Business Card Ideas and Inspiration #12

I had so much fun sharing some edge painted business card ideas with you last week, I thought I would pull together some more business card inspiration again this week!  This time we’re not just limited to edge painting as a key element – today’s selection includes non-traditional shapes and sizes, die cut elements, foil printing, and much more…

Cast Iron Design

Hype & Slippers

 

Oscar & Emma

Black and White Letterpress Business Card

Design: Racket, Letterpress Printing: The Hungry Workshop

Studio on Fire

Moontree Letterpress

Oleg Lyutov Design via FPO

Blush Publishing

Do you have an awesome business card that you’d like to share?  If so, e-mail me right here!

{images via their respective sources}

{happy weekend!}

Happy Friday everyone!  Despite some truly gorgeous spring weather over the last couple of days, I’m actually feeling like I might be coming down with a cold – so I’m going to head out a bit early to rest and recuperate.  I hope you all have fun plans for the weekend!  But in the meantime…

Constellation-Place-Cards-Neither-Snow-Calligraphy

Photo Credit: Tec Petaja, Calligraphy by Neither Snow, Paper Goods by Mr. Boddington’s Studio

…a few links for your weekend!

This week on Oh So Beautiful Paper:

As usual, we have a fun cocktail coming up for you this afternoon, so check back a bit later for the recipe!  I hope you all have a wonderful weekend, and I’ll see you back here on Monday!  xoxo

Business Card Ideas and Inspiration #11

It’s no secret that I love business cards – a great business card can be like a tiny little piece of art!  I also love it when designers and printers incorporate edge painting into business card design, from bright pops of color to elegant metallics to sophisticated black ink.  It’s been a while since I rounded up some inspiring business cards, so today I thought I’d share some of my recent favorites!

Callie Kant via Lovely Stationery

Swiss Cottage Designs

Mike McQuade for Tom Dick & Harry Creative Co. via FPO

Dingbat Press

Parrott Design Studio

Adam Mann via FPO

Studio on Fire

Bespoke Letterpress Calling Cards

Gold Foil Edge Business Cards by Deutsche & Japaner via Design Work Life

Do you have an awesome business card that you’d like to share?  If so, e-mail me right here!

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{happy weekend!}

Happy Friday everyone!  It’s a gorgeous day here in DC – it has me so excited for spring to arrive in a few weeks!  And after a long week, I’m also grateful for the long President’s Day weekend.   I’m looking forward to walking around our neighborhood, which is just so much more pleasant when the sun is out and shining!  But in the meantime…

Image Credit: Dinara Mirtalipova

…a few links for your weekend!

This week on Oh So Beautiful Paper:

As usual, we have a fun cocktail coming up for you this afternoon, so check back a bit later for the recipe!  I hope you all have a wonderful weekend, and I’ll see you back here on Tuesday!  Happy President’s Day!  xoxo

Letterpress Illustrated Business Cards from A Fine Press

How adorable are these business cards from A Fine Press for author and illustrator Fred Koehler?  Matthew from A Fine Press letterpress printed the three-color design on Crane’s 110# florescent white Lettra paper.  I love the way the soft fields of color mix with the illustration outline, and the illustration itself is just so sweet.

 

From Matthew: Fred attended SCWBI in New York last month and wanted to bring a card that reflected the children’s book he was working on.  The gray is a halftone with some subtle shading around the outlines and in Jr.’s skin tone.  The shading and skintone went down so well, I almost thought adding the outlines would ruin it, but they really made it pop!  These were hand-fed on my Chandler & Price – the registration was a bear!

Thanks Matthew!

Photo Credits: A Fine Press