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{happy weekend!}

Happy Friday everyone!  Sophie and I survived our first week on our own, and while I’m perhaps a teensy bit more sleep deprived than I was last week, I’m slowly gaining confidence with our new daily routine.  My one-handed typing skills are much improved from last week – now I just need to figure out how to calm a fussy baby with one hand and do everyday tasks (like washing my face) with the other!  For the moment, I’m just looking forward to a quiet weekend before Hurricane Sandy rolls into town early next week.  But in the meantime…

Fall Decor via Oh So Beautiful Paper Fall Leaves via Oh So Beautiful Paper

Photos by me via Instagram (@beautifulpaper) – I love the beautiful color of the season!

…a few links for your weekend!

This week on Oh So Beautiful Paper:

That’s it for me this week!  I hope you all have a wonderful weekend, and I’ll see you back here on Monday! xoxo

Pretty + Paper

I love the way that the same shade of purple can go from being light and airy (like in yesterday’s wedding invitations) to dark and moody (like in the bouquet below).  Add metallic gold foil for instant elegance and glamour that would be perfect for any season of the year.

Pretty + Paper: Moody Purple via Oh So Beautiful Paper

Bouquet by Saipua via 100 Layer Cake; Invitations by Lilah Paper

*Lilah Paper is a member of the Designer Rolodex – you can see more of their beautiful work right here!

Photo Credits: Sarah Ryhanen and Lilah Paper

Anjali + Suchit’s Elegant Gold Foil Hindu Wedding Invitations

Bride and groom Anjali and Suchit wanted invitations that were both elegant and modern to complement their Hindu wedding.  Designer Rashi Birla created a wedding invitation suite that combines gold foil and deep royal purple letterpress elements, along with an airy botanical pattern and classic type throughout the suite.  Gorgeous!

Hindu Wedding Invitations by Rashi Birla via Oh So Beautiful Paper (8)

From Rashi: Anjali and Suchit have a keen eye for design and wanted to take a modern approach to their Hindu wedding. Anjali loves letterpress and there was no question that I was going to design the invitation with letterpress printing in mind. We wanted the invitation to feel airy and simple, but with Indian touches. I created an organic pattern that was used throughout the suite.

Hindu Wedding Invitations by Rashi Birla via Oh So Beautiful Paper (6)

The invitation text was set to look elegant and regal. We decided to use gold foil and purple letterpress for the two main cards. The deep purple envelopes were also stamped in gold foil.

Hindu Wedding Invitations by Rashi Birla via Oh So Beautiful Paper (5)

Hindu Wedding Invitations by Rashi Birla via Oh So Beautiful Paper (4)

Hindu Wedding Invitations by Rashi Birla via Oh So Beautiful Paper (3)

Hindu Wedding Invitations by Rashi Birla via Oh So Beautiful Paper (7)

To save costs, we printed the reception, Sangeet, and ceremony RSVP cards digitally in purple and yellow (a ‘Sangeet’ is an Indian tradition and a big pre-wedding party that happens the night before a wedding). A gold folder with gold cord and contrasting green ribbon completed the look.

Hindu Wedding Invitations by Rashi Birla via Oh So Beautiful Paper (2)

Thanks Rashi!

Design: Rashi Birla

Letterpress Printing: The Ligature

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

Photo Credits: Rashi Birla

Introducing…

I can’t believe my sweet little girl is almost a month old already!  Introducing Sophie Beatrice.  The past few weeks have been a sleep-deprived blur getting to know this brand new person and trying to figure out this whole parenting thing, but I’m sure it goes without saying that we’re completely over the moon and in love with our beautiful baby.

Photo by me via Instagram (@beautifulpaper)

I’m looking forward to getting back into the swing of things – and there’s so much beautiful paper that I can’t wait to share with all of you, from Halloween cards and invitations to more gorgeous calligraphy and wedding invitations.  But first, a huge thank you and lots of big hugs to the fabulous guest contributors who helped fill in over the past few weeks – Samantha and Whitney of Gus & Ruby Letterpress, Annemarie from Scout’s Honor Co., and Shauna from Forage Haberdashery – and Kelly, my amazing contributing editor, who helped keep everything running smoothly while I was away.  A million times thank you to you all!

Since I haven’t been able to do my normal Friday posts for a few weeks, I thought I’d start off with a few favorite links from the last month:

And a few sales and discounts you might enjoy:
  • Enjoy 30% off all holiday cards in the Wiley Valentine etsy shop using promo code HOLIDAY30 through November 16
  • Lion in the Sun is offering 20% off custom holiday cards (including the PostScript Brooklyn collection) through November 1
  • Duet Letterpress is having a big sale on their custom moving announcements – $50 off during the month of October!

I’ll be back with more soon!

Behind the Scenes: Anna Bond of Rifle Paper Co.

It’s my last post of the week and I’ve been saving snapshots from one of my favorite Instagram feeds. Not very often a designer comes along who changes everything! Their aesthetic and point of view is so fresh and effortless that it’s truly trend setting. If you’re a regular blog reader the artist below, she needs no introduction… — Shauna of Forage Haberdashery

behind the scenes anna bond

behind the scenes anna bond

Yep! You guessed it, the works in progress above belong to Ann Bond of Rifle Paper Co. I’ll never forget the first time I saw her work and fell.in.love. Following her Instagram feed takes you on her travels to cities like London and Paris as she gathers inspiration. She also shares her late nights painting, constant press checks and peeks into her Winter Park, Florida storefront.

Some of my favorite things by Anna in the Rifle Paper Co shop:
gold foil pocket notebooks
personalized calling cards
2013 cities calendar

Photo Credits: Anna Bond {via Instagram @annariflebond}

P.S. I hope sharing a little behind the scenes from a few of my favorite designers has you inspired to learn more about the people and processes behind some of your favorite paper goods. Thanks again to Nole for inviting me to guest blog all week – I had a blast!  xoxo, Shauna of Forage Haberdashery (see what I’m up to via Instagram @hidinginhere)