04/30/2014

Meg + Kyle’s Modern Mint and Yellow Wedding Invitations

Laura from Duncan Park Papers recently had the great honor of designing wedding invitations for one of her best friends. No pressure, right?! Laura incorporated mint green and yellow into a modern-meets-rustic wedding invitation suite, complete with a soft ikat pattern and digitally printed white ink on kraft paper. Pretty!

From Laura: Meg and I have been friends since the first grade, and I had the pleasure of witnessing her love story with Kyle unfold during our frequent visits to each others’ nearby colleges. Needless to say, I couldn’t have been happier when he proposed â€“ and I was beyond honored when she asked me to design their wedding invitations.

Meg and KyleÂ knew they wanted to incorporate their colors of mint and yellow, as well as include a few rustic elements and touches of chevron. I created a simple monogram and a loose ikat chevron pattern as the key design elements, and combined them with casually elegant typefaces and a variety of papers.

The invitations and reply postcards were digitally printed on lovely 100% cotton cardstock. For the information cards we used digitally printed white ink on kraft cardstock to bring a rustic touch to the invitation suite. Gold and white twine with a mint monogram tag secured the pieces and the suite was carefully tucked into matching mint envelopes. I love how this project turned out, and enjoyed trying out a new-to-me printing technique with the white ink on kraft.

Thanks Laura!

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

Photo Credits: Duncan Park Papers

04/29/2014

A Little Announcement

I’m afraid I’ve been keeping a little secret from all of you â€“ we’re expecting a second baby!

I’m due in late September â€“ just after Sophie’s second birthday! â€“ and so far my pregnancy experience has been pretty similar to the first, except of course with the added exhaustion that can only be caused by having a toddler around the house. We’ve shared the news with our families and with Sophie, although we don’t know how much she understands at this age (I’m hopeful the books above will help!). I’m happy to be out of the first trimester and slowly getting back to my normal energy levels, especially with the National Stationery Show coming up in just a few short weeks! We’re both excited to welcome a new baby (we don’t plan to find out if it’s a boy or a girl) and nervous about making the transition from one child to two. I still can’t believe we’re going to be a family of four!

04/29/2014

Urbanic Faves | Farmer’s Market Fresh

Happy Spring everyone!

I hope you’re enjoying the change of weather lately and getting a chance to spend some time outside. A recent trip to our local outdoor market inspired this post ( … and the vegetable herb garden I’m about to ~~kill~~ plant). Here’s to vine ripened tomatoes and rosemary mint lemonade! Below are some fresh picks from around Urbanic and beyond.

xo â€“ Audrey

1. Rifle Paper Co. vegetables card; 2. Apolis market bag; 3. Rifle Paper Co. notepads; 4. Sugar Paper market list pad; 5.+ 6. Rifle Paper Co. cards; 7,8,9 One Canoe Two cards; 10. Girl of All Work page tabs; 11. Paddywax relish candle; 12.Claudia Pearson calendar; 13.Freckle Paper tomato print; 14. Jayde Fish flower bundle print; 15. Eat Pretty book; 16.Galison kitchen sticky notes

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04/29/2014

Lauren’s Kentucky Derby Day Party Invitations

After moving to a new house last year, designer Lauren Chism is getting ready to host her first big party! Fueled by her husband’s enthusiasm for the Kentucky Derby, they’re planning a fun Derby Day party full of mint juleps, big hats, and bow ties. For the invitations, Lauren went with a preppy navy and green infographic design with a striped pattern on the back. So cute!

From Lauren: Having moved from a condo to a house last year, we have enjoyed being able to entertain a bit more. We don’t typically host big parties, but are giving it a go this weekend and throwing a Derby Day party.

My husband has a real soft spot for the Kentucky Derby â€“ it might be the bow-ties or mint juleps, I don’t know â€“ but his enthusiasm is infectious and is quickly turning this into an annual weekend for our family and friends. I can’t pass up an opportunity for paper goods, so I wanted to send invitations, but really struggled with a way to merge classic derby themes with the fun casual party we wanted to host. Also, when you run an invitation business, turns out there’s not a lot of time for your own invitations!

With a looming deadline of send invitations or just opting for an evite, I was pretty stuck. In an attempt to get me out of my designer’s block, my husband was listing themes, facts and ideas about the derby and it hit me: we should do an infographic! We then compiled all the details we wanted to included, and filled the rest in with fun facts about the derby. It all came together easily after that. They were digitally printed in a fun layout with a preppy striped pattern on the back.

I wanted it to feel casual and fun and get people excited to grab their hats, bow ties and cute kids and enjoy the Derby with us. It was a nice collaborative effort and I really love how they turned out.

Thanks Lauren!

Design: Lauren Chism

Lauren Chism Fine Papers is a member of the Designer Rolodex â€“ you can check out more of Laurenâ€™s work right here!

Photo Credits: Lauren Chism Fine Papers

04/28/2014

Seasonal Stationery: Mother’s Day, Part 3

It’s almost May â€“ eeek! â€“ which means we have just enough time for one final Mother’s Day card round up! In case you missed them, you can find the previous installments right here, and of course lots more to browse over in the Market List!

1. Night Owl Paper Goods; 2. Wednesday; 3. Hello Small World; 4. Fine Day Press; 5. The Paper Cub; 6. Laura Hooper Calligraphy

Lots more Motherâ€™s Day cards in the Market List right here!

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