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Join Us for a Holiday Sale

Join us for a two-day holiday shopping event at our studios in Syracuse, NY on December 8th and 9th. We are partnering with the Food Bank of Central New York, and any customer that brings a canned food item or cash donation ($5 minimum) will receive 10% off their entire purchase. Bring in a reusable bag and receive a free gift. A variety of products will be available for sale at the event: letterpress holiday cards, gift wrap, keepsake boxes, notebooks, gift tags, and more.

The Holiday Sale will take place from 5-8pm on Friday, December 8th and from 10am-4pm on Saturday, December 9th at our studios at 509 West Fayette Street. Sale entrance will be on Niagara Street. Parking will be available on the side of the building.

Moody navy watercolor invitations with gold foil stamped accents

Cara and Marshal customized our Barnesly design for their wedding at the Hotel Du Village in New Hope, Pennsylvania. These moody navy watercolor invitations with gold foil stamped accents were created thanks to the help of our friends at ORRganics. The suite contains a corresponding reply card and reply envelope printed in our crisp Navy letterpress. To keep everything safe and sound, they opted for our Juliette sleeve with a monogram accent and an  E.E. Cummings quote was also added as the sweetest finishing touch.

Moody navy watercolor invitations with gold foil stamped accents from Smock

Moody navy watercolor invitations with gold foil stamped accents from Smock

Moody navy watercolor invitations with gold foil stamped accents from Smock

Foil stamping color: Gold Matte | Letterpress ink color: Navy | Digital Color: Navy | Fonts: Jules + Covington | Design: Barnesly | paper: 2 ply white bamboo + 1 ply white bamboo | size: S-8 | customization: 37064 | ORRganics

Silver foil stamped Bat Mitzvah invitations with snowflake envelope liner

We worked with Uptowne Papers to create these silver foil stamped Bat Mitzvah invitations that are perfect for any wintry affair. They decided to add a little glimmer and shine to our Exeter design while keeping the reply card and reply envelope a bit more subtle with our Silver letterpress ink color. Little snowflakes were added as yet another wintry accent. To give the suite an extra special factor, we created a custom envelope liner pattern with Silver Shine snowflakes and a pearl background. The minute any guest opens their invitation, they will know right away that they are in for an elegant yet festive time!

Silver foil stamped Bat Mitzvah invitations with snowflake envelope liner from Smock

Silver foil stamped Bat Mitzvah invitations with snowflake envelope liner from Smock

Foil stamping color: Silver Shine | Digital Color: Pearl | Fonts: Copperlove + Capital + Didot | Design: Exeter | paper: 2 ply white bamboo + 1 ply white bamboo | size: S-8 | liner: Custom pattern in Silver Shine + Pearl | customization: 39231 | Uptowne Papers

Join Us for a Gift Wrapping Workshop on Thursday, November 30th

Get a jump start on your gift wrapping this holiday season!

Join us on Thursday, November 30th from 5pm to 8pm for a gift wrapping workshop. The class is $30 per person and includes gift wrapping supplies for 3 medium sized gifts. You bring ready-to-wrap gifts, and we’ll show you different wrapping techniques (like how to make an invisible seam and cute gift toppers). We’ll also help you find the perfect ribbon pairing for your gifts. The class will be held at our studios at 509 West Fayette Street in Syracuse.

All proceeds from the workshop will be donated to our friends at Onondaga Earth Corps. Light refreshments will be served.

You’ll have the opportunity to stock up on additional gift wrapping essentials during the event as well.

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Playful foil stamped holiday cards with colorful envelope liner

We couldn’t think of a better way to get back into the holiday spirit than with these playful foil stamped holiday cards! It’s hard not to smile while looking at those two cuties. Instead of using typical holiday colors, they changed it up by using a varying color palette for an extra touch of festive fun. The Fleming envelope liner pattern was a perfect compliment to the confetti pattern adorning the Collin’s design. We have no doubt this sweet family’s year was filled with nothing but love and laughter! 

Playful foil stamped holiday cards from Smock

Playful foil stamped holiday cards from Smock

Foil stamping color: Gold Matte | Digital Color: CMYK | Fonts: Darling | Design: Collins | paper: 1 ply white bamboo | size: S-6 | customization: 31139 | liner: Fleming pattern in CMYK | Bella Figura NYC

Nautical letterpress wedding day pieces for a Nantucket affair

Kate and Dan’s family and friends traveled from near and far to attend their Nantucket wedding celebration this past June. Their nautical letterpress wedding day pieces included programs, menus, table number cards and a details booklet. Each coordinated with the other, using blues such as our Royale and Azure letterpress inks as their color palette of choice. These pieces reflected the easy, laid-back nature of the island with design accents like an organic border around the program and a fun dot pattern for the table number cards. The details booklet added a personal touch with a note from the bride and groom and a list of events scheduled for the weekend. We have no doubt this wedding came together as beautifully as their day of pieces – thanks to the help of Parchment Fine Papers! 

Nautical letterpress day of pieces from Smock

Nautical letterpress wedding day pieces for a Nantucket affair

Letterpress ink colors: Royal and Azure | Fonts: Nave | Design: Custom Library | paper: 1 ply white bamboo, 2 ply white bamboo | size: S-6 + other custom sizes | customization: 49118 | Parchment Fine Papers

Modern watercolor rehearsal dinner invitations

Natasha and Jordan reimagined our Vista design with the help our friends at Needle in a Haystack. These watercolor rehearsal dinner invitations were a modern nod towards their South Carolina Aquarium venue. They opted for contemporary fonts that have never looked better while dressed up in our Silver Shine foil; all paired against a navy wash background. Our Dixon pattern as the envelope liner printed in Slate and Sky was the perfect compliment to this subtly aquatic set.

Modern watercolor rehearsal dinner invitations from Smock

Modern watercolor rehearsal dinner invitations from Smock

Foil stamping color: Silver Shine | Digital ink colors: Navy | Fonts: Gothic and Revival | Design: Vista | paper: 1 ply white bamboo | Liner: Dixon pattern in Slate and Sky | size: S-6 | customization: 38022 | Needle in a Haystack

Sophisticated letterpress wedding invitations

James and Saragh’s wedding invitation suite reflects a monochromatic color palette with green as the leading color. These sophisticated letterpress wedding invitations carry a polished, classic kind of look that will never go out of style. While they decided to keep the cards themselves on the simple side, they played up the envelope liner by using our Payette pattern in Grass to match with the rest of the suite. To give this set a little extra love, a coordinating ribbon held everything together with a hand crafted monogram added as the finishing touch. Thanks to the help of our friend Shayne at Ink Papery, James and Saragh timeless invitation suite is something they will still look fondly at even after years of being together.

Sophisticated letterpress wedding invitations from Smock

Sophisticated letterpress wedding invitations from Smock

Sophisticated letterpress wedding invitations from Smock

Letterpress ink color: Grass | Digital ink colors: CMYK | Fonts: Plaza and Inigo | Design: Custom Created Design | paper: 2 ply white bamboo, 1 ply white bamboo | Liner: Payette pattern in Grass | size: S-8 | customization: 38083 | Ink Papery

2017 Open Studio Event and Holiday Sale

We’re happy to announce that we are participating in the Delavan Center Open Studio this November. We’re hosting a shopping event on Friday, November 3rd from 5-8pm and Saturday, November 4th from 10am-4pm to kick off the holiday season! Come by our Syracuse print shop to stock up on discounted holiday cards, notebooks, keepsake gift boxes, and gift wrapping essentials. We’ll also be offering letterpress printing demonstrations with free takeaways, shop tours, refreshments, letterpress coloring sheets for the kids, and more. And we’re bringing back our popular wreath-making workshops, too! Join us for a fun crafting session that’s great for adults and for kids (we recommend ages 8 & up). Sign up for a workshop below!

Wreath-making workshops at Smock

Sign up for a wreath-making workshop at Smock

We will be offering three separate wreath-making workshop sessions during the event: 6:00 pm Friday, and 11:00 am and 2:00 pm on Saturday. Workshop sessions will be $20 each, and will last for about an hour. Please arrive at least 10 minutes before your session. If you’re unable to attend a session, we’ll also have wreath-making kits available for sale!

Our shop is located at 509 West Fayette Street, studio 135.

Follow along on Facebook for updates and sneak peeks!

Colorful Bar Mitzvah invitation booklets

We worked with Simply Put to create this memorable grommeted invitation for Lewis’ Bar Mitzvah celebration in Atlanta. These colorful Bar Mitzvah invitation booklets contain captured moments from the family’s trip abroad paired with sweet annotations commenting about their experience. There is something to be said for an invitation that engages the guest in an interactive way and serves as a keepsake at the same time. After creating this unique set, we are confident that this was an unforgettable celebration!

Colorful Bar Mitzvah invitation booklets from Smock

Colorful Bar Mitzvah invitation booklets from Smock

Colorful Bar Mitzvah invitation booklets from Smock

Letterpress ink color: Azure | Digital ink colors: CMYK + Azure | fonts: Submitted Design | paper: 1 ply white bamboo | size: S-6SQ | customization: 35263 | Simply Put

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