{happy weekend!}

Happy happy Friday everyone!  I’m getting a teensy bit dizzy as I write this, because in a couple of days I will leave for a two-week vacation with my husband in Italy!  As you may remember, my husband has been working in Iraq for the last three months – and we’re meeting up for a nice little break in the middle of his deployment.  It’s the first real vacation for either of us in nearly three years and I simply can. not. wait.  So!  For the next two weeks I have a couple of awesome guest bloggers filling in while I’m away, along with some special guest posts giving you an inside look into the printing process.  Please be sure to show all of the fabulous guest bloggers some love while I’m away!  But in the meantime…

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…a few links for your weekend!

This week on Oh So Beautiful Paper:

That’s all for me this week!  I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!  xoxo

Photo Credit: Jenny Van Sommers via Feature Shoot via Joy

Adam’s Modern Black and White Graduation Invitations

Adam is preparing to graduate with a degree in environmental design, so when it came time to invite friends and family to his graduation ceremony he knew he wanted to do something special.  Adam designed his own graduation invitations, using a modern black-on-black design with crisp white text accents and a cool custom wax seal.

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From Adam:  I am graduating with a design degree, and I wanted my invitations to reflect that!  The idea was to keep them simple and understated.  The black-on-black suite, with its contrast between matte and gloss, appears elegant, effortless, and luxurious.  I’m very happy with how they turned out.  The seal on the cover is a foil stamp.  I had the invitations printed at a local facility, and the wax seal was custom made.

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Thanks Adam – and congratulations on your upcoming graduation!

Photo Credits: Adam Cook

Business Card Ideas and Inspiration #7

Happy Thursday everyone!  How about a little business card inspiration to start off the morning?  This week I’m feeling quirky and modern designs, warm color tones, and pretty calligraphy (just not necessarily all together)…

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Beautiful gold foil business cards from Dolce Press

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Mink Letterpress

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Yasly via Graphic Exchange

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Rise and Shine Paper

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Paper Monkey Press via Francesco Mugnai

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Lovely golden tones from Dingbat Press

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Boxcar Press

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Deasy Design

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Parrott Design Studio with calligraphy from Fat Orange Cat Studio

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Archrival via Lovely Stationery

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Tiago Sá via FPO

As always, if you’d like to submit your own business cards, you can e-mail me right here!

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*Dingbat Press is one of my fab­u­lous spon­sors; for more on my edi­to­r­ial poli­cies, please click here.

Parisian Wedding Invitation Inspiration

As a former French language student, I have a not-so-hidden love for all things French – from food to fashion to art – and of course the City of Lights, Paris!  And it looks like I’m not alone, as Nichole from Coral Pheasant sent over this stunning invitation suite that she recently created for a collaborative event, all inspired by Parisian details.

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From Nichole: I wanted to share with you an invitation suite inspired by Paris, the city of light and love.  Ladurée, the historic Parisian tea salon, and the tulle and tutus of the French ballet were our muses.  The colors of blush, gold and the signature Ladurée green were woven throughout the stationery suite.

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Golden cording and pale pink silk ribbon, reminiscent of ballerina slippers, wrap around a trifold invitation, introducing texture and further adding to the sense of grandeur.  The blush invitation unfolds to reveal a french love quote and the ceremony details. Shimmer gold outer envelopes are lined with a delicate green and gold leaf patterned rice paper.

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The design of the stationery suite was carried over to paper elements used on the tables and dessert display.  Cut corner menus are backed with ruched tulle, banner-shaped place cards are anchored by macarons and Sucre pennants adorn rock candy.

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Absolutely gorgeous!  Thank you so much Nichole!

Photo Credits: Coral Pheasant