05/23/2009

NSS – Booth round-up, part four

I'm heading out for some early anniversary celebrations (one year on Monday!) with my husband, but before I do, I wanted to share a few more photos from the NSS.

First up, the jam-packed booth of Small Square Design:

{I love these small book notes journals!}

I also loved the unusual presentation at the twig + fig booth…

…and twig + fig's wonderful line of Bar + Bat Mitzvah invitations (in addition to some pretty amazing wedding invitations):

Next up, some gorgeous new cards + invitations from our friends over at Copper Willow:

{this last set of invitations is letterpress printed on BOTH sides on super-thick paper – so that green + brown bird pattern? that's actually the reverse side of the invitation. gorgeous!}

I was also absolutely delighted to meet the husband + wife design team behind Embellished Ink, a new DC-based (yay!) design studio that made their official launch at this year's NSS:

{how gorgeous is this foil-stamped holiday card?!?}

And finally, at least for this segment, the cuteness was in full effect over at the Dee & LaLa booth:

{I absolutely LOVE the card with the skunks – too cute!}

I've still got a few more booths to share with you, so check back for the rest of my coverage from NSS '09!

{photos by Oh So Beautiful Paper}

05/22/2009

NSS – Booth round-up, part three

The Linda + Harriett booth was one that I had really been looking forward to visiting before the NSS – and it definitely did not disappoint! I love Liz's use of color and pattern, from the new greetings cards to the upcoming 2010 calendar:

{I know it's not even June, but I can't wait to pick up a copy of the Linda + Harriett 2010 calendar!}

The Hello!Lucky booth was truly a work of art – the ladies over at Hello!Lucky drew all the display signs onto the linen backdrop by hand!

Sabrina was also kind enough to give us a peek into the designs from the Hello!Lucky wedding album – each design is available in either letterpress or digital printing:

And speaking of fabulous wedding invitations, I definitely found a new invitation obsession in the portfolio from Sugarcube Press:

Linea Carta exhibited a fabulous range of items – from cards to textiles, calendars to wedding invitations:

{love these gift tags!}

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{I love the simple + clean lines in these Linea Carta invitations}

{photos by Oh So Beautiful Paper}

05/22/2009

NSS – Booth round-up, part two

Happy Friday everyone!Â I don’t know about you all, but I’m definitely looking forward to some much-needed rest over the holiday weekend.Â But first, more from NSS ’09!

I absolutely adored the Night Owl Paper Goods booth, which was chock full of their lovely letterpress and wood veneer stationery:

{see that square print in the center? it’s letterpress and absolutely gorgeous! they’re part of a limited edition, but you can find the few left right here}

On the other side of the design spectrum, but equally as charming, was the Fugu Fugu Press booth:

{isn’t the new baby card above the cutest thing ever?}

Next up, the booth from Portland-based Old School Stationers – the fun mix of pattern + color made this booth one of my NSS favorites:

{love these letterpress art prints – the pig is my favorite!}

{I know you can’t see the details in this photo – but this calendar is absolutely gorgeous! It’ll definitely be part of my calendar round-up later in the year}

{I tried to get as much detail on this “Merry Christmoose” card as possible – the letterpress color field makes the white snowflakes pop up. Love it!}

I also had a ton of fun chatting with Tianyi from Tiselle:

{these letterpress self-mailers are such a great idea!}

I showed you a couple of photos from the Enormous Champion booth earlier this week, but I loved their booth so much I just had to show you the rest!

{LOVE those textiles and the wooden animal figurines!}

Stay tuned for part three of the NSS booth round-up!

{all photos by Oh So Beautiful Paper}

05/21/2009

NSS – Booth round-up, part one

So today I'm diving right into larger recaps of some exhibitor booths at the NSS. Most exhibitors did a wonderful job of putting together booths that not only showcased amazing paper goods (my favorite part, of course), but truly represented their unique design approach.

First up, Kansas City-based Hammerpress, whose wedding invitations, note cards, and art prints are always among my list of favorites:

{the feather print above was one of my favorite pieces from the entire show!}

Next up, San Francisco-based Yellow Owl Workshop. This husband + wife design team are incredibly nice and have a ridiculously cool invitation portfolio (one of which you might have seen floating around the wedding blogs over the past few days). Plus, they met while going to school in my home base of DC!