I’m a longtime fan of the beautiful work from Kristy Rice of Momental Designs – her hand painted invitations are works of art! And I’m loving her new collection of hand painted art prints, note cards, and unbelievably gorgeous floral iphone cases. Just stunning!
 
 
 
More prints and phone cases available right here!
Photo Credits: Momental Designs
This month’s calligraphy inspiration comes from the talented Crystal Kluge. With a client list that includes Nordstrom, Target, and Google, Crystal has a wonderful portfolio of work that’s sure to please. Never stuffy or dull, her fanciful and dynamic style is perfect for those who have a little skip in their step. – Julie
I really enjoy the added flourishes in Crystal’s calligraphy; a great use of space and it transforms letters into art.
As whimsical and playful as it may seem, there’s also a sense of ease in the flow of her styles. They’re fun but not frilly.
For more peeks at Crystal’s projects, be sure to stop by her blog. You can also find her writing in jewelry form at Brevity. as well as in font form over at tart workshop!
Photo Credits: 3 l+r via Hello!Lucky, 6 left Larry Callahan, all others via Crystal Kluge
Fall is officially here and we couldn’t be more thrilled! Today’s gorgeous save the date tutorial is perfect for the season with its shades of brown and mountain scenery. We can’t seem to get enough of folded cards lately (see our previous designs here and here). They’re perfect for destination weddings since they allow you to incorporate more information without having to have additional cards. – Bailey and Emma of Antiquaria
Step One: Download the mountain folded card design (see bottom of post for download link) and print it out on a 11″ x 17″ piece of card stock. Next, trim the card down at the crop marks to reach the final size (16″ x 5 1/4″). We used a self healing mat, metal ruler and craft knife for this step, but if  you plan on cutting many cards, we recommend taking them to a local printer to have them cut them all at once with an industrial cutter.
Step Two: Score your 16″ x 5 1/4″ every four inches (three scores total, at the 4″, 8″ and 12″ mark). Don’t fold it yet!
Step Three: Gather all of your stamps and make certain that you have a stamping plan before you dive in. The stamps we used for this design, from left to right are our “Banner” Names Monogram, Vintage Label Save the Date, Calligraphy Accent Accommodations Card and our Calligraphy Accent Website Card. Once you have your plan, you will ink each stamp and align it into its appropriate space. For a step-by-step video tutorial about the stamp printing process go here. Once they’re dry, fold your cards at each score mark. Using a bone folder can help you get lovely, crisp, folds!
Step Four: Next, you will stamp your return address on the back flap of your A2 kraft envelope. We used our Calligraphy Ampersand Return Address Stamp with chestnut  ink for this design. Once you have the return address stamped on your envelopes, all that’s left is addressing and adding postage!
Materials
Mountain Scene Illustration: Download available here **Note: digital download is for personal use only**
11″ x 17″ Card Stock
Self Healing Mat, Craft Knife and Metal Ruler (or you can take your prints to a professional printer to have cut)
Vintage Label Save the Date Stamp
Calligraphy Accent Accommodations Card Stamp
Calligraphy Accent Website Card Stamp
Calligraphy Ampersand Return Address Stamp
Stamp Pad in Chestnut
Bone Folder
A2 Envelopes in Paper Bag
AntiÂquaria is a memÂber of the Designer Rolodex – you can see more of their beauÂtiÂful work right here or visit the real save the dates gallery for more save the date ideas!
Photo Credits: Antiquaria for Oh So Beautiful Paper
Between Instagram and my SLR, I probably have thousands of photos from Sophie’s first year. I’m so happy to have a visual record of her childhood, but I know that I want to keep a written record of her big milestones. Today I’ve rounded up a few of my favorite ways of keeping track of baby milestones, from traditional (but well designed) baby books to blank albums where you can paste a photo next to a short handwritten note about a particular milestone to these quick and easy baby milestone cards!
1. My Sweet Muffin; 2. Campbell Raw Press hand bound photo album; 3. Loralin Design baby guestbook (such a fun idea!); 4. Double Bravo baby milestone cards; 5. Petit Collage; 6. Natalie As Is blank journal
{images via their respective sources}
I’m loving lavender paired with just about anything these days, so I was thrilled when Kim from Bright Room Studio sent over these beautiful lavender and kraft hand lettered wedding invitations! Inspired by the wedding venue near Mt. Hood in Oregon, Kim incorporated a vintage postcard and illustrated a mountain graphic for the kraft paper belly bands.
From Kim:Â When Rachel and I started the design process for her wedding invitation suite, she knew that she wanted to incorporate her lavender and kraft color scheme and wanted it to reflect the beautiful Oregon venue, but she didn’t know much more than that. We talked about her wedding vision and the elements she had already picked out, which I was able to run with to create her fun and sweet design.
The invitation is all hand lettered and featured a stripe detail in the background that mimicked a subtle stripe in the tulle of her wedding gown. We repeated the stripes on the back of the details card for an extra little touch.
I was excited to find a vintage postcard from Mt. Hood, the location of their wedding, that we used for the RSVP card. To tie it all together, I illustrated a mountain graphic, which was hand stamped and embossed on her belly bands.
The invitation suite was digitally printed on a nice thick stock and complimented with a kraft paper envelope to match the kraft belly band.
Thanks Kim!
Bright Room Studio is a member of the Designer Rolodex  – you can see more of Kim’s beautiful work right here or visit the real inviÂtaÂtions gallery for more wedding invitation ideas!
Photo Credits:Â Bright Room Studio