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{happy weekend!}

It’s finally here, the summer Olympics!  Are you all as excited as I am?  It’s so funny to think that this time four years ago my husband and I were on our way to Peru for our honeymoon!  We watched the Beijing opening ceremonies from the Toronto airport while waiting for our connecting flight to Lima.  Now I can’t wait to watch the spectacle that is the opening ceremonies – not to mention all the competitions, from gymnastics to diving.  But in the meantime…

Photo Credit: Julian Bialowas 365 Day Project

…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

Anna + Mark’s Preppy Yellow and Green Wedding Invitations

Becca from Lavender’s Blue sent over these colorful and preppy wedding invitations that she created for an upcoming summer wedding in Texas.  Becca drew her inspiration from the bride’s color palette and wedding flowers, with a few Texas icons thrown in for good measure.  I’m loving the striped envelope liners and bold belly band!

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From Becca: Anna wanted something simple, elegant, and summery – with just a “hint of Texan” – and sunshine yellow and lush green for the colors.  She also had an idea of what flowers she wanted for the wedding, so I worked off of those images to create some summery florals to adorn the invitations.

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I created a logo using their initials to include in the invitation, which we ended up using in several elements of the suite, including the address labels, the belly band, and also as a sticker for the envelope flap.  For envelope liners, we went with a striped yellow lining to add elegance and playfulness to the entire suite.

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For Anna’s “hint of Texan,” I incorporated a small silhouette of the state of Texas on the main invitation, then used sheriff’s stars for the RSVP card, and a cowboy boot for the post-wedding brunch invitation.

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Thanks Becca!

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Photo Credits: Lavender’s Blue

{happy weekend!}

Happy Friday everyone!  If you follow me on Instagram, you probably already know that my husband and I found an adorable stray kitten in our neighborhood on Tuesday evening.  DC has a huge population of stray and feral cats and it’s pretty common for us to come across homeless cats in our neighborhood, but this poor little girl was crying out for some love and attention.  She’s probably about six months old and weighs only 5.5 lbs – and she’s the sweetest little thing.  We’ve been busy this week getting her checked out and trying to get her back to health, but we’re hoping to find a good forever home for her here in the DC/VA/MD area in the next few weeks.  But in the meantime…

…a few links for your weekend!

This week on Oh So Beautiful Paper:

As usual, 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

Photo by me via Instagram

Emily + Robert’s Summery Gray and Yellow Wedding Invitations

Emily and Robert wanted a playful and modern design for their wedding invitations; they worked with Emily and Dianna from Fourth Year Studio to create a typography-based design that was letterpress printed in a sunny yellow and gray color palette.  Just perfect for a laid back summer wedding in Texas!

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From Emily and Dianna: Emily and Robert were married in Dallas, Texas.  We jumped at the chance to print in yellow and gray, one of our favorite color combos.  There was a ton of information to relay to their guests – and when there are multiple pieces to an invitation suite we try to come up with a way to make it to all fit together in a package that guests will enjoy opening.

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The invitation and rehearsal dinner card were letterpress printed on cotton stock and tucked into a pocket that held it all together.  Each pocket was tied with wax thread, the same kind used for book binding.

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The RSVP card and envelope were tucked behind the crisscross of the thread.  The RSVP cards were printed front and back – one side for the wedding (yellow) and the other for the rehearsal dinner (gray).  The RSVP addresses were letterpress printed with white ink onto gray envelopes.

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Our favorite part of the entire set is the map.  At the bottom of the invitation is a small vellum envelope.  Inside is a flat printed vellum map with directions to the wedding venue.  Removal of the map reveals a letterpress printed outline of Texas with corresponding text “map to our heart.”  The invitation suite was packaged with a matching envelope label with the repeating floral pattern that was derived from native Texas succulents and used graphically throughout the set.

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Thanks Emily and Dianna!

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

Photo Credits: 5 Rings Photography

Liz + Julian’s Colorful Destination Wedding Save the Dates

Happy Monday everyone! We’re starting the week off with bright and colorful save the dates from the talented ladies of Gus & Ruby Letterpress. Samantha and Whitney created these 3-piece letterpress save the dates for a destination wedding on Martha’s Vineyard. I’m absolutely loving all those wonderful pops of hot pink!

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From Samantha and Whitney: Liz and Julian live in New York City and were planning a June wedding in Martha’s Vineyard, where the Liz spent her summers growing up.  They wanted a fun piece that gave guests a taste of the island and got them excited for the weekend-long event to come.  The save the date consisted of three separate letterpress printed panels that were bundled together by a letterpress printed belly band.  The bundle was then mailed in a calligraphed envelope with a graphic envelope liner printed in the same bright pink.

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The belly band covered over the text of the first panel so that the wording was only revealed once you slid the band off.  The first panel announced to guests the event and date, the middle panel featured a sweet custom illustration of Martha’s Vineyard (illustrations were done by our friend and illustrator extraordinaire, Jen Skelley), and the third panel gave guests a bit more information about the weekend.

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The middle panel was printed in 3 colors on luxurious 220# cotton and edge painted in the hot pink so, when it was sandwiched between the 2 panels that were printed on 110# paper, it created a fun pop of color.  As always, all pieces were printed by hand on our antique press on luxurious 100% cotton paper.

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Just gorgeous!  Thanks Sam and Whit!

Design and Letterpress Printing: Gus & Ruby Letterpress

Illustrations: Jen Skelley

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Photo Credits: Brea McDonald Photography for Gus & Ruby Letterpress