Birthday Card: New York New York

A personal touch is always appreciated!

For my New Yorker Cousin who also is a Yankees fan!


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johNYang

his name works out perfectly with the yankees logo

YOO Original is a yankees fan, too!

Birthday Card: Awesome Blossom

A personal touch is always appreciated!

For my friend Lisa who's moving back to her hometown
to start another chapter of her life with her husband,
wishing a blossoming new life. 


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LISA

layers of contrasting paper which 
also shows through the diecut flower blossom

recycle!

Birthday Card: Have a Banner Year!

A personal touch is always appreciated!

This butterfly pattern reminded me of a photo album my best friend Danver 
once gave me for my birthday that he had decorated with butterfly shapes. 


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DANVER

birthdays are a celebration so his name is spelled out with a flag banner 
which shows through clear film.

layers of different colored stocks to show depth

Birthday Card: No Man No More

A personal touch is always appreciated!

For the soon-to-be daddy to a little girl John.
He's known as the "no man" in our group of friends because, well,
his first response to everything is a no.
Even when we aren't done with our question, he answers, no.
I'm thinking, that is soon to change... once his baby girl arrives.

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happy birthday! 

just a simple card with geometric shapes.

Home Sweet Home: The Cowans' New Home

A personal touch is always appreciated! 

A new home is one of the happiest times in one's life.  

It represents a new start, all the hard work, and most important of all, family. 

So of course I had to send a congratulatory card to the Cowans.

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white picket fence for their lovely new home

Yoo original with a roof over her head

Baby's 100 Days: Happy Baggil Sian!

A personal touch is always appreciated! 

Baby Sian was born four days before my nephew Sean, 

and even their names only have one letter difference. 

She is the chunkiest baby ever with dark curly hair. 

A true Michelin baby.

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100 sian k
i meant to add cute pink ribbons & buttons to decorate this card, 
but completely forgot!  aging is not fun. 

again, reusing the cutout of the front of the card on the back side. 

The Announcement: Sean is Here!

A personal touch is always appreciated! 

This one's for my cousin who lives in korea. 

I would've made a big deal about him turning 21, 

but in korea, 20th birthday is when they become of legal age.

So here's a toned-down card for my adult cousin, 

who happens to be a pretty toned-down kid himself. 

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the cutest baby boy has finally arrived. 
sean seong min ma 
sat., apr. 9th, 2011, 10:51pm 
8 lbs. 12 oz., 21 1/4 in.

showing depth

baby on his way~

YOO original is bringing good news!

Wedding Bliss: No Bridezilla Here

Being close friends with the groom's sisters, 
I was more than happy to get involved in this newest project.  
I've known Thi for the longest time, and he's like a little brother to me, 
and I thought his sisters rubbed off the whole 
"no one's good enough for my little brother" mode on me,
but when he said he was marrying Michelle,
that's when I realized that as long as he was with the right one,
none of us had to have a stinkin' attitude.

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INVITATIONS

the bride found this invitation style online, loved the geometric look,

but wasn't too thrilled about the layout they offered. 

i designed the layout with the intention of getting them printed through that vendor. 

we did not realize that we were not allowed to customize the layout 

until she went to order them, so instead of going with a layout 

the bride wasn't entirely happy with, i elected to make everything on my own. 

the outer pocket, invitation, reception card, response card, name label, 

map & directions were all made by hand (printed elsewhere). 
of course, hand-made items are not the same as machine made ones, 
but it gives some character, and hey, i did save them about $500!



CEREMONY PROGRAMS

i love the colors the bride picked for her wedding.  
the bold colors of royal blue & hot pink accented with gray 
truly went well the geometric shapes of circle & square.  
for their ceremony program, i stuck with the circular mode of the invitation, 
and i must admit, it was a lot of work trying to cut out all those circles, 
but as long as the end result is great, all the hard work pays off.

RECEPTION PROGRAM & MENU

the bride & the groom decided they want a program for the reception 

along with the dinner menu so i consolidated 

the two items to avoid having two separate items on the table.  

the program / menu is made with the same pocket design as the invitation, 

and i purposefully went with the wide ribbons to create large bows 

as these were a part of the table setting. 

ESCORT CARDS

sticking with the geometric shapes, 

i decided to make a prism with equal dimensions to create a square face 

and use a circle to print guest names. 

side view

a little hole was punched on the back of the prism 

to show the guest's table number.

More related to this wedding... 

rehearsal dinner menu. 
in all the frenzy of trying to get everything done in time, 
these almost didn't make it to the dinner... 
because i forgot to send these to them along with others. 
thank God for overnight shipping.