New Swiss Cottage Website!

It's finalllllly here! This alleged website I have been thinking // planning for the last several months was finally born the past week and I couldn't be happier! Go on, have a look!

With our new site we also have a NEW blog! It's going to be hard to break it off with my blogger site, we've have some pretty solid times but it seems we're moving on up. I'm sorry blogger, I promise I'll call.

You can now find us at our new site and our new blog. Make sure to visit our blog regularly as we will be posting more behind the scenes stuff, inspiration and funny bits and pieces.

Thanks for following us on blogger, hope to see you all on the new site! xo

Chicago Wedding Suite: Lacey & Flynn

I am pretty in love with this wedding suite. Not only is Chicago one of the best cities around, it's well known for it's civic pride and Lacey and Flynn have this in spades. They love Chicago- it's where they met, where they will get married and where they bought their first home. They really wanted the city of Chicago to be the star in their invitations.

All the graphic elements in the suite are hand drawn and we used their wedding colors to create the palate. What I love most about this suite are all the details. They are HUGE Cubs fans, so we made their reply card a little nod to their cubbies. My personal favorite is the weekend guide for their guests. Lacey and Flynn wanted to share "their" Chicago with everyone, so they came up with a top 5 list of things to do while in the city. They also complimented the list with a few classic Chicago songs–a custom playlist? Fantastic!

Photos of Chicago wedding suite by Susan Pittard

Swiss Cottage on Martha Stewart's "The Bride's Guide"

Swiss Cottage made a cameo on Martha Stewart Weddings blog, The Bride's Guide today. I am thrilled to be a part of such a great blog! The Bride's Guide updates their blog several times with great bits and pieces about weddings, society, tips, ideas- it's a fantastic reference for any bride! Not to mention- it's Martha! Very exciting stuff. Go check it out, and stop back in here tomorrow when I share a new wedding invitation suite!

Custom Map: London, England

One of my favorite clients ordered this map as a gift for her husband for Christmas. It's their neighborhood in South London. She went through and picked out all their favorite haunts and meaningful places. I love how it turned out, it's a perfect surprise gift!

Welcome 2011!

Happy New Year everyone! I have a good feeling about 2011, I think we're all in for a very good year! Granted I say this every year, but you know – trying to keep it positive!

I wanted to open the first post of this year with a lovely watercolor save the date. This was another great collaboration with Love, Jenna. Her calligraphy glides effortlessly along the card while the soft watercolor compliments it. The client wanted to use one of her Grandmother's watercolor paintings as the envelope liner. Such a sweet homage to her family, I love this detail! {you can even see her Grandmother's original signature in the bottom right hand corner of the liner}

Fa la la la la

I am wrapping up for the holidays and heading home to spend a few days with family. I wanted to wish everyone a Happy Holiday! Thank you for all the support this year! Looking forward to a fantastic 2011 with more blog posts, a new website, more creative work, the list goes on!

See you all in 2011!

Tis the Season

We're less than a week out from Christmas and still so much going on! Fortunately I was able to get some time last week to send out my holiday cards. Each year I choose a different theme to illustrate. This year I decided to embrace my neighborhood and draw out some of our top spots. I love illustrating scenes, they become sort of like a "Where's Waldo" with hidden details in every corner. Have a look!

On a side note, there is one client who I have been working with forever. She has supported me since day one. She is one of my favorite people to work with and also a great friend. This Fall she found out her youngest daughter has Leukemia. They have handled the situation with more strength than I could imagine having, maintaining a sense of normalcy for the other little ones. Including ordering her standard holiday card. Little Reagan is fighting everyday and doing great! With the season of giving here please feel free to visit Reagan's site and learn more about her fight and how you can help.

Happy Holidays everyone!