This three color letterpress suite featuring blossoming chinese hydrangeas looks delicate and downright romantic. Sent in by our good friend, Sue at Merci for Stationery and Fine Things in Denver, Colorado we were smitten with this suite the moment we saw it come off press. The soft, natural hues used on this set are what have us so in love. Textured blooms on the flowers transform the invitation into something positively nature inspired.
inks: lavender + pewter + spring| fonts: cooper + frida | paper: 2-ply white bamboo | printing: letterpress | corner rounding |liner: the sinclair pattern in lavender| invite size: S8
Here at Smock our Odin design is one of the invitations in particular that we get really excited about seeing customized and personalized. And we feel that our friend, Cheryl at Paper Studio in Ontario, Canada did a fabulous job dreaming up this Odin suite. Letterpressed in taupe and eggplant inks this bilingual set includes an English language invitation and a French language invitation. The back of each card is offset printed in our willoughby pattern in taupe, adding even more personality to this lively suite. The envelopes are lined in metallic camel providing a picture perfect contrast against their wedding colors.
inks: taupe + eggplant | font: claudel + percy | paper: 1-ply ivory bamboo | printing: letterpress |corner rounding |back patterning: willoughby in taupe |liner: metallic camel| invite size: S8
Sometimes it’s softness and subtlety that are key. Check out this overly modern Helani wedding invitation suite submitted by our friends at Stationer of New Orleans in Louisiana. We adore the choice of such a unique color palette – and pairing our mint + peacock inks together worked wonders for this design, making the invitation look almost vintage. Then the couple chose our always popular chalain pattern in mint for their envelope liner – tying this set together so nicely.
inks: mint + peacock | fonts: smock harrison + mack | paper 2-ply white | invite size: S-8 | printing: letterpress | liner: the chalain pattern in mint
Since we introduced foil stamping to Smock this summer, we’ve been head-over-heels in love with the way it looks on our bamboo paper! Foil is the perfect way to add a bit of sparkle and shine to any invitation, and since we offer 12 foil colors, there are lots of different ways you can use it! For color pairing ideas, tips on when to bring in a bright colored foil (like fuchsia!) and when to keep it classic with an essential like silver or gold, check out the list below for some inspiring ideas.
Check out this letterpressed Breton suite submitted by our good friend, Laura at Rugg Road Paper Company in Boston, Massachusetts. We’ve fallen for the warm color palette of saffron and merlot inks. The simplicity of this set is endearing and ever so sweet. The two color border around the invitation creates a perfect frame and we love that this set doesn’t go overboard on design elements. And adding a custom offset liner printed in the same ink colors as the rest of the set adds even more of a romantic feel.
inks: saffron + merlot |fonts: smock harrison + cooper | paper: 1-ply ivory| printing: letterpress | liner: custom pattern in saffron + merlot | invite size: S8
We have Kerri at Anne Grace Designs in Dallas, Texas to thank for these fabulous letterpress + foil stamped wedding invitations. The pairing of our inkless blind deboss ink and silver shine foil will surely make a bold statement – and it’s breathtaking invitations like this one here that we’re overjoyed to be gushing about.
inks: inkless blind deboss + silver shine foil| fonts: worthington + cameron| paper: 1-ply white | printing: letterpress |invite size: S8
Union Street Papery in San Francisco, California submitted these darling baby announcements to us for printing. We think these announcements letterpress printed in cherry + sky inks welcome baby boy in the most adorable fashion. Here at Smock we offer a wide array of motifs for baby – so there’s definitely a lot to inspire proud parents. We fell in love with the bright color palette – which we thought was perfect for a new baby boy.
inks: cherry + sky | fonts: smock harrison + cooper block | paper: 1-ply white | printing: letterpress | card size: S6
Summer vacation is quickly approaching, which means graduation is right around the corner for high school seniors! Congratulate the special grad in your life with a letterpress graduation card from Smock, and make sure they’re ready for the real world with some stylish letterpress notecards, too!
It’s time to kick off summer in style, so we’re teaming up with Urbanic Paper again this year for another fabulous Summer Social! We’ll be in Venice on Thursday, June 14th for a night of summer fun – join us to make a postcard (and send it!) and enjoy popcorn & snowcones. RSVP by June 12th to make sure you’re counted in for this year’s summer social – don’t wait, this is one shindig you don’t want to miss!
Father’s Day is June 17, and we’ve got some great new letterpress cards available just for the occasion! Tell dad just how much he means to you with one of these pretty cards – both read “Happy Father’s Day” on the inside and come with lined envelopes. Be sure to check out all of our man-friendly stationery for stylish paper gifts, too!
