The Building Bridges Art Celebration and Auction is next week!  This truly unique event features silent and live auctions with work from professional artists as well as the clients enrolled in the amazing Arc of the Arts program. The save the date, invitation and program were designed by LLB Designs through the Doing our Part Program. The save the date and the front of the invitation feature the piece “Four Lightning Strikes” by Arc of...

Arc of the Arts is an amazing Austin organization that offers art and music classes to adults with developmental disabilities. We’ve volunteered with the program in the past and absolutely love it, so it was exciting when they asked for some help with the design of their Building Bridges gala materials. And as if the project itself wasn’t exciting enough, we also got to use amazing artwork from both local professional artists and...

This invite is a custom design for a Texas girl living in the midwest. A red, white and blue color palette printed on paper bag craft paper gives it a youthful, western feel without getting cutesy. No word yet on if the little one will be a cowboy or a cowgirl, but we here at LLB Designs have our suspicions…

This lucky little two-year old got to have a Gymboree birthday party, complete with cake, parachute time and bubbles. The invitations set the tone for the good times ahead with fun, girly colors, playful shapes and casual fonts. The overall effect is cute and age appropriate — with nary a princess or unicorn in sight. (Not that we don’t love a good princess now and then).

Ah, the lingerie shower. There is nothing like planning a party that has to somehow combine class and underwear to challenge even the most capable of hostesses. Fortunately it is possible and these little invitations are a great start. Combining black with shades of pink creates a look that is sophisticated but not too racy, while flirty typography and girly details such as polka dots and bows add a touch of whimsical fun.

This fiesta engagement party called for some fun, colorful invitations that didn’t resort to cliche sombrero and pinata clip art. Bright primary colors and a stylish floral design set the tone for the party and the cute square shape framed the artwork. The bride and groom are dog lovers, so a small, subtle silhouette of their super cute pups was incorporated onto the back of the invitation. This gave it that little bit of personalization...