I've had all things paper on my mind lately, and what an amazing coincidence that my absolute favorite event designer, David Stark, yesterday blogged about his graphic designer friend, Cheree Berry, who has her own custom paper line, Cherry Berry Paper. (That's right, I am bravely suggesting that I share the same thought wavelength as THE David Stark!)
Seriously though, I always get excited about deliciously decadent stationery and the artists who created them. So I'm spreading the joy to all!
All images featured below are from David Stark Sketchbook. See more photos and read David Stark's interview with Cheree Berry here.
This makes me want to create something... Hmm... Wheels are turning. Stay tuned.
After doing interviews with two incredibly inspiring and dynamic wedding photographers, Lauren Turton and Zac Fisher of The Ohio Photo Guys, I went to Books & Co. at the Greene to kill some time. And I spied with my little eye The Little Book of Letterpress by Charlotte Rivers. One look at the cover, and it all came back to me.
Two years ago, I was obsessed with letterpress. I was planning my wedding during my first engagement (long story) and letterpress invitations were at the top of my wishlist. When that wedding didn't happen (like I said, long story), my love for letterpress seemed to have died as well.
But now, with my second engagement to the same man (no, I will not be recounting THAT story anywhere in this post), and being on a soon-to-get-cracking-on-wedding-planning mode, I have fallen back in love with this same traditional printing style.
Dingbat Press was my go-to invitation inspiration then, and it is definitely still alive and well on my radar now.
One of my favorites on Etsy is this California-based Mom-and-Mom company called Lucky Bee Press. Love times three!
It took me many clicks and turns before finally arriving at Seesaw Designs, during one of my more recent eyeball-popping web-surfing sessions. I was on Martha Stewart's blogs site, clicked on Martha's Circle, clicked on DIY Blogs, clicked on Black Eiffel, clicked on A Cup of Jo, before finally clicking on Seesaw Designs. Yep, it was a long line of links, but it was well worth it.
Yes, I am obsessed with letterpress. Always have. Always will be.
