Here's a little sneak peak at a great wedding we are working on in late July at The Mallard Estate on Long Beach Island. A little combination of engraving, laser cutting and letterpress. Love.
I love my job, and I love working with clients who allow us to take their inspiration and turn it into something fabulous. One of our latest invites to hit the mail, I can't wait to show you this entire wedding in about 3 months! Stay tuned!
I posted a few weeks back about this amazing identity project we've been working hard on over here, and today I wanted to share some of the finished pieces of this really vibrant and fun project.
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Using a spin off of primary vibrant colors, we came up with a color palette and carried that through our materials. The business cards are engraved 3/1 and fused together. Emily is a green girl, and Sarah red, so who says they had to compromise on having just one color for the backs, we suggested they did two different colors for the back, and I love it!
Stay tuned for the website we are designing, talk about texture and movement nestled in with some fabulous illustration! We're excited, can you tell?
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It's been quite the season for ultra hip mitzvah's around our studio lately, and we have been having a blast combining our love for papers and texture with our printing obsession. Below are a few of our favorites using black, red and white, and even a little grey.
The first is a combination of engraving on tri-plexed stock, blind embossing, die-cutting and laser cutting (the belly band). Both jobs had an extra heavy custom lined envelope.
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Last week I wrote about a beautiful summer wedding invitation, however, the 90 degree temperatures today have me happily looking forward to cooler fall weather — so what a perfect opportunity to take a look at this engraved invitation by Two Paperdolls for a fall wedding.
The black and white color scheme for this black tie celebration is absolutely elegant and never boring thanks to the layering of the intricate design and the red envelope liner that adds just the right pop of color.
With as much thought and planning that goes into our designs, it's very exciting when we get a nod from an internationally respected design publication. That is why we are thrilled to announce that we received an Award of Merit in HOW magazine's 2008 Self-Promotion Design Annual.
The award went to one of our favorite pieces, an invitation to our Designs and Desserts cocktail party during the National Stationery Show last year.
And though we all share in our high points as a team, special credit for this unique design goes to Lauren Mummé and Vanessa Kreckel, who worked right down to the deadline brainstorming, designing and perfecting the details that make this piece stand out.
{ Congratulations ladies! }
And just in case the Designs and Desserts piqued your interest, here is a snapshot of the favor table before the party. We were on a sugar high for weeks!
*HOW did the title of this post happen? I have a love/hate relationship with puns. Somewhere around the time I discovered The Hairport near my apartment I realized that I had a grudging affection for word play. It's the "so bad it's good" syndrom. Hence the title of this post... I just couldn't help myself.
At Louella Press, we love the opportunity to design a custom variation on one of our engraved pieces, and the invitations for this sophisticated affair are a perfect example. This chic couple came to our Chicago retailer, Pulp and Ink, and chose our Urban Flourish invitation. When they decided to add an extra bit of flair, we set to work and came up with the contemporary flower motif pictured below. The bride liked it so much that she incorporated the flower through the programs, place cards and menus that we also designed. To tie everything together, we sent our invitation design to the talented Chicago baker, Takes The Cake, and you'll see how they used the florals in their stunning cake design. It's always a treat to see how the pieces come together for a gorgeous evening!
Thanks so much to Artisan Events in Chicago for their beautiful photos of the soiree!
For more photos of the invitations, please see the custom work on our website. Photos nine and ten are of this unique peice. The inviation and all day of items were engraved in three colors on our stunning metallic gold stock.
In related news, we weren't the only ones raising our eyebrows at the details of this sophisticated evening. You can find the wedding (along with lots of photos of our work) in the Summer 2008 issue of Inside Weddings. This magazine is well known for documenting unique and beautiful weddings for all different tastes. Pick up a copy while it's still on the stands!
If you are a lover of fine papers and custom invitations like us (and you don't live under a rock), you have most likely been hearing a lot of buzz about Minted recently. We are thrilled and honored that Louella Press is one of the brands being offered by Minted, among such great company as Egg Press, Mr. Boddington's Studio, and Wiley Valentine, to name a few. Ordering your dream invitations online has never been so easy!
Minted is still growing and getting set up with all of the amazing invitation suites available from its brands, but until then you can call 888.828.MINT to order any Louella invitation your heart desires, including our newest engraved design, Modern Meadow, which is available exclusively through Minted.
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