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Simple Yet Elegant Custom Letterpress Invitations

Check out these amazing letterpress invitations from our friends at Jenny’s Paper Ink. These invitations are simple yet elegant and are tied together with the liner pattern being duplicated on “The Night Before” card.

inks: midnight + coral | calligraphy: spencerian hand calligraphy | font: tennyson | paper: 2-ply white | invitation size: S8 | envelope liner: amble in coral offset | printing: letterpress + offset | customization #: 15635 |

Letterpress wedding invitations that are printed in midnight and coral inks

Elegant Gold & Espresso Letterpress Wedding Invitations

Gold and Espresso are one of the most elegant pairings of inks in our library. The submitted artwork sent to us by Paperkiss for this order was not only beautiful, but looked even better in print.

ink: gold + espresso | fonts: submitted artwork | paper: 2-ply white | printing: letterpress | submitted artwork | invite size: S8 | customization #: 16107 |

Elegant and regal letterpress wedding invitations in gold and espresso inks.

Setting the bar for Letterpress printing

If you want to know the extent of letterpress potential, just ask Ailbhe at Pretty as a Picture. Not only do our dear friends from Ireland consistently send us amazing work, but this set was for Ailbhe’s own wedding! With a hand-drawn map and coat of arms that Ailbhe created herself along with hand calligraphy by Sarah Hanna, plus the combination of letterpress and offset printing with foil stamping, this will forever be one of our all-time favorite invitations. Congrats again, Ailbhe!

inks: taupe + seamist + gold shine foil | fonts: garamond | calligraphy: custom by Sarah Hanna | paper: 2-ply ivory | printing: letterpress + offset + foil | submitted artwork from Ailbhe Ryan| invite size: S7 | folio:  offset + letterpress in seamist + taupe | customization #: 12824 |

Pretty as a Picture in Ireland submitted this gorgeous custom artwork

Thanking you with Gold Foil

Nothing says “thank you” like pressed foil! For an invitation order, it’s expected that a thank you card would be much simpler. However, Alisa from The Write Stuff in Tampa has found a way to enhance the card without sacrificing writing space. Using the two foils from the Tatra suite is a great way to incorporate foil into additional card types.

foil: gold matte + gold shine | font: smock plaza calligraphy font | paper: 1-ply ivory | printing: foil | card size: S6 | customization #: 16447 |

Thank you cards in gold foil

 

Classic Black on White Letterpress Wedding Invitations

Courtesy of Frances at Paper & Chocolate, this set focuses less on elaborate inks, but rather on showcasing the right design elements and embellishments. Opting for a single color sometimes frees up the budget to include the extra embellishment options like edge painting and envelope liners. Add to that some submitted artwork for a custom hang tag and you end up with a lovely invitation set.

ink: black | fonts: submitted artwork | paper: 2-ply white | printing: letterpress | edge painting in taupe | custom hang tag | liner: metallic camel | invite size: S7 | customization #: 15711 |

Letterpress wedding invitations with custom artwork

Custom Tea Length Letterpress Wedding Invitations

Fresh Ink in Jackson, Mississippi sent along these custom letterpress invitations for us to print.  The couple submitted their own artwork for us to letterpress on their suite – and the end result was simplistic, yet sweet.  Opting for our #10 tea length invitation size makes for a contemporary twist, while the silver ink still maintains the traditional look that we all adore.

ink: silver | fonts: submitted | paper: 2-ply white | printing: letterpress  | offset liner: custom in silver | size: #10 | customization #: 16084 |

Silver metallics look lovely letterpressed

 

 

Awesome Letterpress Thank You Notes

We thank our friends at Kate’s Paperie for these amazing Odin thank you notes. The offset pattern carried on to the back of this card and liner keep these social notes consistent throughout. The cards are also completed with wonderful edge painting.

inks: silver + sand | fonts: alice + potter | paper: 2-ply white | printing: letterpress + offset | envelope liner: filby in sand offset + silver offset | customization #: 15830 |

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