tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48854055933974048982024-03-05T03:06:06.978-08:00Twin Ravens PressLetterpress Printing and DesignKristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17087672937056781174noreply@blogger.comBlogger188125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885405593397404898.post-13861832223830077922010-05-24T16:37:00.001-07:002010-05-24T18:02:45.770-07:00We Moved!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ_21sDvYDvwPPzmMD1tWdFnv9cszBp3t-63-1nyOsAnk16AZ5zXjk8LIzUDHGhe2OIVhFJ3WRZGo0JF1D-uNXtV6u1x_4LJYWf9HGc6_EprRIuKnOQFhT1WeA9_xWWC0G_99Nr0kWebJW/s1600/moving.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ_21sDvYDvwPPzmMD1tWdFnv9cszBp3t-63-1nyOsAnk16AZ5zXjk8LIzUDHGhe2OIVhFJ3WRZGo0JF1D-uNXtV6u1x_4LJYWf9HGc6_EprRIuKnOQFhT1WeA9_xWWC0G_99Nr0kWebJW/s400/moving.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474986260347410786" /></a><br />That's right - if you've been wondering about the sudden, prolonged lack of blogging activity on this site, worry and wonder no longer! The reason it's been so quiet around here for (Eep!) over a month is that while we've been designing, letterpress printing, going to a trade show in New York City, and creating awesome stuff, we've also been in the middle of moving our blog to a brand new host. Ladies and gents, I present to you the new online home of Twin Ravens Press: <a href="http://www.twinravenspress.com/">www.twinravenspress.com</a>. Here you will find not only a much cooler blog, but contact forms, archives, pages about our studio and what we do, and eventually there will be a portfolio of our favorite designs over there as well! The new site is still a work-in-progress, but I'm sure you're going to love it! So, what are you waiting for?!?! Update your bookmarks and your RSS feeds, and come check out our <a href="http://www.twinravenspress.com/">new digs</a>. Cheers!Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17087672937056781174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885405593397404898.post-86715469019420785882010-04-11T08:07:00.001-07:002010-04-11T08:20:56.289-07:00Save the Date | Lauren & Warren are Getting Married!<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZstLRI2VZmVfwzGZQinPQORfrg2BCZtkXGb7HJObeGnpe4ciY0D6E-OFxaF-f7Tc8jM70zk3TzHfyGF6FGbuUqA7eWlBItAm9AuztY0w8f3mvx6QRON_O1KKKUFaHnki6QqCrYRB5lxxb/s1600/IMG_9278.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZstLRI2VZmVfwzGZQinPQORfrg2BCZtkXGb7HJObeGnpe4ciY0D6E-OFxaF-f7Tc8jM70zk3TzHfyGF6FGbuUqA7eWlBItAm9AuztY0w8f3mvx6QRON_O1KKKUFaHnki6QqCrYRB5lxxb/s400/IMG_9278.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458897223279571042" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div>Check out this gorgeous set of Save-the-Date cards we designed and printed for a North Carolina couple back in January! Lauren and Warren's Save-the-Dates are fairly simple, but feature all of the necessary information (names, date, place and web address) in a very clean and gorgeous design. Lauren and Warren are using a tree motif on this piece and throughout the rest of their invitation suite, so we decided to make that a very central element on the Save-the-Date card. This card is an A2 size, measuring 5.5"x4.25" and was printed in two ink colors: copper and aubergine, and paired with a purple envelope from Waste Not Paper Company. <div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYmVMbHZrO0lgXARuHyeSNfFWKvl9cQxhXhdefZHBv08s1TzxQcq79aP3T_HcbZXl7Q7WLx7WLiFOidByNDH73fnAY_i5mHkeCqRpKuQORcN-mPaZMgv7WAAS9lib9jMX-Py8e2UGkfzAF/s1600/IMG_9280.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYmVMbHZrO0lgXARuHyeSNfFWKvl9cQxhXhdefZHBv08s1TzxQcq79aP3T_HcbZXl7Q7WLx7WLiFOidByNDH73fnAY_i5mHkeCqRpKuQORcN-mPaZMgv7WAAS9lib9jMX-Py8e2UGkfzAF/s400/IMG_9280.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458897215133401538" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Above is the Save-the-Date card all by itself. I love how simple, yet elegant this design is, and the tree motif we used turned out just stunning. The copper ink that was used for their names and the tree gives the design a little extra sparkle, without being overwhelming. The paper Lauren chose is 100% cotton Crane Lettra Duplex, which is twice as thick as standard Lettra. This made for a really thick and substantial card, and a fantastic letterpress impression. Here are some close-ups so you can see all of the little details better: </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJjlfkjCWFeamVtwrO8EhtL6zTaKip48sab62TGPXQRyroB5XOcQMtq0eq3uBODG_4a5guW1YpsQv7cG0NHQXNhfUUVXx3QbPif1ooVzjYKM-z-adkaRGb2sDaO7QhixcgRgi1cAFrGud1/s1600/IMG_9281.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJjlfkjCWFeamVtwrO8EhtL6zTaKip48sab62TGPXQRyroB5XOcQMtq0eq3uBODG_4a5guW1YpsQv7cG0NHQXNhfUUVXx3QbPif1ooVzjYKM-z-adkaRGb2sDaO7QhixcgRgi1cAFrGud1/s400/IMG_9281.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458897230845369122" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPjVk9XUjmwxMk1VAnqWIJpk-0hIGCM0TEbmrFDvi84nos4PFMniQlw-yn3-Iwmhjz1ZNJYDgOaO30hnnH3L4gkW82rxU3FQqeqKW62YFhKZLKOCMl-Jhyphenhyphen5tPcdCCsZZQVrVvXR2OGGmz0/s1600/IMG_9285.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPjVk9XUjmwxMk1VAnqWIJpk-0hIGCM0TEbmrFDvi84nos4PFMniQlw-yn3-Iwmhjz1ZNJYDgOaO30hnnH3L4gkW82rxU3FQqeqKW62YFhKZLKOCMl-Jhyphenhyphen5tPcdCCsZZQVrVvXR2OGGmz0/s400/IMG_9285.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458897243617260818" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP_-abV78WIBC77zeW7tixdJxo5GABPO8qrAAJjkCKzWTPiV9-SdojxocPw75ESOb4nMO0i5zjeFKNdkjW5fQOff1gqQL8F_Jz5NEk0RBvEXMu-wYxVfciLv-Udv136w2ZuxaJPsUC-tlb/s1600/IMG_9282.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP_-abV78WIBC77zeW7tixdJxo5GABPO8qrAAJjkCKzWTPiV9-SdojxocPw75ESOb4nMO0i5zjeFKNdkjW5fQOff1gqQL8F_Jz5NEk0RBvEXMu-wYxVfciLv-Udv136w2ZuxaJPsUC-tlb/s400/IMG_9282.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458897233458758482" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>For the envelope, as I mentioned above, we chose to go with purple shade from Waste Not Paper Company. Lauren and Warren's address and a much smaller version of their tree motif were letterpress printed on the back flap using copper ink and a small, framed motif with an infinity symbol and their upcoming wedding date was printed in the top left corner on the front of the envelope. </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2if2JcCrnCJrRdNlbmLLBEkekvcgCE3WAF-jf0q9HQG5P1UkdHC2N7c9xK2bIQZWZrk8w2Rje73lIcM53ARh7BRp_Oq8ABxkodDMZ-mIc0drTrqgJVEHl1KXvHFWR-pvPMVyzFp0aswO9/s1600/IMG_9287.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2if2JcCrnCJrRdNlbmLLBEkekvcgCE3WAF-jf0q9HQG5P1UkdHC2N7c9xK2bIQZWZrk8w2Rje73lIcM53ARh7BRp_Oq8ABxkodDMZ-mIc0drTrqgJVEHl1KXvHFWR-pvPMVyzFp0aswO9/s400/IMG_9287.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458897367157459954" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgihsr7DVkVixbxvQS_Q5JDMAb60YJodwnv4Jq8eOmOXjP_6X1Y3NhjN8scqbagVv5cn7vKuKdc1JghAmEzrH_tWrHfOKA6ix-R3KzYY98ECti2Mps3azA5rF5vBxLThaxeJOPaYm2ykdj2/s1600/IMG_9289.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgihsr7DVkVixbxvQS_Q5JDMAb60YJodwnv4Jq8eOmOXjP_6X1Y3NhjN8scqbagVv5cn7vKuKdc1JghAmEzrH_tWrHfOKA6ix-R3KzYY98ECti2Mps3azA5rF5vBxLThaxeJOPaYm2ykdj2/s400/IMG_9289.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458897360939868258" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Aren't those just stunning?!? I'm currently in the process of working with Lauren and Warren on the designs for their main invitation suite, so if you like this design, check back soon to see their actual invitations! Thanks so much Lauren and Warren! </div><div><br /></div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17087672937056781174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885405593397404898.post-63032555081552346352010-04-10T16:44:00.000-07:002010-04-10T16:56:05.241-07:00Featured! | Junebug Real Weddings<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtLbW9r5rF1Tt6NTvLNuLHc7YfxDjuHr-eUnv0inJmx60eKhWWTlMYeTymVNQnnj_W1_KqtQlku2HIGJ23MuciIGkfhGFHBqGZt60krxy_FmLvMy_53YTRZk6irZt_ajtAQdYs_S2_dDfa/s1600/Junebug.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 362px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtLbW9r5rF1Tt6NTvLNuLHc7YfxDjuHr-eUnv0inJmx60eKhWWTlMYeTymVNQnnj_W1_KqtQlku2HIGJ23MuciIGkfhGFHBqGZt60krxy_FmLvMy_53YTRZk6irZt_ajtAQdYs_S2_dDfa/s400/Junebug.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458661699168476738" /></a><br />It was lovely to discover that we recently got a lovely little mention over on <a href="http://junebugweddings.com/">Junebug Real Weddings</a> for a wedding invitation suite we designed and printed for a lovely couple, Allison & Ryan, who were married on the Oregon Coast this past September. If you missed the post about their invitations on this blog, you should go and check it out <a href="http://twinravenspress.blogspot.com/2009/08/allison-ryan-are-getting-married.html">here</a>. A friend of mine, Kathryn Speyer, at <a href="http://persimmonimages.com/">Persimmon Images</a>, photographed Allison and Ryan's wedding and it was through her that I discovered the mention on Junebug! I hadn't heard of Junebug until just recently, but their site seems to be a fabulous source for wedding inspiration, both on <a href="http://junebugweddings.com/">the actual site</a> and on <a href="http://junebugweddings.com/blogs/what_junebug_loves/">their blog</a>. Go check out the feature <a href="http://junebugweddings.com/real-weddings/AllisonRyan.aspx">here</a> to see some of Kat's fabulous photos and to read more about Allison and Ryan's awesome wedding! Cheers!Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17087672937056781174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885405593397404898.post-813368299294619142010-04-08T20:37:00.000-07:002010-04-08T20:52:53.694-07:00Thirty-Three Pounds of Epic-Win.<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO2XkjU8p1wjE-y_P0OE7u5wtFjGrGJEWP3rxKQ3kdcrMAcOrgy2cR51PETH2qZNADXBqEJumMSB7yMnvbo-aZVYkrQmH8UbA76JpmqMtht9ED8IY45OLh-GGOklgBvCH-TL76DNeT3pwT/s1600/IMG_9735.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO2XkjU8p1wjE-y_P0OE7u5wtFjGrGJEWP3rxKQ3kdcrMAcOrgy2cR51PETH2qZNADXBqEJumMSB7yMnvbo-aZVYkrQmH8UbA76JpmqMtht9ED8IY45OLh-GGOklgBvCH-TL76DNeT3pwT/s400/IMG_9735.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457979687600680002" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div>From a recent phone conversation I had with one of my favorite paper-makers, Samantha, at <a href="http://www.porridgepapers.com">Porridge Papers</a>: <div><br /></div><div></div><blockquote><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Me: So, you remember that huge box of custom seeded paper you made for us that you wrote "33 lbs. of Awesome" on the outside of? </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Samantha: Yeah. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Me: Well, I've finally finished the project that we needed thirty-three pounds of paper for. Let me tell you, it's pretty much awesome. I mean, the paper it's printed on is, in and of itself, thirty-three pounds of awesome...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Samantha: So, now that it's printed, it's like, Thirty-Three Pounds of Epic-Win, right?!? </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Me: Yeah. Exactly. </span></div></blockquote><div></div><div><br /></div><div>So, why am I sharing this all with you? I had posted about the awesome box of paper we received from <a href="http://www.porridgepapers.com/">Porridge Papers</a> a few weeks ago <a href="http://twinravenspress.blogspot.com/2010/03/thirty-three-pounds-of-awesome.html">here</a>, and I'm totally excited to say, that the project the paper was for (which was the largest, most complex, project I've ever taken on, to date) is finished! And it is, truly, 33 lbs. of epic-win. This project is the reason I've been so absent from blogging the past several days, but trust me folks, it was worth it! Below are some sneak-peak photos of the booklets that were created for this project (220 of them in all). They are truly wonderful, I'm totally proud, and the lovely bride that they were created for in upstate New York, was pretty ecstatic as well! I'm going to be sharing more with you on this project in a day or two, but I just had to give you a teaser for tonight. Cheers! </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGKV6ZQIwdSoeUtRoHSSssbCymZ547W8EK4e4JbuFVXWyfOGzIvX0G0TT4Swyn0eviiPELyBR7BuQIjWOLlR_HwHNdJy-dw8C3pkteV-AFskVsVKMR7vUqEPD2kWdcsJCVsu1r49WKGVrj/s1600/IMG_9736.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGKV6ZQIwdSoeUtRoHSSssbCymZ547W8EK4e4JbuFVXWyfOGzIvX0G0TT4Swyn0eviiPELyBR7BuQIjWOLlR_HwHNdJy-dw8C3pkteV-AFskVsVKMR7vUqEPD2kWdcsJCVsu1r49WKGVrj/s400/IMG_9736.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457979691144321634" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUub9_KtHrpBqjqcdZoxuMjcj4iTRwPSv2_5cnWoispiDIqe3p5BxGxT3aN_4hsLXYkOpnXe-Ow8tOiFu4GJjFJ1SU_erZL1DowF-8IRRA20RKmq-EHZAqtd6K14wdV01X4Dc67OdhAK47/s1600/IMG_9741.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUub9_KtHrpBqjqcdZoxuMjcj4iTRwPSv2_5cnWoispiDIqe3p5BxGxT3aN_4hsLXYkOpnXe-Ow8tOiFu4GJjFJ1SU_erZL1DowF-8IRRA20RKmq-EHZAqtd6K14wdV01X4Dc67OdhAK47/s400/IMG_9741.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457979704281860338" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRR2OO7IJWPKWrch_l_g5bcs4PXj6UX8syEZ-PGmIr3xW3NoNnak5eypfeDhCtJZgjNkFqZGsw7IuMRIhjF1qSi2OZWIPQveDKVQAHsMSGqoZz-cDWGG3IUVvpXnT5t-k4GlqGGjNyIbQJ/s1600/IMG_9743.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRR2OO7IJWPKWrch_l_g5bcs4PXj6UX8syEZ-PGmIr3xW3NoNnak5eypfeDhCtJZgjNkFqZGsw7IuMRIhjF1qSi2OZWIPQveDKVQAHsMSGqoZz-cDWGG3IUVvpXnT5t-k4GlqGGjNyIbQJ/s400/IMG_9743.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457980125792617698" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD7lT5iSDhDHx7Tg8eyNDHlWKuSmiiahKdnSZxgE-rXWeGhJv_Jf6L6Mk6ij9WZSxyg23vcXpRHKTo-ihxdkERyoQVbaLkkWTaNLps-Sv8AUNWIbWeOcf5eu7_-yG2lUxyPHL8hogK-RLQ/s1600/IMG_9742.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD7lT5iSDhDHx7Tg8eyNDHlWKuSmiiahKdnSZxgE-rXWeGhJv_Jf6L6Mk6ij9WZSxyg23vcXpRHKTo-ihxdkERyoQVbaLkkWTaNLps-Sv8AUNWIbWeOcf5eu7_-yG2lUxyPHL8hogK-RLQ/s1600/IMG_9742.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD7lT5iSDhDHx7Tg8eyNDHlWKuSmiiahKdnSZxgE-rXWeGhJv_Jf6L6Mk6ij9WZSxyg23vcXpRHKTo-ihxdkERyoQVbaLkkWTaNLps-Sv8AUNWIbWeOcf5eu7_-yG2lUxyPHL8hogK-RLQ/s400/IMG_9742.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457979714008387138" style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17087672937056781174noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885405593397404898.post-68056911062237739662010-03-31T21:34:00.000-07:002010-04-08T20:29:37.463-07:00Julian's Bar Mitzvah<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEvrQZ1F-3khreP8Mvcl4nJ0iCp58zlFAHO4o4ID3A9hQV8fHrSL1JBmO6_2Zo3TN2QISS8P6hvo8NHRFx_V43IvYmmD63ucXvIHlxaeXD13pF-8NB1a7ifrEsl2kSD8L941WnHSOFRRFj/s1600/IMG_9494.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEvrQZ1F-3khreP8Mvcl4nJ0iCp58zlFAHO4o4ID3A9hQV8fHrSL1JBmO6_2Zo3TN2QISS8P6hvo8NHRFx_V43IvYmmD63ucXvIHlxaeXD13pF-8NB1a7ifrEsl2kSD8L941WnHSOFRRFj/s400/IMG_9494.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457968972463611554" /></a><br />In case you haven't noticed, this week I've been featuring tree-themed invitations on the blog. This wasn't totally intentional, I just happened to realize earlier this week that we've been doing a lot of tree-themed designs lately and I figured it would be a good opportunity to show them off, all together, so you could see how many different possibilities can come out of one, simple theme. The designs I've been showing off so far have been for wedding invitations and Save-the-Date cards, but we also recently printed a fabulous set of Bar Mitzvah invitations, for a young man named Julian, in the Los Angeles area. <div><br /></div><div>For those of you who are unfamiliar, a Bar Mitzvah is a Jewish ceremony celebrating a boy's coming-of-age in the Jewish community. The Bar Mitzvah ceremony is typically an ordinary Sabbath service in which the boy participates for the first time as an adult. Typically a boy becomes a Bar Mitzvah at the age of 13. There is also an equivalent celebration for Jewish girls, called a Bat Mitzvah, which happens typically when the girl turns 12. Following the service there is often a celebratory meal or other type of party with family, friends and other members of the Jewish community. If you'd like to read more about Bar and Bat Mitzvahs, you can <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat_mitzvah">here</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Julian and his mom, Suzanne, had seen some of the Bar and Bat Mitzvah invitations I had designed and printed, here, on this blog, and decided to contact me about designing and printing Julian's. Julian and his family wanted some sort of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree_of_life">Tree of Life</a> theme and imagery when it came to the invitations, but were open to having that tree image be fairly modern and more organic than other more traditional depictions. Julian also expressed to me when we talked that he liked more antique-looking typefaces, so I made sure to take that into account when coming up with his design. Julian's Bar Mitzvah invitation suite, which you can see all together at the top of this post, included an A7 size invitation, a 4bar size reply postcard and an A7 envelope. </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi66vVulP8CL7Iwr9nIsIfOljZ1yT2hckkffhbhYCM0G8y7R5fpWOfThTlkJ92UNt6wR49xpsOO9Y5HuH817twEcH3KAKiRVPdIV94L2jZ2AgfA7fa3uvyX0Np97gAQKAwPVUAQZahq5gj9/s1600/IMG_9497.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi66vVulP8CL7Iwr9nIsIfOljZ1yT2hckkffhbhYCM0G8y7R5fpWOfThTlkJ92UNt6wR49xpsOO9Y5HuH817twEcH3KAKiRVPdIV94L2jZ2AgfA7fa3uvyX0Np97gAQKAwPVUAQZahq5gj9/s400/IMG_9497.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457968983807458242" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Julian's invitation was printed on Crane Lettra 100% cotton Ecru paper in two ink colors: a very light, sagey green and chocolate brown. I created a very organic, natural, Tree of Life that surrounds the text of Julian's invite and bleeds off of both the left-hand side and top of the invitation. If you look at the detail photo below you can see all of the amazing detail that went into this tree - particularly in the leaves. It turned out so great letterpress printed! All of the text was printed in chocolate brown ink. I used a classic, serif typeface that reminded me of old wooden letterpress type for Julian's and his parent's names, and a different, classic, roman typeface for the rest of the text. Julian's family chose to include information about both the actual service at the temple that is going to happen in the morning, and information about the evening party at a downtown hotel, on the invite. Here is a close-up so you can see some of the details better: </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd_9RV-YHqXJFGGc-w4nNid5_Bq_I_Uk_vT9BYecJ1PNsecLCcaZ68tGbiFtQKV5a9ZLGFtbEZJ0tbFV7hasRqMUcH5WWspOiQMmLek3vrHIQrd0GD9YZnup0vmxI_N0Mrb58iMApmj5wY/s1600/IMG_9498.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd_9RV-YHqXJFGGc-w4nNid5_Bq_I_Uk_vT9BYecJ1PNsecLCcaZ68tGbiFtQKV5a9ZLGFtbEZJ0tbFV7hasRqMUcH5WWspOiQMmLek3vrHIQrd0GD9YZnup0vmxI_N0Mrb58iMApmj5wY/s400/IMG_9498.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457968997142178546" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Julian and his family chose to pair the invitation with a simple, matching, ecru, square-flap envelope, also from Crane. The envelope had their return address letterpress printed in chocolate brown ink on the back flap. </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJLv6B_T5x2cFIeHcxZuQZyjo9qDNiAkovfyDVWoTpfkRrl8CNpgCzMoPstXQsGYHOQDeb_-yXBVIXRwhL5M7UFOozPJ5FWLVBRs4tpzT2rXBXUhMWRZ8HTU5Jeqmu6isMipBeIkfAW6Gq/s1600/IMG_9495.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJLv6B_T5x2cFIeHcxZuQZyjo9qDNiAkovfyDVWoTpfkRrl8CNpgCzMoPstXQsGYHOQDeb_-yXBVIXRwhL5M7UFOozPJ5FWLVBRs4tpzT2rXBXUhMWRZ8HTU5Jeqmu6isMipBeIkfAW6Gq/s400/IMG_9495.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457968974442161922" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>For the reply card, Julian and his family chose to do a postcard, rather than a traditional card with an envelope. This is an awesome option as it saves both money on printing, as well as paper. The reply postcard was double-sided and looked like this: </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFILFtXVk7rm6AZltaRGgtnLWDek11jfqgtVJFBILL7O9UJhTrgwQqnLeVoMhxTqNyDivOSEINL6EhiQ02YHjzdrgBtHtMuDp1obzVXxXk8JmKxQ7jVNz71pTzgFlwD3dSDw1XvLK3iypV/s1600/IMG_9500.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFILFtXVk7rm6AZltaRGgtnLWDek11jfqgtVJFBILL7O9UJhTrgwQqnLeVoMhxTqNyDivOSEINL6EhiQ02YHjzdrgBtHtMuDp1obzVXxXk8JmKxQ7jVNz71pTzgFlwD3dSDw1XvLK3iypV/s400/IMG_9500.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457969007144184034" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Like the main invitation envelope, we kept the back of the postcard very simple and printed just the family's address on it in brown ink. </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0tBIw3DWuYupb538Y4v-k_9KQfhv3sg3z30p7VJj55Bz10Y8fR5hIslG8EZk0KVshJITfjSN2LgyisGItakW1ofyAHheYK6tMTGK2v_HARvAdGPC7BjZyddjvGMzEtD118MjAeYgBTZYl/s1600/IMG_9504.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0tBIw3DWuYupb538Y4v-k_9KQfhv3sg3z30p7VJj55Bz10Y8fR5hIslG8EZk0KVshJITfjSN2LgyisGItakW1ofyAHheYK6tMTGK2v_HARvAdGPC7BjZyddjvGMzEtD118MjAeYgBTZYl/s400/IMG_9504.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457969124081570194" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The front of the reply postcard was very similar to the invite, and featured the Tree of Life image on the left-hand side, with text printed in chocolate ink to the right of it. </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitcDtbzMT3fepe5sa0px-NpdStIW7a4fk_CnEua6c2PTJN1d8ZZa9_lD0aDhQAlB50yxX83roafORUQL1HvQ9eygw7-VWOo33kCFzuSHpdAPL3nUT-e6jyjJahGtQ8LaYb6djU7DxrfbSi/s1600/IMG_9503.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitcDtbzMT3fepe5sa0px-NpdStIW7a4fk_CnEua6c2PTJN1d8ZZa9_lD0aDhQAlB50yxX83roafORUQL1HvQ9eygw7-VWOo33kCFzuSHpdAPL3nUT-e6jyjJahGtQ8LaYb6djU7DxrfbSi/s400/IMG_9503.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457969120650092434" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Like the reply card for a wedding, Julian's Bar Mitzvah reply card featured a line where guests could write in their names and a place to indicate whether or not they planned to attend. This particular reply also included a portion where adult guests could choose an entree selection for the party in the evening. Isn't it just great?!? I love the way this set turned out!! </div><div><br /></div><div>Julian and his family were really fun to work with. I honestly loved getting phone calls from Julian about the designs when we were in the middle of the design process, especially because most of my clients are quite a bit older. It was especially fun to get to work with someone so young, who was so interested in having a say in how his invitations came out! If you'd like to see some more examples of Bar and Bat Mitzvah invitations I've designed and printed in the past, you can check them out on this blog <a href="http://twinravenspress.blogspot.com/2009/03/our-first-bat-mitzvah.html">here</a>, <a href="http://twinravenspress.blogspot.com/2009/04/partying-platypus-aris-bar-mitzvah.html">here</a> and <a href="http://twinravenspress.blogspot.com/2009/11/elias-bar-mitzvah.html">here</a>. Thanks so much again, Julian, Suzanne and Randy! You guys are awesome!! </div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17087672937056781174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885405593397404898.post-54524776877750910972010-03-29T00:23:00.000-07:002010-03-30T15:54:50.453-07:00Save the Date: Whitney and Naysa are Getting Married!<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzkNuKfa8nVyr-axDJ9ZeRvzdVzYSfNoUytlC2yKe3gDtfeeZxC_AjHZWI61oVNzbf6g0HUPELqcJoCLMSBbpKLEK-S6zhjlKksdIsUFcFS_mkWNEDCWMmIRvrjHnjdC2PLshftRmiWOkW/s1600/IMG_9546.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzkNuKfa8nVyr-axDJ9ZeRvzdVzYSfNoUytlC2yKe3gDtfeeZxC_AjHZWI61oVNzbf6g0HUPELqcJoCLMSBbpKLEK-S6zhjlKksdIsUFcFS_mkWNEDCWMmIRvrjHnjdC2PLshftRmiWOkW/s400/IMG_9546.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453956291186988706" /></a><br />Check out these absolutely adorable Save-the-Date cards we printed recently for a lovely couple in New York City who are getting married in Connecticut this September! Naysa and Whitney already had their design (it was designed by the bride's brother) when they contacted me, but were looking for someone to letterpress print it! I absolutely loved their design and had a wonderful time bringing it to fruition. <div><br /></div><div>Naysa & Whitney's Save-the-Date cards are a #10 size, which measures 3.875"x9.25" and were printed on Crane Lettra Pearl White 100% cotton paper in two ink colors: chocolate brown and a deep violet-burgundy. These were paired with corresponding #10 square flap envelopes, with the couple's return address, also printed in two ink colors on the back flap. </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0W_KWmCKKzUJeD6LNgHxTVr-UMLVtiAoahw_08-5oRIQBmy-pLzMUS0efcEXekGVcBGDmCxI3for7OuwRXLyoSzXzK_ikQdikSof1rLRQ5A6GTe-InzEuOw4EQO0fWG9KkqZ0WJP1QGIT/s1600/IMG_9550.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0W_KWmCKKzUJeD6LNgHxTVr-UMLVtiAoahw_08-5oRIQBmy-pLzMUS0efcEXekGVcBGDmCxI3for7OuwRXLyoSzXzK_ikQdikSof1rLRQ5A6GTe-InzEuOw4EQO0fWG9KkqZ0WJP1QGIT/s400/IMG_9550.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453956308251995986" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I'm sure most all of you have read Shel Silverstein's "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Giving_Tree">The Giving Tree</a>" (or at least had someone else read it to you) at some point in your life. I don't know for sure if Naysa and Whitney's Save-the-Date idea took inspiration from this book at all, but I have a hard time looking at the design and imagining that it didn't.* In the book, Silverstein's illustrations of The Giving Tree are very similar in style to the tree featured on Naysa & Whit's Save-the-Date. They also incorporated a very sweet use of a handwriting-like typeface, to give the design a more fun, casual and playful vibe. I also LOVE all of the small violet-burgundy accents throughout the design: the leaves on the tree, the circle around their wedding date on the calendar, and the heart around their initials that were "carved" into the tree trunk. The whole design is just so thoughtful and cute. Check out the detail photos below to see the colors, type, letterpress impression and cute little details of the design even better! </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">*Edit: After putting up this post, Naysa e-mailed me to say that yes, their design was, in fact, inspired by The Giving Tree, and actually, while her brother modified the design a bit for them, they found the original idea on </span><a href="http://www.merrimentdesign.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">merrimentdesign.com</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">, </span><a href="http://www.merrimentdesign.com/giving-tree-save-the-date-wedding-announcement-for-fall.php"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">here</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">. I haven't seen much else from Merriment Design, but based on how this turned out, it seems like a great place for inspiration!</span></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCSnbx9teBu0cGAbroY3eFTYSklSXpf_wKuRM6nl6A_L21-ad-3EgIu6txJjGgiQWQiZGb3Jeu8fWO6ItVGyHztkPrfduMjaLJN4i6r-Nhmt12eRxwakkTgQGS_18gMHPY1yPppaVCugdp/s1600/IMG_9555.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCSnbx9teBu0cGAbroY3eFTYSklSXpf_wKuRM6nl6A_L21-ad-3EgIu6txJjGgiQWQiZGb3Jeu8fWO6ItVGyHztkPrfduMjaLJN4i6r-Nhmt12eRxwakkTgQGS_18gMHPY1yPppaVCugdp/s400/IMG_9555.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453956483256588338" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHVfWm-QKdnRpihZvCq7K4kLtKH3GNwXRK6GA6bykDJS4qe420P8WoHJfzObDgzmBpcL6Kq-tlms7Z5fzhoq8dYyQR9IIK8Zot-A-Ha_Rc1W8mnXAxXVAK2FX_gWD34iQXHEu53ZOy1CXk/s1600/IMG_9554.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHVfWm-QKdnRpihZvCq7K4kLtKH3GNwXRK6GA6bykDJS4qe420P8WoHJfzObDgzmBpcL6Kq-tlms7Z5fzhoq8dYyQR9IIK8Zot-A-Ha_Rc1W8mnXAxXVAK2FX_gWD34iQXHEu53ZOy1CXk/s400/IMG_9554.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453956476286018322" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2WWHV_8IeRNEL0JI7djYdfXAIOEZQE94_-ZlokU71DsTMADDUTLP6GwEWfw-tmOHnt-b6kV0SRkXjwTTtN53i6vakmXKZWdbf40AL14vuAklelW0HmW-T2lgiv0S0m-d0PPDPDN0dcp4B/s1600/IMG_9552.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2WWHV_8IeRNEL0JI7djYdfXAIOEZQE94_-ZlokU71DsTMADDUTLP6GwEWfw-tmOHnt-b6kV0SRkXjwTTtN53i6vakmXKZWdbf40AL14vuAklelW0HmW-T2lgiv0S0m-d0PPDPDN0dcp4B/s400/IMG_9552.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453956314111461634" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUAXUBxTVzIEEgpz3QzEx8ObT6l9eprGlUMDIgHWlv4zAbtrbzE1Q_NG8PdJkMtBYagza6k2FDLGq-v_OQ8woVbFOfRESVjMbKYPwyXq9bPF716qsxwtLoRWEkUkUiOzsTXXtG99uILbwj/s1600/IMG_9553.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUAXUBxTVzIEEgpz3QzEx8ObT6l9eprGlUMDIgHWlv4zAbtrbzE1Q_NG8PdJkMtBYagza6k2FDLGq-v_OQ8woVbFOfRESVjMbKYPwyXq9bPF716qsxwtLoRWEkUkUiOzsTXXtG99uILbwj/s400/IMG_9553.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453956471313546258" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Aren't they just too cute?!? I almost can't get over it... I totally LOVE them! And, as if they couldn't get any sweeter, the envelopes that Naysa chose to pair with her cards are perfectly complimentary, and the design of their address totally matches the design of their Save-the-Date. </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgReQAFs-cd-DpgP9yh-BWxi5pIBV0NUsbP4UYR2QhO-7CzV18aZZlWyy9BiM53lMYHY0vaXXtWlRxehdQ87B9dMm5FG_E7hOSuQdf1kVyZBoeGaAcsyrk2uNwJ07ClGCei9uOw09T2N-Jf/s1600/IMG_9547.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgReQAFs-cd-DpgP9yh-BWxi5pIBV0NUsbP4UYR2QhO-7CzV18aZZlWyy9BiM53lMYHY0vaXXtWlRxehdQ87B9dMm5FG_E7hOSuQdf1kVyZBoeGaAcsyrk2uNwJ07ClGCei9uOw09T2N-Jf/s400/IMG_9547.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453956293875024850" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>As I mentioned above, the envelope they chose is also from Crane and is a #10 Lettra envelope with a square flap. The fact that it's a nice, soft 100% cotton envelope allows us to get the letterpress impression to show, even on a surface as thin as the envelope flap. For the address, Naysa's brother used the same handwriting-like font from the card and used one single tree leaf as an accent motif below the actual address. We printed the type in chocolate brown and the leaf in the violet-burgundy color for a perfectly matching set. </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwf8jJ3FwbYtJbrX1PNIS0-vlQ2ta4vsdjzFyGlG6OTHN2bhgKDBWd-IdbTW2UnyxUxvGlAXwi2Z9zBtLg19P3d397zQEF_yOdZieczoTOWKPkRHC4KMZVwbadMT2KruJtS2qoVxbmipYQ/s1600/IMG_9548.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwf8jJ3FwbYtJbrX1PNIS0-vlQ2ta4vsdjzFyGlG6OTHN2bhgKDBWd-IdbTW2UnyxUxvGlAXwi2Z9zBtLg19P3d397zQEF_yOdZieczoTOWKPkRHC4KMZVwbadMT2KruJtS2qoVxbmipYQ/s400/IMG_9548.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453956304851807074" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>These turned out so beautifully and I'm so excited to show them off! Naysa and Whitney are also working with us on the design and printing for their actual invitations, so you'll get to see those in a few months as well! Thanks so much Naysa & Whitney, you guys are awesome!</div><div><br /></div><div>If you'd like more information about our custom letterpress printing and design services, please don't hesitate to <a href="mailto:%20twinravenspress@gmail.com">contact us</a>! </div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17087672937056781174noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885405593397404898.post-22150479961461294842010-03-28T14:54:00.000-07:002010-03-28T15:26:56.271-07:00Joanna & Ian are Getting Married!<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjiZCi6at5H_0PRXDT8MjO953UI9PGoH1EezK-XZdMQ0B8_KPAENDMmmAj7WgwOYBuCBPGLYdbgJxBDj7BWpZxVhHBjx5eTf08ac-J0u34g6dWFWSzWypzkPidbmVkwmt7tmKNZj6K5hKm/s1600/IMG_9622.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjiZCi6at5H_0PRXDT8MjO953UI9PGoH1EezK-XZdMQ0B8_KPAENDMmmAj7WgwOYBuCBPGLYdbgJxBDj7BWpZxVhHBjx5eTf08ac-J0u34g6dWFWSzWypzkPidbmVkwmt7tmKNZj6K5hKm/s400/IMG_9622.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453808778130995490" /></a><br />Over a month ago (wow - I can't believe it's been that long already), I finished this lovely wedding invitation suite for a couple currently living in New York City, who are getting married in Hawaii this upcoming May. The bride, Joanna, is originally from Hawaii and her fiancee, Ian, is originally from New Zealand. They wanted to incorporate a little bit of their roots into their invitations, without the invitations seeming too tropical. You can see the entire suite at the top of this post. It included a 5.5" square invitation and 4bar reply card both printed in one ink color (a sagey, turquoise-y green) and blind embossing on Crane Lettra 100% cotton Ecru Paper and corresponding, matching envelopes for both pieces, also from Crane. <div><br /></div><div>Here is the invitation and invitation envelope together. </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuZp0YUFpeew2Exx04jvu-5nRlXypWyAZNaeX7GLXNvzmL-ciRQBySOSGuQxjd7DGV2u2joQr2g2GqzdnJFCMe-66qcU8r6byqh89hSOXYnbAFChjJSj6mJWp7ClfSMSH1mu6qhpLOg-RF/s1600/IMG_9625.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuZp0YUFpeew2Exx04jvu-5nRlXypWyAZNaeX7GLXNvzmL-ciRQBySOSGuQxjd7DGV2u2joQr2g2GqzdnJFCMe-66qcU8r6byqh89hSOXYnbAFChjJSj6mJWp7ClfSMSH1mu6qhpLOg-RF/s400/IMG_9625.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453808784005021298" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Joanna chose a cute, square shape and square flap envelopes for her design. The envelopes were printed with her return address in the center of the flap. </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkDbs_pDPOAo5ZBmdIaaT33YLeZczGLLZB2Gr0uqDCXjil6_nY2Ts3WBy-7C9iuHHwzTGF_6HEa79kEdnoiJajA_E4fGmS08Yun7dAxRTYwiSI7rqJZn9fnLNwPepUc6a4zJt2AEI0ovX9/s1600/IMG_9628.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkDbs_pDPOAo5ZBmdIaaT33YLeZczGLLZB2Gr0uqDCXjil6_nY2Ts3WBy-7C9iuHHwzTGF_6HEa79kEdnoiJajA_E4fGmS08Yun7dAxRTYwiSI7rqJZn9fnLNwPepUc6a4zJt2AEI0ovX9/s400/IMG_9628.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453808787251863634" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>For the design of the invite itself, we chose to keep things pretty traditional and elegant, but add a few modern and whimsical elements to make it unique. </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPQZEpX4UouXF9Vu1OOeslR2r31rQ08w8vDWaXQuNmMc4owU2ohG1OfD6fdiG7rVB_PaWscuUI2cV-joROZaXEcDv4xmzzHwHhUOPRgnPOL_acRh2iZmlhcYnKi84vgvqWWVBiixXA2iO3/s1600/IMG_9629.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPQZEpX4UouXF9Vu1OOeslR2r31rQ08w8vDWaXQuNmMc4owU2ohG1OfD6fdiG7rVB_PaWscuUI2cV-joROZaXEcDv4xmzzHwHhUOPRgnPOL_acRh2iZmlhcYnKi84vgvqWWVBiixXA2iO3/s400/IMG_9629.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453808796569689634" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Joanna had liked the blind embossing she had seen on some of our other invitations, so in order to incorporate this into her design we chose to do a pretty simple blind embossed border all around the design. For the text we used a pretty and modern script face that wasn't too flourish-y for their names and a nice serif typeface in all-caps for the rest of the information. In order to incorporate a little of their roots I mentioned above, Joanna had us create a small palm tree and kiwi bird graphic element for both the invite and reply card. The palm trees were meant to represent Joanna's Hawaiian background and the kiwi was meant to represent Ian's roots in New Zealand. Here is a close-up of the motif: </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR4OLt0SgK9gmXI4g_DiAzOBJv4yHf3kLkfsnVnhi-6XgUAtTt20zSJtbKwofGOMa_jIc77jO6pac_tBsX3Qk0BEH9CRwmh80XKBgQnWuqPSewG5LGp63SEArq9i6M1v3JD1F2-8HOEL7p/s1600/IMG_9632.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR4OLt0SgK9gmXI4g_DiAzOBJv4yHf3kLkfsnVnhi-6XgUAtTt20zSJtbKwofGOMa_jIc77jO6pac_tBsX3Qk0BEH9CRwmh80XKBgQnWuqPSewG5LGp63SEArq9i6M1v3JD1F2-8HOEL7p/s400/IMG_9632.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453809070452568658" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Isn't that cute?!? Below are a couple of other detail photos that I took so you can see the blind embossing, impression from the letterpress, fonts and colors a little bit closer. </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCESHZ1olSxnwbIfx5TaA9E8uM0KdobfAzYGSnDcRBE_8UwOKeulUT_PE6Qjat8sJ-EEdgd8SW6To_P0k7RrBIh7GPiD9kHHH2EsZa7yBYYhU1PIXistQtYFJljY1XdlLEx7s4DKtUSaPC/s1600/IMG_9631.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCESHZ1olSxnwbIfx5TaA9E8uM0KdobfAzYGSnDcRBE_8UwOKeulUT_PE6Qjat8sJ-EEdgd8SW6To_P0k7RrBIh7GPiD9kHHH2EsZa7yBYYhU1PIXistQtYFJljY1XdlLEx7s4DKtUSaPC/s400/IMG_9631.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453808801560185634" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirR9_SpIPLUTq183ZDZV2t5e79hA3R75lfb8vpiTgLFZQrnKRSn-alXSwZNMTeL71LwkqPP9Mx6j-WO_xas52y6-vfBLgfOSN79tz5TU8Ptcefc5unFgGB_8co4QbwEn3se15A3JaGqzdD/s1600/IMG_9633.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirR9_SpIPLUTq183ZDZV2t5e79hA3R75lfb8vpiTgLFZQrnKRSn-alXSwZNMTeL71LwkqPP9Mx6j-WO_xas52y6-vfBLgfOSN79tz5TU8Ptcefc5unFgGB_8co4QbwEn3se15A3JaGqzdD/s400/IMG_9633.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453809079650270306" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>For the reply cards, we chose to go with a matching design that incorporated both the palm trees/kiwi motif and the blind embossing. This card is a traditional 4bar shape and incorporated both the script and roman fonts we had used previously on the invitation. </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmmWFpVmdZGOWHuZhOiB8-x0FX_rFAmSpFGa8uaz26vvBI5Qj1Q4oh4LJqa3rvcNqJsV3tCvdqzqeFVdOLpAWAjv-2MbwFO2yA7QGg4mFknYnHBtjB_G6EZfkq8cADlJ4p3iYhQ8JLtF67/s1600/IMG_9640.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmmWFpVmdZGOWHuZhOiB8-x0FX_rFAmSpFGa8uaz26vvBI5Qj1Q4oh4LJqa3rvcNqJsV3tCvdqzqeFVdOLpAWAjv-2MbwFO2yA7QGg4mFknYnHBtjB_G6EZfkq8cADlJ4p3iYhQ8JLtF67/s400/IMG_9640.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453809237464559906" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl55-908n2wH-fd9LXnyRFcjRTw8Tf4G0UIKlpDSx-s7wAKPr7A-3bsMi3AnoSdQbGbL12g3ZEgSDiwHeULSGFgpqbseklajMnQHQfW4XFH7j_Mvs6cID13EqNRMrpwqfBnRyhhwRQhVdf/s1600/IMG_9639.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl55-908n2wH-fd9LXnyRFcjRTw8Tf4G0UIKlpDSx-s7wAKPr7A-3bsMi3AnoSdQbGbL12g3ZEgSDiwHeULSGFgpqbseklajMnQHQfW4XFH7j_Mvs6cID13EqNRMrpwqfBnRyhhwRQhVdf/s400/IMG_9639.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453809231122849458" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3bT5x8mGQnBbTfT7uh9neTbJgcs7btZCb3OQIh4ILh8BxyV_a0ee4BmysZfMDNMJ0MNdT-RCMwJve7K2a8xjD3bqQs8TLzjTVL5JrHdctrAwTzDTVp8zLu5r1VL5iszSRpumqXoRC8_fN/s1600/IMG_9636.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3bT5x8mGQnBbTfT7uh9neTbJgcs7btZCb3OQIh4ILh8BxyV_a0ee4BmysZfMDNMJ0MNdT-RCMwJve7K2a8xjD3bqQs8TLzjTVL5JrHdctrAwTzDTVp8zLu5r1VL5iszSRpumqXoRC8_fN/s400/IMG_9636.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453809090634461506" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyS1wF1vNyKTT0FsuZ5urtX4shi1EO3yC2z20JAvPOvHJHN9DvVxnksA1B-2HQfx8hxlkBiFOh07deDW1eUdZFD6RMqdpN4qC04f3_Fxxqlz4jEYyIkadgbfZnC0Cs8spXYIjs3vUrXpW8/s1600/IMG_9638.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyS1wF1vNyKTT0FsuZ5urtX4shi1EO3yC2z20JAvPOvHJHN9DvVxnksA1B-2HQfx8hxlkBiFOh07deDW1eUdZFD6RMqdpN4qC04f3_Fxxqlz4jEYyIkadgbfZnC0Cs8spXYIjs3vUrXpW8/s400/IMG_9638.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453809094808839058" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This card also came with a matching ecru envelope that was printed with Joanna & Ian's address on the front. </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYBiRF6wWEyWijQ2BZ6YjkiGbtKcqLM9Gwgx8Y9euOvYhUxbv94xgXMsHkvoqJRm4uAPFjVmswO-o4warpT-QR6fgh5eczXAlySOSOf2tz86JWzLQ8wyrYnWtCe0nuKh1VdbAULZuV2F6r/s1600/IMG_9635.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYBiRF6wWEyWijQ2BZ6YjkiGbtKcqLM9Gwgx8Y9euOvYhUxbv94xgXMsHkvoqJRm4uAPFjVmswO-o4warpT-QR6fgh5eczXAlySOSOf2tz86JWzLQ8wyrYnWtCe0nuKh1VdbAULZuV2F6r/s400/IMG_9635.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453809085580551282" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This suite came together so beautifully and Joanna and Ian were an absolute joy to work with! I know that their tropical Hawaiian wedding in May is going to be just spectacular! Congratulations Joanna & Ian!</div><div><br /></div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17087672937056781174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885405593397404898.post-91449027782114120502010-03-19T22:34:00.000-07:002010-03-19T23:03:44.059-07:00Erin & Andrew are Getting Married!<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggNVYPxwYu4F3enMmZSGoeTffYZ9PYK_P9pMnyvxpLmfnCPv47CnzH7iFmfa2a8WoIIHRZlF47-O5vgFarS93lgGzyzSrRVsSD7g6t0fxvuMzY6u5TTfOwP7xMvo3a3BMm3KW_KHjgxbkA/s1600-h/IMG_9478.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggNVYPxwYu4F3enMmZSGoeTffYZ9PYK_P9pMnyvxpLmfnCPv47CnzH7iFmfa2a8WoIIHRZlF47-O5vgFarS93lgGzyzSrRVsSD7g6t0fxvuMzY6u5TTfOwP7xMvo3a3BMm3KW_KHjgxbkA/s400/IMG_9478.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450587232762808466" /></a><br />It always amazes me how time does fly here at Twin Ravens during the early parts of spring. It seems like almost all (not all, but almost all) of our clients this time of year are having us design and print stationery for their upcoming weddings in the early spring and summer. We do have quite a few other projects in the works this time of year, including some very sweet baby announcements, an awesome set of Bar Mitzvah invitations, and several different sets of business cards and other business-related stationery, but by and large, this time of year seems to be dominated by weddings. While I truly enjoy this time of year and getting to work with so many amazing people, I must admit, it does make things very busy, which would explain my extremely inconsistent blogging. However, I do have some absolutely lovely things to show you in the next few weeks, starting with this. <div><br /></div><div>Nearly a month ago we finished a really fun, yet classic set of invitations for a couple in North Carolina who are getting married at the end of April. Erin and Andrew had seen some invitations I had designed and printed previously on this blog and chose to combine/modify a couple of them to create their own unique invitation suite! Their suite included an A7 size invite with matching envelope, a 4bar size reply card envelope and a combined A7 size reply card and accommodations card that were perforated down the middle so that the reply card could be detached and mailed back. You can see all of the pieces in this suite together at the top of this post. </div><div><br /></div><div>Erin and Andrew's wedding colors are navy blue and a light green and we chose to incorporate these into her suite with both her ink colors and her paper choices. Here is Erin and Andrew's invitation all by itself: </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrjBuWqkysojEmEP4Pe0umdMY8-d7G_A8F1D_zKakaGUMYDBM1siK_tQmp0SZqxqVQEvho5lTUv7tyiC0vbMdDwtaHnoxDwMt9CAffY-T5T3ZlQwIiMcpZxGmob7q36J5zxBTKWcLajNH5/s1600-h/IMG_9483.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrjBuWqkysojEmEP4Pe0umdMY8-d7G_A8F1D_zKakaGUMYDBM1siK_tQmp0SZqxqVQEvho5lTUv7tyiC0vbMdDwtaHnoxDwMt9CAffY-T5T3ZlQwIiMcpZxGmob7q36J5zxBTKWcLajNH5/s400/IMG_9483.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450587257317811410" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This invitation is an A7 size, measuring 5"x7" and has a fun, organic frame surrounding a mix of a classic serif typeface and a fun, modern script, all printed in navy blue ink. To give the invitation some additional texture, we blind embossed a series of vertical lines in the background behind the framed portion of the invitation. I love how a little bit of blind embossing can add some wonderful texture to a design, without being too overwhelming! Below are some detail images so you can see the texture of the embossing and printing better.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirPEYGIEfHqkwN9r7E2gokSSL63Z96ItSpNSSXPv6aqH2-qvn0USvZbSBmW0HcjMBBXktbvFz1WXX-dgRoU_6LZuB4Rt95kLQP_PSIwwmFE3Rp-6zZvzT7L__vWNQzNF7unh3Zw36s8wIg/s1600-h/IMG_9486.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirPEYGIEfHqkwN9r7E2gokSSL63Z96ItSpNSSXPv6aqH2-qvn0USvZbSBmW0HcjMBBXktbvFz1WXX-dgRoU_6LZuB4Rt95kLQP_PSIwwmFE3Rp-6zZvzT7L__vWNQzNF7unh3Zw36s8wIg/s400/IMG_9486.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450587548878040962" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ywppv46jKU-U5MmNYHXCxBeH5E6Ib1KIGTW446TluBPldomOm7oyXm17ELdinciRQk4zk8Abss_i74FDZ26tbR-rP6Hz7d8V1oh3usBCkUMhO5SdlCayPZxZNlQhNPS27ACuRylnqAig/s1600-h/IMG_9484.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ywppv46jKU-U5MmNYHXCxBeH5E6Ib1KIGTW446TluBPldomOm7oyXm17ELdinciRQk4zk8Abss_i74FDZ26tbR-rP6Hz7d8V1oh3usBCkUMhO5SdlCayPZxZNlQhNPS27ACuRylnqAig/s400/IMG_9484.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450587261306007522" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>We had originally planned to pair this invitation with a green envelope (Erin and Andrew's other wedding color), but due to a very long backorder of the green from our supplier, we ended up going with a matching white envelope, printed with navy ink instead. Check out the cute heart detail below their address! Isn't that adorable?!? </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGv6wvUh4xAr6P3Iw-Gu8ZaeyoUkeQo3aY4c2_L2520Rzo6hkuayM85NxJSVOnOtRukCRBop_6tm8WT06gQs8LXnvUd3etZrdk95f2nvpJAeBGQyK3fPtDh3yMyp1zokmLEIIhCG5EF7nX/s1600-h/IMG_9480.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGv6wvUh4xAr6P3Iw-Gu8ZaeyoUkeQo3aY4c2_L2520Rzo6hkuayM85NxJSVOnOtRukCRBop_6tm8WT06gQs8LXnvUd3etZrdk95f2nvpJAeBGQyK3fPtDh3yMyp1zokmLEIIhCG5EF7nX/s400/IMG_9480.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450587247358283842" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>For their reply card envelopes, we did end up using the green. This green is a light green color called "Balsam Fir" from Green Paper Company. Not only are these envelopes a fabulous green color, because they are made from 30% post-consumer waste, they are also "green" environmentally-speaking too! </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip5phwuqtFFggDcQRomGb9Bang6x-Vd_se2U1Ocv9nqK6tBrEtRpMGpsOyE5ROQV0T0RBTAnme2cvHpyZn2U7ftaB-XZRNBBL6lA3Qq44s1P2PzQ1G6Wt-9UUxpkVjI3A24yPy_Jtf8OVC/s1600-h/IMG_9479.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip5phwuqtFFggDcQRomGb9Bang6x-Vd_se2U1Ocv9nqK6tBrEtRpMGpsOyE5ROQV0T0RBTAnme2cvHpyZn2U7ftaB-XZRNBBL6lA3Qq44s1P2PzQ1G6Wt-9UUxpkVjI3A24yPy_Jtf8OVC/s400/IMG_9479.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450587246011074594" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>For Erin and Andrew's two insert cards, we did something that I absolutely love, but have only done a few times before: we combined them. There are, in fact, two separate cards here, but they were designed and printed to be mailed as a single card (5"x7"), but perforated down the middle so that the reply card could be detached and mailed back. </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8DAKXBIH5w3vWQdAOj5zfT5ei8crpt8NhoGQ2aOPWxCinApnSu5Wrq7_678-ZvUKIS7RHA4u8hIPz4gm7QF0X_4HduqTx0Xq_9ARRKANlcZeY7N978mF2fpCrNkF9XxXaBuHroAfVz1n9/s1600-h/IMG_9487.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8DAKXBIH5w3vWQdAOj5zfT5ei8crpt8NhoGQ2aOPWxCinApnSu5Wrq7_678-ZvUKIS7RHA4u8hIPz4gm7QF0X_4HduqTx0Xq_9ARRKANlcZeY7N978mF2fpCrNkF9XxXaBuHroAfVz1n9/s400/IMG_9487.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450587552836256002" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>As you can see in the above photo, an accommodations card that is similar in design to Erin and Andrew's wedding invitation is the top half of the joined card, and a cute, navy-blue-on-white reply card is the bottom half. </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHJAephm5wLfhttqZWR6y9FbbveVeS0ncTyS5S9GuJZ0VZowm4eKG6wXGrbH3uRcf1JMalX4ArVJ-KV_kZwuwIYBU8VqXSVDm_Z_YjrClzd27a7X3-3k4iyIfjIaZeNeu8mBQc0eiF_OzA/s1600-h/IMG_9491.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHJAephm5wLfhttqZWR6y9FbbveVeS0ncTyS5S9GuJZ0VZowm4eKG6wXGrbH3uRcf1JMalX4ArVJ-KV_kZwuwIYBU8VqXSVDm_Z_YjrClzd27a7X3-3k4iyIfjIaZeNeu8mBQc0eiF_OzA/s400/IMG_9491.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450587570451371154" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The accommodations portion of this card also featured some blind-embossing: this time diagonal lines behind our cute frame. The interior of the frame featured information about where to stay and were to find Erin & Andrew's website. If you look closely at the above photo, you can see the perforation in the card right below where the blind embossing ends. Isn't this just cool?!? </div><div><br /></div><div>The lower portion of this card is their detachable reply card. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgovzBEfCOc97lEQRwptBJEY7h23a3O_xyXXfcD_fd5DY9-IpQZa2WAiJq6Sz4hOWqxU1q36nwxU3LRUgNm8FBvSoA5-_wZRPAojZ5H6jVIo2AKy-cuPUaXCGFDXjU1PGmicL0p2qzKTIC0/s1600-h/IMG_9489.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgovzBEfCOc97lEQRwptBJEY7h23a3O_xyXXfcD_fd5DY9-IpQZa2WAiJq6Sz4hOWqxU1q36nwxU3LRUgNm8FBvSoA5-_wZRPAojZ5H6jVIo2AKy-cuPUaXCGFDXjU1PGmicL0p2qzKTIC0/s400/IMG_9489.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450587566277751138" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Erin and Andrew included a space for guests to write in their names, check-box options for the actual response and an area for guests to initial what their meal preference is for the reception. I just love this combined-card idea. It saves money for the couple on printing (by printing effectively one card instead of two) and it's a great way to keep all of the enclosure information together until the reply is ready to be sent back. </div><div><br /></div><div>Erin and Andrew were wonderful clients and I thoroughly enjoyed working with them on this suite! Thanks so much Erin and Andrew and congratulations on your upcoming big day! </div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17087672937056781174noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885405593397404898.post-58437243052112840482010-03-11T16:49:00.000-08:002010-03-11T18:18:00.691-08:00Katie & Michael are Getting Married!<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6m6gK2aGPdfxPFlTpjU29ANEKPvhKKfN1ESroY6OuU2Q2Ye5_wK449O-y1dad8XTWEgovyCHKygX6tIwzdjG-9bESmrmKAkUFUqiFs5LGUBkmt1CpBgCs7lGmhBEq4J9nJqWpBcTzpCAg/s1600-h/IMG_9298.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6m6gK2aGPdfxPFlTpjU29ANEKPvhKKfN1ESroY6OuU2Q2Ye5_wK449O-y1dad8XTWEgovyCHKygX6tIwzdjG-9bESmrmKAkUFUqiFs5LGUBkmt1CpBgCs7lGmhBEq4J9nJqWpBcTzpCAg/s400/IMG_9298.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447563672589279394" /></a><br />Right before I left for Minnesota a couple of weeks ago, I printed this lovely set of invitations for a couple in Texas who are getting married in May. The bride, Katie, designed these invitations herself and I just love the pretty flowers and sweet, whimsical grey hummingbird at the bottom. This suite includes a #10 size invitation, letterpress printed in two colors on Crane Lettra Pearl White paper, a #10 invitation envelope from Waste Not Paper Company in gravel grey and a 4bar size postcard that was digitally printed on a matching flat stock also from Waste Not Paper. At the top of this post you can see the whole suite together and below are photos of each of the pieces in detail. <div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwkjOLp91r3XDESEUQl2mwqEbBMVYiC0QuxiVRVUMKl_RPTTQWxbeWQCPjNSnfBbe916Kqb4QAiqj21K8QLk_nw4eoXR1FWjr_GrK7AWR3IjCZCYcNoxQ7iloK7hoWE19bppxxM1WRBh9o/s1600-h/IMG_9302.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwkjOLp91r3XDESEUQl2mwqEbBMVYiC0QuxiVRVUMKl_RPTTQWxbeWQCPjNSnfBbe916Kqb4QAiqj21K8QLk_nw4eoXR1FWjr_GrK7AWR3IjCZCYcNoxQ7iloK7hoWE19bppxxM1WRBh9o/s400/IMG_9302.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447563691580959410" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Here is Katie's invitation by itself. She chose a really nice, light green ink for her floral details and names and a medium grey ink to match her envelopes for the rest of the text and for her hummingbird. I just love how whimsical and sweet this design is! Below are some detail photos so you can see the ink colors, fonts and letterpress impression a little better. </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh4w0oa3IJu2KqUA2-pXjArRW8nqLcKeiawkcblCmNUot_wvVC05xCoGyefcwfDa4tUzkFVW95Gevdqgg3eH_yKHDga_BhUI2v1k2PIQNxpCywIuPmi5P05POXCU6qNiNhI3fwJRXhET5x/s1600-h/IMG_9304.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh4w0oa3IJu2KqUA2-pXjArRW8nqLcKeiawkcblCmNUot_wvVC05xCoGyefcwfDa4tUzkFVW95Gevdqgg3eH_yKHDga_BhUI2v1k2PIQNxpCywIuPmi5P05POXCU6qNiNhI3fwJRXhET5x/s400/IMG_9304.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447563798226876402" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidz_x7mC8u00wWoZF80nabcDrHEj_3FgZ-PG72oR6fminAzkzqEELhnMehxTL02qz23XBKeJCVzK-1RR6vnFVl4aFph5g7iRyE1uMWl17jckuimCfg_pOVt0uAikCJNgHNCjyXp17ZBcRS/s1600-h/IMG_9303.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidz_x7mC8u00wWoZF80nabcDrHEj_3FgZ-PG72oR6fminAzkzqEELhnMehxTL02qz23XBKeJCVzK-1RR6vnFVl4aFph5g7iRyE1uMWl17jckuimCfg_pOVt0uAikCJNgHNCjyXp17ZBcRS/s400/IMG_9303.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447563697220869634" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5e9rIPl6HMOKbrameT5rldoBz4I2vSRuSAX1cMlp0Xm9JnpEg4u5NRfOSYSAvYSzJ4KRPqv0Df610ycmDOttPDXktpz_MfhbCN8-7qVi9t1cq3Bgou15EHY0tMfbHd8c_FPsL9vBzTl-Z/s1600-h/IMG_9306.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5e9rIPl6HMOKbrameT5rldoBz4I2vSRuSAX1cMlp0Xm9JnpEg4u5NRfOSYSAvYSzJ4KRPqv0Df610ycmDOttPDXktpz_MfhbCN8-7qVi9t1cq3Bgou15EHY0tMfbHd8c_FPsL9vBzTl-Z/s400/IMG_9306.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447563802801104338" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The reply postcards that went with these were a little bit simpler - no flowers or birdies, but the same great fonts Katie used were carried throughout. In order to save some money on printing, we chose to have this card printed digitally on a white card stock from Waste Not Paper that was a near-match to the 100% cotton stock we used for the invitation. Here it is below, front and back: </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvOowy4WHsuHWAjo9rJc63Zm-f6HwGuC2r5ttF_7PxqkXbJT6pbk2AvHXSsn3ows6pASXKM2QM-59xXY-LboGLlOCKflZcILzVWsvmC2drneADA6wTm5iylx2DdIxNOETXLj3O93udwzrY/s1600-h/IMG_9299.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvOowy4WHsuHWAjo9rJc63Zm-f6HwGuC2r5ttF_7PxqkXbJT6pbk2AvHXSsn3ows6pASXKM2QM-59xXY-LboGLlOCKflZcILzVWsvmC2drneADA6wTm5iylx2DdIxNOETXLj3O93udwzrY/s400/IMG_9299.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447563683590668466" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And, last but not least, come the envelopes. For her invitation envelopes, Katie chose a #10 size, long, skinny, grey envelope from Waste Not Paper. We printed her return address on the flap of it in a slightly darker grey than the invitation and envelope color. </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-viO_NZlouHoUqXozHl8BnWL5U_S5GVrcQxF07HdTn0divaWynZa0bQWsGs9roFZF9SubUrfEb8I5KRymp2IWuU64S041Y5_5mXLDL5smyl7GGz_xViJlw_pn4n1lFURK7AQh7TRTqBAM/s1600-h/IMG_9300.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-viO_NZlouHoUqXozHl8BnWL5U_S5GVrcQxF07HdTn0divaWynZa0bQWsGs9roFZF9SubUrfEb8I5KRymp2IWuU64S041Y5_5mXLDL5smyl7GGz_xViJlw_pn4n1lFURK7AQh7TRTqBAM/s400/IMG_9300.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447563700294331970" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Pretty sweet, don't you think?!? Working with Katie was a pleasure and I hope that their wedding this May is just as wonderful as their invitations! Thanks so much and congratulations Katie & Michael! </div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17087672937056781174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885405593397404898.post-43241783410309718452010-03-10T15:39:00.001-08:002010-03-10T15:51:55.201-08:00Francie & Greg are getting Married!<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvST4fyqCkI5u87Mtbylaq0zaLYiEWkp14r9APG9irWz_0rF5O-5MOWkwgYjxDsVGAgtR6rRSL3KlycfsV_gnEYhrTI8oHr5CyORYcB1E2RlrOLkiUp8-qmvEgLNK0V7mLRWCSaWL3iTfJ/s1600-h/IMG_9470.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvST4fyqCkI5u87Mtbylaq0zaLYiEWkp14r9APG9irWz_0rF5O-5MOWkwgYjxDsVGAgtR6rRSL3KlycfsV_gnEYhrTI8oHr5CyORYcB1E2RlrOLkiUp8-qmvEgLNK0V7mLRWCSaWL3iTfJ/s400/IMG_9470.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447155300644197122" /></a><br />Check out these beauties that I printed last week for a lovely couple who are getting married in Massachusetts this spring. The bride, Francie, already had her invitation design all laid out when she hired Twin Ravens Press to do her letterpress printing, but looked to us for a way to make her invitation really stand out. Our solution: create a custom-made, absolutely beautiful, handmade paper in a unique, French Blue color and letterpress print her design on it in pewter grey ink. The paper we had made is really luscious and thick (about 220 lb. actually) and was created by the wonderful folks at <a href="http://www.porridgepapers.com/">Porridge Papers</a>, and the letterpress printing was done by us. Below are a few more images so you can see the printing and the gorgeous paper a little closer. <div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilTscuUlOyb0-bAEq6qX6q0Cckqwpp22A8L6WOd5iyms2H9shpLDAHiF7X42pxdu72TEAwYz5svbkWN1HBdcUGxOw54wH__Y3pFPJzpDBk2LMHewmXmEOS8JNP9G9l96TkBNoeCbRAm7re/s1600-h/IMG_9472.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilTscuUlOyb0-bAEq6qX6q0Cckqwpp22A8L6WOd5iyms2H9shpLDAHiF7X42pxdu72TEAwYz5svbkWN1HBdcUGxOw54wH__Y3pFPJzpDBk2LMHewmXmEOS8JNP9G9l96TkBNoeCbRAm7re/s400/IMG_9472.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447155398672687058" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgigumejN5Oa1dgdMF8LvQzJfPM53U2Ue0FhPnUIBWVHMFW9w7g_9sz_sv_M-DaLrhIWeQQaTJZ8BK47O9DtdV7rhSp13eXZd5oleCDFLEEE85P-jDYCDFr4OBzUJFkjeqL5ejqY6FOAhBt/s1600-h/IMG_9475.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgigumejN5Oa1dgdMF8LvQzJfPM53U2Ue0FhPnUIBWVHMFW9w7g_9sz_sv_M-DaLrhIWeQQaTJZ8BK47O9DtdV7rhSp13eXZd5oleCDFLEEE85P-jDYCDFr4OBzUJFkjeqL5ejqY6FOAhBt/s400/IMG_9475.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447155405860702018" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a><div><br /></div><div>Aren't they just lovely?!? If you're interested in learning more about custom paper or custom letterpress printing, please feel free to <a href="mailto:%20twinravenspress@gmail.com">contact us</a>. Congratulations Francie & Greg!!</div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17087672937056781174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885405593397404898.post-26068169766898017572010-03-08T22:05:00.000-08:002010-03-08T22:13:20.381-08:00Thirty-Three Pounds of Awesome.<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_u8bJG0G5yfcc39Bg2PVMdJzStBAPebfoCzclaMgQ0ILZ-zpXutfx8O90AgL47V9BeP8s2X-dbF_vH_miLP45hNVvDS27pu5VC2fb1xG4RTdTfGucvEYgUVq32_VaU28soCYYomzEt0qa/s1600-h/IMG_9514.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_u8bJG0G5yfcc39Bg2PVMdJzStBAPebfoCzclaMgQ0ILZ-zpXutfx8O90AgL47V9BeP8s2X-dbF_vH_miLP45hNVvDS27pu5VC2fb1xG4RTdTfGucvEYgUVq32_VaU28soCYYomzEt0qa/s400/IMG_9514.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446512546461343922" /></a><br />Hi all! I must apologize again for my lengthy absence from the blog world. I returned from my trip to Minnesota last Monday (I'll have some awesome things to share about my trip here soon) , and it's been pretty much non-stop ever since I got back. I'm working on some truly awesome stuff though, so keep your eyes peeled over the next few weeks if you want to see some of the awesomeness I've been working on. And, speaking of awesome things, I received, literally, 33 lbs. of awesome in the form of handmade, wildflower seeded paper from <a href="http://www.porridgepapers.com/">Porridge Papers</a> last week shortly after my return. The awesome paper maker out there that I've been working with, Samantha, even dubbed it so on the outside of the UPS box. She doesn't lie. The paper we received and the project we are in the midst of printing with it, is indeed, 33 lbs. of pure awesome. More on that soon!Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17087672937056781174noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885405593397404898.post-77920873793786354782010-02-25T22:45:00.000-08:002010-02-25T23:11:10.472-08:00Out of Town<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwAu1F_8utGD6oz6fX16dFWvNE-mBjEXlqrVgvUqYnoW8KuFdmNxCfghyphenhyphenKv2ZaO3peT0bV0HKXnPWXjHrVX7pqH67QSTkpE_3Yy_Gtmx5PBpAiWVxOJ1lgF8GVm93MiduaiTdXFkiDXOKr/s1600-h/Picture+053.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwAu1F_8utGD6oz6fX16dFWvNE-mBjEXlqrVgvUqYnoW8KuFdmNxCfghyphenhyphenKv2ZaO3peT0bV0HKXnPWXjHrVX7pqH67QSTkpE_3Yy_Gtmx5PBpAiWVxOJ1lgF8GVm93MiduaiTdXFkiDXOKr/s400/Picture+053.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442443414596814418" /></a><br />To all of my wonderful clients and readers: I wanted to let you know that I am going to be out of town this week, Thursday (today) through Sunday. I am traveling to Minneapolis to go to one of my younger cousin's weddings. This trip is both kind of exciting and making me a little nervous, because I haven't seen this particular part of my family for 15 years. I spent a little bit of time last weekend going through some old photos and found the photo at the top of this post. This photo was taken during the summer of 1995, which was the last time that I saw any of them in person. I'm the girl in the pink shirt on the far right, and was 11 years old at the time. My cousin Heidi who is getting married on Saturday is the one standing right behind me in the plaid shirt and overalls. She was 9 when this photo was taken, and the other three girls are also cousins who are in Minneapolis, who I will get to see at the wedding. <div><br /></div><div>Aside from seeing my family that I haven't seen in a while and attending Heidi's wedding, I'm hoping to do some awesome Minneapolis work-related things while I am there, including meeting the uber-talented calligrapher/illustrator/designer, <a href="http://www.crystalkluge.com/">Crystal Kluge</a>, in person. Crystal and I have been working together for a little while now on a few different collaborative projects including a few wedding invitations suites and some really cute holiday gift tags this last Christmas, but have never actually met in person, so I'm super-excited to finally meet her! (Click on the tag at the bottom of this post to see some of these projects! They are awesome!) A trip to one of the letterpress studios that I idolize, <a href="http://www.beastpieces.com/">Studio On Fire</a>, may also be in order, as they are located in Minneapolis as well. </div><div><br /></div><div>If any of you out there are waiting to hear back from me on a print job or design work, or have recently made an inquiry about my services, I will be back to work on Monday morning (March 1st) and will answer your e-mails as soon as I can! Wish me luck and have a great weekend! <div><br /></div></div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17087672937056781174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885405593397404898.post-1487975714626896502010-02-24T14:12:00.000-08:002010-02-24T14:18:31.626-08:00Stalked: Origami Crane Cards Featured on Etsy Stalker!<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsystalker.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i570.photobucket.com/albums/ss141/Etsystalker/ES_stalkerbadge.gif" border="0" alt="Stalked!" /></a></div><br /><div>I received a lovely e-mail this morning that our <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=40376880">Origami Crane Cards</a> were featured on <a href="http://etsystalker.com/">Etsy Stalker</a> yesterday. Check out the feature <a href="http://etsystalker.com/?p=7421">here</a> and the cards in <a href="http://www.twinravenspress.etsy.com/">our etsy shop</a>! </div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17087672937056781174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885405593397404898.post-64266112123262943012010-02-23T10:00:00.000-08:002010-02-23T10:21:02.280-08:00Fabulous Eco-Friendly Business Cards for Trees Creation & Happy Grow Lucky<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div>A few months ago I created a couple of lovely sets of business cards for a wonderful client and good friend, Teresa Ennis. Teresa is a business owner two-times-over, and wanted brand new, totally awesome business cards for both of her businesses. Both of her businesses are somewhat nature-oriented in one way or another and we wanted to really express that in her branding and in the design and execution of her cards. Here is what we came up with: <div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy8Ug4Crpgm5CoUdniecp2oOo86_kg1Nl4TZg6gQ_odF5g6qLpq5MnPAqgvc4N7k8LlxSiAOppBH3s5g0DOvUCX4uYf7ioht40IsJHYrr9sCmk9NTD06X0Xr39D3HyuzC86qqcA8KjlhBg/s1600-h/IMG_9170.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy8Ug4Crpgm5CoUdniecp2oOo86_kg1Nl4TZg6gQ_odF5g6qLpq5MnPAqgvc4N7k8LlxSiAOppBH3s5g0DOvUCX4uYf7ioht40IsJHYrr9sCmk9NTD06X0Xr39D3HyuzC86qqcA8KjlhBg/s400/IMG_9170.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441501740603654178" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The first of Teresa's businesses is called Happy Grow Lucky, a local landscaping business she runs here in Eugene. I loved her business name as well as her tag line: "Dig Deep, Reach High!". For the design of this card we used a gorgeous tree image that has tons of roots spreading out across the bottom of the card. The trunk and branches of the tree twist around moving up the card vertically and accent the shape of the logo I created for her. The tree was printed in a very pale green and all of the typography on this card was printed in a darker evergreen color. These cards were printed on a custom seeded cream paper from <a href="http://www.porridgepapers.com">Porridge Papers</a> that will actually grow wildflowers if the paper gets wet. How cool is that?!? </div><div><br /></div><div>I'm pretty proud of this design: it's perfect for Teresa's business and the whole concept really just kicks ass. </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihlK7_Thf4qAOgqGZqza2IOGBkA144lkZ1ZpuxdxH04B1vmUoXyx_VumV2-7ER7fHQkhL0L_22POdIC9LaI_lRu9uKG093xaDi2nwO0IFQ-z2MSUVo_Xi6WBkvp9mAk1P1uxmXkplxKN-V/s1600-h/IMG_9172.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihlK7_Thf4qAOgqGZqza2IOGBkA144lkZ1ZpuxdxH04B1vmUoXyx_VumV2-7ER7fHQkhL0L_22POdIC9LaI_lRu9uKG093xaDi2nwO0IFQ-z2MSUVo_Xi6WBkvp9mAk1P1uxmXkplxKN-V/s400/IMG_9172.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441501749862874466" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Besides having tons of talent for landscape design and making things grow happily, Teresa is also a talented artist. She creates everything from hand-bound books and journals, to jewelry, to found object art pieces. Her shop, Trees Creation, is up and running over on <a href="http://www.etsy.com">etsy</a>. Go check it out by clicking <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/treescreation">here</a>. Teresa's Trees Creation cards were also printed on cream colored Porridge Paper with wildflower seeds, this time in three ink colors: chocolate brown, green and plum purple. We continued the tree theme for this card, but created a different tree image and used some different fonts. Check it out: </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP_x4wCELocSH3ND-GQJZnjISVdiwog3jnUZobtFLsiNuIwrlFmrHcM-wlyXbhoPSpVZ5OW6dIKCeOxk7ePOGDnjQoczDRz6IM3JETi_9kQ_UvjBy9EQqBVxPTDv6gi6EHQM8jznO4PYz4/s1600-h/IMG_9176.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP_x4wCELocSH3ND-GQJZnjISVdiwog3jnUZobtFLsiNuIwrlFmrHcM-wlyXbhoPSpVZ5OW6dIKCeOxk7ePOGDnjQoczDRz6IM3JETi_9kQ_UvjBy9EQqBVxPTDv6gi6EHQM8jznO4PYz4/s400/IMG_9176.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441501758947823666" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Aren't they pretty? I just love how we can take the tree theme and create two business cards that are totally different, with a lot of the same elements. Below are a few detail photos of the Trees Creation cards so you can see the letterpress impression, ink colors, fonts and the details of the lovely Porridge Paper a little bit better. </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc8MS9Z9X_OOiFEosjiLTGGJQrUeZ2n8E7Mq3Rxff8-zcm4142-89JUfEe9VikL4gDWkhgAUHivRWkbtD_N-8CJE6PMOCHfMQYkcg-sSoYuYgK7ybqS18Iq2_-3V7rqLdz_rkw-SAvbN_n/s1600-h/IMG_9179.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc8MS9Z9X_OOiFEosjiLTGGJQrUeZ2n8E7Mq3Rxff8-zcm4142-89JUfEe9VikL4gDWkhgAUHivRWkbtD_N-8CJE6PMOCHfMQYkcg-sSoYuYgK7ybqS18Iq2_-3V7rqLdz_rkw-SAvbN_n/s400/IMG_9179.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441501762944044882" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8a3uDyKHMHYqzKVMwj4ipadFqN6vHH12atjjsHFxvY26vwY4itoA1-VX5byKph8yb3gI7ne3oS4KRElpw4KmH8U5K_EE2GiYwPyVVyoQtnzCSIKD18RTsEXrno4KoybbWtPP-JFhHiHs4/s1600-h/IMG_9180.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8a3uDyKHMHYqzKVMwj4ipadFqN6vHH12atjjsHFxvY26vwY4itoA1-VX5byKph8yb3gI7ne3oS4KRElpw4KmH8U5K_EE2GiYwPyVVyoQtnzCSIKD18RTsEXrno4KoybbWtPP-JFhHiHs4/s400/IMG_9180.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441501769367544754" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Make sure to go and check out <a href="http://www.treescreation.etsy.com">Teresa's etsy shop</a>, and if you're in need of any landscaping in Eugene, give her a call at Happy Grow Lucky. Thanks so much Teresa! You are awesome! </div><div><br /></div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17087672937056781174noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885405593397404898.post-22742861607654729462010-02-20T15:28:00.000-08:002010-02-20T17:09:49.699-08:00Love is Sweet: Leia & Tyler are Married (continued)!<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWvO3gg_Yf7g2twBy5LOGt9vcoTLJIckuRKDgkJcwjT-sNtxfLyrHIS6W2XZOL_BP9hLI2OeoeuCAsE8KzXsDmQ8nx2VGDixTvrLghaSE5jDDDtxxAkCuQbnp6coEnsEQNMJxoOAd1Gsyv/s1600-h/Leia&Tyler4.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWvO3gg_Yf7g2twBy5LOGt9vcoTLJIckuRKDgkJcwjT-sNtxfLyrHIS6W2XZOL_BP9hLI2OeoeuCAsE8KzXsDmQ8nx2VGDixTvrLghaSE5jDDDtxxAkCuQbnp6coEnsEQNMJxoOAd1Gsyv/s400/Leia&Tyler4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440488433742044050" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(Photo Courtesy of </span><a href="http://www.emilygphotography.com/weddings/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Emily G Photography</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">)</span> </div><div><br /></div><div>Last weekend I posted some pictures of one of my favorite stationery suites that was created for one of my favorite couples from 2009, <a href="http://twinravenspress.blogspot.com/2010/02/leia-tyler-are-married.html">Leia & Tyler</a>. Not too long after their wedding, Tyler sent me a link to some of the photos from their special day. They gave me permission to share them with you here, and I am stoked to do so! I'm also excited to show you the awesome favor boxes I letterpress printed for their wedding, as well as their thank you cards that we printed just last month. <div><br /></div><div>Let's start with the photos though! Leia & Tyler's photographer was the fabulous Emily of <a href="http://www.emilygphotography.com/weddings/">Emily G Photography</a> in Portland, Oregon. I don't know Emily personally, but I do enjoy reading <a href="http://www.emilygphotography.com/blog/">her blog</a>, and ironically enough, she was the photographer for another friend's wedding, who I did stationery for, that was held the weekend before Leia & Tyler's wedding. If you'd like to see that couple's stationery (Emily & Stephen), as well as photos from their wedding taken by Emily G, check it out in my earlier post <a href="http://twinravenspress.blogspot.com/2009/11/emily-stephen-are-married.html">here</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div>I love the photos that were taken of Leia, Tyler and their ceremony on the beach! It was such a gorgeous, sunny day too for an Oregon wedding in October! They were really lucky!</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAk0ZxXGmc_cuQk_2BdjUC6XYnbq-7zkeMNMjC1KB5Y8rkNo1ScVUB8sNMu7S7EbL2dX0fRp6dqzZN8003ry-tFIRikY-ziJ7ioG6SpIyQD6NzQePa4w_TT03ldHrOrE0XBG1DQ6F2_S-Q/s1600-h/Leia&Tyler3.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAk0ZxXGmc_cuQk_2BdjUC6XYnbq-7zkeMNMjC1KB5Y8rkNo1ScVUB8sNMu7S7EbL2dX0fRp6dqzZN8003ry-tFIRikY-ziJ7ioG6SpIyQD6NzQePa4w_TT03ldHrOrE0XBG1DQ6F2_S-Q/s400/Leia&Tyler3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440488422170664802" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy2W0kcg7joHNsgq4k_UludiT4BH-rLzrKDEFRivj04SibCIOWDPmXbuXfSjnsCXvr92ci7eY8cMAX53sv9EdPPIuHe-vkufZznMdcI6JJeh-fU_1yZxerAAbt_LbjPrhlP7FJ1vmWUNJ9/s1600-h/Leia&Tyler1.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy2W0kcg7joHNsgq4k_UludiT4BH-rLzrKDEFRivj04SibCIOWDPmXbuXfSjnsCXvr92ci7eY8cMAX53sv9EdPPIuHe-vkufZznMdcI6JJeh-fU_1yZxerAAbt_LbjPrhlP7FJ1vmWUNJ9/s400/Leia&Tyler1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440488412521163442" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgND_3NI-xL4flsGCxGaIpSkI3l-vufnIVYyfhpGPkhwPm8HUhLV-yT4TjWHTRUNdmAE4Mj0CFizKGo2iuJ59VK4o0nw2p5pRDXKQacnMj4jTLHyQIBZCb8yf5UMF22SUsP2bmX5ufVd3uu/s1600-h/Leia&Tyler2.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgND_3NI-xL4flsGCxGaIpSkI3l-vufnIVYyfhpGPkhwPm8HUhLV-yT4TjWHTRUNdmAE4Mj0CFizKGo2iuJ59VK4o0nw2p5pRDXKQacnMj4jTLHyQIBZCb8yf5UMF22SUsP2bmX5ufVd3uu/s400/Leia&Tyler2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440488417414937170" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I love Leia's green shoes in the foreground in this photo - so cute!! </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEKpDwDmiQx3km7YXghmg7PDHMmG_Y41xfmiai2qQOyC3SdtqUD0nI7fj3JNMQDY5yETaDy89vBnUxnhYt9YxMsxH4RZY6qmm-le8kgU50nTJ-GeG8WtfpbXemvmd3mJ501uf71rslNzDR/s1600-h/Leia&Tyler5.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEKpDwDmiQx3km7YXghmg7PDHMmG_Y41xfmiai2qQOyC3SdtqUD0nI7fj3JNMQDY5yETaDy89vBnUxnhYt9YxMsxH4RZY6qmm-le8kgU50nTJ-GeG8WtfpbXemvmd3mJ501uf71rslNzDR/s400/Leia&Tyler5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440488435589403234" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio1EgZ0P_AiFYY62MgwLp7qUSsbexCyZ-c7OyNQnHE7AchbaGY1p9F8unHj7q2Pjn_keEPH2yLtnJ7BvWvqg2xKAHqrk-1ZcTY2LW9vpELQeCwEvxKeTeZCxaEHJ0ON5yIF2nSXiSYntR2/s1600-h/leia&tyler8.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio1EgZ0P_AiFYY62MgwLp7qUSsbexCyZ-c7OyNQnHE7AchbaGY1p9F8unHj7q2Pjn_keEPH2yLtnJ7BvWvqg2xKAHqrk-1ZcTY2LW9vpELQeCwEvxKeTeZCxaEHJ0ON5yIF2nSXiSYntR2/s400/leia&tyler8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440488715424164530" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 220px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Aren't they just an adorable, couple?!? And, here are a couple of photos of a few details from their reception: </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMEe9nNly-RUWP3WS35n2lJezq9SpstftG9Tzw9P-D8aLuqxlAqe5p76m-duhosnt4Hrn58nsjk9AyCc_pPshZubb3BhZewKMPia-1G2OBM6HBb2Ze7KD2ALZWQ7FAs_rXk7GuTvp_FJm1/s1600-h/Leia&Tyler6.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMEe9nNly-RUWP3WS35n2lJezq9SpstftG9Tzw9P-D8aLuqxlAqe5p76m-duhosnt4Hrn58nsjk9AyCc_pPshZubb3BhZewKMPia-1G2OBM6HBb2Ze7KD2ALZWQ7FAs_rXk7GuTvp_FJm1/s400/Leia&Tyler6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440488703257515378" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis3A78R-lJbagsaysH47niwRDL_Mh5LY_rdSw7wmCq7VN0FhK-Di6uZROldZl2nth_2QoXP4BCWCTdo2wP6qhEtQ0i6nHH2Y2m5tpCKJgWXUjKOts4N9QSBcHrU7avApo9mmsas1s2DOb_/s1600-h/Leia&Tyler7.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis3A78R-lJbagsaysH47niwRDL_Mh5LY_rdSw7wmCq7VN0FhK-Di6uZROldZl2nth_2QoXP4BCWCTdo2wP6qhEtQ0i6nHH2Y2m5tpCKJgWXUjKOts4N9QSBcHrU7avApo9mmsas1s2DOb_/s400/Leia&Tyler7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440488705863291618" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 263px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(All wedding photos above courtesy of </span><a href="http://www.emilygphotography.com/weddings/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Emily G Photography</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">)</span></div><div><br /></div><div>See that last photo of all of the brown and light green boxes? Twin Ravens Press totally made those. These were kind of a last-minute project that we did the week before Leia & Tyler's wedding. You see, there is this great little chocolate shop in Eugene called Euphoria, and for their wedding favors, Leia & Tyler had gotten some really tasty little confections for their guests. They hadn't figured out yet though, how to package or display them at the wedding. Leia and Tyler contacted me to help them out with this last little detail. To package their chocolates as favors for their guests, we created a set of paper pillow boxes with a paper band around them, letterpress printed with Leia & Tyler's names, wedding date, and the phrase "Love is Sweet". The chocolate brown boxes were from <a href="http://www.wastenotpaper.com">Waste Not Paper Company</a>, and measured approximately 6.25" x 4.125" x 1.625". Since we did this project on such short notice, you might notice that the font we used for it is a little different than the one we used for their invitations. Because we didn't have time to have a new printing plate made, I used antique metal type for the wording on their favor boxes and we cut one of the trees from one of their other printing plates out and combined it with the antique type to create the design. Pretty neat, don't you think?!? Here is what the boxes looked like flat: </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7nYEoQZKmJAHaggdooms8jLiAlTl7SAj4nEMqkj4HWjRSLKUShZOFpOAgUhmZx5vQDrs7g-9JGlaRQybitbF8iHw56auCKNSK4SA_FBy9JZRgj7K1s4xpv1xutkVZCVl2ruQmzLOlsFY6/s1600-h/IMG_9166.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7nYEoQZKmJAHaggdooms8jLiAlTl7SAj4nEMqkj4HWjRSLKUShZOFpOAgUhmZx5vQDrs7g-9JGlaRQybitbF8iHw56auCKNSK4SA_FBy9JZRgj7K1s4xpv1xutkVZCVl2ruQmzLOlsFY6/s400/IMG_9166.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440488724423144178" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvGOKofc2b7HwEfSOs5g2AuTgLvu6OOdGOv0QkRLzDbek-N6xf6UAe8vw8sNLiJ83b22bmnMbryB-ubGTH_zFx15ccw3z8_NOqgJ8MgX04hdhWiaUAJO8HXZCaPCl7RPBvbK_uYzV8T03r/s1600-h/IMG_9168.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvGOKofc2b7HwEfSOs5g2AuTgLvu6OOdGOv0QkRLzDbek-N6xf6UAe8vw8sNLiJ83b22bmnMbryB-ubGTH_zFx15ccw3z8_NOqgJ8MgX04hdhWiaUAJO8HXZCaPCl7RPBvbK_uYzV8T03r/s400/IMG_9168.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440488730266340322" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a><div><br /></div><div>And above is what they looked like folded up, with chocolate inside. Pretty sweet favors, if I do say so myself. </div><div><br /></div><div>Then, just last month, I had the pleasure of working with Leia & Tyler again to create some custom thank you cards. Before I met Leia & Tyler they had created a set of Save-the-Date postcards themselves using photographs they had made of each other spelling out the words "Save the Date" on the front, and a photo of their two dogs, Vigo & Turbo, with signs that had their wedding date on them, and other information on the back. I don't have one of the actual cards they sent, but here is a screen shot of the Save-the-Date design. </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgruiG016kU1gzR8bEeSSxmoxPYSZK4Rgnal83VPBtOAajuw-pCLkit16uOFTZvsX1Po8mbsUQvf8G6OA1HG93VDiTqz9HADdi_FyI6hasEaCbvSHMpZvBNIR9cHXAzBplyFn_SOWrPmf8W/s1600-h/savethedate+postcard+email.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgruiG016kU1gzR8bEeSSxmoxPYSZK4Rgnal83VPBtOAajuw-pCLkit16uOFTZvsX1Po8mbsUQvf8G6OA1HG93VDiTqz9HADdi_FyI6hasEaCbvSHMpZvBNIR9cHXAzBplyFn_SOWrPmf8W/s400/savethedate+postcard+email.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440489779258050738" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 331px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>For their thank you cards, Leia and Tyler wanted to return to the idea of using their dogs for some sort of cute, quirky, thank you image. Here is what we came up with: </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMYr3GoH-Yq0gYPnRmVkyXzFE0nKS5m4a7QRYdgX_aOeVkK16JGXZ1rfJ_WlTisLh7GkOIaZmCw99I366nhkxordN7vL3ta1RSuxnCZb_9XhGkfuIzRaNl-rv8_AlW3MlyyMp2NgB5DRmB/s1600-h/IMG_9362.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMYr3GoH-Yq0gYPnRmVkyXzFE0nKS5m4a7QRYdgX_aOeVkK16JGXZ1rfJ_WlTisLh7GkOIaZmCw99I366nhkxordN7vL3ta1RSuxnCZb_9XhGkfuIzRaNl-rv8_AlW3MlyyMp2NgB5DRmB/s400/IMG_9362.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440489785714201026" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Leia & Tyler's thank you's are an A2 size card, printed on Crane Lettra pearl white 100% cotton paper, with matching Crane Lettra square flap envelopes. For the design, I created a stylized, cute, cartoony image of Turbo and Vigo for the front, with signs around their necks, just like Leia & Tyler's Save-the-Dates, only this time, the signs read "Thank You", instead of the date. </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlsP43q6u8yGpefkFNq76LXoqjGzdsSv2waQ7GW2mX3gx7P4ahZjDqN268rCh5nBUObYcEWDzKoWJWGbKLeGUbl2-i5GYF8XNC6Mk8RlGH3SumcqOQ4vGziPWT6D3VZyBFsAqs_arS-Cw-/s1600-h/IMG_9369.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlsP43q6u8yGpefkFNq76LXoqjGzdsSv2waQ7GW2mX3gx7P4ahZjDqN268rCh5nBUObYcEWDzKoWJWGbKLeGUbl2-i5GYF8XNC6Mk8RlGH3SumcqOQ4vGziPWT6D3VZyBFsAqs_arS-Cw-/s400/IMG_9369.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440489793101468946" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Coming up with this image was really a collaboration between Tyler and I, to make sure that the eye spots and facial expressions came out just right. The words "Thank You" are also in Tyler's handwriting, just like the handwriting details from the directions card in he and Leia's invitation suite. Aren't these thank you's just adorable?!? </div><div><br /></div><div>For the envelopes, we kept things nice and simple, and just went with a matching white envelope, and printed Leia & Tyler's return address on the flap in Turbo's eye-spot-color-tan. </div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht_gI8tIoK9pezm-zA919NQWhWaA8NzT1F65RbWqszsoAKs65dcE0CWm34LqvOcTqwiQm0ilfybG4_2XUkBmyEmJGBybcjEQIdrfLRsuHdJlrONZJ_tTrMk_-3WOq9dckFfn-0xGiOerpR/s1600-h/IMG_9364.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht_gI8tIoK9pezm-zA919NQWhWaA8NzT1F65RbWqszsoAKs65dcE0CWm34LqvOcTqwiQm0ilfybG4_2XUkBmyEmJGBybcjEQIdrfLRsuHdJlrONZJ_tTrMk_-3WOq9dckFfn-0xGiOerpR/s400/IMG_9364.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440489790737243730" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a><div><br /></div><div>Leia & Tyler were fabulous, super-fun clients and have become great friends. I can't wait to see what other non-wedding-related, awesome design/printing projects we come up with together in the future. Thanks so much Leia & Tyler. You rock my socks! </div></div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17087672937056781174noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885405593397404898.post-84370086063919005882010-02-19T20:13:00.000-08:002010-02-19T20:31:03.918-08:00Letterpress on Sesame Street<div><br /></div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jZ6IAApz4oo&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jZ6IAApz4oo&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><div><br /></div><div>A friend of mine sent me this clip from a 1970's episode of Sesame Street. I remember watching Sesame Street as a little kid. I mean, who doesn't remember watching at least a little Sesame Street as a kid? I don't remember this episode though. I also don't remember it being quite so strange, and I don't know, maybe it's just me, but not having seen it for a good twenty+ years and watching just this clip now, I have to say I find it a little odd. But that aside, it's pretty darn awesome that these 1970's youngsters take a drawing of their lost dog to a letterpress printer to have a sign made. Although it's pretty brief, the demonstration of the letterpress process, isn't bad either. The press they're using is even a Chandler & Price, which is the same kind of press as one of the presses at Twin Ravens Press. Anyway, it's entertaining, nonetheless. Check it out!<br /><br /></div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17087672937056781174noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885405593397404898.post-89414282529163671082010-02-19T20:04:00.000-08:002010-02-19T20:10:16.949-08:00Interview on Missus D<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuBfB7F5XBdMsr1mJ3mtVqiG7iQWVfe2oxQhwXOfwgNsAbAj9RkwVtYRntlHK0u0d8lOtBTnzIN4oDMp-_OcYoSBM0T1gEaUSztNCciyJHI5SMBCU_hKhS0SY7iXCdiLiX51c0Qs4OjGcM/s1600-h/missusD1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 86px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuBfB7F5XBdMsr1mJ3mtVqiG7iQWVfe2oxQhwXOfwgNsAbAj9RkwVtYRntlHK0u0d8lOtBTnzIN4oDMp-_OcYoSBM0T1gEaUSztNCciyJHI5SMBCU_hKhS0SY7iXCdiLiX51c0Qs4OjGcM/s400/missusD1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440173041772201538" /></a><br />A few weeks ago a lovely blogger in Germany, named Kathleen, featured my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=40837878">robot with heart coasters</a> on <a href="http://craftymissusd.blogspot.com/">her blog</a>. I sent her a set of them to say thank you for the feature, and shortly after that she asked if she could interview me about my work, products, what I do outside of work, etc. for a blog feature she was doing. I thought it was a pretty cool idea. She published <a href="http://craftymissusd.blogspot.com/2010/02/friday-crafter-feature-kristen-of-twin.html">my interview</a> today. If you'd like to know a little more about me, and Twin Ravens Press, click on the link above and go check it out over on <a href="http://craftymissusd.blogspot.com/">Crafty Missus D</a>! <div><br /></div><div>Thanks Kathleen! </div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17087672937056781174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885405593397404898.post-33834390220477112662010-02-13T12:21:00.000-08:002010-02-19T11:33:11.358-08:00Leia & Tyler are Married!<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsWSgjiNHspPYf1HSGLsI9ziS1ngoaQzuA6AXlJTb6aH_jkvzmqRvxXEMmMrxZB7iLkEHsnjm-zECxt3hc5ligxB-C8uEd6IYYKoNcoDbNnxxscMMw6XcfJP7foaXrR0S1OW9IqJVhoI65/s1600-h/IMG_9149.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsWSgjiNHspPYf1HSGLsI9ziS1ngoaQzuA6AXlJTb6aH_jkvzmqRvxXEMmMrxZB7iLkEHsnjm-zECxt3hc5ligxB-C8uEd6IYYKoNcoDbNnxxscMMw6XcfJP7foaXrR0S1OW9IqJVhoI65/s400/IMG_9149.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440031322296599970" /></a><br />Happy Valentines weekend, folks! I'm so sorry that I was a bad, well at least, absentee blogger this past week. Needless to say, with the spring wedding season picking up, and my near-total liberation from crutches this week, it's been a little busy around here. To make up for my absence from the virtual world this past week, I'd like to share with you some stationery for one of my favorite weddings from this past fall. As I've said before, I get to work with a lot of really creative, wonderful and awesome people throughout the year, but every now and again I get to work with a couple, family or individual who is just all-out fantastic. Leia and Tyler were one such couple. <div><br /></div><div>Leia & Tyler were married this past October in Cannon Beach, Oregon. Cannon Beach is a pretty, little, Pacific-coast town, just west of Portland, with gorgeous beaches and a very notable natural landmark: Haystack Rock. When Leia, Tyler and I first met, they weren't sure what they wanted to do for their invitations, but after looking at several examples from past clients, both were drawn to <a href="http://twinravenspress.blogspot.com/2009/10/anna-zane-are-married.html">this invitation</a> that I printed for a Portland, Oregon couple, just a few months before. Tyler said he liked it because the invitation looked like a ticket to the wedding, which, if you think about it, really is what a wedding invitation is. Both Tyler and Leia also loved the fact that the invitation I linked to above featured a stylized, yet, photo-realistic image of the Cascade mountains. We figured we could incorporate this same idea, but into something that was more Cannon Beach-y. </div><div><br /></div><div>Leia and Tyler's invitation suite is featured all together in the photo above. The suite included a monarch size (3.75"x7.25") wedding invitation and corresponding light green envelope, a monarch size map/directions card, a 4bar size reply card, with corresponding evergreen-colored envelope and a 3.5" coaster rehearsal dinner invitation. Here is the invitation by itself: </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjSQka8hJZ5IBb7xFc3YZrOmov8PDbqQivQnda9mHhN9f2ROs-2ve3c2JApWVVaUjK9JaTHYDc4Y60uyXUFo9MYIVDVFDZeqmeZsGJdG7senKliFMgUsqtVcQTfSKQ0ZYAsnrH51T9WZ87/s1600-h/IMG_9154.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjSQka8hJZ5IBb7xFc3YZrOmov8PDbqQivQnda9mHhN9f2ROs-2ve3c2JApWVVaUjK9JaTHYDc4Y60uyXUFo9MYIVDVFDZeqmeZsGJdG7senKliFMgUsqtVcQTfSKQ0ZYAsnrH51T9WZ87/s400/IMG_9154.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440031344921597938" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Leia & Tyler loved the style of the invitation from the suite I linked to above so much that we decided to go with pretty much the same idea for their invitation, with a few modifications to make it their own. Tyler and Leia sent me several photos of Cannon Beach to create a background for their invitation from and the one you see above, letterpress printed in a very light green ink, with Haystack Rock in the upper right and the beach and ocean stretching out in the foreground, is the image we chose. I love how realistic, yet very flat and stylistic, using a photo like this looks letterpress printed. We basically flattened the photograph out until it was only two colors, with the details of the beach dropping away in the front and the silhouette of Haystack Rock and other details left in the background. The light green part of the invitation that was printed was pressed down (de-bossed) slightly, from the letterpress process, which caused the white areas (Haystack Rock and other details) to become slightly raised. Check it out: </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW41yoUAtOBNbeLTGZJRPL2ulzdSFjpUYIhgO9HZPi0YharXEApkjb0Hr3ApkFn_kZRv8wZLDMJZbQ0M9M9cdDpdzzBPjSuNd1w4yM20u3wcnyl_H6gsJyejTDiUSHlWJEebjyjZtGWZdI/s1600-h/IMG_9155.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW41yoUAtOBNbeLTGZJRPL2ulzdSFjpUYIhgO9HZPi0YharXEApkjb0Hr3ApkFn_kZRv8wZLDMJZbQ0M9M9cdDpdzzBPjSuNd1w4yM20u3wcnyl_H6gsJyejTDiUSHlWJEebjyjZtGWZdI/s400/IMG_9155.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440031351656758418" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The texture of this, was totally awesome! To complete the design, we utilized a darker green ink for the evergreen tree on the right hand side of the design, as well as for Leia & Tyler's names, and a chocolate brown ink for the rest of the text. </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJXZQn6GNZtuRunEgbBbKBi0yoSvzYrjzo1UZ1XBf5IGVuJX7QSEugH8S47YNQNQwR16r7T4TOgrPxR7mj0WDF7eAITAeRcA9oPwQmLAFokqa3BfMz8nVXvOIcNm42DYC8aNQvjT4bmQgf/s1600-h/IMG_9156.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJXZQn6GNZtuRunEgbBbKBi0yoSvzYrjzo1UZ1XBf5IGVuJX7QSEugH8S47YNQNQwR16r7T4TOgrPxR7mj0WDF7eAITAeRcA9oPwQmLAFokqa3BfMz8nVXvOIcNm42DYC8aNQvjT4bmQgf/s400/IMG_9156.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440031686744363650" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This invitation was paired with a light green, 30% Post-consumer recycled envelope from <a href="http://www.greenpapercompany.com">Green Paper Company</a> that had their return address letterpress printed on the flap. </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjntlxLmh-uRjw-jgqK4LQiOkraZQQjHBLrzsL9vz8lUYHSge6Ex-1w98RepGDiAwbPFedIgZMv8SApXX6GTWLan0Yrfv7XvcPsqptKHiGHLSIdtfLn22hx7JzstifbHov6PTXB-N_Nidqg/s1600-h/IMG_9153.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjntlxLmh-uRjw-jgqK4LQiOkraZQQjHBLrzsL9vz8lUYHSge6Ex-1w98RepGDiAwbPFedIgZMv8SApXX6GTWLan0Yrfv7XvcPsqptKHiGHLSIdtfLn22hx7JzstifbHov6PTXB-N_Nidqg/s400/IMG_9153.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440031338623457330" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmLcz2nA1dHKqVpkazsVwGUhGJ2MygViRe025_uKL0d_hIvbHVyEXGnZJU61uRu10wKf9Yj0WA7Y73OPUctPjMlj3Jdb0GzKr10nMCkkzOKOcTxRju5K-rEe9SiRi2CSg2qWNo34BpBIMM/s1600-h/IMG_9152.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmLcz2nA1dHKqVpkazsVwGUhGJ2MygViRe025_uKL0d_hIvbHVyEXGnZJU61uRu10wKf9Yj0WA7Y73OPUctPjMlj3Jdb0GzKr10nMCkkzOKOcTxRju5K-rEe9SiRi2CSg2qWNo34BpBIMM/s400/IMG_9152.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440031333861493970" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Leia & Tyler's reply card was a 4bar size (measuring 3.5"x4.875") and was printed in one ink color: the darker of the two greens from their invitation. Layout-wise, we continued with a very similar style from their invitation. I used the same serif-typeface and we re-used the evergreen tree on the left-hand side. </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglB073XXvAcRiSwHh65Tce3j74p5LUUd0ms1itA7noA2Z4eULRYqaDMTi7uznGdR88KzfcHjNbd0ByBxfT0FtQL0fG94qbvX_TBEZSS6Mx4B1BISnxrpkile3GraokGdPEu6slo6LCuE98/s1600-h/IMG_9165.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglB073XXvAcRiSwHh65Tce3j74p5LUUd0ms1itA7noA2Z4eULRYqaDMTi7uznGdR88KzfcHjNbd0ByBxfT0FtQL0fG94qbvX_TBEZSS6Mx4B1BISnxrpkile3GraokGdPEu6slo6LCuE98/s400/IMG_9165.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440031860390972546" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Leia and Tyler were holding a welcome picnic in Ecola State Park the day before their wedding, so they included options on their reply card for people to indicate which event(s) they planned to attend. This card was paired with a darker green 100% post-consumer recycled envelope, also from Green Paper Company, and had Leia's parent's address printed on the front in chocolate brown ink. </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg54N9HezUsx8kNNRR6euPbVQ3DUrHdjymY42WfHBBlipizwmlw09AUsrvs2DgWaldqT63pDBFl4SiSNCZAjYT2cjHp1eb22ufI80tFiHzBBn7fj-w53FInJvidSc8xs4TfGoGqZbFGRrOL/s1600-h/IMG_9164.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg54N9HezUsx8kNNRR6euPbVQ3DUrHdjymY42WfHBBlipizwmlw09AUsrvs2DgWaldqT63pDBFl4SiSNCZAjYT2cjHp1eb22ufI80tFiHzBBn7fj-w53FInJvidSc8xs4TfGoGqZbFGRrOL/s400/IMG_9164.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440031847415232226" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilWPDV67ngAguLKWl5evgUHoT3v4QyDgT5HAUq3YQOfFGiB3YVRO727Tqqoaa5yyeUsYiSoWe7tXTFFTjupvSzUTpVM8w31uSyCoJtcqPlc1JDZeCigPeDB6bbUlW2tYPB9Ws_P6H8PEWl/s1600-h/IMG_9162.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilWPDV67ngAguLKWl5evgUHoT3v4QyDgT5HAUq3YQOfFGiB3YVRO727Tqqoaa5yyeUsYiSoWe7tXTFFTjupvSzUTpVM8w31uSyCoJtcqPlc1JDZeCigPeDB6bbUlW2tYPB9Ws_P6H8PEWl/s400/IMG_9162.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440031737619357954" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Leia and Tyler's directions card was also printed in a single ink color: chocolate brown and was a monarch shape, just like their invitation. </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicvIHc_pcXivIovSRJbQGl3QG7DMDm9AWBJej6eltHvSwhZhU_QR3DmbuM88i071UkyHQpq7TTeOX-SY6IMANfKgYBwdtKM2ceHhdAKif7lpNW0LroDfrz5eyR4RNTl_gjxjTyyXbF4igv/s1600-h/IMG_9157.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicvIHc_pcXivIovSRJbQGl3QG7DMDm9AWBJej6eltHvSwhZhU_QR3DmbuM88i071UkyHQpq7TTeOX-SY6IMANfKgYBwdtKM2ceHhdAKif7lpNW0LroDfrz5eyR4RNTl_gjxjTyyXbF4igv/s400/IMG_9157.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440031700266654322" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The directions card featured directions from the Portland airport to Cannon Beach, as well as information about their picnic and accommodations. When I showed Leia and Tyler samples of other invitations I had done in the past, both really liked the hand drawn maps that we had done for several of our invitation suites. For this card, Tyler hand drew the map himself, and let me tell you: it turned out adorable. </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNIyb6nALlaW2pv0YxF_hBQg7gVoL4hzQUmVhRaltgpms10Y9cEjWvAYNQZdBcoN27TtdV_vAyUQiPNpFIZvea5fUJ-7VNNo8hkKaZShwnj55gGaknxJNPbdDy_wYV3JtxPTY-N3Um0ar_/s1600-h/IMG_9159.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNIyb6nALlaW2pv0YxF_hBQg7gVoL4hzQUmVhRaltgpms10Y9cEjWvAYNQZdBcoN27TtdV_vAyUQiPNpFIZvea5fUJ-7VNNo8hkKaZShwnj55gGaknxJNPbdDy_wYV3JtxPTY-N3Um0ar_/s400/IMG_9159.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440031717448832866" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I love how Tyler incorporated several cute little drawings of Cannon Beach landmarks into his map. Some of these included Haystack rock, a wooden fisherman that is outside one of the hotels, a puffin (apparently there are a lot of puffin statues and images in Cannon Beach) and a heart on the beach where their ceremony was to take place. Pretty adorable, if I do say so myself. </div><div><br /></div><div>Last, but certainly not least, was a rehearsal dinner invitation. Leia and Tyler wanted to do something fun and unique for their rehearsal dinner invite and for this, we chose to do a coaster. (Yes, an actual coaster!) </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcELXu2Vi7fACVhq6-ANTbVvhklQ7-7fq6wBrJ-dXTo-3vCg6m6QpFqb-u150ZXXLmpOBha1w-m86hH8SDlefnvY8JVMgyTVdmkln8eLjF6-WoG75lOLaOi53MC9EISh2mdXz8DOP1ZCkx/s1600-h/IMG_9160.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcELXu2Vi7fACVhq6-ANTbVvhklQ7-7fq6wBrJ-dXTo-3vCg6m6QpFqb-u150ZXXLmpOBha1w-m86hH8SDlefnvY8JVMgyTVdmkln8eLjF6-WoG75lOLaOi53MC9EISh2mdXz8DOP1ZCkx/s400/IMG_9160.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440031728320339234" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>These coasters are 3.5" round, thick coaster stock and were printed with the green tree motif once again, and Leia & Tyler's rehearsal dinner invitation information in chocolate brown ink. I love how we made the text wrap around the shape of the coaster and I love how unique and original this is. I've done coasters for Save-the-Date cards and as actual coasters to put drinks on for receptions before, but this was my first coaster-reheasal-dinner-invitation. Pretty cool, don't you think?!? </div><div><br /></div><div>Since doing their invitations, Leia and Tyler and I have become pretty good friends. Tyler is an architect and helped me with some minor house problems over the summer, and has also been helping me a bit in my shop since I broke my leg this past January. Both he and Leia are just really cool people, all around. I've done some other work for them since their invitations, including some favors for their wedding, and thank you cards just recently, which I will show off in my next post. Leia and Tyler also sent me several photos from their wedding, that I will show off here too! Check back soon! </div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks so much Leia & Tyler. You guys are awesome! </div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17087672937056781174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885405593397404898.post-59313958803268492982010-02-06T12:47:00.000-08:002010-02-06T13:03:29.356-08:00Custom Business Cards: Stephanie Upchurch<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP0ZBGJOuHGD_9oiDu5S4_yQDUOT_yobaO8v17B8h5_GfWuWx_KhBlQ6NVJ01zffhGg4jOhJxrjZbQjjRK41s06Nc67gpPsTket-yulQNq6lPUCse3ITiyzaewsxcmkIXyYO2TwNbLrmPS/s1600-h/IMG_9127.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP0ZBGJOuHGD_9oiDu5S4_yQDUOT_yobaO8v17B8h5_GfWuWx_KhBlQ6NVJ01zffhGg4jOhJxrjZbQjjRK41s06Nc67gpPsTket-yulQNq6lPUCse3ITiyzaewsxcmkIXyYO2TwNbLrmPS/s400/IMG_9127.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435237309349053410" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div>Last summer I designed and printed a lovely set of business cards for a good friend who is a message therapist, here in Eugene, Oregon. While I have yet to indulge in her services (and plan to remedy that in the not-too-distant future), I have heard from our other mutual friends that Stephanie is fantastic at what she does! She specializes in Swedish, Thai and Deep Tissue Message. Stephanie wanted a professional, pretty and classy card that could represent both her and her services without looking too "corporate". She wanted it to be fun, unique and as she put it, "feel like her".<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD8ZX4rHDo6txEtKddUdjB7w0GxkjRE_0_jLq7UBsp6wdc8BEXpSpkQMyNFvCp9FhijmxVIdcPo3wW9V1zRViIZH_k7plYJoQ1RYdsLu33XhTqV1h7SAqt_cpk50dr-AlpovzEii1JdS4O/s1600-h/IMG_9126.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD8ZX4rHDo6txEtKddUdjB7w0GxkjRE_0_jLq7UBsp6wdc8BEXpSpkQMyNFvCp9FhijmxVIdcPo3wW9V1zRViIZH_k7plYJoQ1RYdsLu33XhTqV1h7SAqt_cpk50dr-AlpovzEii1JdS4O/s400/IMG_9126.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435237296817199538" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>For Stephanie's cards, I created a lovely, peaceful bamboo graphic and a small, green and brown dragonfly that are featured on the right side of the card. The bamboo was letterpress printed in a very light, grey ink and the dragonfly and the text were printed in a combination of olive green and chocolate brown inks. We chose a cool, modern, san-serif typeface for Stephanie's name and all of her contact and business information. These cards were printed on Crane Lettra 100% cotton bright white paper and the letterpress impression on them is wonderfully tactile. </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEits2OS1MtnCIqNzQm8-gaFQvYjxjiwW4-AmDUN3Vm4jsfrVxxsWA8B_AHB7-SPu75ururc-4J_fylB8T53wVowH2rliqGdEMyz5J67thr2ZUz43kagRaQ8EspEhVSDuZZkvuqHch99o9S4/s1600-h/IMG_9128.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEits2OS1MtnCIqNzQm8-gaFQvYjxjiwW4-AmDUN3Vm4jsfrVxxsWA8B_AHB7-SPu75ururc-4J_fylB8T53wVowH2rliqGdEMyz5J67thr2ZUz43kagRaQ8EspEhVSDuZZkvuqHch99o9S4/s400/IMG_9128.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435237321214608962" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>If you're looking for a fantastic LMT in Eugene, <a href="mailto: fullsoul@gmail.com">contact Stephanie</a>! You won't regret it! </div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17087672937056781174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885405593397404898.post-34553184062469662772010-02-04T10:06:00.000-08:002010-02-04T10:18:08.096-08:00Robot Coasters Featured on Etsy!<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8j-yT8OaGHOtqIxUCR69raCIxymFKKjFLP2ZgFgT_3zLqe9FE7O3J49KWxT85JMpYq7ve9IWq-HkgmQOKryFw5IDYZvkKij5ii93PqJZqL2vjbq7t1p-lreKkuqnee7CJv1fuMJZJXdcO/s1600-h/talknerdytreasury.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 285px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8j-yT8OaGHOtqIxUCR69raCIxymFKKjFLP2ZgFgT_3zLqe9FE7O3J49KWxT85JMpYq7ve9IWq-HkgmQOKryFw5IDYZvkKij5ii93PqJZqL2vjbq7t1p-lreKkuqnee7CJv1fuMJZJXdcO/s400/talknerdytreasury.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434454180074321906" /></a><br />I just received and e-mail that our very adorable <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=39916470">Robot with Heart Coasters</a> were featured in an etsy treasury this morning, entitled <a href="http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=110825">"Talk Nerdy to Me"</a>. These coasters make a very cute little V-Day party favor, party accessory or small gift. You can get yours directly from us, in <a href="http://www.twinravenspress.etsy.com/">our etsy shop</a>! Cute feature title, cute coasters, awesome letterpress printing, what's more to love?!?Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17087672937056781174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885405593397404898.post-91643090377562910302010-02-03T16:01:00.000-08:002010-02-03T16:20:49.820-08:00Beckie and Seth are Getting Married!<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVZT5-jZV5olGy8QA2-tmqz5RLx4nO_ibgsUKT9n3KlPLzgBG-V99_HmBY0B4Y6KfPMHEicwAS60qfCfsqToRXfKxKbhHH1L0ELN43__khU6_aa9pebf0hZsnfRi-YkCyafmjgd9mpZ-0J/s1600-h/IMG_9130.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVZT5-jZV5olGy8QA2-tmqz5RLx4nO_ibgsUKT9n3KlPLzgBG-V99_HmBY0B4Y6KfPMHEicwAS60qfCfsqToRXfKxKbhHH1L0ELN43__khU6_aa9pebf0hZsnfRi-YkCyafmjgd9mpZ-0J/s400/IMG_9130.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434173156030650530" /></a><br />Shortly after <a href="http://twinravenspress.blogspot.com/2010/01/bummer.html">my accident</a>, and with a lot of help from some wonderful friends and volunteers, I completed this lovely set of wedding invitations for a bride and groom in Oakland, California. The bride's soon-to-be sister-in-law, Mikayle Anderson, lives here in Eugene, and is a fabulous graphic designer! She designed Beckie and Seth's wedding invitation suite and hired Twin Ravens Press to print it! Check it out! <div><br /></div><div>At the top of this post you can see all four pieces in the suite together. There was a 6.75" square wedding invitation, a 5" square reply card and corresponding envelopes to go with both. All of the pieces were letterpress printed in a lovely shade of light blue on Crane Lettra 100% cotton Pearl White paper. We paired the invitation and reply card with matching Crane Lettra square flap envelopes for a gorgeous, totally coordinated suite. </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMO7ogM6DWyKagAfDj7OFaZw2nQiU8DcB4NMUXu_8YLVxOVXwAaajUbMd6sbT7LSveHZA4CiiNSVe1Li2Goj_IYdMbkOU9FrV91jt-ELz99uYXHpaJ8gUWFTiTrlUZtjCw3jgPVWJzOeLq/s1600-h/IMG_9140.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMO7ogM6DWyKagAfDj7OFaZw2nQiU8DcB4NMUXu_8YLVxOVXwAaajUbMd6sbT7LSveHZA4CiiNSVe1Li2Goj_IYdMbkOU9FrV91jt-ELz99uYXHpaJ8gUWFTiTrlUZtjCw3jgPVWJzOeLq/s400/IMG_9140.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434173470100639666" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Here is the invitation by itself. I love the large, square size and the gorgeous floral image that Mikayle created to frame the typography. It's such a pretty use of space, and the impression from both the type and image turned out beautifully! </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiScM3AJ6_okEE3t2-7o6DmPVwZXNav3il5Q75uVNO5wq5cBlsFvMHxkOxhMCdBhvm-Xs8jubSpKyCXllnbo16wV7Ww4V_49qij_tG5pehjH8lvTYere-hFJIJOSF_FDAPLFzPELodHDhc/s1600-h/IMG_9143.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiScM3AJ6_okEE3t2-7o6DmPVwZXNav3il5Q75uVNO5wq5cBlsFvMHxkOxhMCdBhvm-Xs8jubSpKyCXllnbo16wV7Ww4V_49qij_tG5pehjH8lvTYere-hFJIJOSF_FDAPLFzPELodHDhc/s400/IMG_9143.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434174684257547234" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>As I mentioned above, this invitation was paired with a matching, 7" square, 100% cotton envelope from Crane. We letterpress printed the couple's return address in the same light blue ink on the flap. </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcZ-t1djzTHxqATRdy_l4tlfgabBtMCu2vymV7hDU59wLqDbOdqM4mUjAZA91Uxla9O3-xDIGzdZVc1ZCGS7KN0M2rAfxSV9vzlXMqmpizTPg2RJ7IAaIOSpjpP6pxku2PKaXA8gbT6RgK/s1600-h/IMG_9138.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcZ-t1djzTHxqATRdy_l4tlfgabBtMCu2vymV7hDU59wLqDbOdqM4mUjAZA91Uxla9O3-xDIGzdZVc1ZCGS7KN0M2rAfxSV9vzlXMqmpizTPg2RJ7IAaIOSpjpP6pxku2PKaXA8gbT6RgK/s400/IMG_9138.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434173453325804562" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiultt3o143snjzunKUy1PfAgcLUVioTOIc14Mr7FSn6FCsDGUAthxIfzg8yVLO0qcJBTrdKdnqSrFs-Zfy4-Te6H2YEQkm_0QzohSfLy79MwgQ-gmsYjQK6blAopGcSGYW1i9RQPCKbJV4/s1600-h/IMG_9139.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiultt3o143snjzunKUy1PfAgcLUVioTOIc14Mr7FSn6FCsDGUAthxIfzg8yVLO0qcJBTrdKdnqSrFs-Zfy4-Te6H2YEQkm_0QzohSfLy79MwgQ-gmsYjQK6blAopGcSGYW1i9RQPCKbJV4/s400/IMG_9139.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434173465724992850" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>For the reply card, Mikayle created a coordinating floral design and utilized the same typefaces as the invitation to create a card that is both whimsical and totally coordinated with the rest of the suite. This card is also a square shape, and is a bit smaller than the invitation. It also came with a matching Crane & Co. envelope that was letterpress printed with the couple's address on the front. </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDclm4W1iN0kirafKypt1qsaqIWHrexOYRdVFtETNGHlz3fou5VlQIqgoe4HmBAo9TIKGetmbmmM0Xp_4Fn4Q16QWQBhgqPxLKgE-_aiaqah-A3gQfiRr-CP5HhzIlHs0xrd5JtDREm_wI/s1600-h/IMG_9131.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDclm4W1iN0kirafKypt1qsaqIWHrexOYRdVFtETNGHlz3fou5VlQIqgoe4HmBAo9TIKGetmbmmM0Xp_4Fn4Q16QWQBhgqPxLKgE-_aiaqah-A3gQfiRr-CP5HhzIlHs0xrd5JtDREm_wI/s400/IMG_9131.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434173165892338642" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2HIS-LsaVa07eAOfmxbffHAJa6v56pDv3PnkAQwDu3t7yeWhLM49EjWfx6bLR25WrG9z3Y2xGO_rfM29RyMV2_5DG5Z-nTyAEGThIkZpcNwgTNjTR8tiHWTxdnCNDT2Ew1CQPtbLdB2W8/s1600-h/IMG_9134.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2HIS-LsaVa07eAOfmxbffHAJa6v56pDv3PnkAQwDu3t7yeWhLM49EjWfx6bLR25WrG9z3Y2xGO_rfM29RyMV2_5DG5Z-nTyAEGThIkZpcNwgTNjTR8tiHWTxdnCNDT2Ew1CQPtbLdB2W8/s400/IMG_9134.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434173175338749874" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJq9W1J-kVHFF_Cgo4IiSWVK6B9q7AjcUg_FIvVYeTP7Ub3lzHI1HsUzk1NV7ZFVsNNqKH0ndtLCL35Cbq-N5HloHCvKl-53eCniu-3ayxOv0YuVQES9e9u9uwnCUGxSTR7baqrATuxxGh/s1600-h/IMG_9135.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJq9W1J-kVHFF_Cgo4IiSWVK6B9q7AjcUg_FIvVYeTP7Ub3lzHI1HsUzk1NV7ZFVsNNqKH0ndtLCL35Cbq-N5HloHCvKl-53eCniu-3ayxOv0YuVQES9e9u9uwnCUGxSTR7baqrATuxxGh/s400/IMG_9135.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434173187389766786" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrSP0m_pUDyeQ-9FeYe3QC79hn2g9a8doYkYRbs-Y9fRNJ6eZB4R316MkZMPT7ofkDP8exCbWQZtJnOW3o783SwoyHEEODA6C32gWdWeukQ4sgF7KkVFNvKmXjzD9BJSgRepkUBPE0GlqO/s1600-h/IMG_9133.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrSP0m_pUDyeQ-9FeYe3QC79hn2g9a8doYkYRbs-Y9fRNJ6eZB4R316MkZMPT7ofkDP8exCbWQZtJnOW3o783SwoyHEEODA6C32gWdWeukQ4sgF7KkVFNvKmXjzD9BJSgRepkUBPE0GlqO/s400/IMG_9133.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434173172306796274" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Aren't these just lovely?!? Working with Mikayle was an absolute joy and I look forward to working with her on other potential letterpress projects in the future. She's a fabulous designer, so if you like the style of these invitations, and would potentially like to work with Mikayle on designing something for you, please <a href="mailto: twinravenspress@gmail.com">contact Twin Ravens Pres</a>s and I can put you in touch with her. </div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks so much and congratulations Beckie, Seth and Mikayle! </div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17087672937056781174noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885405593397404898.post-40602439901644367322010-02-03T10:34:00.000-08:002010-02-03T10:37:56.297-08:00501 on Etsy<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhon8-rd0NaamvOwxFAosKLdMM2jsEofTvVW0WFPM1A-wcYAoQ75oiNd3rAr9DPZSdbZT-xq8mLO5ZlbjA4IlyNXqhTxgF3T8d1BHyyk99fWIAFFXXU5x1R6ir6qqmf9tLYwjL7h6f3mfja/s1600-h/500etsy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 351px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhon8-rd0NaamvOwxFAosKLdMM2jsEofTvVW0WFPM1A-wcYAoQ75oiNd3rAr9DPZSdbZT-xq8mLO5ZlbjA4IlyNXqhTxgF3T8d1BHyyk99fWIAFFXXU5x1R6ir6qqmf9tLYwjL7h6f3mfja/s400/500etsy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434088205772939762" /></a><br />I hadn't checked our favorites in a while over at the <a href="http://www.twinravenspress.etsy.com/">etsy shop</a>, but I was re-listing some Valentine's cards there this morning and happened to go and check, and I am delighted to report that as of this morning we have 501 (!) people who have "hearted" us on <a href="http://www.etsy.com/">etsy</a> (see the screenshot above). That's pretty cool, if I do say so myself. If you are one of those 501 favorites, you rock my socks. <div><br /></div><div>If you haven't checked out our <a href="http://www.twinravenspress.etsy.com/">etsy shop</a> in a while, head on over for some super-cute Valentine's Day goodness! </div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17087672937056781174noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885405593397404898.post-18138138502274045852010-02-01T11:37:00.000-08:002010-02-01T11:52:34.533-08:00Kelly & Company Business Cards<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjPGbHxfEJXg2SY9oIoBbnnrBdbpaHfe3Nu84T6iLQQSBAX-ZNBpeh4SeT6x176_Vyg4URJpBlzNYdqR8j-PQ9NUZswiaPdpsdZLMNqeA1jqDdPVtcYwFl-kE9ALOBbwUVPZQII1XT2cVo/s1600-h/IMG_9119.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjPGbHxfEJXg2SY9oIoBbnnrBdbpaHfe3Nu84T6iLQQSBAX-ZNBpeh4SeT6x176_Vyg4URJpBlzNYdqR8j-PQ9NUZswiaPdpsdZLMNqeA1jqDdPVtcYwFl-kE9ALOBbwUVPZQII1XT2cVo/s400/IMG_9119.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433361750911982034" /></a><br /><div>I work with a lot of brides this time of year (and all year round, really) who are ordering invitations for their upcoming nuptials in the spring, summer or fall, which is pretty exciting. What's equally exciting though, is occasionally getting to work with their wedding planners as well. One such wedding planner that I had the pleasure of working with last spring (yes, this post is long overdue), but who seems absolutely fabulous and was a joy to work with, was Kelly Cloney of Kelly & Company Wine Country Weddings. I check in on Kelly's website periodically and all of the photos of the weddings she's worked on look absolutely stunning. If you're planning on getting married in or near wine country, California, go check out her <a href="http://www.kellyandcompanyevents.com/">website</a> or her <a href="http://kellyandcompany.wordpress.com/">blog</a>, for more information. </div><div><br /></div><div>The business cards I printed for Kelly were letterpress printed with two ink colors: chocolate brown and very very light, pastel green on Crane Lettra Ecru 100% cotton paper. I created a very stylized peony image for Kelly's cards from a posterized photograph of the flower and then printed her company name and all relevant contact information on the card over the top of it in chocolate brown ink. These cards are soft, lightly textured and wonderful to touch! </div><div><br /></div><div>If you own a business and think that having letterpress printed business cards or other stationery would be a great choice for you, please <a href="mailto: twinravenspress@gmail.com">contact us</a>. I'd be happy to provide you with more information on this or any of our other services! And, like I said above, if you are a bride seeking a wedding planner, in or around Santa Rosa, California, <a href="mailto: kcloney@kellyandcompanyevents.com">contact Kelly</a>! She's awesome! </div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks so much Kelly! I hope you're having a very happy start to 2010! </div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17087672937056781174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885405593397404898.post-48280300271865303412010-01-29T10:53:00.000-08:002010-01-29T11:57:46.426-08:00Erika & Eric Are Getting Married!<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFRECvCO9XQSN67iH1vDsg6xPKNBK0_n0DfPabclXs4nn83EboWoTMfG2bEHI4fDMAi6Yg_ULa7jNRYylst6kbPWdv6bK1oBZvpW_uuzm7mJDDNi_cqPDi39PvA0EkO5SjQh1fTMTCdVJj/s1600-h/IMG_9183.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFRECvCO9XQSN67iH1vDsg6xPKNBK0_n0DfPabclXs4nn83EboWoTMfG2bEHI4fDMAi6Yg_ULa7jNRYylst6kbPWdv6bK1oBZvpW_uuzm7mJDDNi_cqPDi39PvA0EkO5SjQh1fTMTCdVJj/s400/IMG_9183.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432238389144541810" /></a><br />Happy Friday everyone! A couple of weeks ago I completed a lovely set of wedding invitations for a wonderful couple back east named Erika and Eric! Erika and Eric designed their wedding invitations together and hired Twin Ravens Press to letterpress print them! I love the simplicity and pure elegance of this lovely one-color suite. I occasionally have potential customers ask if letterpress printing will be beautiful in just a single color, or if they really need to do two or more to make the letterpress look outstanding. Well, ladies and gentlemen, here is a stunning example of a one-color letterpress suite that I think looks gorgeous and amazing! You can see the full suite at the top, which included a horizontal A7 size invitation with corresponding gold envelope, and a horizontal 4bar size reply card with corresponding red envelope. <div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOpn3wVRoY97uAYo1XEiiZSJpluNvnpRSgiq_GwBS4JRdyYm6e892RWe_G3vSb4Y1BoV5ZU_QB2_4ccXAx1zk6qZdrg3LATjKoqeVUd5AjC55tISJcjK8f0YtO42JAWI3FxKk7un2Kj17m/s1600-h/IMG_9188.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOpn3wVRoY97uAYo1XEiiZSJpluNvnpRSgiq_GwBS4JRdyYm6e892RWe_G3vSb4Y1BoV5ZU_QB2_4ccXAx1zk6qZdrg3LATjKoqeVUd5AjC55tISJcjK8f0YtO42JAWI3FxKk7un2Kj17m/s400/IMG_9188.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432238407521307714" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Erika and Eric's wedding invitation and reply card were printed on Crane Lettra 100% cotton Ecru paper, which is a nice, warm color that really takes letterpress impressions well. As the groom has a chinese background, they chose the traditional wedding color for the Chinese culture: red, as their ink color. Erika and Eric used a gorgeous, decorative script face for their names and the "Dinner and dancing to follow" line of their invitation, and a nice, contemporary all-caps san-serif face for the rest of the text. They created two very pretty, ornate looking border elements for each side of the invitation, and included a traditional chinese double-happiness character in the bottom left corner of the design. </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYJONB2lAbtVjIkXpnViJWYTpY0zllYZfhr4Jk1SjQ_-1NFya_sUXpP0zH1YHGL5wBB-roTGegHPgO3gOoKuZFefdJVTZujx8UTeTyD3Gw8S8M7zuZinYOzi_uJEF74-tYYkQudP3bdfmz/s1600-h/IMG_9186.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYJONB2lAbtVjIkXpnViJWYTpY0zllYZfhr4Jk1SjQ_-1NFya_sUXpP0zH1YHGL5wBB-roTGegHPgO3gOoKuZFefdJVTZujx8UTeTyD3Gw8S8M7zuZinYOzi_uJEF74-tYYkQudP3bdfmz/s400/IMG_9186.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432238395609304498" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgew6Cb3b667NUNUYY0yRQWWUAfv-8Hx0IEat0eDZbVtCpVAqPWiViPfjLfhetc0n5uaiv9SftH_EsiURqYzTxtRXfe-EDJg6XYuh4qztLKT1k3Pu1ptWsANuxOD7ZAI5XpW2bJKnLJrhlZ/s1600-h/IMG_9189.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgew6Cb3b667NUNUYY0yRQWWUAfv-8Hx0IEat0eDZbVtCpVAqPWiViPfjLfhetc0n5uaiv9SftH_EsiURqYzTxtRXfe-EDJg6XYuh4qztLKT1k3Pu1ptWsANuxOD7ZAI5XpW2bJKnLJrhlZ/s400/IMG_9189.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432238412226311778" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I love how that red ink just pops right off the page! It's truly stunning! We paired this invitation with a metallic, shimmery gold envelope from Waste Not Paper Company and printed the couple's return address on the flap in red ink. </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidtWvI6yADoj8yFzDP3xjtUcHPC7DVCQzzyEMjx-ihExg2sB5wtWoHXrHLgY1JpnqanzQweMorQ2S2ZUTNxQEAB6Uok4xZo-IxPDmQdgjN4KSQ6_ZAF9_I7Bry6aXsXQ82h2609EARfocf/s1600-h/IMG_9185.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidtWvI6yADoj8yFzDP3xjtUcHPC7DVCQzzyEMjx-ihExg2sB5wtWoHXrHLgY1JpnqanzQweMorQ2S2ZUTNxQEAB6Uok4xZo-IxPDmQdgjN4KSQ6_ZAF9_I7Bry6aXsXQ82h2609EARfocf/s400/IMG_9185.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432238393969728114" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Erika and Eric used many of the same design elements from their invitation for their reply card to keep the set consistent. We used the same red ink color for the printing and Erika and Eric continued using their lovely decorative script typeface and san-serif typeface, as well as the pretty ornate borders. Along with having the standard "accepts" and "regrets" lines on their reply card, they also included a section where guests could select their entree for reception dinner. These reply cards were paired with matching red envelopes that were printed with black ink, also from Waste Not Paper Company. </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0aNrgKizL107Ow0rhgvhwACah2chxZ02MUijlfwerzgp1r68Tvh6OAu_Bt8Qy-OcypK_LvPq6vPCpYE-ZhauK7yLZhZ-3eE5jp6IoIttu89uPjj1yqwoEy6B7R0EVv2RVMA9qkrGBZuEA/s1600-h/IMG_9191.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0aNrgKizL107Ow0rhgvhwACah2chxZ02MUijlfwerzgp1r68Tvh6OAu_Bt8Qy-OcypK_LvPq6vPCpYE-ZhauK7yLZhZ-3eE5jp6IoIttu89uPjj1yqwoEy6B7R0EVv2RVMA9qkrGBZuEA/s400/IMG_9191.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432238629562263218" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinqpaKIEom96tjslRb5EoihIVn83jrgw61NycRdr7QZBqhQ9JiN9kdLYpuY6p035qU-X6rq50_KyXji8DKTLTYS3SnEtrDdGOSbLqRLY-eWoEo78WFd2L3cF3d_c0UuRYL2xnShleZmPrH/s1600-h/IMG_9196.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinqpaKIEom96tjslRb5EoihIVn83jrgw61NycRdr7QZBqhQ9JiN9kdLYpuY6p035qU-X6rq50_KyXji8DKTLTYS3SnEtrDdGOSbLqRLY-eWoEo78WFd2L3cF3d_c0UuRYL2xnShleZmPrH/s400/IMG_9196.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432238646375747602" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZJpAIqFimtyYpFDdPjWMBET1iNc_-3jLqp5xbfv9u2tqyXBK-WZA0iW4l968xnfXZZh-PKxjLPMWDJhKl1OIRF48-MOtd7Rp5IlazsZmWc54cS9r58Dh8eQ8Orwr0Qa7FNOA-AAsjpPMX/s1600-h/IMG_9194.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZJpAIqFimtyYpFDdPjWMBET1iNc_-3jLqp5xbfv9u2tqyXBK-WZA0iW4l968xnfXZZh-PKxjLPMWDJhKl1OIRF48-MOtd7Rp5IlazsZmWc54cS9r58Dh8eQ8Orwr0Qa7FNOA-AAsjpPMX/s400/IMG_9194.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432238642121173186" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXAahRB5dfj0aMdFCdTEB9DYar0Trdztzkdx0RTsWtPTrjMfmmN7R67yyhzH-Mjn2I0r8M5TfG7JbosYmaDVz684Rlwzc1AXrVS_IJRl6yz9UFHtJu3Lx73Eh7TY6_7Kipfp5IGcgtxE22/s1600-h/IMG_9192.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXAahRB5dfj0aMdFCdTEB9DYar0Trdztzkdx0RTsWtPTrjMfmmN7R67yyhzH-Mjn2I0r8M5TfG7JbosYmaDVz684Rlwzc1AXrVS_IJRl6yz9UFHtJu3Lx73Eh7TY6_7Kipfp5IGcgtxE22/s400/IMG_9192.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432238634084562210" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div>Aren't these just lovely?!? I absolutely love how traditional yet modern they are all at the same time, and I LOVE the splashes of red throughout the suite. It's such a great color! Erika and Eric were fabulous clients to work with and Erika told me she's heard nothing but glowing compliments on their invitations from their guests. </div><div><br /></div><div>If you are interested in having a set of wedding invitations designed and/or letterpress printed by Twin Ravens Press, please <a href="mailto:%20twinravenspress@gmail.com">contact me</a>. I'd be more than happy to give you pricing and information on all of our design and printing services. </div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks so much Erika and Eric! Congratulations and all the best to you! </div><div><br /></div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17087672937056781174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885405593397404898.post-17801269342829226822010-01-26T18:27:00.000-08:002010-01-26T19:07:30.491-08:00Victoria & David are Married!<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLcu2f3Kmhb-nTTF4ITRQJIqCeojMUD0dC1txcIQHqTh85_zcAMz4lan6zMWXL82N1pmqXSzXta0cW90OFnlUGDCLyo9BC9RSzG2dwMchpbns0XGs7HSOth4eIb87YxXkD0CtIcw3tKL1s/s1600-h/IMG_8519.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLcu2f3Kmhb-nTTF4ITRQJIqCeojMUD0dC1txcIQHqTh85_zcAMz4lan6zMWXL82N1pmqXSzXta0cW90OFnlUGDCLyo9BC9RSzG2dwMchpbns0XGs7HSOth4eIb87YxXkD0CtIcw3tKL1s/s400/IMG_8519.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431244456015551922" /></a><br />Almost eleven months ago (I can't believe it's been that long already), I wrote a blog post about <a href="http://twinravenspress.blogspot.com/2009/02/save-date-victoria-david-are-getting.html">a really fun and super-modern set of Save-the-Date cards</a> I was printing for a couple in Texas who were getting married the following October. Well, as you all know, October 2009 has come and gone, and that couple that I made those Save-the-Dates for is now married! Shortly after completing their save-the-date cards, I went on to help them design and print the rest of their wedding stationery, which included an A7 invitation with corresponding envelope, an A6 size, folded thank you card with envelopes, a 4bar size reply card with corresponding envelope, and a really awesome, folded 6.25" square program for the actual ceremony. I enjoyed working with this couple quite a lot, and even though it's now after-the-fact, I wanted to make sure I shared all of their super-cool stationery with you! <div><br /></div><div>You can see the pieces in the main invitation suite at the top of this post. And here is the invitation, all by itself: </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheKHsMLToDRS5awN-UV2bWtTGE2Q-jWhB5VA_F9CFvtfVjwS03bLCPRtmYX98cPN9RrJCbzrbhgnHjMSSV6aXErEbN5R7CH8ivztQ5nvnVkjNMeHpEdLllgmMPMRqXC17Wq03NzB_jKsAk/s1600-h/IMG_8522.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheKHsMLToDRS5awN-UV2bWtTGE2Q-jWhB5VA_F9CFvtfVjwS03bLCPRtmYX98cPN9RrJCbzrbhgnHjMSSV6aXErEbN5R7CH8ivztQ5nvnVkjNMeHpEdLllgmMPMRqXC17Wq03NzB_jKsAk/s400/IMG_8522.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431244477745507954" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Victoria and David's wedding invitations were an A7 size, printed in three ink colors: violet, chartreuse and light grey on Crane Lettra Bright White 100% cotton paper. I love how modern her design ended up being: very bright, very unique and super-modern. <a href="http://twinravenspress.blogspot.com/2009/02/save-date-victoria-david-are-getting.html">Victoria's Save-the-Dates</a>, as well as the invitation you see above and the rest of the suite that you're about to see, were designed by her sister. Isn't that cool? I love how she used the different colors to separate all of the different little pieces of information. When text like this is so close and uniform, doing something like switching up the colors, will really help to set the most important information apart. We paired this invitation with a grey A7 envelope from Waste Not Paper Company and printed Victoria and David's return address on the flap in violet ink. I love how Victoria's sister kept the type styling consistent throughout everything in this suite, from big pieces like the invitation down to small details like the addresses. </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMcFgZN9FXTQOXf-m5ureyGoJ6b5bSveX1kOjZTmhKvtu1cNI9JPAXZm3jrVvvn9cMalF4XKf9rBvt-oBzOzy8hoxLeNKJ3cIW1P3Ckj78vUgN2rDFHf0TIMpML-fcrHL6-Co0UWL5DNFB/s1600-h/IMG_8520.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMcFgZN9FXTQOXf-m5ureyGoJ6b5bSveX1kOjZTmhKvtu1cNI9JPAXZm3jrVvvn9cMalF4XKf9rBvt-oBzOzy8hoxLeNKJ3cIW1P3Ckj78vUgN2rDFHf0TIMpML-fcrHL6-Co0UWL5DNFB/s400/IMG_8520.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431244463555338962" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSo4vMszQqAYfs1XsiXC27KMZX74ooKGc9H7DY4daSAAOdzQvqk63PfwiMMyEWZPpYeILxEHe_2niYc-7HIkmohaNR-Bi0Uo6Yp-yF8eoCJMCNQpJ6uNle7uAaFJWwSwcveWQ1lSq5Ewml/s1600-h/IMG_8521.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSo4vMszQqAYfs1XsiXC27KMZX74ooKGc9H7DY4daSAAOdzQvqk63PfwiMMyEWZPpYeILxEHe_2niYc-7HIkmohaNR-Bi0Uo6Yp-yF8eoCJMCNQpJ6uNle7uAaFJWwSwcveWQ1lSq5Ewml/s400/IMG_8521.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431244467204446178" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Victoria and David's reply card was designed to coordinate and is a 4bar size, also printed in three ink colors. To mix things up, we paired this card with a coordinating chartreuse envelope and printed their address on the front in violet and grey inks. </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizcRkNjdTsvjz-gCNEs2FJ1rTzguXl-yjQ_-S29lUKHv4o_nqY3XZph-O7ocN4LdkpzaUQBDyPv18uCOI_p3X-fIrNu-F-cd3o7cMZwWCzaAcoBldNT0Jpk4S-BjC85Y-kdJwVfasFNa9E/s1600-h/IMG_8523.JPG"><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizcRkNjdTsvjz-gCNEs2FJ1rTzguXl-yjQ_-S29lUKHv4o_nqY3XZph-O7ocN4LdkpzaUQBDyPv18uCOI_p3X-fIrNu-F-cd3o7cMZwWCzaAcoBldNT0Jpk4S-BjC85Y-kdJwVfasFNa9E/s400/IMG_8523.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431244482214968738" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4u5PJk7ekiCdry5b-ijQjbnUfqYBqJ56ihmgY8tzI0bfkEbQ5_HUw3ZWuX-WJrzhNTOsLlUcR7vAbH8F-4iDfWYuP-GlSb9Q1uzdznDN29BLma82NBcFri3ShVJxTc6UhOcK0wuLr107K/s1600-h/IMG_8524.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4u5PJk7ekiCdry5b-ijQjbnUfqYBqJ56ihmgY8tzI0bfkEbQ5_HUw3ZWuX-WJrzhNTOsLlUcR7vAbH8F-4iDfWYuP-GlSb9Q1uzdznDN29BLma82NBcFri3ShVJxTc6UhOcK0wuLr107K/s400/IMG_8524.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431244771885557634" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8lyzw8kMwaCqPjlsXmFCO422-yGJLuzE8IA8A8v8hwT7Lesq09Me_YGf-8J76WUc2SX9ahmnEDUOmhSptOXrkzgsnyjnRG5iJocfeVjqKzzL5L_oZKaZhgJeMylnqQYs7Ue0ODlzwvJn1/s1600-h/IMG_8525.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8lyzw8kMwaCqPjlsXmFCO422-yGJLuzE8IA8A8v8hwT7Lesq09Me_YGf-8J76WUc2SX9ahmnEDUOmhSptOXrkzgsnyjnRG5iJocfeVjqKzzL5L_oZKaZhgJeMylnqQYs7Ue0ODlzwvJn1/s400/IMG_8525.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431244782306709186" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>When she ordered her invitations, Victoria also ordered a set of folded, A6 size thank you cards. I love the way that these thank you cards could be used as thank you's, but are also not specifically thank you cards and could also be used for other correspondence long after their wedding. The only printing on these cards is a simple, letterpress design of their names, printed in the same three ink colors as the rest of their suite. The cards are blank on the inside so Victoria and David could write whatever message they wanted to! Although not pictured, these cards were also paired with grey envelopes from Waste Not Paper that were printed with a violet return address on the flap. </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNDQZYop2cEqZrrLuOZeXAmavL-72aHKW-PV4GPU13r0pzpNyi5NgHRmLLAu1vsIq1qsgqGjOGn4JU6a0GASXrk7z3rxZTeeekvNI2F33tWGMTq14KnWB2F558Md1smA7mpJqv-cpXqPk6/s1600-h/IMG_8526.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNDQZYop2cEqZrrLuOZeXAmavL-72aHKW-PV4GPU13r0pzpNyi5NgHRmLLAu1vsIq1qsgqGjOGn4JU6a0GASXrk7z3rxZTeeekvNI2F33tWGMTq14KnWB2F558Md1smA7mpJqv-cpXqPk6/s400/IMG_8526.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431244791163600802" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0oVj0Fl-hFP-cnkysA7qZDFiWNod8nhnQQJ8edHzQ-xVO1xMSlpMhgd2zmzXoUtFhIlNyJdunLXLf2qW3lJg8MtC5gPs5mUGTVDwaJTw7kc3T6XaYOV9kOiR80BWjU-1BldLaABPJtf3w/s1600-h/IMG_8528.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0oVj0Fl-hFP-cnkysA7qZDFiWNod8nhnQQJ8edHzQ-xVO1xMSlpMhgd2zmzXoUtFhIlNyJdunLXLf2qW3lJg8MtC5gPs5mUGTVDwaJTw7kc3T6XaYOV9kOiR80BWjU-1BldLaABPJtf3w/s400/IMG_8528.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431244800079907906" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Last, but certainly not least, Victoria and David hired me to design a program for their ceremony that would compliment the rest of their wedding stationery. They had quite a bit of information to include in the program, so we chose to create a 6.25" square, folded program on a single sheet of paper that had printing on all four panels. Here is what it looked like closed, from the front: </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2sXycMh__1SlkIdjenKfwUeJfNHZ8WNQB_ZE2rOwzqILmSSOCmY0qfLZjpNGvNdE7Ei8qBImqWttME_A5MALH1DCxsvqM2zx_eOPUTgGx3ozHwZc1lBM0GpgwfRPEM6OTJ_JFuBbtzYGZ/s1600-h/IMG_8858.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2sXycMh__1SlkIdjenKfwUeJfNHZ8WNQB_ZE2rOwzqILmSSOCmY0qfLZjpNGvNdE7Ei8qBImqWttME_A5MALH1DCxsvqM2zx_eOPUTgGx3ozHwZc1lBM0GpgwfRPEM6OTJ_JFuBbtzYGZ/s400/IMG_8858.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431245135474742386" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>For the front of their programs, I tried to keep the design consistent with the design that Victoria's sister had created for their invitation. This is basically a "cover page". Open up the program and you will reveal all of the information about the actual events of Victoria and David's wedding ceremony. </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxdzxLZTkOFZEAXhhSD0oixk5B3c1-MIMQDy33apGaf0RyrWg1zrLFJf48aIBMOokjneKmsy0HcFtz7sFso1gx6vWn_VgyZucRkhO5BiYA8oUXnF1ZecoAbOOZTzp3NJ-FRmFLr-MAGwkz/s1600-h/IMG_8853.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxdzxLZTkOFZEAXhhSD0oixk5B3c1-MIMQDy33apGaf0RyrWg1zrLFJf48aIBMOokjneKmsy0HcFtz7sFso1gx6vWn_VgyZucRkhO5BiYA8oUXnF1ZecoAbOOZTzp3NJ-FRmFLr-MAGwkz/s400/IMG_8853.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431245109076287922" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_BIbVZwKCSyAVa3uiUa_senak0IkSxu-qfDpMVoA8Vh3V3zGkTNm1xjeJEGHI_UTkOoWqpllVl5Tp8-PaAgJ1u76qu8tpLvpazxHMHF1tS8gbMaCCrT84O0CwaE_nfhR45UMGtIFojeY0/s1600-h/IMG_8854.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_BIbVZwKCSyAVa3uiUa_senak0IkSxu-qfDpMVoA8Vh3V3zGkTNm1xjeJEGHI_UTkOoWqpllVl5Tp8-PaAgJ1u76qu8tpLvpazxHMHF1tS8gbMaCCrT84O0CwaE_nfhR45UMGtIFojeY0/s400/IMG_8854.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431245112704050690" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYmoPMcWtilsM9I3gvj3hdjMb0ehy5D-URoJALU0_i3XT6sK9zXeGavBC_0dhouW821oytcYijPtdoKHYNrLejbBNdI-cbFEQC9ZBd1bm0aOE-jo9RHv9ByN4rhj_4femH-FnhG709ZD0Y/s1600-h/IMG_8855.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYmoPMcWtilsM9I3gvj3hdjMb0ehy5D-URoJALU0_i3XT6sK9zXeGavBC_0dhouW821oytcYijPtdoKHYNrLejbBNdI-cbFEQC9ZBd1bm0aOE-jo9RHv9ByN4rhj_4femH-FnhG709ZD0Y/s400/IMG_8855.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431245119456045330" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This interior portion of the program included an order of events, as well as information on all of the music that was played and on the blessings and passages that were read and performed during the ceremony. The back page included information about Victoria and David's wedding party and an "In Loving Memory" section to acknowledge their family members who had passed away prior to their wedding.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_pwgudnqTK8rqfQsWhyogWyZgIFfdWaVMu4JuAZe9YcdeVkdY4jR3VZD1l5BRcxMqq0yqq-RghCB6mCkp2JoCzPEMJwnimDYNcQtl3eDXB0coTRU3utJG1OVkVtKoyo9JtlfIAKa77R-c/s1600-h/IMG_8857.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_pwgudnqTK8rqfQsWhyogWyZgIFfdWaVMu4JuAZe9YcdeVkdY4jR3VZD1l5BRcxMqq0yqq-RghCB6mCkp2JoCzPEMJwnimDYNcQtl3eDXB0coTRU3utJG1OVkVtKoyo9JtlfIAKa77R-c/s400/IMG_8857.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431245125131356610" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Here is another image so you can see both sides of the program opened up and together: </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWdW8qMHIkEb2SIm8ZTWP8XG8c_g1Ey7F1gTpelDwxvOdnXNmwDnCtdbReL7Lx4GScAlbB3GPmE5VVL-1lywUPoSoaUEpXbudhfY-KuUtjzY1IlFr1GTqqrPnbLKq5x8WJ_9HfJhUcreJ3/s1600-h/IMG_8850.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWdW8qMHIkEb2SIm8ZTWP8XG8c_g1Ey7F1gTpelDwxvOdnXNmwDnCtdbReL7Lx4GScAlbB3GPmE5VVL-1lywUPoSoaUEpXbudhfY-KuUtjzY1IlFr1GTqqrPnbLKq5x8WJ_9HfJhUcreJ3/s400/IMG_8850.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431244803428627970" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I love how fresh, modern and unique this set of wedding stationery was! I also love how we were able to incorporate three very distinctive and unique colors into all the pieces, while keeping everything looking consistent! Victoria and David were fabulous clients to work with and I hope that their wedding this past October was as fun as their stationery! </div><div><br /></div><div>Congratulations you two and thanks again! </div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17087672937056781174noreply@blogger.com0