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Your big day seems to be organised so beautifully. But wait…what about the wedding invitation cards?

Your wedding is your special day and the memory of a lifetime, so why do your invitations not be equally special?

This wedding season, Stoned Santa brings a curated list of unique and exciting wedding invitation ideas to set the tone of your celebration and give the guests an intriguing sneak peek into the elegance of your special day!

Read on to learn more about these fantastic ideas!

Hand Painted or Digital Wedding Invites Illustrating Indian Wedding Rituals

Indian weddings are a rich showcase of traditional rituals and culture. Capture the essence of these rituals in hand-painted or digital wedding invitation cards. 

From the vibrant haldi-mehndi ceremony to the joyful baraat to the sacred saat pheras, these illustrations make your invitation a beautiful tapestry of Indian culture that not only elevates the elegance of your wedding but also makes each wedding card a cherished keepsake for the guests.

Are you fond of Indian culture? Explore the elegance of Stoned Santa’s hand-painted wedding invitations illustrating Indian wedding rituals. 

Regional Indian Wedding Invitation Ideas

​The beauty of India lies in its diversity across geographical regions and communities, which showcase a beautiful tapestry of traditions, rituals, and languages.

Whether you are organising a Telugu wedding, a Marathi wedding or a Rajputi wedding, you can transform your wedding invitations into a wonderful showcase of your local culture.

Embedding Lord Ganesha and lotus flowers, coconut leaf patterns, traditional temple art, bandhani patterns or Sanskrit verses, as per your culture, make these invitations not only a formal announcement but also blend art and heritage while setting the tone for your wedding.

At Stoned Santa, we understand the importance of your local cultural traditions and offer the flexibility to customize our designs to include elements that are unique to your culture.

Blend traditions with modern personalisation in your wedding invitations with unique and creative ideas by Stoned Santa!

Wedding Invites with Madhubani Art

This one is for the art lovers! Madhubani art, a painting style popularly practiced in the Mithila region of India and Nepal, is not just about rich hues and intricate patterns but also a hallmark of the cultural heritage. 

Explore the beauty of these wedding invitations infused with heritage and art featuring traditional motifs like flowers, peacocks, elongated and bold eyes and fish that symbolise love and prosperity. These creative invitations not only enhance the cultural theme of your wedding but also its timeless elegance. 

 Get Madhubani-inspired wedding invitations at Stoned Santa!

Wedding Invites with Floral Art

No wedding décor is complete without flowers! So why not infuse them in your wedding invitations to capture the romance of your celebration? 

These vividly coloured flowers in bold or soft pastel colours matching your wedding décor can be aligned so beautifully with the nature or garden-inspired theme of your wedding. Also, it can be customised with names, wedding captions or quotes, address and all other details. 

Looking for wedding invitation cards that match the floral theme of your wedding? Explore the customised floral wedding invites designed by Stoned Santa!

Wedding Invitations Cards with Humorous Couple Caricatures

Weddings are a celebration of the joyful and lovable relationship of two people. So why not make this the highlight of your wedding invitations and showcase the quirky and playful relationship between your two through humorous couple caricatures? 

Wedding caricature invites are a great way to showcase the couple in any playful pose, and add a touch of creativity and storytelling to the invite.

From the girl sitting on the boy’s head, to the couple holding each other lovingly – you can portray any imaginative idea into your Caricature Wedding invites!

These humorous couple caricatures bring smiles to your guests and balance the tiresome wedding planning and sombre wedding rituals with a touch of humour.

Want to show off your playful relationship with your partner? Try customised couple caricature-themed wedding invitations by Stoned Santa!

Animated Wedding Invitation with Caricatures and Doodles

This one is for the tech-savvy couples! Moreover, if you are looking for a quirky combination of playful elements, art and creativity, environmental friendliness and digital enigma, digital wedding invitations with caricatures and doodles are for you. 

Showcase your unique personality, wedding ceremonies with dates, or even your love story through animated digital caricatures and doodles. Looking for some more highlights? …well, they are environmentally friendly and time-saving! 

CTA- Green, creative, time-saving, cost-effective, playful, modern, personal…get all the features together within the single idea of animated wedding invites with caricatures and doodles!

Quirky Wedding Invitation Showcasing Your Lovestory

Are you the lucky two uniting through love-marriage? Why not make your wedding invitation the canvas to narrate your love story and make your guests feel a vibe with your heartbeat? 

Paint your canvas with milestones like your first meeting, first date, proposal, first trip, and first fight with creative doodles, quirky captions and couple caricatures and create your unique wedding invites. 

Engage with the creative minds at Stoned Santa and make your wedding invitation a tapestry of your love story. 

Comics Theme-based Wedding Invitation Ideas

Comics-themed Wedding Invites are getting quite popular, and using this theme, we can tell a couple’s story through different scenes, coupled with speech bubbles, doodles, endless customisations, couple caricatures, dramatic expressions that your guests would simply love to read. 

Looking to add a playful twist to your wedding invitation cards? Engage with the creative minds at Stoned Santa now!  

Bollywood Theme-based Wedding Invitation

Lights, Camera, Wedding! Whether you’re a Bollywood fan or have a filmy love story, Bollywood theme-based wedding invitations can be just perfect to enhance your drama-filled life!

Let your guests get a dramatic and glamorous sneak peek into your love story. From recreating posters of iconic Bollywood films to embedding famous filmy dialogues to integrating the glamour of Bollywood stars…turn your invitations into blockbuster wedding invitations.

Spice up your wedding celebrations with some Bollywood drama-themed wedding invitations by Stoned Santa 

Boarding Pass and Passport Theme-based Wedding Invitation

Feeling something is missing in your preparation for the destination wedding? …Is it the invitations that are not vibing with your wedding theme? Explore the unique wedding invitation card idea of turning your wedding invites into passports or boarding passes. You can also make it creative with a couple of caricatures, thoughtful doodles, quirky captions and more!

If you are also looking for the most unforgettable passports for the guests to enter your wedding journey, Stoned Santa is your one go-to spot! 

Newspaper Theme based Wedding Invites

Break your wedding news among your friends and relatives in a unique and classical style through newspaper-styled wedding invitation cards. Moreover, you can get headlines designed with unique captions about your love story, stunning graphics, crossword puzzles, fun articles about the drama of convincing your parents for the wedding and whatnot!

Want your love story turned into marriage to hit the headlines? Ask Stoned Santa to design artistic newspaper-styled invitations for your dreamy wedding. 

Life is so unpredictable! Or it is life’s way of reminding us that every challenge has its purpose. 

Well…Anshi Bansal’s story is an apt testimony of this aspect of life. Her dissatisfaction and displeasure with fashion designing and later pursuit of a career involving software programs eventually landed her in animation, where she found her ultimate fulfilment. 

Stoned Santa had the pleasure of interviewing Anshi, popularly known to her 72K social media followers as Graphic Glimpses, to seek inspiration from her journey marked by unwavering resilience, unbridled passion and unshakeable self-belief. 

Read on to unravel Anshi’s journey from unpredictability to purpose. 

The Twists and Turns of Life

Anshi was neither fond of drawing in her childhood nor interested in art. However, fast-forward to vacations during class XII, Anshi explored drawing and sketching and developed a love for this field to the extent that she desired to pursue her higher education in this area. Consequently, she pursued a bachelor’s in design (Fashion). 

However, after engaging in Fashion Designing for two years, she realised she was not enjoying it, and the Covid-19 pandemic brought another turn of events. The lockdown and online classes from home gave Anshi the time to contemplate her passion and interests and motivated her to explore graphic design, which she found very interesting. 

Anshi also had a good knowledge of software design and secured a decent job in graphic design. However, after working for nearly a year, she realised it was not fulfilling. ‘Though I was employed, I wasn’t enjoying it, and I knew deep down that I wanted to start my own business or venture’, recalls Anshi. 

Marking it as another turning point in her life, Anshi listened to her heart, took the bold step of quitting her job, and sought a new direction for her passion for art and design. 

Graphic Glimpses Comes to Life

It was just a simple suggestion from Anshi’s sister to post her animation creatives on Instagram, which eventually transformed into a passionate project. 

Anshi began designing short animation reels on themes relating to nostalgic memories, childhood games and childhood moments with family and siblings. Her Instagram bio creatively highlights the essence of these themes through the caption, ‘Taking you back to the good old days’.

Anshi pours her heart and creativity into each animation reel, which has resulted in Graphic Glimpses having 75k followers on Instagram and 3.9k subscribers on YouTube. Her followers love these animations because they relate to their lives and favourite memories, which is Anshi’s fuel for excellence. ‘The love and response I get from my audience is truly amazing’, exclaims Anshi.

Anshi’s Motivations and Milestones

The animation and illustrations by fellow artists such as Cristina Furtado (Potatoface) and Satya (Logokuhe) have motivated Anshi to design more creative artwork.  

Over time, her commitment and hard work gained immense popularity and began attracting freelance projects for individuals and brands. Anshi’s portfolio shines with animation projects designed for Bakingo, Blue Heaven, Insights cosmetics, Frozen Bottle and many more. 

One of the most cherishing moments for her was when Ankita Lokhande, a popular Indian TV actress, shared Anshi’s artwork on Instagram. ‘That was really memorable for me’, recalls Anshi.

Anshi’s Tests and Triumphs

While Anshi is a highly skilled artist, she acknowledges that the real test is to find clients in the highly competitive market. Nevertheless, despite such challenges, she is highly optimistic and devoted to her art. She says, ‘It is still my learning phase, and I aspire to design a full animated series in the coming future. 

Anshi’s journey can be understood as a testament to the power of self-belief. She reflects and states, ‘Last year, I had quit my job to establish myself as a full-time artist and I had no idea where it would go, however, I listened to my heart and believed in myself!’ With this motivation and firm belief in herself, Anshi aspires to keep going and excel. 

While architectural planning and animation storytelling seem far-fetched to us, their core lies in artistic imagination and design. Sanya Jain, an illustrator based in Gurgaon, held on to this core and transitioned from sketching buildings to breathing life into animated characters while fueling her passion for art. 

From sketching to storytelling, Sanya’s The Imagine Pot is an exciting journey of artistic evolution and self-discovery. 

Stoned Santa had the privilege of interviewing Sanya Jain, and the insights gained through this conversation will surely awaken the artist inside you. 

Read on to know more!

Transition from Architectural Designs to Digital Animations

Sanya explored the mesmerizing magic of sketching and drawing at a very young age. Over the years, her passion for designing became more intense and fueled her decision to pursue a career in architecture after graduating in the same field in 2015. 

Although working as an architect gave her several opportunities to execute her creative insights, she felt limited. “I love planning and designing interiors, but I realized that at a point you get so engrossed in meeting deadlines and client requirements that the creativity dies, and only corporate tasks are left”, says Sanya.

The lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic gave her the time and opportunity to resume her love for pencil sketching and painting. Sanya’s interest in art drew her to experiment with digital art. 

She discovered the Procreate software, researched it, and learned more about digital illustrations and animation. And…amidst the global chaos of the pandemic, Sanya’s rekindled hobby soon blossomed into professional digital art forms!

Forging Identity: Creation of The Imagine Pot

As Sanya gained confidence in her skill, she established her brand, The Imagine Pot, inspired by the idea of a magical pot that stirs and brews imagination. Just as a pot combines ingredients to create something new and delicious, The Imagine Pot combines creativity, skill, and imagination to craft unique and captivating illustrations.

The Imagine Pot is however, more than merely a brand, it is a celebration of creativity, emotions, dreams and ideas, that gave Sanya the platform to explore the endless possibilities of cheerful illustration and captivating animation. 

From experiments with different ideas on digital art and playful reels to professional brand collaborations, The Imagine Pot has given wings to Sanya’s creative pursuits.

An Established Professional in Digital Art

After she transitioned to digital art, Sanya initially began with illustrations. However, fast-forward to today, she has specialized in various professional art forms that range from illustrations for children’s books and marketing and promotional content for brands to personal commissions for invitations and home décors like paintings and portraits. 

Whether it is engaging visuals that capture the attention of young minds, brand stories that engage the consumers, or portraits that depict the client’s persona, Sanya’s illustrations and animations are fueled by her passion for art and spreading happiness through her art. ‘I believe that art can bring joy to people’s lives,’ says Sanya.

Sanya further explains that digital illustrations are versatile and have wide applications from personal wedding cards to big advertisements. However, over time, brands have been demanding animation reels also for social media platforms. 

Sanya’s animation content usually focuses on nostalgia, family relationships and motivational ideas and is designed with careful attention to details, enchanting colour palette and thoughtful narratives. 

Her impressive artwork has drawn several established brands including Groww, Kotak Mahindra Bank, HP, ITC, MG Motors and many more prestigious names for creating animations where brand promotion is creatively blended in artwork with marketing finesse. Sanya also designs playful illustrations for entities like NCERT and Faber-Castell. 

Biggest Pillars of Strength: Parents and Family

During the early days of animation, when Sanya was still skeptical about her professional identity as a digital illustrator, her parents and husband motivated her to leave the job, emphasizing how great she was doing. ‘My parents are my best cheerleaders,’ Sanya claimed with a big smile. 

Their encouragement and unwavering support helped Sanya establish herself as a full-time illustrator and animator, giving her flexibility and time with her baby and family.

While there are several facets of art, for the animator Saksham Chaurasiya, it is not only a lifelong passion but also a means to express his thoughts and emotions about life. Life of Mash, is Saksham’s Instagram page with 100k followers, where you can explore all the funny and relatable animations created by him. A self-taught animator from the heart of India, Madhya Pradesh, he puts all his heart into his artworks to animate the characters and stories in his animations. 

Stoned Santa had the opportunity to interview Saksham Chaurasiya, and learn about his story, and life as an animator.

Let’s dive into Saksham’s journey from rough cartoon paintings to professional animations.

The Humble Beginning of Animation in Saksham’s Life

Saksham had a strong fascination with watching cartoons and painting since childhood. He says, ‘I loved art and drawing cartoons since childhood, but animation was something that I learned through YouTube tutorials and videos.’ 

Despite having been born and brought-up in a small town, Gwalior, Saksham endeavoured to pursue his dream of excelling in animation. He started working in the field of animation from 2022. 

The reluctance of Saksham’s father to trust the relevance of animation in facilitating a sustainable career also created relevant challenges for him early during his journey. However, over the years, seeing the growing popularity of Life of Mash,  his father has started acknowledging his art and giving him adequate encouragement and support.

The Growth of an Animation Artist

Saksham Chaurasiya is highly creative in blending his art with digital tools and devices. He uses the software Krita to enliven his ideas as he works on them frame by frame. His animations are usually focused on themes such as current trends, childhood memories with friends, and his reflective thoughts about life, religion, and comedy, which are meticulously crafted, scripted, designed and refined by him. 

One of the key features to note in his animations is a male character with spectacles and blue attire. He is inspired by his perception of a ‘faltu man’ who is believed to be worthless but tackles various relatable everyday events of life intelligently.  

Saksham’s Formula for Viral Animation Reels: Comedy and Relatability

The uniqueness of Saksham’s animation lies in his characters, humorous and conceptual storytelling. He explains, ‘I want to make people smile, laugh and reflect on life by connecting my content with the moments from everyday lives.’ 

The most popular reel on Life of Mash by Saksham has reached 12.1 Million views, and most of his reels usually get about 5M-6M views each.

At this rate, we won’t be surprised if he grows to a Million followers in a few months.

Want to connect with Saksham or other talented animators for unique brand promotions? 

Bigger Dreams for Future in Animation

Saksham’s journey into animation does not end at Life of Mash; it’s just the beginning. His aspirations go far beyond Instagram and YouTube. He also wants to develop excellence in 3D animation and VFX, and to open his own animation studio. His dreams of producing longer videos on YouTube and creating videos focusing on trends, nostalgia, and comedy are something to look forward to. 

Advice for Aspiring Animators: Consistency and Relatability 

Saksham’s advice for aspiring animators is simple yet profound. He says, ‘consistency and creating content that helps the audience to emotionally connect with the content is the key. Also, never stop learning and keep on!’ 

Saksham also acknowledges the unpredictability of social media and asserts that good quality and relatability will always give you an edge! 

From creating cartoons in a small town to aspiring to release his cartoon series, Saksham’s journey of self-belief and resilience is a testament to the power of strong-headed dreams and passion. His story is sure to inspire you to overcome any obstacle in your path. 

In a world where people like me and you keep cribbing about our day-to-day incidents, Anusha has been creating humorous animations on such daily life events and has been captivating the hearts of so many people. 

Anusha is a passionate animation artist from Bangalore, whose Instagram handle- MyLittleBubbble is nearing 100,000 followers, and has become a name to follow in digital animation with her creative animations, witty storytelling, keen observation and quirky humour. However, Anusha’s career had begun as a product designer and animation has been an added skill that she had developed over the years. 

MyLittleBubbble – Anusha’s creation, signifies a journey powered by persistence, sheer hard work and passion for art.   

Stoned Santa got the wonderful opportunity to interview Anusha and gain insights into the creative journey of this enthusiastic and avid artist and her career as an Animator.

Creativity Nurtured during Childhood

Having been born in the United States and later moving to India, Anusha’s childhood was a rich tapestry of diverse cultures and unique experiences. Her early love for drawing cartoons and doodling has blossomed into a career in art, a journey that is truly inspirational and unique. 

While Anusha’s parents appreciated and supported her passion for art since childhood, her father suggested that she pursue a future career in a field that aligns with and fuels her creativity. 

This support encouraged her and laid the foundation for an educational path that included graduation in Communication Design from MSU, Gujarat, followed by a master’s in design from Dhirubhai Ambani Institute, while giving wings to her artistic fervours.

The Birth of MyLittleBubbble by Anusha

While Anusha had been engaged with art and doodling since her childhood, receiving the Wacom tablet to learn software was a key event that motivated her to try her hands with traditional digital illustrations and different frames for animation. This became a time to explore new software for animation, techniques, characters and storytelling through animations. She started designing frame by frame and eventually learnt to transform digital illustrations into reels. 

However, until 2019, this practice was just a hobby, and it was the COVID-19 pandemic that became the key turning point for Anusha’s creative journey. 

She realised a sudden rise in the popularity of the reel culture during the lockdown, with several artists posting humorous content and gaining immense appreciation and engagement from the audience, and thus MyLittleBubbble was born. 

Anusha took inspiration from this trend and decided to experiment with reels on Instagram and ta-da! there has been no looking back since then. “People started connecting very soon. One of my earliest reels received 2.5 million views and my followers on Instagram rose from 400 to 10,000, within a few days, right after this reel…now this really boosted my confidence and motivation!”

Can you guess the views received by her most-viewed reel? It is an exponentially high figure of 35 million views! Marvelous isn’t it? In fact several other reels designed by Anusha have reached a smashing figure of 15million views. 

Over time, as Anusha’s skill at animation and storytelling improved, she established illustrations and animation as a side hustle. 

Engaging the Audience with Quirky Storytelling

Anusha’s approach to crafting reels is a unique blend of creativity and strategy. Her MyLittleBubbble draws inspiration from daily observations and everyday events, often overlooked but easily relatable. Her reels are designed for quick and easy viewing, making them highly shareable and increasing her reach among the audience. 

Her animation content showcases themes relating to childhood nostalgia, women-centric stories and mother-daughter relationships. She also stresses, “I believe people find them relatable and become highly engaged with the content.” 

Balancing Profession and Passion 

Anusha’s love for art could not keep her away from art even at her professional front and ensures an adequate balance between her work and artwork. She has a good experience of working as a UI-UX designer at TCS and in product development at Games247 – A leading gaming company from India, that have further honed her skills in designing and developing interactive animations. 

Managing animation reels on MyLiitleBubbble and work projects often get hectic, so she keeps her notes ready with ideas, and whenever time allows, she creates four to five reels at a time and keeps posting them on social media. “Instagram has become too saturated, and it is essential to keep an effective track of your audience demographics and keep them engaged consistently in the reels,” says Anusha. 

Brand Collaborations that made MyLittleBubbble Shine 

Anusha’s growing popularity and recognition by the audience on her Instagram Page, MyLittleBubbble have attracted several brands like Atulya Cosmetics and Toesmith as she endeavours to pursue animation art as her full-time profession. 

Anusha’s key strength is integrating creativity and strategy, which enables her to create a clever blend of storytelling and brand promotion. She says, ‘I design brand promotion for Instagram such that it does not appear like an advertisement, but an artwork that the audience can quickly relate to. 

For the future, Anusha seeks to transform her animation work on MyLittleBubbble from a side hustle to a full-time profession and aspires to work with brands that align with her content relating to childhood, mother-daughter relationships and youth. She also seeks to become more active on YouTube through vlogging based on her personal life experiences and engage the audience.

An inspiring journey of blending creativity with relatability and strategy! Isn’t it?

If you are also looking for some unique and fresh custom animations for your brand assets or brand promotion or want to work with animators, contact Stoned Santa for your  go-to artist! 

We are a one-stop avenue for all your creative requirements, who would love to work with you!