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Smock will be closed Tuesday December 24th through January 1, 2025. Normal operations resume on January 2nd.
We wish you a joyful holiday and look forward to working with you in the coming year.

Custom tri-fold holiday photo cards with gold foil

We worked with our friends at Union Street Papery to create these darling tri-fold holiday cards for the Spangler family. The tri-fold card features digital printing on both the front and the back, and each panel highlights a different photograph. Gold matte foil was included to make the initial greeting stand out, and we created custom envelope liners featuring the reindeer pattern from our Merry gift wrap to add some extra holiday cheer. 

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foil color: gold matte | digital printing: CMYK process | fonts: Jules + Moderno | paper: 1-ply white bamboo | sizes: S-6TF | envelope liner: custom pattern based on our Merry gift wrap | customization #:31184 | Union Street Papery

Custom holiday photo cards with red shine foil

We love creating custom holiday cards and seeing all of the festive patterns and motifs come through the shop, but we’re always especially honored to print holiday cards for our Smock dealers. Last year we worked with Sarah Gallante, owner of Pom Paperie in Valencia, California, to create her family’s custom holiday cards. The front of the card featured a group photo of Sarah, her husband, her children, and of course their family dog Chibi in front of the most picturesque mountain scene. The cards also featured a “be merry” message with the year and family name in red shine foil on the front, while the backside of the card showcased individual portraits and an update on each family member. Confetti patterned envelope liners in various shades of red, blue, and gray tied all of the colors from the digitally printed cards together and made for a fun finish! 

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foil color: red shine | digital ink color: CMYK process | fonts: Woodland + Darling | paper: 1-ply white bamboo | size: S-6 | martell design | envelope liner: confetti pattern in silver + sand + cloud + deep red + cardinal + cherry + pewter + navy | customization #31473 | Pom Paperie

Holiday Photo Card Ideas for Newlyweds

After the wedding has passed and the save the dates, invitations, and thank you cards have all been sent, you might find yourself missing the thrill of ordering custom stationery. Our solution? Custom holiday cards featuring your wedding photos! Friends and family will love getting a peek at some of your professional photos from the big day, and you can create a custom card that pairs your digitally printed images with luxe foil stamping or letterpress printing. Can’t decide on just one photo to share? Create a tri-fold or double-sided card to include multiple images! 

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And if you haven’t made it to the altar yet, you can always share your engagement photos instead! 

Holiday photo cards with engagement photos from Smock

Right now we’re offering complimentary rush service and free digital envelope addressing for custom holiday card orders placed by December 12, 2016 – there’s still plenty of time to get your cards created and sent out for the holidays! Let us take care of the addressing and all you’ll need to do is stuff, stamp, and seal your cards. Check out our collection of custom holiday cards for more ideas! 

Holiday photo cards with Santa Claus envelope liners

Our friends at  The Inviting Place helped the Vawter family create these chic custom holiday photo cards using different elements from our design library. A black and white family photograph on the front of the card was accented by red foil stamped design motifs from our Merci Holiday card, while the reverse side of the card pairs a letterpress printed border with a second digitally printed photograph. Our vintage Santa Claus print was used to create a festive envelope liner to finish off the cards.

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foil color: red shine | letterpress ink color: pewter | digital ink color: CMYK process | fonts: Nublia +Woodland | paper: 1-ply white bamboo | size: S-6 | envelope liner: vintage Santa Claus print | customization #31400 | The Inviting Place

Cute custom holiday photo cards

How cute are these custom holiday photo cards that we created in collaboration with our friends at Rugg Road Paper Company?! Red shine foil adds a festive, holiday feel and coordinates perfectly with the red hats featured in the family photos throughout this folded card. We love how they shared highlights from their Disney vacation on the backside of the card, and the red foil stamped envelope liners made for a gorgeous finish! 

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foil color: red shine | digital ink color: CMYK process | fonts: Isabella + Worthington | paper: 1-ply white | size: S-8F | envelope liner: Marav pattern in red shine foil | customization #31297 | Rugg Road Paper Company 

Custom Photo New Year’s Cards

We worked with The Write Touch on these heartwarming New Year’s cards. The cards featured two components: a digitally printed photo card with tawny matte foil stamping and navy letterpress back patterning, and a letterpress and foil stamped die-cut tag. The two pieces were held together with a shiny gold grommet and dark indigo ribbon. Navy pearl patterned envelopes added a nice finishing touch to the set, which paid tribute to a beloved pet.

Custom holiday cards from Smock

letterpress ink: navy | foil color: tawny matte | digital printing: cmyk process | back patterning: pearl pattern in navy letterpress ink | fonts: hutton, darby, woodville & sutton | paper: 1-ply white | sizes: S5 + S2 die-cut tag | envelope liners: pearl pattern in navy | gold grommet | dark indigo ribbon | customization #: 20946 | The Write Touch 

The 2013 Smock Holiday Collection is here! Save $50 on all custom orders now through 12/10

Our 2013 holiday collection has arrived! Combine any of our printing methods (digital printing, letterpress printing, foil stamping, and blind embossing) to create jaw-dropping, custom holiday photo cardsCustomize your holiday cards by changing the inks, fonts, motifs, and more on any of our existing designs to make them your own, then add in some of our popular embellishments (die-cuts! foil edging! patterned envelope liners!) to create the most wow-worthy Christmas (or Hanukkah! or New Year’s!) cards ever. Plus, you’ll save $50 when you order by December 10, 2013! Take a look at our custom holiday cards or visit your local Smock dealer to get started on your order today!

Save $50 on Smock custom holiday cards when you order by December 10, 2013

Save $50 on custom holiday cards from Smock when you order by December 10, 2013! Save $50 on custom holiday cards from Smock when you order by December 10, 2013! Save $50 on custom holiday cards from Smock when you order by December 10, 2013! Save $50 on custom holiday cards from Smock when you order by December 10, 2013!

Smock Holiday is Here!

Do you hear what we hear? It’s that time of year again! As we prepare for the holidays, we’re downright joyful to be introducing our newest holiday collection. From letterpress holiday cards to pretty and colorful offset holiday notes, from festive holiday gift wrap to letterpress photo cards and letterpress gift tags, we’ve got the perfect holiday paper goods for your season’s greetings in new colors and new styles for the 2010 holiday season. All of our new designs are available now so start your holiday shopping today!

Custom Letterpress Holiday Cards from Smock

For those of you in warmer climates, it may still feel like summer in your neck of the woods, but here in Upstate NY fall has arrived and shows no plans of leaving. Which, of course, gets us thinking about falling leaves, fresh apple cider and all of the pretty custom letterpress holiday cards we will soon be printing. Believe it or not, it’s never too early to start planning for your holiday cards, which is why we’ve sent all of our Smock dealers a ton of fresh inspiration for beautiful custom letterpress holiday cards sure to wow your friends and family.

Our new calligraphy fonts and ink colors are perfect for the holidays! Mix and match them with your favorite embellishments (patterned backing, envelope liners, edge painting, calligraphy accents, monograms, corner rounding + more) for a truly custom and unique look.

We love the combination of letterpress and a great family photo! These letterpress holiday cards hold a wallet sized photo that your family and friends are sure to treasure.

We also love holiday cards in our new square shape! This size is perfect for the holidays, cute save the dates, baby announcements and so much more.

With tons of embellishment, ink color, font and motif choices from our Social Occasions album, the possibilities are endless! For all of the latest holiday inspiration from Smock, visit your local Smock dealer and check out more great custom letterpress holiday cards previously featured on our blog.

A cool letterpress holiday card….

We’re getting in the holiday spirit over here at Smock, thanks to snow, 4 degree mornings, and….some great custom holiday cards that are leaving our shop! Check this one out — the envelope liner (geneva pattern) + backing (seneca pattern), both in red, just made us swoon. What a cool combination. This card came to us by our friends at Cotton Idea Studio in Laguna Beach, California.
Letterpress holiday card - bamboo paper - Smock
Letterpress holiday cards - red envelope liner & backing - Smock