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Sneak Peek – Martha Stewart Weddings Winter 2013 Issue!

The Winter 2013 issue of Martha Stewart Weddings comes out next week, and – my oh my – if the cover is any indication, this is going to be a seriously gorgeous issue! I know everyone is dying to see the details of a certain wedding featured in this issue, but today I have a special sneak peek of the stationery story to share with you!

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For this issue, the editors have created their own stationery love story – what could be better?? The editors have included a timeline to show you how to incorporate stationery during every stage of your romance, from the calling cards you exchange on your first date to the moving announcements that mark the beginning of newlywed life. And of course, since this is Martha Stewart Weddings, there are also save the dates, engagement party invitations, bridal shower invitations, thank you notes, and more! The stationery story features ten great ideas by ten talented creative designers (and some of our favorites here at OSBP), including Paperfinger, Sugar Paper, Moglea, Sideshow Press, Linea Carta, and Duet Letterpress!

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The full issue will be on newsstands on Monday (and is available as a digital edition for the iPad) – but in the meantime you can check out a little peek of the new issue here!

Photo Credits: Cover by Marcus Nilsson, Story Photography by Trevor Dixon, both for Martha Stewart Weddings, Winter 2013

Quick Pick: Sesame Letterpress Silhouette Stationery

I don’t think I’ll ever tire of silhouette motifs, particularly when they’re this pretty!  I first came across these silhouette cards and stationery sets from Sesame Letterpress at the National Stationery Show, but was reminded of them while looking around for the calendar round up. Just lovely!

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All these and more available from Sesame Letterpress!

p.s. Don’t forget! Today is the last day to enter the 2013 planner giveaway from Laurel Denise!

Photo Credits: Sesame Letterpress

{happy weekend!}

Happy Friday everyone! So, we managed to get our tree and string lights… and haven’t made an ounce of progress since. I actually kind of love the look of our minimalist tree. This week Sophie turned 3 months old and my husband and I celebrated our 7-year dating anniversary by hiring a babysitter and going out to dinner alone for the first time in three months. We went to a new semi-secret restaurant in our neighborhood – very good food, but definitely not baby appropriate. Sophie handled the whole thing so well, I’m already looking forward to our next date night out! But in the meantime…

  

Photos by me, via Instagram

…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 lovely weekend, and I’ll see you back here on Monday! xoxo

Stationery A – Z: Snarky Birthday Cards

I love that moment when you’re skimming through greeting cards and you come across one that causes you to chortle to yourself. You smile a little and realize that this snarky/sarcastic birthday card is perfect for someone you know. Someone that has a sense of humor and likes nothing more than to laugh a little (at themselves) on their birthday. Here is a roundup of smart cards that falls into that category. — Tashia

29th Birthday Letterpress Card by Parrott Design Studio

Parrott Design Studio

Who's Counting by Egg Press There's Always Next Year by Ink & Iro

Egg Press (left); and Ink & Iron (right)

Dog Years Birthday Card by Farewell Paperie

Farewell Paperie

Wishbone Letterpress

Crab Pinch by Night Owl Paper Goods Frickity Frack Birthday by Dude and Chick

Night Owl Paper Goods (left); and Dude and Chick (right)

Everyone Must Grow Old but Growing UP is Optional by Sweet Harvey

Sweet Harvey

29 Again letterpress card by Smock Paper Birthday Bad by Wild Horse Letterpress

Smock Paper (left); and Wild Horse Press (right)

Letterpress LMAO Birthday Card by Ink Petals

Ink Petals

Happy Whatever card by Akimbo

Akimbo

{images via their respective sources}

James + Arija’s Modern Seaside Wedding Invitations

This next set of wedding invitations (and save the dates!) comes to us all the way from England! Athena from Meticulous Ink was given the happy task of designing the wedding stationery for her good friends Arija and James. Athena combined James’s minimalist style with Arija’s rustic sensibility into a beautiful seaside-inspired invitation suite, complete with a blind impression shell motif, modern chevron pattern, and a natural color palette.

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From Athena: ‘Picnic Finest with a seaside twist’ was the description that Arija gave me when we began work on the stationery suite for her big day. Both Arija and her husband James are both very creative people, though James is very minimalist and Arija much more into rustic chic, so I knew this would be a challenge.

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Once we had the save the dates completed I knew the invitation would be an easy continuation in style – a lovely clean sans serif typeface juxtaposed with rough Carpenter Script, letterpress printed on beautiful 100% cotton card with rustic manilla brown envelopes and printed chevron lining in a pretty dusty turquoise. The save the dates also feature a blind deboss shell motif.

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For the main invitations, the chevron pattern was letterpress printed onto extra thick cotton paper. The invitations then seemed to grow and grow, and included letterpress printing throughout – information card, gift list, reply card and envelope, and a flat printed hand drawn map.

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We also printed a mini invitation for the selected few asked to stay and camp for the night, printed in gold foil and with a little illustration at the top. All of which was enclosed in a kraft paper origami folder, complete with letterpress printed cover label and black and white striped ribbon. The completed look is eclectic, chic and simple, with a few quirky twists here and there.

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Thanks Athena!

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

Photo Credits: Benkin Photography