New Giveaway! New Year’s Cards from Wild Ink Press

With just over two weeks left in 2010, I’m already starting to think about all the things I want to accomplish in 2011.  I’m not really one for resolutions, I always try to get a fresh start to each new year with a clear head and positive outlook.  And to help us get ready to ring in the new year, Wild Ink Press is offer­ing two lucky readers the chance to win a set of 25 gorgeous letterpress New Year’s cards!

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The cards are letterpress printed with white and red inks on 100% recycled chipboard with festive starburst shapes and come with matching red envelopes.  In addition to the giveaway, Rebekah from Wild Ink Press is also offering a 10% discount on everything in her shop through December 21 – just use code “BeautifulPaper10” at checkout.  Thanks Rebekah!

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To enter the giveaway, just leave a com­ment below with one of your own goals for 2011!  You’ll have until 11:59 p.m. EST on Fri­day, Decem­ber 17 to enter – bonne chance!

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{happy weekend!}

Happy Friday everyone!  Do you all have fun plans for the weekend?  This is a bit of a special weekend for me, tomorrow is my 5-year first date anniversary with my husband!  We have plans for a low key celebration, which is kind of perfect for us.  I’m also looking forward to this holiday art sale at the Corcoran Museum here in DC.  But in the meantime…

…a few links for your weekend!

And just in case you missed it, a quick summary of this week’s posts:

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend – I’ll see you back here on Monday!

{image credits: nulka via mary ruffle}

Monogram Note Cards

I often feel like the world’s worst giver of holiday gifts.  Gift selection is an incredibly personal process (at least for me), and with the pressure of the holiday season all of the great ideas I had during the rest of the year seem to go right out the window.  So around this time of year, and really any time of the year, monogram stationery and initial note cards become my go-to gift idea.  I’ve been keeping track of some favorites for my own holiday gift list, so I thought I’d share a few of my picks:

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Floral monogram note cards from Rifle Paper Co.

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Sugar Paper crown monogram notes with gold foil and gold bordering

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Modern monogram note cards from Ruby Press

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These monogram notes from Delphine are one of my longtime favorites

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Beautiful blind impression initial note cards from Studio 827

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Beautiful initial note cards with floral detail from Austin Press

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Suann from Simplesong offers a range of correspondence cards, including these blind impression note cards with both the first and last initial

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Pretty paisley note cards from Lucky Bee Press

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Ornate monogram note cards from Bumblebee Letterpress

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These regency-inspired initial note cards from Missive are available in your choice of ink color or a blind impression

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These correspondence sets from Yellow Owl Workshop don’t have monograms, but I love them anyway!

In addition to those listed above, here are a few other options to consider – Hijirik Studio, The Paper Peony, BDR Studio, Invited Ink, Sunlit Letterpress

{all images via their respective sources}

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Vintage-Inspired Save the Dates

I’ve got lots of fun things planned for this week, but thought I would start off with some beautiful vintage-inspired save the dates from Jen at Starshaped Press.  Jen works only with antique letterpress type and ornaments, not custom magnesium plates or photopolymer plates, so each one of Jen’s invitations and save the dates has a true vintage vibe.  For Julie and Seth, Jen used art deco type for a 1920s and telegram-inspired save the date:

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I’m always amazed by the beautiful antique fonts and details in Jen’s collection. For Lauren and Mark’s save the date, Jen incorporated a floral ornamental pattern along with antique type from the 1880s (!) and gold ink for a simple yet totally elegant save the date.

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Awesome work Jen!  Thank you so much for sending these over!

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