Party Paper: A Holiday Gift Wrapping Party

I think one of the best ideas for a holiday get together has to be a gift wrapping party! Bring your gifts and some pretty little wrapping supplies to share, and you can get a holiday task checked off your list, while hopefully enjoying some sips and sweets with your friends, too! As the host, you could select a theme for the wrapping, like this modern and colorful one I chose here, or just leave it up to the guests to bring a festive mix! —Kelly

Party Paper: A Holiday Gift Wrapping Party

No. 1 Polka Dot Food Picks from Gnome’s Whimsy, No. 2 Glitter Diamond Gift Tags from Anthropologie, No. 3 XOXO Holiday Gift Tags from Lana’s Shop, No. 4 Pom Pom Wrapping Paper from Anthropologie, No. 5 Gold Stripe Wrapping Paper from Fig. 2 Design, No. 6 Merry Wishes Banner from Festive Toys

p.s. Lots more gift wrap right here!

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Megan + Nick’s Calligraphy and Floral Wedding Announcements

Sally from la Happy created these gorgeous invitations for a destination wedding in France, along with equally beautiful announcements for those unable to attend the destination celebration. The suite combines Sally’s modern calligraphy with clean and simple text and a floral envelope liner for a hint of romance. Subtle stitched details and vintage postage were the perfect finishing touches. Love!

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From Sally: Megan and Nick wanted the invitations and announcements for their July 5th destination wedding in France to have a clean, modern look with a hint of color. The invitations and announcements combine clean modern text, vintage typewriter type, and my custom modern calligraphy. We also added a vintage floral illustration to add a soft feel to the invitation suite. It was the perfect way to set the tone for a sweet, laid-back celebration of love!

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The invitations and announcements were letterpress printed in charcoal gray ink on soft, bright white, extra thick cotton paper. The invitations and announcements were individually stitched with white and pink thread. The response cards were also letterpress printed onto soft, cotton paper with custom modern calligraphy, paired with a vintage typewriter font. The response envelopes were letterpress printed with the return address and paired with vintage postage.

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The cotton envelopes were lined with a vintage floral pattern I created. The envelopes were calligraphed in a matching charcoal gray with a modern calligraphy style. We used vintage postage, including a stamp featuring the French flag as an ode to where the couple was married. Finally, the return addresses on the outer envelopes were letterpress printed in a blind imprint (no ink!) into the soft cotton paper.

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Thanks Sally!

Design + Calligraphy: la Happy

Letterpress Printing: Ilfant Letterpress

la Happy is a member of the Designer Rolodex – check out more of Sally’s beautiful work right here or visit the real invi­ta­tions gallery for more wedding invitation ideas!

Photo Credits: la Happy

Jill + Joe’s Rustic Colorado Wedding Invitations

We’re lucky to have the ladies of Antiquaria Design Studio here every couple of weeks to share fantastic DIY tutorials and ideas – and today I’m thrilled to share one of their beautiful custom design projects! Bailey and Emma recently worked with a couple planning a wedding in the Colorado mountains. They designed an elegant and rustic invitation suite with vintage-inspired details and hand drawn illustrations – including the iconic Colorado aspen leaf!

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From Bailey and Emma: Jill and Joe came to us for a custom invitation suite that reflected their special love for the mountains (and their wedding location). They got married in Beaver Creek, Colorado in September. The invitation suite we created for them is rustic yet sophisticated with vintage-inspired fonts, hand drawn mountain illustrations, vintage postcards, and green accents.

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The invitation suite was letterpress printed in charcoal gray ink and accompanied by a reproduction of a vintage postcard that included additional wedding invitation on the reverse side. Accents of moss green and chartreuse were brought in as accent envelopes for the thank you card and rehearsal dinner invitation.

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An aspen leaf motif was carried through all the pieces, from the reply card to the chalet inspired monogram. We also carried the mountain imagery through to the day-of paper with program booklets (designed to fit inside the coat pockets of male guests), menus, and escort cards. 

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Thanks Bailey and Emma!

Antiquaria Design Studio is a member of the Designer Rolodex – check out more of their beautiful work right here!  For DIY inspiration, you can also see their DIY tutorials here.

Photo Credits: Antiquaria Design Studio

Seasonal Stationery: 2013 Holiday Cards, Part 3

Happy Monday Everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful long Thanksgiving weekend! We had a wonderful holiday making gingerbread houses and paper snowflakes with our nieces and nephews in snowy upstate New York. But now we’re back in DC and ready for a new week! Since that the holiday season is in full swing, what better to start the week than a round up of beautiful holiday cards?

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1. Swash Press; 2. Golden Pines Paper Shop; 3. Bears Eat Berries; 4. 9th Letter Press; 5. Kate Spade; 6. Scout’s Honor Co.

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7. An Open Sketchbook; 8. Rafftruck Designs; 9. Steel Petal Press; 10. Spring Olive; 11. Grey Moggie Press; 12. Sapling Press; 13. Ecojot

As always, you can check out the full 2013 holiday card round up right here!

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Holiday Happy Hour: Apple Cider Sangria

Like many of you, we’re ducking out a bit early this week to celebrate Thanksgiving. But we couldn’t leave you without a cocktail recipe for the week! So today we’re sharing a great wintry Sangria to help celebrate the holiday: a spicy and sweet Apple Cider Sangria. – Andrew

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Illustration by Shauna Lynn for Oh So Beautiful Paper

Apple Cider Sangria

One Bottle Dry Red Wine
3 Cups Apple Cider
6 oz Apple Brandy
2 oz Lemon Juice
2 oz Orange Liqueur
2 oz Ginger Liqueur
Fresh Seasonal Fruit (we used pears, apples, and pomegranate seeds)
Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Cloves, Cardamon, and Allspice (or 1 oz Allspice Dram, if on hand) to Taste

Combine everything, spices and all, in a pitcher. Give it a stir and, ideally, let the Sangria sit overnight. Add more fresh fruit just before serving.

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Alternatively, you could simmer everything until the Sangria is heated through and the spices are infused.  Just strain out the cooked spices (or keep them as a garnish) and pour into mugs. Enjoy!

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It’s Thanksgiving. You could serve your friends and family a sweet and fruity Sangria, or a spicy mulled wine, or a rich mulled cider. Or, you could serve them all of those things all at once, this fantastic Apple Cider Sangria. Yes! Let’s do that.

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Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.

Photo Credits: Nole Garey for Oh So Beautiful Paper