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These letterpress journals have been in the works for some time. Each with its own theme “Dream, Imagine, Inspiration, Gratitude”, I mean who doesn’t want a gratitude journal right!? I was dying to use this paper that looks like wood grain! The Gratitude and Dream journals are printed on that paper. The Inspiration and Imagine journals are printed on 100% recycled post consumer waste papers!
As always, there was a lot to take in at the National Stationery Show! It was hard to pry ourselves away from our booth, but we did manage to duck out to see what’s new with some of our favorite designers. One of our favorite new products is this genius LCD card by Yellow Owl Workshop.
Also love this lucky horseshoe calendar from Hammerpress.
Greetings from the National Stationery Show! Today, I wanted to show you a few really great, and humorous letterpress greetings we are launching:
The first one is one of my favorites! The perfect apology card, “Sorry I’ve Been an Ass” with a donkey face. The next one says “It must be hard being so perfect”, and lastly an anchor card perfect for just about anything!
Greetings from the National Stationery Show. I figured since you couldn’t be here that I would give you a little peek each day at some of the new and exciting products we are launching in NYC! We are so excited to be launching almost 100 new products, all viewable at our website boutique.
These letterpress postcards are hand letterpress printed on 100% recycled chipboard! I am very excited about these. Check out the tiny snails on the snail mail one!
The annual National Stationery Show is taking place here in New York May 17-20th, and I’ll be swinging by on the 17th. I always joke that I need a wheelchair to make it around to every booth because there are over 1000 exhibitors!
Some of our good friends like Wiley Valentine, Hello Lucky, and Smock/Bella Figura will be there. The National Stationery Show is a great way to discover some of the up and coming forces in the stationery world. This event is only open to wholesalers and press so unfortunately the general public can’t attend, but I promise I’ll be back with tons of pictures!
Though I’ve attended the show a couple times in the past, this is the first year that I registered as “press” — in the past I’ve attended as a guest of friends who were exhibiting. Registering as press has definitely been a different experience because I’ve been getting samples, emails, and phone calls galore from exhibitors who want me to stop by their booth.
I feel so fortunate to live in Manhattan, because it’s the wedding capital of the US — all the wedding magazines, designers, bridal shows, Bridal Market and many top vendors are based out of here. I wonder if Weddingbee would have been different if I still lived in LA and wasn’t able to have access to all the opportunities I have here.
Anyway I digress — I’ll be stopping by as many booths as possible this Sunday, so be on the lookout for a little Asian girl with a press badge! 
Andria Ledon of Lilikoi Press asked me to do the lettering for her wedding invitations and materials, and I think they turned out beautifully. I really love the look of the blind embossing, as well.
Yes the power of the kraft…envelope that is. This is by far the number one choice by 95% of my clients. The softness, organic, and overall “non-wedding” look of this envelope is what draws my clients to choosing them as the very first impression and peek at the wedding. Her beauty is just her simplicity, especially when letterpress or a fabulous over the flap to the front design has embellished her. This envelope has graced many weddings from the shabby chic to the playful sophisticated. It has been used with soft and bright palettes alike. Can you resist? I think not!
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So, here’s more stationery — I didn’t realize how much we did ourselves until now! Crazy! The save-the-date project was a lot of fun. A great idea thanks to my husband. We printed the information on beige heavy stock paper, cut the shape of a barn, cut a little window and door, folded it and placed it into a brown envelope along with a map of the area where everyone was staying.
The wedding program had a gold skeleton key stamp. This is very meaningful to me, not because we have over 100 old keys hanging on one of our living room walls, but because even before meeting Chris’ mother, she sent back a key with him to add to my collection. It came in a little pouch with a note that said, “this may be the key to my son’s heart” -isn’t that so sweet? He proposed two weeks later.
We printed a short story about the horseshoes we gave to all our guests. We put them in a burlap sack stamped with “Virginia is for Lovers” with our names and date. Did I mention we got married in a stable? So the horseshoes, which are symbolic for good luck, were also totally appropriate for the occasion.
Have a lovely day!
xoxo
Brides are always looking for ways to accentuate their invitation suites and maps and make them unique, and envelope liners are an easy way to add an extra touch! They can be as simple as a rich gold liner to tie the suite together, or as adorably creative as this wedding cake and ring liner. I hand drew these sweet illustrations and had them printed and cut to fit into the envelopes. Each liner was then inserted by hand to complete the look. The precious cake was also included on the front of the notecard with a save-the-date map inside. It was a subtle yet effective way to tie the whole look together.
I’ve been having so much fun with my brand new scanner, and I just couldn’t wait to scan some of the stationery from our wedding. As promised, I will be sharing the process and moments of what our big day was like. So showing the paper goods would be a good start. My husband hand-cut large sheets of heavy stock, cold press paper, and then we screen printed all the components on our little kitchen table. I had three screens burned with special silk for paper printing: one for the main envelope and the return address, another screen for just invitations, and one more for the rsvp, gift tag, thank you card, table card and name card.
This project was a true test of the love we have for each other because screen printing takes a lot of time, patience and coordination. For me the icing on the cake was being able to design and print our invitations. For my husband, the icing on the cake was not having to pay for them. 
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