT EDITION

                                     Holiday Party Invitation                     Photo Greeting Card

Happy Holidays!

Miranda

200th Order Celebration!

PaperLark Studio received its 200th Etsy order yesterday! I am beyond thrilled and (as any Etsy seller will agree) it is a huge milestone that deserves to be celebrated. What better a way to celebrate than with a Pick Your Plum giveaway?!

Every day until Oct. 30th, you can enter to win this gray chevron infinity scarf! I've got the mint scarf and absolutely love it. Good luck!

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Since I haven't shared a recent post about what I've been up to at PaperLark Studio, let me give you a quick update. Here are a few of the newest additions to the shop:

Greek Prints

What's to come? I'm currently elbow deep in designing our Christmas line of greeting and photo cards. The holidays will be here before we know it!

Stay tuned and good luck!

Miranda

Newest Obsession: Pick Your Plum

If you are my personal friend on Facebook, you may have noticed some sporatic posts about my new shopping obsession, Pick Your Plum. Today, I wanted to share the wonder and awesomeness that is Pick Your Plum with my readers. 

What is Pick Your Plum? A website that offers two deeply-discounted deals at 7 a.m. Mountain Time (that's 9 a.m. here for me) every day. The deals will offer anything from clothing and accessories to party and crafting supplies to home decor items. 

For example, I ordered the above October pillow to add to our Halloween decor for $8.99. Every product I have purchased and received has been very high quality. I've been nothing, but satisfied with it all so far.

However, if for some crazy reason you are not satisfied or in love with your order, Pick Your Plum has a 30-day unconditional guarantee on returns - no questioned asked. 

And if that wasn't enough to sell you, then let me just say you get a piece of Laffy Taffy with your order. It's really like opening a Christmas present ya'll. 

Speaking of Christmas, I've already marked five family members off the Christmas list who will have some Pick Your Plum loot under the tree. 

Because I love Pick Your Plum, I teamed up with them as an affiliate. I promise I won't spam your Facebook feeds every day with the daily deals. I'll only share deals I love or have purchased myself - maybe one to two posts a week. 

PaperLark Studio is about to cross 200 orders -only 5 to go. When it does, I'll be celebrating by hosting an epic Pick Your Plum giveaway!

What are you waiting for? Check  Pick Your Plum out now!

Miranda

Disclaimer: I am an affiliate of Pick Your Plum and will receive compensation if you make a purchase through my tracking link. 

New Business Cards!

My new business cards arrived last week and I couldn't be more excited to share them. Looking back, it's a little ridiculous how much I stressed over them. Seriously! I even cried at one point because I was so frustrated. For me, it is much more challenging to design something for myself than someone else, because I become more critical for some reason. However, I guess the stressing and the crying episode were worth it in the end because I am in love with them!

I hope you like them as much as I do!
Miranda

Happy Birthday to Me Giveaway!

Greetings!

I've got something special for you to mark a very special event - my birthday! What is better than celebrating with our first ever giveaway?!

Technically, my birthday was yesterday, but we are partying all week over here. We are going to New Orleans this weekend to celebrate so my birthday isn't officially over until next Monday. ;)

What is up for grabs? A Scrapbook Embellishment Gift Package! Check it out!

Included:

• Tote
• Maya Road Borders Chipboard Sheet
• Bubble-a-bilities Pastel Glitter Alpha Epoxy Stickers
• KI Memories Dimensional Alpha Postage Stickers
• X-ACTO Design Scissors
• Prima Mulberry Paper Flowers
• Fiskars Leaf Border Punch
• 50 Decorative Tags from The Paper Palace on Etsy

This gift package has an estimated value of $25. So, hurry up and enter! The giveaway ends at midnight on July 31st! Clearly, it's a great giveaway because even Bella found something she wanted. 

Good luck!

Miranda

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