{happy weekend!}

This week was a flurry of activity, both at home with our never-ending to do list (we’re still unpacking a month after moving in), a very active getting-ready-to-crawl baby, and a ton of prep work in advance of the National Stationery Show in just a few short weeks! I’m so excited to head back to one of my favorite cities and see some of my favorite people, and yes, of course Sophie will be coming along! Thankfully my dad is coming down this weekend to help us get a few things done around the house. But in the meantime…

Ranunculus by Oh So Beautiful Paper via Instagram

Photo by me via Instagram

…a few links for your weekend!

This week on Oh So Beautiful Paper:

Check back soon for this week’s cocktail!  I hope you all have a wonderful weekend, and I’ll see you back here on Monday! xoxo

Brynne + Guy’s Natural Vineyard Save the Dates

I always like to end the week on a happy note, and what could be happier than these beautiful save the dates for a vineyard wedding? Created by Brynne from Harken Press for her own upcoming wedding, the save the dates feature a map of the wedding location and a custom gold wax seal. So pretty!

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From Brynne: It can be daunting to be a stationery designer working on your own wedding stationery, but it can be even more of a challenge when both the bride and groom are designers. Guy and I wanted our save the dates to be unique and textural for our nature-inspired vineyard wedding. We also wanted to add fun accents, like our custom wax seal, photo magnet, photo corners and vintage map envelope liners to highlight the location.

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The venue in southern California was the main inspiration. The vineyard is in Temecula Valley wine country which is a rural paradise with beautiful rolling hills and acres of lush vines. Hot air ballooning is a popular attraction in the area, so we used the symbol discreetly under the photo magnet. I can’t wait to take a romantic hot air balloon ride before the wedding!

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Natural Southern California Vineyard Wedding Invitations by Harken Press via Oh So Beautiful Paper (6)

Thanks Brynne!

Check out the Designer Rolodex for more tal­ented wed­ding invi­ta­tion design­ers and the save the date gallery for more beau­ti­ful cus­tom save the dates!

Photo Credits: Harken Press

DIY Tutorial: Indigo Floral Print Wedding Invitations

We’ve always had a love affair with indigo – in fact, the wedding quilt that Emma’s mother created for her is made from scraps of vintage Japanese indigo fabrics. With its recent rise in popularity we decided that indigo would make the perfect inspiration for an invitation suite. The deep blue and white color scheme, mixed with floral elements and classic typography, makes it a design suitable for any season! – Bailey and Emma of Antiquaria

DIY Tutorial: Floral Indigo Wedding Invitations by Antiquaria via Oh So Beautiful Paper

Tie the square invitation and enclosure pieces together with indigo dyed twine and your guests will feel like they’re opening a gift!

DIY Tutorial: Floral Indigo Wedding Invitations by Antiquaria via Oh So Beautiful Paper

Step One: Lay a  5.5″ square card down on a firm surface. Ink your stamp (we used our Sophisticate Invitation Stamp) thoroughly and center it over your card. Once it is positioned correctly, press down to make a print. Use both hands to ensure even pressure. Lift off and let the print dry. For more information on this process go here.

DIY Tutorial: Floral Indigo Wedding Invitations by Antiquaria via Oh So Beautiful Paper

Step Two: You will repeat the printing technique from Step 1 for your reply card (we used our Sophisticate Reply Card Stamp) on a 4bar (3.5″x4.75″) card.  This time, instead of centering the stamp, you will print it toward the bottom of the card. This leaves space to print the floral pattern (we used our Daisy Pattern & Small Leaves Pattern Stamps) at the top. It’s best to start with the larger pattern stamp and then fill in with the smaller leaf stamp.

DIY Tutorial: Floral Indigo Wedding Invitations by Antiquaria via Oh So Beautiful Paper

Step three: We love to incorporate patterns in to our invitation suites, whether it’s an envelope liner, backer or belly band…it adds so much style and personality to the design. We created this indigo pattern by randomly stamping pattern stamps (we used our Camellia Pattern, Daisy Pattern and Small Leaves Pattern Stamps) in frost white ink on 8.5″ x 11″ card stock. The effect that it creates is so lovely!

DIY Tutorial: Floral Indigo Wedding Invitations by Antiquaria via Oh So Beautiful Paper

Step Four: To make the accommodations card, you will need to cut the 8.5″ x 11″ patterned paper into 5″ squares (you will get 2 per sheet). Next, ink and stamp your accommodations information (we used our Calligraphy Accent Accommodations Stamp) on the front of the navy blue card.

DIY Tutorial: Floral Indigo Wedding Invitations by Antiquaria via Oh So Beautiful Paper

Step Five: Using the same printing technique as above, you will print your return address and reply address (we used our Wildflowers Return Address Stamp) on the outer and reply envelopes. Now all that’s left is to tie everything together, address your envelopes, add postage (we used awesome blue vintage postage from Verde Studio) and send them on their way!

DIY Tutorial: Floral Indigo Wedding Invitations by Antiquaria via Oh So Beautiful Paper

Materials:

Sophisticate Invitation Stamp

Sophisticate Reply Card Stamp

Calligraphy Accent Accommodations Stamp

Pattern Stamps – Camellia, Daisy, Small Leaves

Wildflowers Return Address Stamp

Stamp Pad – Frost White, Midnight

5.5″ Cards in Luxe Cream

5.75″ Envelope in Night

4bar Flat Card in Luxe Cream

4bar Envelope in Night

8.5″x11″ Cardstock in Night

Vintage Postage Verde Studio

String or twine

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

Calligraphy Inspiration: Holly Hollon

This month, I’m happy to share the work of a calligrapher who has been popping up more and more around these parts. You may have seen her work in Martha Stewart Weddings, Southern Weddings, or right here on OSBP! Holly of Holly Hollon Design & Calligraphy has built herself a beautiful portfolio of work following a career in the field of advertising. Holly’s skills in design, calligraphy, and illustration make her a triple threat in the world of event stationery. Take a look and I’m sure you’ll agree! – Julie

Calligraphy Inspiration: Holly Hollon Design & Calligraphy via Oh So Beautiful Paper

Holly Hollon calligraphy envelope detail

Calligraphy Inspiration: Holly Hollon Design & Calligraphy via Oh So Beautiful Paper

I love the way Holly combines her lettering with illustrations; there’s a feeling that every aspect of the suite is tailor made for you!

Calligraphy Inspiration: Holly Hollon Design & Calligraphy via Oh So Beautiful Paper

Calligraphy Inspiration: Holly Hollon Design & Calligraphy via Oh So Beautiful Paper

Holly has a wonderful gallery of custom maps, as well. Featuring charming hand-drawn and handwritten elements, it’s hard to resist having one made for your event, isn’t it?

Calligraphy Inspiration: Holly Hollon Design & Calligraphy via Oh So Beautiful Paper

You can see more of Holly’s work on her blog, Holleeanne. You can also catch up with Holly’s dogs Daisy and Dottie on Doodles and Poodles, which features more of her illustrations and calligraphy!

Photo credits: 1 Stacy Richardson; 2 Holly Hollon; 3 l+r Kelly Cummings; 4 Stephen DeVries; 5 l+r, 6 Jessica WrightÂ