These colorful screen prints from Shop Ampersand are so beautiful. The bright neon ampersands are so much fun, but I think the “Love” series – with French phrases over screen printed hearts – is my favorite. So pretty!
 
 
 
Lots more over at Shop Ampersand!
Photo Credits: Shop Ampersand
I’m a big believer of beauty in simplicity, and these beautiful illustrated wedding invitations from Diane of Bells & Whistles are a wonderful example! Designed for her sister’s wedding, Diane was inspired by the natural beauty of the wedding venue on the South African coast. Diane combined modern fonts with delicate hand lettering and illustrations, all in an off-white and navy color palette. So pretty!
From Diane: Sally and Ben’s ceremony was held in a quaint little church in Southwell on the coast of South Africa. The reception took place in the town hall of Kasouga, where Sally’s family have gone since their childhood. Their theme had a rustic setting while still maintaining a sense of elegance and incorporated a natural color palette with navy accents.
These aspects and elements from the decor are what inspired me when designing. I created hand lettering to accompany the font and incorporated illustrations of the main flower of the wedding (the protea), the church, and the town hall.
 
I wanted to capture the intimacy, simplicity and beauty of the day. I also loved Ben’s idea to put the meaning of each guests name on their escort cards as they made lovely keepsakes and great conversation starters.
 
 
Thanks Diane!
Check out the Designer Rolodex for more talÂented wedÂding inviÂtaÂtion designÂers and the real inviÂtaÂtions gallery for more wedding invitation ideas!
Photo Credits: Bells & Whistles
When it comes to making lists, writing notes, and sketching out ideas, I’m still a sucker for putting pen to paper. I have a dozen apps for these things but I usually end up forgetting about them and reverting to a notebook. Can you blame me? Writing instruments are some of my favourite things. And there are so many kinds out there! I decided to round up a stylish selection for those of you with the same predilection for pens and pencils as I do. – Julie
No. 1 Antica Cartotecnica assorted vintage pencils from Dry Goods NY; No. 2 Delfonics pens and pencils from Alder & Co.; No. 3 Midori brass bullet pencil holder and pens from JetPens; No. 4 Lamy fountain pens from russell+hazel; No. 5 Patterned pens from Present&Correct; No. 6 Worther woody mechanical pencils from Canoe
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When it came time to plan her winter baby shower, Andrea from Featherpress Design and her friends decided to go in a slightly non-traditional direction with a rustic woodland theme. Andrea illustrated an assortment of woodland creatures for the invitation and rsvp card, and lined the envelopes by hand in a woodland-appropriate green and white plaid pattern. Too cute!
From Andrea: I wanted something different for my own baby shower invitations. We started with the woodland theme of the shower, and I illustrated forest creatures like owls and deer in green and white. The invitations were paired with brown envelopes with plaid green and white envelope liners.
We kept costs down by using digital printing and lining the envelopes by hand. To continue the theme throughout the baby shower, I designed all the shower games to match the invitation.
Thanks Andrea!
Photo Credits: Featherpress Design
