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Bella Figura Valentine Mini Collection

Happy New Year! We look forward to continue working on amazing things in 2024. This year, we created a special mini Valentine collection. They are inspired by the lovely customized valentines that have come through our shop the past few years. It also allows us a chance to showcase our expansive palette of pink tones. Check out two of our favorites below:

Our Bishop design features whisper letterpress and a matching beveled edge, with accents of gold matte foil.

letterpress ink: whisper | foil stamping: champagne matte | digital ink: cmyk | fonts: medusa + mixta pro | paper: bella smooth cotton white duplexed 2-ply | card size: f-8 | bevel: 45º | edge painting: whisper | liner: sweetheart pattern in champagne matte on metallic seashell text | envelope: bella cotton white pointed flap

Our Lilibet design is a sweet die cut heart, with pink pear shine foil, and a rose quartz bow.

foil stamping: pink pearl shine | digital ink: cmyk | fonts: petunia serif + petunia script | paper: bella smooth cotton bright white duplexed 2-ply | diecut style: cd-132 | liner: petite dot pattern in quartz matte on metallic rose quartz text | silk ribbon: rose quartz | envelope: bella cotton bright white | digital addressing ink: rosebud

Currant and Gold Invitations with Floral Touches

We worked with our friends at Penny Post to create Jessie and Matthew’s lovely wedding invitations. We personalized our Birgitta design with white stock, currant letterpress, and gold matte foil stamping. The ink colors and sprig motif is repeated on the details card. The botanical liner pattern from our Denton design completes the suite.

letterpress ink: currant | foil stamping: gold matte | paper: bella smooth cotton white 1ply | fonts: aire + gotham + adora bouton | envelope liner: denton pattern in currant | envelope: bella cotton white pointed flap | customization #67476

Rustic Floral Save the Dates

We worked with our friends at Oliver’s Twist to create these beautiful rustic save the dates. The floral frame from our Bissette save the date was added to the supplied text, all in rich espresso letterpress. The letterpressed side was printed on supplied walnut stock, to create a tonal effect. On the reverse, our vintage primrose pattern to add to the romantic moodiness.

letterpress ink: espresso | digital ink: cmyk | paper: bella smooth cotton white 1ply + supplied gmund walnut | fonts: supplied artwork | customization #66832

Debossed and Gold Foil Holiday Cards

We worked with our friends at Ménage Fine Stationery to create these beautiful gold holiday cards. The design was based on our Rubena holiday sample, and customized with gold matte foil. The Drake liner pattern offers a whimsical compliment to the card design, and another pop of gold matte foil.

letterpress ink: blind deboss | foil stamping: gold matte | paper: bella cotton white 2ply | fonts: mrs eaves roman/petite caps, rivea upright | envelope liner: drake pattern in gold matte | envelope: bella cotton white square flap | customization #64677

Handmade Blue and White Floral Invitations

We worked with our friends at Paper Caper to create Christina and Alexander’s beautiful wedding invitation suite. The invitation features white matte foil on our steel blue handmade paper. The details and reply cards on white smooth cotton with chambray letterpress perfectly continue the color scheme. The suite is finished with a custom floral liner from our Braxton suite, and a mother of pearl silk ribbon bow.

letterpress ink: chambray | foil stamping: white matte | paper: bella handmade steel blue + bella smooth cotton white | fonts: la roche script + la roche serif + bodoni 72 | envelope liner: custom braxton pattern in chambray on white | envelope: bella cotton white pointed flap | silk ribbon: mother of pearl | customization #66674

Modern Tawny Wedding Invitations

Lauren and Vincent worked with our friends at Shindig Paperie to bring their wedding invitations to life. Our Hawthorne design is the inspiration for the layout and fonts. The suite was completed with the Tuula pattern in matching tawny shine. The Tuula pattern was printed on a digital flood of Acadia, creating a tonal effect.

foil stamping: tawny shine | paper: bella smooth cotton white 2ply + 1ply | font: aire bold pro | envelope liner: classic color in acadia + tuula pattern in tawny shine | envelope: bella cotton white square flap | customization #66442

Design Elements: Build Your Own Wreath

We can use our Build Your Own Wreath library to create semi- custom wreaths, liner patterns and more. The possibilities are endless, and we can even incorporate additional watercolor elements from our design library. Below you can find an example of how we can translate an inspiration photo into a wreath and liner pattern.

Our inspiration photo comes from Nest of Posies Lush and Rust Christmas Mantle

build your own wreath elements: wreath leaves 4 + 6 + 8 + wreath bow 2 | other watercolor elements: crest leaf branch 2 + watercolor oranges 2 + 3 | digital ink colors: cmyk + french vanilla + umber | monogram font: edinburgh

Khaki Black and Gold Wedding Invitations

We worked with our friends at Sweet Paper to bring Karen and Stephen’s invitations to life. Modern script and sans serif fonts works seemlessly with the khaki invitation card. The gold foil liner on black is the perfect complement to the details card. The botanical Elton pattern evokes the lush beachside wedding venue.

foil stamping: gold matte | paper: bella khaki 2ply + bella black 1ply | fonts: abramo script + ivy mode | metallic thread: tawny | envelope liner: elton pattern in gold matte on black | envelope: bella cotton ivory pointed flap | customization #67015

Gold and Blue Wedding Invitations with Bevel

We worked with our friends at Papier Girl to create Sara and Eric’s lovely gold invitations. The fonts, layout and gold beveled edge were inspired by out Vickers suite. Our bella blue paper provided a striking background for the reception card and envelope liner. The botanical liner pattern from our Marseille suite completed the suite.

foil stamping: gold matte | paper: bella smooth cotton ivory 2ply + bella blue 1ply | edge: 45º in gold matte | fonts: garamond + mozart script | envelope liner: marseille pattern in gold matte on blue | envelope: bella cotton ivory square flap | customization #67215

Red, Green and Gold Holiday Cards

We worked with our friends at Sweet Paper to create these classic holiday cards. We used the same assembly and fonts from our Devine Holiday sample. For colors, we went classic Christmas with a red backer, gold foil stamping and edging, and a spruce green liner. We love this twist on the sample, and it pairs beautifully with the family photo!

foil stamping: gold prism shine | papers: bella red 2ply | bella smooth cotton white 1ply | fonts : wild magnolia + quartz grotesque | grommet: 1/4″ gold | envelope liner: classic color in spruce + aurelia pattern in gold prism shine | envelope: bella cotton white square flap | customization #64532

Romantic Floral Handmade Save the Dates

We had the pleasure of working with Mary to create her beautiful and romantic save the dates. We used the florals and handmade laurel paper from our Bissette save the date sample. The envelope liner in soft grays is the perfect compliment to the laurel handmade paper. The save the date is tied with a bow of our ivory buttercream silk ribbon.

letterpress ink: holly | paper: bella handmade cotton laurel | fonts: bodega script, scala-caps | silk ribbon: ivory buttercream | envelope liner: custom yennicott pattern in mineral + pale gray | envelope: bella cotton ivory pointed flap | customization #66869

Chambray and Nutmeg Invitations for a Jackson Hole Wedding

Sarah and Jacob worked with our friends at The Social Type to create their wedding invitation suite. Our Alder suite was the inspiration, customized with ivory, nutmeg and chambray. A previous blog post inspired the weekend events card- Dolyn and Zach used such a perfect information card layout for a wedding weekend! The chambray envelopes and drift liner in nutmeg were the perfect compliment to the suite.

letterpress ink: nutmeg + chambray | digital ink: nutmeg | paper: bella smooth cotton ivory 2ply + 1ply | font: garamond | envelope liner: drift pattern in nutmeg | envelope: bella chambray square flap | customization #67052

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