Happy Weekend!

Happy Friday everyone – and Happy Mother’s Day weekend! My kids aren’t really old enough to understand Mother’s Day yet, so we’ll be celebrating with a fairly normal weekend involving a birthday party and brunch, which is kind of a perfect weekend anyway! But in the meantime…

The Lovely Ave via Instagram / Oh So Beautiful Paper

The Lovely Ave via Instagram

…a few links for your weekend!

This week on Oh So Beautiful Paper:

That’s it for me this week! Check back in just a bit for this week’s cocktail recipe! I hope you have a wonderful weekend, and I’ll see you back here on Monday! xoxo

NSS 2016 Sneak Peek: Inclosed Letterpress Co.

I’m super excited about some of the companies exhibiting for the very first time at this year’s National Stationery Show, including Inclosed Letterpress Co. (booth #1626)! Lesley of Inclosed Letterpress Co. is going all out with her debut appearance, with more than 50 (!!!) greeting cards, art prints, notepads, gift tags, and decorative sticker packs, along with a custom wedding album! The greeting cards are letterpress and foil printed, with an entire line inspired by Lesley’s mom’s hometown in Hawaii and dedicated to the aloha spirit. The wedding album features 20 invitation suites and offers the best of letterpress, foil, and digital printing along with handmade papers, watercolor treatments and many other unique custom upgrades desired by today’s modern couple.

NSS 2016 Sneak Peek: Inclosed Letterpress Co. / Oh So Beautiful Paper

NSS 2016 Sneak Peek: Inclosed Letterpress Co. / Oh So Beautiful Paper

NSS 2016 Sneak Peek: Inclosed Letterpress Co. / Oh So Beautiful Paper

NSS 2016 Sneak Peek: Inclosed Letterpress Co. / Oh So Beautiful Paper

NSS 2016 Sneak Peek: Inclosed Letterpress Co. / Oh So Beautiful Paper

NSS 2016 Sneak Peek: Inclosed Letterpress Co. / Oh So Beautiful Paper

NSS 2016 Sneak Peek: Inclosed Letterpress Co. / Oh So Beautiful Paper

NSS 2016 Sneak Peek: Inclosed Letterpress Co. / Oh So Beautiful Paper

 

More from Inclosed Letterpress Co. right here!

Photo Credits: Daniel Muller of Mullers Photo Co.

Illustrated Lakeside Wedding Invitations

I want to live in these illustrated lakeside wedding invitation’s from Lana’s Shop! Inspired by the bride’s family lake home, the invitations feature stunning illustrated lake views, watercolor illustrations of foliage from the area, and the most perfect assortment of nature-inspired vintage postage stamps. Not to mention elegant calligraphy details from Design House of Moira! So lovely, from start to finish.

Illustrated Lakeside Wedding Invitations by Lana's Shop / Oh So Beautiful Paper

From Lana: The inspiration for Michelle and David’s invitations was obvious when they showed me their stunning wedding location. Michelle’s family lake home offered stunning views, but it was also a very meaningful location for the bride and groom. This gorgeous setting became the focal point for the suite, which features light, airy watercolor illustrations of the venue as well as beautiful calligraphy accents by the talented Victoria Rothwell with Design House of Moira.

Illustrated Lakeside Wedding Invitations by Lana's Shop / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Illustrated Lakeside Wedding Invitations by Lana's Shop / Oh So Beautiful Paper

For the oversized invitations, I illustrated the exact lake scene that guests would see during the ceremony, while the RSVP cards include an illustration of the home on the property where the reception would take place. The main palette of blues and greens reflects the serene location. When it came to printing, we chose a quality felt paper so that each guest felt like they had the original painting.

Illustrated Lakeside Wedding Invitations by Lana's Shop / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Illustrated Lakeside Wedding Invitations by Lana's Shop / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Every detail, including the illustrated leaves on the bellyband and the stamps on the envelopes, was chosen with the natural environment in mind.

Illustrated Lakeside Wedding Invitations by Lana's Shop / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Thanks Lana!

Design and Illustration: Lana’s Shop

Calligraphy: Design House of Moira

Lana’s Shop is a member of the Designer Rolodex – you can see more of Lana’s beautiful work right here or visit the real invitations gallery for more wedding invitation ideas!

Photo Credits: Megan Lee Photography

Rustic Farm to Table Watercolor Save the Dates

Okay, the tiny illustrations of beets and carrots in these rustic farm to table watercolor save the dates are pretty much the cutest things I’ve ever seen. Created by Amanda at Wide Eyes Paper Co. for the wedding of two chefs, the save the dates feature plenty of Amanda’s signature watercolor illustrations, along with an engraved wood tag for some extra personality.

Rustic Farm to Table Watercolor Save the Dates by Wide Eyes Paper Co. / Oh So Beautiful Paper

From Amanda: These save the dates were created specifically for two chefs that found love in the kitchen. Kelly and Jeremy are having a romantic and intimate farm to table rustic soirée at Buttermilk Farms in Milton, New York. The design was such a fun project to work on.  Our shop is used to creating custom watercolor portraits of couples venue or locations, but Kelly and Jeremy wanted a more natural, organic feel to their announcements with a little more attention to subtle details seen within the cards we designed.

Rustic Farm to Table Watercolor Save the Dates by Wide Eyes Paper Co. / Oh So Beautiful Paper

We carefully crafted a 4×6″ postcard style save the date with watercolor greenery in representation of herbs in a garden, as well as some watercolor beets and carrots as an accent to their farm to table theme.  I love the little details seen throughout these special cards.

Rustic Farm to Table Watercolor Save the Dates by Wide Eyes Paper Co. / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Additionally, the save the dates were printed on 100 percent recyclable natural kraft card and paired with a banner style engraved wood tag to complete the set.

Rustic Farm to Table Watercolor Save the Dates by Wide Eyes Paper Co. / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Rustic Farm to Table Watercolor Save the Dates by Wide Eyes Paper Co. / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Thanks Amanda!

Design: Wide Eyes Paper Co.

Wide Eyes Paper Co. is a member of the Designer Rolodex – you can see more of Amanda’s work right here or visit the real invitations gallery for more wedding invitation ideas!

Photo Credits: Nicole Mason

Modern Fiesta Wedding Celebration Invitations

These gorgeous invitations totally had me at the sun-bleached desert color palette. Dreamy shades of peach, pink, blue, and green mixed with kraft paper? Yes, please. The modern fiesta wedding celebration invitations from Lauren at Charm & Fig feature white foil on kraft paper for the main invitation, geometric patterns, and several different paper finishes. So creative!

Modern Fiesta Wedding Celebration Invitations by Charm and Fig / Oh So Beautiful Paper

From Lauren: Lindy and Chris are an adorable LA couple with endless creativity: they write, produce, act, model… you name it. A few months after they became engaged, they had a very sweet and private wedding ceremony on the beautiful beaches of Malibu, California. With the blessing of the couple, the parents planned one fabulous Tex-Mex fiesta to honor the newlyweds in their home state.

Modern Fiesta Wedding Celebration Invitations by Charm and Fig / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Since this invitation was all about the celebration, we skipped a lot of the formalities and focused on an energetic invitation that would capture the couples’ creative personalities and playful style. Knowing a little bit about the couple, I wanted the suite to feel like it was telling a story with color, layers and texture. To illustrate this, we used a sun-bleached color palette, geometric patterns, and multiple paper finishes.

Modern Fiesta Wedding Celebration Invitations by Charm and Fig / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Modern Fiesta Wedding Celebration Invitations by Charm and Fig / Oh So Beautiful Paper

The invitation was white foil-printed on kraft paper – a simple color scheme that found a perfect balance with the complexity of the design. We were able to pick up some of the Navajo-inspired patterns on the invitation and use them throughout the suite to unify each piece. The map, directions and registry information were printed on a transparent white vellum to add another layer to the ethereal suite.

Modern Fiesta Wedding Celebration Invitations by Charm and Fig / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Modern Fiesta Wedding Celebration Invitations by Charm and Fig / Oh So Beautiful Paper

As a gift, the groom’s mother commissioned custom thank you notes for Chris and Lindy. We used the L+C cross monogram from the RSVP card and had it gold-foiled stamped on crisp white paper for an effortlessly luxe look.

Modern Fiesta Wedding Celebration Invitations by Charm and Fig / Oh So Beautiful Paper

A vintage-looking postcard RSVP was a must! It kept things casual and afforded us another opportunity to add gorgeous imagery – in this case, a dreamy desert scene with pops of blush, green and dusty blue hues. On the flip side, we added a place to write advice for the newlyweds, of which the answers will undoubtedly provide insight, joy and maybe a couple of laughs years to come.

Modern Fiesta Wedding Celebration Invitations by Charm and Fig / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Thanks Lauren!

Design: Charm & Fig Paper Goods

Foil Stamping : Quality Printing Company

Laser-Printing: Crest Printing

 

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

Photo Credits: Bri Costello Photography