The World on a String…

Oh my.  The newest letterpress print from SeeSaw is all sorts of adorable…

balloon-letterpress-art-print

balloon-letterpress-art-print

Designed by SeeSaw intern Aymie Spitzer (great job Aymie!) and printed in three colors – pink, yellow, and blue – for a complete steal at $7.  I’m completely smitten.  Check it out right here!

Summer Cloud Wedding Invitations

With the summer heatwave beating down on the East Coast this week, I’ve been dreaming about an escape to the beach (or the mountains, really anywhere with a breeze and cooler temperatures).  These dreamy cloud invitations from Moontree Letterpress remind me of breezy afternoons on the beach, just watching the clouds roll by in the sky:

summer-cloud-letterpress-wedding-invitations

summer-cloud-letterpress-wedding-invitations

So, so beautiful.

{image credits: moontree letterpress}

Birds & Butterflies

How sweet are these moving announcements and baby shower invitations from Brandi at Sweet Harvey?  I love the modern twist on the classic stork in these pink and red baby shower invitations:

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pink-red-stork-letterpress-baby-announcement

And what better way to celebrate a new home than with a kaleidoscope of butterflies?

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green-butterfly-letterpress-moving-announcement

green-butterfly-letterpress-moving-announcement

Thanks Brandi!

{image credits: Sweet Harvey}

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Kids Party Invitations, Part 2

As I mentioned last week, I’ve been so impressed with all the kids party invitations that you’ve been sending my way!  For this week, I’ve selected three of my favorites so far – each with a different style, from vintage, to totally girly, to modern.   So first up, these fantastic letterpress dance picnic party invitations from Jen at Starshaped Press, incorporating Jen’s signature antique type:

Chicago-Dance-Party-Letterpress-Invitation

From Jen: We did a Chicago theme as the party was in Buffalo (where our extended family is located), and we wanted to share what we love about the city with all of the folks.  The invitation was actually a broadside that folded down and was mailed in a 7″ record sleeve, to go along with our ‘dance’ theme.  The ‘picnic’ part involved Vienna beef hot dogs and ethnic staples like sauerkraut pierogis and German potato salad, as enjoyable in January as June!

Chicago-Dance-Party-Letterpress-Invitation
{starshaped press}

Next up, Dora the Explorer themed invitations from Karly at SweetBeaker!  Although she decided to go with the full Dora theme, Karly created her own look using downloadable figures from the Dora website throughout the invitation and party accessories:

Dora-Explorer-Birthday-Party-Invitations

From Karly:  Seeing that Dora is ‘all the rage’ and my daughter is ‘addicted’ – I just went with the theme.  Part one of the party can be seen here and part two can be seen here.

Dora-Explorer-Birthday-Party-Invitation

We played ‘pin the tail on boots’ and served a menu of quesadillas, bananas (because that’s what Boots eats), salsa + chips.  Everyone had a blast!

Dora-Explorer-Birthday-Party-Cupcake-Flags
{sweetbeaker}

And finally, at least for today’s installment, a beautiful pink and brown letterpress invitation from Tova at Brighten My Day Studio for her daughter’s second birthday party:

Pink-Gray-2nd-Birthday-Letterpress-Invitation

From Tova: The invitation was letterpress printed by Press Charming in soft pink and cocoa; paired with a labeled, latte envelope.  You’ll notice the silly, fun uses of “2” throughout the invite and label.  I then decided to build the party around pinks, greens, oranges and brown – sweet, and girly…and a nice complement to the park venue.

Pink-Gray-2nd-Birthday-Letterpress-Invitation

I used a bunch of Amy Butler fabrics and created several bunting banners to hang around the picnic site.  For the favors, I screen printed “2” t-shirts in chocolate and pink – useable and keeping in the two-flavored theme.  Each was rolled and presented to each guest with favor tag a la the invitation.

2nd-Birthday-Bunting-Favors
{brighten my day studio}

I’ve got more kids party invitations to share over the next few days, so stay tuned!  In addition to party invitations, I’m also looking for child adoption announcements to feature – if you have any that you’d like to share, please e-mail me!

{images from their respective sources}

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90th Birthday Party Invitation

Richele from Richie Design sent over this invitation she designed for her grandmother’s 90th birthday party – which I just couldn’t wait to share.  Richele tells me that her grandmother is quite the spunky lady and the entire family is coming out to help celebrate the milestone of her 90th birthday:

90th-Birthday-Party-Invitation

I also couldn’t resist sharing this new card that Richele created with the phrase “An end is nothing but a beginning” – so perfect for so many occasions:

Ending-is-just-a-beginning-art-card

Thanks Richele!

{image credits: richie design}