Behind the Scenes: Shanna Murray

Hello there. It’s Shauna from Forage Haberdashery and I’ll be sharing a little post with you each day this week. Before I get started, I wanted to say congratulations to Nole (and thanks for inviting me).

I love paper (Ed Note: I’m a huge fan of Shauna’s stationery company – Seed House Stationers – here’s a quick peek from the National Stationery Show in May), but even more than paper goods, I adore the people who make them. For my posts this week, I scoured the Instagram feeds of my favorite designers, searching for a little behind the scenes and can’t wait to share what I found…

shanna murray behind the scenes

shanna murray behind the scenes

First up, is Shanna Murray. I love her illustrated decals and dream of covering an entire room with her bows, wreaths and sweet sentiments. Getting a glimpse into her world is such a treat from her effortlessly styled desk, to piles of colorful decals and all that beautiful packaging. Her attention to detail is something I absolutely adore.

A few of my favorite things in Shanna Murray’s shop (shown above):
darling bow
be kind
ring of clover & lucky stars tiding

Photo Credits: Shanna Murray {via Instagram @heidibraids}

Krysta + Brian’s Pattern Filled Wedding Invitations

Annemarie from Scout’s Honor Co. here again… I had so much fun creating these wedding invitations and day of paper goods for Krysta + Brian. This Ohio wedding was held outdoors next to a log cabin and was meant to feel like one big backyard dinner party. The couple incorporated tons of handmade elements and wanted the paper goods to be filled with color, pattern, and chalkboard lettering. To pull off their vision, I hand-lettered the main invitation and menus using white charcoal pencils on black paper, then scanned them into Photoshop for the final layout. The patterns were hand-drawn and layered over watercolor backgrounds. I really enjoyed working in the red/coral/black/white palette and especially love that K + B chose two envelope colors for the main invites (why not?!).

Wedding invitation (front + back), invitation envelopes

Response post cards (front)

Wedding Invitation (front + back)

Programs (front + back)

Menus

For photos of Krysta + Brian’s wedding (and tons of DIY ideas), check out their feature on Ruffled!

Design by Scout’s Honor Co.

Photo Credits: Scout’s Honor Co.

Wedding Stationery Inspiration: Seating Charts

I am a sucker for tiny wedding details, which is probably why I love escort cards so much. But sometimes a bigger statement is in order, and that’s where a seating chart can come in. Often a budget saving option for weddings, a seating chart encompasses all your table assignments in one larger sign, banner or other creative element! You can really have fun incorporating your color scheme, style or stationery elements with these pieces and I’ve rounded up a bunch that covers a whole array of options! Which is your favorite? I’m madly in love with the constellation take on this idea! — Kelly

Day-Of Wedding Stationery Inspiration and Ideas: Seating Charts via Oh So Beautiful Paper (1) Colorful-Modern-Seating-Chart-Untamed-Heart-Photography

Photo by welovepictures (left), Photo by Untamed Heart Photography via Brooklyn Bride (right)

Day-Of Wedding Stationery Inspiration and Ideas: Seating Charts via Oh So Beautiful Paper (12)

Seating Chart by Melangerie

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Photo by Gia Canali, Seating Chart by Because We Can via Martha Stewart Weddings (left), Photo by Caught the Light, Seating Chart Banner by Hello!Lucky via Martha Stewart Weddings (right)

Day-Of Wedding Stationery Inspiration and Ideas: Seating Charts via Oh So Beautiful Paper (3)

Calligraphy by Neither Snow, Seating Chart by Mr. Boddington’s Studio

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Photo by Depict Photography via Rock n Roll Bride (left), Photo by The Photography Shoppe, Seating Chart by Mi Mi Design via Style Me Pretty (right)

Day-Of Wedding Stationery Inspiration and Ideas: Seating Charts via Oh So Beautiful Paper (2)

Seating Chart by Akimbo

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Photo by Katherine Elizabeth Photography via Ruffled (left), Photo by Brandon Chesbro, Seating Chart by Southhall Eden via 100 Layer Cake (right)

Day-Of Wedding Stationery Inspiration and Ideas: Seating Charts via Oh So Beautiful Paper (9)

Photo by Kurt Boomer Photo, Seating Cards by The Pomegranate Basket via Wedding Chicks

{images via their respective sources}

 

Black + White Bridal Shower Invitations

Annemarie from Scout’s Honor Co. here! When designing these bridal shower invitations for a client,  I was excited to work in the requested palette of black and white — with hits of gold. To keep costs down, we opted to print the cards digitally with black ink only and use accents to incorporate the gold (vs. printing with metallic gold ink which requires a more expensive method of printing). This is a great route to take for events with smaller guest lists. The design was hand-lettered and printed as a 2-sided card, with all of the pertinent details on the back. The gold accents included black/gold metallic baker’s twine (to tie around each invite), striped washi tape (to seal the envelopes), and gold pens (to address the envelopes).

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Design by Scout’s Honor Co.

Photo Credits: Scout’s Honor Co.

DIY Tutorial: Palm Springs Mod Watercolor Save the Date

Watercolor is one of our favorite DIY techniques to use when putting together a design. The innate softness of the medium naturally lends itself to weddings.  This week, we combined a soft and airy watercolor pattern with one of our more modern hand lettered save the date stamps, printed in black, to achieve a wonderfully retro suite. We’re just loving the combo of chalky pastels combined with inky black… we hope you do too!  As a special bonus to our readers, the watercolor artwork we created for this DIY will be available to download on the Antiquaria Blog. – Bailey and Emma of Antiquaria

DIY Tutorial: Rubber Stamp Retro Watercolor Save the Dates

This save the date suite embodies the retro vibes of Palm Springs! Plus…it’s easy to do!

DIY Tutorial: Rubber Stamp Retro Watercolor Save the Dates

Step One: On an A2 card (you’ll want to use either watercolor paper or this set of precut cards in Luxe White), paint organic lines in varying shades of turquoise, aqua, yellow ochre and ballet pink. For the best and most natural results, hold your paint brush loosely and paint the lines off of the edges of the card. Let the paint dry.

DIY Tutorial: Rubber Stamp Retro Watercolor Save the Dates

Step Two: After you have prepared all of your cards (you’ll want to make some extras), stamp your save the date (we used our Art Deco Save the Date Stamp) toward the top center of the card in black ink. Press firmly across all of the stamp to make certain you get an even print. The acrylic mount really helps you see exactly where you are positioning your stamp within the design. Let the print dry.

DIY Tutorial: Rubber Stamp Retro Watercolor Save the Dates

Step Three: For the website card, we added more retro vibes by printing our stamp (we used our Art Deco Website Card Stamp) on 8.5″x11″ turquoise card stock and cutting out the text in organic shapes, as shown above. We love that each one is different!!

DIY Tutorial: Rubber Stamp Retro Watercolor Save the Dates

Step Four: We finished the suite off by using a black envelope with the return address (we used our Art Deco Return Address Stamp) printed in turquoise ink.

Materials

Rubber Stamps:

Art Deco Save the Date

Art Deco Website Card

Art Deco Return Address

Other Materials:

Stamp Pad in black and turquoise

A2 cards – these  in Luxe White or cut down watercolor paper to, 4.25″x5.5″

A2 envelopes in black

Watercolor paints

Paint brush

Anti­quaria is a mem­ber of the Designer Rolodex – you can see more of their beau­ti­ful work right here or visit the real wedding invitations gallery for more wedding invitation ideas!

Photo Credits: Antiquaria