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Best of 2017: Adorable Baby Announcements and Shower Invitations

Aaaah, babies! Even before I became a mom, I loved seeing festive and exuberant baby shower invitations, sweet birth announcements, and even fun birthday party invitations! Let’s take a look back at some of our favorite adorable baby announcements and shower invitations (and one first birthday party invitation!) from the year, from copper foil baby shower invitations to vellum first birthday party invitations!

Copper Foil Star Inspired Baby Shower Invitations by Bourne Paper Co.

Alana of Bourne Paper Co. sent two adorable baby stationery projects in 2017 – first, the invitations for her baby shower! The copper foil stars are the perfect complement to the crisp and clean modern design!

Copper Foil Star Inspired Baby Shower Invitations by Bourne Paper Co.

Copper Foil Star Baby Shower Invitations

And a bit later in the year, Alana shared the sweet birth announcements for her daughter, Peyton – with beautiful calligraphy by Anne Robin and a fun batik-inspired envelope liner!

Sweet and Simple Calligraphy Baby Announcements by Bourne Paper Co. and Anne Robin Calligraphy

Sweet and Simple Calligraphy Baby Announcements by Bourne Paper Co. and Anne Robin Calligraphy

Sweet and Simple Calligraphy Baby Announcements

Can you imagine anything more fun than sprinkle-inspired baby shower invitations?? I love these festive baby shower invitations with a white foil sprinkle pattern from Samantha and Whitney of Gus & Ruby Letterpress!

Festive Confetti-Inspired Baby Shower Invitations by Gus & Ruby Letterpress

Festive Baby Shower Invitations with Foil Sprinkles!

Vellum was one of the biggest trends of 2017 – and I’m expecting we’ll continue to see more of this translucent material in 2018! How lovely is this eucalyptus overlay on these first birthday party invitations from Mint for Hue??

Eucalyptus and Vellum Birthday Party Invitations by Mint for Hue

Eucalyptus and Vellum First Birthday Party Invitations

Looking for more adorable baby stationery? Check out our past baby shower invitation and baby announcement posts right here!

Best of 2017: DIY

For our next look back at favorite posts in 2017, I’m recapping some favorite DIY projects from the year! 2017 was a bit of a transition year for me; up until now I’ve always focused on smaller scale DIY projects since I photographed everything in my home office – which presented quite a few space and logistical challenges! Now that I have Common Room Studio, I’m excited to move towards larger party inspiration posts in addition to smaller DIY projects. Here are a few favorite projects from the year!

DIY Hologram Foil Ornaments

Photo Credit: Meghan Marie Photography

2017 was the year that I discovered the magic of nail transfer foils! I used them to make hologram Easter eggs back in March and hologram  Christmas ornaments just a few weeks ago. I have a few more ideas for ways to use these versatile little foils, so you’ll definitely see them pop up in a project or two in 2018!

DIY Hologram Foil Easter Eggs

DIY Hologram Foil Easter Eggs

DIY Hologram Foil Ornaments

DIY Hologram Foil Ornaments

These DIY galaxy Easter eggs are so sparkly! My girls absolutely LOVED them. Nail polish marbling FTW.

DIY Hologram Galaxy Easter Eggs

DIY Hologram Galaxy Easter Eggs

Matisse’s paper cuts inspired a few DIY projects throughout the year, and they ended up being some of my favorite projects to date! Our first Matisse-inspired project of the year involved a colorful paper garland to help celebrate the 50th anniversary of Fiskars Original Orange-handled Scissors in September!

DIY Matisse-Inspired Paper Garland

DIY Matisse-Inspired Paper Garland

DIY Matisse-inspired Garland

And then I made Matisse-inspired pumpkins in October! They were so cute! I originally thought black and white pumpkins would work best, but that pink painted pumpkin was easily my favorite of the bunch.

DIY Matisse-Inspired Pumpkins

DIY Matisse-inspired Pumpkins

This next project is a personal fave – DIY iridescent paper prize ribbons that I made for my daughter’s preschool graduation! These ribbons are such a fun and easy way to celebrate a milestone event, or even to help cheer up a friend or co-worker. 

DIY Iridescent and Pastel Paper Prize Ribbons

DIY Iridescent Paper Prize Ribbons

Some of my favorite projects are also the most simple. These DIY watercolor and gold leaf gift tags involve just a quick stripe of watercolor paint and some gold leaf, but I love the understated beauty of the final result!

DIY Watercolor and Gold Leaf Gift Tags

DIY Watercolor and Gold Leaf Gift Tags

If you’re looking for more DIY ideas, you can check out our DIY archive right here!

Best of 2017: Understated and Romantic Wedding Invitations

After recapping some of our favorite playful and colorful wedding invitations of 2017, it’s time to turn our attention to the best understated and romantic wedding invitations of the year! Prepare yourself for some seriously stunning calligraphy, gorgeous textures, and beautiful details galore!

French Chateau Inspired Calligraphy Wedding Invitations by Paperglaze Calligraphy

These French Chateau-inspired wedding invitations by Brandi Smyth Photography and Paperglaze Calligraphy were easily some of the most romantic wedding invitations of the year. That calligraphed envelope liner! The hand torn edges! So beautiful.

French Chateau Inspired Calligraphy Wedding Invitations by Paperglaze Calligraphy

French Chateau-Inspired Calligraphy Wedding Invitations

A neutral color palette gives you the freedom to explore lots of different textures! I love, love, love the combination of traditional type selections with letterpress printing, a textured envelope, and white wax seal in these refined modern neutral letterpress wedding invitations from Bourne Paper Co.

Refined Modern Neutral Letterpress Wedding Invitations by Bourne Paper Co.

Refined Modern Neutral Letterpress Wedding Invitations

So many gorgeous details in these romantic copper foil wedding invitations from Samantha and Whitney of Gus & Ruby Letterpress! The modern copper foil “dip” on the main invitation, the sweet illustrated florals, and the incredible copper foil frames for the stamps on the envelope!

Romantic Copper Foil Wedding Invitations by Gus & Ruby Letterpress

Romantic Copper Foil Wedding Invitations by Gus & Ruby Letterpress

Romantic Copper Foil Wedding Invitations

A big YES to everything happening in these vintage-meets-modern floral wedding invitations from Atheneum Creative!

Vintage-Meets-Modern Floral Wedding Invitations by Atheneum Creative

Vintage-Meets-Modern Floral Wedding Invitations by Atheneum Creative

Vintage-Meets-Modern Floral Wedding Invitations

Meghan from 200 Spring wanted her wedding invitations to be an experience, so she created a gorgeous trifold invitation wrapped in vellum with a wax seal. The crisp white backdrop is the perfect canvas for her romantic gray calligraphy!

Romantic Gray Calligraphy Wedding Invitations with Deckled Edges by 200 Spring

Romantic Gray Calligraphy Wedding Invitations with Deckled Edges by 200 Spring

Romantic Gray Calligraphy Wedding Invitations with Deckled Edges

Love the understated blush-pink-to-gray ombré and non-traditional size in the save the dates from these blush and gray desert wedding invitations from Goodheart Design!

Blush and Gray Desert Wedding Invitations by Goodheart Design

Blush and Gray Desert Wedding Invitations

As always, you can visit the real invitations gallery for even more wedding invitation inspiration, and be sure to check out our curated gallery of wedding invitation designers – the Designer Rolodex – if you’re on the hunt for the perfect designer to make your own wedding invitations!

Best of 2017: Playful and Colorful Wedding Invitations

It’s always hard to jump back into things after a long holiday break, so this week I thought I’d ease us back in with a recap of some of our favorite content from 2017! I started Oh So Beautiful Paper way way back in 2008 (it’ll be my 10 year anniversary in September!) with the goal of highlighting amazing wedding invitation designs, and it’s still such a privilege to showcase so many beautiful invitations each year. Let’s start with a few of our favorite playful and colorful wedding invitations!

Modern Holographic Foil and Enamel Pin Wedding Invitations by Rachael Gibilterra

Yes, yes, yes to more hologram wedding invitations in 2018! These modern holographic wedding invitations came to us from designer and lettering artist Rachael Gibilterra for her own special day!

Modern Holographic Foil and Enamel Pin Wedding Invitations by Rachael Gibilterra

Modern Holographic Foil and Enamel Pin Wedding Invitations

My girls Samantha and Whitney of Gus & Ruby Letterpress are experts at creating the most beautiful letterpress printed wedding invitations, and I’m loving all the fun patterns they incorporated into these colorful wedding invitations! Plus, those watercolor escort cards are easily one of my favorite wedding details of the entire year.

Colorful Patterned Letterpress Wedding Invitations by Gus and Ruby Letterpress

Colorful Patterned Letterpress Wedding Invitations by Gus and Ruby Letterpress

Colorful Patterned Letterpress Wedding Invitations

These playful floral pinwheel wedding invitations from Goldie Design Co. are just SO fun – and it seems like you all agreed, since they were one of the most popular wedding invitations we featured in 2017! Let’s keep our fingers crossed for more creative wedding invitation format ideas in 2018!

Playful Floral Pinwheel Wedding Invitations

Playful Floral Pinwheel Wedding Invitations

I always love a wedding invitation (and couple!) that dares to be a little different, and these adorably quirky camp-theme wedding invitations by designer Misty Manley definitely fit the bill! Created for her own wedding, I love all the non-traditional details – from pennants to colorful buttons!

Quirky Camp-Theme Wedding Invitations by Misty Manley

Quirky Camp-Theme Wedding Invitations by Misty Manley

Quirky Camp-Theme Wedding Invitations

As always, you can visit the real invitations gallery for even more wedding invitation inspiration, and be sure to check out our curated gallery of wedding invitation designers – the Designer Rolodex – if you’re on the hunt for the perfect designer to make your own wedding invitations!

Check back soon for some of our favorite romantic and understated wedding invitations from 2017!

Fourteen Beautiful 2018 Calendars

As we get ready to wrap up the year, I wanted to share at least one round up of beautiful 2018 calendars! While I might not be one for making New Year’s Resolutions, I’m big on goal-setting and I always look forward to the promise of a fresh start in a new calendar year. It just feels so optimistic to be able to start over with a brand new calendar on the wall and a fresh new date in the top corner of a page. 2017 was definitely a rollercoaster of a year, and while the last couple of years have felt like a bit of a slog, I’m feeling optimistic about 2018. So let’s get some fresh new calendars on those walls! Are you with me?? Here are fourteen beautiful 2018 calendars to help start the new year off on the right foot!

Fourteen Beautiful 2018 Calendars

1. We could all use a bit more positive energy in the world, right? Love this wall calendar from Laura Brown. 

2. This gorgeous calendar from Happy Cactus features a print of beautiful hand embroidery with rainbow flowers!

3. A botanical calendar from Robert & Stella with prints of the most amazing floral compositions

4. This abstract art calendar from Fine Day Press is available in both wall calendar and desktop calendar formats!

5. Gorgeous florals and hand lettered quotes from Our Heiday (I also really love their colorbloc desktop calendar)

6. This modern hand painted calendar from Jenn Gietzen will help inspire you all year long!

7. I seriously want to be friends with this bunny from Dear Hancock just so I can go on these adventures!

8. If you enjoy looking at beautiful painted landscapes, you’ll definitely want to grab yourself one of these One Canoe Two appointment calendars.

9. How cute is this illustrated fox calendar from Izzy Whimsy Art??

10. Poketo calls this a “wall planner” but I’m counting it as a calendar! Either way, I love the ombré candy color tones – and since the pages are undated, you can start using it any time of year and just keep going into the next year if needed!

11. Love this illustrated botanical calendar from Carleigh Courey Design (this one fromEsther Clark Co. is also really pretty)

12. This modern moon phase calendar from Worthwhile Paper also doubles as an art print!

13. Speaking of the moon, Nicole from Mink Letterpress has completely outdone herself this year with this monthly desktop calendar featuring twelve moons from our solar system. The calendar is letterpress printed, although I’ve spent the last five minutes staring at the pictures of this calendar and I’m still not sure how she achieved these amazing color combinations and textures! Simply stunning.

14. This gemstone monthly calendar from Wild Ink Press is just completely unreal – each month features a gemstone printed with a corresponding metallic foil. Obsessed!

p.s. Fifteen awesome 2017-2018 planners and agendas!