The Cutest Valentine's...Evvahh

So I've been quietly stalking artist Laura Berger on flickr and etsy for a long while now (okay, maybe not that quietly...I think I might have featured her work one other time before), and am always cheered up by her charming little depictions of loving and positive critters.

But somehow her work has now reached a cavity-inducing level of sweetness with her Valentine's Day cards and love-themed art prints. I mean, come on! Are these little ones not the cutest things evvahh, or what?! Find more in her shop, flickr, and blog.

Color Inspiration Daily: 02. 02. 12

Image credits: 1. Untitled by Louis Reith, 2. T is for Twine. by Jamie Simon, 3.  'Q' IS FOR QUAIL EGGS by Miss B., 4. lost-pecan by Gerren Lamson

Souvenir Foto School: Day One - P for Plates

Day One - P for Plates

Hi lovelies! As I mentioned here on CC last week, I signed up to be a part of the Souvenir Foto School for the month of February. The daily challenge is for this session's members to use the alphabet as our guide, using a different letter for each day (not necessarily in order)...and a theme (whatever you want) is highly recommended. So I'll be sharing an image a day for the entirety of this month. I hope you don't mind indulging me. My hope is to learn new things, challenge myself, and of course have fun in the process.

Anyhow, here we are at day one! It took me ages to decide on a theme to use, but today I finally settled on a duel one: "Possessed" (possessions I own and/or feelings that possess me) shared in diptych form (two images juxtaposed alongside one another). Of course as a member of the class itself I'll get lots of helpful tips and advice to go along with each image, but if you'd like to try your own month-long photo challenge (sans class), then by all means I hope you will. I'd love to see what you come up with. xo Ez

You can also find my images in individual and diptych form for this class over in my flickr album. | Souvenir Foto School is offered by Besotted Brand.

The Business Cards of Alt Summit 2012

Hi guys! I thought I'd start my Alt Summit posts off by sharing some of the many awesome business cards I collected while attending. This year I wasn't as prepared as I was the year before, so I only had standard cards to pass out. I must have had a momentary brain-lapse and forgotten how impressive all the cards were last year. It was kind of embarrassing handing mine out by comparison. Anyhow...here are a few of my faves that I arranged by the common themes that I spotted. I hope you enjoy. And by all means, be sure to pay a visit to some of the bloggers/businesses represented here (plus it took me ages to add in all the links, so it will make me really happy if you enjoy them). Everyone is super nice and talented...if you hadn't already figured that out. xo Ez

Turquoise crush:

Love Creative Blog | Linniebell Design | Turquoise Ink | Seconsister | Sweet Muffin Suite | Michelle Edgemont | Okay...this last one is totally not a business card, but I couldn't help but include the gorgeous letterpress coaster by Henry + Co. (given to speakers by Mail Chimp) along with these other turquoise beauties.

Pink and Black Pop:

Little Bird Soda Co. (I really hope she sponsors at Alt next year so we can have the chance to taste her yummy organic sodas) | SF Girl by Bay (Victoria hit it out of the park with her awesome tattoo "cards") | Joy of all Crafts (check out how she made her DIY Fabric-backed Business Cards here) | Armelle (P.S. I road in a car seat in the backseat of Caroline's car while at Alt - true story) | Biggest Little | Rachel & The City |  Camille Styles (check out her tutorial for her classy DIY Gilded Business Cards) | Beeteeth - the other side is a sticker!

Artistic:

Spark | The Bedlam of Beefy (Bradford is one of the sweetest and funniest gents you'll ever meet - even more beguiling than the illustrated caricature on his card) | Courtney Khail | Little Pincushion Studio | Cake | Creative Thursday (Marisa was my lovely roomie and another one of the most genuinely lovely people I've ever met) | Dose of Happy (Deb was my roomie last year, and has a permanent place in my heart. I adore this talented and kind lady!)

Photographic:

Chookooloonks | Tracey Clark | Oops...another card from Chookooloonks | Under a Pink Moon | The Cuisinerd - My Alt experience started off on the right foot when I happened to be seated across from Kristin at dinner. Not only is she hilarious (she had me posing with aioli only a little way into the meal), but she makes delicious food and blogs about it too. Yum! | Not Merely Living

Letterpress:

See Jane Blog | Big Cartel | Crow and Canary | The Lil Bee | Reverie Daydream | Alexandra Hedin | Mike Loveland - the reverse of the card featured his wife's details (true awesomeness in letterpress card form)

And one last snapshot for you:

Victoria's tattoo "business cards" were a huge hit. Here my daughter is rocking one. Awesome, right?!

Color Inspiration Daily: 02. 01. 12

I know it might be a bit premature, but I'm so wishing it looked like this outside my window right now. Blooming photographed by Sarah J. Fuller