The Lettered Olive – TwentyEleven Collection

The ladies at The Lettered Olive have a brand new collection coming out next month, and today I’m thrilled to be giving you all a little sneak peek!  The new album made its debut at the National Stationery Show, and includes some seriously pretty invitation suites inspired by fashion and textile prints, nature, and good old classic elegance.  Stunning!

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The Anson Collection

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The Woodland Collection

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The Laurens Collection

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The Calhoun Collection

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The Beaufain Collection

You’ll have to wait until July to see the rest of the new collection, but in the meantime you can see many, many more beautiful wedding invitations over at The Lettered Olive!

Photo Credits: The Lettered Olive

{happy weekend!}

Happy Friday everyone!  It’s been a wet and rainy early spring week here in DC, but I’ve been taking advantage of the gloomy weather to get things done around the house and behind the scenes.  I love the sense of accomplishment and relief that comes from checking off an item that has sat on my to-do list for nearly a year (I’m also have awesome procrastination skills).  My plans for the weekend involve finishing this book in time for a book club meeting on Monday and taking my mom out to a movie – what are you all up to this weekend?  As always, in the meantime…

{the world’s most adorable cake from herriott grace}

…a few links for your weekend:

This week on Oh So Beautiful Paper:

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

Woodland Papercuts Wedding Invitations

I’m a long-time fan of the beautiful art of papercutting, from greeting cards to artwork to ketubahs and marriage certificates.  So when artist Naomi Shiek sent over her collection of stunning woodland papercut wedding invitations, well, let’s just say it was love at first sight.  Naomi draws her inspiration from nature, with each lovely design focuses on a specific botanical theme.

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From Naomi:  I am a huge fan of tactile stationery, I think there’s nothing more beautiful than feeling the images as well as seeing them.  My inspiration is always nature and folklore.  I enjoy the process of papercutting and the imagery is influenced by the slow reveal of the silhouette during the cutting process.  With my invitations & reply cards I wanted to create nature scenes with an air of romance and mystique about them and I wanted the handmade craft to show through.  There are seven pre-made designs in the collection: Wings, Dandelion, Peonies In Bloom, Big Flower, Deer Beloved, Fern, and Bamboo.  Each design includes an invitation and reply card.

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{wings}

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{dandelion}

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{peonies in bloom}

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{big flower}

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{deer beloved}

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{fern}

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{bamboo}

Gah!  So pretty!  Check out the full collection, along with more of Naomi’s papercut work, right here!

Photo Credits: Naomi Shiek

2011 Calendar Round-Up, Part 6

Now that November is upon us, I’m getting ready to move on from calendars to holiday cards.  But before we wrap up the calendar round-ups for 2011, I’ve got a few more lovely designs to share with you!  If you missed any of the previous round-ups, you can check out Parts 1 – 5 right here!

First up, I love the limited edition 2011 letterpress calendar from Parrott Design Studio – featuring some of Sarah’s favorite vintage illustrations and calligraphy from Li at Fat Orange Cat Studio!

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{parrott design studio}

This circus-theme calendar print from illustrator Judy Kaufmann would be perfect for a child’s bedroom!

{judy kaufmann}

The annual calendars from Hello Handmade are always incredibly romantic – and this year is no exception.  The calendars are divided by season, each featuring a quote from Mary Oliver along with Betsy Dunlap’s gorgeous calligraphy and Shanna Murray’s beautiful illustrations:

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{hello handmade}

I’m loving the bursts of color in this year’s desktop calendar from Delphine.  In addition to the brightly colored illustrations for each individual month, the back of each month is also printed with a solid ink color for an extra punch. The calendar comes with a magnetic bull clip so you can hang it on your fridge, magnetic bulletin board, or even a filing cabinet:

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{delphine}

For those of you from or living in the Pacific Northwest, this calendar from Mossière is the one for you.  Screen printed in four colors, the design features 13 flora and fauna specimens from the region, along with calligraphy from Kathryn Murray.  Bonus – it can be trimmed and framed as a square print at the end of the year!

{mossière}

The 2011 letterpress calendar from Lark Press has a different theme for each month of the year:

{lark press}

Albertine Press has two calendar formats this year, a wall calendar with beautiful illustrations and a star-shaped accordion calendar in an argyle pattern.  The accordion calendar is really cool – it can sit right on your desk or table, spinning around as the year progresses!

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{albertine press}

The 2011 calendar collaboration from Bird Dog Press and WonderBound Press features twelve amazing handmade woodcut illustrations of heritage breed farm animals – all designed to pay respect to homesteading. Each month includes a month of days, the phases of the moon, a heritage breed, an heirloom crop, a feedsack-inspired pattern and is handprinted on an antique letterpress on sustainable bamboo paper:

{available for pre-order here}

This colorful 2011 wall calendar from Perideau Designs has plenty of space for keeping track of upcoming appointments, events, and tasks:

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{perideau designs}

For bright color in a monthly format, check out this illustrated desktop calendar from Alex Winjen:

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{alex winjen}

In addition to other larger-format calendars featured earlier, both Pistachio Press and Blackbird Letterpress are releasing these cool tear-away calendars:

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{pistachio press}

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{blackbird letterpress}

{all images from their respective sources}

*Delphine is one of my fantastic sponsors; for more on my editorial policies please click here.

Wedding Invitations – Mitchell + Dent

I’ve been a huge fan of Aussie stationers Mitchell & Dent since discovering their gorgeous paperwares earlier this spring.  For the past few months, Mitchell & Dent have been working on a new wedding invitation line, and I’m thrilled to let you all know that it’s finally here!  The collection features twelve stunning designs available in both letterpress and digital printing options, from a modern take on the ampersand to a pattern inspired by Liberty of London floral patterns and everything in between.  Prepare yourselves for some serious pretty!

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{paper heart}

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{ampersand}

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{wooden it be lovely}

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{vintage floral}

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{confetti}

mitchell-dent-milk-bar-wedding-invitation-save-the-date

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{milk bar}

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{love stitch}

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{mayfair}

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{luella}

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{woodland crest}

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{honeycomb}

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{cameo}

See what I mean?  Gorgeousness, all the way.  You can read more about each collection right here – and you can also order sample packs right here!

{image credits: angela higgins for mitchell & dent}