We worked with our friends at Alligator Soup to create these gorgeous holiday invitations. The invitation was printed on metallic opal, diecut in our winston shape, and printed in green shine foil. The backer card is wine velvet, printed in our Marseille pattern in gold matte foil. These were joined together with a gold grommet. The wine velvet is repeated as the envelope liner, creating a stunning invitation suite.
We worked with our friends at Big City Bride to create Sarah and Garrett’s gorgeous floral wedding suite. Our Underwood v.2 suite provided inspiration for the invitation card, with debossed florals. The debossed design on the details card comes from our Bodleian welcome reception card. Lavender letterpress is used throughout, creating a soft palette. A customized version of our Underwood liner pattern brings in additional pastels- a perfect compliment for a summer wedding.
letterpress ink: lavender + blind deboss | digital ink: lavender | fonts: wordless script + adobe garamond | paper: bella cotton white 2-ply + 1-ply + 40# vellum | invite size: f-8 | belly band: vellum with lavender liner: underwood pattern in spruce + lavender + cherry blossom + petal + shell + french blue + lemon drop | envelope: bella cotton white | customization #71336
We had the pleasure of working with Kelly and Colin to create their beautiful wedding stationery. The invitation layout was inspired by our Alder design, updated with modern fonts. The showstopper of the invitation suite is the stunning embossed evergreen branch. The details card featured a custom plaid pattern in holly and spruce. The liner is a customized version of our Nowell pattern.
We are excited to now offer photo prints! Photo prints are available on matte or glossy photo paper. They are popular on holiday cards, and save the dates. They are a great way to incorporate photos or artwork into suites with papers that are incompatible with digital printing (such as Bella Cotton and Bella Handmade, and Bella Velvet). Throughout our design and printing processes, will make sure that the photo print will perfectly compliment your card.
Our Kimmel and Fairchild holiday designs feature photo prints.
We worked with our friends at Fitzgerald’s Fine Stationery to bring Leah and Kenneth’s dream deco invitations to life. The team at Fitzgerald’s created the stunning peacock frame for the invitation; the shape matching the cut corners of the Franklin bevel. A combination of black, white, and gold printing and papers were used to create an air of luxury. The suite includes a pocketpanel in gold, to hold all the enclosure cards. The liner pattern is geometric and a perfect compliment to the invitation shape. Both the pocket panel and liner pattern are from our Sherah sample.
letterpress ink: black | foil stamping: champagne matte | digital ink: black | fonts: haarlem deco | paper: bella black (now ultra black) + bella cotton white 1-ply + gold leaf 1-ply | invite size: f-8 | bevel: 45º franklin | edge painting: metallic gold | liner: sherah pattern in champagne matte on black (now ultra black) | envelope: bella cotton white | customization #71195
Jaclyn and Jonathan worked with our friends at Blacker and Kooby to create their wedding invitation suite. All the text is written in a classic script font, and letterpressed in black ink. The invitation card features a duogram engraved in metallic copper. For the liner, the couple opted for our Brewster pattern- a red-toned take on classic florals. A floral sprig is printed on the website card to tie everything together.
letterpress ink: black | engraving ink: metallic copper | digital inks: black + ruby | font: shelley allegro script | paper: bella smooth cotton white 2-ply + 1-ply | invite size: f-8 | edge paint: metallic copper | liner: brewster pattern in ruby | envelope: bella cotton white | customization #70847
We worked with our friends at Sweet Paper to create Amanda and Kyle’s beautiful autumnal wedding invitation suite. Our Underwood V.2 sample inspired the layout, with luscious botanicals debossed on the invitation, and repeated in letterpress on the reply card. A vellum belly band, foil stamped in chestnut shine, wraps the cards. The envelope liner is a customization of our Thorley pattern. The multicolor pattern was updated to a silhouetted version in umber and sand; summer abundance giving way to rich autumn neutrals.
We worked with our friends at Blacker and Kooby to create Chandler and Michael’s save the dates. The text is printed in neutral desert letterpress. The star of the card is the beautifully blind embossed mountains- evoking the wedding locale.
We worked with Steph of Signed and Sealed by Steph to create these holiday cards for her. The card features a modern font, blind embossed across the bottom. Using supplied leather- textured stock, we created a coordinating letterpressed tag. The two are joined with chocolate thread, that perfectly matches the supplied chocolate envelope.
We worked with our friends at Arni Paperie, to create Elizabeth and Kevin’s beautiful summer wedding invitations. Our Leone and Turner designs provided inspiration. The layout and fonts were drawn from the Leone. The hand calligraphy style is Sofia by Nicole Black. The gorgeous summery blues of the Turner inspired the color palette, and custom seaside liner image.
letterpress ink: chambray | fonts: athelas regular + italic, adobe garamond pro | calligraphy style: sofia | paper: bella handmade cotton white + bella smooth cotton white 1-ply | invite size: f-8 | liner: supplied pattern in cmyk | envelope: bella chambray (now cloud) | customization #70967
We worked with Kristyn at Oliver’s Twist to create this stunning wedding stationery suite that includes save the dates, invitations, and day of pieces. The family are long time clients, back to when Kristyn did the brides high school graduation announcement! The wedding took place in the bride’s backyard in the spot where the treehouse was. The bride and groom wanted their reception to feel more like a five star restaurant, inspired from some of their favorites. Because of the location, they decided to name their reception “The Good Tree”. They wanted everything, including their stationery, to be classic and clean, formal and fun.
save the date details | foil stamping: gold matte | font: garamond | calligraphy style: engaged | paper: bella cotton white 2-ply | card size: a-7 | customization #69480
invitation details | letterpress ink: black + deboss | foil stamping: gold matte | fonts: garamond | calligraphy style: engaged | paper: bella cotton white 3-ply + 1-ply, bella black 1-ply + supplied sequoia 1-ply | invite size: f-8 | bevel: 45º | foil edging: gold matte | liner: supplied green text | envelope: bella cotton white | customization #71590
day of details | letterpress ink: black | foil stamping: gold matte | fonts: garamond | calligraphy style: engaged | paper: bella cotton white 1-ply | envelope: bella cotton white | customization #73229
Our creative lead Jessica Downs created our new Ellesmere design. She was inspired by our Scottish Country Manors that are full of rich plaid, luxe textures, and classic decor.
foil stamping: green shine (exterior + interior) | digital inks: denim + holly + vine + black (exterior) + cmyk + khaki (interior) | fonts: ivy mode + margarita script | paper: bella smooth cotton white 1-ply | folded card size: a-6 (tier 4) | diecut style: bf-108 | liner: ellesmere simple plaid pattern in green shine on dark blue text | envelope: almond | digital addressing ink: denim
Below, she reimagines the set in classic Christmas colors of bright shades of Red and Green:
