Rustic Paper Goods

Really loving and appreciating the different styles that I get to work with.  It's truly the extensive beauty, use, and presentation calligraphy and paper goods can do.  As of late it has been truly inspiring to work with so many creative concepts alongside different coordinators, brides & grooms.  

Calligraphy on Handmade Fine Paper Goods

Table Cards and Guestbook Signage on fine handmade paper

Appetizer & Dessert Signage on fine handmade paper

Calligraphy over a Map of Italy

Signage for the photo booth

Matching Table Cards

Stylizing your Springtime Suarez

Here are tips and examples of ways to stylize and spruce up your late springtime suarez.  Whether it be a special celebration, graduation dinner, award ceremony, engagement dinner, or wedding reception.  Here are  classy, simple, stylized, and personalized ideas from Calligraphy Katrina.

Celebrating and appreciating the diamonds in our lives, CKMDP made special linens and personalized menus for an Exclusive Mother's Day Dinner.  

Cheers! Linen Napkin

Getting set up to celebrate over an exclusive dinner.

Circle Menus and circle invitations are the perfect way to enlighten and create space and shape to a dinner setting.  Here is a circle invitation for this springtime rehearsal dinner. This brings up a classy and elegant style to a the table.  Gold ink calligraphy on a doiley and white plate favor.

Personalized Invitation on Doiley

Lastly, to end a wedding ceremony or to send off the newly weds create your own customized petal cone filled with fragrant flowers or confetti.  Your choice of ink color, calligraphy font, paper, and ribbon.

White ink on Red Petal Cone with Cream Ribbon.

Fab Four Features for CKMDP

I'm so glad to have a solid team that has helped me get where I am today.  Here's the result of hard work, a fabulous strong creative team, and grateful heart brings you to:  You and Me:  you &your wedding issue. (we've gone international, this magazine is from the UK), California Wedding Day Resource Guide, Pasadena,  California Wedding Day (CWD).

You and Your Wedding

California Wedding Day Resource Guide

Pasadena

California Wedding Day (CWD)

 Thank you to my family, friends, and colleagues for your constant support,

inspiration, affirmation, encouragement, creative exchange, and heart.

Couldn't be where I am without you!

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NEW at CKMDP: Die Cut Cards

I am so proud to announce that CKMDP now carries customized DIE CUT CARDS!!!!  These customized die cut cards come in flat place cards, as well as fold over tent cards. Use these die cut cards as escort cards, place cards, dessert and display signage, name tags, labels, favor tags, and gift tags. For now the shapes available are in: rounded rectangle, bird, star, bracket and circle....I'm sooo looking forward to see how our customized die cut card collection grows.

die cut tent cards in white with black ink

Here is a sneak peak from one of our corporate clients.  

Variety of skeleton keys with die name tag.
Die Cut Card:  Flat Bracket
Paper color: Desert Storm
Calligraphy: Black Ink

Skeleton Key Party Favor with Die Cut Name Tag.

For more information about our die cut cards, Shop Regalo on our website and scroll down to Table Cards.  For your special event, I'd love to personalize your die cut cards with paper of your choice, calligraphy, and color.  Can't wait to hear from you.  

....follow @calligkatrina on Instagram to see the daily happenings here at CKMDP!!!

Cheers!!!!

Throwback to Harsanik 2013

About 2 and half weeks ago we had our debut at Harsanik 2013:  The Premier Bridal Event.  It was our delight to present stationery and ideas to a plethora of beautiful brides.  One of the fun ideas for this vibrant and bountiful spring bridal show was welcoming our guests into our canopy with sweets and love.

Calligraphy Katrina Maison du Papier at Harsanik 2013:
The Premier Bridal Event at The Hilton at Universal City.

Scoopful of Kindness, delightful sweets
for our blushing brides.

At Harsanik we also were able to display a new addition to our portfolio.  This incandescent invite and circle menu was inspired by Christine Zohrabian from Fancy That Events.

Gold Calligraphy with white ribbon and a little bling!

Thank you Tic Tock Couture Florals
your whimsy and radiant floral arrangements
always bring us great joy.

Along with up and coming new designs, calligraphy on linens has also become a new couture medium of ours.   This panel is one example of delicately handwritten calligraphy on shimmery white linen.  

Demain Les Caube, Victor Hugo

Cheers for Harsanik: The Premier Bridal Event 2013!

Harsanik and CKMDP

I am so excited for this coming Sunday March 10th, 2013. It will be Calligraphy Katrina Maison du Papier's first appearance at The Premier Bridal Event. Once again Harsanik and FancyThat Events by Christine Zohrabians are partnering to showcase a fantastic event. Premier Bridal Event will be held at Hilton Hotel in Universal City from 12 pm - 5 pm. For a full list of participating vendors, sponsor vendors, and more information visit the official website of  The Premier Bridal Event For great tips and more resources visit http://harsanik.com/. Some of the best resources include:

-Ask Christine (from Fancy That Events)

-Forums

-Tips and Guides

-Video of The Premier Bridal Event 2012

We hope to see you there, much is up and coming.

Le Magnifique and CKMDP

Just a few weeks ago I was working with my colleagues on a stylized photoshoot inspired by elegant turquoise and grey.  So I'd like to Throwback Tuesday and share this stylized photoshoot with you.  Hope you enjoy these photos from Becca Rillo Photography.

turquoise and grey inspired, white ink on grey invitation set

circle menu, white calligraphy on grey paper, a gentle subtle touch

circle menu close up

hand scribe calligraphy on escort cards

Click on the link below for more from the shoot with Becca Rillo and a list of the participating vendors.

Cheers!

Le Magnifique

Flagship to the Oscars

In the last few weeks it has been quite busy here in the CKMDP office.  As you've seen from previous posts brides to be were with us at POP the Bridal Event at The Americana at Brand, to supporting the Jordan Farmar Foundation.  This day, we take you on to a flagship opening and the red carpet.  The awesome thing about living in this 5th year of Calligraphy Katrina Maison du Papier are 1) the new and 2) the continuous.

THE NEW!  On February 13th, 2013, CKMDP had its pre-Valentine serenade at the Tommy Hilfiger Flagship opening on North Robertson.  One awesome aspect of the evening was shopping!!!!  It was first had experience of the stores first sail.  Of course the we were hosted by Tommy HIlfiger himself with Jessica Alba, Cash Warren, Zooey Deschanel, Maria Stewart, and Maria Bell. The  another aspect of the evening was that the grand opening was in celebration of the partnership of The Tommy Hilfiger Foundation with P. S. ARTS commitment to build a stronger art education curriculum at two LAUSD schools:  Walgrove Elementary School and Grand View Elementary.   The night continued with a private after party and special guest performance by Alica Keys:  I Keep on Fallin', New York State of Mind, and No One. CKMDP is proud to have hand written envelops for an fashion fierce armada of a crowd.

Amazing modern nautical decor

featuring the spring line:  Tommy Hilfiger Kids

A Tommy HIlfiger After Party!  Follow me on Instagram @calligkatrina

THE CONTINUOUS!  As in previous posts, it is such a great feeling when reoccurring events and clients
return. I am so humbled and proud to present CKMDP's 4th year writing for the special pre-events and hosts of the Oscars parties.  A busy week of prepping for the pre-party affairs I share with you.

Invitations for Charles Finch and Chanel.

Simple place cards for Table 8.

Table settings for the Gagosian- Oscar Party at Mr. Chow's.

Simple place cards for a long table setting.

With the NEW and the CONTINUOUS, CKMDP is cheerful, with a grateful heart I'm looking forward for more to come! Thank you for partaking in my joys.

Sunny Day at POP the Bridal Event

This past Sunday was such a sunny day at POP the Bridal Event perfect for browsing and gathering the best of resources for THE BIG DAY!!!  Many happily engaged couples as well as brides with their bridesmaids came by to visit our table. Everything was a perfect display to see.  What a way to end the winter and start thinking about spring.  Here are some pictures for your browsing pleasures.  

Welcome chalkboard!

Romantic mirror with hand scripted
calligraphy.

Calligraphy Katrina Maison du Papier Table

Thank you Tic Tock Florals for the pizzazz
with this towering cascading
floral arrangement!

David Tutera book and shoe signing!

Stunning as always by Cake Studio!

Cake Studio Close Up.

CKMDP with Fancy that Event Design and Cordination,
dainty tent card with calligraphy, lace, and ribbon

Groom Menu, CKMDP with Fancy That Events,
gold calligraphy on circle menu.

Bride Menu, CKMDP with Fancy That Events,
gold calligraphy on circle menu.

Appearance by newly weds
Mario and Courtney Lopez!

We hope you are inspired by these tid bits from POP the Bridal Event.  Thank you Lovella Bridal for hosting such a fabulous, fun, and fine bridal show!.

Amazing Endorsements

I just started instagramming at the beginning of this year, literally.  Its so awesome to be endorsed by some of industries most talented and gifted persons. It's also of the greatest feeling when you know your going in the right direction!!!  Here are shout outs from Salvatore Ferregamo dinner.  Thanks Rachel Zoe, Emma Roberts, and George Kotsiopoulis for the shout outs on your instagram.

from Rachel Zoe

from Emma Roberts

from George Kotsiopoulos

Here is our info for Calligraphy Katrina Maison du Papier on instagram, If you'd like to check out more of our calligraphy, office life, and inspirations of CKMDP please follow and hashtag us at #CKMDP and #calligraphykatrina.  These photos are directly and personally from your's truly!!!

@calligkatrina