Olivia’s Floral and Gold Polka Dot Baby Announcements

Um, yeah. Gold foil polka dots and the most beautiful baby floral crown? These baby announcements from Lauren Chism might just be the sweetest announcements I’ve EVER seen!

Floral + Gold Foil Polka Dot Baby Announcements by Lauren Chism Fine Papers / Oh So Beautiful Paper

From Lauren: When wedding industry friends and photographers, Matt and Julie Norine, welcomed their sweet daughter, Olivia, I was so excited to work with them on their announcements. What stationer doesn’t love working with beautiful photography!? Their weddings are stunning, so I thought the photos would be good, but they really blew me away. They photographed Olivia with the sweetest flowers arranged around her and a tiny floral crown. They were so precious and we had so much trouble picking the best one for the announcement. I am glad the final decision wasn’t mine!

Floral + Gold Foil Polka Dot Baby Announcements by Lauren Chism Fine Papers / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Floral + Gold Foil Polka Dot Baby Announcements by Lauren Chism Fine Papers / Oh So Beautiful Paper

When I saw how they used the flowers, I knew that the simple style of letterpress would go beautifully with them. Julie picked this simple polka dot design in gold foil and I love how the florals and polka dots complement each other, without competing. Julie picked some soft mint envelopes to pair with the cotton paper and gold foil. I am obsessed with mint right now and love something different than pink for a baby girl. From the photos, to the design, to the printing and envelopes – everything together turned out to be so sweet and feminine. I couldn’t love them more!

Floral + Gold Foil Polka Dot Baby Announcements by Lauren Chism Fine Papers / Oh So Beautiful Paper

As I was attaching the photos, I thought how perfectly these could be as mini birth announcements, so I photographed them both ways. I love a classic announcement, but also like getting something surprising in the mail, and I think these cards, while tiny, would certainly stand out in your mailbox! I also love the idea of friends and family getting to frame the photo or you also could include multiple photos if you couldn’t just pick one. You could tie them together with twine or connect them with a little paper clip – just some more fun ideas to make your birth announcements special.

Floral + Gold Foil Polka Dot Baby Announcements by Lauren Chism Fine Papers / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Thanks Lauren!

Design: Lauren Chism Fine Papers
Printing: Elefant Press
Baby Photography: Matt & Julie Weddings

Lauren Chism Fine Papers is a member of the Designer Rolodex – you can check out more of Lauren’s work right here!

Photo Credits: Lauren Chism

Inspired By: Iridescent Everything

Perhaps I’ve gone completely off the deep end, but I’m completely gaga for the iridescent thing happening everywhere right now. From holographic metallic foil and leather to straight up opalescent shimmer, if it shines and has a subtle rainbow glow to it, I’m 100% on board. Iridescence is best done in small doses, which is probably why it works so well in stationery form, but iridescent balloons and garlands would also be a fun addition to a party!

Inspired By: Iridescent Everything / Oh So Beautiful Paper

1. Baggu Hologram Wallet

2. Ban.do Mobile Charger (in Disco)

3. Lionheart Prints Totes My Fave Hologram Foil Card

4. Holographic Moon Balloon

5. Iridescent Fringe Garland

6. The Social Type Killin’ It Gold Hologram Foil Notepad

7. Ashkahn Thank You For Existing Silver Hologram Foil Card

8. Vintage Iridescent Cocktail Glasses

p.s. You can find more iridescent favorites and inspiration right here!

Lucas + Judah’s Wild Kratts Birthday Party Invitations

I really don’t know how Lisa from Good on Paper does it. Every year she comes up with the best themes for her two boys’ birthday parties and then completely knocks it out of the park with the invitations! For her older son’s 5th birthday (BTW – how is Lucas FIVE already??? You can also check out birthday invitations 1, 2, 3, and 4), Lucas requested a Wild Kratt’s theme for a shared party with his friend Judah. The resulting invitations and party paper are all so much fun!

Wild Kratts Birthday Party Invitations / Good on Paper Design / Oh So Beautiful Paper

From Lisa: For Lucas’ 5th birthday party he asked for a “Wild Kratts” party. If you haven’t seen this show, it’s an educational animated series on PBS, created by and starring brothers Chris and Martin Kratt. The show is full of fun facts about animals, ranging from polar bears to geckos, and each episode features a particular critter’s unique “creature power.” Lucas gets really excited learning about animal powers and defenses, and I love when he enlightens me with new animal facts! This year we decided to throw a modern animal-themed birthday party together with Judah, Lucas’ good friend from school, who turned five the day before.

Wild Kratts Birthday Party Invitations / Good on Paper Design / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Starting with the invitation design, I painted abstract animal patterns using simple black watercolor paint, and hand wrote “Go Wild” which would later become a logo for the party. I took a cute photo of Lucas and Judah and used it as a custom envelope liner. The envelopes were finished with matching wrap-around address labels.

Wild Kratts Birthday Party Invitations / Good on Paper Design / Oh So Beautiful Paper

We originally scheduled the party for Saturday, and had all the invitations printed up. We later changed it to Sunday due to Little League conflicts. I didn’t want to waste the old invitations, so I cut off the old RSVP information, and used the top half to make “creature power” trading cards that accompanied each t-shirt. Each trading card had fun facts about different animals. Cute AND educational! The bottom of the invitations were used to create name tags and were handwritten with each kid’s name.

Wild Kratts Birthday Party Invitations / Good on Paper Design / Oh So Beautiful Paper

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If you’ve seen our other birthday parties, you know that donut holes are a Jackson family tradition. This year’s donut cones were made with the animal printed recycled paper.

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One of my favorite ideas for the party was to make “polar bear ice,” aka popsicles. There’s a Wild Kratts episode called “Polar Bears Don’t Dance,” and I wanted the “polar bear ice” to tie into that. The team at Whole Foods Market Gilman made custom paletas in three fruity flavors (blueberry cream, apple/pineapple and fresh strawberry). All were a huge hit on the warm day.

Wild Kratts Birthday Party Invitations / Good on Paper Design / Oh So Beautiful Paper

I designed some packaging for the pops using wax food bags, snipped at the bottom and  sealed on top with a hand lettered label. The package kept the pops from sticking together in the cooler, and also doubled as a place for the melty drips to fall. They were devoured in seconds!

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Yay! Thanks Lisa! And happy 5th birthday to Lucas!

Photo Credits: Good on Paper

Quick Pick: Hello!Lucky + Recycled Paper Greetings

I’m so excited for this brand new collection from Hello!Lucky! They’ve teamed up with Recycled Paper Greetings to create a line of 64 awesome new greeting cards exclusively for Target – everything from birthday cards to thank you cards to just because cards. Each design showcases spirited illustrations and fun treatments like glitter, gold foil, and debossing.

Hello!Lucky + Recycled Paper Greetings collaboration with 64 new card designs available exclusively at Target / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Hello!Lucky + Recycled Paper Greetings collaboration with 64 new card designs available exclusively at Target / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Hello!Lucky + Recycled Paper Greetings collaboration with 64 new card designs available exclusively at Target / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Hello!Lucky + Recycled Paper Greetings collaboration with 64 new card designs available exclusively at Target / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Hello!Lucky + Recycled Paper Greetings collaboration with 64 new card designs available exclusively at Target / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Hello!Lucky + Recycled Paper Greetings collaboration with 64 new card designs available exclusively at Target / Oh So Beautiful Paper

You can find the new Hello!Lucky + Recycled Paper Greetings collection in a Target store near you starting today!

New Giveaway! Paper Party 2015 Tote Bags!

CLOSED – Thank you to everyone who entered!

You’ve already heard me gush about the magical evening that was Paper Party 2015, and today I’m so excited to give away a few of the amazing tote bags from the party! Seriously, these bags just keep getting better and better – and this year I was beyond thrilled to partner with Rifle Paper Co. to produce the actual tote bags! Anna created a custom design just for the party. Isn’t it beautiful?? I love carrying my bag everywhere with me!

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The inside of the bag was pretty awesome, too! They were stuffed with the most amazing items from some of my favorite stationers: Our Heiday, Ban.do, Smock, Thimblepress, Near Modern Disaster, 9th Letter Press, The Good Twin, E.Frances Paper, One Canoe Two, Cotton & Flax, Knot & Bow, Sea & Lake, Ink Meets Paper, Smudge Ink, The Social Type, Katharine Watson, Ladyfingers Letterpress, Emily McDowell, Sycamore Street Press, Red Cap Cards, Maginating, Antiquaria, Mailchimp, Sakura of America, Legion Paper, Minted, May Designs, Simply Framed, a selection of Etsy Wholesale sellers – and a keepsake print designed by Moglea and printed by StationeryHQ!

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The 125 party gift bags may have disappeared in under 10 minutes, but you’re in luck – because today five lucky readers can win a tote bag full of stationery awesomeness!

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To enter, just follow the options on the Rafflecopter below – there are three different ways to enter!

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Photo Credits: Charlie Juliet Photography

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