Meet Boca

Have you forgotten about my invitation inspiration series? I haven't! I am only about half way through my collection and have so many beautiful inspiration boards to share with you! Shall we begin again? First of the new year, is Boca!

The Boca invitation, from the Regal Collection, features simple type with a lovely soft background. Though subtle, the damask background is extremely elegant and chic. Boca was flat printed, but much like my other invitations, was designed to work with letterpress as well.

When it came to inspiration, I again found myself with endless options. Black and white is just so darn elegant and some damask patterns just never go out of style!

Row 1: Christina Szczupak via Ruffled,  Adam Nyholt, Photographer via Style Me Pretty, Leo Patrone Photography via Style Me Pretty Row 2: Craig & Eva Sanders via Style Me Pretty, Paloma's Nest via Martha Stewart, via Style Me Pretty, Jose Villa

OSBP Designer Rolodex

I am so excited to be a part of the Oh So Beautiful Paper Designer Rolodex!

From Oh So Beautiful Paper: "The Designer Rolodex is a curated directory of wedding invitation designers, and its members represent the best of the best.  Members of the Designer Rolodex have been hand selected as the most talented, innovative, and unique designers in the wedding invitation community. "

That's fancy speak for a selective vendor listing, but I am so, so honored to be included! Oh So Beautiful Paper is one of my favorite blogs. If you want, you can view my profile here.

Coming soon!

I can finally say with certainty that my website is coming soon- as in NEXT WEEK! You'll just have to be surprised by the day, but know that it looks great and I am so excited to have everything done and ready to share with the world. This is the biggest thing I've ever taken on and it is really emotional seeing everything come together exactly how I wanted it to... lots and lots of awesome people helped me and I could not be more grateful. You'll see why very soon! Have a great weekend!

Resources for Stationery Designers

I get a lot of emails from new designers asking me questions about paper and printers and anything stationery related. I am a huge advocate for information sharing (everything that I have learned is because someone blogged it or shared it with me) but the busier I get, the less I am able to send long winded emails and am trying to figure out the balance of being helpful and valuing my time. I like to at least point people in the right direction, so I thought I would share some great resources for those interested in learning more about the behind the scenes details in the stationery biz. The Minted Forum I don’t know how long I was on Minted before I figured out their forum, but let me tell you, if you are interested in anything from paper, printers, design tips and tricks, copyright laws, and just other designers’ general opinions than this is the place for you. The Minted design community is very open and encouraging and people share great info. Over the past year or so Minted has grown so much that the forum is a getting large and there are a lot of repeated conversations. I would recommend doing a lot of research first, but if you aren't finding something, don't be afraid to ask a question yourself. And while you are at it, sign up for an account and enter a challenge. You won't regret it.

Let’s Talk Stationery Forum This is a lesser known forum (among my friends) and is not free but a great resource as well. I signed up last year and immediately thought it was worth the $50ish (don't quote me) fee for a year subscription. I never have had the time to participate much myself, but it can also be a networking tool to meet other stationers.

There is no one right printer or paper supplier, no perfect answer to every question, but these forums are a great place to start. You can only get out what you put into this kind of thing, so dig in and start researching!