Eco Friendly Paper : Smock

Eco Friendly Paper
Smock Letterpress Bamboo Paper

I’m loving, well, just about everything from Syracuse, New York based letterpress studio Smock. They create a little bit of everything, including ultra elegant custom wedding invitations, thank you notes, party invitations, and gift wrap. Their work is a mix of lovely, subdued color and sophisticated graphics:

Smock Letterpress Bamboo Paper
Smock Letterpress Bamboo Paper
Smock Letterpress Bamboo Paper
Smock Letterpress Bamboo Paper

Smock is the first print shop in the U.S. to offer printing on luxury bamboo paper, a soft, thick, and elegantly textured paper made from bamboo, of course, which is a highly sustainable and renewable resource. Read more about Smock’s dedication to bamboo here.

Though they don’t seem to have an e-commerce presence as of yet, Smock’s line can be purchased on their site and found in many paperies in the U.S. and beyond. You can search for a location here.

images from Smock

New Sponsor : Spark Stationery

Spark Stationery Henry Collection

Please welcome Spark Stationery, Paper Crave’s newest sponsor! I’m loving Spark’s card line, which includes everything from the wonderfully whimsical Henry collection (“I’m Sorry Henry” shown above), inspired by their own cutie dachshund and printed on 100% reclaimed cotton paper, to the Bittersweet Ink collection, which includes various gothic modern designs and funny snarkxpressions.

Spark also offers custom letterpress wedding and couture stationery design services, as well as custom printing services.

image from Spark Stationery

Megan Creates Invitations and Notes

Megan Creates Stationery and Invitations

I’m loving the work of Megan Carty of Megan Creates. I simply cannot resist a cutie-patootie giraffe, not to mention her wonderful custom letterpress work.

Megan does a little bit of everything, including custom wedding, party, and shower invitations, greeting cards, and corporate collateral. Megan also has a line of ready made note cards and art prints at her Etsy shop. Her portfolio is a must see!

More paper pretties:

Megan Creates Custom Letterpress

Megan Creates Letterpresss Stationery and Invitations

Megan Creates Stationery and Invitations

images from Megan Creates

New Save the Dates from Minted

Minted has just introduced several gorgeous new save the date designs and, to celebrate, they’re offering Paper Crave readers a 15% discount on all of their flat printed save the dates. This includes all of the photo save the date designs from their first design challenge, as well as their newly introduced designs.

Enter promotion code BLG15 on Minted’s site during checkout to receive your discount. Offer is valid from Monday, July 28, 2008 through Wednesday, August 20, 2008.

Check out some of the new lovelies below, and see them all here:

Minted Save the Date Cards
Love the color scheme and bold, stylized florals
Minted Save the Date Cards
Gorgeous pattern in gray and yellow (I can’t seem to get enough of these colors together lately)
Minted Save the Date Cards
Simple, bold, modern typography
Minted Save the Date Cards
Now, this is math I can get behind

images from Minted

A New Website for Luxe Expressions

Luxe Expressions Invitations

Luxe Expressions has just unveiled a new website, which showcases their ever growing collection of luxury wedding, baby, and social invitations. In celebration, they’re holding a contest to name the new design shown above. The contest will run until September 15, 2008, and the winner will receive a free set of thank you cards, as well as a 25% discount on any order for wedding, baby, or social invitations.

You can submit your entry through the contact us page at Luxe Expressions, or you can send your entry directly to infoATluxeexpressionsDOTcom (replace AT and DOT with periods). In either case, use the subject line “CONTEST” so they’ll know that you’re entering the contest.

During this time, Luxe Expressions is also offering Paper Crave readers a 15% discount on custom wedding invitations, social stationery, or baby announcements. Just mention ICRAVE4LUXEEXPRESSIONS when you place your order to receive the discount. Many thanks to Debra!

More pretty invitations from Luxe Expressions:

Luxe Expressions Invitations
Luxe Expressions Invitations
Luxe Expressions Invitations
Luxe Expressions Invitations

images from Luxe Expressions