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How sweet are these letterpress business cards??  If  you’re familiar with Style Me Pretty you will know that Abby recently changed up her website and logo not too long ago.  And we all know that when you decide to change your logo there are few must haves and business cards are one of them.

Abby has been so kind to us by featuring Elum invitations on Style Me Pretty we just had to print these for her as a way of saying thanks for all of her support over the past few years.  We printed them on 110lb Lettra and as you can see the impression is to die for – this is a perfect example as to why we love letterpress printing.  The type is sunken super deep into the soft cotton paper and the ink is so perfectly set at the bottom of the impression – printed perfection!

Abby, SMP is an amazing site that is full of valuable wedding resources, tips and ideas for brides everywhere.  Your blogging and writing style is to die for.  Keep up the great work.

ELUM LOVES SMP!!!!

If you LOVE typography and Pop-Up books. Well, you need to go and get this book.

abc3d

Available here: http://www.amazon.com/ABC3D-Marion-Bataille/dp/1596434252

We just finished printing this amazing invitation that was designed by Kristi and Ravi, both graphic designers.   When we saw this design we instantly fell in love with it and basically had to print it.

The invitation, reception and reply card are printed on ultra thick 600 gsm cotton rag paper. The belly band (not shown) and informal note is printed on 300 gsm cotton rag Copperplate.   The invitation is letterpress printed with two custom colors and the surrounding pattern is blind hit.  This is one of those invitations that when you receive it you just have to reply “yes” as fast as you can.  You don’t even need to read it or know what the event is, you just know you’re going – its that good!

Look how creative paper can be. The Hirshorn Modern Art Gallery in Washington DC held an art contest. The rules were that the artist could only use one sheet of paper.

Check out these really cool wall papers by Aimée Wilder. I will be using these to paste my walls in the studio. She is a New York-based artist and graphic designer. After graduating from The Art Institute of Chicago in 2001, Aimée moved back to her native New York and began her career working in house for several firms including Designspace, Dwell, and Martha Stewart Living. Aimée has designed a wide range of pieces including bedding, wall treatments, fashion accessories and footwear. Her designs have been featured on products for Crate and Barrel, Urban Outfitters, Dwell & DwellBaby, MTV Cribs, Skip Hop, Toggs of Australlia and most recently Vans.