Paper Artwork — Marian Bantjes

Let's start this Friday morning off with a bit of eye candy, shall we?  How about these foil stamped posters — with silver foil on blue and copper paper — by Marian Bantjes?

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Sigh — isn't it lovely?  There's also a laser-cut (no ink!) version:

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I love all the tiny pattern details in the design, not to mention Marian's custom hand lettering (you can see more of her hand lettering and beautiful design work on her website right here).  These posters were created for the non-profit organization Academy for Educational Development, but I could definitely see these posters serving as some pretty fabulous wedding invitation design inspiration!
{image credits: Marian Bantjes via Work to Date}

Sweet Baby Blue Baby Announcements

Rachelle from Wiley Valentine sent over these sweet little birth announcements that she recently designed for photographer Braedon Flynn – I'm warning you now to brace yourself for some serious cuteness:

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The typography details on the envelope and sweet blue ribbon are beautiful additional touches to an already lovely birth announcement — and I guess having such an adorable subject doesn't exactly hurt either.  Thanks so much Rachelle!

{image credits: Wiley Valentine — with the baby photo by the proud papa, of course}

Blog Anniversary Giveaway – Linda + Harriett!

The last giveaway of the week!  This giveaway comes to us from another long-time favorite here at OSBP – the amazingly talented team at Linda + Harriett. From gorgeous custom wedding invitations to fun patterned notepads, Linda + Harriett is always one of my go-to resources for beautiful stationery:

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For this giveaway, I've got two box sets of these beautiful thank you cards – featuring the gorgeous calligraphy of Jenna Hein – to give away to a couple of lucky readers!

So here's how to enter: Leave a comment below letting me know something that has inspired you recently. It can be anything – from a person to a painting!  You'll have until 11:59 p.m. EST tomorrow, September 12 to enter.  You must include a valid e-mail address in the comment form (not the body of the comment) to qualify.  Bonne chance!

UPDATE: Congratulations to Jaime and Frances – the winners of the letterpress cards from Linda and Harriett! I hope you enjoy your cards!

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{image credits: Linda + Harriett}

Blog Anniversary Giveaway – Two Trick Pony!

Today's first giveaway is a big one, and it's from one of my favorite invitation design studios — Two Trick Pony!  In addition to screen printing, Two Trick Pony recently began offering digital printing to cover every budget and occasion. I profiled the Two Trick Pony invitation portfolio back in July, but here are a few of their invitations just in case:

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I'm absolutely thrilled to say that the Ponies are giving away up to $750 toward a single invitation suite from the Two Trick Pony Shindigs collection!  That's enough for 100 screen printed, one-color invitations, including an RSVP postcard and printed envelopes!  This giveaway can be applied towards any digital or screen printed wedding or social invitations, including wedding showers, bar or bat mitzvahs, and anniversaries, or save the dates.

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So here's how to enter:  Head on over to the Two Trick Pony Shindigs collection and pick your favorite invitation design.  Then come back here and leave a comment below with your choice of invitation design, a quick description of the event that the invitations would be used for, and three ways that you are making your shindig more eco-friendly.  You must leave a valid e-mail address for your entry to qualify.  You'll have until 11:59 p.m. EST tomorrow, September 9, to enter.  Bonne chance!


UPDATE: As if they weren't already awesome enough, Two Trick Pony chose two winners for this giveaway! Isn't that amazing?

Our first winner is Nicole, who is planning an eco-friendly wedding complete with local and organic foods and flowers, carbon offsets, and vintage games!  For the second winner, the Ponies also offered to donate a set of invitations to the second winner, Christina, who is planning a fundraiser for a Community Center in Boston (the Ponies' home town).  Congratulations Nicole and Christina!  I can't wait to see both Nicole's wedding invitations and Christina's fundraiser invitations a bit later on!


{image credits: Two Trick Pony}

More Blog Anniversary Celebrations – Hello!Lucky

So this one isn't a giveaway, but I'm so excited that the amazingly talented team at Hello!Lucky is offering 15% off site-wide to OSBP readers in celebration of my blog anniversary.  

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{both cards designed by Julia Rothman for Hello!Lucky}

Hello!Lucky has given us a special code and everything: just enter OHSOBEAUTIFUL at checkout.  The code is valid from September 7 – 15.  Yay!

By the way, how cute is this little pig congratulations card?

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A huge thanks to Hello!Lucky for participating in the week's celebrations. Check back tomorrow for more giveaways from Two Trick Pony and Moontree Letterpress!


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