Today I’m really loving these illustrated and watercolor art prints from Girl + Parrot. Artist Danielle Tanner offers everything from custom watercolor portraits (including animals!) and custom zodiac prints to archival prints of her original artwork. Pretty!
 
 
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Photo Credits: Girl + Parrot
These adorable baby announcements combine calligraphy and letterpress printing in a beautiful pink and blue color palette – so perfect for a tiny baby girl! Designer and calligrapher Holly Hollon even embellished her own calligraphy with tiny roses around the baby’s name for an added feminine touch. So sweet!
From Holly: The client wanted to combine letterpress printing with a photo. I designed the announcements to have a dainty border in which the photo would nest. We used MPix to print the photo. The color palette is a light aqua blue and light coral pink. I embellished the calligraphy of the baby’s full name with dainty roses that matched to the floral cross used on the envelope flap.
Thanks Holly!
Design: Holly Hollon Design + Calligraphy
Letterpress Printing: Four Hats Press
Photo Credits: Stacy Richardson Photography
I’m not entirely sure if it’s the cute flirty messages, the sweet statements of love, or the beautiful designs (or maybe all three), but Valentine’s Day cards are making me so very happy this year! I can’t help but smile each time I look through the Valentine’s Day round up! And since I can’t help it, here are a few more of my favorites to hopefully bring a smile to your face, too.
1. Pistachio Press; 2. 9th Letter Press; 3. Egg Press; 4. Yellow Owl Workshop; 5. Missive; 6. Sugar Paper
6. Hammerpress; 7. Printerette Press; 8. Emily McDowell Illustration; 9. Banquet Atelier & Workshop; 10. Parrott Design Studio; 11. Hello Small World
Check out the full Valentine’s Day and love card round up right here!
{images via their respective sources}
I’m completely powerless against the beauty of a fabulous map invitation, and these gorgeous destination wedding invitations from the ladies of Gus & Ruby Letterpress are no exception! Samantha and Whitney created these invitations for a wedding in Maine’s Acadia National Park, incorporating vintage maps, bright pops of orange, along with some playful wording. So fun!
From Samantha and Whitney: The suite was designed for an amazing couple (she’s a doctor who recently returned from Africa doing Doctor’s without borders, he’s a retired professional hockey player and they live in Anchorage Alaska, now!) who were married in gorgeous Acadia National Park in Maine. They wanted their stationery to reflect their love of Maine and the great outdoors while also showcasing their seriously fun-loving personalities.
We played primarily off vintage maps of Acadia National Park and fun language which spoke to the fact that this was a destination wedding for almost all the guests. Each invitation was mounted into a custom folio featuring a map of Maine and the latitude and longitude of their wedding location. The folio was held shut with an oversized belly band with sassy language that got guests excited for the weekend-long fête.
We used an inspiring color palette of peaches and oranges with pops of blue and gray to give nod to the autumn season without being super literal. Color backing papers, and a mixed variety of fonts helped to punch up the look. Of course, all the pieces were lovingly letterpress printed by hand on our antique press (c. 1896) on beautiful, textural, super thick 100% cotton paper.
 
Each guest also received individual guide booklets containing a schedule of events detailing the many fun things taking place over the weekend. The schedule of events booklet also doubled as a travel journal with blank pages at the back for notes and stories from the weekend. The covers of each booklet were letterpress printed on the outside and featured a full-flood map on the inside; flat printed, text weight pages were bound inside.
Just stunning!  Thanks Sam and Whit!
Gus & Ruby Letterpress is a member of the Designer Rolodex – check out more of their beautiful work right here or visit the real inviÂtaÂtions gallery for more wedding invitation ideas!
Photo Credits: Brea McDonald Photography for Gus & Ruby Letterpress
This wedding invitation suite from Janine Rae Design has so many elements that I love – a bold color palette, chevron stripes, and a fabric pocket to hold everything together. But the best part? Janine and her now-husband Craig incorporated their beloved dog Abbey into the invitation design and made a donation to their local SPCA in lieu of wedding favors. So perfect.
From Janine:Â Craig and I adopted our sweet dog, Abbey, while dating and she has certainly become an important part of our relationship. When thinking about the design for our wedding invitation I knew I wanted to have fun and also make the design deeply personal to us. The silhouette of Abbey with her collar flower pulled all of our paper goods together and represented our support of the local SPCA with a donation in lieu of favors at the wedding.
The garden of love stamps fit perfectly with the invitations and our backyard wedding. Yellow striped envelope liners matched the design printed on the back of the invitations and thank you notes.
Thank you so much Janine!
Design:Â Janine Rae Design
Letterpress Printing:Â Boxcar Press
Check out the Designer Rolodex for more talÂented wedÂding inviÂtaÂtion designÂers and the real inviÂtaÂtions gallery for more wedding invitation ideas!
Photo Credits:Â Robyn Van Dyke Photography