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Happy Weekend!

Happy Friday everyone! Sorry for the late weekend links – we had a crazy night last night, which is when I normally write these Friday posts. There was some sort of electrical explosion in the buried power lines by our house! We heard a loud noise from inside our house, and our neighbor just happened to be outside and saw flames come up through the manhole cover just two houses down from us! Everything seems to be fine now, but the fire department came to investigate and we’ve had electrical crews working outside ever since, with intermittent power and internet outages. Even with the crazy activity here, we’ve had a beautiful few days here in DC – and the cherry blossom trees are blooming! I’m looking forward to spending some time outside with the flowers this weekend, but in the meantime…

Cast Calligraphy Envelopes via Instagram / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Cast Calligraphy envelopes via Instagram

…a few links for your weekend!

This week on Oh So Beautiful Paper:

That’s it for me this week! Check back in just a bit for this week’s cocktail recipe! I hope you have a wonderful weekend, and I’ll see you back here on Monday! xoxo

Wedding Stationery Inspiration: Pastels for Spring

Sometimes pastels get a bad rap for being tired or old fashioned, but these aren’t your grandmother’s pastels! Keep reading for ideas on how to incorporate pretty pastels into your wedding day in a fresh, contemporary way. – Annie

Wedding Stationery Inspiration: Pastels for Spring / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Top your cake with a pair of pink flamingos via Studio DIY

Wedding Stationery Inspiration: Pastels for Spring / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Welcome your guests with a painted sign adorned with flowers and greenery. | Photography: Delbarr Moradi Photography via Refinery 29

Wedding Stationery Inspiration: Pastels for Spring / Oh So Beautiful Paper

White plates pop against a pastel table cloth. | Photography: Nancy Ray Photography via Style Me Pretty

Wedding Stationery Inspiration: Pastels for Spring / Oh So Beautiful Paper

These pink and blue ribbons used as escort cards deserve a prize (pun intended) for being so pretty! | Photography: Harrison Studio via Style Me Pretty, Calligraphy: Laura Hooper Calligraphy via Style Me Pretty

Wedding Stationery Inspiration: Pastels for Spring / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Paint balloons for a watercolor effect. | Photography: Jeff Mindell via Balloon Time

Wedding Stationery Inspiration: Pastels for Spring / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Layer pastel paper flowers for a whimsical backdrop. | Photography: Roberta Facchini, Paper Floral Wall: Paper Flower Weddings via Strictly Weddings

Wedding Stationery Inspiration: Pastels for Spring / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Or make these standing flowers for an equally beautiful backdrop! | Photography: Lauren Peele Photography, Paper Flowers: Blome’s Paperie via Green Wedding Shoes

Wedding Stationery Inspiration: Pastels for Spring / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Use watercolors to make place mats that double as seating cards. | Photography: Ruth Eileen Photography via Style Me Pretty

Wedding Stationery Inspiration: Pastels for Spring / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Send off the happy couple with pastel confetti or flower petals. | Photography: Hudson Nichols via Style Me Pretty

Wedding Stationery Inspiration: Pastels for Spring / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Decorate the reception with colorful ribbons and streamers. | Photography: Shipra Panosian via Shipra Panosian

Monochromatic Illustrated Floral Wedding Invitations

I love big, colorful watercolor floral illustrations as much as the next girl, but sometimes it’s refreshing to see something more restrained. And while these monochromatic illustrated floral wedding invitations from Jill at Art + Alexander are pared down in color, they don’t sacrifice anything when it comes to elegance and romance. I love that Jill used a calligraphy pen and nib to create the floral illustrations – and how pretty are the deckled edges on that Cartiera Magnani paper??

Monochromatic Illustrated Floral Wedding Invitations by Art + Alexander / Oh So Beautiful Paper

From Jill: I wanted this invitation to be elegant, romantic, organic, and pared down. As an invitation designer, I get a lot of requests for my watercolor florals, which I love creating – but I wanted to try something a bit different for this invitation design.

Monochromatic Illustrated Floral Wedding Invitations by Art + Alexander / Oh So Beautiful Paper

I chose to create the floral illustration using a calligraphy pen and India ink. I wanted the crisp line that a calligraphy pen offers. I opted for a monochromatic design to really keep things simple, allowing the eye to focus attention on the calligraphy and florals. I incorporated pops of color in the invitation suite through the antique postage stamps I used on the envelopes, which I found in an old steamer trunk that belonged to my Grandmother.

Monochromatic Illustrated Floral Wedding Invitations by Art + Alexander / Oh So Beautiful Paper

The invitations were digitally printed on Cartiera Magnani paper, which has long been a favourite of mine and offers a very rich, pulpy, organic feel. I decided on a dark gray envelope to add a touch of contrast, and used white ink for the addresses to pull everything together. These envelopes were sourced from Reid’s Stationer’s here in Calgary, and the address calligraphy ink is white India ink.

Monochromatic Illustrated Floral Wedding Invitations by Art + Alexander / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Monochromatic Illustrated Floral Wedding Invitations by Art + Alexander / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Monochromatic Illustrated Floral Wedding Invitations by Art + Alexander / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Thanks Jill!

Design and calligraphy: Art + Alexander

Check out the Designer Rolodex for more tal­ented wed­ding invi­ta­tion design­ers and the real invi­ta­tions gallery for more wedding invitation ideas!

Photographed by: Shannon Yau

Signora e Mare + A Giveaway!

GIVEAWAY CLOSED – Thank you to everyone that entered!

 

I’m a huge fan of the gorgeous organic calligraphy of Katie Decker Hyatt of Signora e Mare, you can check out her work in our monthly calligraphy column here! In addition to being a super talented calligrapher, Katie also makes beautiful handmade, heirloom-quality goods for artists and makers – and we’re giving some of those beautiful goods to a few lucky readers today!

Signora e Mare Handmade Paper Notebooks / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Up first, these beautiful pocket notebooks! Each notebooks features a hand drawn and calligraphed design, letterpress printed in matte gold in Atlanta on 100% cotton rag and cotton paper made by Katie. Measuring 4.25 in x 5 in, the inside of each notebook features 40 blank uncoated text weight sheets in warm gray. Each notebook is finished with brass colored staples in saddle stitch binding and is available in two cover color options: old white and soft rose. I love those deckled edges!

Signora e Mare Handmade Paper Notebooks / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Next, the leather pencil case! Crafted from German leather and individually hand made by Katie’s mother, the pencil case features one large pocket with two leather ties for easy closure. Measuring 8 in x 2.75 in, the pencil case can hold several pens, nib holders and small brushes!

Signora e Mare Leather Pencil Case / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Signora e Mare Leather Pencil Case / Oh So Beautiful Paper

To enter, just follow the options on the Rafflecopter below – there are a bunch of ways to enter! You’ll have until midnight on Thursday, March 10 to enter! Good luck!

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*Sorry, limited to U.S. readers only. Please enter via the Rafflecopter boxes below. Limit one entry per entry method per person. $66.50 approximate total retail value. Winners will be contacted via email after comments close.

Photo Credits: Signora e Mare

Happy Weekend!

Happy Friday everyone! Any plans for the weekend? It’s cold again here in DC this weekend, so I think we’ll be spending most of our time staying warm indoors. I’m pretty sure this will be one of our last winter-like weekends, so I’m totally fine with a slow and cozy pace this weekend. But in the meantime…

Ashley Buzzy Lettering and Press via Oh So Beautiful Paper

Image by Ashley Buzzy via Instagram

…a few links for your weekend!

This week on Oh So Beautiful Paper:

That’s it for me this week! Check back a bit later for this week’s cocktail recipe! I hope you have a wonderful weekend, and I’ll see you back here on Monday! xoxo