Emma Singh Maan (Part 2)

As promised, more photos of our baby gift pack.

Eggs wrapped in two colours and a polka-dot brown band.


Cupcakes in containers with pink bands.


Neatly packed into the checkered box.


Check out both colour combinations!


Contents of a happy full moon baby gift box.


And the final product, presented with a brown band and baby's name and date. Voila~

Emma Singh Maan (Part 1)

When Jayda & Herdev decided they wanted us to do their baby's first month gift set, we knew we had to work fast. A month can fly by in a blink of an eye and being the perfectionists we are, we planned our course of action and set about getting everything done beautifully.

We had an incredible time hunting for pretty boxes, never easy with short notice, and found these.


Emma's parents wanted the pacifier design we did for her baby's announcement card, so we adapted the pacifier from the announcement card into a repeated pattern in pink and brown.


There's also a brown band...from afar the mini pacifiers look like polka-dots!


Here are some of the items going in:
Rows of eggs roaring to go!


And mini cupcakes!


In Part 2, we'd show you more on the gift box, the packaged items and the final product! Stay tuned!

A light of an idea

Just thought we'd share this little idea we did for our homes a few years back. This is a simple and very pretty way to dress up your bedroom. A very affordable lamp from Ikea and a carefully hand-cut piece of black paper are all it takes. Of course you'd need a skillful hand with a penknife. :)

The end effect ~ silhouette of a pretty bird in a tree by your bedside every night.

Foreign Languages

In our years of working with couples for their weddings, we have come across many foreign languages used for invitations. Whilst we don't speak French, German, Japanese, etc, we have had the experience in doing invitations in those languages, and have come to understand how some of these invitations differ from a regular English language one.

Here are some invitations in French:


Invitations in Japanese:


Invitation in Korean:


Dutch:


Invitation in Thai & Chinese:


Invitations and Info sheet in German:


And this interesting invitation with English, German and Korean incorporated together:

Oriental Fusion

Daphne is a close friend of ours, so when she and Nathan tied the knot, she instantly knew that we would be able to create the perfect stationery set for their wedding.

Despite the differences in cultures, Daphne and Nathan both cherished their families and friends, and wanted an intimate celebration in which they could share their joy with them. Their guestlist eventually surpassed 120, and everyone crowded into the small but cosy Flutes at the Fort, a favourite restaurant of theirs.

(Photo courtesy of Jean Loo Photography)

The wedding was an evening of wining, dining and a coming together of western and asian cultures. Similarly, their invitation set and favours reflected the theme - modern oriental with peony flowers and a "Shuang Xi" in teal and cream.


Guests got to take home two favours, a pair of chopsticks, and a takeout box which contained two flower tea balls, a mini scroll with tea-making instructions, and a purple pin that served as a memory of Daphne's father who passed away from pancreatic cancer.



We had a fun time packing the favours and designing invitations for this lovely couple.

NEW! Envelope Liners

Introducing Envelope Liners!
We all love a customised envelope with the colour and pattern of our choice. However, because we have to make it from scratch, our printed customised envelopes require a minimum of 100 pieces to be done at a go. Not to fret, as we are now selling envelopes with customised liners!


These envelopes are actually ready-made ones that are plain on the inside. You can choose the envelope, then the one colour you like, the print or motif you prefer, and we'd do the rest.


The result is a huge variety of envelopes and liners available for your wedding, party or event!


Whether it's red and silver, purple and gold, pink and white, the possibilities are endless! Call us to find out more about our Envelope Liners.

In the midst of the storm...

In the midst of the storm, we found a silver lining. We had a terribly tough time finding nice boxes for a baby gift pack, but whilst hunting high and low, we chanced upon some pretty patterns, like this one.


We also got a new tissue box holder for the office!


And not forgetting the baby gift pack...we had to scour the island, but we managed to find this.


More to come soon....

A story book for Ashton

This pictorial book was done for Ashton, or rather, his parents! Ashton had a fantastic first birthday filled with food, fun, and laughter, and Fern (who's actually Ashton's aunty) wanted to surprise his parents with a book of memories.

We chose a fresh green and yellow for the hardcover book, with leaves and flowers, and a dancing rat (as Ashton's zodiac sign is the rat). The hardcover book was custom-printed on the outside, matt-laminated, and handstiched.


The inside pages were printed on matt textured paper, resulting in the colourful pictures having a warm tone.

Franjipani in Bali

Over the years we have done many invitations for weddings in Bali. One of them is this frangipani design in pink, white and brown. Using a photo provided by the bride, we illustrated a cascade of franjipani on their invitation card.


To achieve a marvellous end-effect the couple requested for matching stationery done in varying shades of pink and brown. There was a customized envelope, welcome letter, placecards, menu cards, programme booklet, table number tentcards, wine & cocktail menu cards, favour tags, thank you cards and posters.


We also custom-made a guestbook in pink and white for them.


The couple also had a smaller, more intimate celebration in Sydney for family and friends. For that we adapted their Bali invites into soft tones of turquoise and grey. We also assisted in the addressing of the envelopes and posting of the invitations as the couple were overseas.


If you envision a perfectly matched wedding for yourself, do give us a call to see how we can assist you in fulfilling your dream.

A brand new way to connect to you

Greetings!

We at Cardblanche have been busy updating our designs, collection of invitation cards and favours, website, and Facebook fan page, not to mention giving daily updates via Twitter. Because we've been busy, we never really gave much thought to starting a blog to share our adventures in stationery with you. So on this day (one of our team member's birthday actually), we have decided to commit to maintaining a blog to connect to our fans and customers, and share with you the fun we have with paper, invitations, favours and more.

We look forward to having you here as often as you can.

(In the meantime, do swing by our website and Facebook page for news and photos)

Cheers~
The dedicated Stationery Specialists at Cardblanche