A very classy black and white custom wedding stationery suite

Vanessa and Dominic wanted to reflect their stylish and sophisticated wedding in France in some lovely letterpress stationery. We adapted our Uncomplicated Letterpress range to accommodate their monogram and continued the simplistic theme throughout their RSVP Cards, Particulars and Envelopes.

Vanessa & Dominic's letterpressed monogram stationery

Vanessa & Dominic's letterpressed monogram stationery

Perfect Stationery for a flyway wedding in Greece

A recent custom design invitation for Helen & George, who are tying the knot on the beautiful island of Crete. Letterpressed onto squishy white cotton paper in a bright and breezy Mediterranean blue.

Helen & George's Greek Themed Letterpress Wedding Invitation

CUSTOM LETTERPRESS WEDDING INVITATION

 

NEW LUXURIOUS LETTERPRESS RANGE – “Inky”

A quick post to launch our new Luxurious Letterpress range “Inky” We’re really into black and white at the moment, and have a rather stunning black and white custom number coming to the blog about next week … but for now, please enjoy “Inky”.

Inky 5 X 7 Luxurious Letterpress Wedding Invitation

Inky 5 X 7 Luxurious Letterpress Wedding Invitation with Coordinating Envelope, RSVP and Particulars Card

Inky Luxurious Letterpress Wedding Invitation with Coordinating RSVP Card

Inky Luxurious Letterpress Wedding Invitation with Coordinating Particulars Card

Artcadia's new Luxurious Letterpress Inky Range

Valentine’s Cards – All proceeds going to Barnardo’s

Barnardo’s transforms the lives of vulnerable children across the UK through the work of their projects, campaigning and research expertise. Barnardo’s believe they can bring out the best in every child whether the issue is child poverty, sexual exploitation, disability and domestic violence.

All proceeds of Valentine's Card sales to Barnardo's

This year 100% of proceeds of our Valentine’s card sales will go straight Barnardo’s – We’re hoping to raise big bucks for this worthy cause that changes the lives of countless young people for the better.

Letterpress Valentine's Cards

Four card options available

There are options available to choose the perfect card for your loved one. Each card is £5.50 inclusive of delivery and all proceeds will go to Barnardo’s.

Visit Artcadia to make your purchase.

Give generously and make a difference : D … and happy Valentine’s Day! x

Gayne’s Park Shoot in You and Your Wedding Magazine March/April 2012

We’ve been very excited about the Gayne’s Park shoot, we designed stationery to fit with the rustic feel of the styling.

Our Luxurious Letterpress Old Keys range was teamed with menu cards, table numbers and a table plan made from luggage tags which we printed in calligraphy style. These were then hung from lacey ribbons and adorned with old keys.

The photographer on the shoot was Sergius Bruce.

The day was styled by Peta Hunt, Helen Carter and Sarah Nendick.

Flowers by Euphoric Flowers

The cakes for the shoot were out of this world, made by Zoe Clarke Cakes.

You can download the article in PDF format here Y&YW Photo Shoot – May, June 2012

Matt & Ronni’s Save the Date Cards

We’ve just packed and sent Ronni and Matt’s lovely save the date cards. The illustrations were produced by the talented Lydia Lapinski who creates artwork for Thorntons, Coca Cola and Paul Smith.  Lydia incorporated a Gondola, as Matt and Ronni got engaged in Venice and their wedding venue Cain Manor. We letterpressed the finished design in rich chocolate brown.

Ronni and Matt's Letterpress Save the Date Card

Take a look at Lydia’s portfolio here at  http://www.kipikapopo.co.uk/

A recent digitally printed custom design, slate in colour featuring a dog called Toby

I thought I’d pop this on the blog, as I’m very fond of it. The brief was to create a wedding invitation suite for an Art Deco styled wedding at Trebah Gardens in Cornwall. Natasha also suggested that we include their beloved Basset Hound Toby. I thought sheesh, how on earth is this going to come off?? Well here it is:

Digitally printed in slate grey with coordinating envelopes.

Digitally Printed on 345 GSM Canvas Paper

Digitally Printed RSVP Card - 345 GSM Canvas Paper

 

 

It doesn’t have to be traditional to be timeless – A custom letterpress wedding invitation

After reading an article about the recent trends in the wedding industry, I had a little panic about Artcadia’s brand and wondered if our style delivery would be a flash in the pan. Generally what we offer is a very personal, custom design service. However, if the modern couple are now moving away from “rustic” “homemade” and “vintage inspired” weddings, perhaps we should to be looking at our ranges and judging them on how they will be looked back on in 30 years time, if they will stand the test of time – or are they trend driven?

It’s certainly never been our intention to follow wedding trends, but recent fads have certainly meshed well with what we deliver.

Although Brides and Grooms are getting older, more financially dependent and style savvy – We can’t forget the input parents have in the decision making process of wedding planning. I think back to some of the things my mum said to me when I was making our animal shaped table names and choosing watering cans for centre pieces. Was she right? Should we have opted for something a little more “classic”, “high quality” and  “traditional”?

I’m not sure, I suppose we won’t know until we’re older, looking through our wedding album…

I’m including the below invitation in this article as I had reservations about the style whilst designing it. Now I think “actually, that is rather lovely” and I’m pretty sure whoever receives this, or looks back at it in 30 years will think the same. It’s simple, modern, perfectly letterpressed in gold on gorgeous high quality paper – what could be better?

A custom gold letterpress wedding invitation

A custom gold letterpress wedding invitation

 

We love Bold & Noble

This week we treated our office space to one of Bold & Noble’s screen prints. After having a bit of a disaster moment breaking a frame getting it out of the car, finally it’s up and is being admired.

Bold & Noble create beautifully-made screen prints people love using the silkscreen printing process, a traditional method resulting in unsurpassed ink density. Each print is hand-pulled onto off-white, recycled card made of 100% de-inked post-consumer waste. That means a genuine recycling process is ensured and landfill waste is minimised.

Many Hands Make Light Work Screen Print up in Artcadia's office

The print is a hefty 50cm X 70cm and good value at £43. What made this even better was the free A4 screen print. Bold & Noble are giving away this special edition print with all orders from now until 24 December 2011! The print comes in duck egg blue. All orders will automatically receive this one-off design which is only available through this offer and not sold separately.

Free Prints!

Being adored from my desk right now.

Special Edition Free Print

We absolutely love their artwork and ethos and think that’s these super prints would please as Christmas presents! If you just can’t decide which print would suit your family/friends, then contact Bold and Noble and ask for gift vouchers instead.

Bold & Noble's Website

 

 

 

Happy Christmas 2011 from Artcadia

Artcadia is giving away FREE letterpress Christmas cards with every wedding stationery order until 12th December 2011. They are letterpressed in Rich Chocolate ink onto 100% Recycled Paper, with Coordinating Envelopes.

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