Happy Weekend!

Happy Friday everyone! I hope you’re somewhere warmer than DC – it’s only the end of January and this is the coldest winter I’ve experienced since moving here more than 10 years ago! We’re supposed to have a couple of nice days this weekend, which I’m looking forward to enjoying before I head up to New York for NYNOW on Monday. Next week: reports from NYNOW! But in the meantime…

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…a few links for your weekend!

This week on Oh So Beautiful Paper:

Check back soon for this week’s cocktail! I hope you all have a wonderful weekend, and I’ll see you back here next week! xoxo

Natalie’s Gold Foil Zebra Baby Shower Invitations

These gold foil baby shower invitations are so much fun for a mama-to-be fashionista! Nicole from Umama drew inspiration from mama Natalie’s plans to include lots of zebras in the nursery. To glam things up, Nicole incorporated gold foil and a sparkly gold envelope liner. So fun!

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From Nicole: For this invitation, we wanted to celebrate Baby Sofia: the little fashionista in the making! From the start, mommy-to-be Natalie wanted a palette of gold, blush, black and white… and glitter of course! Girly and chic from a mom who is just that!

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Natalie shared some inspiration from her nursery Pinterest board, and I knew we had to include zebras. They were everywhere on the board. To glam up the traditional zebra, we went gilded.

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The insert cards were on a pearl blush paper, and both pieces were enclosed in a black envelope with a glittery gold envelope liner and wrap-around label. From the outside chic, from the inside, the soft girly touches!

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Thanks Nicole!

Photo Credits: Umama

Happy Weekend!

Happy Friday everyone! And greetings from Alt Summit! It has been so fun to connect with old friends and meet new ones over the last couple of days! Between a long weekend, two snow days in DC, and traveling to Salt Lake City, this week has been a complete whirlwind. Today is the second and final day of Alt, and tomorrow I fly home to my little family in DC. I’ve missed them so much! But in the meantime…

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…a few links for your weekend!

This week on Oh So Beautiful Paper:

Check back soon for this week’s cocktail! I hope you all have a wonderful weekend, and I’ll see you back here next week! xoxo

Jen’s Nautical Baby Shower Invitations

How cute are these nautical baby shower invitations from Kim at Bright Room Studio? Created for Kim’s childhood friend Jen, the invitations combine a sweet anchor pattern, blue and mint color palette, and the sweetest greeting: Ahoy, it’s a boy!

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From Kim: Jen is one of my best friends from high school so I was absolutely honored to create her baby shower invitation for her! The shower was thrown at her uncle’s seafood restaurant so a nautical theme was a no-brainer. And “Ahoy, it’s a boy!” was just too cute to pass up!

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Even though the invitation was for a baby shower, I wanted the design to be sophisticated. The blue-gray and mint color palette and subtle rope and anchor details were the perfect way to keep it masculine, preppy, and classic.

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My favorite detail was the anchor pattern on the back. The mint anchors represent their new family, with a little baby anchor next to the “mom” and “dad” anchors.

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Thanks Kim!

Bright Room Studio is a member of the Designer Rolodex – you can see more of Kim’s beautiful work right here!

Photo Credits: Bright Room Studio

Chris + Erin’s Adventure-Inspired Baby Shower Invitations

Parenthood is definitely an adventure, so I’m loving the theme behind these adventure baby shower invitations from Brynne at Harken Press! Brynne incorporated the nursery color palette – coral and navy – along with playful aqua envelopes. Sweet, simple, and delightfully whimsical!

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From Brynne: Erin and Chris’s baby shower invitation was inspired by the unpredictable journey to parenthood and their love of simple and whimsical style. “It’s an adventure” has been the ongoing motto for this expecting couple. They knew they wanted to work it into the invitations. The hot air balloon was the perfect image for the exciting ups and downs of life. 

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Navy and coral ink with aqua envelopes were a fun way to bring in colors from the nursery. The invitations are letterpress printed on pearl white Lettra cotton paper.

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Thanks Brynne!

Design: Harken Press

Letterpress Printing: Quality Letterpress

Photo Credits: Harken Press