Wedding invitation inspires holiday card

Over the summer, I worked with my niece and her fiancé on invitations for their very casual wedding. They planned an intimate outdoor ceremony, followed by a great big picnic. Even though the bride is a vegan, the wedding menu was sure to include burgers and brats – so the happy couple laughed as they decided to feature swooning cows on the invites. Monica supplied a darling sketch, which I translated into a smoother, press-ready illustration. They also wanted to use green products where feasible, so we letterpress-printed on recycled chip board and envelopes from earth-loving French Paper Company. The autumnal color scheme and non-traditional wording was a great reflection of what turned out to be a beautiful, un-fussy, perfectly Them wedding celebration!

I loved the cows so much that, with Monica’s permission, the lady cow now graces one of our new holiday cards. This time the cow is printed in black ink on bright white wove-finish card stock, and she’s holding a poinsettia rather than a daisy. “Have a Very Dairy Christmas” she exclaims – corny, I know, but I couldn’t help myself. This year, the Dairy Christmas card will be available exclusively at the Lunalux studio store ($4 for a single card, $16 for a box of 8). We’re working on a bunch of new cards which we will start to promote through our sales reps after the holidays, so hopefully the holiday cow will make her way into other stationery shops next year!