I worked on a project recently that was a lot of fun. A mother whose child attends a small daycare center wanted to pull together a unique thank you gift for the class’s teachers. She found a board she really liked on Etsy, and thought it would be fun to have pictures of the families to pin onto it. We got to talking and the idea expanded to be not just family photos, but vintage inspired travel postcard themed cards with a greeting of their choice on it. Each family had a fun story or background that we could highlight, so I whipped up a textured template (working with a limited palette that went well with the board she’d found) and I made a bunch of fun graphics to include on each family’s card. I also aged the photos a bit to make them fit in with the retro style a bit more.
Father came from Hawaii, and they love to surf!
They love to be outdoors, especially their garden.
Mom is from Trinidad and Father is from Norway, so they can never decide between skiing and surfing.
Parents are from Taiwan and New Jersey – their love met in the middle. They love biking and hiking, too.
All their love, from Switzerland.
We have a rivalry on our hands! Also, can’t forget the dog.
Both parents are basically professional dancers, both ballroom and swing.
Can’t forget the Frozen fans. (image blurred by family’s request).
A very fun, personalized gift for the teachers. They loved it so much they plan on keeping it in the classroom even after the current class has moved on.
It was a lot of fun coming up with graphics for each family and having it work with the theme. I liked the color palette a lot, too. Would be fun to make more graphics like this.
Oh, here’s the backside, where the family’s wrote their personalized messages. Complete with custom stamp and post office marker.
