Cohen’s Silver and Jute Birth Announcements

These sweet birth announcements were created by Cari from m.press for her own baby boy! The classic announcements feature a silver belly band with jute twine announcing Cohen’s arrival – and of course a few beautiful photos!

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From Cari: It’s always a challenge to design for yourself and for your family, but luckily, with the gorgeous newborn photos from the super talented Ely Fair, this design focused on the images of our sweet boy! I wanted to keep his announcements very simple and traditional. The front features a crest with his initials and serves as Cohen’s personal logo (every newborn should have their own logo, right?). On the back, a vintage trumpet plays on the wording of introducing him to the recipient!

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Printed on triple layer paper with a silky finish, the announcements were tied together with jute twine around the light gray belly band. Sealed in a gray linen envelope with a velvety surface, these were the perfect way to introduce our sweet Cohen Jennings to our family and friends!

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Thanks Cari!

Photo Credits: m.press 

Kendra + Patrick’s California Farm Wedding Invitations

I love the illustrations in these California farm wedding invitations from Irene at Sparkvites! With a mint green and gold color palette, Irene incorporated cloud illustrations to evoke the wedding’s outdoor setting and casual hand lettering. So pretty!

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From Irene: This invitation was created for a California country wedding. Kendra and Patrick wanted a hand-illustrated design for their outdoor wedding overlooking the mountains at Figueroa Mountain Farmhouse. Their ceremony and reception are both going to be held outdoors, and they wanted a country farm theme without the farm animals. It was super fun to work with Kendra on this design and dream about visiting their gorgeous venue.

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The invitation is letterpress printed on double thick stock. We chose metallic gold to match the vintage country style, and mint green to match the color of her bridesmaid dresses.

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Thanks Irene!

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

Photo Credits: Sparkvites

Whimsical Watercolor and Calligraphy Wedding Invitations

Not only is calligraphy a beautiful art form – but you can do some really cool things with it! I’m loving this invitation suite from calligrapher Ashley Bush featuring a dreamy watercolor wash over text created with masking fluid. Such a fun idea!

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From Ashley: The inspiration behind this wedding invitation suite was whimsical, candy-colored, and dreamy. I knew instantly that I wanted to do a masked brush-lettering style, with a watercolor wash over top. I let that design element guide the rest of the suite. 

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Thanks Ashley!

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

Photo Credits: 1 – 4 Ashley Bush / 5 Emily Millay Photography / 6 – 7 Bronwnyn Duffield

Fresh Cut Paper Flowers: Peonies

The Peony always wins the popularity contest – and for good reason! Thankfully, these show stoppers have officially made their way back into our lives (and Instagram feed) this spring. Unlike most trends, it’s impossible to to get tired of the beautiful peony. This full bodied bloom has the potential to turn anyone’s day into an instant success. I hope you enjoy these bright-eyed paper beauties, my desk is already looking a little more chipper thanks to some April pink hues.  –Rachael

Fresh Cut Paper Flowers: Peonies by Appetite Paper for Oh So Beautiful Paper

Fresh Cut Paper Flowers: Peonies by Appetite Paper for Oh So Beautiful Paper

Fresh Cut Paper Flowers: Peonies by Appetite Paper for Oh So Beautiful Paper

Fresh Cut Paper Flowers: Peonies by Appetite Paper for Oh So Beautiful Paper

 

Fresh Cut Paper Flowers: Peonies by Appetite Paper for Oh So Beautiful Paper

 

Photo Credits: Rachael Baldwin of Appetite Paper