04/25/2016

Shimmery Metallic Moon and Stars Wedding Invitations

Happy Monday everyone! We have two absolutely GORGEOUS wedding invitation suites to share with you today! We’re kicking things off with these shimmery metallic moon and stars wedding invitations from Caroline of Lovely Paper Things. I absolutely love all the constellation details that Caroline incorporated throughout the suite, and how gorgeous is the screen printed gold ink over shimmery silver paper? So much sparkle!

From Caroline: When Amber was a little girl, her mom would tell her stories about the moon, and as she grew up she cherished those special tales. Fast forward a few years, to when Heather of Amorology and I were brainstorming for Amber and Jason’s wedding invitation suite. I was immediately inspired to integrate the moon into their wedding invitation design!

The couple knew they wanted their special day to be a black tie, garden affair with very special and personal touches. So I decided to use a combination of painted moon and silhouetted floral illustrations â€“Â as though the moon was creating gorgeous floral shadows in a night garden!

Delighting and surprising a couple (and their guests) is one of my favorite things to do, so I had a special die made so that when the invitations arrived, tucked inside their screen printed pouches, they would show a quarter moon. And as the guests opened them up a full moon would be revealed! Hooray!

We used shimmer tone silver paper and custom amber-gold screen printed ink to achieve a romantic, warm look on the invitations, details card, website card, and moon phase cards. The silver paper and goldÂ ink twinkled like star dust! And if that wasn’t enough, the constellations on the response card envelopes were letterpress printed and paired with envelopes withÂ digitally printed liners in a beautiful lunar grey.Â And as it turns out, the couple was married on a new moon, which was the perfect way to start their happily ever after!Â Cheers to the sweetest couple and their marvelous moon dance!

Thanks so much Caroline!

Invitation design: Lovely Paper Things

Event Planning:Â Amorology

Printing: Czar Press

Styling: To La Lune

Check out theÂ Designer RolodexÂ for more talÂentedÂ wedÂding inviÂtaÂtion designÂersÂ andÂ theÂ real inviÂtaÂtions galleryÂ for moreÂ wedding invitation ideas!

Photo Credits:Â Jen Wojcik Photography

04/22/2016

A Classic Margarita

It’s hard to spend a month with agave cocktails and not talk about the simplest, greatest, and most famous agave cocktail: the Margarita. Yeah, we’ve written about it before. But we can write about it again if it means we get to drink a few along the way. And with Cinco de Mayo coming up, it’s a good time to refresh our memories with a Classic Margarita cocktail recipe.Â â€“Â Andrew

The Classic Margarita

2 oz Blanco Tequila
1 oz Lime Juice
3/4 Orange CuraÃ§ao
1/4 oz Agave Nectar
3 drops Salt Tincture

To make the salt tincture: combine equal parts sea salt and warm water, then stir to grind up and fully dissolve the salt. The result is a milky white, viscous liquid.

To make the Margarita: combine all the ingredients in a shaker filled two-thirds with ice. Shake well and strain into a chilled coupe glass, or â€“ on a really warm day â€“ pour over crushed ice in a rocks glass for an even more refreshing drink. Garnish with a lime wheel, or not. Enjoy!

What’s there to say about the Margarita? It’s great. Refreshing, bright, wonderfully earthy and perfect for warm weather. About as near to perfection as its close cousin, the Daiquiri.

I’m not a big fan of garnishing a Margarita with salted rim; I don’t like the texture of big grains of salt and I find the salty intensity of it off-putting. So I decided to try incorporating salt without a salted rim. Hence: the salt tincture! Salt does to cocktails the same thing it does to food: enhance and modify flavors. In a Margarita, salt boosts the lime’s citrus flavors and mellows out any bitterness from the Tequila. There’s just a hint of saltiness, but you’ll definitely notice the way the salt rearranges the drink’s flavor profile. Salt tincture also gives the drink a slightly more viscous mouthfeel; this Margarita almost feels creamy.

But it’s not like you need the salt. A Margarita is pretty great however you hack it.

(Donâ€™t forget to follow us onÂ Instagram, where weâ€™ve been posting our experiments before they make their way onto this column!)

Glassware byÂ Liquorary

Photo Credits: Nole Garey for Oh So Beautiful Paper

04/22/2016

Happy Weekend!

We’ll miss you, Prince. But in the meantime…

Image by Paperfinger via Instagram

…a few links for your weekend!

Lisa from Good on Paper finally released an amazing line of readymadeÂ kids party invitations!
I love, love, LOVE this off-the-shoulder dress! (Pair it with these sandals)
Bella Figura isÂ havingÂ a 1-day sample sale for Earth Day â€“ and all of their 350+Â samples are on sale for $1 each! Bella Figura willÂ plant a tree with American Forests for every sample purchased. The sample sale ends at midnight!
I want to make this DIY paper lei
A unicorn necklace!!
We’re getting ready to paint the exterior of our house (yay!), and I’m kind of obsessed with this look.
MAKE: Spinach and Artichoke Dip Grilled Cheese

This week on Oh So Beautiful Paper:

Elegant gold foil and navy wedding invitations
Hello Brick + Mortar: What retailers won’t tell you when they reject your line
More Mother’s Day cards: Part 2 and Part 3 of our annual round up!
DIY paper flower party poppers
This week’s Well Said Type in the classic Adriane Swash
Wedding Stationery Inspiration: Pretty signs for your wedding day!

Thatâ€™s it for me this week! Check back in just a bitÂ for this weekâ€™s cocktail recipe! I hope you have a wonderful weekend, and Iâ€™ll see you back here on Monday!Â xoxo

04/21/2016

Seasonal Stationery: Mother’s Day Cards, Part 3

I’ve been having so much fun finding Mother’s Day cards this year â€“ I just couldn’t resist sharing a few more this week! This group of cards has a little bit of everything, from bright and colorful illustrated cards to laser cut wood to quirky and sassy cards. You’ll have no trouble finding a card with the perfect personality for your unique mama!