Pink Sorbet Creative

It's all in the detail...

2011-02-20T14:38:00.001Z

Last May my lovely Aldo and I got married! I can't believe how time has flown, I have been meaning to do this post for so long now. Soon after getting engaged in Spain, creative Charlie mode kicked in! I read lots of wonderful wedding blogs like Style Me Pretty, Rock my Wedding and Whimsical Wonderland Weddings (to name but a few!!) and I was completely inspired! Having a very hands on, DIY wedding just added to all the fun and excitement on the run up to the big day. Between myself, Aldo, my Mum, and lots of lovely family and friends we made almost everything we could, from the 80 metres of bunting (BIG thanks to Auntie Ann Booth!) to the 100 jam favours (BIG thanks to Helen Carter!). We even trawled car boot sales and charity shops for vintage style tea cups and sweetie jars. Everyone chipped in and helped out, it was fantastic!

However, the project that was the hardest was the invites! Being a designer I knew I wanted to do them myself but now I was the designer and the client and I was the worst client to work with... EVER!! I couldn't decide on anything because I wanted everything! Oh dear, no wonder it turned into a labour of love! Anyway after chatting to Aldo (in one of our many wedding/pub meetings) we finally came up with a design. I realise now that it wasn't something I could do on my own because it wasn't just about me! Anyway, we were really pleased with them in the end and I hope you like them too. :0)

Also a BIG thank you to Caspa Marketing who sorted the printing for me.

Save the day

2010-03-07T12:44:00.004Z

These were really fun to make, they are my wedding Save the Date cards. They are printed using my trusty Gocco on Ellie Poo board which has a really lovely texture. They also have little magnets on the back so people could put them on their fridges!

Gifts for the girls...

2010-03-07T12:43:00.002Z

These were a little pre-wedding gift for my bridesmaids. I gave them to them just before we went bridesmaid dress shopping, they went down a treat!

Winter Wonderbrand...

2009-12-09T22:41:00.008Z

This is a test shot I have recently taken for a new skin care range. The brief was to encapsulate a fresh faced beauty who looked like she had been walking through a winter wonderland and whose skin is as pure as snow. This image is a great starting place, I can't wait for the real shoot!

The branding for this fantastic new skin care range is currently being developed by Caspa Marketing so watch this space for the new product coming soon!

Wedding Inspiration

2009-12-01T09:39:00.004Z

Credits: Karen Wise Photography, Jose Villa, Jose Villa Photography

As I'm getting married in May 2010 I am always on the look out for inspiring ideas and fun DIY projects. One of my favourite places to find such things is www.stylemepretty.com It always has fun ideas, beautiful work and gorgeous photography to pour over! I just love it!

Home Sweet Home

2009-07-24T16:37:00.001+01:00

Free Wood Texture - Inky Letters

2009-07-23T23:36:00.006+01:00

I have downloaded so many wonderful textures from other people that I decided it was about time I started giving something back.. its not much, but at least its a start!

If you do download it I would love to see how you've used it.

Card Making

2009-07-19T21:31:00.000+01:00

I have recently been hard at work getting a collection of hand made cards together to hopefully sell. These are little information notes that will go in with the cards to explain about materials and methods used. Watch this space, much more to follow...

Beautiful Sophia

2009-07-14T19:26:00.001+01:00

My Portrait Muse

2009-07-14T17:41:00.000+01:00

These images are from a collection of photographs of my lovely friend Sophia who very kindly offered to be my model while I dabble in a spot of portrait photography! More to follow...

Cut away from the Masses

2009-07-06T13:26:00.001+01:00

Cut away, originally uploaded by Pink Sorbet.

This evolved from a couple of projects I've been working on and ended up being a bit of an experiment.

Corporate Identity Design for Novo Media Ltd

2009-07-06T13:16:00.000+01:00

This is stage 1 of a corporate identity I have been recently working on for Novo Music Ltd. It was amazing to be able to work on such a funky, modern brand and help bring it to life. These are not quite the final designs but I'm in the final stages of their stationery at the moment and will post it once printed.

This is stage 2 which didn't get chosen but I was still pleased with...

Shhh! You'll wake the fairies...

2009-06-17T10:02:00.000+01:00

This is for my friend Sophia who also believes in fairies! x

Treatment and texture inspired by www.florabellacollection.com

Pretty in Pink

2009-06-14T16:33:00.000+01:00

The beautiful Peony is my favourite flower, not only because of its delicate

petals and tones but because of its colour! It may come as a surprise to you

that my my favourite colour is pink!

I took this image at the BBC Gardeners World Show at the NEC last

friday. The treatment I have used to create the look was inspired by

www.florabellacollection.com

In Loving Memory of Beautiful Sammy

2009-06-09T22:07:00.000+01:00

Sam, my sisters beautiful Welsh Gelding came down with equine grass sickness a couple of weeks ago and tragically lost his fight last night.

Equine grass sickness is a rare but predominantly fatal illness and any horse owners worst nightmare. If you would like to know more about the disease, or to make a donation to help with their research please visit www.grasssickness.org.uk

Thanks, Charlie x

For the love of type

2009-06-07T21:23:00.000+01:00

I completely love old wooden letterpress printing blocks, I find them so inspiring and beautiful. You will probably see lots more of this type of thing from me! They are so photo-gentic even after years of use where the colours have stained into the grain, in-fact this is what makes them so beautiful.

Exhibition at the White Gallery

2009-06-07T20:11:00.000+01:00

Over the last couple of weeks the Bollington Festival has been on. I didn't manage to get to all the wonderful events but one of my favourites was an exhibition at the White Gallery. It had all kinds of magical surprises in its secret sculpture garden. www.thewhitegallery.blogspot.com

My first Gooco Print

2009-06-06T17:09:00.000+01:00

Well, my lovely new Gocco Print machine which I bought from ebay has been sat looking at me for a couple of weeks now! So, I finally plucked up enough courage to have a go and here is my very first print. My intention is to sell these cards so please feel free to comment or give me any constructive feedback. Thanks Charlie x