business cards

Yesterday and today I’m working on a bunch of business card projects.  Yesterday was a lot of cutting, today is a lot of printing…  What are you guys working on this last week of summer?  :)

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last monday contest of the summer!

Winner Announcement

Its hard to believe a whole season has flown by so fast.  Thanks to everyone for a summer of great contests, you have made it so fun for us.  :)  So without any more delay, this week’s winner was Letty, who penned:

“Cal­i­for­nia girl meets east coast mosquitos.”

Thanks again, and best of luck to everyone as we kick off the autumn season!

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Well, I can’t believe September is already upon us.  I want to thank everyone so much for tuning in and entering our Monday contests this summer.  Nole and I have really enjoyed reading all of your entries.  You guys are awesome.  Today is the LAST contest of 2011, and the theme is:

Last Days of Summer

If you’re new to the contest, here’s some info on the rules and how to enter.  The win­ner with the best six word story will receive 50 per­son­al­ized let­ter­press note­cards.  Because there are lots of people without power today on the east coast, the give­away will be run­ning all week.  You’ll have until 11:59 p.m. EST on Fri­day to LEAVE YOUR ENTRY AT Oh So Beautiful Paper, then I’ll announce the win­ner here on Saturday.  And just in case you need some inspi­ra­tion, you can check out these six word auto­bi­ogra­phies.  Good luck!  :)

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sunshine yellow

While everyone is hunkering down for the hurricane on the east coast, I thought I’d share some bright photos to carry myself through the stormy weekend.

Yesterday I printed the final cover in my series with the wonderful Angela Liguori of Studio Carta, this was my favorite of the three.  :)  I’ll post some more shots of this project next week, but in the meantime I hope everyone stays safe and dry this weekend.  xo

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floyd’s sweet corn

I took some photos of my neighbor’s sweet corn crop this week …in these last days of summer.  I’m heading to Cape Cod for one last long weekend, and will be back on Tuesday.  I hope you have a great weekend, time to savor every last minute of the season before the cooler weather starts creeping in.  :)

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nyc, etsy and cheeky dog

Yesterday I spent the afternoon in New York, walking around Soho with one of my dear friends on her birthday.  I also had a chance to drop by the awesome Etsy offices in Brooklyn to hand deliver some cards.   So nice to catch up with everyone.

And while I was goofing off in the city, Gayle spent the afternoon at her old doggie daycare, Cheeky Dog, so she could catch up with her old friends too – I love that place.  (By the way, if you click this link you might notice that her picture is on site.  Hilarious.)

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monday contest is back!

Winner Announcement

Thanks for everyone who entered this week.  August is starting to wind down, and I hope everyone is catching last chance vacations.  I’ll be on one myself next Monday, so the next and last contest of the summer will be on Monday August 29th.  This week’s winner is Melissa, who packed a lot of plot into six little words:

“Nine months later, beau­ti­ful baby girl.”

Thanks again everyone – see you back here again Monday, 29th!

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Here we are again, back for another summer Monday Contest after a week off.  This week I thought it would be fun to go back to high school…where there’s never a shortage of drama.  The theme for today’s six-word contest is:

Prom Night

You can enter the contest here at Oh So Beautiful Paper.  If you don’t already know the rules, you can find them here.  The win­ner with the best six-word story will receive 50 per­son­al­ized let­ter­press note­cards.  Enter by midnight tomorrow (Tuesday), and the winner will be announced here on Wednesday morning.  Get entering!

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birthday break

I snuck away to Sea Girt, NJ for two days this week – the second of my three mini-break vacations of the summer.  Now I’m printing all weekend – but that’s okay because I feel very rested and raring to go.  I had some mega creative inspiration while I was there…

Hope you have a great weekend, please check-in on Monday for the second to last contest of the summer!

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book project with studio carta

Today I’m excited to share some first photos of a collaboration with Angela Liguori of Studio Carta in Boston!  Angela and I started this project about 2 months ago, it will be a limited edition of hand-bound notebooks with letterpress covers – I’m printing the covers, and Angela will be binding them.

This project makes me so happy because it reminds me of how lucky I am to be doing what I’m doing.  Angela and I first got to know each other by reading each other’s blogs.  I always loved her beautiful work and photography, and from the beginning her craftsmanship has always inspired me to be better at what I do.  That’s what I think is so amazing about this new world we live in.  Sure, it can be crowded and chaotic on the internet – but it also lets us explore all the talent, kindness and creativity in the world.

Here are some more photos of the covers in their beginning stages, and we’ll be keeping you posted as the project evolves.  Thanks, have an awesome day.  :)

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philly coasters

After days of feverish coaster printing (and a quick trip to the beach) I’m taking photos and updating my Etsy shop before the weekend starts.  I’m happy to add Philadelphia to my list of Neighborhood Coasters!  More updates to the shop coming later today, just wanted to share these colorful photos.

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rose ink

Mixing ink is always a fun part of my day.  I always have to do it right by the window so I get plenty of natural light.  I never, ever mix ink after the sun goes down – twice in the past I had to scrap entire wedding invitation sets when I woke up the next morning and realized the color was a shade off from what it looked the night before.  Hrrummph.

But when done right, it can be a very fun and relaxing activity.  I recently posted a step-by-step demonstration of mixing lavender, and it seemed to be a hit with readers.  So I thought I’d do the same for a rose color ink I was printing last week.  You can see photos of the full progression here.  Enjoy!

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