Happy Halloween Cards

September 28, 2015 // kristen // 0 replies

The spookiest holiday of the year is just around the corner, and I’ve put together a collection of absolutely fang-tastic greetings that celebrate black cats, haunted houses, vampires, and all of the other ghouls and ghosties that come around at this time of the year. I hope that you’ll find something that sets your spine a tinglin’ in this ghoulishly good group:

Above, clockwise from top left : Dee & Lala // Laura Hooper Calligraphy // Quill & Fox // a. favorite // Sea + Lake // August & Oak

images from their respective sources

Quick Picks : 9.24.15

September 24, 2015 // kristen // 0 replies

Blind Deboss + Red Letterpress Wedding Invitations
Printing by Elegante Press & Design by Katie Fechtmann

This Week’s Picks

♥ If you love unicorns – and who doesn’t – then you’ll totally dig these cute, printable invites.

♥ The new, hand lettered Gift Card-Cards collection from 55 Hi’s is hi-larious!

♥ Happy 25th, Photoshop! You don’t look a day over 21.

♥ These paper punch pencils from Damask Love are so adorable … and clever, too.

And a couple of great, early bird holiday card sales:

♥ Save 20% on holiday cards from Minted with code PREVIEW2015. Offer expires September 28, 2015.

♥ And save 20% on holiday greetings, invites, gifts, and home decor from Tiny Prints with code EARLYHOL20. Offer expires September 29, 2015.

image from Elegante Press

I Made a Skillshare Class!

September 23, 2015 // kristen // 0 replies

When the peeps at Skillshare first approached me about doing an online class, my fight or flight response kicked into flight mode, big time. But life is about pushing your comfort zone, so I went for it!

My mini class, Faceted Paper Art : Create a Geometric Art Piece, just went live, and I had a lot of fun putting it together. The technique that you’ll learn in this little class can be applied in so many ways, too, so it’s crafty and versatile!

I hope that you’ll head on over to Skillshare and check it out. And who knows? You may be seeing more classes from me in the future.

image by Kristen Magee

Hand Lettered Love #92

September 23, 2015 // kristen // 0 replies

one Fia Lotta Jansson two Emily Dove three Azam Raouf Ramadhan four Sean Tulgetske (via) five Mark Richardson six Misha No

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Lima Botanical Letterpress Wedding Invitations by Hello Tenfold

September 22, 2015 // kristen // 0 replies

It’s been a little while since I’ve featured wedding invitations, but I’m going to remedy that right now by sharing the absolutely stunning, new Lima wedding suite from Hello Tenfold.

This gorgeous suite, a wonderful choice for a destination or beach wedding, was created from a series of hand drawn botanical illustrations, which were transformed into silhouettes that perfectly and elegantly frame the wedding details throughout the suite. The main pieces, including the invitations, save the dates, and reply cards, are letterpress printed in a transparent neutral (the botanical silhouettes) and a deep, charcoal grey (the details) for a look that’s a touch casual and so very chic and sophisticated.

In addition, Ellie from Hello Tenfold has posted a very cool behind the scenes time lapse video of her styling this suite over on Instagram, so you’ll want to head on over and check that out!

photo credit: Lissa Gotwals

images from Hello Tenfold