05/21/2013

National Stationery Show 2013, Part 2

As promised, I’m back with a few more booths from the 2013 National Stationery Show to share with you! First up, a debut booth that is near and dear to my heart â€“ Ladyfingers Letterpress! Their booth was completely full of amazing stationery, from hand lettered birthday cards to greeting cards with a sense of humor. Not to mention some beautiful art prints and rubber stamps!

Ladyfingers Letterpress

Next up, the awesomeness that is the debut Sideshow Press booth! Every piece in the booth (and the booth design itself!) was inspired by the idea of an outdoor camp. I’m in awe of the way that everything fit into the general theme without being too gimmicky â€“ and everything was so well designed! So cool.

Love these custom mailing tape labels!

Sideshow Press

I absolutely loved everything in the Moglea booth! I love seeing the way Meg incorporates her signature hand lettering, illustrations, and color palette into a collection including everything from letterpress printed writing sets and color dipped greeting cards to market notepads and 2014 calendar.

Moglea

I was so excited to visit the booth of Parrott Design Studio and Letter & Lark! I’m such a fan of Sarah’s bright and colorful stationery and Colleen’s delicate illustrated cards. So much beautiful stationery in one place!

Parrott Design Studio

Letter & Lark

Iron Curtain Press had a bright booth full of some really adorable greeting cards, from nautical language cards to illustrated congratulations and condolence cards. Too cute!

Iron Curtain Press

So many fantastic map prints and travel-theme stationery at These Are Things! So perfect for anyone who loves to travel.

These Are Things

Snow and Graham returned to the National Stationery Show just in time to celebrate their 15th anniversary! The booth itself was absolutely stunning, with a paper flower display and petal pink walls, and was full of awesome stationery from greeting cards to gift wrap to calendars â€“ and even the cutest pens!

Snow & Graham

I’ll be back with more from the 2013 National Stationery Show tomorrow!

Photo Credits: Nole Garey for Oh So Beautiful Paper, please ask permission prior to reposting any photos

05/20/2013

National Stationery Show 2013, Part 1

It’s finally here! The 2013 National Stationery Show kicked off yesterday, and I’m so excited for a week full of wonderful stationery! I’ve only had a chance to walk a few aisles so far, but today I’m thrilled to kick off my NSS recaps with five of my favorite booths (so far) from this year’s show! First up, one of the biggest debuts of the year â€“ 9th Letter Press! These ladies went all out with a huge booth filled with awesome letterpress stationery, including gift wrap and foil printed garlands, foil art prints, notebooks and notepads, stickers and fill-in party invitations, and of course tons ofÂ greeting cards and holiday cards!

9th Letter Press

I’ve been following the ladies of Tabletop Made for a loooong time, and it was wonderful to finally meet them in person at their adorable booth! So many cute things, from letterpress printed greeting cards and postcards to gift tags to art prints. I’m particularly loving the sparkly gold foil in the Far Out print below!

Tabletop Made

I was thrilled to stumble upon this booth from Minneapolis-based new exhibitor Benchpressed. I’m loving the hand lettering, illustrations, and bright colors in the sweet and snarky greeting cards and art prints â€“Â and of course I’m a fan of the monthly craft cocktail calendar!

Benchpressed

The Rocket Ink booth was one of my favorite debuts last year, and this year Katie’s booth was full of beautiful city and state prints, a gorgeous gem-themed 2014 wall calendar, and lots of illustrated and hand lettered greeting cards, love cards, and holiday cards. And how cute is that fringe trim around the booth??

Rocket Ink

I’m completely overjoyed that Yellow Owl Workshop was back in their very own booth for this year’s show â€“ and what a booth! Christine hand painted the walls in the most beautiful abstract pattern, which was the perfect backdrop for her colorful greeting cards, stamp kits, and necklaces. They also had their brand new carve-a-stamp kits on display and I’m beyond obsessed. So many possibilities!

Yellow Owl Workshop

I’ll have more to share from the 2013 National Stationery Show tomorrow!

Photo Credits: Nole Garey for Oh So Beautiful Paper, please ask permission prior to reposting any photos

05/17/2013

NSS Sneak Peek: Paper Lovely

Happy Friday everyone! With the National Stationery Show only a couple days away, we’re still going strong with some exhibitor sneak peeks â€“ including a couple more coming tomorrow! First up today, the aptly titled Paper Lovely (Booth #2070)! Kim always has the most beautiful and delicate illustrated cards. This year she’s debuting her very first letterpress printed calendar with illustrations depicting seasonal footwear for each month, keepsake recipe cards, and of course lots of new letterpress printed greeting cards. So pretty!

Thanks Kim!

Photo Credits: Paper Lovely

05/15/2013

Wedding Stationery Inspiration: Art Deco

With last weekend’s premiere of the new Great Gatsby movie (Who’s seen it!?), I thought it was high time I did a roundup of Art Deco inspired wedding stationery! While we know it will be a trend now, a lot of the distinct typography and unique motifs are timeless! You can also play around with some dramatic hues, mixed with black and gold. Talk about a statement!Â â€”Â Kelly

Photo by Julie Roberts Photography, Table Number by Be True Designs via Ruffled

Photo by Michelle March, Menu by Peplum Events + Design via Ruffled (left), Photo by Locally Grown Weddings, Escort Cards by Marit Hanson Weddings via Style Me Pretty (right)

Photo by Julie Roberts Photography, Menu by Be True Designs via Ruffled

Wedding Program by Hello Tenfold

Photo by Locally Grown Weddings, Menu by Marit Hanson Weddings via Style Me Pretty (left), Photo by Hazelnut Photography, Menu by Mintwich Design via Green Wedding Shoes (right)

Photo by Heidi Ryder Photography, Menu by Simply Letterpressed via Green Wedding Shoes

Photo by Lauren Scotti, Escort Cards by KM Paperie via 100 Layer Cake

Photos by Kate Harrison Photography, Paper Goods by Hello!Lucky

{images via their respective sources}

05/14/2013

National Stationery Show Scavenger Hunt: Bingo!

For the last two years, Amber from Flywheel Press has coordinated the most awesome scavenger hunts at the Stationery Show: first it was a set of recipe cards, and then it was cute little matchbook notebooks. This year, Amber has totally outdone herself with Bingo for Two! Amber and 20 other designers, along with Legion Paper, have created a set of two bingo boards (designed by Claudia from Fig. 2 Design) with unique illustrations produced by one of the participating companies to fill each square. So fun!

For those of you attending the show, you can visit each of the 22 participating booths to collect the entire Bingo set! Hereâ€™s a list of the participating exhibitors and booth numbers:

Albertine Press – #1762
Anemone Letterpress – #2068
Belle & Union – #1853
Blackbird Letterpress – #2059
Farewell Paperie – #2158
Fig. 2 Design Studio – #1771
Flywheel Press – #2067
Igloo Letterpress – #2854
Kelp Designs – #1775
L2 Design Collective – #2135
Lady Pilot Letterpress – #2054
Maginating – #2062
Paisley Tree Press – #2066
Paper Boat Studios – #2264
Pei Design – #1774
Pistachio Press – #2065
Power and Light Press – #2254
Printerette Press – #2156
Sapling Press – #2064
Shed Letterpress – #2165
Sugarcube Press – #2047

Once you have all of your tokens, donâ€™t forget to stop by theÂ Legion PaperÂ booth (#3074) in the Supply Side section to pick up the boards! Â I canâ€™t wait to collect the full set!

Photo Credits: Flywheel Press

*Albertine Press, Blackbird Letterpress, Pistachio Press, Paisley Tree Press, and Legion Paper are sponsors of Oh So Beautiful Paper