Seasonal Stationery: Valentine’s Day Cards

Happy Monday everyone!  I hope you all had a nice and relaxing weekend.  Last week I shared a few of my favorite Valentine’s Day cards (here, here, and here), but as promised last week I pulled together a quick round-up of love notes for Valentine’s Day.  So if you’re still searching for the perfect Valentine to give to your loved ones, here are a few other options to consider:

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{Ephemera Press}

The-Wheatfield-Watercolor-Love-Valentines-Day-Card

{The Wheatfield}

Mr-Boddington-Studio-Hearts-Valentines-Day-Card

{Mr. Boddington’s Studio}

Lulu-Dee-World-Valentines-Day-Card

{Lulu Dee}

Egg-Press-love-you-valentines-day-card Egg-Press-I-love-you-best-valentines-day-cardEgg-Press-xoxo-valentines-day-card Egg-Press-mac-to-my-cheese-valentines-day-card

{Egg Press}

Lucky-Bee-Press-Squirrel-Love-Valentines-Day-Card

{Lucky Bee Press}

Bon-Vivant-Press-Love-Valentines-Day-Card

Bon-Vivant-Press-Hearts-Valentines-Day-Card

{Bon Vivant Press}

Beau-Ideal-Handpainted-Valentines-Day-Card

{Beau Ideal}

Paisley-Dog-Press-I-heart-U-Valentines-Day-Card

{Paisley Dog Press}

Fine-Day-Press-Elephant-Love-Valentine-Card

{Fine Day Press}

The-Hungry-Workshop-Valentines-Day-Card

The-Hungry-Workshop-Beard-Valentines-Day-Card

{the hungry workshop}

Papersheep-Bicycle-Valentine-Card

{Papersheep}

I have a few more to share, but you’ll have to wait until tomorrow morning for those.  Coming up next, an awesome wedding invitation suite that I think you’re all going to love!

{images from their respective sources}

*Paisley Dog Press is a sponsor of Oh So Beautiful Paper

Kim + John’s Letterpress Airmail Wedding Invitations

I love travel-inspired elements on wedding invitations, and I’m officially a happy camper when designers combine a sense of global wanderlust with the signature red and blue pattern of an airmail envelope.  Well, Kathleen from & Kathleen Design did just that with her latest wedding invitation, and the result couldn’t be more stunning!

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From Kathleen: Kim & John stumbled across my work while searching for a fun airmail invitation design.  They immediately hired me to design their own custom wedding invitations.  Kim and John only needed an invitation card – nothing else – so we decided to make it extra special by having it letterpress printed on a thick matte cover stock paper.

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I kept the colors a classic red and blue and from there designed a custom invitation within the traditional striped airmail border.  Kim & John were ecstatic to receive the final prints and I was thrilled to have another happy client.

airmail-foreign-travel-inspired-wedding-invitation

Ooh, letterpress + airmail?  Yes please!  Thank you so much Kathleen!

{image credits: & kathleen design}

Best of 2010 Wedding Invitations: The Indigo Bunting

Designer Erin Jang of The Indigo Bunting has an amazingly vibrant and modern design style that just makes me smile each time she posts a new wedding invitation design.  Erin created one of my favorite wedding invitation suites from this year (Emily and Dan’s modern houndstooth invitations), but she’s created so many other fantastic designs that it seemed unfair to pick just one!

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For more of Erin’s beautiful wedding invitation designs, check out The Indigo Bunting!

{image credits: erin jang}

Modern + Stylish 2011 Planners

Every calendar season, it seems like the #1 request is for daily and weekly planners that are both pretty and functional.  For whatever reason, it can often be quite a challenge to find a planner that is useful and nice to look at.  But thankfully, there are quite a few options for well-designed planners this year, and I thought I would share a few of them!

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Laurel-Denise-Planner-Inside

I’m so, so thrilled that Laurel Denise is bringing her 2010 yearly planner back for another round in 2011.  Laurel’s planner was easily one of the most well-designed and useful options from 2010 and I can’t wait to pick up my 2011 edition.  The photos above are from the 2010 edition, but this year’s version promises to be even better.  You can read about some of the design changes here and pre-order your copy here.

pretty 2011 daily planner

stylish 2011 daily planner

Gorgeous patterns in this pocket-size planner from Dozi

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Lots of colorful options over at Bob’s Your Uncle

Multiple patterns available from Letter C Design

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Cloth-bound planners in several color options available via See Jane Work

preppy and cute 2011 weekly planner

Something a bit more cute and preppy from Sarah Pinto

Seriously, how cute is the 2011 illustrated planner by Kate Spade?

stylish designer weekly planner

These beautiful planners by Susy*Jack for Blue Sky come in THREE convenient sizes!

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I’m also a big fan of the SmartDate system from Russell + Hazel.  You can build your own planner based on your individual needs and in your choice of two size options.

{images via their respective sources}

A Fun To Do List!

I’m definitely a write-it-down kind of girl – if I don’t write something down, it just doesn’t stick in my brain.  I’m constantly searching for little scraps of paper with key bits of information scattered around my apartment, but maybe instead I’ll just go for a nice, neat, organized note pad like this one from Old Tom Foolery:

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To-Do-List-Note-Pad

To-Do-List-Note-Pad

Plus, I’m convinced there’s just nothing more satisfying than physically checking off a little box on a written to do list.  Either way, you can find these note pads right here.

{image credits: old tom foolery}