We've Been Busy ....

Here at A and R Design Studio we have been really busy. Both Amie and I have been doing some custom orders. I made a set for 5 Valentine’s Day cards for my friend Keiko (Thanks Keiko). They were similar to this card HERE. I have also been designing a new logo and stamp for the backs of our items. It took much longer to create than I thought but we do really like it, and I hope everyone else does too.

Amie has been busy making 2 custom orders. One set of thank you cards which turned out great, but, unfortunately no pictures were taken. She got this custom orders for 20 flat notecards, stamped and embossed. She is also completing some great Twilight bookmarks. I think all of your twilight fans will love them. She also will have some great non twilight options for everyone else.

We are busy trying to add some new items to the store. Look for some new notecards from Amie along with the bookmarks. I should be adding some cards very soon. I am hoping to have an entire line of argyle (my favorite pattern) cards within the next few weeks. Also we are planning some great Mothers and Fathers Day.

Thanks for checking in with us, I will keep you updated as new items are added and we have more news to share with our fans. As always if any of you would like a custom item don't hesitate to ask we are always happy to make new items, especially for our friends and fans!

Whats New at A and R Design Studio

Jut a mere month ago I said that I was hoping to update this blog more, and it seems that I'm not off to a good start. I will work to harder to keep you all updated on what is happening with the store.

I made a custom Christmas album, which took much more time than I thought it would, but it turned out great. Again I forgot to take pictures.

Right now I am working on two projects a custom order of some Valentines day cards for a co-worker and designing a stamp for the backs of all of our items. Both will be done this weekend! The stamp is proving to be more fun than I thought it would be.

Amie has been making some terrific bookmarks. (For you Twilight Fans she makes some great Twilight themed ones). They will be in the store soon, as soon as she unpacks from her recent move. We hope to have them in the store very soon and there will be a blog post about them!

Come back soon, I;m sure we will have some new and exciting items coming up!

Newest Valentines Day Cards

Hi all blog readers. since you are all so great to come and check out what we are up to, I thought I would give you all a sneak peek of our newest cards. These two new Valentines Day cards will be posted on etsy this weekend but I thought I would share it will our blog readers first.

This first one is a lovely pink and red card. It is a great valentines day cars but would also be great anytime of the year.


The second is a a personal favorite. I love arglye, I honestly think there is no pattern better than argyle. I also love the colors in this paper. Don't be surpised it i don't design a line of cards based on this paper, that is how much I love it.


We have other projects going on. I'm working on a custom christmas album and Amie has some great new bookmarks we will be premiering really soon.

Later this month we will have participating in a giveaway on a great blog Lemon Drop Studio she does great things, so everyone should check her out!

Check back soon for new a fun thins happening at A and R Design Studio!

New Year ... New Items

Happy New Year Everyone.

I have been neglecting this blog. It has been a buys few months but it is my resolution to spend more time updating our friends, family and fans on what we have coming up. I have been working ona few custom albums and I hope to get those picutres posted later this weekend. I have also been working on some valentines day cards which will be posted very soon, maybe even today!

I hope everyone has a great new year and stay turned we will ahve some fun, and maybe unexpected new items in the next few weeks!

What We have Been up to ....

So it has been a while since we updated everyone on what has been going on with us. We have been working a lot of projects so just haven't been updated the blog as much as we should. So to make up for that this will be a long post showing you all the things we have been working on lately.


About a month ago I created two scrapbooks for an auction at a non-profit daycare. They were super fun to make and I did love them. People apparently liked them so that made me rather happy.

We also created a few new Holiday Items for the store.

The first is a set of snowflake cards. The happy Holidays is prined on the cards and then the snowflakes were hand stamped and embossed. I do really love these cards.

The last thing we made was this Holiday scrapbook. I love this too. I love the paper!

Etsy Shop of the Day ... Cara's Scrap and Stamp Art

Welcome to a new edition of Etsy store of the week. I know it has been a while since I have done a new one, so i hope this one makes it worth the wait.

Caras Scraps and Stamp Art is a great store with some of the most amazing cards and paper crafts. She has way more great things then I can show you, so head on over there and check her out.

So on to a few of my favorite items:

This is a great sock monkey gift card holder. The holidays are getting closer and everyone loves a gift card but there is never a cute way to present them, well here is one. Plus who doesn't love a sock monkey, I know I do.

Set of 3 Sock Money Gift Card Holder





This set of cards of snowflake holiday cards are great. I the snowflake and the embossing are amazing. I love the filigree on the center of the snowflakes. This would be a great set of cards to send or add to a gift.

Elegant Snowflake Set of 4 cards







This third item is a great exploding birthday card. It is a very unique card, but it is also very pretty! It is perfect for that person who loves fashion or purses!

Horizontal Wishes Purse Birthday Card






The last item I'm going to highlight is this great set of snowflake Holiday cards (I sense a theme). I just love the colors, the snowflakes and the swirls.

Felt Flurries Set of 5 Winter Greeting Cards

Holiday Cards...

It is never too early to start looking for Holiday cards. These are the first two of what we hope will be several holiday card offerings for everyone this holiday season

The first is a set of Hanukkah cards. I love the mix of blue and white. There is some great white and yellow vellum paper backing the image of these cards.

The second set of cards are these great Christmas trees.

I used the same vellum as above but these cards also have the great gems decorating the tree.

Please stay tuned we will have several new Holiday cards coming very soon.