I just finished this lovely letterpress wedding suite for some great clients. Jill and Jeff are having an intimate outdoor wedding at a Vineyard in Indiana. We based the graphics on the Bride’s favorite flower, Queen Anne’s Lace. The suite is printed on 110lb soft cotton paper, with 2-color letterpress:

Both Jill and Jeff write crossword puzzles, so we decided to tie this into the response card to add a bit of fun and a personal touch:

In lieu of an informational insert, we put the necessary info on a small tear-off piece, attached to the reply card. Who doesn’t love a perforation?

Such a sweet set for absolutely lovely clients. Yes, I know, I have the best job ever.

I just finished this sweet job for one of my fantastic couples. Nancy and Matt are proud of their Pacific Northwest roots, and have chosen to base their invitation suite on the area, and the beautiful trees that come with it.

For their Save the Date, we chose to do a 2-color letterpress postcard, using thick (thick!) cotton paper. Honeybee Press did an amazing job with the printing, and the final product is a luxuriously soft postcard, with deep impressions (have I mentioned I love letterpress?). Can’t wait to get started on the invitations!

Valentine’s Day has always been one of my favorite holidays. Since elementary school, it’s been a time to get together with friends, get crafty, and then spread the love! This year I spared my friends from my terrible poetry, and instead made delicious salted caramels, using grey sea salt. And now it’s time to get back to my REAL work! Luckily for me, that’s just as fun.

One of my dearest friends just had a baby, and I could not be more thrilled. Living across the country I wasn’t able to attend her shower this past month, so I jumped on the opportunity to make her some spunky postcard invites. Hope you like ‘em!

John and Tressa’s wedding was such a blast. I know I’m going to get beautiful professional photos of the signs, programs, and other fun things we got to create for them, because Barbie Hull is awesome. But I’m way too excited about it all to not post anything in the meantime! Here are a few photos I took of the programs, which were jam-packed with personal trivia (mostly made-up), games (remember MASH?) and 80′s lingo:

Last week I was brought in on an awesome project! I got to design a postcard for Hopebrew, a Western-themed beer-tasting bash to benefit the Dream Foundation and Seattle’s Young Survivors Coalition (brought to you by Get Hitched Give Hope)! It’s going to be a great time, and I highly recommend checking it out! Here’s the back of the card for all the details:

I have fallen in love with the Paper Bride, by Esther K. Smith! Esther is a designer and letterpress printer, and fills this beautifully-printed book with practical instructions and creative ideas. My favorite tutorials include making your own envelope liners and making a pop-up map insert! I often encourage my crafty clients who are on a tight budget to add handmade details themselves, to highlight our printed designs.

Walking through Wallingford this afternoon I couldn’t help but be inspired by the bold colors of Autumn! How about an invitation suite with each piece a different shade of red, purple or yellow, combined with delicate (and perhaps even lacy) papers! Or a subtle tree pattern pressed into the paper, with small splashes of color on the leaves… Sigh… I love this time of year.