Sweethearts (and I've Been Tagged)

Hello, ladies and gentlemen! Let me introduce you to the Fowlkes family sweethearts, Jaycie Ann and Hannah Li. Aren't they sweet? I've been away from graphic design projects for awhile, since travelling to China during the holidays and getting readjusted to life with baby in this new year has taken quite a bit of time. I plan to ease slowly back into creative endeavors, as soon as I work to figure out how to get dressed before noon. I created this design to include in the many thank you notes I'm writing to those who've helped welcome Hannah home.

On a side note, I've been tagged! I was tagged (first time ever, BTW) by a fellow adoptive blogger mom at Dumplings Three and asked to list six strange things about myself. Since my other blog is more personal, I'm going to list it over here.

China Blossom Babies

Happy Birthday, Dear Dori!

Another Christmas Baby Announcement!

Christmas Announcement

Referral Announcement New Style

Another Little Dragonfly

Recent Referrals

Hannah's Collage

My Own Darling Daughter's Referral Announcement

Inspiration: Finally seeing our daughter's beautiful face! Hannah's Chinese name "Fu" is a nickname for lotus flower. The photo of the flower on her announcement was taken on a recent trip to Longwood Gardens with my sister Jennifer. The color of her name and the background match her nursery.

We're in love!

My E-mail Address

Need to contact me? E-mail me at ashleyfowlkes@yahoo.com! I think there's a better way of putting this on my site, but I'm not the most experienced blogger in the world, and I don't have time right now to dig for the information. Leave a comment if you've got a better way! Thanks!

A Fun Design

This was a fun one to create. I used a part of the original snapshot to create border on the left of the image. The picture of the cat artist was hanging on the wall of the room Keelyn was photographed in, and I just cropped it, copied it, and flipped every other one for the pattern effect. This sweet girl, now 3 and a half, will soon be welcoming home a baby sister. I look forward to doing that announcement as well!

Referrals Are Coming Soon!

In celebration...

Quote for Library Lovers

I designed this (sans the "designed by" tag line) for a fellow librarian, whose blog can be found here, and whose Cafe Press store can be found here.

Join Us for Coffee

This poster was created for a Wednesday night activity Lee hosts for the youth group.

The Fejes' Good Fortune

The personalized "Love in Two Languages" poem and referral announcement were created for a July Dragonfly family. Congrats to them!

Down to Business

E-mail me at ashleyfowlkes@yahoo.com for ordering information.

New Yahoo! Group?

Maybe.

Manly Monograms

Two versions of possibilities for the Sam man. (For some reason, these look grey, but I created them black and white. Hmmm...)

Another Sweet Referral

Another of my online friends received a photo of her beautiful daughter, who is now waiting to meet her in China! I used an image from her blog (the top transparent image of a daffodil leaning over in the snow) as part of the design and basis for the poem.