Tis the Season for...save the dates!  As the holidays consume most of us, some lucky girls are receiving proposals!  So while all of us are celebrating the season and eventually falling into the post-holiday months, those same gals are planning that wedding...and one of the first things they can do after booking the site is telling the guests to save the date! 
The paper products really do set the tone for a wedding.  This newly finished project for Circle the Date is a beautiful first glimpse.  The wedding invites will carry the same theme.  Each piece is pressed on our 2 ply cotton linter museum board with dark papaya and copper inks.  The reverse side was actually flat printed separately and adhered to the back of each piece of board. The edges of the board and paper "sandwich" were then trimmed to create a unified piece.  The envelope is made from recycled brown bag, pressed with a darker copper ink. 

Just shipped out - a lovely tea-length photo holiday card.  The client supplied Small Field Papers with 3 photos and the coloring went from there.  Each card is flat printed on 80 lb soft white cotton linter paper.  It is always difficult to find a digitally certified paper that is uncoated, and therefore eco-friendly.  This paper has been a staple of ours from day one and helped achieve beautiful, bright colors for these sea-side pictures.  Each card was backed with a non-metal based piece of silver cardstock and accented with a small diamond crystal.  A pretty piece that is both unique and personal!

When I imagine my ideal kitchen, it always includes a large island in the middle with pots and pans hanging overhead.  After getting a peek at the deliciously colored Greencookingpots, I'm convinced some day those pots  will be the hanging in my kitchen! 

Greencookingpots are made of chemical-free enameled cast iron, a greener and healthier alternative to stainless steel.  And on top of that, the price is right.  So put them on your bridal registry and add them to your holiday gift list! 
Check them out at http://greencookingpots.com

Here's a peek at 3 of the 8 designs from our Bling! Holiday card line.  Each card is a petite 3.5 x 5, letterpressed on recycled clothing paper.  The cover greeting is enhanced with a single Swarovsky crystal.  The cards are packaged in sets of 8 with red or silver envelope.  Buy online here! 

We've officially hit October!  In most large department stores, the holiday items have been creeping out for a month now.  We still have Halloween to go, but it's time to start talking about Copper Willow holiday!  Shipments have been going out to our retail stores, holiday custom albums are in place and our studio is armed for creative design work! 

As the holiday near, we will count down the days with holiday card features, starting with our Flourish boxed greeting cards.  These cards are folded to be 4.25 x 5.5 and letterpressed on 300 lb. textured cotton linter.  Each design is original hand calligraphy, pressed in gold, olive or merlot inks.  Each boxed set of 8 is complete with gold luster envelopes. 

Buy online! http://shop.copperwillow.com/category.sc?categoryId=26

A Fall wedding for an Autumn posting! 
Letterpress has become all about impression.  Not just the impression on the guest receiving the invitation, but the actual plate impression into the paper.  Printing with ink does show this off, but blind impressions play with the press in an entirely different way.  Really digging into the paper, allowing the light and shadow to present the image...it's graceful, beathtaking and unique to letterpress. 
Amy Cooper's invitation features blind impression at its best.  The 6x9 invitation is our 2 ply museum board, fast becoming my absolute fav.!  With eggplant and sweet pea inks throughout, the blind press becomes an eye-catching accent.  Using the blind impression on the belly band creates a soft, textured element that doesn't take away from the beautiful invitation beneath.  The belly band is also function of course - all of the insert pieces could be held to the back of the invite under the band. 

In the end, blind press gives the invite that "oohhh" element and every guest will surely run their fingers over the impression.