Did anyone else tear up a little bit reading the closing paragraph of Justice Kennedy’s opinion on marriage equality a couple of weeks ago? If you were as moved by those words as I was, you’re in luck! Smock just released a gorgeous art print of a portion of that text featuring calligraphy by Sarah Hanna and printed in my favorite matte gold foil. Just beautiful!
You can find the print right here!
Jackie of Sincerely, Jackie definitely knows her way around a classic and elegant wedding invitation. Add in die cut details, beautiful screen printing in wine and metallic gold, and gorgeous custom calligraphy with sweet little heart details and you’ve got a recipe for a truly romantic invitation design!
From Jackie: When my cousin, Kelley, got engaged last summer during our family camping trip, we immediately began dreaming up her perfect wedding invitations. We knew that we had to incorporate hearts into the design: Kelley was born on February 14th and we’ve always said that she has a heart so big its no wonder she was born on Valentine’s Day! Hearts are so important to her that she even has a heart shaped diamond engagement ring. How sweet is that?!
I wanted to keep the design classic while bringing in hints of playful romance, and of course heart details. I immediately brought Charmaine, of Everly, Calligraphy, on board for the design and adore the way Charmaine’s lettering brought the entire suite to life.
The invitations were printed on custom die-cut ivory paper, with a unique method of silk screen printing. The silk screen achieves a stunning metallic gold, similar to engraving, but at a much more affordable price point. The invitation suite was paired with metallic blush outer envelopes, and a deep matte wine reply envelope. Both envelopes were digitally printed with custom calligraphy in white and wine ink.
Thanks Jackie!
Design:Â Sincerely, Jackie
Calligraphy:Â Everly, Calligraphy
Check out the Designer Rolodex for more talÂented wedÂding inviÂtaÂtion designÂers and the real inviÂtaÂtions gallery for more wedding invitation ideas!
Photo Credits:Â Sincerely, Jackie
Happy Monday everyone! It’s getting super hot out there, and a cute ice bucket is an absolute necessity for any summer parties. So here’s a fun (and totally easy) tutorial for making an awesome “Let’s Party” tropical palm frond ice bucket using vinyl decals made with the Silhouette CAMEO®!
This tropical ice bucket was inspired by a sign that I made for the bar at Paper Party 2015 using a vinyl decal made with my Silhouette CAMEO® on painted acrylic. The sign featured gorgeous “Let’s Party” lettering from Jenna of Mon Voir Calligraphy surrounded by amazing palm frond illustrations by Courtney of Swiss Cottage Designs. This tropical motif is absolutely perfect for summer! And it turns out that a pretty vinyl decal is an awesome way to take your ice bucket game to the next level.
Photo by Charlie-Juliet Photography
Okay, now onto the fun part – making the decal!
The original ice bucket. Totally fine, but just begging for an upgrade.
Supplies
12″ Matte Dark Green Vinyl (or another color of your choice)
Vinyl Ice Bucket (mine was vintage via eBay – but you can find new versions here!)
Scissors
Exacto knife (optional)
Instructions
1. Download the decal file right here and open the file in Silhouette Studio – it’s all traced and ready to go! My ice bucket measures around 7.5″ tall and 24″ around, but I made the file a full 12″ tall with some extra tropical leaves along the bottom so you can fill in as needed if your ice bucket has different dimensions.
2. Cut a piece of vinyl 24″ in length. Load your vinyl into the machine, adjust the page size to 24″ wide by 12″ high with no cutting mat, set the cut settings to vinyl, then click Send to Silhouette and watch the machine do its thing!
3. Carefully remove excess vinyl from the liner, leaving just your words and tropical leaves. Use the exacto knife to hold down thin parts of the decal while removing the excess vinyl and to pick out the tiny bits inside the lettering and leaves. If needed, trim the decal to the height of your ice bucket and cut away any unnecessary leaves.
4. Place a piece of transfer tape over the entire decal, remove the liner backing, and transfer to your ice bucket as desired, making sure to press down firmly and smoothly along the entire decal.
Such a fun way to upgrade your ice bucket! Stay cool out there this summer!
Note: Let’s Party calligraphy by Mon Voir and palm frond illustrations by Swiss Cottage Designs. This artwork is made available for personal use only and may not be copied, altered, or distributed in any way.
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Happy Friday everyone! I can’t believe it’s the last week of June already! This summer is flying by – but all I want to do is just slow things down and enjoy summer as much as possible. Sophie starts preschool at the end of this summer, so these weeks feel even more precious. I’m off to chase after an energetic toddler and a crawling infant, but in the meantime…
Photo Credit: Mon Voir Calligraphy via Instagram
…a few links for your weekend!
This week on Oh So Beautiful Paper:
Check back this afternoon for this week’s cocktail recipe! Have a wonderful weekend, and I’ll see you back here on Monday! xoxo
We’ve always had a love affair with different varieties of cactus and Southwestern scenery as a whole. Just take Emma’s wedding invitation as an example! This colorful design is a fresh take on the theme. Splurging on one stunning letterpress piece for the invitation and adding in your own DIY pieces is a great way to have a luxe invitation for less. Plus, now that we finally launched our brand new wrapping sheets, we finally have paper large enough to be used to make your own gorgeous pattern envelopes to coordinate! Hooray!
Materials
Old West Letterpress Invitation
Vintage Calligraphy Reply Card Stamp
Horseshoe Return Address Stamp, No.2
Out West Wrapping Sheet, 20″x 29″Â
A7.5 Envelope, in Pool
4bar Envelope, in Pool
4bar Card, in Paper Bag
Stamp Pads, in Turquoise and Brown
Pencil, Scissors and double stick tape
Step One: An inner envelope can be an awesome way to incorporate a lot of pattern and personality into your invitations. For this design, we made our own using our Out West wrapping paper. You’ll get three (3) A7 envelopes per 20″ x 29″ sheet. Simply trace the template (if pattern is directional, make sure the template is oriented correctly) using a pencil and cut it out with scissors. Once it has been cut out, fold in each side.
Step Two: Using the photo above, apply double stick tape or stick glue to the sides of the lower envelope flap. Fold it up and press to adhere.
For this design, we decided to use one of our premium letterpress pieces for the invitation to keep it luxe. You could also stamp this piece if you preferred, using our Old West Invitation Stamp and a white A7 card.
Step Three: Stamp your remaining pieces. We used our Vintage Calligraphy Reply Card to make the overall feel a little more formal. For the return and reply addresses, we used our Vintage Horseshoe Return Address, No.2. Please watch this video for more information on inking and stamping an oversized stamp.
Step Four: Believe it or not, all that’s left are the finishing touches! We tied the suite together with a lovely, thin (1 mm) leather cord in a natural color. We also addressed the envelopes to our guests using a calligraphy pen and a whimsical style! We know your guests will be thrilled to receive this gorgeous piece of mail in their mailbox!
Photos by Antiquaria for Oh So Beautiful Paper