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I'm Leslie, a graphic designer & illustrator from Kentucky living in the PNW with my husband, Ben. This is a space to share my inspirations, travels, dreams, experiments and passions. Thanks for reading!

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Happy 3 years married to my love. You are better for me now than I even knew then.

Said goodbye to our Parisan @airbnb this morning. This place was magical and made us feel right at home in the Marais 🛵✨

Less than 24 hours here and already so in love with this city.

3-0.
Wrote this on New Years a few years ago and feel like it still applies. Forever growing and learning one day at a time. : “I'm realizing more and more how important reflecting on the past is in order to live fully in the present and press on toward the future.
This year was full of my best, happiest days as well as some very hard ones. But, thinking back to one year ago, I can see how I've been stretched, how I've grown, and how I've learned. I can see how I know myself better and how I'm a little less fearful of my unknown future. Because reflecting back I can see how my journey has taken me right where I need to be, with people that I love and for that I am so so thankful.
Here's to all the unknowns in the next year, living in the present and not forgetting the past.”

Happiest of birthdays to my sweet sister @nkjells. May year 27 be the best yet! Love you + miss you.
If you’re in Lou, give her a squeeze for me!

Less than a month til my little sis says “I do”! So excited for her and her fiancé! This is the invitation suite I designed for them—they asked for elegant, black & white, with touches of hand-lettering.
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#graphicdesign #wedding #invitations #lettering #type #typography #handlettering #invitationsuite

Today is a GOOD day. So incredibly happy for my friend @lizzylynnott who has been battling cancer for the past 9 months— she found out today that she’s cancer FREE!! So many prayers answered. Celebrating with you in spirit Liz. Love you friend and so thankful for you. ❤️🙌🏻 P.S. love this pic of us from our wedding. Pretty sure her twin @party_mom was making me laugh here :)

A white calla lilly from our garden to remember my sweet father-in-law who passed away on April 23. He loved flowers and gardening, and was a master at growing things back to life. I’m thankful that he passed along some of those skills to my husband, @benjababy. We love you and miss you Scott. 😘

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Stephanie & Madison's Wedding Invitations

May 22, 2015 in wedding invitations

I recently had the pleasure of designing these wedding invitations for a friend. Inspired by her color palette of peach, and shades of green, I watercolored a set of flowers & greenery for a feminine set of invites and RSVPs. It was such a fun project to work on, and I also got to practice on my calligraphy skills. Congrats to Steph & Madison!