turquoise little girl birth announcements

my friend shannon is truly a one of a kind gal.  this girl has a closet to die for (see the amazing tibi dress i am donning in my blog profile pic - borrowed from shannon), a memory like a steel trap and the ability to juggle approximately 47 different things without missing a beat.  oh, and she makes a killer mixed drink.  be wary if she's pouring the liquor!  or, know that you are in for a really fun night. 

every so often i'll be in the mall, perusing some threads or in the car listening to the radio and i'll either see a shirt or hear a song that is just so SHANNON that i know she must either already own the shirt or have the song on her itunes.  i ususally check with her about the songs and i'm right.  my girl has a distinct style, and a great one at that.

so when we sat down to get her birth announcement underway, she was drawn to this "blue raspberry" color (that's what the paper manufacturer called it...not me. seriously, what is a blue raspberry aside from a slushie flavor?  do they even exist?).  i should have seen it coming a mile away.  i mean, if shannon were a color, this would be it.  it was spot on for the task at hand, a fabulous way of announcing her adorable daughter, ann palmer.

we printed the announcement in thermography, and lined the envelope with a pattern that matched perfectly.  shannon also tucked in a 3.5" x 5" picture of the little beauty in the envelope behind the announcement.

to make life easy for the new mama, we printed the return address on the back flap on the envelope, incorporating the script font of the monogram as well as the block font too!

with this announcement and her mama's superb flair, how could she not grow up to be a little style maven?

also, it's not too late to enter for the giveaway!

xo