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Olive green letterpress moving cards

When a stationery shop owner moves, you know they’re going to have stylish moving announcements! Recently we worked with Carolyn, owner of The Write Touch in Jacksonville, Florida, for her letterpress moving cards. The double-sided cards featured our Plaza calligraphy font on the front, with our lemons vintage print pattern adding a hint of flair to the back. Lined envelopes and corner rounding were chosen as finishing touches on these sophisticated cards, but our favorite detail has to be the petite paw print for Nicholas, Carolyn’s beloved golden retriever – so sweet! 

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letterpress ink: olive | fonts + design: barnes + plaza, Donegal | paper: 1-ply white bamboo | size: S-5SQ | envelope liner: olive tree vintage print pattern | patterned backing: lemons vintage print pattern | customization #33389 | The Write Touch

Colorful jewel toned Bat Mitzvah invitations

We personalized our Brynn design to create Maggie’s jewel toned Bat Mitzvah invitations. Featuring a pretty palette of orchid, azure, royale, and violet inks, the invitations and party cards both included a modern, text-based design on the front, with a colorful pattern covering the back. Orchid edge painting and striped patterned envelope liners added additional bursts of color to this sweet set. 

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digital inks: azure + royale + violet + orchid | digital patterned backing: Rainier 2 pattern in azure + royale + violet + orchid | edge paint: orchid | fonts: Lawrence + Greenaway | paper: 1-ply + 2-ply white | size: S-8 + S6 | envelope liner: fleming pattern in azure + royale + violet + orchid | customization #27610 | Pen & Paper

Ocean inspired letterpress Baptism invitations

We worked with our friends at Mark Harris Stationers to create a monogrammed version of our Walsh invitation design for Georgi’s letterpress Baptism invitations. Printed in ocean and midnight inks, the invitations feature a modern font and a pebble inspired patterned backing. Starfish and seahorse motifs added character to the set, which was letterpress printed on our white bamboo paper. 

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letterpress ink: ocean + midnight | offset back patterning: midnight in gala pattern | font: Lawrence | paper: 1-ply + 2-ply white | size: S-8SQ | customization #27434 | Mark Harris Stationers

Yellow letterpress Bat Mitzvah Invitations

For Sadie’s Bat Mitzvah, we customized our Robson design with a sophisticated color palette of yolk and midnight inks. The suite included Sadie’s letterpress Bat Mitzvah invitations – complete with a vibrant yolk patterned backing – along with reception cards, reply cards, a petite transportation card, and a flat social note. Finishing touches included a pearl patterned envelope liner, yolk edge painting, and a custom postage stamp design to match.

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letterpress inks: yolk + midnight |  fonts: Claudel + Chaplin | paper: 1-ply + 2-ply white | size: S-8 + S-5 + S-3 | offset back patterning: dovre pattern in yolk | edge paint: yolk | envelope liners: pearl pattern in midnight | customization #25109 | Cambridge Street Papers

Romantic floral watercolor bridal shower invitations

We worked with Shayne at Ink Papery to create these darling invitations for Chelsea’s bridal shower. Letterpress printed in pink ink, the invitations feature our Plaza calligraphy font and a gorgeous patterned backing filled with romantic floral watercolors. We duplexed the letterpress invitation to the digitally printed patterned backing to make the invitation ultra thick, then edge painted the piece with pretty pink ink as a finishing touch. MaryKate Moon addressed the invitation envelopes in a pretty pink ink to match, and also calligraphed matching table cards and place cards for the celebration.

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letterpress ink: pink |  fonts: smock plaza + sans capitals | paper: 1-ply + 2-ply ivory, duplexed invitation | size: S-8 + 5.25 x 3.5 | back patterning + envelope liners: digitally printed, custom submitted artwork | edge painting: pink | customization #: 26269 | Ink Papery

Typographic Bar Mitzvah Invitations

We customized our Brynn design to create Logan’s modern typographic Bar Mitzvah invitations. Letterpress printed in navy ink, the invitations feature silver foil stamping to highlight Logan’s name, with a digitally printed Rainier patterned backing adding a fun design element to the back. In addition to the invitation, colorful patterns were included on both the reply cards and the envelope liners, adding a stylish touch to this otherwise minimalist invitation set.

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letterpress ink: navy |  foil color: silver matte | digitally printed back patterning: rainier 2 pattern in navy + pewter + dove + slate | font: Impression | paper: 1-ply white | size: S-8 + S-5 | envelope liners: fleming pattern in navy + pewter + dove + slate | customization #24210 | The Printed Page

Modern Monogram Bar Mitzvah Invitations

We customized our Trenton design to create Gabriel’s modern Bar Mitzvah invitations. Letterpress printed in cardinal and pewter inks, the suite included an invitation, reply cards, reception cards, and monogrammed social notes. We digitally printed a striped patterned backing on both the invitations and the social notes, and personalized the envelope liners by adding an oversized monogram.

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inks: pewter + cardinal | fonts: trend slab 5 + greenway | paper: 2-ply + 1-ply white | sizes: S8 + S6 + S5 | digital back patterning: stripe 4 in pewter + cardinal | edge paint: yolk | liner: custom sinclair pattern in cardinal + pewter | customization #24950 | The Dotted Line

Playful patterned rehearsal dinner invitations

Charlotte and Tim worked with Megan at Sugar Paper to create their playful Palmer rehearsal dinner invitations. Letterpress printed in peacock ink, the invitations featured our Chesapeake die-cut shape and an offset printed patterned backing in our Chablais pattern. Halifax patterned envelope liners were also printed in peacock ink to tie everything together.

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letterpress ink: peacock | fonts: percy + louise | paper: 2-ply white | size: S-6 | die cut: chesapeake | edge painting: peacock | back patterning: chablais pattern offset printed in peacock ink | envelope liners: halifax pattern in peacock | customization #24287 | Sugar Paper

Silver letterpress wedding invitations

We customized our Tallmossen design in a pretty color palette of silver and butter inks for Allison and John’s May wedding in Georgia last year. Their letterpress wedding invitations featured our Harrison calligraphy font and a playful patterned backing, while the envelope liners and edge painting added a bright pop of yellow to the set.

Tallmossen letterpress wedding invitations from Smock

letterpress ink: silver | offset back patterning: chablais pattern in silver ink | font: smock harrison | paper: 2-ply white | sizes: S-8 + S-5 | envelope liners: fleming pattern in butter ink | edge painting: butter | corner rounding | customization #: 22149 | Westwood Paper Company

Chapman Bar Mitzvah Invitations with Chevron Patterned Backing

We customized our Chapman design for William’s Bar Mitzvah invitations. The invitation featured pewter and dove inks, with a pop of persimmon on the monogram, edge painting, and patterned backing. The reply cards were printed in persimmon ink and the directions card was printed in pewter. Colorful chevron envelope liners combining all three colors  tied the entire set together.

Custom letterpress Bar Mitzvah Invitations from Smock

letterpress inks: persimmon + dove + pewter | back patterning: Hoveton pattern offset printed in persimmon ink | font:  auden | paper: 2-ply white | sizes: S-8SQ+ S-5SQ | edge paint: persimmon | envelope liners: Hoveton pattern in pewter + persimmon + dove | customization #: 21374 | LS Amster Company

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