"may you stay forever young..."

While I'm on the subject of bibliomania, here are pictures of Isaac's birth announcements. They marry my love for all things related to books with my fondness for bits of nostalgic paper goods.

birth announcement

photos by suann of simplesong design

I hired Suann of simplesong design, one of my absolute favorite bloggers and letterpress designers, to create the old-school library card design. Her attention to detail was spot on, right down to the perfectly sized card holder and hand-stamped birth date. To finish them off, I used a little red paper clip to attach a small black-and-white photo of Isaac (not pictured).

I can't even tell you how much I ADORE them. Seriously.

Quote on the card is a line from Bob Dylan's song, Forever Young.
Posted by Marisa on 9/23/2009 06:59:00 PM
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18 comments:

  1. Jennifer9/24/09, 4:17 AM

    Those are gorgeous, what a brilliant idea.

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  2. sonya audrey9/24/09, 5:03 AM

    What beautiful announcements!

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  3. ALFIE9/24/09, 5:37 AM

    these are awesome! as a proclaimed (and proud!) book-a-holic, i am drooling over these! what a fabulous idea!!!

    && thank you for your kind words on my blog! i can easily, and truthfully, repay the compliments---your space here is lovely!

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  4. Katie {My Paisley Apron}9/24/09, 7:05 AM

    What cute announcements!! Thanks for visiting my blog, I'm so glad you stopped in, come back anytime!

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  5. caitlin9/24/09, 8:35 AM

    Love. Love the attention to detail, love the quote. Perfect. And I love the name Isaac. (Also love this blog of yours.)

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  6. Christina9/24/09, 10:10 AM

    Oh, these are perfect! What a clever and artistic design.

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  7. AMM blog9/24/09, 10:48 AM

    Simplesong...everything she does is lovely!!

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  8. Lauryl Lane9/24/09, 10:51 AM

    Thank you for your sweet comment! It really is a small world- Laura Dye and I have been friends since high school. How do YOU know her? BTW, your blog is lovely and those birth announcements are GENIUS.

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  9. Marisa9/24/09, 11:19 AM

    thanks for all the comments on the birth announcements! i highly recommend suann at simplesong - she is a pleasure to work with.

    lauryl - laura's husband jared is my husband's cousin. so i like to brag that I am related to the her. haha. :D i recognized your name from seeing your comments on her blog. it is such a small [blogging] world!

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  10. ellen9/24/09, 2:24 PM

    You stumbled upon my blog and now yours is in my google reader. I'm going to ramble through your archives! :)

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  11. Bluebelle9/25/09, 4:12 AM

    These are really cute! Thanks for stopping by my blog the other day. :)

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  12. Pixie9/25/09, 10:16 AM

    Hi! Love your blog...thanks for stopping by mine. I just have to say, if the summer heat is subsiding here in Phoenix, I'm glad I wasn't here before! lol...They're saying 105 degrees on Sunday! Oh. My.

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  13. Michelle with a K9/25/09, 12:28 PM

    What a fabulous idea for a birth announcement. Love it!

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  14. Faith9/25/09, 4:24 PM

    Just lovely with such a spark of creativity, it looks like they capture something about you and your family!

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  15. bethany9/29/09, 5:24 PM

    These are so very sweet...such a wonderfully playful twist! Oh, Simplesong. She always knows how to make everything lovely.

    Sorry to hear about your near-triple digit temps...hope some truly fall weather blows your way! :)

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  16. Michelle {lovely little things}10/1/09, 8:26 PM

    Perfect for the bookworm new mommy - these are adorable!

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  17. Little Peanut's Mom11/18/09, 3:41 PM

    Hello Marisa! I love your birth announcements! So simple yet so lovely. Thanks for the inspiration!

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  18. BonBon Rose Girls Kristin12/11/09, 1:02 PM

    Ohhhhhh, I just love those. SO creative!

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