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Happy Weekend!

Happy Friday everyone! We started sleep training Alice this week out of sheer desperate need to regain a good night’s sleep. Please send happy thoughts that it clicks soon! Luckily I have a husband that knows how to mix a stiff drink – I have a feeling we’ll need a couple this weekend. But in the meantime…

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Image by Hardink 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

Happy Weekend!

Happy Friday everyone! Sending you wishes for a warm and cozy weekend from snowy and slushy DC! But in the meantime…

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Image by Angela Liguori

…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

Alice’s Hand Painted Rose Gold Foil Birth Announcements

Happy Monday everyone! My family welcomed our second little girl back in September – and today I’m excited to share her birth announcements! I was delighted to work with the amazing Jenna of Mon Voir and Bella Figura to bring my daughter Alice’s announcements to life. I couldn’t be more thrilled with the way they turned out!

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Since Alice is most likely our last baby, I wanted to do something really special for her announcements. I’ve been drawn to the combination of calligraphy and abstract painting for a while now. I came across a couple of painted pieces by Jenna on Instagram and thought she’d be the perfect fit for what I had in mind. I wanted Alice’s announcements to feel colorful and modern and just a little bit romantic.

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We started with the text, which combined Jenna’s calligraphy with a classic serif font. For the wording, I really wanted the announcement to be Sophie introducing her new baby sister – so that’s exactly what we did! We sent the text over to Bella Figura and they printed the announcement on their gorgeous new smooth cotton paper in rose gold shine foil with vibrant pink edge painting.

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Jenna then hand painted each individual announcement using a color palette of pink, peach, yellow, and blue. Jenna and I came up with a general concept of how we wanted the announcements to look, but she made each one completely unique with different color combinations and brush patterns.

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We included a cute photo of Alice taken by the ladies of Sweet Root Village and tied both pieces together with Angela Liguori’s gold metallic line cotton ribbon.

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For the envelopes, we went with a classic kraft paper and one of Bella Figura‘s stunning new foil-printed envelope liners (also in rose gold shine foil). I had originally considered doing a graphic pattern like polka dots or stripes to contrast against the painterly elements, but the minute I saw that floral pattern I knew it was the perfect fit. Jenna addressed the envelopes in white ink in her signature calligraphy style.

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I hope you love Alice’s announcements as much as I do!

Calligraphy and Hand Painting: Jenna Rainey of Mon Voir

Printing, Edge Painting and Envelope Liners: Bella Figura

Metallic Cotton Ribbon: Angela Liguori

Photo Credits: Nole Garey for Oh So Beautiful Paper / Alice’s newborn photo by Sweet Root Village

NYNOW Winter 2015, Part 2

Next up on our tour of the NYNOW winter market – stationery! Technically there isn’t a section of the show specifically devoted to stationery, but there is a large group of stationers located within a few rows of each other on the first floor of the show – so that’s what I’m focusing on here. I’m sure you’ll recognize some familiar faces here, and I’ve got more coming up a bit later today!

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1. If you didn’t already catch the news on Instagram, Rifle Paper Co. is releasing it’s first-ever planner in 2016! There will be two floral cover options – dark and shades of blue (my personal favorite) – and plenty of interior pages for staying organized!

2. Angela Liguori’s beautiful cotton Italian ribbons make me completely weak in the knees. Angela just released a GORGEOUS new copper addition to her beautiful metallic line ribbons, joining the most lovely shades of loose weave metallic ribbon, black and white calligraphy ribbon, and her classic solid color ribbons.

3. A rainbow of letterpress city postcards from Albertine Press and new music-inspired additions to their letterpress library!

4. Beautiful birthday calendars from One Canoe Two – and they’re also planning to release a planner in 2016! There will be three different cover options, including the blue version seen here, all with gold foil cover text.

5. I’ve already professed my love for the new DIY Indigo textile kits from Yellow Owl Workshop – I was so excited to see them in person at the show!

I’ll be back in just a bit with more stationery from the show – for even more from NYNOW just search #OSBPatNYNOW on Instagram!

DIY Tutorial: Red and Gold Heart Save the Dates

We’ve definitely been in the Valentine’s Day spirit over the past few weeks! We’ve been busy sending out cards and decorating our studios with hearts and shades of pink and red. We just love the way that all of the shades of red, magenta, and purple played together and thought that they would make a stunning save the date design. Our tutorial today incorporates tonal papers, a touch of gold and a love theme for a beautiful but not over the top cutesy design – perfect for any time of year! –Bailey and Emma of Antiquaria

DIY Tutorial: Red and Gold Heart Save the Dates by Antiquaria for Oh So Beautiful Paper

Materials

Floral Calligraphy Save the Date Stamp

Floral Banner Website Card Stamp

A2 Cards in Eggplant

A2 Envelopes in Pomegranate

8.5″ x 11″ Cardstock (for web cards) in Old Lace

Embossing Stamp Pad

Embossing Heat Tool

Embossing Powder in Gold

Stamp Pad in Magenta

Tailors Ribbon in Peach

Pencil & Eraser

Scissors

Hole Punch

DIY Tutorial: Red and Gold Heart Save the Dates by Antiquaria for Oh So Beautiful Paper

Step One: To start, you will emboss the save the date card (we used our Floral Calligraphy Save the Date stamp) in gold.  Simply stamp your save the date design in the center of your A2 card (either in matching ink or with Versamark glue ink, as pictured), dust the powder over it, tap off the excess, and heat set the print. For more information about how to emboss using stamps, please watch this instructional video.

DIY Tutorial: Red and Gold Heart Save the Dates by Antiquaria for Oh So Beautiful Paper

Step Two: These days, wedding websites are almost a requirement to manage wedding logistics and pass along event information. More often than not, our clients ask to include their web address on their save the dates or invitations. For this save the date, we decided that instead of having a standard rectangular tag, we’d mix it up and cut out cute heart shaped tags! It really is super simple! Just stamp your web card stamp (we used our Floral Banner Web-card stamp) on a sheet of 8.5″ x 11″ card stock, spacing each printing out so that there is room around each design (we got 6 out of one sheet). With a pencil, freehand heart shapes around the design and cut out the cards. Erase any stray pencils lines that remain after cutting. Questions about using stamps? Please watch this video for more information.

DIY Tutorial: Red and Gold Heart Save the Dates by Antiquaria for Oh So Beautiful PaperStep Three: Punch a hole in the right-hand corner of each heart tag.

DIY Tutorial: Red and Gold Heart Save the Dates by Antiquaria for Oh So Beautiful Paper

Step Four: Now that all of your individual pieces are complete, you’re ready for the final touches. Tie your heart tag onto the save the date with peach tailors ribbon or another tonal shade. Address your your save the dates in a matching gold ink (either calligraphy ink or gold gel pen) and apply postage to them. We LOVE the new forever heart postage from USPS and think it ties in beautifully with the tonal heart design!
DIY Tutorial: Red and Gold Heart Save the Dates by Antiquaria for Oh So Beautiful Paper

Photography by Antiquaria for Oh So Beautiful Paper