Posts tagged brush calligraphy

It's Monday morning and I'm greeted by a featured post of my work on Oh So Beautiful Paper! That's a perfect way to start a week! You can view the featured post here!

Design House of Moira | Oh So Beautiful Paper

Working with Marina from Bustle Events, we designed this suite for an elopement celebration, using the phrase “we fell in love, so we ran away” as the theme. We really wanted to embrace the destination aspect of the celebration, tying in natural edges and shades of blue. The invitation itself announces their elopement and invites guests to join them at the bride’s parents home upon their return home. We really loved the idea of using paper with a raw edge and choose to go with handmade 100% cotton rag paper from Fabulous Fancy Pants. We paired the handmade paper with slooping brush lettering, and paired it with a formal serif font.

I also hand painted a large piece of artwork for the bride in monochromatic blues, and used that artwork to be printed as their envelope liners. Each invitation suite was wrapped in hand dyed, hand frayed silk ribbon and tucked into a crisp white cotton envelope. The cocktail menus were printed on the same 100% cotton rag paper and featured a “his & hers” signature cocktail. We also created a larger scale artwork piece of the quote we used in the suite featuring the couple’s wax seal.

Design House of Moira | Cotton Rag Paper | Oh So Beautiful Paper

Design, printing and production: Design House of Moira
Ring box: Lang Antiques
Paper: Fabulous Fancy Pants

Photography: Design House of Moira

calligraphy, custom wedding invitationVictoria RothwellJune 20, 2016featured, calligraphy, brush calligraphy, hand made paper, custom invitation, destination weddingComment

Bespoke | Veronica & Charles

Design House of Moira | Summer Watercolor Invitation

These invitations were created for the Oh So Inspired Retreat held in Sonoma, California last fall. We wanted to create something fun, bright, bold and playful with touches of rose gold and shades of peaches and pinks.

The invitations were kept on the simple side, with bold lettering gracing the front. Behind the lettering, I did a pale watercolor wash of pale pink and dropped in just a touch of rose gold. The backs of the invitations were printed in the bold pattern, adding interest and color to the simple invitation design.

I completely love the envelope design with the envelopes lined in the bold print. Each envelope was addressed in the same bold, heavy brush lettering. The carefully selected stamps are reprints of vintage seed packets and the colors were perfect! The small reply card was printed with the couple's address with their initials in the same bold brush style.

Design House of Moira | Summer Watercolor Invitation | Envelope Liners

Design House of Moira | Custom Artwork Floral Wedding Invitation

artwork, weddingVictoria RothwellMay 5, 2016artwork, somoma wedding, floral, floral invitation, artwork invitation, custom invitation, brush calligraphyComment

Bespoke | Elopement

"we fell in love so we ran away"

Design House of Moira | Elopement | Custom Wedding Invitations

Two people fell in love, eloped and got married! To announce their marriage, we created a main piece with the date they tied the knot, paired with a reception card announcing a celebration thrown by the brides parents. I created the suite with handwritten, contemporary brush calligraphy and printed the entire suite on handmade cotton rag paper. The envelopes were both lined with monochromatic indigo florals, and addressed in the same looping indigo lettering. The entire suite was wrapped in hand dyed silk ribbon.

custom wedding invitationVictoria RothwellApril 28, 2016bespoke invitation, destination wedding, calligraphy, indigo, brush calligraphy, silk ribbon, cotton rag paperComment