Mrs. Lemon, Los Angeles/Monterey
Age and Occupation in 06: 26, Graduate Student (Public Policy)
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 29, Environmental Consultant
Engagement Date: April 7, 2006
Wedding Date: July 7, 2007
Venue: Rosary Chapel & Monterey Marriott, Monterey, CA
About Me: My FI and I met online, but we like to tell people that we met at a "cookie shop" which is the technical location of our first encounter. He proposed exactly 1 year, 1 month and 6 days after our first date (it's the only part of his proposal speech that I remember), and we're planning long-distance from Los Angeles for a July wedding in my hometown of Monterey, CA. I have a passion for all things "cool, cute and quirky" and I enjoy video games, reading blogs (WeddingBee, trashy celeb, consumer & political) and crafting in my spare time, if I have any!
Surprising Myself
March 8th, 2007 @ 1:33 pm by Mrs. Lemon
Remember those invitation maps I designed awhile back for my guests? I finally got to the point where I really liked them enough to declare them ¢¢â€š¬…”done¢¢â€š¬? and stopped tinkering with the design. And then I started printing them out last night¢¢â€š¬¦ and I almost cried tears of DIY joy!
I’m absolutely in awe and in love with them. I tried my best to capture the unique way the ink printed on my textured paper, so hopefully you can see the variations in the color!
Now I can only cross my fingers and hope that my other 5 designs turn out just as well!!!
And for those that inquired about instructions for my method… I’ll be sharing the methods to my design maddness very soon!
13 Responses to “Surprising Myself”
They are really beautiful! You are so talented.
I really really like your maps. I can definately tell the differences in color on the textured paper.
great idea, so artistic and unique! this should ensure that none of your guests have to stop and ask for directions. that should make the guys happy 
It looks so great!! I am very impressed!
I can’t wait for those instructions! I’m on the edge of my seat!
I saw a couple of other ladies looking for a way to design maps… I used Microsoft Visio and did the same thing (pasted my google map inside and traced over it) and visio even gives you all of the shapes needed to design a map- highway signs, compass, etc. I got so carried away, I even did my site maps for my coordinator for the reception, cocktail hour and ceremony!
i love the little icons and the map is great. i can see the texture on the paper. can’t wait for the instructions, how can i do that? Great job!
Are you printing these on your home printer? Will ink be a consideration? They look fab!
I love, I love!!! I want, I want!!
Those look so nice! Did you use an ink jet printer or laser printer to print on your textured paper? I have been having trouble getting the ink to stick on my textured paper for my RSVP cards (I used a laser printer). I’m wondering if ink jet printer might be better since the ink is ’sprayed out’.
Miss Emerald - I’m very lucky that my ink usage is a free courtesy but it is printed on a home laser printer
Cherry Blossom - Have you tried changing the paper choice in your options? I had horrible toner shadows on my first print, so I changed the paper to “heavy cardstock” and everything worked great!
They look amazing And by the way, your knot bio is equally amazing!
