just be

just a little chalkboard/blackboard/typography/drawing i created.

dear musketeer tote bag giveaway

coming to my dear musketeer etsy shop next week are these gorgeous bright tote bags.
i use my yellow heart one nearly everyday.
they are a perfect shopping bag, lunch bag, got-too-much-in-my-handbag-need-an-extra-bag bag.
(measuring 36cm by 34cm with a 6cm gusset and made from 100% natural cotton canvas)

here's your chance to win one!

to enter:
1 // you must be a follower of dear musketeer.
2 // leave a comment on this post letting me know which one you'd like to win.

it's that easy!
the winner will be drawn at random thursday 25 october.

yay bronya! you're the winner!

elizabeth handmade market

new logo i designed for the elizabeth handmade market my amazing sister co-ordinates.

new little princesses

a few cute girly birth announcement cards i created a little while ago.

dear musketeer meets aimee claire

my little shout out back to the amazing aimee claire.

(remember i posted the logo design?)

she photographed the business cards i created.

whimsical.

lovely.

sweet.

shk

a simple monogram i created for heidi + steve's wedding cards.

it's just begging to have its own stationery set now.

coming oh so very soon to my etsy shop

new size prints!

in small (A4) and medium (A2).

my shop link.

a gentleman's stationery

...and here is a little more pattern loving.

i created this one myself.

if you think it's slightly reminiscent of a man's handkerchief, you would be right.

a design job i did a little while ago for my friend to give to her husband as a gift.

a little self promotion

...that i thought i'd share.
a project as part of my job hunting at the beginning of the year.

doing an ad about yourself is difficult... but fun.

a charlie and lola birthday party is my favourite and my best

a little celebration for leena's birthday that i helped create.

aimee claire brand

the logo i recently created for the very talented aimee claire.

i am in love with the mood she captures in her photographs.

a little bonus too, that her sister is married to my brother, so always extra cute photos of my nephew around.

below are a few of my favourite photos.

new in my etsy shop...

a gorgeous geometric design birthday calendar + some very fun greeting cards.

enjoy.

roll up! roll up!

niece 1 wanted a circus themed party.

so a circus themed invite she got.

designing invitations is my new favourite thing.

especially with carnival fonts.

and this one is a little poster for extra fun.

dear musketeer etsy shop

dear musketeer is on etsy!

yay!

plus more products to come soon.

my mind is just bursting with ideas...

link // dearmusketeer.etsy.com

cross the ocean poster giveaway

to celebrate the imminent arrival of my online shop (fingers crossed – next week) i'm giving away a cross the ocean poster.

i had an unexpected response from this post with fellow bloggers asking where they could buy a print, so i decided to make one!

this poster is printed on a beautiful thick textured off-white card.

it's also a huge a1 size – 594x841mm or 23.4x33.1in (with the actual print A2 size).

to enter:

1 // you MUST be a follower of dear musketeer (with blogger or bloglovin').

2 // leave a comment on this post.

it's that easy!

the winner will be drawn at random wednesday 23 november.

this print (and others) will be available to buy so i hope you will pop back next week and check out my shop.

congratulations keira! email me your address details and I'll "ship" it to you. x

an exciting preview

i'm going to start an online shop!

a little way off, but i'm so excited i had to share something.

posters, greeting cards, note card sets + more.

stay tuned...

garden wedding invitations

while i'm on a roll...

the invitations i created for monica and damien.

designed with custom illustration to tie in with the garden theme.

sweet wedding invitations

the invitations i designed for carlien and caleb's summer nuptials.

designed to match the striped rsvp cards carlien had won.

feel free to contact me if you want custom invitations created.

go with all your heart

the papercut design i created.

so pretty against a gorgeous floral fabric.

cross the ocean

i'm having fun being creative with my blackboard again.

UPDATE // now available as a print in my etsy shop.