The Little People

Hi everyone! I have had some time off of work this week (the reason for all my posts this past week). I just celebrated a birthday and you know who loves birthdays? The little people do! My kids wished me "Happy Birthday" more times than I could count yesterday. So, today my blog entry is dedicated to the little people that I've photographed in the past. Most of these kids have celebrated many birthdays since I took these photos, but I'm not about to tell my age...so, with that said, enjoy these cute little faces that I've had the pleasure to meet and photograph. Enjoy!

Kaylah & Saige (3 Years Old)

Emma - Mother's Day Gift Portrait

Jaslynn - 1 Year Old

Maddyson - Newborn

Marley - 1 Year Old

Noah - Newborn

Noah - 1 Year Old

Simone - 6 Years Old

Birthdays Galore!

Oh how I love birthdays! I've designed so many birthday invitations these many years. I love, love, love them! They are so much fun to design. I especially love themed birthdays. Ever since having my kids, I wanted to give them the best birthday parties ever. Though, I wanted to give them some over-the-top Pinterest-like parties, my pockets couldn't keep up. They settled for the best looking themed designed invitations instead..well, ok more than that...they got some good looking party favors, as well. Kidding! I'm sure their parties were spectacular to them, which is all that mattered. Here are a few that I've designed for my kids in the past. I will post more when I get a chance.

My son love, love, loves Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood. So, for his 2nd birthday, it was only natural to throw him a "Tiger-riffic" Party. The invitations turned out great, which made me happy and the party turned out to be a blast, which made my son happy. Win, win!

When my daughter was 2, her favorite show was Sesame Street...she loved herself some Elmo. I came up with this fun idea for her invitation. It turned out really well, very eye-catching with the primary colors and the special touch at the bottom that says, "Brought to you by the letter K and the number 2". 

For Kaylah's 1st Birthday design, I chose to do what many parents do...somehow fit the first 12 months of your child's life in a little 4x6. I did just that in the column on the left or should I say, inside the number "1" on the left. Pretty neat, huh? Well, in 2009 it was. :)

I had a sweet lady at work approach me to design a birthday invitation for her husband's 50th birthday. It was a black and white event, very classy, very elegant. I chose to do this design. Simple, sophisticated. What more can I say?

First Entry

Hey everyone! This is my very first entry to my creative window. I've thought about starting a blog on all the projects that I've done.  I've had several people ask me if I have a website. I did at one point and then I had a dry spell for a while and couldn't afford the upkeep of it. After a while, clients started coming up to me for photos, logos and invitation designs. I figured starting a blog of all the creative things that I've done doubling as an online portfolio for future clients to see would work just as well. So, I hope you enjoy what you see and I hope that we get to work together one day!

First, let me introduce myself. My name is Charlette. I'm a Graphic Designer. I've been designing for 14 years now.  I love designing invitations of all kinds. I love seeing clients amazed by the work I do for them. I want to make them happy and if they are starting a business, I want to help them become successful. I believe that if you want to start a business, great advertisement is key. Photography is my second hobby. I love photojournalism. I love telling a story by a photo. Mostly, I love meeting all the families, the new families, the new additions (whether it be a new spouse or a new baby), etc.

I have two beautiful kids. Kaylah who is 8 years old and Gabriel, who is 4 years old. They are my heart and my inspiration. They drive me crazy most of the time, but that's their job. Kaylah has started learning the art of earning. So, she might come with me to some photoshoots to earn some money.

So, for my first entry in My Creative Window blog, I'm going to post my babies' Baby Announcements that I designed. Yes, the photos were also taken by me. Keep in mind, these were done years ago.... technology wasn't the same back then. LOL!

 I hope to update this blog every so often. I'm going to try to play catch up with the projects that I've done over the years and post them here, as well.

In the meantime, if you like what you see so far, please email me here and I will get back with you as soon as I can (usually pretty quickly). Thank you all for your support and as always, the opportunity, I really appreciate it!