HOLLY'S BOTANICAL INVITATIONS // ROSE TINTED DESIGN

Rose Tinted Design // Invitations

Vintage Botanicals sourced from The Graphics Fairy

My gorgeous friend is engaged to her beau and I had the pleasure of designing her party invitations for both the bridal shower, and also the engagement at Petit Bocal in Auckland.

The brief we discussed included floral elements, stark white space and a clean typeface for a dynamic yet minimalistic modern design. Holly's a bit a foodie, and I noticed on her pinterest board the inclusion of blackberries alongside other delectable nibbles. I thought they could work really well with the design, whilst complimenting the edgy style of her venue. Initially I imagined them as watercolour paintings, but the vintage botanical image I found via The Graphics Fairy was much more effective.

Event stationery is my favourite thing to design cause I love customising it to suit each client and their taste. I met Holly when we were both working for an amazing boutique company called Red Creative Event Styling. She is a beautiful, creative, encouraging soul who has such inspirational faith. Plus the girl has a great eye when it comes to all things stylish, so I really enjoyed collaborating with her on these invites.

If you are after anything similar or want to talk designs, please get in touch. x

rosetintedillustration@gmail.com 

HER STRIPES + HIS STRIPES

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A matching match. Love him so much, he's my absolute favourite.

I WOKE UP NEAR THE SEA // CHRISTMAS IN XIAMEN - CHINA

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For our Christmas break, my love (Ludwig) and I decided to do a little travelling. Our hearts settled on Xiamen, which is an island in the South East of China.. Being from New Zealand, we wanted to be by the sea as that feels more homely at a time where we really miss our families.

Christmas day was spent visiting a temple and hiking a mountain, followed by a hot chocolate / brewed coffee at the biggest Starbucks in China. We are not major café goers in NZ but there's something about the western influence that feels cosy. Especially when it's raining outside and jazzy Christmas carols are playing in the background.

For most of the time we stayed in the cobbled, boutique streets of Siming, which was a very eclectic place full of unique stores, street food (mostly seafood, which we do not like to eat) and small bars. The place was bustling and had a really great atmosphere.

We also stayed a night on the small island of Gulangyu which is where many British settlers came to live in the late 19th / early 20th centuries. Because of this, the island is filled with many European style manors, many of which were Art Deco in style.We wandered through winding streets, had a moonlit walk along the beach and overall had a wonderful little romantic getaway.

Read more about our trip on our travelling blog; Hopeful Wanderers.

ROSE TINTED INSTAGRAM // NOVEMBER

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Continuing my aim to post approximately one image a day on my instagram account. Here is a little round up of some posts in November. My feed is mostly my own content, although I always credit if something is not mine or I have worked on a collaboration. I would love for you to follow along if you like my work.

ROSE TINTED INSTAGRAM // OCTOBER

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So I'm kinda backlogging some instagram posts here. Although I haven't been blogging quite as often lately, I've been trying to post an image a day on my insta account. So feel free to follow along if you'd like to Rose Tint your feed just a little.

ROSE TINTED INSTAGRAM // AUGUST + SEPTEMBER

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The recent round up from my instagram feed. If you aren't already, feel free to follow Rose Tinted Illustration on Instagram. I love reading your comments, it is very encouraging for me! x

M E L B O U R N E

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On our way to China, my husband and I decided to have a little holiday in between. We visited the beautiful city of Melbourne which is known for being the most liveable city in the world! Initially we were hoping to go to the Gold Coast to visit Louis' sister and our two gorgeous nephews, but unfortunately it was just too expensive. So we decided on our second choice in Melbourne which was more in line with the flight path to Asia.

I have always wanted to visit Melbourne as it is renowned for being a very creative and vibrant city. There is such a great atmosphere in the Metropolis with stunning architecture in various but complimenting styles. The musicians that played on the streets were top notch and had serious talent. They were so much more than your usual buskers with a profound skill.

It was amazing to catch up with some good friends who have recently moved there from NZ in the last few months. We had dinner along the river with the sounds of an incredible jazz saxophonist providing the soundtrack for the evening. It was a truly wonderful way to spend a Saturday night.

We were so blessed to have some friends (Hi Tom & Kate!) to house us during our stay in a close by suburb of Bacchus Marsh. Louis had previously stayed with them on a work trip when a few teachers and some students had crossed the ditch to visit their sister school. They really went above and beyond to make us feel at home. Kate even took a day off work to take us to the Zoo and Manor House at Werribee Park.

We had such a great time in Melbourne and I would highly recommend a visit if you haven't already. The CBD is easy to get around and we took great advantage of the free tram service that loops around the inner city. There is so much to see and do!

BLOOM // CARNATIONS

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So I know I said I would disappear for a couple of months, but I think just one month was long enough for me to get settled into living in China. I'm excited to get back into blogging and creating new work.

So far I have completed two weeks of working as an English teacher in the city of Wuhan. I'm really enjoying helping the gorgeous kids learn a new language. This past week we had a national "Teacher's Day" celebration where the children bring their Teacher's gifts such flowers and chocolates (two of my favourite things!).The pictured carnations are just a few of the many flowers I was given.

I'm enjoying being creative again (one month is too long). I have already picked up some watercolour paints and happily spent the majority of my Saturday working on some wedding invitations for a beautiful friend.

My husband Louis and I also ventured to Melbourne, Australia on our way to China, and I look forward to sharing some of the images from our trip here soon.

ROSE TINTED INSTAGRAM

Rose Tinted Illustration // on Instagram

I'm on instagram! Your welcome to follow me by viewing my profile here. I've had it for a little while but haven't really put it to good use until recently. I can see why people love it so much! I love following other creatives and seeing what they post. I love beautiful imagery and this is a constant source of inspiration.

I'm trying to update it once daily which has been a good way for me to keep a creative discipline. I've been balancing my feed between photography, illustration, design and flower crowns to give it some differentiation.

OH SO PRETTY INSTAGRAM PICTURES

All images from the Oh So Pretty Blog Instagram

I'm so in love with how Victoria from Oh So Pretty Blog takes her photographs and her instagram is just as beautiful! Lots of crisp white space with beautifully composed objects, the occasional inclusion of sorbet or candy floss pink, and touches of grey that are as gentle and non-obtrusive as a delicate 2B pencil sketch.

I've only just joined instagram (Rose Tinted Illustration on Instagram) since I now have a smarty pants phone which is capable in taking nice photographs. I'm only interested in taking lovely pictures so I'm getting inspired by some of my favourite image makers. I see it as another creative tool, and it's just another thing that satisfies my image obsession! I love the gushing feeling you get when you see something that is "oh so pretty.."