Genius — I think this is the word that best describes these fan-freakin’-tastic letterpress 30th birthday party invitations that Kathleen from Twig & Thistle created for her husband’s birthday. And she used oh so droolworthy Gmund Savanna faux bois stock, which just elevates the level of brilliance.
Kathleen went with a subtly carnivorous theme, inspired by her husband’s “meat tooth”, incorporating graphical stamp elements that look like the brands that you’d find on high quality sides of beef and using kraft paper folded like meat packaging for envelopes, which were sealed shut with meat stickers that she got from the butcher at her grocery store. Sheer awesomeness!
RSVP cards were digitally printed, and the arrows that embellish the cards were run through a Xyron to create stickers, which were applied for a layered look. Letterpressed white ink on the dark, aforementioned faux bois Gmund Savanna paper, combined with all of the elements, gives these invitations an ultra masculine feel, bringing to mind an upscale steakhouse.
images from Twig & Thistle
I just saw this on T & T. What an awesome birthday invitation + theme! Great photos too!
Kathleen is a ROCK star!!! Love her work, she always manages to do amazing things!!!
Absolutely stunning!!
I love these! I especially adore the details — the meat stickers, the wrap for envelopes, even the return address stamps are perfect! And Kathleen is brilliant writing “Shhh!” on every piece of paper!
The attention to detail on these is fantastic- I love the dedication to the theme!