{happy holidays!}

Okay everyone, I’m signing off for the holidays! I’m heading out to wrap a few remaining presents, pack for our trip, and take care of a few loose ends… you know, glamorous stuff. Next week I’ll feature a few of my favorite posts from 2012 before returning with new content the following week. But in the meantime…

Happy Holidays from Oh So Beautiful Paper

…a few links for your weekend:

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That’s it for me this week! I hope you all have a wonderful holiday, and I’ll see you back here soon! xoxo

Helen + Steve’s Country Inspired Kraft Paper Wedding Invitations

When it comes to wedding invitations with a rustic feel, nothing beats out good old kraft paper! For their farm wedding, Helen and Steve from Bridges and Eggs wanted invitations that were beautiful but definitely not fussy. They went with a type-focused design with a fold-out vertical layout and perforated rsvp card – all printed on kraft paper and bound with twine.

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From Steve: We really wanted a rustic wedding with delicious food, great music, beautiful things, and nothing fussy. We got married on a farm, in a barn in the middle of nowhere, with a tractor, straw bales, and wheat fields. We really wanted our stationery to have a rustic feel. We used recycled kraft paper, bound it with natural twine, and sprinkled a couple of bits of confetti from old books.

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We designed and screen printed a concertina invitation with attached RSVP to cut off and send back, envelopes with our pig logo, matching thank you cards, menus, and message tags.

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Thanks so much Steve!

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Photo Credits: Bridges & Eggs

Dana + Matt’s Rustic Floral Wood Veneer Wedding Invitaions

I love the combination of romantic floral illustrations and rustic wood veneer in these wedding invitations from Dana at Birds of a Feather on Australia’s Gold Coast. Dana was inspired by the natural beauty of the wedding venue, incorporating a letterpress printed floral motif with kraft paper envelopes and vintage botanical envelope liners. Just lovely!

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From Dana: We were married last month on a beautiful country property on Mount Tamborine, Queensland, Australia. We wanted our invitations to reflect the rustic beauty of the venue. Using simple and natural elements we created this stunning country garden theme invitation suite.

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The main invitation features beautiful calligraphy and our very own hand-drawn floral design, all letterpress printed in black on wood veneer.The additional cards were also letterpress printed on 100% Cotton Lettra Paper. The information and direction cards were slipped behind the invitation and tied with natural twine.

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We finished them off by adding the individual guest name tags. I think our most favourite part of this whole invitation suite are the envelope liners! They are just so pretty!

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Thanks so much Dana!

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Photo Credits: Alana Hose Photography

Ashley + Beau’s Classic Navy and White Wedding Invitations

Navy and white is a classic combination, and it proved to be just right for achieving the balance of modern and formal in Ashley and Beau’s wedding invitations.  Designer Gretchen Berry chose classic fonts and an elegant blind deboss detail to complete the design.

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From Gretchen: Ashley and Beau live in the preppy lakeside city of Wayzata, Minnesota. They were married at a church in Wayzata with the reception at the Lafeytte Country Club. They wanted their invitations to have the style and feel of the lake but without being too nautical: preppy and modern yet formal and classic.

Classic Navy Debossed Wedding Invitations by Gretchen Berry Design Co. via Oh So Beautiful Paper (4)

I created a custom two-pocket folder with Ashley and Beau’s logo blind debossed on the front. We used a navy linen card stock to create the folder, which was a great accent to the bright white cotton stock we used for the invitation pieces. The navy letterpress text in classic fonts makes a formal and masculine statement, while the blind debossed elements create a romantic and modern look.

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Classic Navy Debossed Wedding Invitations by Gretchen Berry Design Co. via Oh So Beautiful Paper (5)

The long and narrow reception card showcases the plume of the debossed design. The reply card and map were simple one color letterpress pieces that complemented the invitation style.

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Classic Navy Debossed Wedding Invitations by Gretchen Berry Design Co. via Oh So Beautiful Paper (7)

Classic Navy Debossed Wedding Invitations by Gretchen Berry Design Co. via Oh So Beautiful Paper (8)

Thanks so much Gretchen!

Check out the Designer Rolodex for more tal­ented wed­ding invi­ta­tion design­ers and the real invi­ta­tions gallery for more wedding invitation ideas!

Photo Credits: Gretchen Berry Design Co.