Card catalog for place cards?!

I saw this post on Hello Lucky's blog– what a genius idea!  Put your place/escort cards in an old library card catalog.  Love it.

Business Cards

I am obsessed with my new business cards.  I've always wanted letterpress cards but was never in love with my logo or business name, and wasn't sure it was worth the investment.  But since creating the Paper Bloom identity, I've been SO excited about it and knew letterpress was the right thing to do! 

All packaged up with a few paper blooms, courtesy of SuzanneBWebb!

Sneak Peek!

My business cards are done!!  I picked them up from Julie at Studio Olivine who letterpressed them for me, and they are amazing.  She made the impression on the flowers deeper than the text which I love and am so grateful for.  Here's a sneak peek!

How I love Envelopments

Today, life just got a bit sweeter.  The Jigster has arrived!!

I've had my eyes on this baby for a long time.  I knew in my heart owning this magical tool would make assembling invitations so much easier, but I wasn't sure I'd really need it.  I do a pretty good job lining things up by eye, and I convinced myself that if I really needed a tool I could probably create my own template of sorts using scraps of matte board or cardboard boxes.  The Jigster isn't terribly expensive but every penny counts, right?  So I designed the tool in my mind, using pieces of the mismatched presentation board and chip board I have in my closet, and it didn't look great but worked the same.  And then, I got lazy.  Weeks went by.  Everything else in life became a priority.  So as much as I love my idea to make one myself and save money, I surrendered and hit the "Order Now" button.  There's a reason this thing was created– it's wonderful and well made, and just so darn pretty.  It's going to make assembling invitations quicker and way more fun than driving myself crazy after adhering each invitation to a backer card, staring at it for several minutes wondering if it's crooked or not.  Yay for Envelopments, once again making an amazing product that I'm obsessed with!

Welcome!

Welcome to the new home of Linzmarie Designs. We are now Paper Bloom Studio! Look for more posts soon to come.

Molly & Greg's Wedding Invitation

Last year I showed photos of Molly & Greg's Save the Dates that were complete with Molly's gorgeous drawings. Their wedding invitations are finally done and the entire set is beautiful! Here's just the invitation, front and back. Once again Molly did all the drawings and they look so amazing.

Printed offset on Classic Crest Linen with a navy blue spot color & gray ink. The envelope is "night" from Paper Source, complete with wrap-around label.

Brianne & Steve's Invitations

In March I posted photos of Save the Dates for Brianne & Steve. Their invitations just went out to family and friends so I can finally post a picture! I'll eventually take photos of the whole set but for now here's their invite that just so happened to match the envelope and liner from Paper Source perfectly.

This set was printed offset on Cranes Lettra cotton paper with a teal spot color & gray ink– beautiful!