Bunting Wedding Invitation:
Leah x
Golden Apple
Creative design, Stationery & Wedding Invitations Leicester
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Monday, 23 May 2011
Ok, just one more new one :)
Following on from yesterday's post where I shared my three new designs with you (Oh Deer, Mixtape & Antoinette - click here) i've just finished one more...
Bunting Wedding Invitation:
Leah x
Golden Apple
Creative design, Stationery & Wedding Invitations Leicester
Click here to visit the site
Bunting Wedding Invitation:
Leah x
Golden Apple
Creative design, Stationery & Wedding Invitations Leicester
Click here to visit the site
Gorgeous wildflowers
I picked these from my boyfriends parents field yesterday - aren't they pretty!
Leah x
Golden Apple
Creative design, Stationery & Wedding Invitations Leicester
Click here to visit the site
Sunday, 22 May 2011
Design Factory!
After spending the morning doodling, and stocking up on some awesome new fonts, i've come up with some awesome new designs!
May I introduce...
Antoinette Wedding Invitation:
Mixtape Wedding Invitation:
Oh Deer Wedding Invitation:
I hope you like them!
Leah x
Golden Apple
Creative design, Stationery & Wedding Invitations Leicester
Click here to visit the site
May I introduce...
Antoinette Wedding Invitation:
Mixtape Wedding Invitation:
Oh Deer Wedding Invitation:
I hope you like them!
Leah x
Golden Apple
Creative design, Stationery & Wedding Invitations Leicester
Click here to visit the site
Saturday, 21 May 2011
New printer, new designs!
As some of you may know from Facebook and Twitter I am now very very happy to be outsourcing my printing!
I have been thinking about doing this for a while, as my rubbish little printer drives me mad with it's phantom printer jams and it's huge appetite for ink!
The fab Lucy from Lucy Ledger designs gave me the final push with her post Time is Money My Friend, which made me realise that I didn't NEED to do all of my printing myself and that I should be concentrating on my design work.
Check out more of Lucy's blog for more inspirational reading - she is a very wise lady!
Using an outside printer has also given me the freedom to use more colour!
Whilst my printer is OK for the 'handmade' look, it totally sucks if I want a design that has big blocks of bright bold colour.
To celebrate i've put together some new designs to work well with my new printer, and I've also added more colour to some of my existing designs that had been begging for some block colour!
Here are just a few of the new and updated designs - click here to see them all.
Tattoo
A fab tattoo style illustration, in bold black red and white.
She said yes!!
A celebration of gorgeous pastel colours, with cute stars and one of my favourite fonts!
Polka Dot
Cute and feminine polka dots in pink and grey.
Graffiti
It doesn't get any brighter or bolder than this vibrant and modern Graffiti design!
I will be receiving my very first print samples next week - I can't wait! :)
Leah x
Golden Apple
Creative design, Stationery & Wedding Invitations Leicester
Click here to visit the site
I have been thinking about doing this for a while, as my rubbish little printer drives me mad with it's phantom printer jams and it's huge appetite for ink!
The fab Lucy from Lucy Ledger designs gave me the final push with her post Time is Money My Friend, which made me realise that I didn't NEED to do all of my printing myself and that I should be concentrating on my design work.
Check out more of Lucy's blog for more inspirational reading - she is a very wise lady!
Using an outside printer has also given me the freedom to use more colour!
Whilst my printer is OK for the 'handmade' look, it totally sucks if I want a design that has big blocks of bright bold colour.
To celebrate i've put together some new designs to work well with my new printer, and I've also added more colour to some of my existing designs that had been begging for some block colour!
Here are just a few of the new and updated designs - click here to see them all.
Tattoo
A fab tattoo style illustration, in bold black red and white.
She said yes!!
A celebration of gorgeous pastel colours, with cute stars and one of my favourite fonts!
Polka Dot
Cute and feminine polka dots in pink and grey.
Graffiti
It doesn't get any brighter or bolder than this vibrant and modern Graffiti design!
I will be receiving my very first print samples next week - I can't wait! :)
Leah x
Golden Apple
Creative design, Stationery & Wedding Invitations Leicester
Click here to visit the site
Wednesday, 18 May 2011
Golden Apple ♥'s Can Dee Cween Cupcakery {Supplier Focus}
I have a totally awesome Leicester local on the blog today, who provides super gorgeous cupcakes!
I first spotted Can Dee Cween Cupcakery after Alyson provided these awesome skull cupcakes for the Leicester Tattoo Convention...
Super cool skull cupcakes
I then met Alyson at the Leicester Wedding Club, and found out that not only does she make amazing cupcakes but is really passionate about what she does!
I asked Alyson some questions to find out more...
Who are you?
Alyson aka. The " Can Dee Cween "
The CEO, Cleaner and CupCakery Couture Creator
What do you do?
I design, bake, make and decorate luscious little cupcakes.
Awesome cupcakes with ACDC style lettering
Is this your full time job or do you have a day job - if so what is it?
I also have a full time job developing, designing and improving drug treatment services, which does mean some long days as every cupcake is baked fresh, so Im often up and baking at 5am!!!
It is quite a strange combination, cupcakes and drugs.
What do you love most about what you do?
The look on peoples faces when they get their cupcakes, especially if I have designed them from scratch, I love to surprise people.
I also love that I'm not your usual cake baking looking kind of gal, I've got tattoos, I've got red hair, but I make little pretty things.
Pastel colours, sparkles and flowers? Yes please!
What inspires you?
My inspiration changes on an almost daily basis, I can get excited about anything, at the moment I'm totally into the idea of making the best wedding cupcakes known to man - or woman.
I love the whole vintage look that is currently so popular, the colours are totally lush, I'm currently trawling wedding shops, 2nd hand shops and even furniture stores for ideas
What is the last project you worked on that you were really excited about?
The Florida cupcake range that I recently completed, it was so much fun coming up with the designs, space shuttle cupcake anyone?
Cute summery Florida cupcakes
Favourite cake flavour?
I love the versatility of the good ol' Vanilla sponge, you can dress it up with so much depending on your mood, maybe some lemon curd,maybe brush Baileys over it when its still warm out of the oven, maybe nutella, maybe big chunks of fresh strawberries , you can just go on and on- oh and all topped with lashings of the creamiest vanilla buttercream ever!!!
And finally… anything else you’re itching to tell me?
I offer a free, no obligation wedding consultation service. I will come to a venue chosen by you, bring cupcakes and help you to choose the ideal cupcake for your wedding, designing them especially for you.
Im even doing a Vegas themed wedding soon, and will be sticking Elvis on one of the cupcakes!!
Super pretty wedding cupcake - i love the pearly detail around the edge.
Thanks Alyson! I'm soo in need of a sugar fix now after all of the talk of cake, nutella, baileys and buttercream - yum!
If you love these cupcakes as much as I do and want to know more about Can Dee Cween Cupcakery, check out the website, or become a fan on Facebook!
If you'd like to be featured here please email info@goldenappledesigns.co.uk
Leah x
Golden Apple
Creative design, Stationery & Wedding Invitations Leicester
Click here to visit the site
I first spotted Can Dee Cween Cupcakery after Alyson provided these awesome skull cupcakes for the Leicester Tattoo Convention...
Super cool skull cupcakes
I then met Alyson at the Leicester Wedding Club, and found out that not only does she make amazing cupcakes but is really passionate about what she does!
I asked Alyson some questions to find out more...
Who are you?
Alyson aka. The " Can Dee Cween "
The CEO, Cleaner and CupCakery Couture Creator
What do you do?
I design, bake, make and decorate luscious little cupcakes.
Awesome cupcakes with ACDC style lettering
Is this your full time job or do you have a day job - if so what is it?
I also have a full time job developing, designing and improving drug treatment services, which does mean some long days as every cupcake is baked fresh, so Im often up and baking at 5am!!!
It is quite a strange combination, cupcakes and drugs.
What do you love most about what you do?
The look on peoples faces when they get their cupcakes, especially if I have designed them from scratch, I love to surprise people.
I also love that I'm not your usual cake baking looking kind of gal, I've got tattoos, I've got red hair, but I make little pretty things.
Pastel colours, sparkles and flowers? Yes please!
What inspires you?
My inspiration changes on an almost daily basis, I can get excited about anything, at the moment I'm totally into the idea of making the best wedding cupcakes known to man - or woman.
I love the whole vintage look that is currently so popular, the colours are totally lush, I'm currently trawling wedding shops, 2nd hand shops and even furniture stores for ideas
What is the last project you worked on that you were really excited about?
The Florida cupcake range that I recently completed, it was so much fun coming up with the designs, space shuttle cupcake anyone?
Cute summery Florida cupcakes
Favourite cake flavour?
I love the versatility of the good ol' Vanilla sponge, you can dress it up with so much depending on your mood, maybe some lemon curd,maybe brush Baileys over it when its still warm out of the oven, maybe nutella, maybe big chunks of fresh strawberries , you can just go on and on- oh and all topped with lashings of the creamiest vanilla buttercream ever!!!
And finally… anything else you’re itching to tell me?
I offer a free, no obligation wedding consultation service. I will come to a venue chosen by you, bring cupcakes and help you to choose the ideal cupcake for your wedding, designing them especially for you.
Im even doing a Vegas themed wedding soon, and will be sticking Elvis on one of the cupcakes!!
Super pretty wedding cupcake - i love the pearly detail around the edge.
Thanks Alyson! I'm soo in need of a sugar fix now after all of the talk of cake, nutella, baileys and buttercream - yum!
If you love these cupcakes as much as I do and want to know more about Can Dee Cween Cupcakery, check out the website, or become a fan on Facebook!
If you'd like to be featured here please email info@goldenappledesigns.co.uk
Leah x
Golden Apple
Creative design, Stationery & Wedding Invitations Leicester
Click here to visit the site
Monday, 16 May 2011
Say hello to the newest member of the team!
The Golden Apple team just got bigger!
Say hello to Scratch, he's 6 weeks old and is in charge of sleeping, eating, biting, and playing!
He's a border terrier with a little bit of Jack Russell in him, and is quite possibly the cutest puppy i've ever seen, which makes it very difficult when he's naughty!
We've called him Scratch as my boyfriend is a DJ - I wanted to call him McQueen (Mac for short!) but it didn't really suit him, and BF didn't really approve!
Here he is on the decks... he's not very good at mixing or scratching yet though!
Leah x
Golden Apple
Creative design, Stationery & Wedding Invitations Leicester
Click here to visit the site
Say hello to Scratch, he's 6 weeks old and is in charge of sleeping, eating, biting, and playing!
He's a border terrier with a little bit of Jack Russell in him, and is quite possibly the cutest puppy i've ever seen, which makes it very difficult when he's naughty!
We've called him Scratch as my boyfriend is a DJ - I wanted to call him McQueen (Mac for short!) but it didn't really suit him, and BF didn't really approve!
Here he is on the decks... he's not very good at mixing or scratching yet though!
Leah x
Golden Apple
Creative design, Stationery & Wedding Invitations Leicester
Click here to visit the site
Wednesday, 11 May 2011
Golden Apple ♥'s The Wedding Reporter {Supplier Focus}
Ever since I came across the Wedding Reporter a couple of months ago, I have been completely head over heels in love with the idea! As somebody who is a hopeless romantic, I think that a beautifully written report chronicling your wedding day would make such a wonderful keepsake. I love the idea of an old couple digging out their report and reading it together after many years of happy marriage, amidst tears and laughter, it really tugs at my heart strings!
I asked Emma a few questions...
♥
Who are you?
I am Emma Woodhouse, a freelance writer and creator of The Wedding Reporter, but you might know me better as Cloggins...
♥
What do you do?
I rove the country visiting the frontline of the most delicious weddings & then create an incredibly bespoke wedding report for the bride and groom. By combining my passions for writing and weddings I hope to provide newlyweds with a different type of aide-memoir in years to come. A picture may paint a thousand words, but a thousand words sure add an extra layer of texture to your memories.
Is this your full time job or do you have a day job - if so what is it?
The Wedding Reporter is just the latest string to my bow, though I hope to eventually make it my one and only. I currently work full time for English Heritage, I moonlight occasionally in my husband's pub (since we live above it I can't really avoid it) and I'm studying for my masters degree. What this means is that I've got finely tuned people skills and a whole variety of writing skills!
♥
What do you love most about what you do?
Witnessing love. There are very few occasions that are both so moving and so uplifting and it's great fun trying to transcribe that sense into words.
What inspires you?
Everything! Sometimes it's the way the sun is sitting over the buildings as I walk to work in the mornings, other times it's a really great photo or song. Pretty much anything gets my imagination going and it's this that causes the creative juices to flow. The tricky thing is trying to channel all of this into one, coherent, concise wedding report for a couple, when clearly weddings have so much in them to inspire a dreamer.
♥
What is your favourite memory?
Lying in bed chatting with my husband one night and laughing so hard that I fell out of bed.
♥
I like to treat myself to a frosty Margarita at the weekends… what’s your favourite cocktail?
I'm tee-total but I am a sucker for a Shirley Temple. The sugary sweetness sends me into a face-twitching, insomniac, hyperactive frenzy and I LOVE it.
♥
And finally… anything else you’re itching to tell me?
I've got the most awesome designer working on the booklets that finished wedding reports will end up in. I can't wait to show them off!
♥
Thanks Emma! I wonder who the awesome designer might be? ;)
I hope you've enjoyed reading this post, and that you adore this fabulous idea as much as I do! I love love love Emma's writing style, and how passionate she is about what she does.
If you you'd like to find out more about the Wedding Reporter you can do so in the following ways...
Visit the website
Follow Emma on Twitter
Become a fan on Facebook!
Look out for Leicester supplier Can Dee Cween Cupcakery on the blog next week, and if you'd like to be featured here please email info@goldenappledesigns.co.uk
Leah x
Golden Apple
Creative design, Stationery & Wedding Invitations Leicester
Click here to visit the site
I asked Emma a few questions...
♥
Who are you?
I am Emma Woodhouse, a freelance writer and creator of The Wedding Reporter, but you might know me better as Cloggins...
♥
What do you do?
I rove the country visiting the frontline of the most delicious weddings & then create an incredibly bespoke wedding report for the bride and groom. By combining my passions for writing and weddings I hope to provide newlyweds with a different type of aide-memoir in years to come. A picture may paint a thousand words, but a thousand words sure add an extra layer of texture to your memories.
Is this your full time job or do you have a day job - if so what is it?
The Wedding Reporter is just the latest string to my bow, though I hope to eventually make it my one and only. I currently work full time for English Heritage, I moonlight occasionally in my husband's pub (since we live above it I can't really avoid it) and I'm studying for my masters degree. What this means is that I've got finely tuned people skills and a whole variety of writing skills!
♥
What do you love most about what you do?
Witnessing love. There are very few occasions that are both so moving and so uplifting and it's great fun trying to transcribe that sense into words.
What inspires you?
Everything! Sometimes it's the way the sun is sitting over the buildings as I walk to work in the mornings, other times it's a really great photo or song. Pretty much anything gets my imagination going and it's this that causes the creative juices to flow. The tricky thing is trying to channel all of this into one, coherent, concise wedding report for a couple, when clearly weddings have so much in them to inspire a dreamer.
♥
What is your favourite memory?
Lying in bed chatting with my husband one night and laughing so hard that I fell out of bed.
♥
I like to treat myself to a frosty Margarita at the weekends… what’s your favourite cocktail?
I'm tee-total but I am a sucker for a Shirley Temple. The sugary sweetness sends me into a face-twitching, insomniac, hyperactive frenzy and I LOVE it.
♥
And finally… anything else you’re itching to tell me?
I've got the most awesome designer working on the booklets that finished wedding reports will end up in. I can't wait to show them off!
♥
Thanks Emma! I wonder who the awesome designer might be? ;)
I hope you've enjoyed reading this post, and that you adore this fabulous idea as much as I do! I love love love Emma's writing style, and how passionate she is about what she does.
If you you'd like to find out more about the Wedding Reporter you can do so in the following ways...
Visit the website
Follow Emma on Twitter
Become a fan on Facebook!
Look out for Leicester supplier Can Dee Cween Cupcakery on the blog next week, and if you'd like to be featured here please email info@goldenappledesigns.co.uk
Leah x
Golden Apple
Creative design, Stationery & Wedding Invitations Leicester
Click here to visit the site
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