I love working with fellow mom entrepreneurs who are fun, professional and just GET the importance of branding. Working with Pauline Campos, AKA Aspiring Mama, was so much fun I honestly felt like designing her business cards was a true gift! Pauline’s energy and excitement for what she does (she’s a writer) fed into my own creativity in designing her new business cards.
Pauline and I met at Bloggy Boot Camp in Phoenix, where she told me she was in need for cards in a couple of weeks for an upcoming writer’s conference. A few emails, four design options, and some Twitter DMs later, and this is the end result:
Pauline is a super nice, outgoing person with a unique writing style. She needed cards to help her stand out from the throngs of other writers at conferences. I had fun creating this notebook design, incorporating handwritten font. We originally discussed having holes die-cut on the cards, but to save quite a bit on costs Pauline can also use a craft hole punch for the three holes on the side, making the cards truly look like notebook paper and helping add a special little somethin’ somethin’ to make them stand out even more.
Pauline had a great idea for copy on the back, which helps emphasize her brand as a mother writer. Check out her Web site, which was redesigned by the wonderful Becca Ludlum to match the look of her new business cards.
It is truly a JOY to work with amazing women entrepreneurs. Good luck at the conference, Pauline!
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We love working with and developing lasting relationships with local companies and mom-owned businesses. We’ve worked with Erin Shirey for the past few years, first as she ran Baby Boot Camp in Portland, Oregon, and then as she launched Power Fitness PDX. This past winter, Erin moved her family and her business down to Alameda, California and we’ve had the amazing opportunity to help her re-launch her business in her new town! We reworked her business cards, created mailing labels and two promotional postcards for her: one general promotional card and one Mother’s Day specific postcard.
If you’re in the Alameda, California area, check out Power Fitness PDX. Erin is a powerhouse who will get you moving and keep you motivated! She’s also an amazing mama and wonderful business woman and friend.
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The opportunity to work with amazing not-for-profit programs is one of the joys of what we do at Urban Bliss. Recently, I had the chance to work with New Routes to Community Health, a not-for-profit organization based in Madison, Wisconsin. With eight distinct projects based in different cities across the United States which focus on helping different immigrant populations, New Routes aims to use the power of local media made by immigrants to improve the health of immigrants. Working with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Prichard Communications and MasComm Associates, I designed a series of marketing materials for New Routes, including an all-purpose presentation folder, a general information brochure, and individual informational inserts for each of the eight projects. Check them out and support them as you can: www.NewRoutes.org.
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We love helping folks launch something new, whether it’s a new service, new product, or new blog. We recently had the good fortune of working with Brenna Burke who owns Clementine NW to help her launch a new blog, Almost All the Truth.
We designed a blog header + 3 blog badges.
Brenna is an amazing mom to three adorable kids in Portland, Oregon and is very active in working to keep our kids safe through educating others about the environment and products that are in our children’s lives. Be sure to check out her new blog Almost All the Truth!
PS: If you attended Bloggy Boot Camp in Phoenix, we’re offering a Blog Header + Badge special just for you! One blog header + 3 blog badges for just $125 (regularly packaged at $265) E-mail Marlynn today & ask about the Bloggy Boot Camp special!
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When you see Lisa Leonard’s gorgeous Web site with her amazingly beautiful hand-stamped jewelry, you can’t help but fall in love. I had the good fortune of meeting, rooming with, and speaking with Lisa at Bloggy Boot Camp in Phoenix last weekend, and the woman behind the jewelry is even more stunning in person, both inside and out.
I’m a self-professed jewelry addict. I tend to lean toward the chunky statement pieces but sometimes I just need a little somethin’ somethin’ that is light, delicate and still makes a subtle statement. Lisa Leonard’s pieces do just that. They are meticulously hand-stamped and what I love most is how she adds such a unique touch to all of her designs. In a world gone hand-stamped wild, Lisa maintains her company’s integrity and style with such grace and beauty. The photo above is of a lovely necklace that she so very thoughtfully & kindly gave me (I am wearing it right now as I type this!). I love it!
Check out her beautiful custom necklaces, inspired necklaces, bracelets, men’s line, and other goodies, and be sure to check out her sweet blog. I meet hundreds of business women each year, and while they are all incredible in their own way, Lisa’s authenticity and genuine kind-hearted nature truly shines in all that she does: in her blog, her jewelry, her life. She is a wonderful example for all mom entrepreneurs.
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