ButterflySparks Designs

Holidays + Photos = a Lovely Card

ChRiStMAs is in the air & it's sooooo delightful! The weather is chilly & my warm pumpkin spice latte has got me in a festive mood. I've been busy working on some lovely photo card templates in hopes that it will bring some cheer to your family & friends this Christmas season.

Have you taken the Christmas photo with the family and wondering how to show off all those cute photos? Well, this year I've created 5x7 photo templates and each one has a different look & feel, so you have plenty to chose from! Here's a suggestion...

{1} Select the template that best suites your style from my gallery. Then send me an email with what you've chosen, along with the photo{s} you'd like to include. Each 5x7 template is $20.00. Order before December 5th and you'll receive a FREE return address label design to print for your envelopes! 

{2} I will then insert your photo{s} and customize your name on the card. So, in the email, be sure to include how you'd like the "from" portion to read.

{3} I will email you the final design, then you'll have your own personalized card to print as many copies as you'd like!

For envelopes, you can find cute ones at my favorite paper store Paper-Source.com or if you're printing a lot and wanting to find some affordable ones you can find some great ones here or here. View my Christmas ad below to see the FREE label tags you'll receive with the purchase of any Christmas photo template. They'll be great to use on your envelopes OR on gifts!! 

I hope you're excited about the templates...it's fun to share your pretty photos with everyone & Christmas is the perfect time to do that. We recently had our photos taken by my dear friend, Kelli. She's begun a photography business and is off to an amazing start! If you live in the Nashville area, I suggest you hop on over to her site & get yourself scheduled asap!! Combining my art with her photography has been a fun process for us both. She's a blessing & a talent all wrapped up into one!

I look forward to creating with you. As always, email me with ANY questions (you know I love those!). More Christmas blog posts are on the way...so bookmark me for some fun ideas!! And yes...fun & affordable Christmas blog headers will debut shortly! ;)

Let the holiday creativity begin!

New {Photography} Frames Kit

I am pleased to offer my first ButterflySparks Designs photography frames kit! The kit includes {8 photo frames} that will make showcasing your photos super easy! We all have a million photos sitting on our computer, and these serve as a way to post those photos in a great collage for all to see. The idea was birthed from a photographer asking me to create some frames, so she could show her clients a collage of photos and different ways they could be displayed. I loved the idea & have been using these myself every since! I enjoy photos & I love creating digital scrapbook pages...so these frames are great for whatever you love to do!

Be sure to view my "Photo Frames Kit" gallery to see a few examples. If you love them & think they're a must have...you can purchase them straight from my site (in the gallery)! As always, feel free to contact me with any questions.

To celebrate the launch of these BSD photo frames, I'm offering one FREE for you to try out! Instructions are included. ;)

WAIT, there's more! If you purchase the kit, you'll receive one FREE word art design! You can view it in the gallery. I am in the process of designing word art (baby & holiday) and will have that up as a kit soon, too. In the meantime, enjoy the freebie when you purchase the photo frames kit. :)

Alright...have FUN creating your designs...I'd love to hear/see how they turn out!

Lovin' this fall weather I can hardly stand it,

Vanessa :)

A new season is around the bend...

Fall is near, my friends...how exciting is that?! Some days in Nashville it feels like Fall, then other days Summer lingers for a bit. I am READY for a new season! Bring on the coats & scarves...can't wait!

So...our family took a little visit to Arrington Vineyards this weekend and enjoyed it immensely! I took some photos of Noah, who is just becoming more and more funny in front of the camera. Still doesn't sit still for a second, but there are moments I manage to capture the sweet smile he graces us with daily. He is just too precious!

I designed a collage of my photos from this weekend using some new photo frames I'm creating for the BSD shop! After creating them for a couple of photographers, I decided to come up with a little kit of my own. And, that kit will be available to YOU soon! If you enjoy taking photos and want an easy & pretty way to display them, these are perfect. I'll be including some easy instructions w/ the kit, too. Anyhoo, just wanted to give a sneak peek and share our little story from this weekend at the vineyard. Have an awesome week, friends!! xx

Butterfly Whimsy.

A must have for all the Butterfly lovers. Cuteness. And the best news?! Only $25.00 @ Old Navy. It's the perfect Fall cardigan, if I do say so myself... :)

Bloggity Blog Blog Fun.

I'm on a blog design mission! Lately, I've been getting a lot of requests to create blog headers & sites, so it's been really fun! Here are a couple to show...more later!

 

 

Have kiddos? Check out this fun idea!

I was on CookieMag.com this morning and saw the cutest idea that I can't wait to do myself. I LOVE when kids say funny/random stuff...it brings a huge smile to my face. I'm always telling my husband how I can't wait to hear all the goofy things that are going to come out of our sons mouth when he begins to talk. So, needless to say, when I saw THIS I thought it was a brilliant idea. Find a vintage jar and jot down the silly things that they say right then & there so you don't forget. It will be fantastic to read a few at their wedding...just kidding...well, maybe... ;) 

New blog header designs...more to come!

 

I heart this place!

I just got the best email! That my FAVORITE paper store, Paper Source, is open in my hometown! I am obsessed with this place...love, love, L-O-V-E it! The store carries the best quality paper, their cards are really cute & the site always offers fun, creative ideas for the holidays. I use this paper to create my own birthday/thank you cards and our Christmas cards. I definitely have this store on my list for the next time we visit! Be sure to check out their website and if you live in Dallas, don't miss this amazing little place the next time you go shopping!

dallas NorthPark Center 8687 North Central Expressway Suite 721 Dallas, TX 75225 214-696-4400

Embrace Grace

A ministry created for single, pregnant women who need mentoring, encouragement & just other ladies they can depend on to walk with them through the journey of pregnancy...and preparing them for the life to come! My friend Amy & Salina (who I just recently met...she is SO sweet) are joining together with a pregnancy resource center in Grapevine, TX to mentor these women who decide to keep their babies. I just LOVE what they're doing, I love their hearts behind this & only wish I could be there to join the meetings! Here's a logo & card I designed for them. Embrace Grace is the name...they want these women to realize that they may be pregnant under the wrong circumstances, but God is FULL of grace and love! How powerful & amazing is that?! Awesome.

New blog design for a new friend...

Alyse is such a fun client...chipper, knows what she wants & just as sweet as can be! Here's a blog design I created for her. Be sure to check out her blog for inspiring & funny posts! :) http://alysekrause.typepad.com/