Happy Weekend!

Happy Friday everyone! It’s Halloween weekend! We haven’t decided if we’ll take Sophie trick or treating on Saturday; she’s still pretty young and our neighborhood gets a bit crazy (and crowded) during trick or treating. But tonight is our neighborhood Halloween festival, and we’re definitely looking forward to taking both Sophie and Alice! But in the meantime…

Paperfinger Calligraphy Gift Wrap via Instagram / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Photo by Paperfinger via Instagram

…a few links for your weekend!

This week on Oh So Beautiful Paper:

That’s it for me this week! Check back a bit later for this week’s cocktail recipe – and I hope you all have a wonderful Halloween weekend! xoxo

Hazel’s Fall Harvest First Birthday Party Invitations

For her daughter Hazel’s first birthday, my friend Maggie worked with Courtney from Swiss Cottage Designs to create the most fun and whimsical Fall Harvest-inspired invitations. And I’m so excited to share them here on OSBP today, along with photos of some of the party details from the talented ladies at Sweet Root Village! The invitations feature watercolor illustrations by Courtney paired with plaid patterns, a cute insert featuring Hazel’s monthly baby photos, and the most adorable (and completely perfect) vintage stamps. The whole thing came together so beautifully!

Fall Harvest First Birthday Party Invitations by Swiss Cottage Designs / Photo Credit: Sweet Root Village / Oh So Beautiful Paper

From Courtney: Hazel’s invitations were inspired by colors found during autumn and that cozy feeling you get during this time of year. We wanted the invitations to be fun and cute but nothing that was too overtly baby. I created a watercolor border made up of different autumnal elements and complemented that with a fun little fox friend (complete with party hat!) We contrasted the hand illustrations with the bold envelope and graphic plaid liner.

Fall Harvest First Birthday Party Invitations by Swiss Cottage Designs / Photo Credit: Sweet Root Village / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Fall Harvest First Birthday Party Invitations by Swiss Cottage Designs / Photo Credit: Sweet Root Village / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Love those beautiful plaid patterns!

Fall Harvest First Birthday Party Invitations by Swiss Cottage Designs / Photo Credit: Sweet Root Village / Oh So Beautiful Paper

From Maggie: We loved how the invitations perfectly embodied the party’s look and feel with the gorgeous plaids and whimsical animals.

Fall Harvest First Birthday Party Invitations by Swiss Cottage Designs / Photo Credit: Sweet Root Village / Oh So Beautiful Paper

And here are some of the amazing party details by Maggie!

Fall Harvest First Birthday Party / Photo Credit: Sweet Root Village / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Fall Harvest First Birthday Party / Photo Credit: Sweet Root Village / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Fall Harvest First Birthday Party / Photo Credit: Sweet Root Village / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Fall Harvest First Birthday Party / Photo Credit: Sweet Root Village / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Fall Harvest First Birthday Party / Photo Credit: Sweet Root Village / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Fall Harvest First Birthday Party / Photo Credit: Sweet Root Village / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Fall Harvest First Birthday Party / Photo Credit: Sweet Root Village / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Fall Harvest First Birthday Party / Photo Credit: Sweet Root Village / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Fall Harvest First Birthday Party / Photo Credit: Sweet Root Village / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Fall Harvest First Birthday Party / Photo Credit: Sweet Root Village / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Thanks Maggie and Courtney!

Invitation Design: Swiss Cottage Designs

Swiss Cottage Designs is a member of the Designer Rolodex – you can see more of Courtney’s amazing work right here or visit the real invi­ta­tions gallery for more wedding invitation ideas!

Photo Credits: Sweet Root Village

Happy Weekend!

Happy Friday everyone! I hope you all had a beautiful week! We’re expecting another crisp Fall weekend here in DC, and I’m really enjoying these clear days before the temperatures get cold. Sophie is studying trees at preschool this month, so we’re planning to go collect some leaves and acorns this weekend! But in the meantime…

Whimsy and Wild / Stay True and Trust Your Journey / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Lettering by Whimsy and Wild via Instagram

…a few links for your weekend!

This week on Oh So Beautiful Paper:

That’s it for me this week! We’ll hopefully have a cocktail recipe for you all on Monday – things got a bit too hectic for us at the end of the week! Have a wonderful weekend! xoxo

Halloween First Birthday Costume Party Invitations

Okay, this might be the most adorable thing I’ve ever seen: a first birthday COSTUME party on Halloween! Such a fun way to celebrate a first birthday this time of year! Designer Lauren Chism designed the fun invitations to appeal to both kids and adults – mission accomplished!

Halloween First Birthday Costume Party Invitations by Lauren Chism Fine Papers / Oh So Beautiful Paper

From Lauren: I love designing for my friends. From their weddings to baby showers, to birth announcements and birthday parties, it’s such an honor to get to design for such special celebrations. So when my friend Kristen, whose colorful baby shower invitations I designed last year, asked me to design her daughter Drew’s first birthday invitations, I was so excited. However, when she said it was a birthday COSTUME party on Halloween, I was downright giddy.

Halloween First Birthday Costume Party Invitations by Lauren Chism Fine Papers / Oh So Beautiful Paper

I haven’t done many Halloween designs, so I started to brainstorm ideas with Kristen’s requests in mind: a design for kids AND adults, not scary, and FUN. I started with classic Halloween motifs and costumes and just started playing with things. I didn’t start with a concept in mind and I love when it comes together in such an organic way. At the end I snuck in a pirate hat (because Kristen wore one to my Derby party) as the finishing touch. I love how they turned out and most importantly, Kristen did too!

Halloween First Birthday Costume Party Invitations by Lauren Chism Fine Papers / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Thanks Lauren!

Design: Lauren Chism Fine Papers

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

Photo Credits: Lauren Chism

Happy Long Weekend!

Happy Friday everyone! I don’t know about you, but I’m really looking forward to a three day weekend! We had been planning to go out of town for a few days, but decided to scrap our plans and enjoy a quiet weekend at home instead. As nice as it would have been to get out of DC, it’s actually kind of a relief to just stay home. I’m such a homebody. Anyway, Happy Thanksgiving (on Monday) to our Canadian friends! I hope we all have a nice and relaxing long weekend. But in the meantime…

Anne Robin Calligraphy / Photo by Love & Splendor via Instagram / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Envelope calligraphy by Anne Robin / Photo by Love & Splendor via Instagram

…a few links for your weekend:

This week on Oh So Beautiful Paper:

That’s it for me this week! Check back later for this week’s cocktail recipe – I hope you all have a wonderful weekend, and I’ll see you back here on Tuesday! xoxo