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{happy weekend!}

Happy Friday everyone!  It’s been a little over a week with our newest foster kitten and thankfully she’s already feeling much better.  She’s so ridiculously cute and playful, but like most cats spends most of her day sleeping on the couch.  Oh, to be a house cat…  She’ll be available for adoption soon, so if anyone in the DC/VA/MD area is interested in adopting an incredibly sweet 6-month old kitten, please get in touch!  But in the meantime…

Photo Credit: Fall Through Space

…a few links for your weekend:

This week on Oh So Beautiful Paper:

On a slightly different note, I’m looking to add a couple of people to the Oh So Beautiful Paper team!  First up, an Ad Program Manager – if you have experience in online advertising and sales, I’d love to hear from you!  You can check out the full job listing and requirements here.

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

Victoria’s Housewarming Party Invitations

As a longtime renter, I’m definitely looking forward to the day that my husband and I own a home and can invite our family and friends over for a housewarming party.  Victoria from Victory Paper Designs recently purchased a home with her fiancé, and she sent over the invitations that she designed for their housewarming party.  Victoria paired a plaid overlay with kraft paper envelopes for a warm and cozy design.

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From Victoria: I wanted to use a play on words of “housewarming” so I created a plaid blanket overlay to simulate a warm blanket effect.  Underneath that overlay, our house is revealed all warm and cozy.  An illustrated map card pinpoints the way to our guests.  The kraft envelopes add to the cozy, rustic charm and I even had a custom rubber return address stamp designed by Molly Jacques (who I discovered on Oh So Beautiful Paper!).  Molly’s calligraphy is so charming, I think it finishes off the invitations so beautifully.

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Thanks Victoria – and congratulations on your new home!

Photo Credits: Victory Paper Designs

Wedding Stationery Inspiration: Stitched + Embroidered

Why stop with a hand crafted wedding when you can have a hand stitched wedding too!?  The needle and thread is no longer relegated to repairing holes and finishing pillows: you or your stationer can break it out to add a little something extra to your day-of wedding paper goods.  Embroidered and stitched elements works beautifully on both fabric and paper, so go ahead and have your programs sewn up or your place cards cross stitched!  Have each guest make a quick stitch on a map to mark their hometown for a guest book or sew your embroidered table numbers together, post-event, to make an heirloom quilt… your very own little stitch in time. — Kelly

Day-of Wedding Stationery Inspiration and Ideas: Stitched and Embroidered via Oh So Beautiful Paper Day-of Wedding Stationery Inspiration and Ideas: Stitched and Embroidered via Oh So Beautiful Paper

Photo by Jesse Leake, Ceremony Program by Hello! Lucky via Martha Stewart Weddings (left); Photo by Weddings by Sasha Gulish, Ceremony Program by The Detailed Event via Martha Stewart Weddings (right)

Day-of Wedding Stationery Inspiration and Ideas: Stitched and Embroidered via Oh So Beautiful Paper

Ceremony Program by papercraft

Day-of Wedding Stationery Inspiration and Ideas: Stitched and Embroidered via Oh So Beautiful Paper

Photo by Maria DeForrest via Ruffled

Day-of Wedding Stationery Inspiration and Ideas: Stitched and Embroidered via Oh So Beautiful Paper Day-of Wedding Stationery Inspiration and Ideas: Stitched and Embroidered via Oh So Beautiful Paper

Cross Stitch Menu and Ceremony Program by Hello! Lucky

Day-of Wedding Stationery Inspiration and Ideas: Stitched and Embroidered via Oh So Beautiful Paper

Photo by MegRuth Photography via Style Me Pretty

Day-of Wedding Stationery Inspiration and Ideas: Stitched and Embroidered via Oh So Beautiful Paper

Stitched Guest Book by Mira Aster

Day-of Wedding Stationery Inspiration and Ideas: Stitched and Embroidered via Oh So Beautiful Paper

Photo by Sarah Vaughan Photography via Wedding Obsession

Day-of Wedding Stationery Inspiration and Ideas: Stitched and Embroidered via Oh So Beautiful Paper Day-of Wedding Stationery Inspiration and Ideas: Stitched and Embroidered via Oh So Beautiful Paper

Photo by Becca Wood Photography via Style Me Pretty (left); Photo by Tonya Joy Photography via Ruffled (right)

Day-of Wedding Stationery Inspiration and Ideas: Stitched and Embroidered via Oh So Beautiful Paper

Photo by Green Wedding Shoes

Day-of Wedding Stationery Inspiration and Ideas: Stitched and Embroidered via Oh So Beautiful Paper

Cross Stitch Cards by Leobella Boutique

Day-of Wedding Stationery Inspiration and Ideas: Stitched and Embroidered via Oh So Beautiful Paper Day-of Wedding Stationery Inspiration and Ideas: Stitched and Embroidered via Oh So Beautiful Paper

Photo by A Bryan Photo via Martha Stewart Weddings (left); Photo by Peter Frank Edwards via Charleston Weddings (right)

Day-of Wedding Stationery Inspiration and Ideas: Stitched and Embroidered via Oh So Beautiful Paper

Photo by Julie Mikos, Menu by Mira Aster via Style Me Pretty

Have you considered stitching up your wedding stationery?

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Meg + Bryan’s DIY Wood Veneer Wedding Invitations

You might remember Meg and Bryan’s awesome plantable save the dates that I had the pleasure of featuring back in March, and today Meg is back with her equally fabulous wood veneer wedding invitations!  Meg previously worked with her good friend (also named Meg) from Belle & Union for the save the dates, but switched gears to design, print, and assemble the invitations herself.  As a user experience designer, Meg stepped out of her comfort zone into the world of print design – with absolutely stunning results!

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From Meg: Our reception will be held in an 18th century grain mill nestled along the Delaware River in New Jersey.  We wanted our invitations to reference the venue, while also complementing our plantable seed paper save the dates.  I illustrated several grains of wheat and used them to frame different parts of the invitation text.

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The main invitation was printed on walnut wood veneer, while the additional pieces were printed on high quality white card stock and mounted onto gold paper.  The envelope liners were designed to look like cyanotypes, and are quite possibly our favorite part of the entire suite!

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The envelopes were addressed by hand and took me a good two weeks to finish (pro tip: invest in a calligrapher!).  Bryan, who is an interaction and game designer, actually designed our wax seal himself and had it 3D printed in stainless steel.  All of the envelopes are from Paper Source.

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Awesome work Meg – congrats!

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

Photo Credits: Meg McGrath

Natalie + Sam’s Hand Lettered Chipboard Wedding Invitations

These wedding invitations come to us from Ruby’s Tuesday, a new boutique letterpress studio in New South Wales, Australia.  Designers Mitch and Claire created these whimsical letterpress wedding invitations for a recent couple, incorporating hand lettering and a subtle split fountain (gradient ink colors) on eco-friendly chipboard.  Fabric and buttons serve as a belly band to tie the entire suite together.  So fun!

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From Mitch + Claire: Nat and Sam wanted their wedding invitations to be earthy, “indie,” and a bit of fun!  Each element both stands alone and works strongly together as a set with the combination of typeface, illustration, hand lettering, and recycled paper.

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The invitation was letterpress printed using a subtle split fountain from dusky pink to burgundy.  We also sourced a set of fabrics and buttons to use so that every invitation was just a little different.  We printed on Crane Lettra 300 gsm for the map, with the invitation and RSVP card printed onto 330 gsm 100% post-consumer recycled chipboard.

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Thanks Mitch + Claire!

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

Photo Credits: Ruby’s Tuesday