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Friday Happy Hour: The Aviation (Revisited)

We’re still getting settled into the new house and haven’t had much time to experiment with new cocktail recipes, so this week we thought we’d revisit one of our favorite classic cocktails – The Aviation! Made with a liqueur called Creme de Violette, this cocktail is the most lovely shade of pale blueish-purple and has a delicate and sweet floral taste. Even people who normally don’t like gin will love this drink!

Signature Cocktail Recipe: The Aviation via Oh So Beautiful Paper (1)

You can check out the original post right here, and we’ve included a brand new recipe card and photos below!

The Aviation Cocktail Recipe Card by Caitlin Keegan Illustration for Oh So Beautiful Paper

Recipe Card Illustration by Caitlin Keegan for Oh So Beautiful Paper

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Photo Credits: Nole Garey for Oh So Beautiful Paper

Calligraphy Inspiration: Victoria Hoke Lane

These are always my favourite posts to write. Mostly because I get to peruse portfolios of gorgeous calligraphy. Case in point: the work of Victoria Hoke Lane. Victoria is a lettering artist and graphic designer with over 30 years of experience. By the looks of it, her experience shows! Elegant and romantic, Victoria’s calligraphy serves as the centrepiece for a variety of stationery goods. Take a look and you’ll see why! – Julie

Calligraphy Inspiration: Victoria Hoke Lane via Oh So Beautiful Paper

Calligraphy Inspiration: Victoria Hoke Lane via Oh So Beautiful Paper

It ebbs, flows and flourishes; I love the movement in Victoria’s lettering. It’s strong enough to make a statement all its own. No need for excessive ornamentation here!

Calligraphy Inspiration: Victoria Hoke Lane via Oh So Beautiful Paper

Victoria Hoke Lane calligraphy wedding tag detail

Calligraphy Inspiration: Victoria Hoke Lane via Oh So Beautiful Paper

Some of Victoria’s styles are so playful and unique, you’re sure to find one that suits your own personal style.

Calligraphy Inspiration: Victoria Hoke Lane via Oh So Beautiful Paper

Be sure to check out Victoria’s site and blog for more details and sneak peeks into her work! (Which also includes beautiful Springerle cookies and handmade ornaments!)

Photo credits: 1: Laura Murray Photography, 2: Donald Michael Chambers Photography, 3 (both) Alec Vanderboom, 4: Kim Fox Photography, 5: Summerville & Co., 6 (both): Lauryl Lane

 

Kristy + Peter’s DIY Die Cut Save the Dates

Oh man you guys, after moving to our new house on Monday and trying to wrap up some loose ends at our old apartment – not to mention get settled in the new house! – I’m just completely wiped out. Luckily for me, these DIY die cut save the dates from designer Peter Hootman are bringing a smile to my face today! I love the peekaboo effect of the engagement photos behind the cut out letters on the cover. So fun!

From Peter: These are the save the dates I made for our wedding. They went out during Christmas so they had a kinda holiday flare to them with the string lights. I designed them and got the inspiration from some die cut stuff I saw on Pinterest. I wasn’t sure how we were going to actually make them till I found a Silhouette Cameo die cut machine on Amazon.

I ordered one and I ordered the paper and envelops from Paper Source, then I designed and ordered a custom rubber stamp for the back of the envelope.  We had a lot of fun playing with different fonts, but we had to modify a lot of them so they wouldn’t just fall out. It took way more work then I expected and a lot of time to cut out all the letters but it was worth it.

DIY Die Cut and Kraft Paper Save the Dates via Oh So Beautiful Paper

Thanks Peter!

Check out the Designer Rolodex for more tal­ented wed­ding invi­ta­tion design­ers and the save the date gallery for more beau­ti­ful cus­tom save the dates!

Photo Credits: Peter Hootman | Be Brave

Friday Happy Hour: The Pimm’s Cup

The Pimm’s Cup is a sweet and spicy and herbaceous drink, a complex cocktail with lots of flavors crashing around all at once in a way that shouldn’t really work but totally does. This drink, an import from England, is most properly a summer drink, but since English summers are on par with DC springs, go ahead and knock one back this weekend. – Andrew

Signature Cocktail Recipe: Pimm's Cup via Oh So Beautiful Paper (34)

Pimm's Cup Recipe Card Illustration by Caitlin Keegan for Oh So Beautiful Paper

Illustration by Caitlin Keegan

Pimm’s Cup

2 oz Pimm’s No 1
3/4 oz. Cointreau
3/4 oz. Fresh Lime Juice
3-4 Cucumber Slices
1 Bunch Mint
Lemonade

Combine the Pimm’s, Cointreau, and lime juice in a highball glass filled with ice. Add the cucumber slices and mint (or berries and citrus wheels or pretty much whatever else you want, this can be a real smorgasbord of a drink). Top with lemonade – in this case, the British-style carbonated lemon-lime soda type of lemonade – or some ginger beer for a richer, spicier Pimm’s Cup. Enjoy!

Signature Cocktail Recipe: Pimm's Cup via Oh So Beautiful Paper (16)

Pimm’s No. 1 – invented by Englishman James Pimm back in 1823 – is essentially a gin-based cocktail in a bottle, though it’s marketed as a liqueur. Its recipe remains, to my knowledge, a trade secret, though there are all sorts of herbs, fruits, and spices involved. It has a bittersweet and very herbal flavor that makes it a great addition to cocktails but not particularly tasty on its own.

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Signature Cocktail Recipe: Pimm's Cup via Oh So Beautiful Paper (4)

Sometime after Pimm started mixing up his No. 1 Cup, some other Englishman (or Englishwoman) had the great idea of further mixing Pimm’s with some lemonade and a whole bunch of fruit and the Pimm’s Cup, England’s favorite summer cocktail, was born. There’s no one Pimm’s Cup recipe out there, and lots of permutations to play with (I borrowed this one, one of my favorites, from the Employees Only bar in NYC), so experiment!

Photo Credits: Nole Garey for Oh So Beautiful Paper

Reis + Jaymee’s California DVD Save the Dates

These save the dates from Jaymee of Jay Adores Design Co. are just so great, from concept to execution! Created for her own wedding last fall, Jaymee wanted to create something personal to share with their guests-to-be. With the help of a friend and the talented folks at Rise and Shine Paper, Jaymee created a beautiful DVD, chipboard case, and an insert with helpful travel information. So fun!

Creative Save the Dates by Jay Adores Design Co. via Oh So Beautiful Paper (6)

From Jaymee: Once the reality of being engaged set in, I started thinking about all the mail that passes through the post office relating to just one wedding.   I wanted our save the dates to be a little different, to really represent “us.” 

Creative Save the Dates by Jay Adores Design Co. via Oh So Beautiful Paper (2)

Since we met and would marry in California, (where I’m from), but have spent the last 4 years living in Hawaii (where he’s from), many of the people who made up our guest list we hadn’t been able to spend too much time with as a couple. To announce our engagement, I thought it would be fun to make a short video of us in our Hawaiian element and share it with family and friends on the mainland. Thankfully, my fiance-now-husband agreed to this idea and with the help of a friend, we spent an afternoon filming some of our favorite leisures on the north shore of Oahu where my husband grew up. 

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After editing the video, I was even more excited to start the packaging process!  I found these chipboard DVD cases and had them letterpress printed by Rise and Shine Paper (Ryan was so great to work with!). Then using some of our engagement photos, I designed a DVD label and created a separate insert for other important details.

Creative Save the Dates by Jay Adores Design Co. via Oh So Beautiful Paper (5)

Thanks Jaymee!

Design: Jay Adores Design Co.

Letterpress Printing: Rise and Shine Paper

Check out the Designer Rolodex for more tal­ented wed­ding invi­ta­tion design­ers and the save the date gallery for more beau­ti­ful cus­tom save the dates!

Photo Credits: Jay Adores Design Co.