06/17/2015

Alison + Cody’s Spring Garden Wedding Invitations

How pretty are these pink and green spring garden wedding invitations from Emmy at HelloDesignSugar?! The invitations combine brush lettering with an illustrated floral pattern backing and envelope liner. So perfect for spring!

From Emmy:Â Ali and Cody got married at Disneyland, which is a place very close to my heart so I was very excited to collaborate with them right away. They got married at the Rose Court Garden in spring, which is this beautiful gazebo full of garden flowers and greenery. This was a huge inspiration for their invitations. They wanted something fun and free flowing and their color palate was perfect with pink and green hues.

Their invitations were a balance between clean and minimal with a quirky fun tone to it. Wording the invitation to match their disney theme, and keeping it fun. The invitation was letterpress printed in pink tones and their save the date was done in green.

Thanks Emmy!

Check out theÂ Designer RolodexÂ for more talÂentedÂ wedÂding inviÂtaÂtion designÂersÂ andÂ theÂ real inviÂtaÂtions galleryÂ for moreÂ wedding invitation ideas!

Photo Credits:Â HelloDesignSugar

06/16/2015

Quick Pick: Cotton & Flax Notebooks

How cute are these new pocket notebooks from Cotton & Flax??Â The notebooks wereÂ produced by Scout Books and feature classic Cotton & Flax patterns from their collection of home goods along with some new fun designs. And I love the color palette of gold and blue!

So cute â€“ right?? You can check them out over on Cotton & Flax right here!

06/16/2015

New Giveaway! Paper Party 2015 Tote Bags!

CLOSED – Thank you to everyone who entered!

You’ve already heard me gush about the magical evening that was Paper Party 2015, and today I’m so excited to give away a few of the amazing tote bags from the party! Seriously, these bags just keep getting better and better â€“ and this year I was beyond thrilled to partner with Rifle Paper Co. to produce the actual tote bags! Anna created a custom design just for the party. Isn’t it beautiful?? I love carrying my bag everywhere with me!

The inside of the bag was pretty awesome, too!Â They were stuffed withÂ the most amazing items from some of my favorite stationers: Our Heiday, Ban.do, Smock, Thimblepress,Â Near Modern Disaster, 9th Letter Press, The Good Twin, E.Frances Paper, One Canoe Two, Cotton & Flax, Knot & Bow, Sea & Lake, Ink Meets Paper, Smudge Ink, The Social Type, Katharine Watson,Â Ladyfingers Letterpress, Emily McDowell, Sycamore Street Press, Red Cap Cards, Maginating, Antiquaria, Mailchimp, Sakura of America, Legion Paper, Minted,Â May Designs, Simply Framed, a selection ofÂ Etsy Wholesale sellers â€“ and a keepsake print designed by Moglea and printed byÂ StationeryHQ!

The 125 party gift bags may have disappeared in under 10 minutes, but youâ€™re in luck â€“ because today five lucky readers can winÂ a tote bag full of stationery awesomeness!

To enter, just follow the options on the Rafflecopter below â€“ there are three different ways to enter!

Photo Credits: Charlie Juliet Photography

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*Sorry, limited to U.S. readers only. Limit one entry per person. $150Â approximate total retail value.Â Winners will be contacted via email after comments close.

06/15/2015

Nicole + Chris’s Watercolor Photo Save the Dates

It’s so fun to include an engagement photo on a wedding save the date â€“ especially when done in a modern and refreshing way, like these save the dates from Alex ofÂ Goodheart Design!

FromÂ Alex:Â Over the past couple years, I have done tons of save the date styles that entailed lettering over an engagement photo and making it into a cute postcard or fold over card. This time I wanted to put a creative spin on it! I wanted to still include the engagement photo but I didnâ€™t want it to be the main focus of the design or beÂ printed on glossy photo paper. I loved the idea of each one being slightly different so I individually watercolored the front of each save the date! The front was gold foil printed on 110# Fluorescent Lettra paper and the back was digitally printed on the same paper and then duplexed together byÂ Czar Press. I also really loved the idea of showcasing the lettering in two different mediums, gold foil and digital printing. Each one was placed in an off-white envelope and addressed in gold ink.

Thanks Alex!

Design + Lettering: Goodheart Design

Letterpress Printing: Czar Press

Check out theÂ Designer RolodexÂ for more talÂentedÂ wedÂding inviÂtaÂtion designÂersÂ andÂ the save the dateÂ galleryÂ for more wedding save the date ideas!

Photo Credits: Goodheart Design

06/15/2015

Alli + Jon’s Holographic Geometric Wedding Invitations

Forget metallic foils â€“ after this past National Stationery Show, I’m officially obsessed with some of the more non-traditional foil options! Hologram foil, oil slick foil, sparkly iridescent foil… so many options! And today we get to see it in a wedding invitation! These invitations designed by Blake and Irene at Sparkvites and printed by Mama’s Sauce combine holographic foil on black paper with geometric shapes. And the wedding itself sounds like a SUPER fun night!

From Irene: This invitation set was super fun to design. Alli and Jon wanted to incorporate as much color possible in their invitations to reflect their wedding style. From Alli: “If I had to come up with a theme to describe it I’d say…elegant burning man?! 501 Union is already a gorgeous space, but the walls and floor have a dark swanky supper club feel, so I am adding lots of whimsy with glowing multicolor LED orbs on the tables, a DIY LED installation for a large wall with faux fur and LED light strips underneath. The colors of the wedding are ALL THE COLORS. Lots of pops of color with pom poms mixed with flowers.”

Thanks Blake + Irene!

Design: Sparkvites

Printing: Mama’s Sauce

Check out theÂ Designer RolodexÂ for more talÂentedÂ wedÂding inviÂtaÂtion designÂersÂ andÂ theÂ real inviÂtaÂtions galleryÂ for moreÂ wedding invitation ideas!

Photo Credits: Sparkvites