06/17/2016

Happy Weekend!

Happy Friday everyone! After a long and tough week, I’m looking forward to a happy and special occasion today: it’s Sophie’s last day of school! Back in August she started her first year of preschool, and she has one more year of preschool next year before she starts kindergarten in 2017. But still! It’s the official end of our very first year of official school. Sophie will start summer camp next week with a couple of her friends from preschool, but I’m looking forward to more relaxed schedules and routines over the summer months. Yay! But in the meantime…

Papercut by Juliet Meeks Design via Instagram

…a few links for your weekend!

The most beautiful paper chandelier, ever.
Waterproof calligraphy inks!
I haven’t really worn earrings the last few years thanks to grabby toddler hands, but I love this set of delicate + modern earrings
How pretty are these DIY wrapped wooden spoons?
Feeling like I need this gingham dressÂ and this beaded watermelon tankÂ (so cute!) in my summer wardrobe
Loving these giant pom pom party sticks

This week on Oh So Beautiful Paper:

NSS 2016, Part 4 (color!): Anne and Kate, Thimblepress, Antiquaria, E. Frances Paper, Lucky Horse Press, Hartford Prints!, and Color Box Letterpress
NSS 2016, Part 5 (foil!): The Social Type, Fox & Fallow, Blushing Confetti, Wild Ink Press, and Smitten on Paper
Loving this new Southern Grace card series from Belle & Union
The new Mon Voir wedding collection! It’s so, so pretty!

06/13/2016

The 2016 National Stationery Show, Part 4

Last week I shared a few booths from the 2016 National Stationery Show that featured more pared down color palettes, but today’s recap post is all about booths that featured color in a MAJOR way! From neon to a rainbow of color-organized cards and notebooks, each of these booths features a ton of vibrant color. First up,Â the ladies of Anne and Kate with their modern screen printed art prints and greeting cards! The whole line just says FUN FUN FUN!

There are tons more photos â€“ and more booths! â€“ after the jump!

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06/06/2016

Seasonal Stationery: Father’s Day Cards, Part 1

Father’s Day is coming up soon! Today I’m sharing the first of our Father’s Day card round ups, with plenty of options for sending your love to the dad in your life, from husbands to grandfathers to dads and step-dads. I may have been thinking of my own husband when pulling these cards together, which is probably why there is so much blue in this round up! AndÂ just in case you don’t see the perfect card below, there are tons more options over in the Market List right here!

1. Illustrated cacti and a beautiful crest â€“ all in a deep indigo blue â€“ from Antiquaria

2. Classic navy and gold foil from Sugar Paper

3. The perfect card for a Star Wars-obsessed dad (I definitely know a few!) from Wild Ink Press

4.Â I just think this card fromÂ Iron Curtain Press is the sweetest thing ever

5. I love this card from Ferme Ã Papier for fashionable dads

6. The perfect card for blue (or in this case, gray) ribbon dads from Amy Heitman

7. Is your dad the king of cool dads? Send him this card from Hammerpress!

8.Â I’m always on the look out for cards for dads that aren’t into tools, sports, or fishing â€“ like this card from Rifle Paper Co.

9. Fun and shiny hologram foil from The Good Twin

10.Â A painterly take on stripes from Our Heiday

11. A hand painted houndstooth pattern from One Canoe Two

More cardsÂ in the Market List right here!

p.s.Â Have you entered the giveaway for one of the gorgeous Paper Party 2016 tote bags from Sugar Paper? We’re giving a bag awayÂ to five lucky readers, including one bag filled with some seriously awesome stationery. You have until midnight tonight to enter â€“ and there are three different ways to enter the giveaway! What are you waiting for?? Go enter right now!

06/02/2016

Paper Party 2016 Tote Bags â€“Â and giveaway!

Yesterday I shared the photos from Paper Party 2016, and today I’m super excited to share (andÂ give away) theÂ tote bags that we made for this year’s party! We collaborated with the ladies of Sugar Paper on this year’s tote bags, and I am completely over the moon about how they turned out! They’re just so unbelievably perfect, with classic Sugar Paper on the front and this year’s Paper Party logo on the back. Don’t you love it?? I carry mine with me all over town!

And inside the bag? Pretty much the most awesome stationery from some of my favorite stationers: The Adventures Of, Amy Heitman,Â Antiquaria, Ashkahn, Bella Figura, Cardtorial,Â E.Frances Paper, Fox & Fallow, Hartland Brooklyn, Hester & Cook, Hello!Lucky,Â Ink Meets Paper, Katharine Watson, Katie Leamon, La Familia Green, Moglea, Odd Daughter Paper, The Paper Cub Co., Parrott Design Studio, Power & Light Press, Ramona & Ruth, Rifle Paper Co., Smitten on Paper,Â Smock, Snow & Graham, The Social Type,Â Thimblepress, Wild Ink Press, Mixbook, My Mind’s Eye,Â Sakura of America, Legion Paper, andÂ a selection ofÂ Etsy Wholesale sellers. Whew!

If you weren’t at the Paper Party to collect a tote bag in person, today’s your lucky dayÂ â€“ because today FIVEÂ of you have the opportunityÂ toÂ winÂ a Paper Party tote bag! I have one tote bag full of stationery awesomeness and four unfilled (but still completely awesome) tote bags to give away. They’re kiiiiiinnnd of the coolest tote bags ever, so you definitely want to enter the giveaway below!

To enter, just follow the options on the Rafflecopter below â€“ there are three different ways to enter!

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Photo Credits: Oh So Beautiful Paper

*Sorry, limited to U.S. readers only. Limit one entry per person. $150Â approximate total retail value.Â Winners will be contacted via email after comments close.

05/23/2016

The 2016 National Stationery Show: Sneak Peek!

Hi hi hi! I’m back in DC and back from the 2016 National Stationery Show. What a whirlwind! I just wanted to pop in to say that I’m still working on sorting and editing all of my photos from the show â€“ we’ll be starting full show recaps and sharing photos from this year’s Paper Party this week! But in the meantime,Â I thought I’d share a little sneak peek of the show from my Instagram. You may have already seen these if you follow me over there, but there’s so much more still to come from this year’s show!