Balqis & Aizuddin

Concept : Minimalist, Romantic & Sweet

Colour palette : Pink & Cream

E450 package

Wedding invitation card

90mm x 166mm

230gsm ivory white

500pcs

Thank you tag

54mm x 90mm

260gsm artcard

1000pcs

Bunting

2' x 6'

1pc

Coming soon!

Shuhaidah & Faris

Concept : Polka dots, doily & birdies

Colour palette : Pastel pink, pastel purple & coral

Wedding invitation card

folded 112mm x 180mm

260gsm artcard

Thank you very much for such wonderful write-up. We are truly humbled by such appreciation and motivated to do better in future. Selamat Pengantin Baru!

Huda & Khai

Artwork

Actual card

Concept : Polka dots & doily 

Colour palette : pink & purple

E500 package

Doily embellished wedding invitation card

112mm x 180mm

230gsm ivory white

500pcs

Thank you tag

54mm x 90mm

260gsm artcard

1000pcs

Bunting

2' x 6'

1pc

Huda & Khai, thank you and wishing your big day will be a fun-filled and blessed with barakah, insyaAllah.

Siti Zaleha & Khairul Nesah

Concept : Doily 

Layout arrangement : Noor Hazirah + Erwan Shah Reza

Colour palette : Orange + gold + cream

S450 package

Wedding invitation card

non-folded 90mm x 166mm

230gsm ivory white

Thank you tag

54mm x 90mm

260gsm artcard

Bunting

2' x 6'

To Siti & husband, thank you for the support & wishing you a great life journey as husband & wife.

Syira & Dhiya

Concept : Sahzana & Shahrizal

Colour palette : Baby blue/ silver grey

S650 package

Wedding invitation card

folded 90mm x 166mm

230gsm ivory white

Thank you tag

54mm x 90mm

230gsm ivory white

Bunting

2' x 6'

Thank you very much & Selamat Pengantin Baru to the newlyweds!

Shira & Talib

Concept : Sahzana & Shahrizal

Colour palette : Shades of green & white

Wedding invitation card

folded 90mm x 166mm

260gsm artcard

To Shira, thank you for your support. I wish you all the best and, have fun on your wedding day!

Firus& Fieky

Concept : Simple and cute, polkadots

Colour palette : Soft Purple (lilac), Silver grey (soft) & pink

Wedding invitation card

non-folded 110mm x 180mm

230gsm ivory white

Thank you sticker

Round 40mm in diameter

80gsm glossy mirrokote 

Thank you very much & Selamat Pengantin Baru!

Package 4 : Silver 750

The second package of folded cards is Silver 750. Priced at RM750, below are the details of this package.

1. This is a folded card with close size of 110mm x 180mm, open size of 180mm x 220mm. 
2. The basic price is RM750.00. Full upgrades of 1000 pieces cards, 2000 pieces tags and 2 buntings, will only cost you RM1100, which come with ten laminated A3-size, direction signage for free.
3. It includes artwork design & plain envelopes which you could choose either cream or pink in colour.
4. It is full-colour print on both sides of the card. So, you could have two invitations & two maps on each card.
5. The size of thank you tags is at the maximum of 90mm x 54mm and 40mm x 40mm at minimum. You may choose any size within that range. Yes, we have round tags and other types & sizes but they are not offered in this package.
6. The additional 500 pieces are of the same design only. The same term applies to thank you tags.
7. I will create designs for the tags & bunting, similar to your invitation cards unless requested otherwise.

Some of the artworks designed with the same dimensions are this, and this.

Package 3 : Silver 650

Silver 650 or S650 is one of our two new packages of folded cards. We will do a different entry on the other package later. What's in this package of RM650? 

1. This is a folded card with close size of 90mm x 166mm, open size of 180mm x 166mm. 
2. The basic price is RM650.00. Full upgrades of 1000 pieces cards, 2000 pieces tags and 2 buntings, will only cost you RM950, which come with ten laminated A3-size, direction signage for free.
3. It includes artwork design & plain envelopes which you could choose either cream or pink in colour.
4. It is full-colour print on both sides of the card. So, you could have two invitations & two maps on each card.
5. The size of thank you tags is at the maximum of 90mm x 54mm and 40mm x 40mm at minimum. You may choose any size within that range. Yes, we have round tags and other types & sizes but they are not offered in this package.
6. The additional 500 pieces are of the same design only. The same term applies to thank you tags.
7. I will create designs for the tags & bunting, similar to your invitation cards unless requested otherwise.

Some of the artworks designed with the same dimensions are here, here & here.

Rawaidah & Khairil

 

Nur Rawaidah or fondly known as 'Nora' is a big fan of all things doily & lantern. She's big on DIY-ing her own wedding too. For the bride-to-be & groom-to-be, who are on the hunt of wedding supplies and such, you might want to give her blog a visit. 

Concept : Doily & lantern

Colour palette : Peach, purple & pink.

Wedding invitation card

folded 90mm x 166mm

230gsm ivory white card

Thank you tag

90mm x 54mm (max)

230gsm ivory white card

Bunting

2' x 6'

Selamat Pengantin Baru for Nora & her husband. Here, wishing you a happy marriage and a life full of joy, love and barakah InsyaAllah.

Hana & Hafizee - Mini Card & Calendar

Concept : Newspaper-theme invitation card

Wedding invitation card

folded 90mm x 54mm

(the size of folded business cards)

260gsm artcard

Welcome board
A3-size

Banner
2' x 6'

Selamat Pengantin Baru to Hana & her husband. Thank you very much!

What is 'Green Printing'?

We are happy to announce that out main printing supplier has introduced "an integrated system of processes covering environmental management, quality control, and health and safety procedures to promote a healthy and safe environment for both the community and stakeholders while producing high quality printing products". In production, this means printing using mainly soy inks, and running their presses alcohol free.

What is soy ink?
Soy ink is a kind of ink made from soybeans. As opposed to traditional petroleum-based ink, soy-based ink is more environmentally friendly, might provide more accurate colors, and makes it easier to recycle paper.

Why soy ink plays an important role in green printing?
Soy ink may be the solution to the environmental health and safety concerns of the printing industry. A new study confirms that soy ink can help to reduce the environmental burden of the printing industry. Soybean oil comes from a renewable source: soybeans. Soybean agriculture uses only 0.5 percent of the total energy needed to produce soy ink.

Soy ink is naturally low in vocs (volatile organic compounds, chemical compounds that evaporate and react to sunlight) and its usage can reduce emissions causing air pollution.

Soy inks show a greater rub resistance and vibrant colors. Soybean oil’s clarity allows pigments to reach their full potential, resulting in deep, rich bright colors. Soy ink delivers a high quality print compare to traditional petroleum-based ink.

Soy ink maintains its lithographic stability throughout the entire print job, so the press operator makes fewer adjustments during production and rejects fewer copies because of inferior quality.

What is alcohol free printing?
The whole printing process operate without the use of alcohol or isopropanol (ipa).

Why alcohol free printing plays an important role in green printing?
Alcohol free printing helps protect the environment. This is because alcohol and washing agents are volatile and evaporate quickly. Under the influence of the sun, the emissions in the form of low-level ozone cause so-called summer smog.

Alcohol free printing will reduce the frequent exposure to alcohol which is linked to serious health and safety issues.

Alcohol free printing, however, offers benefits that circumvent the disadvantages of alcohol based printing plus help operation. Alcohol free printing offers lower ink and water settings along with the ability to print a given density using an ink film that is not diluted by alcohol. The result is better quality printing with sharper dots and less tendency for emulsification.

Advertorial : Quran Read Pen

Quran Read Pen (QRP) (KDN:PQ/Q.1001/2.2/QC/346/30/2011) adalah sebuah teknologi elektronik masakini yang dicipta untuk membantu umat Islam mendekatkan diri dengan Al-Quran. Ia terbukti dapat membantu umat Islam untuk memainkan alunan bacaan ayat-ayat suci, menyemak bacaan, menghafaz ayat atau surah dan menyemak terjemahan Al-Quran. Rekaannya memudahkan ia dibawa kemana-mana dan mudah untuk digunakan. Satu set lengkap QRP mengandungi sebatang pen elektronik, senaskah Al-Quran resam Uthmani, senaskah Muqaddam Read Pen (MRP), sebuah kabel USB, sepasang earphone, sekeping kad index surah-surah Al-Quran, 2 biji bateri saiz AAA dan kad jaminan 1 tahun. 

Buku Muqaddam (MRP) dengan ilustrasi berwarna, bersaiz kecil dan lebih ringan, senang dibawa kemana-mana. Bukan sahaja untuk kanak-kanak, malah jika ada orang dewasa yang mahu belajar Al-Quran tapi malu untuk bersemuka, boleh menggunakan MRP ini sebagai langkah permulaan yang baik. MRP juga dilengkapi dengan cara-cara dan bacaan solat fardhu, azan, himpunan doa-doa harian, surah-surah lazim dan surah-surah pilihan. Di akhir mukasurat MRP ini ada dicetakkan semula index 114 surah/30 juzu' Al-Quran. Jadi, Pen Quran ini masih boleh digunakan walaupun tanpa naskah Al-Quran yang disediakan.

Set QRP ini sangat sesuai untuk kegunaan sendiri malah lebih menarik untuk dijadikan hadiah, cenderamata dan hantaran perkahwinan. Dengan rekaan terbarunya, set QRP kini tampak lebih menarik dan bergaya, malah lebih mudah untuk dibawa kemana-mana.

Sebarang pertanyaan lanjut atau butiran pembelian mengenai produk istimewa ini boleh diajukan kepada facebook.com/kedaiopah atau holyquranreadpen.blogspot.com. 

Tiada keraguan. Tanpa was-was. Semoga mendapat manfaat yang diharapkan buat semua.

Noor Amirah & Fariz Hamidi

Concept : Two love chickies singing on a branch.

Colour palette : 

Gray coloured border, baby pink for bride's invitation page & baby blue for the groom's.

Wedding invitation card

non-folded 90mm x 166mm

230gsm ivory white card

Bunting

2' x 6'

Zarith & Amran

Concept : Simple & exclusive. The design was to represent the symbol of 'knot of love'

Colour palette : White, red & black.

Wedding invitation card

folded 90mm x 166mm

230gsm ivory white card

Thank you tag

90mm x 54mm (max)

230gsm ivory white card

Bunting

2' x 6'

Nurul Haninah & Jasminor

I haven't had the time to write an entire entry for a while. We've been pretty much occupied with more bookings since the last Ekspo Kahwin. Alhamdulillah, and, from the bottom of my heart, thank you so much for those who came and supported us. We are so ready for the next one, bring it on!

Ok, let's move on to this invitation. 

Niena's request for me was to do a combination of fall theme with a traditional pattern such as songket or batik. Good news, she had already drafted her idea. Niena wanted a part of the card to be decorated with falling leaves which carefully transformed into songket patterns. The tricky part was to find 'cheerful-looking' autumn leaves and the more difficult task is to create a matching songket motif. 

Essential 500 package with additional bunting.

Thank you so much Niena & Jas. I hope you are happy with your cards and all. Good luck with the wedding preparation and may Allah shower His Barakah on your big day and for the rest of your lives.

Shauqi & Izyati

Concept : Exclusive Vintage & Classic English Wedding

Colour palette : Light Purple & Blue turquoise

Wedding invitation card

folded 110mm x 180mm

230gsm ivory white card

Thank you tag

90mm x 54mm (max)

230gsm ivory white card

Bunting

2' x 6'

Ekspo Kahwin KL 2011 Edisi 4

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Yes, another wedding expo. The previous one was a lot of hard work, with preparations that went on throughout  many sleepless nights, headaches and a big FUN, we just have to take part in another wedding expo.

We are bracing ourselves for another roller coaster ride as we will be juggling lots of end-of-September deadlines, while preparing for this expo. But we believe it's going to be a fun ride and we would like you to be a part of it. 

So, if you are in the midst of a wedding preparation (or more), do come and meet us at the EKSPO KAHWIN KL 2011 EDISI 4, to be held in WANGSA WALK MALL, from 30 SEPTEMBER - 2 OCTOBER 2011. See you there!

DIY Paper Bags - The Pillow Bag

Win 500 pieces of these bags, worth of RM450, in the lucky draw contest during the EKSPO KAHWIN KL 2011 EDISI 4, in WANGSA WALK MALL, from 30 SEPTEMBER - 2 OCTOBER 2011. The 3-day promo price is RM0.90 each only, inclusive of stickers. Minimum quantity order is 500 pieces.

The DIY paper bags with sample embellishments. These bags will be packed flat-packed, so it'll be easier to handle/transport. And easy to assemble, just fold along the folding lines, staple & voila! Decorations? Totally up to you, they are DIY paper bags after all. 

These bags are specially designed without glue or string to reduce the price. And we chose 350gsm kraft paper for it's durabilty & price. It's 30% made of recycled paper. And it suits to almost any colour combo/concept.

They come with stickers or you could choose to hot-stamp these bags. More designs are coming!

Annuzita & Adam Ket Chun

Concept :  Although the bride had no specific concept but was very clear on what she wanted & didn't want on her card. She wrote down a list of her preferences for each of her samples, fonts & text layout, which she put a lot of thoughts on it. I appreciate it so much and indeed the list was very useful.

Colour palette : pastel purple (lavender) & pastel pink

Wedding invitation card

folded 112mm x 180mm

260gsm artcard + matte lamination

Thank you very much my dear. Wishing you and your fiance a a marriage filled with love & joy for the rest of your lives, insyaAllah.

Khairun Najmi &Shariman

Concept : Nordiyana & Khairil Anwar 

Colour palette : White background with purple, gray & pink

Wedding invitation card

non-folded 110mm x 180mm

230gsm ivory white card

Bunting

2' x 6'

Thank you Kharun Najmi. Wishing you all the best for the wedding!

Amy & Naz

Concept : Fairy Tale & Sweet

Colour palette : Ocen blue, pink & Brown

Wedding invitation card

folded 110mm x 180mm

230gsm ivory white card

Thank you tag

90mm x 54mm (max)

230gsm ivory white card

Bunting

2' x 6'

Thank you Amy & Naz. Wishing you a great & fun wedding!

Asyikin & Wan Syaril

Concept : Izwan & Farhanna (additional music notes)

Colour palette : Turquoise & gray 

Wedding invitation card

folded 90mm x 166mm

230gsm ivory white card

Thank you tag

90mm x 54mm (max)

230gsm ivory white card

Bunting

2' x 6'

To the bride & groom-to-be, here wishing you all the best and insyaAllah, joy & love awaits for both of you.

Farhanna & Hazrin

Save-the-date card

166mm x 90mm

230gsm ivory white

E500 package

Wedding invitation card

112mm x 180mm

230gsm ivory white

500pcs

Thank you tag

54mm x 90mm

260gsm artcard

1000pcs

Bunting

2' x 6'

1pc

Thank you so much to both of you! To Farhanna, I'm praying for your godspeed recovery. InsyaAllah, in time, you'll get to enjoy your wedding as planned. 

Shahida & Syukrizal

 Concept : Nordiyana & Khairil Anwar 

Colour palette : Violet, pink & cream

Wedding invitation card

folded 90mm x 166mm

230gsm ivory white card

500pcs

Thank you tag

90mm x 54mm (max)

230gsm ivory white card

1000pcs

Bunting

2' x 6'

Thank you Shida & Syuk. Wishing both of you all the best for the wedding!

Sunny & Najihah

Instead of having two invitations in one card, Sunny and Najihah opted for two different set, each 'for him' and 'for her' invitation. They had identical concept but not the colour palette. So I made only one layout for both designs but with different background effects, polka dots for Najihah & stripes for her Sunny. The outcome, a girly & soft look for the bride's invitation card and a masculine & bold look for the groom's. 

For her 

Concept : Vintage

Colour palette : Honeysuckle pink and silver

Wedding invitation card

folded

90mm x 166mm

260gsm artcard + gloss lamination

Thank you stickers

40mm x 54mm

80gsm glossy mirrokote

Bunting

2' x 6'

For him

Concept : Vintage

Colour palette : Purple & Silver

Wedding invitation card

non-folded

90mm x 166mm

260gsm artcard + matte lamination + spot uv

Selamat Pengantin Baru to Sunny & Najihah. Wishing you a happy marriage and a life full of joy & love.

Marwan & Dewilina

Concept : Hari raya inspired

Colour palette : Purple

Wedding invitation card

90mm x 166mm

230gsm ivory white

Bunting

2' x 6'

Selamat Pengantin Baru! Thank you very much & I wish you all the best & a blessed and prosperous life as a family.

Payya & Shahrul

Concept : Owl with Stripe

Colour palette : dusty pink, green & soft brown

Wedding invitation card

90mm x 166mm

230gsm ivory white

Thank Payya & Shahrul. Selamat Pengantin Baru to both of you!

Hafiza Syaza & Nazeer

Concept : Modern classical

Colour palette : Plum & Champagne Pink

Wedding invitation card

110mm x 180mm

230gsm artcard

Thank you sticker

40mm round

80gsm glossy mirrokote

To the lovely couple, thank  you very much and  Selamat Pengantin Baru!

Jazzeyra & Khairi

We've got less than two weeks before our next wedding expo & we are buried in deadlines. God willing, we'll get everything done just in time for the event. And among the item in the to-do-list is to update this blog. We really need to cross that out so I'll be posting as much recent artworks as possible by end of the week, so please excuse me if any of the post is very brief, or if none at all (artworks only). 

As usual, if you are interested in any of them, just quote us the name of the bride & groom as the design code in the booking form/e-mail inquiry.

Concept : Traditional & simple

Colour palette : Yellow & silver

Wedding invitation card

110mm x 180mm

230gsm ivory white

Bunting

2' x 6'

Thank you, Jazzeyra & Khairi. All the best and may you both have a great and blessed wedding.

Selamat Hari Raya 1432M & Happy holiday!

My family & I wish all our muslim brothers & sisters, a Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Fitri, Maaf Zahir & Batin. May Allah's peace & blessings be upon you & your family. And may the meaning & blessings of Ramadhan & Syawal remain with you throughout the year. Have a joyous Eid!

And happy holiday to all my non-muslim friends!

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Dahyuna & Ikhwan, Iqram & Shira

We've reached the third week of Ramadhan, which means we're less than two weeks away from our Hari Raya. Which also means only a few weeks left for all G2B & B2B whose weddings are in the month Syawal. One of my sisters had her wedding on the first week of Syawal and that was our busiest Aidil Fitri ever, but also one of the best. My best wishes to all of you. 

And to Dahyuna & Ikhwan, also Iqram & Shira, have a great Aidil Fitri & all the best for your big day.

Essential 500 package

Hani Sabrina & Zul Hilmi

At last, I have time to spare, to update my berhabuk blog before the Aidil Fitri break.

Often, I start the design process with the main item on the order list, which is the wedding invitation card. However, for Hani's order, it began with her thank you stickers. Personally, peach is one of the more difficult colour to work with. I used to struggle with it. Too much of it, the whole design will look as if it is shouting at you. Too little, it gives a pale-ish look.

However, I learned, the trick is actually very simple. It's in the tone and getting the right combination. Once you've got everything perfectly paired, it's all peachy!

Wedding invitation

A4 size Z-fold

260gsm artcard

Bunting

2' x 6'

Thank you sticker

90mm x 54mm

80gsm glossy mirrokote

To Hani & her future husband, you have my prayer and 'Selamat Pengantin Baru' in advance from me.

Oh Allah, bless this couple with faith, love and happiness in this world and the next.

Ekspo Kahwin KL 2011 Edisi 3

It's been a while, a long while, since my last entry. Gonna make a quick update today. We had so much fun throughout the three-day expo. Learned a lot too. Although there were a minor hiccup but the helpful organizer was quick to solve it.  Here are some of the going-ons during the Ekspo Kahwin KL 2011 Edisi 3, held in Wangsa Walk Mall from 1st to 3rd July 2011.

Booth set-up.

Setting up started in the wee hour of 1st July. We were supposed to begin work at 4a.m. We were too tired from not having enough sleep days before, so we left the house around 5.30a.m. arriving only one and a half later. Believe it or not, I missed a junction on the way over to Wangsa Walk Mall and drove all to way to KL city centre before realizing I was lost. Blame it on the fatigue. 

Attending customers & potential customers. Thank you everyone!

The expo was our first exposure to meet the customers, off-line. We had a slow start but the the pace started picking up on the second day. And by the end of the third & last day, we were so exhausted and almost drained out. 

Friends, family, fans, previous customers. Thank you all!

We have everybody, friends, customers, families & the organizer to thank for. We could not have made it without all the help & support.

Our simple booth.

A visit from the VVIP. For three days, these are the faces I miss the most. 

And guess what, there'll be one Ekspo Kahwin KL 2011 Edisi 4, to be held from 30 September to 2 August 2011, at the same place, Wangsa Walk Mall. And we'll be participating too! So, save those dates and meet us there! 

Lotsa Love!