Watercolor Bicycle Wedding Invitations

I love pretty much everything the ladies of Bird and Banner create.  And as if we needed any more proof that Erin and Nicole are complete creative geniuses, check out these awesome watercolor bicycle wedding invitations that they created for a wedding last year:

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I absolutely adore the charming hand-lettering on the main invitation — not to mention the gorgeous vintage map enclosure.  Bird and Banner also created the escort cards, which you can see right here!

 

{image credits: bird and banner, via you are my fave}

New Giveaway! Brown Sugar Design Studio

Brown Sugar Design Studio recently launched a brand new website and a fantastic new wedding invitation collection called the Studio Collection — a set of five wedding invitation suites, all letterpress printed on eco-friendly cotton paper, all of which are fully customizable and ready to order!

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To help celebrate their big news, Brown Sugar Design Studio is giving Oh So Beautiful Paper readers the chance to win 100 one-color letterpress wedding invitations and rsvp cards from the Studio Collection along with offset rsvp and outer envelopes.  Hooray!

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So here are the rules:  Head on over to the new Brown Sugar Design Studio website and browse through the new Studio Collection.  Then come back here and leave a comment with your wedding date, the name of your favorite design from the Studio Collection, and a quick explanation of why you chose that design.  

You'll have until 11:59 p.m. EST on Friday, April 23 to enter — then we'll announce the winner on Monday! And don't forget that you must include a valid e-mail address in the comment form (not the body of the comment) to qualify.  Bonne chance!

{image credits: brown sugar design studio}

Tuesday Afternoon

I’m feeling a bit bummed out this afternoon – my husband left yesterday on an extended work trip and I miss him already!  To help the next few pass by more quickly, my plan is to jump right back into our apartment organization/decorating process and try to get as much done before he comes home.  Items on my list include painting, hanging a few shelves, getting rid of old and unnecessary paper files, and finally hanging the rest of our prints and photographs around the apartment.

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I love the idea of just taping small prints (using japanese washi tape) directly to the wall as a rotating inspiration board.  Sadly we don’t have a mantle in our place, but I wish we did so I could balance some of our favorites along the top!

There’s one other thing that is helping to cheer me up – a new giveaway from one of my favorite wedding invitation studios!  You’ll have to check back tomorrow morning for the details… but I can’t wait to share the surprise with you!

{happy weekend!}

Happy Friday everyone!  So the big get-together is finally here, so I'm running off a bit early to get ready for our big meet-up.  But in the meantime…

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…a few links for your weekend!

That's it for me this week!  I'll be back next week with a recap of the B List meet-up, more invitations, and… a BIG giveaway!  But you'll have to check back on Monday for details, so I'll see you here again next week!

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Foil Stamp Wedding Invitations

Rachel from Jolie Jolie featured these utterly gorgeous black and white wedding invitations from a designer friend of hers — and I am completely smitten with the foil stamp details on the black reception/rsvp card:

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Aside from the line-drawing heart on the vellum belly band (a nod to Deny’s proposal), the invitation is completely devoid of imagery, but makes a huge graphic impact through the contrasting typography — letterpress printed in blue ink on white paper for the main invitation and blue foiling on black paper for the reception card.  I love it all!

{image credits: Manu Chau Photography via jolie jolie}