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Baby Shower In Blue: Part I
June 7th, 2010
I’m so excited to share with you Part I of a baby shower I recently designed! My sister Allison and her husband Ryan are expecting a baby boy so I jumped at the chance to do something special for them. I loved the idea of using Matryoshka Dolls as the theme, so for the invitations I illustrated these to resemble the parents and the boy-to-be.
I letterpressed the invites myself and was able to save a little bit of money by using thick blotter paper. I then coordinated them with cute blue craft paper envelopes
The rest of the shower coordinated with the nesting doll theme and the colors from the invitation which I’ll be be sharing more of tomorrow. In the mean time, I’m guest blogging today on PaperCrave and you can see more pics and get full instructions for the easy DIY baby shower banner (seen above). I hope you’ll stop by and say hello to Kristen and I!
June 7th, 2010 at 5:09 am
So pretty! Man, do I want to get into letterpressing. It really can’t be beat.
June 7th, 2010 at 5:37 am
Gorgeous idea!
Aimee
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June 7th, 2010 at 5:54 am
they are beautiful, good job!
June 7th, 2010 at 7:11 am
such stunning little details.. everything is picture perfect! i love the stripey straws and that big planter on the right.
may i ask what that lovely font on the envelopes is called?
June 7th, 2010 at 7:52 am
oooh.. i just gasped aloud. this is absolutely beautiful. what a sweet sister you are. i’d love to use that same motif for our upcoming baby! could you possibly add one more doll to the mix for our family of four?? xo. marta
June 7th, 2010 at 9:30 am
This is beautiful! Stunning details!
June 7th, 2010 at 11:22 am
These are so sweet. What a lucky sister! Chuckled at the bearded nesting doll. Too funny!
June 7th, 2010 at 11:36 am
These are beautiful! I really love the envelopes too.
June 7th, 2010 at 12:17 pm
LOVE LOVE LOVE them! So pretty.
You mentioned “thick blotter paper” in your post. Where can you get this?
Thanks for sharing.
June 7th, 2010 at 4:23 pm
this looks absolutely beautiful. good job. Seriously, good job.
June 7th, 2010 at 6:36 pm
Gorgeous! The M dolls are so original and fun!
June 8th, 2010 at 2:20 am
Wonderful
June 8th, 2010 at 12:52 pm
Adore! You’ve inspired me to invest in a letterpress machine! Where, may I ask, did you find your lovely machine?
June 8th, 2010 at 4:27 pm
These invites are gorgeous! How did you create the invite page out of one piece? Did you make it yourself or have that made? I’d love to learn how to do that. Thanks
June 8th, 2010 at 8:16 pm
Those are some of the most darling invitations I’ve ever laid eyes on… a true treasure for the lucky couple!
June 8th, 2010 at 9:03 pm
Thanks Kristen! I purchased the blotter paper from an art store and then trimmed it down. It’s 100% cotton and makes for a great alternative to the Crane’s Lettra paper.
Isn’t letterpress amazing Rosanna?! I love it! I’m lucky enough to have a large Heidelberg machine at my office that I work at. I’m not sure where they found it but since they are no longer in production it was likely found online. Paper Source sells the L Letterpress Machine that might be good for small projects. Hope that helps!
Rachel, the plate was made by an engraving company that specializes in letterpress plates. I designed my artwork in Illustrator and sent them the files which they then created the plates from. I’m not too clear on the actual plate making process but just glad I don’t have to make them myself
June 9th, 2010 at 10:26 am
Um, I might have to steal this idea. So adorable. Would you be mad?
June 9th, 2010 at 4:31 pm
Thank you so much for your help! you’re such an inspiration! Congratulations to your sister and bro-in-law on having a healthy baby boy!
June 9th, 2010 at 6:40 pm
Beautiful work!! I just want to keep staring at it. Your sister must have been thrilled!
June 10th, 2010 at 6:38 pm
Adorable design and really great pictures showing off all the details. Lucky sister!
June 15th, 2010 at 4:10 am
GORGEOUS work! I am sure your sister loves you even more now!!
I’m expecting a baby boy and I am having my own baby shower this Sunday and I can not wait. A couple of friends are hosting it but I have helped do alot of the designing as I just can’t help myself! It is a really special shower for me as my baby girl born 4 years ago was born at 27 weeks gestation and I didn’t get a chance to have a baby shower.
Now I am off to explore the rest of your blog and read the rest of the baby shower posts.
June 18th, 2010 at 11:54 am
Wow, so beautiful!! Great job, and so talented!
July 24th, 2010 at 4:05 pm
The colour blue you have chosen is divine and I am so impressed by your letterpress invites. Simply love your work. And how wonderful for your sister!
September 6th, 2010 at 1:20 pm
Everything looks so pretty! I love your baby shower designs. I’m currently planning a baby shower for my friend (who’s having a boy) and I can’t wait to make the banner to decorate the room. If I can make it look half as pretty as yours I’ll be very happy.
February 21st, 2011 at 7:08 pm
So beautiful! What a lovely idea. Gorgeous, well done.
May 14th, 2011 at 10:17 am
I love the blue and the design, congratulations