Luxury Invitation Touches 2013

Painted Edges, Thick Soft Paper and Letterpress

When you’re searching for luxury invitations and just haven’t found one with the right touch of color, consider painting the edges of the paper. It’s done by hand by people who love stationery and creating those unique touches. The process is simple, but tricky. All you need is an ink roller and a steady hand. No machinery required. Although, if you want silver or gold foil leaf on your edges, it may get a little more complicated.

Water Color Technique with Letterpress Text and Green Painted Edge
Creating water color designs on thick cotton paper has improved thanks to innovations in digital printing on thicker papers. These invitations were printed digitally from the original design, with the addition of letterpressed text and a dark green paper backer. The painted edge in a fresh spring green was the final touch. The goal was to create a whimsical water color invitation based on a children’s book set in a garden.

Coral Painted Edge Stationery
A wedding invitation created with antique gold ink script font and a touch of color added to the edge. When you want a hint of pink but not too much!

Gold Painted Edge Stationery
For this luxury wedding invitation we created for a ceremony held in Rome, Italy, the couple wanted something as lavish as their event. We used museum board (4-ply museum board-it’s twice as thick as the 220LB paper) and created a dimpled texture with a letterpress. The invitation was topped off with a copper foil stamp with a custom crest with the couple’s initials.

Red Ink Stationery Edge
This invitation was inspired by a wine bottle and a red, white and black wedding theme. The red painted edge gave it the touch it needed to pull the invitation set together, and was tied together in the end with a deep red belly band.

Silver Foil Gilded Edge
Why stop at a regular painted edge when you can have actual shiny foil gleaming at the edge of your invitation? This beauty was done in shiny silver foil, but foil options come in many colors, from gold to blue to fuschia!

Lilac Painted Stationery Edge

Hot Pink Stationery Edge

Painted edges can add $175+ to the price of average wedding invitation set per piece. For a perfectly elegant luxury wedding invitation, consider using a nice calligraphy font printed in letterpress on a formal size invitation of (6X9) and for a touch of color, paint the edges. For something truly special, carry that theme throughout the set and paint the edges of the RSVP card and all the other inserts. To go over the top, you can use the painted edge color as the envelope liner or use the same color as the RSVP return envelope.

To create your own painted edge invitation set, contact us and one of our designers will be happy to discuss a project with you.

Posted in Custom Letterpress Designs, Painted Edges, Wedding Resources

Preppy Bat Mitzvah Invitations

Preparing for a Bat Mitzvah

Want a great way to show off your scholarly, preppy daughter’s unique personality as she approaches her Bat Mitzvah? These invitations were designed with a fun and super vibrant preppy theme to represent her style. The pink text dominates the design to really make the message pop with bright prep school banner headers to draw attention. These invitations are a class act!

Preparing for Adulthood

When a Jewish girl turns 12, she is honored at a ceremony, called a Bat Mitzvah, that signifies her transition into adulthood. Traditionally, Bat Mitzvah referred to the girl herself, but the term had become more common to define the ceremony and party. As the young lady is called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah, she is now ethically responsible for her own actions and decisions and will so forth have the same rights as an adult.

Personalized Invitations

For your next event – whether that be Bat Mitzvah, wedding or birthday party – you can get customized textured invitations just like these ones. It’s so easy to get started, just send us a note and let us know what you’re planning for, then we can help you with the design process. You will be given so many options to choose from, including typography design, paper texture, and letterpress colors to create your completely unique invitation that best represents your personality. If you’re looking to design a custom invitation, contact us today to get started. We will work closely with you help you choose the colors, graphics and paper to make your invitations perfect.

Posted in Bar Mitzvah and Bat Mitzvah Invitations, Custom Letterpress Designs

Modern Bar Mitzvah Invitations

Modern Poster Style Invitations

For the young man with a big personality, these poster style letterpress Bar Mitzvah invitations are a great way to get the word out about the upcoming ceremony. The large text is highlighted with bright green lettering mixed in with simple black, against a pristine white background to really make the announcement stand out. A simple crisp and modern black invitation card for the Kiddish Luncheon complements the entire package and makes a bold statement.

It’s Hip to Be Square!

The rich textured cotton paper is cut out in perfect squares to really give the invitations a modern poster style look. A simple thin green border wraps the large fonts and keeps the focus on the message. This party poster grabs the attention of the reader with bright colors, a contemporary layout and a funky, hip design.

Personalized Invitations for Every Event

If you are looking for a great, modern idea for your next event invitation, we can help! Just send us a message and we can start helping you design a completely customized invitation. You probably have an idea in mind that really shows off your personality – we can make it real! You’ll be able to choose the perfect paper, colors, typography and tone. You can even add foil stamping to add a classy shine to the text and graphics. Or choose from poster design, modern fonts and patterns, and letter positioning styles. We’ll work closely with you to make sure your invitations are exactly what you want.

Posted in Bar Mitzvah and Bat Mitzvah Invitations, Custom Letterpress Designs