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STATIONARY, INVITATIONS, HOLIDAY CARDS
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This includes a wide variety of styles of cards I designed both prior to the advent of home computers and photoshop, and after.

The First group are all hand designed and hand drawn, and were printed at printing press.  Some designs are foil embossed, one is on handmade paper from Nepal that is too thick to go through a copier or standard printing press. I had to separate each color for the printer on a separate page, with registration marks to line up.  
My card designs usually extends to the envelope as well for a unique dramatic finished product that really stands out.
Once the advent of photoshop and copy centers, I rely more on photography and creative montages. It’s inexpensive to print with no minimums and no tedious separating colors for the printer, but the old fashioned way, also has a very unique and special look that can’t be created in photoshop or a copy machine. Great to have options!

I designed a more painterly Bat mitzvah invitation, with a leaf pattern. At a printing press, each color adds an additional cost, so I found a creative way to make this 2 color card look like 4 colors. The printer used a screen, to make each of the 2 colors at a lesser opacity (of the same color), making a new lighter version of the original color. I had to separate each color for the printer. (I also made enclosures and RSVP inserts, but it had personal information of names and addresses etc,  so I didn’t include it here)

I designed three holiday cards for ARD Inc., an aeronautical research and design co.  I wanted the designs to be modern and sleek. One card was more literal with airplanes flying off into the distance. Then one card was a more abstract design, but to still evoke feeling of airiness and flight, then a slight departure to a winter tree for the last card. All 3 cards were blue white with metallic foil printed and embossed on the cards.

I designed an invitation to an “Art to wear & more” show by the Los Angeles Arts Council 1988.   I used lace fabric to create a modern sparse design. The design was carried over to the front of the envelope as well, as did the RSVP inserts, which contained personal addresses so I didn’t include it here.  Proceeds went to the LAAC Art Scholarship Award Fund.

I designed a very modern graphic card, that is a departure from my usual style, I was inspired by these modern white homes I was seeing built. (not my taste as a home, but still an inspiration)

Then, home computers and photoshop happened! This changed the way I made cards.  The remainder of the cards shown here, show some of the fun invitations and holiday cards I made for our family and our martial arts studio, by photoshopping images of us in interesting paintings, cards and posters! No need to separate colors for printers, no more minimum printer orders, it has a completely different look and feel.

Bat mitzvah invitation cover
Bat Mitavah invitation ©
ARD Inc airplanes holiday card foil embossed
ARD Aeronautics Holiday Card ©
ARD gold foil ornament ball holiday card
ARD Aeronautics gold foil ornament Holiday Card ©
ARD winter tree gold foil leaves holiday card
ARD Aeronautics gold foil tree Holiday Card ©
LA art council invite cover and envelope
LA Art Council Invitation ©
Graphic modern card and envelope
Graphic Modern card and envelope ©
wedding invite handmade paper nepal glued on metallic
Wedding Invitation @ Handmade Napal paper mounted on metallic gold card
weddind insert Handmade paper from Nepal
Wedding Invitation insert ©
Zacharatos karate Holiday Dragon card in a dragon card photoshopped us in
Zacharatos Karate Holiday Dragon Slaying Card
photoshopped us in a Rob Gonsalves painting for our martial arts holiday
Zacharatos Karate Holiday Card puzzle inside a painting by Rob Gonsalves
photoshopped us in a Rob Gonsalves painting for martial arts holiday
Zacharatos Karate Holiday Card in a Rob Gonsalves beach painting
california winter worhol inspired holiday card
Zacharatos Holiday Card Southern California Winter ©
Photograph of Zacharatos class film negative effect
Zacharatos Karate Class with film negative effect ©
photoshopped Young Nico in a tapestry 2nd birthday invitation
Nico Zacharatos in a Tapestry for 2nd Birthday invitation
Young Nico in a greeting card for 4th birthday invitation
Nico Zacharatos in a floral painting 4th birthday invitation
photoshopped young Nico on a ship for her pirate theme 5th birthday
Nico Zacharatos in a pirate ship photo 5th birthday invitation
sightseeing our karate student from Russia to Paris
"Sightseeing" © Our karate student who traveled from Russia to Paris
montage holiday 20
Family Holiday 2020 Card Montage (no templates)
FINAL for Internet Holiday 72 dpi 21-22 copy
Family Holiday 2021-22 (no templates)
designsbyjamie logo and cowgirl pic