Lauren + Bryan’s Costa Rica Wedding Invitations

May 03, 2011 // kristen // 1 replies

Graphic designer, Bryan Crabtree, and his fiancee, Lauren, tied the knot in Costa Rica in early April, and Bryan designed a stunning, vintage airmail-inspired wedding suite for the occasion. The suite, which was letterpress printed by Studio on Fire, features all sorts of little details – a Costa Rican stamp, old school airplane illustrations, custom emblem/stamp graphics, fantastic handwriting type, and topographical map lines for added texture – that take this invitation suite to the next level.

images from Bryan Crabtree

Nami Couture Letterpress Wedding Invitations

May 03, 2011 // kristen // 1 replies

Luxe Paperie recently unveiled their gorgeous new Nami Couture letterpress wedding invitation line, designed by artist, Yasuko Nakamura, and inspired by Japanese culture. The lovely designs are letterpress printed onto luxurious cotton paper, and you can purchase a suite or a la cart – whatever best suits your needs.

10% of the proceeds from the collection will be donated to the 2011 Japan tsunami and earthquake relief efforts and, in the future, similar humanitarian relief efforts. A lovely collection, and a great cause!

images from Luxe Paperie

Letterpress Hello Notes

April 28, 2011 // kristen // 0 replies

Well, hi there, lovely hello notes. These letterpress printed note cards from Bespoke Press would make a wonderful addition to any correspondence stash, and they’d be just the thing to give as a gift to a friend who loves pretty paper goods. The notes feature scalloped corners and a hand-lettered “hello” in vintage red and cornflower blue, and they come with handmade vintage map envelopes – sourced from Australia, the UK, and France – with sweet scalloped flaps. So pretty!

images from Bespoke Press

Em’s Pretty Pink First Birthday Invitations

April 26, 2011 // kristen // 2 replies

Well, hello there, gorgeous first birthday invitations! This incredibly sweet and clever letterpress birthday suite was created by the talented duo at Duet Letterpress for their sweet little Em’s first birthday, and the suite includes a letterpress printed invitation card, a super cute photo of the birthday girl, and a letterpress printed keepsake certificate that lists Em’s “first” dates and details : the first time she giggled, the first time she crawled, her first food, first steps, and lots more about this cute little lady. The certificate also features letterpressed versions of her first hand and foot prints at their actual size – awesomeness!

And more great news : the certificates will be available soon in the Duet Letterpress shop, so if you have a little one in your life with a first birthday on the horizon, you can make your own custom certificate for their numero uno birthday!

More beautiful eye candy from this sweet pink suite:

images from Duet Letterpress

Mother’s Day Cards for Super Duper Moms, Part 2

April 25, 2011 // kristen // 1 replies

If you missed the first part of my super duper Mother’s Day card roundup earlier today, you can check it out here. And now for the second installment – lots of paper pretties to be found here!

Above, clockwise from top left: Don’t Pick letterpress card by Wendu Ink; Most Loving Mother card by Hammerpress; Mom, You’re One of a Kind by Dutch Door Press; Happy Mother’s Day letterpress card by Fine Day Press; Mommie Dearest by Dude and Chick; Blossom letterpress card by Anemone Press; Mom of the Century card by Impressed Design; Mother’s Day Pattern card by Smock Paper; Ducky Mom wood veneer card by Night Owl Paper Goods

Mother’s Day Pearls card by Fugu Fugu Press; Mother’s Day letterpress card by Pup and Pony; Happy Mother’s Day Sign card by Hammerpress; You’re Amazing card by Doodlelove; Hot Mama letterpress card by Wild Ink Press; Daisy Mother’s Day card by Byvik Ink; Mom, You’re the Greatest card by JH Papers

images from their respective owners