I'm pretty sure the sun is shining for the first time all week here in DC - hooray!  Between sunshine and a friend visiting this weekend, I'm definitely ready to get a move on the weekend!  But in the meantime...

...a few links for you all to enjoy:

• Invitations from the week: transparent overlay invitations, Cyd and Michael's letterpress wedding invitations and kraft paper programs, and classic black and white invitations with a twist.
• Gorgeous red, white and blue calligraphy!
• Love the idea of a birthday scavenger hunt.
• Remember Hannah's mason jar Save the Dates?  Check out her wedding on Once Wed!
• Ask your bridesmaids to carry paper hearts down the aisle instead of flowers.
• A super-clever letterpress media kit from Two Paperdolls.
• My love affair with Tord Boontje continues with these lovely votives on Pretty Little Things.
• Do you know about the new FTC disclosure regulations for bloggers?
• Lovely floral packaging on The Dieline.

Oh, and just a reminder to any DC-area folks that I'll be speaking at the Not So Big Wedding this Sunday at Rockwood Manor. I hope you'll come by to say hello!

{image credits: revivify via you are my fave}

The botanical blind impressions were inspired by the French-style grounds of the wedding venue, while the rest of the invitation design was kept simple to highlight the different typography styles used.  It's been a while since I've seen a really beautiful wedding invitation booklet, and this one is truly gorgeous!  

{image credits: Bespoke Press}

Carla took one of Juli's yellow and gray wedding garters (#211) and designed a matching invitation suite around it.  So fun!  Check out the rest of Juli's collection right here.

{image credits: Carla David via Julianne Smith}

Some really, really cute looks over at Need Supply:

The ruffled coat and boots in particular are calling my name...

{image credits: Need Supply}

{lucky bee press}

Hello!Lucky has a huge collection of holiday cards – from photo cards to letterpress to offset printing  – here are a few of my favorites:

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For those of you with a preference for kraft paper in your stationery selections, these holiday cards from Yee Haw should be right up your alley:

 {Yee Haw}

These aren't exactly holiday cards, but these beautiful letterpress gift tags from Duet Letterpress will certainly help dress up any gifts during the holiday season:

{duet letterpress}

I also really love the dove in these letterpress holiday cards from Anemone Letterpress:

{anemone letterpress}

For past holiday card coverage, just click here!

{all images from their respective sources}