{happy weekend!}

Happy Friday everyone!  Yesterday we got our first real snowfall here in DC – just a couple of inches, but I love the magical feeling of the first snow of the season.  The city gets sooo quiet; and my neighborhood of Capitol Hill looks particularly pretty with a little dusting.  This weekend we’ll be finishing up our holiday shopping (I know, I know, I’m such a procrastinator), staying warm indoors, and drinking lots of hot chocolate.  But in the meantime…

…a few links for your weekend!

This week on Oh So Beautiful Paper:

That’s it for me this week!  Oh, and don’t forget to enter the New Year’s card giveaway from Wild Ink Press – the contest closes tonight at midnight!  I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and I’ll see you back here on Monday!

{image credits: honey and jam via mary ruffle}

Maple Leaf Wedding Invitations

With Christmas just a week away there’s no denying that it’s officially winter, but I love these fall-inspired maple leaf wedding invitations that Adrienne from Dingbat Press created for a wedding in September.  The overprinting details – where the different leaf colors overlap and create an almost semi-transparent effect – are particularly beautiful:

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So lovely!  You can see a bit more over on Adrienne’s blog right here.

{image credits: Dingbat Press}

{happy weekend!}

Happy Friday everyone!  Do you all have fun plans for the weekend?  This is a bit of a special weekend for me, tomorrow is my 5-year first date anniversary with my husband!  We have plans for a low key celebration, which is kind of perfect for us.  I’m also looking forward to this holiday art sale at the Corcoran Museum here in DC.  But in the meantime…

…a few links for your weekend!

And just in case you missed it, a quick summary of this week’s posts:

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend – I’ll see you back here on Monday!

{image credits: nulka via mary ruffle}

Vintage-Inspired Save the Dates

I’ve got lots of fun things planned for this week, but thought I would start off with some beautiful vintage-inspired save the dates from Jen at Starshaped Press.  Jen works only with antique letterpress type and ornaments, not custom magnesium plates or photopolymer plates, so each one of Jen’s invitations and save the dates has a true vintage vibe.  For Julie and Seth, Jen used art deco type for a 1920s and telegram-inspired save the date:

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I’m always amazed by the beautiful antique fonts and details in Jen’s collection. For Lauren and Mark’s save the date, Jen incorporated a floral ornamental pattern along with antique type from the 1880s (!) and gold ink for a simple yet totally elegant save the date.

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Awesome work Jen!  Thank you so much for sending these over!

{image credits: starshaped press}

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