Happy Weekend!

Happy Friday everyone! Well, it’s officially NSS mailer season – best time of the year! Also, the Kentucky Derby is this weekend! If you’re looking for a Mint Julep recipe for any Derby Day festivities you can find a Basil Mint Julep here and a classic Mint Julep recipe here. But in the meantime…

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Photo by Katie Stoops via Instagram

…a few links for your weekend!

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Check back this afternoon for this week’s cocktail recipe! Have a wonderful weekend, and I’ll see you back here on Monday! xoxo

Ashley + David’s Gold Foil Confetti Save the Dates

How fun is this gold foil confetti pattern from Amanda at Wide Eyes Paper Co. for wedding save the dates? Love!

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From Amanda: These save the dates were a particular labor of love as they were created for my cousin, Ashley. When creating this save the date design, Ashley wanted something simple and modern with a touch of glitz and glam. She ​was not locked into a theme and didn’t want an overly feminine design.

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The gold foil printed polka dots are one of my favorite accents of the save the dates. They are just the right amount of whimsical she wanted without compromising the modern style of the save the dates. The save the dates were printed on 110 1b bright white Crane’s Lettra cotton paper and features classic black ink mixed in with gold foil accents. We finished the look with gold envelopes printed with their return address on the back flap.

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Thanks Amanda!

Design: Wide Eyes Paper Co.

Letterpress Printing: Czar Press

Wide Eyes Paper Co. is a member of the Designer Rolodex – you can see more of Amanda’s work right here or visit the real invitations gallery for more wedding invitation ideas!

Photo Credits: Let’s Frolic Together

Kelsey + Carey’s Timeless Navy and Gold Foil Wedding Invitations

Classic navy paired with shiny gold foil. Classic serif text paired with a modern calligraphy script. A modern wedding logo in lieu of a monogram. I’m loving all the modern touches in these timeless wedding invitations from Sam and Kelly of Deliver!

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From Sam and Kelly: Our bride, Kelsey, had a love for clean details, classic typography, and elegant design. Their wedding revolved around a navy and gold palette – we immediately knew to go with navy flat printing and touches of gold foil stamping to give her the sense of elegance she desired.

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We created a simple custom logo (a modernized version of a monogram) to incorporate at the top of her wedding invitation and on her return address to give her invitations a sense of identity. We used simple lines and shapes throughout to establish hierarchy and add interest. The entire suite was printed on the soft, lush cotton of Crane’s Lettra in Pearl White.

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Thanks Sam and Kelly!

Check out the Designer Rolodex for more tal­ented wed­ding invi­ta­tion design­ers and the real invi­ta­tions gallery for more wedding invitation ideas!

Photo Credits: Deliver

Inspired By: Tropical Foliage

Pineapples, watermelons, and flamingos all had a very large presence at last year’s National Stationery Show, but this year I’m expecting an explosion of tropical foliage! From palm fronds to philodendron leaves to banana leaves – I just can’t get enough!

OSBP Trendspotting: Tropical Foliage Round Up

1. Hartland Brooklyn

2. Kertis gold + silver leaf pattern leather clutch

3. Ferme à Papier palm triangle note pad

4. Antiquaria Mahalo card

5. The Aestate banana leaves watercolor print

6. Philodendron leaf pillow

Happy Weekend!

Happy Friday everyone! The last couple of weeks have been busy busy busy preparing for my annual Paper Party during the National Stationery Show in May – I’ve been sharing some sneak peeks and our amazing party sponsors on Instagram and Facebook and can’t wait to share more as we get closer! This weekend I’m hoping to take at least one day off and enjoy all these beautiful spring flowers – it’s lilac season now! But in the meantime…

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Beautiful hand painted patterns by Moglea via Instagram

…a few links for your weekend!

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