Jackie + Tyler’s Gray and Gold Baby Shower Invitations

Okay, prepare yourself for some serious cuteness.  Jackie from 42 Pressed and her husband Tyler are expecting a baby girl in just a few weeks, and today Jackie is here to share her baby shower invitations!  Jackie was inspired by the gray and gold nursery color palette and crib bedding – resulting in a baby shower invitation that is both modern and super adorable.

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From Jackie:  At first we were going to wait to find out if it was going to be a boy or a girl but for obvious reasons we just couldn’t stand waiting, but before we knew it was a girl we basically chose to go with a grey and gold color palette, with pops of color and various other textures.

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I fell in love with Oh Joy’s Petal Pusher wallpaper from Hygge & West, so we put that up on the main wall.  We also put up all the wainscoting to break up the grey walls a bit and to give it a little bit more light.

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For the shower invitations, we wanted them to be fun and playful, her name will be “Riley Magnolia Robinson” so my sister came up with the saying “Let’s shower our flower” and then I basically designed around that.  There are lots of giraffes in the nursery and I am so in love my crib bedding by Dwell Studio, we basically drew from that inspiration.

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I thought that it would be fun to incorporate our nursery colors within the belly band, that way people could buy décor if they wanted or make things, I have some pretty crafty friends so I was sure that would come in handy!

So cute Jackie!  Congratulations on your newest addition!  For more from 42 Pressed, check out their custom portfolio right here!

Photo Credits: 42 Pressed

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{happy weekend!}

Yeesh… this week went by in a complete flash, at least for me.  Which is good as I try to get through the remaining months until my husband comes home (in late summer, sigh), but also kind of scary when I think about the fact that the National Stationery Show is just over a month away.  Time is going by so fast!  I have a couple of fun things coming up soon that I can’t wait to tell you all about, but you’ll have to wait until next week for details.  But in the meantime…

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Photo Credit: L’antipodeuse

…a few links for your weekend:

This week on Oh So Beautiful Paper:

That’s it for me this week!  I hope you all have a wonderful weekend, and I’ll see you back here on Monday! xoxo

{happy weekend!}

Happy Friday everyone!  It’s been a wet and rainy early spring week here in DC, but I’ve been taking advantage of the gloomy weather to get things done around the house and behind the scenes.  I love the sense of accomplishment and relief that comes from checking off an item that has sat on my to-do list for nearly a year (I’m also have awesome procrastination skills).  My plans for the weekend involve finishing this book in time for a book club meeting on Monday and taking my mom out to a movie – what are you all up to this weekend?  As always, in the meantime…

{the world’s most adorable cake from herriott grace}

…a few links for your weekend:

This week on Oh So Beautiful Paper:

That’s it for me this week!  I hope you all have a wonderful weekend, and I’ll see you back here on Monday!  xoxo

Red + Turquoise Circus Theme Baby Shower Invitations

How cute are these letterpress baby shower invitations?  Jason from Missing Q Press created these invitations for a circus theme baby shower this past weekend.  From the bright red and turquoise color palette, to the stripes and fun circus-inspired fonts, to the vintage animal illustrations, I’m loving the entire design!

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From Jason:  The baby shower is for Sara Fay and Merrick (baby due this summer) and will be hosted by Todd Fiscus, owner of Todd. Event Design.  Todd wanted to do a circus themed party, so I incorporated some stripes, vintage animals, and circus fonts.  The invitation suite includes a striped envelope liner and we used vintage stamps on the outer envelope.

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For a gift, I designed and printed a one-of-a-kind poster for Sara Fay where she can have the baby’s name and birthdate calligraphed once the baby is born.  Sara Fay’s last name is Egan so an “E for Elephant” was the perfect choice for my print.

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Thanks so much Jason!

Photo Credits: Missing Q Press

Dinara’s Pink + Yellow Hand Lettered Baby Shower Invitations

You might remember Dinara’s beautiful paper cut artwork from last month – and today Dinara is back, with the invitations for her upcoming baby shower!  Dinara is expecting a baby girl in May, so when it came time for baby shower invitations it was only fitting that Dinara apply her illustration and hand lettering skills to the design.

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Dinara worked with Laurie from Lucky Bee Press, who provided 2-color letterpress printing in pink and yellow.  Aren’t they lovely?

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So sweet!  Thanks Dinara – and congratulations!

{image credits: dinara mirtalipova}