{happy weekend!}

You guys, the last couple of days have been pretty rough – in large part due to a middle-of-the-night emergency trip to the animal hospital for our cat, Leopold.  The poor guy gave us a good scare, but luckily my husband and I caught the problem early enough; he’s now recovering and we’re hoping to bring him back home tomorrow.  Needless to say, I’ve had some things on my mind this week.  Right now I’m just feeling thankful and looking forward to getting back to normal this weekend.  But in the meantime…

…a few links for your weekend!

In case you missed it, a quick round-up of this week’s posts:

That’s it for me this week!  I’m really excited about some beautiful wedding invitations and save the dates that I have planned for you all next week, along with more holiday cards of course.  I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and I’ll see you back here on Monday!

{image credits: galaxy by tamara lichtenstein, found via rachel}

{happy weekend!}

Happy Halloween weekend everyone!  This is shaping up to be a bit of a crazy weekend, and not just because of Halloween… you may have heard of this tiny little rally happening in my neighborhood?  Should be interesting!  Aside from all the commotion, I’m looking forward to some Halloween fun with good friends and hopefully a few trick-or-treaters, but in the meantime…

…a few links for your weekend:

…and in case you missed it, a round-up of this week’s posts:

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

{image credits: bekah campbell via mary ruffle}

Wedding Invitations – Page Stationery

Sue from Page Stationery has a wonderful approach to design – “less is more, God is in the details, and  you can never have enough good, clean, white space.”  Sue has been obsessed with typography, letterpress printing and beautiful paper since her early days as a design student.  Prior to starting Page Stationery in 1999, she was an art director for Martha Stewart Living and Martha Stewart Weddings, and today is based out of Richmond, VA.  She’s here today to share some of the clean and modern designs from her collection of letterpress wedding invitations – including four brand new designs!

page-stationery-modern-wedding-invitation-caitlin-text

page-stationery-modern-wedding-invitation-caitlin-save-the-date

{caitlin}

page-stationery-modern-wedding-invitation-rebecca-save-the-date

page-stationery-modern-wedding-invitation-rebecca-invite

{rebecca}

page-stationery-modern-wedding-invitation-caroline-save-the-date

page-stationery-modern-wedding-invitation-caroline-detail

{caroline}

page-stationery-modern-wedding-invitation-olive-type

page-stationery-modern-wedding-invitation-olive-save-the-date

{olive}

page-stationery-classic-wedding-invitation-belle

{belle}

page-stationery-classic-wedding-invitation-tea

{tea}

page-stationery-classic-wedding-invitation-landscape-pocket

{classic pocket}

page-stationery-classic-wedding-invitation-square-pocket

{square pocket}

Thanks so much Sue!  You can find more from Page Stationery – including other wedding invitations, holiday cards, and personal stationery – right here!

Looking for a wedding invitation designer?  You can find Page Stationery and lots of other wedding invitation designers in our Designer Rolodex!

{image credits: page stationery}

2011 Calendar Round-Up, Part 1

Other than the arrival of fall, the end of September means only one thing – and that’s calendar round-ups!  A few of my favorite stationery shops have already listed their calendars, with more to come over the next few weeks.  So I thought I’d get a head start with the first installment of the year!

First up, one of my perennial favorites, letterpress and silk screened desk calendars from Ilee.  I’m loving the January design, inspired by the Year of the Rabbit on the Chinese zodiac!

letterpress and silkscreened calendar

letterpress and silkscreened calendar

letterpress and silkscreened calendar

{ilee}

I absolutely love the design of the 2011 calendar from SeeSaw!  This year, the ladies at SeeSaw were inspired by vintage textiles, and the calendar features gold foil and gray letterpress in beautiful geometric shapes:

letterpress and metallic foil calendar

letterpress and metallic foil calendar

{seesaw}

We caught a sneak peek of this calendar at the National Stationery Show – and the 2011 calendar from Sycamore Street Press is now available!  The illustrations were inspired by the wildlife around Eva and Kirk’s home in Utah:

letterpress poster calendar

letterpress poster calendar

{Sycamore Street Press}

Another perennial favorite that we also saw at the Stationery Show, the gorgeous calendars from Linda & Harriett!  Each month features a perforated post card at the bottom that you can detach and send to a friend.  There’s also a fantastic perpetual calendar that’s great for keeping track of birthdays or anniversaries.

Linda and Harriett letterpress calendar Linda and Harriett letterpress calendar

{linda & harriett}

Every year I like to get at least one fabric calendar to go along with my annual collection of paper calendars (I may or may not have at least 5 calendars scattered throughout my home), and I’m loving these fabric calendars from Lisa Rupp.  The calendars are available in two designs – one with floral illustrations and another with hot air balloons:

fabric 2011 calendar fabric 2011 calendar

fabric 2011 calendar

fabric 2011 calendar

{lisa rupp}

Flora and Fauna Press also created two calendars for 2011 – a large 3-color letterpress poster-style calendar, and a smaller desk calendar inspired by marine life:

letterpress wall poster calendar

letterpress desk calendar

{flora and fauna press}

Also along the marine life theme – the 2011 mini calendar from Blackbird Letterpress features a Louisiana blue crab calendar pad with tear-off months:

gulf coast letterpress calendar

{blackbird letterpress}

From Dizzy Wizzy Design out in Australia, a fun desk calendar with space to jot down notes on the reverse side:

2011 desk calendar

2011 desk calendar

{dizzy wizzy}

Or turn calendars into a fun family craft project with these printable calendars from A Little Hut:

printable calendars

{a little hut}

For even more variety and options, one canoe two has created FOUR gorgeous poster-style letterpress calendars for 2011:

{one canoe two}

That’s it for now, but I’ll be back with many more calendars over the next couple of weeks!

p.s. If you have a calendar that you’d like to submit for a round-up installment, feel free to send them to me right here!

{all images from their respective sources}