Dear Olive letterpress studio has these gorgeous letterpress limited-edition prints of seashells. Each print is a reproduction of a 19th-century engraving, exquisitely rendered in letterpress. The level of detail is stunning. Love the range of color as well. Also check out their cards, many of which are based on illustrations from the New Yorker and Harper’s Bazaar.
Dear Olive
Imperial Volute. Sand Dollar, Sea Urchin, Scallop Shell. Channeled Volute. Solarium. Each print is $45 unframed or $125 framed. Edition of 250.
New Cards @ Good on Paper!
Lisa from Good on Paper emailed me this morning to announce her new line of screened cards. The cards feature an adorable bird motif and are printed with vegetable inks on recycled paper. Great color combinations, as always. Lisa also has a new card called With You All the Way that she designed in the memory of her cousin Gary. 100% of the proceeds of this card benefit the American Cancer Society.
Clockwise from top left: Blue Bird Notecard, Feathers Notecard, Red Bird Notecard, Magnolia Notecard. All cards $4.25 each or $18 for a box of 8.
OrangeBeautiful
Beautiful typography and design at OrangeBeautiful. Also offered is custom bookbinding, examples of which are shown in the portfolio… lots of gorgeous custom books that appear to be scrapbooks and photo albums. Love the monogram above as well as the line of greeting cards that debuted at this year’s Stationery Show.
Work from OrangeBeautiful.
Ceci New York
Top invitation studio Ceci has updated their portfolio with new custom invitations that are in the trademark gorgeous Ceci-style. Each section begins with a few new weddings worth checking out. Love the Save-the-Date for Ellie & Mike with great old-world style. Adriana & Tony’s invitation is so romantic and the above invite for Lourdes & Tyler features lush botanical illustration. Love! (See a previous post about Ceci here)
Lourdes & Tyler's wedding stationery suite.
Elizabeth Hubbell Studio
Lovely & varied work from Elizabeth Hubbell Studio. Gorgeous calligraphy is letterpressed onto cards, sweet illustrations adorn baby announcements. Some really great formats here including a little baby announcement book about a little girl born in the year of the monkey. Too cute.
A birth announcement for Baby Rowan.
Oliver Brinn
Beautiful work from Oliver Brinn. Delicately designed baby announcements with a vintage feel. Love all the flourishes lately and gorgeous scripts. The above are two of the four styles available. The announcements come with matching envelopes imprinted with return address and sticker seal. Lovely!
The Ella and Avery announcement styles.
Kate Spade Stationery
I got a note from a friend to check up on the Kate Spade stationery available at Crane’s. So glad I did! I cannot begin to tell you how inspiring this collection is. The selection above of the personalized correspondence cards do not even begin to show the variety of great colors and patterns available. The cards are letterpressed or engraved and there are so many styles to choose from. I personally love the idea of matching calling cards… so chic. The gray cards above feature return addresses pressed into the backs of the cards that show through the little window on the envelope. Genius! Gorgeous stuff.
Vintage Correspondence Cards, $524 for 50 letterpressed cards with windowed envelopes. Garden Bough Correspondence Cards, $323 for 50 engraved cards and envelopes.
The Card Society
From Mav comes the Card Society, a month-to-month subscription of limited-edition letterpressed cards. Each month members receive two cards with envelopes. The cards are produced especially for society members and never get reproduced again. Such a great idea… especially for gifts for people who love letterpress and the cards at Port2Port. (via Oh Joy!)
Various cards Mav produces. The Society cards are cards that share the style of the illustrated cards pictured.
Wiley Valentine
I can’t even tell you how much I loved the work at Wiley Valentine. I’m seriously searching for the words. Please visit their portfolio and look at the wedding invitations with the beautiful and intricate scrolls and ornaments. Then go over to the baby and see the sweetly designed announcements featuring photographs and detailed illustrations. See the social stationery with the gorgeous monograms and the new collection with the new luxe wedding invitations and imprintables. Also notice throughout the beautiful envelopes that are printed to match with artwork bleeding over folds. Definitely a Stationery Show favorite.
Various details from the collection and custom work of Wiley Valentine. This does not even show the full breadth because they carry so much more. See the website!
Braun & Brown
Beautiful botanical illustrations in soft color serve as the backdrop for this line of invitations from Braun & Brown. These were my favorite of the invitations I saw at the booth and loved that they came in such a wide variety of colors. The printing quality is also done so well that fine details are picked up.
Sample invitations from the In The Garden gallery.
Seraph
The visual aesthetic at Seraph is modern yet elegant with great typography and fantastic illustrations. Check out the fashion and the animal illustrations. The colors are layered beautifully as well.
An assortment of cards that may be purchased at Seraph's online store.
Patisserie Card Co.
The Patisserie Card Co.’s booth was so adorable and was designed with a traditional patisserie in mind. The work is so sweet and playful. A lot of it reminds me of icing on cookies and old fashioned cookie and candy packaging. Beautiful work.
Adorable candy jars holding some of Patisserie Card Co. cards.












