Classic Black + White Calligraphy Wedding Invitations

After all of the stationery eye candy from the National Stationery Show, I’m in the mood for something sweet and simple to help close out the week – and these letterpress calligraphy wedding invitations from Blackbird Letterpress totally fit the bill.  Kathryn worked with calligrapher Sidney Vallon to create two versions of the invitation – one for both the ceremony and reception and another for those invited to the reception only.  Timeless, elegant, and positively stunning.

Calligraphy-Wedding-Invitations-Blackbird-Letterpress

Calligraphy-Wedding-Invitations-Blackbird-Letterpress

 

Thanks Kathryn!

Photo Credits: Blackbird Letterpress

National Stationery Show 2011 – Part 11

Today we’re knocking out the last of the coverage from the 2011 National Stationery Show with two final posts.  First up for today, Gilah Press + Design – these folks are based out of Baltimore (making us practically neighbors), but it’s always a treat to see their exquisite letterpress cards and paper goods at the Stationery Show.  This year I’m loving the pops of neon, quirky illustrated city cards, and letterpress overprinting.

Love these hashtag cards!

Gilah Press + Design

Amber from a.favorite design has a snarky sense of humor and isn’t afraid to show it in her cards.  Her collection of quirky cards are equal parts vintage-inspired letterpress and bold, colorful graphics.  So fun!

a.favorite design

Fugu Fugu Press is another longtime favorite – these adorable illustrated cards always bring a smile to my face.  Here are a few of my favorites from the newest additions to their collection.

Fugu Fugu Press

Another consistent favorite from the show – Greenwich Letterpress, with a bunch of new cards and a nice combination of traditional greeting cards and some quirky (and funny) designs.

Greenwich Letterpress

I was super excited to see color make a big return to the show this year, and nowhere was that more apparent than over at the Pie Bird Press booth.  Hannah’s booth was full of her unique letterpress cards, calendars, and notebooks, along with fun textiles like tea towels and tote bags.

Pie Bird Press

Another studio making their trade show debut at this year’s Stationery Show – Massachusetts-based Headcase Press.  You can check out their full collection right here, but here are a few of my favorites from the show:

Headcase Press

After taking a break last year, I was thrilled to see La Familia Green return to this year’s Stationery Show.  Mollie creates all of her cards from shapes of hand cut paper or using her own illustrations, and the La Familia Green collection is always one of the most unique and creative in the entire show.

La Familia Green

Lots of pretty paper eye candy over at the Paper Boat Studios booth, including greeting cards, artwork, games, wedding invitations, calendars, and actual paper boats!

Paper Boat Studios

We’ll wrap this post up with a new-to-me exhibitor – DeLuce Design.  I was immediately smitten with this collection of incredibly sweet letterpress cards with lots of cute illustrations and pretty hand lettering and calligraphy.

DeLuce Design

Check back in a bit for my final post from this year’s National Stationery Show!

Photo Credits: Nole Garey for Oh So Beautiful Paper

National Stationery Show 2011 – Part 9

Today we’re all about weddings – or at least wedding invitations – from the National Stationery Show.  Several designers had booths either wholly or largely devoted to wedding invitations and albums, and of course I was like a kid in a candy store gawking at such lovely wedding stationery.  After making her NSS debut last year, Meredith from Regas was back with a booth dedicated entirely to her new wedding invitation album.  I’m loving all of the little design details throughout the collection, from literary-inspired details to crisp blind emboss patterns and bright pops of color.

Love those pops of (almost-neon) peach!

The suite above was inspired by Victorian-era literature – so library chic!

Regas

The ladies over at The Lettered Olive also had a brand new and absolutely stunning wedding invitation album, with their signature blend of classic southern style and charm.

In addition to a gorgeous wedding album, they also had one of the coziest booths at the show… well, it was really more like a tent – look at that roof!

And please forgive my terrible photo, but I just can’t get over how cool this is – the entire wedding album comes on an iPad along with samples of the actual invitations contained in the album.  The ladies gave me a demonstration at the booth and it’s clear they’ve put a lot of thought, time, and effort into creating an album app that is both easy to navigate and contains a ton of beautiful invitation eye candy.  Well done ladies!

The Lettered Olive

Avis from Avie Designs also premiered a brand new wedding invitation album, along with holiday cards, calendars, party accessories, and imprintable invitations perfect for a low key or last minute party.  My favorite invitation is the papel picado-inspired design based on the invitation from Avis’s own wedding a couple of years ago.

Avie Designs

The team over at Twig + Fig are the masters of unique wedding and party invitations, including some awesome Bar and Bat Mitzvah invitations, incorporating non-traditional materials – from acrylic invitations to cork with gold foil.  So cool!

A license plate Save the Date!

Beautiful calligraphy from Betsy Dunlap

Twig + Fig

Amber from Flywheel Press had a beautiful booth – all chalkboard paint and hand drawn chalk decorations!  Seriously pretty – and full of lots of pretty paper, from wedding invitations to note cards.

Love the split fountain wedding invitations!

Flywheel Press

Jodi from Paisley Tree Press had a booth full of letterpress goodies – from note cards to calendars to coasters, but of course I was particularly smitten with the wedding invitations.  Red accents with a blind impression and letterpress calligraphy?  Yes, please!

Paisley Tree Press

Katrina from Paper Mill Designs sent over a sneak peek of the greeting cards making their debut at the show, but she also exhibited some fun and modern wedding invitations in her booth!

Paper Mill Designs

Of course you’ll remember the gorgeous new Dauphine Press wedding invitation album from the sneak peek last week – it was so great to see the full collection in person at the show!

Dauphine Press

The Gwyneth Paige Couture Letterpress booth was also full of pretty wedding invitations, along with a brand new Bar/Bat Mitzvah album!

 

 

Gwyneth Paige Couture Letterpress

 

Finally (at least for today), Robin from Meant to be Sent, with a collection of patterned and travel-inspired invitations and imprintables!

Meant to Be Sent

I’ll be back with more coverage from the National Stationery Show tomorrow!

Photo Credits: Flywheel Press, Paisley Tree Press, Paper Mill Designs, Dauphine Press, Gwyneth Paige, and Meant to be Sent by Brian Tropiano Photography for Oh So Beautiful Paper, all others by me.  Please ask permission prior to re-posting.

{happy weekend!}

Hi everyone!  I’m a bit late with my weekend links today, so hopefully you’re already well on your way to getting the weekend off to a good start.  I may pop in with a post or two over the weekend with more coverage from the National Stationery Show, but coverage will definitely continue with a few more posts next week.  But in the meantime…

…a few links for your weekend!

This week on Oh So Beautiful Paper – National Stationery Show edition!

  • Part 1: Printerette Press, McBitterson’s, Katharine Watson, Fisk & Fern, Fig. 2 Design Studio, Fawnsberg, and Dempsey Press
  • Part 2: Mr. Boddington’s Studio, Arboreal, Banquet Atelier and Workshop, Two Guitars, The Nic Studio, and Urubbu
  • Part 3: Figs + Ginger, Laurel Denise, Rifle Paper Co., and Linda & Harriett
  • Part 4: Dingbat Press, Smock and Bella Figura, and the Ladies of Letterpress (as pictured above)
  • Part 5: Hello!Lucky, Pistachio Press, Chewing the Cud, Sapling Press, Night Owl Paper Goods, Egg Press, and Fine Day Press
  • Part 6: Pantry Press, Dear Hancock, Hammerpress, Leah Duncan, Sweet Bella, and Walk Up Press
  • Part 7: Bison Bookbinding and Letterpress, Gold Teeth Brooklyn, Lucky Bird, SusyJack*, Ink + Wit, Wild Ink Press, The Great Lakes, One Canoe Two, and Sesame Letterpress
  • Lauren and Dave’s red and white letterpress wedding invitations
  • The new Dauphine Press wedding invitation collection!

That’s it for now – I hope you all have a wonderful weekend, and I’ll see you back here on Monday (if not sooner)! xoxo

Photo Credit: The Ladies of Letterpress booth at the National Stationery Show, by Brian Tropiano Photography for Oh So Beautiful Paper

Stationery Show Sneak Peek – Hello!Lucky and Fawnsberg

Happy Friday everyone!  I have a couple of final National Stationery Show sneak peeks to help close out the week.  One of my favorite calligraphers, Primele, is making their Stationery Show debut with a new stationery line called Fawnsberg.  I’m loving the pretty boxed note card sets with sweet illustrations and calligraphed phrases.

Fawnsberg

 

As a Stationery Show veteran, Hello!Lucky always impresses me with creative booth displays and an endless supply of cute paper goodies.  Here’s a quick peek at some of the cards, including collaborations with illustrators Julia Rothman and Esther Aarts, making their debut at this year’s show!

 

Hello!Lucky

Check back next week for Stationery Show recaps from New York!

Photo Credits: Fawnsberg and Hello!Lucky

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