HAPPY EASTER WEEKEND!

Hope you all have a lovely Easter weekend! 

XOXO 

NEW GREETING CARDS IN THE SHOP!

I've listed a few new single cards.  When I take photos like this, it makes me so happy to see how my line is coming together. Crunch time to NSS (less than two months away) and I'm still over here painting my buns off. Lots more to share soon. 

Shop them right here

XOXO

NEW IN THE SHOP

Just a quick little update today, there are a few new cards in the shop that I am so excited about.  Easter and a few new birthdays are coming soon! 

Check them out here

Hope your week is going great! 

XO 

LATELY : SOME WORKS IN PROGRESS

Hello! I have been slow to catch up on the blog this month but I have some sort of okay excuses:

  Client work has been at it's busiest as I work with brides for spring weddings. I've got some stylish, design loving gals right now and I couldn't be more excited about making their wedding stationery visions come to life. Plus a few other interesting client projects I'll be sharing soon.  

I am also finalizing the last bit of designs I will be showing at NSS in May.  I am so excited to get everything I've been working on to the printer and see the final products.  The above photos are some greeting cards in progress. Then the fun part of shooting a wholesale catalog is one of the biggest things I have left to do.  This will be fun for me to style, play with flowers, and shoot myself. Can't wait to share some sneaks when that gets underway next month.  

AND I decided to move my business out the house (finally!) and into my first official studio space. The last photo is from painting the walls in the new space this past weekend and a little sliver of my view of our downtown area.  I seriously can't believe this is happening.  We have some more work to do before I can officially move in (ya know, since I wanted everything to be all white. lol).  So many mixed emotions about this next step.  Growing is scary but I am so thankful it's happening. 

You guys are wonderful, all the nice words on social media about my Hallmark collab was overwhelming.  Big thanks and XO's. 

BTS: SHANNON KIRSTEN x HALLMARK COLLABORATON + AN INTERVIEW

I'm so excited to be featured on Hallmark's blog Think.Make.Share this week! You can read the little interview on our collaboration and my art / inspirations in general.  It was so much fun to work with Hallmark on this collection.  The final printed product turned out beautifully.  You can shop these four cards just in time for Valentines Day at your local Gold Crown store and online at www.hallmark.com 

XOXO

LATELY : IN THE STUDIO + WINTER PARK

What a busy, amazing month December is turning out to be.  I have been hustling to finish client orders, promptly ship holiday items, and get the studio organized for a new exciting year. 

A few snaps of life lately... 

 The beautiful rose garden in Winter Park 

 A few projects in progress

 Celebrated my birthday with a couple nights at Park Plaza, the cutest little hotel in Winter Park.  Complete with shopping with my mom.  She snuck my floral heart print and had it printed on my birthday cake. So cute. 

A few new greetings in progress. 

Hope you are enjoying the holiday season. 

XO

CYBER MONDAY + A GIFT GUIDE FOR THE STATIONERY LOVER

Happy cyber Monday! Hope everyone had an amazing holiday weekend and got a little head start on some Christmas shopping.  My shop is extended through midnight tonight (use THANKS1 at checkout). Below is a round up on some favorite little stationery items that would make perfect girlfriend gifts or stocking stuffers! 

XO

notepad planner // floral agenda  // vintage stamps // alpaca tape dispenser // floral notecard set // letter holder // floral pen // small notepads // mouse receipt holder // floral gift bags // vintage letter opener // journal 

HOLIDAY ITEMS IN THE SHOP

A few snaps of my holiday items for this year! 

All are now available in my shop right here 

XO

HAPPY FRIDAY + SOME LINKS

(photo from my catalog shoot, all holiday items now available in my shop)

Happy weekend y'all! The holiday count down begins. Can you believe that we are approaching the last full week before Thanksgiving?! Hope you get some downtime before the craziness hits, at least that's what I'm going to try and do tomorrow. 

Here are a few favorites from the week: 

*These Jeffrey Campbell boots slay me

*Love this gift wrap idea

*Fun, graphic sweater for colder months ahead (hopefully)

*Cute painted drift wood ornaments 

*Off the shoulder top in a deep plum color via Urban Outfitters

*This kitchen is next level #goals

*Inspiring colors and graphics 

*My latest lipstick obsession and this palette is the perfect gift, it seriously lasts all day!

XOXO

THE HOLIDAYS ARE HERE!

I am beyond excited to have my new holiday collection up in the shop! More fun lookbook photos to come but for now you can shop them right here! 

XOXO

LATELY : IN THE STUDIO

October is flying by already and I can already feel the hustle and bustle of fall start to creep in. Florida has been kind to us and we had a little breeze this week, it's so exciting. I can't wait to wear boots!

  The above photos are a few new things added to the shop lately.  My skull print is one of my favorites, originally created for Halloween a few years back.  I like to try and decorate for holidays but I don't always appreciate the colors associated with said holiday so I mostly stick to my muted scheme and make it work - hence the pastel skull and white pumpkins! The vegetable print got added to the shop and I think it's going to be adorable paired with the already existing fruits and/or herbs.  Finally, a few new cards and I am trying to get my Christmas greetings wrapped up here soon! Visit my Etsy here to shop these items.

We head to New York this weekend for work and play.  I'm just excited Hunter was able to get off work and come with me for once.  So we booked an extra night to make sure we see all of our favorite NYC humans and of course do a little sightseeing / exploring. 

Also, American Horror Story starts tonight with Lady Gaga. I'm dying. Anyone else a big fan?  I have a few friends who are fan girls like me so it's always fun to text on commercials and be like what just happened? haha. 

Hope you all are having a lovely week! 

XO

HAPPY FRIDAY + SOME LINKS

HI! It's Friday! 

Hope y'all had a wonderful week.  Mine's been filled with painting like crazy and a couple really amazing photo shoots. It's been rainy all week so if that continues through the weekend I will use my time to continue working on holiday products! Really excited to share some new things soon. 

And of course some favorites from the week: 

*Loved this post on Upperlyne about preparing for the Freelance life

*This Iceland elopement (of course I'm obsessed)

*This bride and bridal party style. Everything!

*Can't wait to get my hands on some home goods from Target's fall collection

*This color palette (and the photo is so beautiful!)

*I need a little black cross body bag and this guy might be just perfect

*A sweet print by Katie Daisy

*Petal Confetti Push Pops, why not!?

*This tie front blouse from Free People

XO

ETSY WHOLESALE + A FEW NEW CARDS!

I am so excited to be a part of Etsy Wholesale.  I know I recently posted about this on instagram but I wanted to share a bit more about it on here.  I clearly love the community that is Etsy, so when I found out about the wholesale division I was pretty eager to become involved.  I think it's genius that any shop owner can make wholesale purchases through etsy.  It feels trustworthy and safe for both parties.  Plus the line sheets can be public, so as the buyer you can see prices and know if they will be suitable for you before contacting the maker.  As the seller, I love it because all my listing that were already active could easily be added to my line sheet and etsy automatically calculated the pricing for me.  After my application got approved, It was under an hour to publish my sheet and add the listings I wanted to offer for wholesale. Amazing! 

So my friends, this being said, all of my prints and stationery items are now available for wholesale! If you are a shop or know of a shop that would be interested in carrying my paper goods please feel free to get in touch through my shop  (or tag on instagram, @shannonkirsten).  

These are a few of my new card designs that are newly listed, can't wait to share more soon. I am stoked about growing my stationery line, for so long I've wanted to add more products and they are finally starting to come to life.  Thank you for following along on this journey!  

XO

CYBER MONDAY SALE!

Happy Cyber Monday! 

I decided to extend my sale with an extra little discount for today only! 

shop now: etsy.com/shop/shannonkirsten

And a few favorites around the web today:

J.Crew : 40% off sale, code: MONDAY

Anthropologie: Free Shipping 

French Connection: 40% off

Forever 21: Free Shipping

West Elm: Up to 25% off, code: SUPERSALE

Asos: 30& off, code: ILOVEMONDAYS

HOLIDAY COLLECTION IN THE SHOP! (PLUS INFO + SHIP DATES)

Whooo! I'm excited to officially be finished with my little Christmas card collection! I have created eight new designs plus listed seven of my all time holiday favorites on Etsy.  All original designs were created with gouache paint.  They are then re-printed on thick premium card stock and include white envelopes.  I have also been adding some general card sets and new prints that are great for gifts. 

There has been a ton of excitement and growth happening with SK illustration lately.  This year has been incredible, overwhelming, and filled with so many great projects.  After much debate, I've decided to close my shop for a little while over Christmas.  I realized I need some time to catch up, regroup for an already jam packed new year, and just have some down time with my family.  Plus my sister and I are taking a very exciting trip right after Christmas.  We are going to Antarctica! So umm yeah…I guess that's part of the reason for closing the shop for a while.  I'll be just a little out of touch with the world while we're there. lol.   So that being said, you have until December 17th to shop holiday cards, prints, gifts, etc.  The shop will close on the 17th, all items will ship the next day in order to make it for Christmas. I will be re-opening the second week of January.  So get yo' shop on while you can! 

(p.s. this was a really difficult decision for me to make, I thank you in advance for understanding.  I also promise that with this break, I will be returning with LOTS of new items and exciting news!)  

Shop Holiday HERE 

y'all are the best. xoxoxox times one million.