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wedding invitations - Fireflies

Tags: wedding invitations, mason jar, bell jar, vintage jar, rustic charm, fireflies, lightening bugs, country, farm

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Inspired by vintage mason jars and the twinkling lights of fireflies in the summer. The jar itself is hand-drawn.

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wedding invitations, mason jar, bell jar, vintage jar, rustic charm, fireflies, lightening bugs, country, farm

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mocha, tan, white, soft yellow

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Adios Script, Nofret, Adobe Jenson Pro

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submitted on:

Feb 17 2010

Edited on:

Mar 25 2010

average score:

3.49

comments:

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wedding invitations - Fireflies by cadence paige design

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posted by cadence paige design on 2010-02-17 22:37:40
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Totally open to suggestions/feedback!

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posted by Design Lotus on 2010-02-17 23:54:16
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Your design is suffering from too many good ideas. I would simplify by nixing the jars and the barn board bg. My favorite elements are of the fireflies. The jars, although super cute- They are conflicting with the formal style of the fonts and swashes.

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posted by cadence paige design on 2010-02-18 05:52:31
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I know, I know...too many things. But I heart Mason Jars. :) What if I lost the barn board and fine-tuned the jars? (they're FPO sketches right now) Worth a shot or move on? Thanks!

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posted by Sara Heilwagen on 2010-02-18 07:16:39
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I like the barn theme, perhaps if you lightened the color of the mason jars they wouldn't compete with the text as much

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posted by Tickled Ink on 2010-02-18 08:38:10
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I love your designs. The pink lemonade is super cute. I think if you lightened the board so that it is not such a strong element, and then made the jars the same color as the text. There are too many beautiful elements competing with each other. I think also maybe the swashes do not go with the barn theme- although you can find something that will to bring it all together and still be formal enough for a wedding invite. Something that looks similar to a barn wedding type of look. Maybe draw it- since you drew the others and they will all go together. Just my thoughts :). Good job, though- the colors are lovely and I love your ideas!!

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posted by cadence paige design on 2010-02-18 10:59:14
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Thanks everyone - I appreciate the extra eyes! I'm going to keep playing.

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posted by Tickled Ink on 2010-02-18 13:51:19
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This looks great! Much better!!!

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posted by Believe Notes on 2010-02-18 14:17:52
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I love this version!

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posted by Lisa Razza on 2010-02-18 14:31:29
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I LOVE the jar and the fireflies- very cute. I'd be curious to see how this looked if the colors used were a bit more natural/outdoorsy- that might match the theme and informal quality of the jar.

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posted by Design Lotus on 2010-02-18 14:48:49
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Great rework! I adore the jar and the fireflies. I think the gray kinda throws me off a little. I might try a dark bark (dark choc + gray) color.

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posted by cadence paige design on 2010-02-18 14:59:18
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Thanks guys! Seems like everything I try, either the jar or the fireflies get lost....I"ll continue to play.

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posted by Believe Notes on 2010-02-18 16:01:01
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I love this exactly the way it is! the only problem is that I had a similar design, so I need to tweak mine!!

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posted by Three Kisses Studio on 2010-02-18 16:04:39
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Love the design but the grey throws me off. Not sure what to suggest however!! Great job.

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posted by SunnyJuly on 2010-02-18 19:18:07
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YES! much better. Love the single jar and the formatting of the type. Didn't mind the swirls at first, but this is cleaner. I love the idea of brown and blue too.

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posted by SimpleTe Design on 2010-02-18 22:10:22
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great improvement ... one jar was the way to go! i would simplify the design even more by removing the borders, it would be as if the lightning bugs could fly off the page.

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posted by cadence paige design on 2010-02-19 05:17:01
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Wow! Thanks everyone for taking the time to leave feedback! You've been so helpful. I'm going to leave it as is for now and take a break from it. :) Thanks again.

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posted by Jessica Strayer on 2010-02-19 08:02:29
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just love it!

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posted by Carrie ONeal on 2010-02-19 08:17:33
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This is beautiful! Great work!!!!! It's fun to see how this design has progressed thru the feedback! It's a gorgeous solution.

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posted by connors creative on 2010-02-19 08:21:47
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darling. And so original.

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posted by Jennifer Postorino on 2010-02-19 10:42:07
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i like the changes! reads much better :) great job!!!

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posted by uphill industries on 2010-02-19 11:06:28
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I think the artwork on this is gorgeous. Nice work!

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posted by Pretty in Paper on 2010-02-19 11:12:01
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So beautiful and original!!!

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posted by Two Pooch Paperie on 2010-02-19 11:24:51
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just noticed the rework of this and it looks really nice, great job. I love mason jars too. What a great idea.

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posted by SunnyJuly on 2010-02-20 12:23:39
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love the color change! BEAUTIFUL!

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posted by Sarah Brown on 2010-02-21 07:46:20
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Such a cute idea! Love the mason jar!

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posted by Bridget Collins on 2010-02-22 04:11:58
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Beautiful!

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posted by Sandhya Rao on 2010-02-25 12:45:17
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Love the concept! I am sure this would be a win as well :) Goodluck!

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posted by Jessica Bishop on 2010-02-25 13:27:14
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love the illustration. very nice!

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posted by Echo on 2010-02-26 11:08:24

This is a really great concept! I had an evening outdoor wedding last June and these would have been my pick. I was worried all of the little kids would get bored, but the caught fireflies during the entire reception. :)

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posted by Unless Someone Like You on 2010-02-26 21:06:06
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it's going to look great in print AND in other colors - wonderful concept and execution!

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posted by Gakemi Art+Design on 2010-03-01 06:06:34
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Beautiful work and unique from other submissions. The "love" on the mason jar is just clever.

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posted by cadence paige design on 2010-03-01 06:53:13
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Thanks everyone! :)

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posted by Design Lotus on 2010-03-01 07:07:52
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I love the progression of this design from start to finish. One more little suggestion - I photoshoped out the 'We' at the top - I don't think you need it. =)

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posted by cadence paige design on 2010-03-01 12:57:49
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Thanks Amy! I get what you're saying and I agree with either way. But I actually prefer the "We" at the top for now so I can play off the two fireflies. My personal preference but the suggestion is much appreciated!

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posted by Megan Bryan on 2010-03-02 14:59:52
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I adore this design!

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posted by Elena Kloppenburg on 2010-03-04 23:03:27
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magical! great design...

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posted by .Laura Hippe. on 2010-03-04 23:17:50
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I'm really sad that I didn't see earlier versions of this design! It's turned out absolutely wonderful, though! I love the idea, I love the design, I love what you've done with the type. Very well done!

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posted by Up Up Creative on 2010-03-06 12:18:54
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this is such a wonderful invitation. i just know that any wedding it's attached to would be magical.

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posted by beth perry DESIGN on 2010-03-07 15:54:36
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Love the twinkly fireflies, Paige! Very magical and sweet design and great illustration - that jar is awesome. I want to go to this wedding!

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posted by Oscar & Emma on 2010-03-08 08:55:36
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great jar illustration and twinkling fireflies :)

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posted by Hello & Co. on 2010-03-08 18:44:16
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This is really lovely. My favorite so far!

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posted by Unless Someone Like You on 2010-03-12 14:06:58
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5!

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posted by Carrie ONeal on 2010-03-12 18:36:09
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Again!! Great! Great work! I'm pulling for you!

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posted by beka on 2010-03-14 18:39:10

i LOVE this design as is! :)

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posted by kelli hall on 2010-03-15 04:55:47
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very pretty and unique

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posted by Amanda Baird on 2010-03-16 09:07:18
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very sweet....

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posted by Lynn on 2010-03-16 20:54:52

love this one!

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posted by Ashley on 2010-03-23 18:55:31

Paige! Can I order these from you? They're great!

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posted by Ashley on 2010-03-24 05:31:16

I LOVE! this design! Novel! Perfect for an evening lowcountry wedding!

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posted by matt on 2010-03-24 14:41:16

Very nice. Paige. If I ever get married again, you are hired.

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posted by cadence paige design on 2010-03-28 06:20:23
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Thanks everyone for all the amazing feedback and kind words! :)

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posted by hannahcloud DESIGN on 2010-04-06 05:01:59
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Congratulations! WELL DESERVED!

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posted by Karen Glenn on 2010-04-06 08:39:05
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Congratulations, Paige! Such a fun concept :)

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posted by Paper Dahlia on 2010-04-06 09:25:42
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Congrats! A beautiful design!

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posted by SimpleTe Design on 2010-04-06 10:25:57
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Congrats on your win ... such a great illustration!

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posted by kelli hall on 2010-04-06 11:24:47
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congrats paige! this is so magical and beautiful!

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posted by Karen Glenn on 2010-04-06 12:22:06
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Congratulations, Paige--such a great concept!

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posted by Amanda Larsen Design on 2010-04-08 11:05:45
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Congratulations on your winning design! This is a lovely and unique approach!

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posted by Oscar & Emma on 2010-04-08 19:25:35
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Congratulations, Paige!!

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posted by Oscar & Emma on 2010-04-08 19:26:29
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Congratulations, Paige! Go C-Bus!

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posted by Kaitlin on 2011-04-12 08:54:32

Hey Cadence, I love your work. I wanted to ask you a question about your designs. Would you mind contacting me at kait.burke@yahoo.com? Thank so much!

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