I may not celebrate Christmas, but I love, love celebrating the season. From the really over the top decor, the wintery warmth, the limited edition holiday drinks and food, to the cheesy music — and of course, all of the lights…this cool season makes me feel all warm and fuzzy, and makes me want to turn paper into bling. {Ok, maybe I feel like that year-round}

And I really, really wish I had a Christmas tree so I can glam/bling/embellish it up, but since I don’t — I took all that out on this holiday card.  The original concept was supposed to parallel with the season’s fashion trend of sequin dresses.  Instead of the glitter mount, it was supposed to be backed by  gold sequined fabric. That was a fail, after seeing the first prototype. In theory, it was a good idea. =| No worries, I still gots ton of gold sequined fabric, and I think I will have my tailor make me a dress like the Alice + Olivia one.  I get to match my cards =]

I’m working on my über sparkley dress, but in the meantime, I hope you find plenty of ways to sparkle and shine this season — with or without gold sequins…!

‘Tis the season to Sparkle & Shine — Here’s to a Holiday, that’s merry & divine. xoxo.

PD.

So his name may not be Rudolf…and he may not have a red nose, and more importantly, he’s not even a reindeer. All the while, I still want you to feel like you have a piece of a cozy Christmas in your hand when you receive {or give out} our Moose-Mix Holiday Card.

Our leather bound mounted card is supposed to make you feel like you want to snuggle next to the fireplace, roast marshmallows, and maybe a few chestnuts, and sip some hot chocolate…while staring at your moose or deer head mounts above, in a random cabin somewhere. If you don’t feel like this, then I fail as an artist, and in life, really.

The antique gold envelope with the antique gold double-sided satin ribbon was intended to add a little glam-chic to the contrasting woodsy design. Your personal note tucks neatly behind the ribbon.

So roast them chestnuts, open that fire, make some s’mores, and send out some warm wishes, with holiday kisses.

Happy Holidays =]

ex’s & ohhh’s

PD

PS: I drank BOTH those cups of hot chocolate after this photoshoot. I wanted to throw up…I hope you don’t feel that way after looking at these.

I love Flipboard’s magical curation style.

How freaking adorable is Baby Saif?! I have yet to meet this adorable bundle of joy, but just one look at this face, and I’m in love. We just received this photo of him posing with his Eidi money and our Eid Card! This just pretty much made our year. <3

We were so excited to work on the logo and branding concept for Rubina’s Cake Shoppe! {revamp from her shop previously known as “Rubina’s Cakes.”}

After confirming the color palette of a rose pink and chocolate brown, we thought we’d add a touch of a modern-artistic-painterly look. We initially had the logo just include the hand-drawn swirl on top, so it would look like a somewhat abstracted cupcake top, but without the bottom wrapper, it could have easily been mistaken for a ice cream sundae…We obviously added the bottom wrapper extend from her shop name. The polka-dots were a no-brainer. A little mod, a little girly, and totally trendy…and voila, Rubina’s Cake Shop relaunch had begun.

I’m really behind on posting these pictures that her and her hubby so graciously sent over, so my apologies on the delay!

Rubina was a featured vendor showcasing at the “3rd Annual Valentine Romance “Sneak Peek” Oscar® Gifting Party” in Beverly Hills, this past February!

With the event styling by Hello Kismet Events, PaperDaydream designs, and the beautifully delicious Cake Truffles and Fabulously Sculpted cakes by Rubina, I’d say the event looked like a success. Below is the gorgeous Shop Owner and Pastry Chef herself with a few of Hollywood’s familiar faces, including Kevin Eubanks from The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Vivica A. Fox {Kill Bill, Booty Call}, and Kiowa Gordon of Twilight: New Moon & Twilight: Eclipse. Everyone loved how amazing her cakes were, Oscar Nuñez from the hit show The Office even commissioned her to create his wedding cake!

Feel free to contact her to sweeten up your day, and your next event.

My daddy supports my daydreams and helps me materialize them. He rocks sweater vests, and has an unlimited supply of argyle socks. He’s patient, wise, and always optimistic. No words, monetary value, or more socks, can ever express how grateful, fortunate and blessed I am to have him in my life. To all the best daddy’s in the world — Happy Father’s Day!  This one is for you, son.

{PS. My SLR is stuck in a car, that’s stuck in Westwood, in which my daddy had to come to our rescue. So until I get my camera back — I’m using my iphone.}

Imagine a female version of Ocean’s 11– Seriously. A Team of 11 of Ashley’s Ace’s forwent planning a casino robbery in lieu of planning a casino shower. The end result: A lil’ Casino Royale, a lil’ Romance, and a lot of Sexy. Equipped with maps, spreadsheets, meetings and teams — we practically could have made our own movie! But, somehow I think the lack of Brad Pitt, George Clooney, and Matt Damon’s star prowess would not help our cause. Anyways…

I’m no gambler, but I went all in with the idea I had for the invitation. After crap shooting a bunch of “blah” ideas, I decided to keep it simple: 4 Aces for Ashley. Each card listed different information for the shower details. The cards were printed double sided with 1/4 in. rounded edges, and a Red Garnite & Charcoal Gray Swarovski Crystal on the 1st Card.

That made it easy and clear to pave the way for the rest of the design elements! A Red, black, and White color palette theme was kinda default chosen for us going off of the Card Suites and shapes.

The water bottle labels had 4 different designs; One for each card suite shape — Hearts, Diamonds, Spades, & Clubs.

When we went flower shopping, we found black flowers! Love. We paired white hydrangeas with Chocolate Cosmos, Red Roses and Curly Willow. Ashley’s fabulous twin sister, elder sister and BFF’s took care of the food and the gorgeous cake! Our other A-Team member/BFF took care of the games…It was a fabulous calloborative A-Team effort.

When Dr. Farshid Kazi, MD {Yep the MD is official, he’s got his on-call pager and intern minions to prove it} told us he was getting married, we laughed for a good minute.

Then we realized he was serious.

Wait, what? Who did he trick into thinking he was really funny and charming? {Ok, so maybe he kinda is…but we’re not here to feed egos} Turns out, the lucky lady is the beautiful Natasha Khan Kazi – Social Media Diva of ModCloth, and Mastermind behind Sapna Magazine. Ya did well Dr. Kazi.

Every single one of this couples events were amazing. From the “no-big-deal” pre-wedding pep-rally festivities, to the Mehndi and Wedding Reception hosted by the brides family in Pittsburgh, to the Walima Reception hosted by the grooms family in Downtown LA… everything was perfection.

When you put so much time, energy, and effort into organizing all the wedding details — thanking your guests should reflect the same level of detail, and cohesively culminate the event. That’s when the OG Mrs. Kazi gave us a call.

She wanted the Thank You cards to reflect her style and taste… without any hesitation we knew instantly exactly what to do! We wanted to incorporate elements from the Moroccan themed foyer, and the purple hues from the interior of the hall {and the bride’s beautiful outfit} all together. The result: a rich, bold purple and bright teal whimsy Thank You “Merci” card, embellished with a peacock feather and Swarovski Crystals in Amethyst. We were going for a trés chic look with this design – which is why we even decided to go with a French translation for Thank You. We are so happy for the lovely couple, and wish them all the best! As they’re off on their honeymoon, we wish them a lifetime of honeymoon’s and happiness.

Merci BeauCoup Mon Amours!

We had to include a few shots from the big day – not only because these pictures are gorgeous, but also so you can see our “inspiration palette” Enjoy!

xoxo,

PD.

We are SO excited to be featured in the Winter 2011 Anniversary Edition of South Asian Bride Magazine! We teamed up with the creative forces behind 2Create Design Studio to create this Winter Wonderland Luxe tablescape. We designed the full suite menus, favor tags, table numbers, escort cards, and invitations for this fabulous Wedding shoot at the beautiful Island Hotel in Newport Beach, CA. Saman at 2Create Design Studio did an AMAZING job with everything, and we love how beautifully everything turned out – but then again everything always does with them. Also, the photography is nothing short of breathtaking, no? Aman at Samson Productions did an AMAZING job with the photography. Love!

xoxo,

PD

Other participating vendors that contributed to the awesomeness: Just a Bite Cake Pops {Cake Pop Favors} | 3D Sounds Lighting | BTB Events | WildFlower Linen

The key to my heart…or something like that. Valentine’s Love Social Stationery Part Deux.

I was inspired by the Tiffany’s Key Pendant, I’ve been eyeing daily. I decided to theme this design around a vintage key. I came up with 2 different love notes/copy text to go with it.  I personally like the semi-mean one better than the sugary-sweet one. But my inability to emote is probably why I am biased. Oh, and we added a lil’ something on the back of our signature for the limited edition Valentine’s Day Cards.

Next year, these will be available in letterpress. For now – it’s available in silver or cream, with the option of 2 different messages.

Enjoy!

xoxo,

PD

I woke up one morning with this concept for my Valentine’s Card.  {My ipod alarm clock happened to be playing Trey Songz’s Red Lipstick, that may have had some influence.} I wanted the message to be “hidden” in the lip imprint, so you literally would have to read between the lines. I chose a hand-written font to make it look more scribbly and personable. While the copy I came up with is definitely more snarky than it is sweet, I hope these lip imprints will leave lasting impressions ON your recipients.

Oh, and I am slightly obsessed with Red Lipstick, particularly Lime Crime’s Retrofuturist Rouge Lipstick that I learned about on Beauty & The Feast’s Blog! So thank you for the inspiration =] {Perfect Rouge to leave these love marks…just sayin’}

I was so tempted to shoot these photos with my lingerie, {I worked at Victoria’s Secret in undergrad…} but I refrained and opted for red roses and black pumps.

Playlist: Trey Songz | Red Lipstick

Enjoy. Kisses.

xoxo,

PD