I’m completely taken with the work of Austin, Texas based artist, Leah Duncan. Her illustrations and pattern work are just beautiful — light, organic, with a touch of whimsy. And I totally want the owl! Check out the limited edition
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I can never get enough when it comes to letterpress wedding invitation designs, and I’m loving Buffalo, New York based French Press’ 2009 Wedddings line, which includes two designs from Freshly Blended Press: images from French Press

How adorable are these letterpress baby invitations from Dingbat press?! I just love the little sharks and butterflies. I’m also digging the letterpress note cards below, also from Dingbat, that feature the same kid-friendly types of illustrations. So cute. images
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I always look forward to see what’s new at Elum, I thought I’d share some drool worthy custom letterpress work from their portfolio. I can’t get over how much I’m loving the buttery yellow, rusty red/orange, and sky blue color
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Nothing will get rid of a case of the Mondays quicker than images of pretty calligraphy. The examples above are from calligrapher Jenna Hein, whose work has been featured at Real Simple, Anthropologie, and Bust Magazine. You can see more
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I’m loving these pretty and modern printables from Up Up Creative, created and run by independent designer, Julie Green, and named by her then 15 month old son, who answered, “Up up?,” when asked what he thought the shop should
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Hello! Lucky has been sharing sneak peaks of their beautiful new invitation designs by Joel Dewberry (love, love, love his textile designs) and Jean Orlebeke of EIEIO (fabulous modern gift wrap designs). Both lines will be available in 1-2 weeks
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Paper Crave is delighted to welcome sister companies, Bella Figura and Smock, as our newest sponsors. Both letterpress companies are known for their gorgeous custom invitation work and eco friendly printing practices, which you can read about here and here.
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I was wandering through Target last week and discovered this pretty collection of printable invitations, called Letter Impress. I guess I don’t go to Target enough, though, because this collection has been around since last year. Oops! Though the cards
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I first came across Wiley Valentine this past December when I was researching the 2008 Letterpress Christmas series, and I was instantly taken with their style, which is a combination of intricate, vintage inspired illustrations and flourishes with a little
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Please welcome Paper Crave’s newest sponsor, Parklife Press. Parklife Press is a letterpress studio based in North Carolina. Their specialties include custom letterpress wedding invitations, announcements, and business cards and stationery. Founded by Travis Friedrich, the studio’s style is fresh,
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Invited Ink specializes in custom letterpress invitations, wedding suites, and business cards, and their portfolio is pure eye candy! I love the use of the pig, fish, and carrot images on the entree choice card above. The attention paid to
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Lab Partners has again teamed up with Hello! Lucky to create wonderful, vintage inspired, letterpress destination wedding invitation suites. That was a lot of adjectives, but I think that these invitations deserve it. The wedding suite designs currently include New
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I’m loving these destination wedding invitations by Inkbox. They’re so clever and colorful — the “plane ticket” invitation is fantastic — and their invitation gallery features locales like Turks & Caicos, Dubai, Hawaii, Las Vegas, New York, Chicago, Cabo, and
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Luxe Paperie is having a big semi-annual sale, which includes many, many wonderful holiday letterpress cards, invitations, and gift wrap, too. The great sale prices will allow you to stock up for next year without giving your wallet fits. In
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A new year brings a new website for letterpress favorite, Hello! Lucky. I’m absolutely smitten with the adorable food illustrations in the “Greeting Cards” section. Animated food makes me smile every time, and the dancing ice cream treats and condiments
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It’s a new year, and Paper Crave is delighted to welcome our newest sponsor, Paisley Tree Press. This wonderful letterpress shop is located in upstate New York and specializes in custom letterpress wedding invitations, birth announcements, and social stationery. They
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Please welcome Paper Crave’s newest sponsor, Ink Obsession Designs. Started in July 2007 by owner + designer, Erin Bradley, Ink Obsession creates modern, stylishly designed announcements, invitations, notes, and greeting cards. I’m especially loving these Cherry Blossom photo cards from
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Need quick invitations for your Halloween shindig? Today’s printable is Halloween mini-vites, and I’ve made some smaller versions of the silhouette garland shapes for you to use as stickers. Simply, print them out, fill them in, and either put them
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October’s Martha Stewart Living has so many great ideas for Halloween, including these spooky owl and skeleton invitations. Get the downloadable templates (owl and skeleton), stock up on the mini brads, get some scissors, and you’re on your way to
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I’m really digging these Birds and Bees letterpress baby shower invitations from Mr. Letter’s Press. They’re a cross between a dot matrix printout, a pointillist painting, and a cross stitch and would be the perfect invite for a modern baby
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I may have entomophobia, but I’m absolutely loving these beautifully buggy letterpress cards from Dingbat Press. The set features eight cards in four varieties — Ladybird, Butterfly, Skeeter, and Moth. And, if you’re throwing a Halloween shindig, you must see
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I’m loving pretty much everything from Boston based Two Trick Pony. Their line includes cards and invitations featuring lovely color palettes (are we calling them colorways now?) and both bold, modern patterns and cute illustrations. Two Trick Pony’s paper goods
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Jessica Jones, of the wonderful blog How About Orange, has a guest post all about colorful birthday parties over at Hostess with the Mostess. The post includes tips for creating the most colorful party e-var, and Jessica was generous enough
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If you’re a future bride who loves letterpress, then you may very well go into palpitations when you check out the awesome giveaway that Dingbat Press has going on right now. They are giving away a full custom wedding suite
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