Gabby’s Whimsical Pink + Orange 4th Birthday Party Invitations

Carmela from Fiore Press created these adorable pink and orange letterpress invitations for her daughter’s 4th birthday party a couple of months ago.  Carmela incorporated bright colors, floral design elements, and a cute bunting illustration in the main invitation, along with matching thank you cards and floral envelope liners.  So fun!

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From Carmela: I’ve always loved flag banners and I really wanted to print something with bright colors for Gabby’s birthday.  I always hand mix the ink, and I just love the poppy and fuchsia in these invitations –they remind me of rainbow sherbet and summer.  Printing two colors with such tight registration can be tricky, but I love how these came out!

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I also printed corresponding thank you notes, and the envelopes are probably my favorite part of the entire invitation.  I love printing on the corner of the envelope and having it spill over onto the flap – who wouldn’t love to get these in the mail?  I used both poppy and fuchsia colored envelopes (mainly because I couldn’t decide between the two!) and used brown ink to print the envelopes, and lined the envelopes with wrapping paper from Snow & Graham.  I loved being able to do these for my daughter.

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Carmela even used the same Snow & Graham wrapping paper to frame the invitations after the party!

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Thanks Carmela!

Photo Credits: Carmela | Fiore Letterpress

{happy weekend!}

Not only is this a holiday weekend, but it also happens to mark the anniversary of a very important personal milestone.  One year ago today I officially became a full time blogger.  I worked a final day in my old office, bid farewell to my former colleagues, and practically skipped down the hallway and out of the building.  The transition was a long time coming, but it was still a huge (and terrifying) decision and I had no idea what would unfold over the coming weeks and months.  A year later, I’m so happy that I made the leap and incredibly grateful that I get to share beautiful paper with all of you each and every day.  So, from the bottom of my heart, thank you all for reading (and thereby making this blog possible), and I hope you have a wonderful holiday weekend!  But in the meantime…

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…a few links for your weekend!

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Have a wonderful holiday weekend!  I’m taking Monday off, but I’ll see you all back here on Tuesday (along with a fun little surprise!). xoxo

Photo Credits: Wiissa found via Creature Comforts

Red, White + Blue Wedding Stationery Inspiration

I know we’re all ready to get the long holiday weekend started, but I’ve got a bit of red, white, and blue inspiration for you before I sign off for the weekend.  Megan from Pink Piggy Design collaborated with photographer Kate Osborne and other Utah-based wedding vendors on a fun photo shoot full of 4th of July-themed wedding ideas.  In keeping with the summer holiday, there are lots of stripes, twine, and some of the most delicious-looking mini pies I’ve ever seen!

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From Megan:  We live in a blessed and privileged country, full of tradition and timeless symbols.  The inspiration behind these designs comes from our American roots, starting with the red, white, and blue color scheme!  This may not, at first thought, be the most ideal choice for summer wedding colors, but in the end is quite stunning.  The color combination provides amazing contrast that packs an eye candy punch that is a lot of fun to work with!  We drew from the most American symbol of all – our flag – and used striped patterns and different type faces for a little bit of fun modern play.

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Thanks Megan!

Photography: Kate Osborne
Paper Details: Pink Piggy Design
Catering: Culinary Crafts
Rentals: Alpine Event Rentals
Napkins: Wildflower Linens
Floral Design: Studio Stems

Photo Credits: Kate Osborne Photography

{happy weekend!}

Happy Friday everyone!  Do you have something fun planned for the weekend?  Tomorrow I’m helping a wedding planner friend with a wedding in Virginia and I’m a wee bit nervous.  Hopefully it will be a fun day, but it’ll definitely be interesting!  Can you believe this is the last weekend of June?  This summer is just flying by!  But in the meantime…

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…a few links for your weekend!

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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

p.s. I still have a bunch of items available in my tag sale.  Check it out!

{happy weekend!}

Whew!  It was a wonderful week, but also a busy one!  I’m feeling good as we head into the weekend… because we’re finally under 50 days until my husband comes home!  Five months have already gone by, and now we have just a month and a half until he comes back home.  I can’t wait to have him home – but I also have a bunch of house projects that I want to finish up before he gets here, so I definitely need to get a move on.  I’ll definitely be spending some quality time with my to do list this weekend, but first I get to grab lunch with this awesome lady.  I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!  But in the meantime…

…some links for your weekend!

This week on Oh So Beautiful Paper:

That’s it for me this week!  Don’t forget to check back bright and early on Monday for our next summer contest and to win some beautiful letterpress goodies.  I hope you all have a wonderful weekend, and I’ll see you all back here on Monday!  xoxo

Photo Credit: Alicia Bock