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Floral Letterpress Save the Dates in Soft Hues

Jessica Hanaman — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:00:23 +0000

These letterpressed save the dates were submitted to us by our good friend, Aileen at Aileen Invitations in Miami Beach, Florida. Our Rhon design looks truly sensational printed in our lavender and pewter inks. There are certainly times when a softer color palette works best and this is definitely one of those times! We print save the dates for all sorts of occasions and these save the dates happen to be for an engagement celebration. We can’t help but feel that the lavender ink represents gracefulness and charm while the pewter ink helps keep this set looking refined. Purple hues have always been connected to royalty which makes these save the dates all the more classic. The couple chose our payette pattern in lavender for both the offset back patterning and envelope liner – which ties this whole set together nicely.

Sharp and Chic Hekla Letterpress Baptism Invitations

Jessica Hanaman — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:00:35 +0000

Submitted to us by our good friend, Elle at Petite & Sweet in Toronto, Canada these letterpressed Hekla baptism invitations are downright swank! I mean talk about being up-to-the-minute! These invitations showcase our royale and inkless blind deboss inks – and the end result makes for some of the most chic invitations we’ve had the joy of printing in quite some time. The envelope liner adds another nice modernistic touch to this anything but simplistic set! We think these invitations are the perfect prelude to such a memorable occasion – and helped achieve the vision the proud parents were hoping for. We look forward to many more unique and current customizations from Petite & Sweet!

Vintage Inspired Letterpress Wedding Invitations

Jessica Hanaman — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:00:05 +0000

This vintage inspired customization of our Chasseral design was submitted to us by our great friends at LS Amster Company in Scarsdale, New York. We think our eggplant and saffron inks were the perfect pairing for an autumn wedding. The rich colors of the season are seen throughout- so much that it’s easy to see the leaves changing color! The iznik pattern envelope lining in saffron gives off the perfect amount of charm! Complete with direction cards printed on both front and back- these cards tell guests everything they need to know about getting to the celebration! The couple also chose letterpress thank you cards and we cannot think of a better way to show all of your guests your gratitude for being such an important part of your special day. Vintage inspired + autumn color palette = ABSOLUTELY BREATHTAKING!

Stunning letterpressed Save the Dates in Navy + Azalea Inks

Jessica Hanaman — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:00:33 +0000

With a pairing of our navy and azalea inks we have a real beauty on our hands! These lovely letterpress save the dates were submitted to us by our great friends at By Invitation Only in Little Rock, Arkansas. The couple chose our willoughby pattern for the top and bottom of their save the dates – which we think adds a real elegant factor. We can’t get enough of this stunning color combination because it’s not overly feminine and has just a touch of boyish charm – within the navy ink. And we’re all about couples sending their save the dates early – it’s customary to mail save the dates six months to a year before the big day. This allows your guests enough time to book their accommodations, save enough spending money and request time off work. Mailing your save the dates early also allows your guests to count down the days til the “I Do’s”.

inks: navy + azalea | fonts: cahun + shaw | paper: 2-ply white | printing: letterpress | size: S6

Letterpress Rehearsal Invitation

Nathan Fleming — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:00:19 +0000

We love hand bordering! Bringing metallic gold to the front of this rehearsal card was a great way for Rugg Road in Boston, MA to accentuate the silver font and shell-colored liner. I think Cristina did a fantastic job this one. It’s simple and elegant and we were very impressed.

Smock in the Press: Winter 2011

Erica Henriksen — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:00:45 +0000

It’s time to say thanks to the fantastic editors who have featured Smock’s letterpress wedding invitations, greeting cards, gift-wrap, and more in their magazines and on their blogs over the past few months. Our first feature is from Brides magazine, which showed our Palmer letterpress wedding invitations in their White Hot! section of their November edition — they were digging the die-cut shape and the fact that our invitations are eco-friendly!

Well Wed Hamptons Fall/Winter 2011 edition featured this set of stunning letterpress wedding invitation suite and one of our amazing retailers — Claudia Hanlin of The Wedding Library!

Eco Beautiful Weddings, an online magazine, recently featured Smock wedding invitations in their winter 2012 edition in “Green Is” — a section that helps brides track down eco-friendly goods for their weddings, and MODBlog also featured a variety of Smock wedding invitations this fall!

Our Everyday line got lots of attention this holiday season! Cooking Light magazine featured our Quadrille box along with our Merry Christmas letterpress gift tags in their December 2011 holiday edition.

Dayspa magazine selected several Smock products for their holiday gift guide: our Picadilly and Pavilion jotters, and our Thoroughbred boxed letterpress notes.

Phyllis Hoffman Celebrate Christmas magazine featured an entire spread on Smock, along with an interview with Smock’s creative director, Amy Graham Stigler. The spread included letterpress gift tags and greeting cards, along with letterpress photo cards and our eco-friendly gift wrap from our Merry and Pageant suites.

Nails Magazine featured our Seahorse and Merry Christmas letterpress holiday greeting cards in their greeting card round-up.

Selling Christmas Decorations magazine featured our Mistletoe wrap in their “Presenting Presents” feature.

We were also thrilled to see Smock all over the web this holiday season. Oh So Beautiful Paper featured Smock on several occasions, showcasing our gift tags, gift wrap, and holiday greeting cards. Apartment Therapy featured Smock studio items in one of their gift round-ups and also featured some of our letterpress holiday cards. Paper Crave featured a full post on lots of Smock goods for the holiday season, and Daily Candy included our letterpress Seahorse card in their greeting card guide and our calendars in their gift guide. Real Simple also featured our double-sided gift wrap, and 7th House on the Left partnered with us on a fantastic giveaway!

We are so thankful to all of the following blogs for featuring our letterpress holiday cards, eco-friendly gift wrap and gift ideas over the past few months!

Finally, we’d like to send a special thanks to Earthworks for working with us on our Cyber Monday sale — with their help, we were able to raise over $700 for their amazing cause!

Gold + Taupe Typographic Letterpress Wedding Invitations

Jessica Hanaman — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:00:20 +0000

Our wonderful friend Cheryl at Paper Studio in Ontario, Canada submitted this remarkable custom invitation suite to us for printing. It’s easy to get lost in the splendor of this simplistic set because it has the coolest customizations! The couple chose our elegant rousseau pattern for offset backing on their invitation, reply cards-and coordinated this with an envelope liner to match! The gold and taupe inks are perfect for a wedding celebration in the middle of the any season! We also printed what we think are the most adorable and whimsical double sided information cards we’ve seen in quite some time. Choosing a text-based invitation is an excellent way to keep your set looking classy!

Good Vibes Radiated from a Beautiful Letterpressed Suite

Jessica Hanaman — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 20:00:15 +0000

Sneak a peek at this beyond beautiful letterpress Rhon invitation suite submitted to us by our friend Casie at Francis~Orr Corona del Mar in Corona del Mar, California. The color combination of verbena and taupe transforms the look of this set into something almost vintage! And everyone knows yellow represents sunshine and joy! We can’t help but feel this yellow hue helps radiant happiness about the couple’s big day. Our rhon pattern in verbena on the pocketfold’s exterior adds the most elegant touch to this sensational suite! We always enjoy working with Francis~Orr because they submit some of the most creative invitation sets!

Letterpressed Wedding Invitations with a Conservative Color Palette

Jessica Hanaman — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 20:00:10 +0000

This stellar custom invitation suite was submitted to us by our good friend Jessica at Judy Paulen Designs in New York, NY. With the perfect design elements on the invitation, this only quietly calls for attention-and we just love that! We absolutely adore the soft, subtle ink palette which is the perfect match to the couple’s fabulous venue in Chicago, Illinois. The neutral and conservative pairing of our dove and pewter inks look positively remarkable! And then there’s the metallic platinum envelope liner providing the perfect color contrast.

DIY With Smock: Merry Paper Christmas Trees

Erica Henriksen — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:00:05 +0000

Christmas is right around the corner, and we love having an extra reason to get crafty around here! We made these festive Christmas Trees with our double-sided gift wrap for a little extra holiday cheer — they’re a fun DIY project and pretty enough to give as a gift — just be sure to make a few for yourself!

You will need: a cone/tree form (we preferred the cardboard cones, but styrofoam works, too!), paper, scissors, and a hot glue gun. Start by covering your tree form in the paper color of your choice. We used our Merry wrap for this tree. If you purchase a cardboard tree form, these typically have a point on top, but if you use a styrofoam form (like the one shown above), we recommend making a point with the wrap for a sleek look (see below).

After you’ve covered the tree form, you’ll need curls. LOTS of curls. We used our Merry wrap and our Mistletoe wrap for this part for some variety. To make the curls, cut your paper into thin strips of varying lengths and widths — the variety will help the tree ‘fill in’ nicely. Then, begin curling the strips with scissors the way you would for curling ribbon. When you’ve compiled a decent amount of curls, begin adhering them to your tree with a hot glue gun.

Fill the entire tree form with the paper curls until you’re happy with the look. If you’d like, make a star to adhere to the top or leave it as is — and tada! A very merry (paper) Christmas tree.