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{happy weekend!}

Whew! From a less-than-24-hour trip to New York on Tuesday (more on that next week) to a photo shoot yesterday for a special upcoming project, not to mention preparing for our big move in less than two weeks, it’s been a whirlwind of a week! Also, Sophie turned SIX MONTHS OLD! I can’t believe how fast her first year is flying by, and right now we’re just trying to soak up every second. This weekend will be filled with packing, packing, and more packing, but we’re also hoping to enjoy some of the wonderful spring weather that has been peeking through lately. But in the meantime…

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…a few links for your weekend!

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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

p.s. Stationer friends! Save the dates for this year’s Paper Party during the week of the National Stationery Show went out earlier this week. If you’ll be exhibiting at the Stationery Show, attending as a retailer, or will otherwise be in NYC that week and would like to attend the party, please email us to be added to the invitation list!

Constellation Wedding Invitations by Moontree Letterpress

I’ve been slightly obsessed with anything constellation-related for a while now (evidence here and here), so I was seriously excited when I saw this beautiful new constellation wedding invitation in the Heritage Collection from Rebecca of Moontree Letterpress. Rebecca was inspired by the ceiling of Grand Central Station (hands down one of the most beautiful places in New York City), collaborating with Philadelphia designer Ed Brogna to create this beautiful star-filled invitation in her clean and classic design style.

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From Rebecca: With Spring just around the corner, wedding invitation season is upon us once again. This year at Moontree we’ve added some new designs to the wedding invitation collection, inspired by the things that capture our imaginations and interests. Again this year I have teamed up with Philadelphia designer Ed Brogna to expand the Heritage Collection, which focuses on elements of the great outdoors, classic American design, typographical trends and vintage graphics.

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Our new Constellation design came from our walk through one of my favorite places in New York, Grand Central Station. The entire ceiling of the main terminal hall features a breathtaking map of the night sky. And if that wasn’t special enough, the artist positioned the constellations so they read in reverse, in order for us to see the stars “as God would.”  I’ve always loved that.

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Thanks Rebecca!

Moontree Letterpress is a member of the Designer Rolodex – you can see more of their beautiful work right here!

Photo Credits: Moontree Letterpress

Baby Emily’s Whimsical Typography Birth Announcements

I’m absolutely thrilled to share these adorable baby announcements today, in part because I actually had the pleasure of meeting this darling baby at NYIGF back in January! Shelley from Albertine Press welcomed her second daughter, Emily, in early October. I absolutely love the fold-out design that she came up with for Emily’s announcements, and how sweet is the photo of Emily with her big sister??

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From Shelley: I was hugely inspired by a lot of the wedding invitation work I’ve been doing lately in designing her card, both the typography as well as the accordion tri-fold, which allowed me to create a splash quote on the face, include a photo in a printed frame, and finally the welcome message. I love the idea of unfolding a piece to keep discovering more.

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The announcement design has a lot of personal significance to our whole family; besides being about love, the Einstein quote on the face has always been one of my favorites, and is especially perfect since my husband is also a physicist.

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On the face is an E which is actually an ampersand. Though no “and” appears in the quote, it fit to include it as both a reference to her name (Emily), Einstein, and the fact that we’d added her to the family. We letterpress printed the suite in dusty magenta (a nod to big sister Sadie’s absolute favorite color pink) and charcoal gray ink. The announcements were completed with slate gray envelopes which I addressed in white ink. The hardest part was picking out which picture to use.

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Letterpress Baby Announcements by Albertine Press via Oh So Beautiful Paper (4)

We don’t do many birth announcements in the studio, but I couldn’t have been more thrilled with how these came out. I owe a huge thanks to my super-fabulous production team at Albertine Press, who not only created this amazing piece (and all of the rest of the work we do!) but also welcome Emily into the studio every day.

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Thanks Shelley – and welcome baby Emily!

Albertine Press is a member of the Designer Rolodex – you can see more of their fabulous work right here!

Photo Credits: Albertine Press

*Albertine Press is a sponsor of Oh So Beautiful Paper

{happy weekend!}

So I have big news: we finally bought a house! You may remember that we’ve been hunting since early December, and after a few unsuccessful offers we’re finally under contract on a cute little rowhouse – we move in just a couple of weeks! We’re just a wee bit stressed out trying to make arrangements for the move and some minor house repairs that need to be done after we close, and of course pack up our entire apartment (ugh), so if things seem kind of erratic for the next few weeks I hope you’ll bear with me! But even with the stress of a move, I can’t wait to start making our new house our own, starting with a fresh coat of paint in every single room. Yay! But in the meantime…

Southern Cottage from Southern Living via Oh So Beautiful Paper

This is NOT our house (I wish!). Photo via Southern Living

…a few links for your weekend!

This week on Oh So Beautiful Paper:

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

Fletcher’s Simple and Scented Birth Announcements

I’ve heard of scented paper, but this is the first time I’ve seen baby powder scented paper! Lesley from Inclosed Studio used this subtly scented paper for her son Fletcher’s birth announcements, keeping the rest of the design classic and simple with clean blue stripes and gray text. Such a wonderful announcement for a sweet little man!

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From Lauren of Inclosed Studio: When Lesley created these announcements for her newborn son, Fletcher, she knew she wanted to use baby powder scented paper. She kept the design clean and simple to match the subtle scent. The design was then letterpress printed in gray and light blue inks on the custom handmade paper. The photo was digitally printed on a felt weave paper to match the texture of the paper.

Simple Baby Powder Scented Birth Announcements by Inclosed Studios via Oh So Beautiful Paper (3)

Simple Baby Powder Scented Birth Announcements by Inclosed Studios via Oh So Beautiful Paper (4)

Thanks Lauren and Lesley!

Design: Inclosed Studio

Paper: Porridge Papers

Inclosed Studio is a member of the Designer Rolodex – you can see more of their fabulous work right here!

Photo Credits: Linda Gentry Photography