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PEACH ROSE, MINT EUCALYPTUS & BLUE HYDRANGEA FLOWER CROWNS // FOR NYSSA

Rose Tinted Flower Crowns

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When my beautiful friend Nyssa sent me the inspirational photos for her wedding floral, I was swooning. I couldn't wait to get out there to start finding the silk blooms so I could start making the floral pieces for her bridal party. It's such a creative combination of colours and floral that is extraordinarily different to anything I've seen. And I've seen quite a bit thanks mostly to Pinterest & Instagram.

I used peachy pink David Austin roses, peach & pink miniature roses, tulips, blue hydrangea, as well as some silver toned greenery such as eucalyptus and rabbit's ear.

If you are itching to see how the blushing bride looked on her big day, I've recently shared an image to my Facebook page that you can check out.

Get in touch if you are after a flower crown or hair piece! I love custom creating these beauties. x
rosetintedillustration@gmail.com

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 

ROSE TINTED INSTAGRAM // NOVEMBER

Rose Tinted Instagram

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

 Rose Tinted Instagram

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

Rose Tinted Instagram

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

ROSE TINTED ILLUSTRATION // ABSENT FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS

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As you may know by now, I am relocating to China with my hubby to teach English! So I'm going to be taking a break from Rose Tinted for a couple of months or so. This means I won't be posting for awhile, nor will I be making flower crowns to order. I will also be missing from my social media (facebook, instagram) If you would like to see more of my work, you can always scroll back to some of my older posts.

My NZ friends, I have a range of illustration prints and flower crowns available to purchase from Tiny Space Store in Auckland City (St Kevins Arcade, K'rd).

You're welcome to email or message for an enquiry or just to say hello, I'm just unsure how long it will take me to reply. I apologise for this if it causes any inconvenience.

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.

ROSE TINTED FLOWER CROWN // CUSTOM ORDER DEADLINE

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If you have been thinking of ordering a custom Rose Tinted Flower Crown, then you will need to message or email (rosetintedillustration@gmail.com) by the end of July with your order. I'll also need to know your head size and colour/flower preferences along with any flower crown imagery that you're swooning over!

I'm moving to China to teach English with my husband Louis. I will be taking a two month break to settle in and find the resources I need to keep making these beauties.

Thanks petals! I look forward to creating you something pretty!! x

VENTURE TO THE BEACH // WINTER GETAWAY

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Port Waikato Beach

My husband Louis & I just come back from a winter getaway with our good friends Nathan & Ashley. We initially started in Ruakaka, which is a beautiful beach side town up North on the East Coast of New Zealand. Nathan's family has a Bach there. We went away to spend quality time with our friends before we leave to China but also so I could take Nathan & Ashleys engagement photo's! (Watch this space).

We then ventured to Port Waikato where Louis' family friends own a cute Bach close to the sand dunes. These photos were taken at Port Waikato Beach with it's vast space and West Coast black sand. On our littl getaway we went on little adventures and had some indoor time with games and lots of cups of hot chocolate/tea. As avid Lord of the Rings fans, we watched a film each night (but we skipped the Fellowship and opted for the last two for the epic battle scenes). The weather was grey and windy/rainy most of the time. Not ideal engagement photo weather, mostly cause of the wind. But we managed to get a couple of photo shoots in which I'm looking forward to sharing with you!

This road trip reminded me of just how much I love NZ and how beautiful this country is! I feel blessed to live here. It was a great time with good friends, good tunes, good food and good times.

ROSE TINTED LOGO DESIGN

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Awhile ago I painted these peonies just for fun and then I made it into a possible logo design. Now I'm contemplating a whole re-brand... What do you think?

THE BRIDEMAIDS CLUB // ROSE TINTED ILLUSTRATED PACKAGING

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You may have already seen this image on my facebook page or on my instagram but I just thought I'd share it here too! This is the illustrated brown paper bags I created for the Flower Crowns of the beautiful Esther-Faith and her bridesmaids. We did this sweet thing where she came up with three words to describe each of her bridesmaids and I wrote it as part of the design.

I love gift wrapping and so I tend to go all out, which you will know if you have ever purchased a Rose Tinted Flower Crown. I also like to use vintage vogue pattern pieces as tissue paper for a nice touch.

I have to wait patiently until post wedding to share photos of the flower crowns, but I can tell you now that they are some of my favourite creations.

WE'RE GOING TO CHINA!

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Exciting news!! My husband and I are going to China to teach English in Wuhan for 1-2 years! We leave in a couple of months and are greatly looking forward to this adventure.

I'm particularly excited for the flower markets which apparently are really inexpensive. I'll hope to have fresh flowers in our apartment all the time. Plus I'll get to make flower crowns from fresh flowers! Yay! Apparently the Antique Markets are amazing as well as the art store which is not far from our school. I'm excited to go shopping! Though I hope everything is not too short on me as I am quite tall.

We're excited to live in a city. To be able to walk down to the streets and enjoy dining out more. Though Wuhan is known for it's spicy food, and I am known for not enjoying having my taste buds aflame. (I''ve learnt how to say "No Spice" in Mandarin).

I'm excited to take photo's and to embrace the culture and the warm hearted people. I'm really looking forward to teaching as well. Without adding another year onto my degree, it's not something I would be able to do in New Zealand. But being able to do it short term is going to be an amazing experience. My husband Louis is a professional teacher, so he will be able to give me many tips along the way. The students in China are known for being eager to learn which will help me immensely. We also teach with a Chinese teacher in the same class so I'm not doing it alone.

The weather there is extreme heat in summer, and very cold in Winter. I've never experienced such big extremes in temperature so it's making me really contemplate what I pack in my suitcase. I'm trying to think natural fibres like cotton and silk for summer, and warm knits, merino wool, duck down feather jackets, and a good rain coat for winter. I love to pack, to make lists and think ahead to what adventures I'll need them for. But it's also sad packing our lives away here though I know it will not be forever.

We will miss our families and friends LIKE CRAZY. But we are so blessed to have skype, email, viber and all these other forms of media that can connect us with them.

I will continue with this blog, and I am looking to set up an etsy store to sell my flower crowns and illustration prints. So I will not be going away, in fact my content will only get more enriched as I travel and experience new things! :) x

"YOU'RE MY SWEETHEART" // HAND PAINTED ILLUSTRATIVE DESIGN

Photographs by Stephan and Nakita

You may remember last month we had our Anniversary shoot with our good friends Stephan & Nakita who are such talented photographer's and a wonderful pair.

I wanted to design some stationery to go with the shoot. I have been so in love with gorgeous floral invitations which I have documented on my Typography & Invitation Design pin board. I adore the look of pastel paint on brown paper (for this I used an exceptional metallic piece). I painted pale mint leaves with soft pink ranunculus blooms and white lily of the valley to frame the paper. I used a handwritten script font in white to convey a message for my beloved.

I would love to recreate this as a wedding invite! I would put the couple's name in the same script type I used for the wording and add the information in the lower right quadrant in a clean, capitalised font (sans serif for sure). I love to design wedding stationery, so flick me an email (rosetintedillustration@gmail.com) if you would like a custom illustrated design. It doesn't have to be a wedding either, I can design for any occasion such as a 21st or special birthday, a baby shower or an anniversary. I'd love to hear from you!

THE CRAFT MARKET // A ROSE TINTED STALL

Rose Tinted Photography, Illustration & Design

I had such a wonderful time at the craft market at Ponsonby Art Station on the weekend! It was really lovely meeting many wonderful people and I felt so encouraged by the kind words and compliments of my work. I had a great time styling my stall with my creations and it was nice to be in a sunny room. It was a fantastic venue for a market with many rooms for the exhibitors. I loved meeting and talking with the other amazing vendors and overall it was just a really great day! Thanks to Laura Giddey for organising this event, hopefully there will be more to come!

Thanks to my beautiful friend Soo Jeong for posing for a pic of her in a Rose Tinted Crown that matched her lipstick!

ROSE TINTED BUSINESS CARDS!

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I'm so excited for my new business cards!! I've been thinking of this design for awhile, but it wasn't until recently that I've had them printed with Vistaprint (who I'd highly recommend) . I've had them done just in time for the craft market tomorrow! Don't be shy, come visit me and take a business card away with you!

I'm going to be doing a giveaway on my Facebook page  starting tomorrow! So keep an eye out, it will be a like and share this image to win an A4 illustration print.

CRAFT MARKET // PREPARATION

(c) Photography, Flower Crowns & Illustration by Rose Tinted 

I've been busy preparing for the upcoming Craft Market at Ponsonby Art Station this Saturday (10th May from 10-3pm). Art Station is the big beautiful red brick building at the top of Ponsonby Road (behind the BP petrol station). It will be a great opportunity to get those last minute gifts for Mother's Day on Sunday.

I've been getting new illustrations printed, crafting more flower crowns, designing packaging and preparing the styling of my stall. Needless to say, I'm very excited to be a part of this!

I've come up with a few other ideas of what you can do in Ponsonby! I recommend starting the day with a trip to The Lane in Ponsonby Central. It's a combined eatery and food market with many cafés and restaurants to choose from. It's perfect for all meals, and has a great vibe. Ponsonby Road is a great street to go shopping on, and features many stores of the best New Zealand designers and gorgeous homeware stores. My favourite store is The Yellow Brick Road Boutique, which is close to Ponsonby Central. Just make sure you start at the Craft Market!!