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amy atlas' guide to patterns

2012-01-18T12:36:00.001+08:00

Source: blog.amyatlas.com via Regan on Pinterest

deco poster for aiman & atiqah's rooms

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birth poster : fahim

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save the date : annuzita

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aimery's sesame street party

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inspired by shila's sesame street party, here's another one i did.

harith's plane party

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aaron's rainbow party

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baby birth poster : aaron

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when i get photos like this, i don't try so hard to be fancy and creative. i will try to maximise the use of the entire photo and keep the design as simple as possible.

manisa's LMFAO party

2012-01-17T15:35:00.004+08:00

commissioned by my friend, and the most awesome corporate customer, Mawarni of geboo and marvelous gifts for her daughter's birthday party.

wedding poster

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baby birth poster : ammar

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engagement invite & tq tags

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baby birth poster : aariz & adriana

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baby birth poster : qadeeja

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playroom poster : hana aleesya

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baby birth poster : darina

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baby birth poster : aneesa

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good luck calendar for hubster

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birthday poster for hubster

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shilashower : sesame street party

2012-01-17T14:46:00.009+08:00

this is by far the most extensive party printable job i've done so far. this had probably started all the busy-ness with influx of orders. i am very greateful to shila. she's also one of the best customers i have ever had the pleasure of working together with. she's so flexible and open to ideas, also very easy in giving approvals. qualities which i like when it comes to customers :)

i'll just let her pictures do the talking.

and that's not even the half of it! read more about the party on her blog, here and here and here and here. phew!

oh, hi.

2012-01-17T14:41:00.002+08:00

I truly apologize for the long haitus. it wasnt because i was on a holiday and forgot to come back or anything like that. i was busy. no, really.. i was. besides official office work and doing party printable and poster projects after another, my mom got back from Hajj and there were a lot of guests coming to the house to be entertained, and then my brother got into an accident and i was also busy preparing my kid for school. told'ya i was busy.

but without further a due, let's get on with this shall we. i'll be updating a alot in the coming days, so bear with me.

DIY party printables : inspiration checklist

2011-11-15T08:20:00.006+08:00

Want to throw an awesome party, but don’t know where to start? How about starting with the printables? If you want some ideas to inspire, I have prepared here, a checklist of DIY party printables/stationeries that I can design for you, It’s extensive, but not at all complete. If you have more awesome ideas that I can help you in designing, just let me know! I’m always open to new ideas.

*click on the image to view larger*

baby birth poster : aqil

2011-10-29T12:32:00.001+08:00

Berry : Birthday Gifts for Nephew & Niece

2011-10-29T12:30:00.001+08:00

My favourite returning customer, Berry, asked me to make a couple of posters as her nephew & niece's birthday presents.

DIY Party Printables : Rumaysa's Butterfly Party

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Something recent i did

baby birth poster : arissa

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farah hanum : birthday gift for hubby

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birthday : nurina

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Also from Suhaila, for her daughter

suhaila's birthday gift for hubby

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baby birth poster : nurina

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save the date : liyana

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Mirza

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Shareeza wanted me to design a coat-of-arm, emblem type of thing for her son who's into fencing. he was born on the year of the tiger and he has that tigeresque quality, apparently according to Shareeza and thus she wants me to incorporate that into the design. And, as a birthday gift to son, Mirza, a birthday poster to go along with the coat-of-arms. handsome young man, isn't he?

yet another safari birthday party

2011-10-12T15:34:00.007+08:00

i am currently designing another safari birthday party, seems like it's all i design heh. but i'm not complaining. i actually love doing it!

here's a set i did a couple of weeks back for Nanie who told me that she wants exactly like the one i did before.

CLEARANCE SALE!

2011-10-01T13:05:00.004+08:00

My friend is throwing a clearance sale for her company and the prices and ridiculous! here's the poster she commissioned me to do for that sale. if you're interested ... please come and bring your friends ... especially you crafters out there. below are the details : click on the poster and save to download.

event poster : adam & airis

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baby birth poster : airis

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baby birth poster : adam

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baby birth poster : khadra

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baby birth poster : Darin

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Here are ones i did for a colleague :

birth poster : rafael

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baby birth poster : zayyan umar

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Happy Birthday : from berry

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My favourite customer, Berry, requested for my designs again, and this time is as a gift for her sister, Nelly. I came up with a few and she picked this one :

I-Love-You : Sameera

2011-09-11T12:16:00.003+08:00

Sameera came to me, asking if i can come up with something for her long-distance boyfriend and told me about how they met. it helped a lot with the designs and mood of the drafts i have presented to her. she wanted something that incorporates KL & New York ... so she picked these two :

Heidi Zahara's first birthday (party printables)

2011-08-12T21:24:00.010+08:00

my friend zura, whom i did a few designs for her adorable daughter, Heidi asked if i could design signages and labels for her daughter's first birthday party. i agreed, of course. it's not like everyday i get to do party stuff .. and it's sure is fun to do! i don't mind doing this a lot, actually.

zura wanted a mickey party for heidi, but she wanted other colours than the typical red white, black and yellow as well as polkadots. so here were some of the things that i came up with.

and here are some of the photos from the party, courtesy of zura.

baby birth poster : sofea arissa

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baby birth poster : ilyas

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birthday gift

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commissioned by my returning customer, berry.

birthday present for yonkey

2011-08-12T16:43:00.002+08:00

my cousin had asked me to do a couple of posters for her friends, one is this one for one of her best friends ..

Something Special for Raya!

2011-07-28T12:27:00.003+08:00

send out your Raya wishes to friends and family in your own unique way with Show The Love's personalized e-cards. you are no stranger to Show The Love, so you know that designs are all one of a kind.

Just send me your picture (family, couples, babies, or just solo) along with your wish, and I'll design your ecard. Designs will be in postcard size (either portrait or horizontal. Only at RM35 per design (subject to 1 picture only). Digital formats i will provide once finalized will be in jpeg & png.

With an additional RM15, you can also turn your ecard into a customized DIY raya money packet and extend the loving wishes to your loved ones directly. (DIY means, i design and you print and cut them yourself). Digital formats i will provide will be in jpeg & png.

Order closes a week before Raya! Hurry!!

baby birth poster : muhsein

2011-07-19T12:56:00.005+08:00

a couple of posters i did for didee for her second son. first one was for khaleel

save the date for annuzita

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baby birth poster : harith

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alif-ba-ta poster for harith

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birth poster : hem & thev

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designs i did for a colleague

fashion / store label

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requested by my husband's cousin for her online business.

aqiqah invite & labels

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Invitation card :

Water bottle label :

here are the photos from the event taken off of Aizura's FB page.

baby birth poster : zayn

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Photo from Aizura :

baby birth poster : hafiz

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Hafiz's mom requested that the poster to be simple and plain, with tractors and trucks. that's exactly what i made.

baby birth poster : dhia

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love poster : amai

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special dates poster : amai

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event stationery : annual dinner poster & water bottle label

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baby birth poster : rania raudah

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baby birth poster : amsyar

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Nurul, my returning customer had asked for me to design a couple of posters as gifts. here's one of them.

baby birth poster : nursara jameela

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baby birth posters : mohammad adam nidal

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Adam's mom requested me to make her Adam's birth announcement poster, as well as 2 birthday posters with Adam's monthly pictures from the 1st to 24th.

engagement posters : berry

2011-06-15T13:15:00.005+08:00

another returning customer, berry, this time commissioned me to design her a poster to commemorate her engagement recently. i did three options, she initially picked one, but at the last minute decided she wants all of them. i love her.

p/s : Berry, sorry to learn about your Mom's passing. my condolences to you and your family. Al-fatihah

the rustic chic wedding sytling. photos courtesy of kudegraphy

2011-06-06T10:41:00.009+08:00

my brother, one half and principal of the famed Kudegraphy, along with his friend, Satira Diana of Pearl Cakes Couture & Event Styling, asked me to contribute to their special wedding spread for Cosmopolitan Magazine, the May issue. here are some of the party signs, dessert & name placecards i did.

for more awesome and inspiring photos and ideas, credits and other relevant details, please visit kudegraphy.com

baby birth poster : sarah aqilah

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event poster : department's family day

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my brother asked me to design his HKL Neuro Dept. family day poster. it was a rather rushed job, did this in about an hour.

baby birth poster : dayyan

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you remember Dani? this is for Rinie's second son, Dayyan. oh, the both of them ... geram!

baby birth poster : nur alesya hanna

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baby birth poster : emir

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i did one for big sister Anya before. this is for Emir, Reeva's second child.

it may seem like i'm recycling designs but what i've learned quickly is that with the second edition, moms tend to choose a design that's a lot closer to the one done for the earlier child. i've done a few options, but they end up picking the same theme. :)

farewell/goodluck poster

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intan also asked me to make a poster as her parting gift to her former office mates.

special dates : intan

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sneak peek! eeek!

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BTS : Rustic Chic Photoshoot. from ahmad izzat latip on Vimeo.

a huge collaboration! be sure to check out Malaysia's Cosmopolitan magazine in May for the full story and amazing photos. (and to catch a glimpse of showthelove designs in that as well. i havent seen them (in photos) yet, and i can't wait to see how they turn out).

DIY bookplate freebie

2011-03-22T15:21:00.007+08:00

so, i just came up with a new idea for Show The Love this morning : BOOKPLATES! i was like, why the heck didn't i think about this sooner? this is so easy to make! twist is, i'd make personalized bookplates, with variable sizes and shapes. square, longish, horizontal, circles, ovals. with your name, with your picture, with whatever you want on.

these bookplates will make your favourite books a lot more special. also, to remind people whose book to return to when they're done. i know, i've been there. my books are everywhere with friends who don't like to return books.

all you have to do is just order in, include your size, colour and design preferences, any wordings (or in my industry language, copy) or pictures. i'm charging RM30 per design which comprises of 4 different designs (according to the theme). the designs will fit in 1 A4 size paper for your easy DIY printing. (also depending on the size you request).

i'll give you PDF and PNG files, and you just have to print it yourself, cut along the outline, use glue stick or double sided tapes (preferably not the wet type glue) and just stick it on the inside front or back cover of your book. EASY!

as an introduction to this new product, i'm giving away a freebie bookplate label template (size is 3"x5"). click on the ones you want (or all) and save image/drag into your preferred location. print, cut, fill in the blanks and stick 'em on your book. of course, this is not all that i can do. it's just a taste of it. if you want to make it more personalized, just drop me an email!

meanwhile, enjoy these!

event stationery : bob's surprise birthday party

2011-03-21T10:31:00.005+08:00

my colleague threw a surprise birthday party for her husband last weekend, and asked me to make an e-vite for that event. i made 3 designs, she picked this one.

wedding gift poster

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wedding gift poster

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baby birth poster : sephia rania

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i'm so excited to have a celebrity baby's poster in my portfolio! no, it wasnt commissioned by the famous mom, but rather a friend, as a birthday gift. but yeah, excited nonetheless

baby birth poster : audra

2011-03-12T18:55:00.008+08:00

when i did and delivered this poster, the baby isnt even here yet. her mom wanted to have this on her bedside during labour. it is unconventional, but i think it's such a sweet idea! good job Herza! (i hope baby Audra and you are safe and sound)

baby birth poster : medina

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DIY aqiqah kit

2011-03-12T18:40:00.006+08:00

commissioned by the same person from the last post, here's for an aqiqah event

DIY Safari Party Kit

2011-03-12T18:36:00.009+08:00

i was commissioned with my first DIY party kit design job. it was for a double birthday bash and the theme was safari. here's what i came up with :

comissioned baby photoshoot : my first try

2011-03-03T16:15:00.005+08:00

i'm diversifying my business. i've already started designing for wedding stationery (which will be featured in Cosmopolitan Magazine Malaysia in May), and people are already asking me if i can design save-the-date cards for their weddings, and also DIY birthday party kits, which i will unveil later as it's still under wraps.

i'm also dipping my fingers in baby/family photography. i've only done but one, but yes, i'm pretty proud of it. here's how it went :

back in november, a fellow mommy blogger who also happens to be my neighbour, Didee, asked if i'd like the opportunity to take photos of her newborn because she liked arwen's photos. i was honoured and nervous at the same time, because arwen's photos? that's not all my doing. they're all collective force of all the people in the house who knows how to operate the DSLRs. but i decided, it's now or never. i mean, how would i know if i'd suck at it if i didn't try it first, right? so i accepted the challenge. but when the day came and Didee delivered baby muhsein, i was busy with the new job and couldnt make time. she went back to her kampung for confinement and we had to postpone until she comes back to KL.

so, during the thaipusam holiday a couple of weeks back, i went to Didee's place and shot whatever i could do within the hour. man! taking of photos of new babies are tough! it's not like they can understand what you want them to do, right? i don't know how you guys (who takes photos of other people's babies professionally) do it, seriously. i seriously don't know what Didee expects and i told her not to expect awesomeness because what i can do is far from it.

i've done my best and here's the result. you be the judge of it. can i turn this into a living, possibly? or just forget about it?

i also made a slideshow as a surprise for the mom. (ok fine. this is not part of the package. it was sort of an afterthought because i couldnt find a blank CD laying around and had to ask my brother for a DVD and there were too much space and i didnt wanna waste it so i made a slideshow).

Thank you Didee, for the opportunity. i had a fun time. hope you like what i did.

reblogged from my original blog

calendar poster for shila

2011-02-22T18:20:00.006+08:00

Shila commissioned me to design and print an A2 sized personalized calendar poster for her husband :

a pair of alphabet poster for a brother & his sister

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baby birth poster : arissa

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birthday poster : from berry to helmi

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Berry had asked me to design a poster for her partner, Helmi as a birthday gift. she picked this :

birthday poster : from aimi to hafiz

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Aimi from the last ones, also wanted me to design a birthday poster for her husband. she picked this one :

anniversary poster : aimi & hafiz

2011-02-22T18:11:00.003+08:00

Aimi asked me to design an anniversary poster, she too took two. one, she turned it into a love poster. she also asked me to come up with the quotation, and on one of it, i picked a line from Jason Mraz's (who else) song, Lucky.

anniversary poster

2011-02-22T18:06:00.002+08:00

Dad of Adania asked me to make an 'important dates' poster for him and his wife. he took 2 of the designs i made.

birthday poster : salwa (the daughter, the wife, the mother)

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Salwa's request was to make it the same as i did for her husband, only now, the baby's out :)

baby birth poster : atiqah

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For salwa :

baby birth poster : daniel

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totally forgotten about this one. i think i made this sometime in november, commissioned by my good friend and most awesomest returning customer, Unie. the brief was told to make it aviation inspired as both the parents are flight attendants.

baby birth poster : ilhan

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baby birth poster : iman

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another one for shila

baby birth poster : aiman

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It's been a busy month with huge batch of orders trickling in. all in good time, i suppose. although i have to make some major and minor adjustments to fit my current logistics such as forgoing the RM20 poster frame, and deleting normal printing without lamination since no one has ever opted for that. changes are difficult, but this is all to meet the demands and better turnaround delivery time for my valued customers.

speaking of, shila, whom i made a poster for when i first started the business is back with more orders for her new son and 2 other babies. here's 2 for Aiman.

basic black poster frame is no longer available

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sorry! but hey, you can still have the ikea frames as an option. thanks and i truly appreciate your support!