Oh So Beautiful Paper

Archive for January, 2010

For those of you looking to give your loved ones a little something special this Valentine's Day, I've spent the last few days looking around for cute Valentine's Day cards for you!  I'll have a few alternative Valentine options a bit later, but first, the stationery!  There's a whole bunch of breathtakingly beautiful Valentine options this year, so let's get started…

{hello handmade}

{simplesong}

{byvik ink}

{niseemade}

 {duet letterpress}

{egg press}
 

{two trick pony}

{foxy + winston}

{sweet harvey}

{old school stationers}

{nina rowan}
 

{bread + butter}

{fugu fugu press}

{sycamore street press}

 
 {sweetbeaker}

I've got a bunch more to share, but I think I'll save those for Part 2 — coming up tomorrow!  But until then, I've got a couple of fun valentine DIY options coming up in just a bit.

{images from their respective sources}

I'll be starting my full Valentine's Day card round-ups tomorrow, but I just wanted to let everyone know that tomorrow and Thursday (January 20-21) Smock is donating 100% of the sales from its website (excluding custom printing) to Doctors Without Borders to help support the relief efforts in Haiti.  So if you were thinking about stocking up on birthday cards, thank you cards, wrapping paper, or holiday cards for next Christmas, now's your chance!  I'm also including one of Smock's Valentine's Day designs below, and you can check out the rest here.

 
{smock}

{photo via smock}

Hi everyone!  Today I'm guest posting over at The Bride's Café — Janie graciously invited me to stop by, so I'm sharing a few ideas for wedding stationery, from ceremony programs to marriage certificates.  Here's a sneak peek, but you'll need to check out the full post over at the Café!

{top photo by Sarah K. Chen, bottom photo by Simply Bloom via EAD}

{top photo by Max Wanger via EAD, bottom photo via Bird and Banner}

{top row: sweet paul, emersonmade; bottom row: jen curtis via design sponge, kate headley}

{the most amazing papercut ketubah, photo by elizabeth messina}

Check out the full post — and lots more photos — right here!

{images from their respective sources}

I’m a huge, huge fan of the lovely letterpress work of Anemone Letterpress, so I was just about jumping up and down when I saw that Anemone Letterpress had released a wedding line!  Carrie from Anemone Letterpress has been gradually sharing each design on her blog, but was kind enough to send over a bunch of photos so that you could see the full line all at once!  So let’s get started…

{modernist}

{regency stripe}

{gifted — doesn’t this design remind you of a Tiffany’s jewelry box?}

{garden party}

{capistrano}

{sprouted}

{marquis}

{bamboo}

I love the range of color and use of pattern throughout the collection — and Carrie is always happy to customize ink colors to match a particular color palette or theme.  Stay tuned to the Anemone Letterpress blog for additional details on the inspiration behind each invitation design, and you can order samples of each invitation from the Anemone Letterpress etsy shop!

{image credits: Anemone Letterpress}

I'm busy compiling Valentine's Day cards for my first round-up a bit later this week, but in the meantime wanted to share this lovely printable Valentine designed by Two Brunettes and available for download on Ruffled:

I love the sweet hand lettering — and the Valentine comes with a matching ready-to-print envelope design as well!  Head on over to Ruffled to download the full set.

{photos by two brunettes via ruffled}