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2012 Paper Party
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Photo Credits: Tory Williams Photography
Photo Credits:Â Tory Williams Photography
2012 Paper Party
The booth recaps from the National Stationery Show may be over, but I have one final NSS post to share with you! Every year for the last few years, I’ve had the pleasure of co-hosting a little stationery meetup with Erika from Delphine one evening during the show. This year, we invited the stationery and design industry’s finest to come hang out for a few hours outside of the Javits Center – and an awesome turnout of exhibitors, retailers, and fellow stationery enthusiasts showed up to get their paper party on!
This year’s meetup took place at a fun little venue just a few blocks north of the Javits Center called Little Town NYC on Restaurant Row – we loved the rustic vibe and brick interiors! Our fabulous and talented friends Janice from Bellwether Events and Cyd from The Sweetest Occasion helped us pull all of the party details together. We were thrilled to work with some really amazing sponsors who made the party possible, including Crane & Co., Stationery HQ, Tradeshow Bootcamp, Ladies of Letterpress, and Mohawk/Felt + Wire.
The super cute paper party details were provided by For Your Party, and DC Rentals helped us out with some gorgeous linens!
Of course, a paper party wouldn’t be complete without a fabulous goodie bag! This year’s goodie bag was pretty hefty and full of amazing paper from Crane & Co., Dingbat Press, Linnea’s Lights, Fig. 2 Design Studio, Russell + Hazel, Figs + Ginger, Tattly, Kelp Designs, Kate & Birdie, Cartolina, Paper + Cup, Crow & Canary, Czar Press, Knock Knock, Legion Paper, and Anthology Magazine.
Oh, and I can’t forget the invitations themselves! Erika created the gorgeous design and the invitations were printed in mint green and gold foil by Stationery HQ. The wonderful Michele from Meant to Be Calligraphy provided her beautiful hand lettering (in her Edwards style) for the invitations that we mailed out a bit further in advance.
We had so much fun at this year’s meetup!
Once again, a huge thanks and much love to our amazing sponsors: Crane & Co., Stationery HQ, Mohawk/Felt + Wire, Tradeshow Bootcamp, and Ladies of Letterpress, not to mention Little Town NYC for having us – and a million thanks to Janice and Cyd for all their help. I can’t wait for next year!
There was no way I could fit all of the photos from this year’s meetup into a single post, but you can find the full gallery from the party right here!
Photo Credits: Tory Williams Photography
{happy weekend!}
My oh my, after spending two of the last three weeks on the road, I am definitely looking forward to a relaxing weekend at home! Â I’m excited to snuggle my cats, hang out with some friends, and otherwise do as little as possible this weekend. Â I hope you have something a bit more exciting planned for yourselves! Â But in the meantime…
Photo by me via instagram
…a few links for your weekend!
- I love Erin’s adorable family holiday card
- Want something custom screen printed? Â Check out Industry Standard Printing!
- If you’re looking for something special for your Valentine, two of my favorite calligraphers are offering their services. Â Order a vintage Parisian postcard from Betsy Dunlap, or commission Bryn from Paperfinger to write out a custom love letter for your sweetheart!
- Speaking of Valentine’s Day, a few more fun cards: here, here, here, and here (and you can check out my previous picks here)
- Beautiful calligraphy wedding invitations by Neither Snow
This week on Oh So Beautiful Paper:
- Enter to win save the dates from Delphine!
- Whimsical illustrated kraft paper wedding invitations
- Wedding invitations inspired by sea creatures!
- Recaps from the New York International Gift Fair: Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3
- DIY rubber stamp wedding invitations inspired by Tiffany & Co.
- Papel picado-inspired printable wedding invitations
A big welcome to the newest member of the Designer Rolodex – Campbell Raw Press!
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
Marcus + Jillian’s Whimsical Kraft Paper Letterpress Wedding Invitations
I love the whimsical design elements and natural color palette in these kraft paper wedding invitations, sent over by Matthew from A Fine Press.  Designed by Laura Helm of Ashton Events, the invitation features hand drawn illustrations and hand lettering – all letterpress printed in soft white and gold by Matthew – and accompanied by navy and lavender envelopes for a fun pop of color.
From Matthew: We did a tone-on-tone theme for these invitations, using a transparent white ink for the return address, a shimmery lavender ink for the RSVP envelopes, and white and gold inks for the invitation and RSVP. Â The whole invitation was printed on French Paper (Muscletone 140# kraft paper, Construction nightshift blue A7 envelopes, and Pop-Tone grapesicle 4-bar envelopes).
This is a great example of the compatibility between letterpress printing and  hand-drawn illustrations.  Laura created the illustrations in black ink on white paper, at which point they were scanned and sent for platemaking.Â
Thanks Matthew!
Design: Ashton Events
Letterpress Printing: A Fine Press
Check out the Designer Rolodex for more talÂented wedÂding inviÂtaÂtion designÂers and the real inviÂtaÂtions gallery for more wedding invitation ideas!
Photo Credits:Â Matthew R Photography
p.s. Don’t forget to enter the save the date giveaway from Delphine! Â Check out details right here!