What’s really awesome is that now Aperture is even more accessible. You can download it right form the App Store on your Mac and for only $79.99. Super cheap right? Despite my complete Apple fandom, I am a Lightroom user though, I can’t deny it. Maybe someday I will make the switch. I started with Aperture and we broke up since Lightroom was easier for me when Aperture was in its infancy. It has come leaps and bounds, and if you want training on it, Sara’s DVD’s are definitely the way to go! Oh, you want your training instantly? You can download everything too! I made the adorable buttons on her store site as well. Check it out.

Ok, enough with the cuddling… How could we be surrounded by all that snow and not have a snowball fight? We are so mature!

Here’s hoping you had a wonderful holiday season filled with your loved ones! And to a wonderful 2011!!

The main thing keeping me busy, however, has been a personal project. If you follow me on Twitter, you already know. In about two months, I expect my internet presence to slow down even more for a little while… Of course, being as controlling as I am, my mom knew I would want to be involved in my shower invitation  :) Since we couldn’t find exactly what we wanted, I had to make it  :) ProDPI did a fantastic job with the printing!

I absolutely LOVE argyle! Unfortunately, the people who design things for babies, don’t think argyle is cute unless it is in pastels (not a huge fan). So the baby shower ended up being the end of the road for my argyle decor (for now). But it was only the beginning for the love of monkeys!

Of course I needed perfectly coordinated thank you cards. This time around there was a request for an elephant…

A bit more argyle, and possibly one of our favorite pictures of Bean so far on the back  :)

The best part of all of this for me was the Christmas present I received from ProDPI. They requested the thank you card as a sample. Yay!

We are sticking with jungle animals and since I couldn’t find the argyle that I wanted, I switched to the next best pattern… polka dots. More to come, I am sure…

Break Even is a micro-label based out of Philadelphia, Pa. It was founded in 1997 by my husband! When he went back to school, BE had to calm down a bit. But recently it has been going strong with quite a few recent releases.

Please take a minute to check out the Break Even site. Or better yet, add yourself as a fan on the Facebook page. There can’t be a custom URL through Facebook until Break Even has 1000 fans…so tell all your friends!!! And please let us know what you think of the new BE look!

Is there anyone else out there using a Facebook page to promote your business? I would love to hear your thoughts on this!

This is my FAVORITE part though!!!

Jessica is a pediatric physical therapist. Check out her site!

When Chelsea found out I was a graphic designer, one of the first thing she asked me was if I could help them create a vector from a sketch. Not a typical request, but it was nice that she knew what a vector was, and that she needed one Alice Dake had created a sketch for them that was simply beautiful. I was honored to be able to be involved in helping them create their new look, and I simply love it.

original artwork by Alice Dake, trademark design by Angelique Buckley

When they couldn’t decide on a final color for both of them, Chelsea came over for a bit and we played around to create a few samples for her and Elizabeth. Chelsea ended up with fuchsia and Elizabeth with lavender. The slight yellow background of the cards and the rounded corners are the perfect finishing touches to match the look and feel of the store. And I love that they went with 100% recycled paper!

Be sure to check out Alice ! And remember – designer’s don’t always have to work with a completely blank slate.