Stationery A – Z: Graduation Cards

It’s graduation season!  From preschool to college, every graduate deserves a little pat on the back and some encouragement as they embark on the next stage of life.  For those of you looking to congratulate a new graduate, here are a few cards that should do the trick!

Sycamore Street Press

 

Night Owl Paper Goods

Wishbone Letterpress

The World is Your Oyster by sugar paper Grad- You Now Owe Your Parents by Sugarcube Press

Sugar Paper (left); Sugarcube Press (right)

Smock

Graduation-Congratulations-Card-Wild-Ink-Press

Wild Ink Press

Graduation-Congratulations-Card-Sweet-Letter-Press Graduation-Congratulations-Card-Echo-Letterpress

Sweet Letter Press (left); Echo Letterpress (right)

Europe by Oddball Press

Oddball Press

School Rundown by Greenwhich Letterpress Congratulations Bean Single Card by Fisk and Fern

Greenwich Letterpress (left); Fisk and Fern (right)

Dingbat Press

p.s. You can check out a few all-purpose congratulations cards right here!

{images via their respective sources}

*Smock is a sponsor of Oh So Beautiful Paper

{happy weekend!}

Happy Friday everyone!  It’s really starting to feel like summer here in DC – which kind of freaks me out when I think about everything that I need to get done between now and the baby’s arrival in early October.  We passed the halfway mark a couple of weeks ago, and all of a sudden time seems to be moving so much faster – eek!  Off I go to tackle the next item on my to do list.  But in the meantime…

Pretty new nautical prints by Scout’s Honor Co.

…a few links for your weekend!

This week on Oh So Beautiful Paper:

As usual, we have a fun cocktail coming up for you this afternoon, so check back a bit later for the recipe!  I hope you all have a wonderful weekend, and I’ll see you back here on Monday!  xoxo

2012 Paper Party

The booth recaps from the National Stationery Show may be over, but I have one final NSS post to share with you!  Every year for the last few years, I’ve had the pleasure of co-hosting a little stationery meetup with Erika from Delphine one evening during the show.  This year, we invited the stationery and design industry’s finest to come hang out for a few hours outside of the Javits Center – and an awesome turnout of exhibitors, retailers, and fellow stationery enthusiasts showed up to get their paper party on!

 

This year’s meetup took place at a fun little venue just a few blocks north of the Javits Center called Little Town NYC on Restaurant Row â€“ we loved the rustic vibe and brick interiors!  Our fabulous and talented friends Janice from Bellwether Events and Cyd from The Sweetest Occasion helped us pull all of the party details together.  We were thrilled to work with some really amazing sponsors who made the party possible, including Crane & Co., Stationery HQ, Tradeshow Bootcamp, Ladies of Letterpress, and Mohawk/Felt + Wire.

 

 

The super cute paper party details were provided by For Your Party, and DC Rentals helped us out with some gorgeous linens!

 

 

 

Of course, a paper party wouldn’t be complete without a fabulous goodie bag!  This year’s goodie bag was pretty hefty and full of amazing paper from Crane & Co., Dingbat PressLinnea’s LightsFig. 2 Design StudioRussell + HazelFigs + Ginger, TattlyKelp DesignsKate & BirdieCartolinaPaper + CupCrow & CanaryCzar Press, Knock Knock, Legion Paper, and Anthology Magazine.

 

Oh, and I can’t forget the invitations themselves!  Erika created the gorgeous design and the invitations were printed in mint green and gold foil by Stationery HQ.  The wonderful Michele from Meant to Be Calligraphy provided her beautiful hand lettering (in her Edwards style) for the invitations that we mailed out a bit further in advance.

We had so much fun at this year’s meetup!

Once again, a huge thanks and much love to our amazing sponsors: Crane & Co., Stationery HQ, Mohawk/Felt + Wire, Tradeshow Bootcamp, and Ladies of Letterpress, not to mention Little Town NYC for having us – and a million thanks to Janice and Cyd for all their help.  I can’t wait for next year!

There was no way I could fit all of the photos from this year’s meetup into a single post, but you can find the full gallery from the party right here!

Photo Credits: Tory Williams Photography

Seasonal Stationery: Father’s Day Cards, Part 2

I shared some awesome Father’s Day cards yesterday – but, as promised, I have a few more today!  Today’s selection of cards for Dad ranges from sweet to funny, with a robot and a few ties thrown in for good measure.

Quill and Fox

Fugu Fugu Press

 

Mr. Boddington’s Studio

May Day Studio

 

Night Owl Paper Goods

Sweet Harvey

Sass & Peril

 

Hammerpress

Steel Petal Press

 

Old Tom Foolery (left); Paper Plates Press (right)

Campbell Raw Press

Gold Teeth Brooklyn

p.s. This Father’s Day card is also really awesome

{images via their respective sources}

New Giveaway! A Year of Stationery from Smudge Ink!

This giveaway is now closed.  Thank you for entering!

As you might have guessed from my hints on Friday and earlier this morning, I’m super excited about today’s giveaway!  Smudge Ink is offering one lucky reader the chance to win a whole year’s worth of beautiful letterpress and offset printed stationery!  Can you imagine anything more perfect?

Smudge Ink is known for bold and vibrant letterpress printed greeting cards and custom wedding invitations (I’m proud to have them as a member of the Designer Rolodex) – along with calendars, gift wrap, and offset printed greeting cards.  I loved the sneak peek at some of their new paper goodies in the colorful Smudge Ink booth at this year’s National Stationery Show.

The winner will receive a package from Smudge Ink that includes letterpress and offset printed birthday cards, thank you cards, cards for the various holidays, boxed note cards – even two calendars!  The greeting cards are letterpress printed at the Smudge Ink studios, a renovated textile factory located in the Charlestown neighborhood of Boston, and all boxed notes and calendars are offset printed in Maine.

So here’s how to enter:  Visit and “Like” Smudge Ink on Facebook – then come back here and leave a comment with your favorite holiday of the year!  You’ll have until 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, June 7 to enter the giveaway.  One winner will be selected randomly and notified via email.  Bonne chance!

Photo Credits: Smudge Ink

*This giveaway is sponsored by Smudge Ink.  Official sweepstakes rules here.