Paper Party 2016: Hologram Foil Art Print and DIY Party Signs

Last week I shared the photos from Paper Party 2016, along with the party invitations, cocktail recipes, and tote bags, but I have a few final details from the party to share! For the past couple of years, we’ve created an exclusive keepsake art print just for the party inspired by the invitation design. This year’s keepsake art print features artwork from Ashley Buzzy Lettering & Press and was printed in hologram foil by Mama’s Sauce on lavender Colorplan from Legion Paper! And because the folks at Mama’s Sauce are just cool like that, they printed a bunch of extras for all of you! Keep reading below for instructions on how to receive one of these gorgeous prints – totally free!

Paper Party 2016 Art Print / Design by Ashley Buzzy Lettering & Press, Printed by Mama's Sauce on Lavender Color Plan paper from Legion Paper / Oh So Beautiful Paper

You may recognize the artwork by Ashley Buzzy from the party coasters, but the artwork was actually created exclusively for this print. I gave the words – “follow the call of the disco ball” – to Ashley and asked her to work her magic. After seeing a sample of Legion Paper’s Colorplan paper in this absolutely GORGEOUS shade of lavender, I knew it was the perfect fit for this 5×7 art print. The talented team at Mama’s Sauce printed the artwork in hologram foil, and voila!

Paper Party 2016 Art Print / Design by Ashley Buzzy Lettering & Press, Printed by Mama's Sauce on Lavender Color Plan paper from Legion Paper / Oh So Beautiful Paper

So dreamy, right?? I just love the way the hologram foil changes color in the light. If you’d like to have one of these art prints, please just leave your mailing address here and we’ll pop one in the mail to you!

Paper Party 2016 Art Print / Design by Ashley Buzzy Lettering & Press, Printed by Mama's Sauce on Lavender Color Plan paper from Legion Paper / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Paper Party 2016 Art Print / Design by Ashley Buzzy Lettering & Press, Printed by Mama's Sauce on Lavender Color Plan paper from Legion Paper / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Paper Party 2016 DIY Acrylic and Vinyl Party Signs / Oh So Beautiful Paper

I loved Ashley’s artwork so much, I decided to turn it into a fun sign for the party! I also made a second sign using calligraphy by Mon Voir from last year’s Paper Party. Both signs were made with vinyl over an acrylic board spray painted on the back. The idea is basically the same as this DIY acrylic sign tutorial (one of my all time favorites on OSBP!), but with vinyl lettering cut out using my Silhouette CAMEO instead of written out with a paint marker. I spray painted each acrylic board with a couple layers of silver glitter spray paint, then added a layer of mint green to one sign and pastel lavender to the other sign, and finally added the vinyl lettering to the front of the acrylic board.

Paper Party 2016 DIY Acrylic and Vinyl Party Signs / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Paper Party 2016 Welcome Signs / Canvas by Mixbook with calligraphy by Meant to Be Calligraphy / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Finally, the party welcome signs! Mixbook (one of our party sponsors) offers canvas prints in a range of sizes, and the 16×20″ size just happens to be perfect as a welcome sign for a cocktail party! We made a total of three canvas prints: one to display in the lower lobby, one to display at the party entrance on our floor, and another directing guests to the photobooth. Each print used the watercolor background from the Paper Party invitations and the party logo created by Ashley Buzzy. Michele from Meant to Be Calligraphy then wrote a unique message on each print using a black paint pen. I love how these prints turned out!

Paper Party 2016 Welcome Signs / Canvas by Mixbook with calligraphy by Meant to Be Calligraphy / Oh So Beautiful Paper

So many fun details from Paper Party 2016! Which is your favorite??

Also, don’t forget to leave your mailing address here to receive one of the exclusive keepsake art prints from this year’s party!

Photo Credits: Oh So Beautiful Paper

The 2016 National Stationery Show, Part 3

Today we’re getting back to recaps from the 2016 National Stationery Show! I have a recap planned for later this week featuring booths that were practically an explosion of color, but first I thought we’d take a look at a few booths that deployed color in a more restrained and strategic way – from black and white patterns to single color letterpress printed cards to foil printed cards with a swath of hand-painted color. First up, Ramona & Ruth! I love the way designer Kim Burks combines graphic black and white patterns – like stripes and spotty dots – with pops of color or shiny gold foil!

NSS 2016 Ramona & Ruth / Oh So Beautiful Paper

NSS 2016 Ramona & Ruth / Oh So Beautiful Paper

More photos – and more booths! – after the jump!

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Happy Weekend!

Happy Friday everyone! The last couple of weeks have been such a whirlwind, between getting back from the National Stationery Show, sorting through thousands of photos, and sharing all of the details from Paper Party 2016! I still have a ton of photos to share from the show, but I’m looking forward to getting back to a slightly slower pace over the next couple of weeks. But in the meantime…

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Photo by me via Instagram

…a few links for your weekend!

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Paper Party 2016: The Cocktails (and Recipes!)

In yesterday’s post, I mentioned that we offered two signature cocktails to guests at Paper Party 2016. In the past we’ve offered an open (cash) bar so that guests could order whatever they liked, but I’ve always wanted to do a custom cocktail menu – after all, it is kind of one of the things we do best around here! So we finally did it! Andrew came up with two recipes that we thought worked well for both the time of year and the number of guests (we were estimating around 250 people): a Pineapple Mai Tai and a Lavender Collins. They’re both so, so good and perfect for summer get togethers! Today we’re sharing the recipes for both drinks, along with the cocktail coasters, stir sticks, menus, and matchbox favors that we made for the Paper Party!

Paper Party 2016 Cocktail Menus, Stir Sticks, Coasters, and Matchbox Favors / Oh So Beautiful Paper

First, the stationery! Sarah from Parrott Design Studio designed the gorgeous cocktail menus – I printed them at home using my Epson WorkForce WF-7610 printer (which can print borderless!). I printed a smaller 5×7 size to scatter around the venue, and a larger 8×10 size to display at the bar.

Paper Party 2016 Cocktail Menus, Stir Sticks, Coasters, and Matchbox Favors / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Paper Party 2016 Cocktail Menus, Stir Sticks, Coasters, and Matchbox Favors / Oh So Beautiful Paper

We also worked with Foryourparty.com to make some fun wood cocktail stir sticks in shiny lavender foil, coasters in shiny lavender foil, and – my personal favorite – Riviera matchbox party favors with shiny silver foil on lavender Color Plan paper. I just can’t get enough lavender these days!

Paper Party 2016 Cocktail Menus, Stir Sticks, Coasters, and Matchbox Favors / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Paper Party 2016 Cocktail Menus, Stir Sticks, Coasters, and Matchbox Favors / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Paper Party 2016 Cocktail Menus, Stir Sticks, Coasters, and Matchbox Favors / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Okay, so I may have gone a bit coaster crazy for the party this year, but after seeing this absolutely AMAZING hologram foil called Micro Glitter at Bella Figura when selecting a foil for the Paper Party invitations, I asked if they’d be willing to print up some coasters for the party. Can you blame me? The Micro Glitter hologram foil is just ridiculously awesome. It reminds me of a disco ball! How could I resist?

Paper Party 2016 Cocktail Menus, Stir Sticks, Coasters, and Matchbox Favors / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Okay, now on to the cocktail recipes! I wanted one of the cocktails to be fruity and tropical, and the other cocktail to be effervescent and refreshing (especially after a long day at the Javits Center). A Pineapple Mai Tai and Lavender Collins were the perfect fit! I highly recommend giving both of these cocktails a spin at home!

Paper Party 2016 Cocktail Menu / Design by Parrott Design Studio for Oh So Beautiful Paper

Cocktail menu design by Parrott Design Studio

Pineapple Mai Tai Cocktail Recipe / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Pineapple Mai Tai

1 oz Silver Rum
1 oz Aged Rum
1 oz Lime Juice
3/4 oz El Guapo Orgeat
1/2 oz Pineapple Juice
1/2 oz Orange Curaçao

Combine all the ingredients in a shaker filled two-thirds with ice and shake gently. Strain into a lowball glass filled with crushed ice and garnish with a mint bouquet. Enjoy!

One quick note about shaken drinks: If you’re making a large quantity of a shaken cocktail recipe in advance, chances are you won’t individually shake each cocktail in a cocktail shaker. But! Shaking a cocktail with ice adds water to a drink, so without it the drink can come out a bit on the strong side. When pre-mixing a large batch of cocktails in advance, you’ll need to add extra water to the recipe to compensate. We recommend adding about half an ounce of water per serving for these kinds of drinks.

Pineapple Mai Tai Cocktail Recipe / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Lavender-Lemon Collins Cocktail Recipe / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Lavender Collins

2 oz Dry Gin
1 oz Royal Rose Lavender-Lemon Syrup
3/4 oz Lemon Juice
Soda Water
Mint

Add mint and ice to a highball glass, then add the gin, lavender-lemon syrup, and lemon juice. Top with soda water and give it a good stir to combine. Enjoy!

Lavender-Lemon Collins Cocktail Recipe / Oh So Beautiful Paper

A huge thanks to El Guapo Bitters and Royal Rose who so generously donated their syrups for the Paper Party so that we could make these wonderful cocktails!

Photo Credits: Nole Garey for Oh So Beautiful Paper

Paper Party 2016 Tote Bags – and giveaway!

Yesterday I shared the photos from Paper Party 2016, and today I’m super excited to share (and give away) the tote bags that we made for this year’s party! We collaborated with the ladies of Sugar Paper on this year’s tote bags, and I am completely over the moon about how they turned out! They’re just so unbelievably perfect, with classic Sugar Paper on the front and this year’s Paper Party logo on the back. Don’t you love it?? I carry mine with me all over town!

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And inside the bag? Pretty much the most awesome stationery from some of my favorite stationers: The Adventures Of, Amy Heitman, Antiquaria, Ashkahn, Bella Figura, Cardtorial, E.Frances Paper, Fox & Fallow, Hartland Brooklyn, Hester & Cook, Hello!Lucky, Ink Meets Paper, Katharine Watson, Katie Leamon, La Familia Green, Moglea, Odd Daughter Paper, The Paper Cub Co., Parrott Design Studio, Power & Light Press, Ramona & Ruth, Rifle Paper Co., Smitten on Paper, Smock, Snow & Graham, The Social Type, Thimblepress, Wild Ink Press, Mixbook, My Mind’s Eye, Sakura of America, Legion Paper, and a selection of Etsy Wholesale sellers. Whew!

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If you weren’t at the Paper Party to collect a tote bag in person, today’s your lucky day – because today FIVE of you have the opportunity to win a Paper Party tote bag! I have one tote bag full of stationery awesomeness and four unfilled (but still completely awesome) tote bags to give away. They’re kiiiiiinnnd of the coolest tote bags ever, so you definitely want to enter the giveaway below!

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To enter, just follow the options on the Rafflecopter below – there are three different ways to enter!

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Photo Credits: Oh So Beautiful Paper

*Sorry, limited to U.S. readers only. Limit one entry per person. $150 approximate total retail value. Winners will be contacted via email after comments close.