the introducing page..

So.. I decided to start a new feature.. The Introducing Page.. where I would shout from the rooftops about peeps oozing with talent.. well.. my second post in this series is all about one of my gorgeous brides... Ms Veronica Dearly!  This lady blew me away with her beautifully colourful and individual wedding and her and her husband Craig have become good friends.. so much so that they call our house their 'Birmingham Holiday Home' and we've had many a good nights with the pair of them.. but what is this girl's talent I hear you ask.. well.. feast your eyes on this yummy lot..

I am a self taught illustrator and designer living near Windsor. I love handwriting and sweet drawings and use them to create light-hearted wedding stationery and greetings cards that I hope will make people smile. 

I love creating fun illustrated works that make you want to keep reading, and have been inspired by tonnes of things from old-fashion fortune telling to modern infographics. 

I use ink on paper to draw and hand-letter wedding stationery from my own "off the peg" ranges and also offer a bespoke service for couples who have their own idea of what they want. 

Creating a "Wedding Planning" booklet to give out at wedding fairs gave me the idea to create "helpful greetings" cards for the newly engaged, as well as newlyweds and new parents, containing useful, friendly and hopefully vaguely amusing information inside that they may be in need of. 

Ronnie sent me a Birthday pressie recently and it is now most definitely my favourite mug ever.. combining eggs and tea is the way to this girl's heart.. :)

She also has the loveliest prints and iPhone covers too!

 ..and if you're recently engaged then I'm sure this will come in pretty handy!!

I love this lady to bits.. even more than unicorns and rainbows...

Go check Ronnie's shop out now.. and Ronnie has kindly offered all you lovely lot 15% off until the end of April using the code SUPERNEWFRIEND.. wahooo!  You definitely need that 'You are a very good egg' mug in your life.

the introducing page..

Over the past year or so we've been so fortunate to work with so many talented and inspiring people.. whether they are designers, illustrators, entrepreneurs or crafters.. and afterwards I spend the next fortnight showing off their stuff to anyone who will listen.. so I thought I would create a new little feature called.. "The Introducing Page".. to celebrate these talented peeps and to make sure everyone from here to the moon knows about them..

So first up.. I would like to introduce the super talented Blanka Biernat!!!.. (you may know her from our London Welcome Home Workshop - she was our gorgeous model).. she is a self taught illustrator/photographer working out of her South London flat.  As a thank you gift for taking part in the workshop Blanka sent me and Pete an illustration.. OF US!!

OH MY GOD.. IT IS ACTUALLY US.. I was. blown. away.

Aghhhhhhhh!! AMAZING isn't it!!! We love it SO much and cannot believe how like us it is... the girl has talent huh?

Blanka explains.. "I love to draw and could do it for hours.  I mostly draw characters using primarily ink and then colour in digitally.  My work is mostly inspired by people I know or find interesting, books, movies and fashion culture.  It all started when I decided to draw a better version of myself and it came out nice.."

COMMISSIONS..
"I've recently been commissioned to draw couples illustrations and I loved designing them!  These have proven to be a lovely Anniversary or Valentines gift and are also perfect for wedding stationery: all are crafted to match each couple and are one of a kind."

Oh my god!! Look who it is!!...

I think they are the PERFECT gift for your Husband/Wife to be.. or for a friend who is getting married.  They are SO personal.. and such beautiful pieces of art to hang on your wall.. we actually want two copies.. one for the house and one for the office!! 

If you are interested in a commision then please get in touch with the gorgeous Blanka at blankabiernat@googlemail.com. I have a feeling she's going to have a busy 2013..