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Absolutely amazing work coming from Paul Roden and Valerie Lueth, the artists behind Pittsburgh, PA based Tugboat Printshop. Tugboat specializes in incredibly intricate woodcut prints, like the gorgeous 4 color woodcut printed wedding invitations shown above. A bit more from the Tugboat Printshop portfolio:

You can purchase select prints in the shop on the Tugboat site, and you can see more about their printing process both on their site and in their Flickr stream. I love looking at the in process and finished woodcuts, which are works of art in and of themselves. Swoon…

images from Tugboat Printshop

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* Stunningly beautiful typography and wood grain detailing in this letterpress suite by Jefferson Perky of Perky Bros. for his own wedding – via ISO50

* Fun, pretzel themed save the dates by Bird & Banner for a Philadelphia wedding – via Once Wed

* Spark Stationery’s Amelie Suite is a lovely, modern take on antique wood type and vintage maps. Love the orange!

* A gorgeous palette of teal and orange and lovely sewn details in this custom suite for a Phoenix wedding by Haute Papier

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* Beautiful pattern and palette in this Bahamas wedding suite by Scott Peiffer of Right Side Design Studio for his own wedding. Letterpress printed by Studio on Fire.

* A lovely plum and forest green palette featuring Victorian detailing in this custom wedding suite for a woodsy wedding by Hello! Lucky

* Very cool cotton and burlap details in this sweet suite by D*Lish Design – via Once Wed

* A completely charming wedding suite, filled with wonderful old time illustrations, by Smitten Studio – via Style Me Pretty

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* Swoon-worthy illustrated save the dates and invitations by Kelli Murray for her own wedding to Sam – via Green Wedding Shoes

* The sunny and lovely beribboned Jasper Suite by MaeMae Paperie

* Oh, my goodness. Victorian inspired color and illustration + a custom wood veneer = seriously drool-worthy DIY wedding invitations – via Style Me Pretty

* Awesome pattern and palette, plus hand lettering by Betsy Dunlap, in this oh so pretty letterpress wedding suite from Parrott Design Studio

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* Supremely bold silver and black inks letterpressed onto deep beet paper in this regal suite from Wiley Valentine and Rebecca at Duet Weddings

* Twine and hand sewn detailing in these chic, modern invitations by Follow Studio – via Once Wed

* Love the bold graphics and palette in these invitations by Two Trick Pony for a beautiful Santa Barbara wedding – via Green Wedding Shoes

* Oh so romantic Nouveau Peonies invitations by Hello! Lucky

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I’m excited to welcome the newest sponsor to Paper Crave. Two Pooch Paperie specializes in personalized invitations for events like baby showers, bridal showers, and all sorts of other fun parties, as well as thank you cards and personalized stationery.

Two Pooch Paperie has also recently expanded their collection to include printable gift tags and treat bag holders for Valentine’s Day. You can find out more about this fun invitation design company at the Two Pooch Paperie website, and here’s a peek at their Valentine’s Day goodies:

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If you’re a bride or groom to be and would love to have gorgeous letterpress wedding invitations but think that they may be out of reach for your budget, then you’ll want to check out the “Tips for More Affordable Letterpress” post at Things are Better with a Parrott. Sarah shares a number of great tips that will allow you include letterpress stationery as a part of your special day in a more affordable way. Thanks for putting together this great resource, Sarah!

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Bella Figura recently released their 2010 letterpress wedding invitation collection, which includes over 60 new designs and features creations by so many fantastic designers and illustrators, including Jessica Hische, Erin Jang, Kamal, and many more. I’m drooling over, well, a lot of them, but one of my favorites is the oh so gorgeous Balsam Calligraphy invite featuring calligraphy by Patricia Mumau. Love!

A few more of my faves, though I could’ve included the entire collection here. It’s awesome!

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Hi, everyone! Hope you had a wonderful weekend and/or Thanksgiving holiday. I’m so excited to get back into the swing of things around here. My only issue around this time of the year is whether or not I’m going to have enough time to feature all of the paper lovelies that I want to feature!

The internet has been all abuzz with word of the grand opening of Rifle Paper Co., and I’m buzzing right along with everyone because I’ve been such a fan of Anna Bond’s lettering and illustration work since I first saw one of her fantastic invitation designs. Because I’m in holiday mode, I went right to the holiday collection, which features hand lettered greetings and illustrations for the season, and I’m super excited about the coordinating gift wrap sheets, too!

Rifle Paper also designs stationery, art prints, and most excitingly, will be offering personalized wedding invitation templates soon. Here’s a look at the lovely holiday collection:

images from Rifle Paper Co.

Modern Emotive has a special deal for Paper Crave readers. Save 15% on all items — customized products and sale items excluded — Thursday (today) and Friday! Use code PC15 when you check out to receive your discount.

Feterie has a brand new holiday card collection over at Cardstore, and you can use code FRIEND15 for 15% off your entire Feterie holiday card purchase at Cardstore.com. Offer expires 12/31/09.

Parklife Press’ 2009 Fall Sale is going on now, and you can save 10% on any order opened by November 30. Holiday cards are specially priced below regular rates, so they aren’t included in the sale because they’re already a deal, but if you’re a bride-to-be or are looking to have some letterpress pretties created for a special occasion, then you’ll want to check this out!

Awesome invitations for Barbara and Antony’s wedding, and you must check out the matching music CD, too. Seriously, the illustration, the feel, the palette … drool. Designed by Antony Wilcox. – via FPO

Lovely quilled detail from a custom Quaker marriage certificate by Ann Martin:

I can’t get enough of the whimsical illustration and hand lettering work of Haley Dolan. So pretty! Printed by Pinball Publishing.

Emily and Jeremy’s wedding invitation, featuring beautiful calligraphy by Paperfinger:

Vintage Romance in a gorgeous blush and champagne palette from Wiley Valentine:

Vintage children’s book illustrations and Betsy Dunlap’s calligraphy make for a wonderfully whimsical wedding suite, and those envelope liners are simply wonderful!

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