Jenna Hein Calligraphy

February 23, 2009 // kristen // 0 replies

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 of Jenna’s wonderful work at her site, Love, Jenna. Bye, bye Mondays. Hello, gorgeous! – via Oh Joy!

images from Jenna Hein

Joel Dewberry and Jean Orlebeke for Hello Lucky

February 17, 2009 // kristen // 0 replies

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 on the Hello! Lucky website. Letterpress and digitally printed options will be available.

designs by Joel Dewberry

designs by Jean Orlebeke

images from Hello! Lucky

Origami Cherry Blossoms by The Flirty Guide

February 17, 2009 // kristen // 0 replies

We’re a long way from spring here in the Northeastern US. Sure, it’s been a little warmer, and most of the snow from past storms has melted, but I know better and fully expect at least one more big storm before the season’s out.

No matter what season it is outside, we can all have a little spring in our homes throughout the year with these oh so pretty origami cherry blossoms. The Flirty Guide shows us, step by step, how to make our very own. – via Curbly

image from The Flirty Guide

New Sponsors : Bella Figura and Smock

February 10, 2009 // kristen // 0 replies

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.

selections from Bella Figura

Bella Figura just launched a brand new website, as well as 40+ new customizable letterpress invitation designs by 6 new designers, including Tara Hogan of Ink+ Wit, Jamie Karoses (winner of the design*sponge scholarship), Heidi Arrizi of Heidi, and Amy Graham Stigler, founder of Snow & Graham.

selections from Smock

Smock recently introduced an all occasion greeting card line, and they have a swoon worthy portfolio of custom work, which includes letterpress invitation suites, Bar Mitvah invitations, and announcements.

Letter Impress Invitations at Target

February 09, 2009 // kristen // 9 replies

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 aren’t genuine letterpress, more like a printed card with debossed accents, the invitations are pretty and modern and keep with the color and design trends of the day.

The Letter Impress collection is designed by Gartner Studios exclusively for Target, and the price tag ($34.99 for a kit that makes 50 invitations) is very friendly for those brides who would love to have a letterpress wedding suite but are unable to fit custom letterpress invites into their budget.

images from Gartner Studios