the Bb blog. http://www.brittaburrus.com/blog { designs. ramblings. fun stuff. etc. } Mon, 23 Aug 2010 02:59:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Future of Instrumentation Workshop http://www.brittaburrus.com/blog/?p=1130 http://www.brittaburrus.com/blog/?p=1130#comments Sun, 22 Aug 2010 23:07:08 +0000 admin http://www.brittaburrus.com/blog/?p=1130 Bb design had a great opportunity to design and program a website for a Department of Energy National Laboratory – Future of Instrumentation Workshop (FOFI) that will take place at Oak Ridge National Laboratory {Oak Ridge, Tennessee} at the beginning of November. Who would have thought that I would get an opportunity like this way out here in Bible Grove. God is so cool!

Thanks to Peter Fuhr for sending it this way… I have had the opportunity to work with him on several projects and I am so thankful for these… as they are not Bb’s typical websites or projects. Sure has been fun to get outside of my design box and work with people that are in fields totally different than mine. I think we have made a pretty good team thus far… check out the snapshot below… and visit the site {www.futureofinstrumentation.org} for more or if you are interested in attending.

]]> http://www.brittaburrus.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1130 0 daisy baby announcement http://www.brittaburrus.com/blog/?p=1122 http://www.brittaburrus.com/blog/?p=1122#comments Fri, 13 Aug 2010 17:01:44 +0000 admin http://www.brittaburrus.com/blog/?p=1122 Since it’s Friday, I thought I would share a fun baby announcement I got to do a while ago. Our dear friends, Nate & Jessi, had one of the cutest little babies ever. Her name is Anne… I had the privilege of designing her baby announcements. Nate & Jess pretty much gave me freedom to do whatever I wanted… Jess does love flowers & one of her favorites is the daisy. So, I took that and ran… of course I found the cutest pink envelopes with a string to close it & added some coordinating thank yous! When you have such a sweet face to design around… you really can’t go wrong. See pics below. :)

Thanks for stopping by & have a great weekend!!

]]> http://www.brittaburrus.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1122 0 Save Money on INK. {a tip from Bb} http://www.brittaburrus.com/blog/?p=1114 http://www.brittaburrus.com/blog/?p=1114#comments Mon, 28 Jun 2010 15:48:32 +0000 admin http://www.brittaburrus.com/blog/?p=1114 You might imagine that Bb goes through a ton of ink and you would be right. I have two printers that I use, both HP. I have used a few different types of printers through the years and have been really happy with my hp printers. I use an all in one for copy, fax & standard printing… though it also prints my cards great, so I use it as a backup. Then for my main card printing I use a large format HP. For ink I go to hp.com … they reward loyal customers and shipping is FREE. On top of this I learned something new today… I googled ‘hp ink coupon code’ and found a coupon for $25 off of $125. I was so excited and just wanted to pass this Bb tip along. Keep checking back, cause I might just learn something else that I will be able to pass along.

Have a great week! — Britta

]]> http://www.brittaburrus.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1114 0 Bridal Shower Invites with Hydrangeas & Calla Lillies…you really can’t go wrong. http://www.brittaburrus.com/blog/?p=1107 http://www.brittaburrus.com/blog/?p=1107#comments Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:59:17 +0000 admin http://www.brittaburrus.com/blog/?p=1107 Hi there… thought I would leave you with this for the weekend. I was asked by a friend to design an invite for a bridal shower they were throwing. She told me the bride to be’s colors were navy & copper, flowers were Calla Lilies & Blue Hydrangeas. Oh… how that got my mind spinning! I love both those flowers & was excited to see what I could find to bring in the copper… I was able to take a photo of each flower, stylize them & create a beautiful bouquet to use as the main design element for the invite. And oh my goodness… I found the coolest copper envelopes ever! Check out the end result below.

You know… custom invites & announcements {whether for a wedding or baby} might be a little more expensive than the bulk pack you can get at walmart… but do you know the joy of getting such a piece of art in the mail. I get so excited when I receive a hand-written note, letter or a beautiful custom baby announcement or wedding invite — it makes me feel special… that they would take the time & effort to put something like that together or pay someone else to do it. A lot of times people cherish these pieces and don’t just throw them away. They keep them to remember that special occasion, some might even frame such a thing of beauty.

Anyway… I will stop rambling & let you enjoy the pics below. Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend! — Britta

]]> http://www.brittaburrus.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1107 0 Forget the Tie… get dad something he will treasure! http://www.brittaburrus.com/blog/?p=1098 http://www.brittaburrus.com/blog/?p=1098#comments Fri, 11 Jun 2010 20:05:23 +0000 admin http://www.brittaburrus.com/blog/?p=1098 Get creative this year when you are thinking of Dad!! Check out these cool gift ideas and Happy Father’s Day!

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