Halloween Party Invitations, Part 2

October 07, 2010 // kristen // 3 replies

Check out part one of my Halloween party invitation roundup for more fantastic ideas and inspiration. Now, onto part two!

Sugarcube Press has three awesomely eerie letterpress fill-in invitation designs for your Halloween party throwing pleasure:

Cutie patootie Halloween bat invitations from Gingerbred:

A skull and crossbones greet you in these clever Trick Argh Treat letterpress Halloween invitations by Wild Ink Press:

Love the blind debossed spiderweb on these letterpress Halloween party invitations by Letterpress Light!

Purple and black and bats, oh my! A worn, aged patina gives these custom Halloween party invites by Fina Art & Paper an ultra dark and stormy look:

images from their respective owners

Halloween Party Invitations, Part 1

October 07, 2010 // kristen // 1 replies

Throwing a kick butt Halloween bash this year? How about some rockin’ Halloween party invites to go with that bash? I found so many awesome invites that this is going to be a two-parter, so stay tuned for the second part, coming right up after this one!

Okay, so these aren’t ready to order invitations, but I just had to share these unique, handmade Halloween invitations from Brooklyn Limestone, which are some of the most awesome Halloween invites I’ve ever seen. I mean, they come with their own stake! That, alone, makes them kick butt.

A little graphic, but I love the messy simplicity of these blood splatter letterpress invitations by London-based Biplane Press:

Lots of great little details and fantastic typography in these black cat Halloween postcard invitations from Hello Tenfold:

Ooh, love the combination of the creepy crow and ornate, wrought iron fence in these letterpress fill-in Halloween invites from Ilee:

These letterpress Halloween invites from Paper Source feature all sorts of Halloween icons:

images from their respective owners

Campbell Raw Press 2011 Calendars

October 06, 2010 // kristen // 2 replies

Campbell Raw Press just released their new fall and winter collection, which is filled with gorgeous goodies, including three new 2011 calendars. I love the idea of their Book of Days, which is a journal-type calendar with room for you to make note of memories and details that take place on each day. This is perfect for keeping track of milestones and special occasions like birthdays, anniversaries, and graduations. The Book of Days is available in three cover pattern options: Floral on Black or Dark Green Mums chiyogami (Japanese silkscreens), or Sky Charts (vintage pattern, Italian silkscreen).

Campbell Raw’s 2011 Letterpress Handbound Book Calendar is absolutely gorgeous! This book calendar was a labor of love, evident in details like the intricate Coptic stitch binding, handwritten calendar lettering, and background hand drawn vine patterns. Each calendar is printed on soft bamboo stock and covered with chiyogami paper. Two blank pages follow every two months of the calendar and are great spaces to make notes about special occasions and milestones.

Also available are letterpress wall calendars, also featuring hand lettering and hand drawn vine patterns letterpress printed onto soft bamboo paper. This beautiful calendar would make a lovely wall accent, in addition to being a useful reference throughout the year.

Also available in the fall and winter collection are several fantastic holiday cards, which I’ll be talking about more later in the season, and handbound journals and albums that will make wonderful holiday gifts. You can check out the entire collection at the Campbell Raw Press website.

images from Campbell Raw Press

Red Oak Press Letterpress Birth Announcements Giveaway

September 29, 2010 // kristen // 69 replies

I cannot express how excited I am to be able to share this amazing giveaway with you. Red Oak Press just launched a new line of letterpress birth announcements, and they’re offering one lucky Paper Crave reader 100 custom letterpress printed birth announcements in the design of their choice plus 100 envelopes with return address in one color on the back flap. Didn’t I tell you it was an amazing giveaway?!

The winner of this giveaway may transfer the prize to anyone they wish, which means that, even if you don’t have a new little one on the way yourself, you can enter for a sibling or a friend who does!

In order to enter, simply comment on this post with your favorite of Red Oak’s sixteen new birth announcement designs – names of each can be found beneath the photos. Photos of each design are shown below, and if you click on any of the images, you’ll be linked to a larger photo of the design. The announcements are A2 card size (4.25″ x 5.5″), with the exception of “Wreath Baby”, which is 5.5″ x 5.5″ and will require additional postage. The announcements will be printed on Crane Lettra Pearl White 100% cotton paper.

This giveaway will run through next Wednesday, October 6th, at midnight eastern time. One entry per person, and the prize must be claimed within 1 year of the win date.

Alright, are you ready to feast your eyes on beautiful letterpress birth announcements?

images from Red Oak Press

Cute Letterpress Baby Shower + Birthday Invites

September 29, 2010 // kristen // 2 replies

I let out a squee of delight when Brandi from Sweet Harvey sent over these absolutely darling letterpress baby shower and birthday invitation designs. Both were born as custom projects for clients who have agreed to allow Brandi to share the love and offer the designs as part of her signature line, so you can find both designs right in the Sweet Harvey shop!

Update (2/27/12): Sweet Harvey no longer offers these invitations as part of their product line.

I’m a total softy for this super cute giraffe illustration, and Heather, the client, must’ve been, too, because she requested that this little guy make an appearance on custom giraffe letterpress birthday invitations for her daughter Bryn’s second birthday. Heather wanted to go with more gender neutral colors while still having the invites be a bit “girly”, and I love the choice of a teal-y blue and rich red palette. Coordinating giraffe tags were created to attach to parting gifts at the party as a thank you to guests for coming. So cute!

Brandi created these oh so sweet custom daisy letterpress baby shower invites for Amy, who wanted a design that was fresh and gender neutral since the sex of the baby had not yet been determined when the invitations were being created. She chose a lovely teal blue and deep brown color palette that works wonderfully for a boy or a girl, and I love the daisy illustration, with one daisy taller and one smaller to represent mother and child.