Oh So Beautiful Paper Media Kit

PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL

Thank you for your interest in partnering with Oh So Beautiful Paper!

Oh So Beautiful Paper is a leading lifestyle and design blog written by former diplomat Nole Garey and a team of talented contributors. Launched in 2008, Oh So Beautiful Paper covers inspiration and design in everyday life with a focus on entertaining and party ideas, DIY ideas, wedding stationery, home decor, and great cocktails.

At Oh So Beautiful Paper, we’re all about bringing an extra dose of beauty and design to everyday life. We believe that stationery is an extension of your personal style and an essential component of a cohesive modern lifestyle. But not just any stationery – beautifully designed and well-crafted stationery. Our readers include educated and affluent women (and some men!) aged 25-44 around the world. They appreciate thoughtful design, attention to detail, and unique personal touches, and they carry these values through all facets of their lives.

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Editorial-Approach

Our style is bright, modern, whimsical, and design-forward. We focus on quality over price point and we pay attention to detail. Our goal is to feature products, ideas, and inspiration that will help our readers showcase their own unique style in every facet of life.

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Oh So Beautiful Paper currently reaches an audience of 300,000 monthly readers through our website, email subscribers, and social media:

Unique blog visitors: 55,000

RSS + email subscribers: 16,000

Instagram: 67,000 followers

Facebook: 147,000

Twitter: 16,000

Pinterest: Average monthly reach of 4 million viewers for our pins. In addition, pins from ohsobeautifulpaper.com reach an average of 202,000 daily viewers and receive an average of 418,000 impressions.

Oh So Beautiful Paper readers value beauty and fantastic design, and they want beautiful things in all aspects of their lives. Our readers are interested in everyday design, DIY projects, food and cocktails, home décor, fashion, travel, and more. 80% of Oh So Beautiful Paper website visitors are female (90% female on social media), and the majority of readers are between the ages of 25 and 34. Our readers and social media followers are largely based in the United States, primarily New York, DC, Los Angeles, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, Dallas, Houston, and Atlanta.

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Source: QuantCast

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THE NEW YORK TIMES  •   BRIDES MAGAZINE   •   IMBIBE.COM   •   BUZZFEED   •   HUFFINGTON POST   •   STATIONERY TRENDS

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Sponsored-Posts

We love working with brands! Oh So Beautiful Paper offers a limited number of sponsored post opportunities each month. Sponsored posts are written by our editors and tailored to the Oh So Beautiful Paper audience. Sponsored post rates begin at $1,500 and include original photography and social media promotion on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest (one post per network). Rates for dedicated Pinterest boards are available upon request. Examples of past sponsored posts include:

Friendsgiving Inspiration with Wheatley Vodka

Our Bathroom Renovation Inspiration with Wayfair

DIY Gold and Copper Leaf Hexagon Gift Tags with Fiskars

Learning New Things with Skillshare

DIY Colorful Envelope Address Ideas with Sakura of America

DC Guide: Where to Shop in Washington, DC with Capital One

A Frozen Cocktail Party with St-Germain

Cocktail Recipe: Le Marais with St-Germain

Please e-mail us for additional information or to book at post!

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TERMS AND CONDITIONS

All paid partnerships will be selected based on their suitability for the Oh So Beautiful Paper market. The provision of sponsored post rates does not constitute an offer of a sponsored post, and Oh So Beautiful Paper retains the right to reject a sponsored post request for any reason. All payments are non-refundable.

PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL

Submissions

Oh So Beautiful Paper accepts submissions from independent artists, graphic designers, calligraphers, stationers and invitation studios. Please read the full submission guidelines below before submitting your product or editorial submission for consideration. Any submission that incorrectly spells the word stationery will be automatically rejected.

Oh So Beautiful Paper warmly welcomes submissions in the following areas:

  • Editorial submissions (custom invitations and announcements, calligraphy, behind the stationery, etc.)
  • Stationery Product Submissions (greeting cards, notebooks, art prints, gift wrap, pens, etc.)
  • Holiday Cards + Calendars (please see below for our seasonal product submissions and editorial calendar)

Please note, Oh So Beautiful Paper respectfully does not accept the following for editorial consideration:

  • Press Releases
  • PDFs or digital mock ups
  • Kickstarter campaigns

Oh So Beautiful Paper is dedicated to showcasing fresh and original content, particularly features on custom design projects and real wedding invitations. Editorial priority will be given to products or designs submitted exclusively to Oh So Beautiful Paper. Please indicate in your email if your submission is currently awaiting decision from another blog or media outlet. Oh So Beautiful Paper reserves the right to reject submissions that have already been submitted or featured elsewhere. Exclusivity requirements do not apply to seasonal stationery products such as holiday cards and calendars.

Due to the high volume of submissions, we are currently unable to respond with regrets for product submissions (greeting cards, shop updates, etc.). If necessary, we will contact you for additional information regarding your submission.

 

Product Submissions

  • If you think your product would suit the Oh So Beautiful Paper audience, please email us with a link to your website/shop and 5-8 attached product images.
  • All images should be 1280 pixels wide and 72 dpi. Please do not send links to image folders on Google drive, dropbox folders, or online galleries.
  • Strong preference for product images against a white background. Styled product photos are also acceptable, but may not work for product round up posts.
  • If this is your first submission, please include a short description of your company.

 

Seasonal Product Submissions

Designers are welcome to submit their products for consideration in seasonal stationery product round-ups. Normal image guidelines apply; please submit one photo of each holiday card. Oh So Beautiful Paper currently does seasonal features on the following products:

  • Calendars
  • Planners
  • Christmas, Hanukkah, and New Year’s cards
  • Valentine’s Day cards
  • Easter cards
  • Mother’s Day cards
  • Father’s Day cards
  • Halloween cards

Please submit cards 1-2 months prior to the actual holiday (e.g. Valentine’s Day cards should be submitted no later than early January). I accept Christmas/Hanukkah/New Year’s card submissions beginning in mid-October. I accept calendar and planner submissions for the following year beginning in August.

Designer Rolodex Submissions

The Designer Rolodex is a curated, invitation-only directory of wedding invitation designers.  You can find more information and an application link right here.

For our full editorial policy, please visit my policies page. If you are interested in advertising on Oh So Beautiful Paper, please click here to request a copy of our ad rates.

Note: Oh So Beautiful Paper reserves the right to edit any photos submitted for editorial consideration, including but not limited to: cropping, re-sizing, brightening, and hue/saturation adjustments. Oh So Beautiful Paper also reserves the right to edit descriptive text submitted for editorial consideration, including but not limited to spelling and grammar corrections.

Thank you!

Have you previously been featured on Oh So Beautiful Paper?  Feel free to download one of our badges here!

Printable Family Activity Advent Calendar

Hi! Hello! Long time, huh? I’ve got a lot I’ve been meaning to share with all of you and a lot that I’m still trying to figure out for myself, but for now I have a quick (and time sensitive!) holiday project that I wanted to share. I’ve made a version of this family activity advent calendar for my family for the past five or so years. We use a felt advent calendar that I picked up from Target and I add tiny cards with all of our favorite holiday traditions, activities, and a few silly activities to keep things fun along the way. We also use a store-bought chocolate advent calendar, but this is a really nice way to spread out holiday-related activities throughout the entire month. My children love checking each envelope daily, and it helps me avoid Christmas burnout. Win win!

Printable Family Activity Advent Calendar

To make a family activity advent calendar of your own, just grab the printable files below and print your preferred version (with or without text) on any light color cardstock paper. After printing, I used my paper trimmer to cut the edges off the paper, then used this one inch square punch to make the individual advent calendar insert cards. You could also totally cut them by hand. There are very light squares around each illustration to help serve as guides for scissors or paper trimmers. Then sort the individual cards into your own reusable advent calendar – you can also save and reuse the insert cards every year!

Printable Family Activity Advent Calendar

Printable Family Activity Advent Calendar

I know some of you will have already started your Christmas decorating and activities over the Thanksgiving weekend, and I’m sure some of you will have your own family traditions to add. I made a version of the printable advent calendar with just the illustrations so you can add your own traditions and activities. Or if you prefer, you can use the version with text and pick your favorite activities and traditions to incorporate – there are 30 cards, so you should have at least five extra if you choose to use the version with text!

Printable Family Activity Advent Calendar

Grab the printable files below:

Printable Family Activity Advent Calendar (WITH text)

Printable Family Activity Advent Calendar (NO text)

Printable Family Activity Advent Calendar

Illustrations © 2018 Riley Sheehey Printable advent calendar created exclusively for Oh So Beautiful Paper. All artwork is made available for personal use only. By downloading the advent calendar you agree to the terms of use.

Photos by Nole Garey for Oh So Beautiful Paper