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Rachael + Brian’s Woodland and Fabric Wedding Invitations

Kraft paper and white ink is such a fabulous combination – perfect for a variety of design styles from modern to rustic.  Designer Rachael Ward decided to combine kraft paper, white ink screen printing, and fabric for her woodland wedding invitations.  So pretty!

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From Rachael: As a graphic designer and crafter, I knew I wanted to design something that incorporated fabric and gave our guests a peek into our wedding style.  Inspiration came mostly from the location of the wedding, Krippendorf Lodge located within the Cincinnati Nature Center at Rowe Woods.

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The overall wedding theme was a combination of vintage and woodland styles.  The color palette was loosely based on robins egg blue, blush pink, ivory, and brown.  The invitations were screen printed using white ink on French Paper‘s 100 lb Speckletone Cover in Kraft.  Then they were wrapped with either a blue or pink floral fabric from Joann Fabric to match the color palette.  A reply card was tied around each card with a coordinating ribbon.

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These romantic, vintage, and woodsy invites were perfect for our small wedding.  The combination of paper and fabric made quite an impact on our guests!

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Photo Credit: 1326 Studios

Thanks Rachael!

Design: Rachael Ward
Calligraphy: Rachel Scheller
Screen Printing: Four Ambition
Envelopes & Paper: French Paper

Check out the Designer Rolodex for more tal­ented wed­ding invi­ta­tion design­ers and the real invi­ta­tions gallery for more wedding invitation ideas!

Photo Credits: Rachael Ward, except where noted by  1326 Studios

{happy weekend!}

Oh, you guys… this was a rough week.  Just lots of stress from start to finish, including a semi-emergency vet visit for one of our cats (fingers crossed he’s going to be just fine) – but it’s the kind of week that makes me want to turn off all phones/computers and hibernate for a few days.  So I’m signing off for the weekend and hoping for a fresh start next week.  But in the meantime…

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…a few links for your weekend!

This week on Oh So Beautiful Paper:

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

DIY Tutorial: Rustic Monogram Rubber Stamp Wedding Invitations

This week we’re showing you how to create a rustic twist on a classic wedding invitation using a palette of eggplant, ivory, and kraft – a beautiful color combination for late summer and fall weddings!  Using a variety of papers, ink colors, and stamps, we gave some additional depth to an otherwise classic invitation.  – Bailey and Emma of Antiquaria

DIY Tutorial: Kraft Paper Rubber Stamp Wedding Invitations by Antiquaria via Oh So Beautiful Paper

DIY Tutorial: Kraft Paper Rubber Stamp Wedding Invitations by Antiquaria via Oh So Beautiful Paper

DIY Tutorial: Kraft Paper Rubber Stamp Wedding Invitations by Antiquaria via Oh So Beautiful Paper

Step One: Set an A7 (5″x7″) piece of card stock on a hard, clean surface.  Ink your invitation stamp (we used our Classic Invitation Stamp) thoroughly with a black stamp pad.  Center stamp over card stock, leaving room for your monogram.  Carefully set the stamp down.  Press moderately on the stamp.  Too firm and it will smudge and too softly will not give a clear print.  Remove stamp and let the ink dry.  Repeat, using eggplant ink, with the monogram stamp (we used our Crest Monogram stamp) centering it at the top.

DIY Tutorial: Kraft Paper Rubber Stamp Wedding Invitations by Antiquaria via Oh So Beautiful Paper

Step Two: Using the same technique as in step one, stamp your reply card (we used our Classic Reply Card stamp) & reply address (we used our Baroque Frame return address stamp).  You’ll want to use a 4 bar card (3 1/2 x 4 7/8″) and a 4 bar envelope (3 5/8 x 5 1/8″) for these pieces.

DIY Tutorial: Kraft Paper Rubber Stamp Wedding Invitations by Antiquaria via Oh So Beautiful Paper

Step Three: Nowadays, it is increasingly important to include your wedding website within your invitation suite.  Guests rely on the wedding website for travel info, locations, and addresses – not to mention your registry!  We stamped our website card (we used our Calligraphy Accent Web Card stamp) on grommeted gift tags to add some interest to the suite.  We then tied some decorative gold ribbon through the hole to finish it off!

DIY Tutorial: Kraft Paper Rubber Stamp Wedding Invitations by Antiquaria via Oh So Beautiful Paper

Step Four: We love to used things unexpectedly within an invitation suite… so when we ran across these tiny kraft sacks, we knew they would be perfect to incorporate into our next design!  Using the same monogram from your invitations (our Crest Monogram rubber stamp) – see budget savings!! – stamp it horizontally onto your tiny kraft bag.  Let dry.

Anti­quaria is a mem­ber of the Designer Rolodex – you can see more of their beau­ti­ful work right here or visit the real wedding invitations gallery for more wedding invitation ideas or to inquire about custom design services!

Materials:

Classic Invitation Stamp

Crest Monogram Stamp

Classic Reply Card Stamp

Baroque Frame Return Address Stamp

Calligraphy Accent Web Card Stamp

A7 Cards

4Bar Cards

A7 Envelopes

4Bar Envelopes

Paper Bags

Metal Eyelet Tags

Photo Credits: Intertwyned for Antiquaria

Turcan + Ev’s Formal and Elegant Black + White Wedding Invitations

Turcan and Ev wanted classic wedding invitations with a few bold yet sophisticated elements.  They worked with Sarah from The Happy Envelope, who created a stunning black and white invitation design.  The entire suite was letterpress printed on super-thick paper, with a vintage rose illustration on the reverse side and cobalt blue edge painting.  So pretty!

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From Sarah: Turcan + Ev had a church wedding followed by a reception at the bride’s aunt’s private residence in Maryland.  The couple wanted something stunning, but still classic in tone.  Their wedding colors were black and white with cobalt blue accents. We decided to letterpress print everything on super thick 4-ply board so that we could paint the edge with a bright pop of their blue as a fun surprise.

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The reverse side of the invitation was letterpress printed in black ink with a vintage rose botanical illustration.  The custom printed liner on the inner envelope was also cobalt blue for that extra “wow!” factor.  The bride wanted the reception card to really sing and stand on its own, so we letterpress printed it in two inks, utilizing her cobalt blue for a bit of visual pop.  Calligraphy by Feast Fine Art + Calligraphy sealed the deal!

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Black + White Letterpress Wedding Invitations by The Happy Envelope via Oh So Beautiful Paper (5)

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Thanks Sarah!

Design and Letterpress Printing: The Happy Envelope

Calligraphy: Feast Fine Art + Calligraphy

Check out the Designer Rolodex for more tal­ented wed­ding invi­ta­tion design­ers and the real invi­ta­tions gallery for more wedding invitation ideas!

Photo Credits: The Happy Envelope

{happy weekend!}

Happy Friday everyone!  This week practically flew by for me – but we’ve been keeping busy behind the scenes with lots of baby-related projects, some of which I hope to share here soon!  I finally started to feel tiny baby kicks a couple of weeks ago and they’ve been getting stronger ever since; it’s still so funny to look down and see my belly actually move from a particularly strong kick!  This weekend I’m looking forward to a movie date with friends and picking a paint color for the nursery.  But in the meantime…

Constellation Embroidery by Miniature Rhino

…a few links for your weekend!

This week on Oh So Beautiful Paper:

A big welcome to the newest members of the Designer Rolodex!

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