NSS 2010 – Part 5

Studio Olivine was back at this year's Stationery Show — and I couldn't have been happier to see these beautiful letterpress cards in person.  I absolutely love the organic shapes and nature-inspired imagery:

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The a. favorite design booth was packed to the brim with gorgeous letterpress stationery — from sweet valentine's day cards to bold typography greeting cards, there was so much to see!

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{LOVE the ligatures card on the right!}

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Afavorite-NSS4{the typewriter quote cards above are hand-typed on an actual typewriter!} 

Afavorite-NSS6{a. favorite design}

I also spent quite a bit of time over with Jackie from 42 Pressed — I particularly love her approach to designing colorful and modern wedding invitations and baby announcements:

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{42 pressed}

And speaking of wedding invitations, Emily Ley was at this year's show to debut her new wedding invitation and social stationery collection for The English Paper Company!

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{Emily's collection focuses on wedding crests — the one above is my favorite!}

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I'm still wading my way through the bazillion photos from the Stationery Show, so stay tuned as I continue to post my favorite booths from this year's show through the weekend!

{all photos by Oh So Beautiful Paper}

NSS 2010 – Part 3

Today is the last day of the Stationery Show, and while it's been an exhausting few days I'm definitely sad to see the show come to a close.  So before I jump into full recaps, here are a few more favorite booths from this year's show:

First up, Saima Says Design — and while she's actually based in DC, this was the first time Saima and I had a chance to meet!  I've been a huge fan of Saima's work ever since my own wedding planning days, and I'm happy to report that her wedding invitation suites are even more beautiful in person!

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Flora and Fauna Press have some seriously beautiful letterpress stationery — the poster-style calendar below was one of my favorite calendars from this year's show.  They also had some beautiful wedding invitations, including a gorgeous suite below with blind impression text for the wedding date:

 
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{flora and fauna press}

Lisa from Sapling Press definitely made me laugh with her collection of "we go together like" cards — from teenage girls and vampires to blogs and comments, I just couldn't help but giggle.  She also has a beautiful collection of letterpress wedding invitations and baby announcements!

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More coming up soon!

{all photos by oh so beautiful paper}

Hello!Lucky Baby Announcements – and a Spring Sale!

Hello!Lucky* just launched their first collection of baby announcements – and as you might expect, each announcement is as cute as a button! 

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The collection includes both digital and letterpress printing options, as well as collaborations with other designers (such as Pikku, featured above), so check out the full selection right here!

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On a separate note, Eva from Sycamore Street Press sent me a note to let me know about a huge spring sale that is going on through Friday – with prints, cards, gift tags, and place cards up to 60% off!  Check out the sale in the Sycamore Street Press shops here and here!

{image credits: Hello!Lucky and Sycamore Street Press}

*Hello!Lucky is one of my sponsors.  For information about my editorial policy, please click here.

Custom Illustrated Letterpress Portraits

Kavamore Press recently sent me a note letting me know about their new collaboration with wedding illustrator Stroopwoffle creating letterpress portraits for use in Save the Dates, thank you cards, or other wedding ephemera – or even in business cards and baby announcements:

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Kavamore Press is currently offering a 20% discount on all orders placed before April 15.  Check out all the details right here!

{image credits: kavamore press}

Egg Press Baby Announcements

Two of my closest friends are expecting their first child in a couple of months, and I'm so excited for them that I can't really help but have baby stationery on my own brain these days!  I'm so excited to see that Egg Press just released a new line of letterpress baby announcements, with a range of styles that can each be customized with different animal, pattern, format or color options:

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Egg-Press-Modern-Baby-Announcements{sweet pattern}

Egg-Press-Modern-Animal-Baby-Announcements{baby animals}

Egg-Press-Blue-Pink-Scallop-Baby-Announcements{scallop edge}

Each style is equally adorable, although I'm partial to the pattern designs.  Check out the full collection right here!

{image credits: egg press}