As promised, I have even more awesome holiday cards for you!  This particular round up focuses on modern holiday card designs – from cool 3D and secret decoder designs to beautiful line illustrations and full of bright and happy color.  Perfect for someone looking for something a bit different this holiday season!
 
 
 
Miss any of the earlier holiday card round ups? Â Check them out right here!
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It’s time for more holiday cards! Â There are so many beautiful designs to choose from this year, from illustrated to metallic to modern and everything in between. Â Here are a few more of my favorites for this holiday season!
I love these sweet and whimsical holiday cards from Parrott Design Studio
 
Laid back holiday cards from Wild Horse Press
Cute illustrated cards from Nisee Made
 
 
Beautiful hand lettered blind impression letterpress cards from Gracie Finn
Modern holiday cards from Sweet Harvey
 
 
Lots and lots of pretty holiday card designs from Snow & Graham
Lovely letterpress Happy New Year cards from Campbell Raw Press
 
Very cool (and unique!) illustrated offset holiday cards from Yellow Owl Workshop
I can’t help but smile at these Kate Spade holiday cards
 
 
Beautiful engraved holiday cards from Crane & Co.
I’ll have more soon! Â And just in case you missed it, you can check out the first holiday card round up right here!
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We often see pretty birds in our Capitol Hill neighborhood; my husband can recognize almost all of them, but the only one I can name by sight is the cardinal. Â Yesterday I spotted a pretty little house finch walking home from the grocery store and it reminded me of the beautiful folk-inspired prints and cards from Urubbu. Â I first discovered Urubbu at last year’s National Stationery Show and have been a fan ever since. Â I love all of the flora and fauna-inspired designs!
You can check out more from Urubbu right here!
p.s. Don’t forÂget to check back later this mornÂing for the new installÂment in our MonÂday sumÂmer conÂtest series with MoonÂtree LetÂterÂpress.  This week we’re givÂing away a set of perÂsonÂalÂized letÂterÂpress notecards!
The National Stationery Show is coming up in just a few days and I’m starting to get really excited for this year’s show.  It almost feels like Stationery Christmas – putting together my walking list of exhibitor booths and checking it twice!  Katrina from Paper Mill Designs sent over a quick sneak peek at some of the new designs that she’ll be exhibiting at the show (in booth #1966).  I can’t wait to see them in person!
Cute business card size thank you cards
Calligraphy by Erica Hammer Calligraphy
Photo Credit: Paper Mill Designs
You guys, if there’s anyone out there that loves paper as much as I do, it’s Kathryn from Snippet & Ink.  I’ve been poring over each and every detail from Kathryn and Ryan’s winter wedding (you can see the full series right here) and I’m honored that Kathryn decided to share the inspiration behind her gorgeous wedding invitations here today!  Kathryn partnered with Jill from PS Paper to create wedding invitations that truly represent her personal style – elegant, timeless, and totally stunning.
From Kathryn: Our save the date design was a collaboration between me and Jill Sassa at PS Paper – I liked the idea of a vintage San Francisco postcard, so that was what we started with.  We used two vintage postcards for the save the dates, one of the Golden Gate Bridge for a note to our guests and one of a cable car for hotel and travel information.
Jill added the tiniest bit of glitter to the postcards, tied them together with bakers twine, finished them off with a little tag, and then mailed them in a glassine envelope with a wrap-around address label.
For the invitation suite, I wanted something that was both elegant and playful. Â After collecting inspiration and discussing the design with Jill and Laurie Arons (my planner), I played around in Photoshop with different fonts, motifs, colors until I got very close to the look that I wanted.
The final design, brought to life by Jill and letterpress artist Alan Hillesheim, used gray and red ink on thick 100% cotton paper from Crane’s in pearl white.  In addition to the red and gray letterpress, we incorporated a blind press wreath in each piece of the suite.
Red hand-painted edges on the invitations and envelope flaps were a simple touch that added a pop of color. Â We wanted guests to receive something that they’d be excited to open, which I think we accomplished by using Betsy Dunlap‘s calligraphy and vintage stamps from The Paper Nickel. Â Other playful details: on the invitations, our first names were the only thing printed in red; our reception cards were coasters, hinting at the supper club feel of our venue; and the RSVP cards gave guests room for personal responses (my favorite response was from my teenage cousin who wrote in gigantic capital letters: I WILL BE THERE. THAT’S A PROMISE.).
Can I just say how much I’m in love with this red, gray, and white color palette?  So perfect for a winter wedding – sophisticated and festive without being overly Christmas-y.  In addition to stunning wedding invitations and save the dates, Kathryn had some of the most adorable paper details at her wedding – from beautiful glittery menus to playful calligraphy button escort cards:
Thank you Kathryn! Â You can read more about Kathryn’s invitations (and the printing process) here and here, and see all of the amazing images and details from Kathryn’s wedding right here.
Invitations and Save the Dates: PS Paper
Wedding Invitation Calligraphy: Betsy Dunlap
Vintage Stamps: The Paper Nickel
Letterpress Printing: Alan Hillesheim
Escort Card Calligraphy: Maybelle Imasa-Stukuls
Photo Credits: Elizabeth Messina, with the exception of the save the date photo by PS Paper
p.s. If you haven’t seen Kathryn’s wedding video… it’s the most beautiful wedding video I’ve ever seen and I dare you not to tear up while you watch it.  Go. Now.
