Archive for June 2nd, 2008
Wedding Invitations by Smock, II
Amy Stigler, designer of the fab new line of wedding invitations, Smock, has been sweet enough to share with us the inspirations behind her gorgeous designs…
From Amy…
Without sounding cliche, I do glean inspiration from just about everything. I am constantly snapping photos or drawing quick sketches of visuals that inspire me. I would say that much of my inspiration for the Smock wedding line came directly from nature. But I do try to offer a stylized ‘reading’ of natural objects — using line, shape & color to give the natural elements a bit of a graphic or modern edge.
Speaking of wedding stationery, I am so excited to introduce you guys to Smock…a brand new line of sustainable letterpress, recently launched at the National Stationery Show. Designed by Amy Graham Stigler who also founded Snow & Graham (a company that I have loved since the moment I saw their work, nearly 5 years ago), the invitations are pretty and sophisticated and yet, they are totally eco-chic. Love that.
In a nutshell, Smock designs are letterpressed sustainably on bamboo paper…they are the first print shop in the U.S. to print on a luxury bamboo paper, developing the process with a historic paper mill in Europe. Here is how the girls at Smock put it…
Wedding Stationery by Whitney English
What better way to start the week than with a really great giveaway!?
Today is all about wedding stationery. In honor of her new line of Save the Dates, Whitney English, one of my dear friends and favorite stationery designers, is hosting a giveaway for Style Me Pretty readers!
All you have to do is write a comment, letting us know what your favorite wedding color combination is and you’ll be entered to win. The winner will be chosen randomly and will receive 100 digital photo cards, 50 personalized note cards plus a 50% off coupon that can be applied at a later date. These little gems were recently released at the National Stationery Show and aren’t even available in stores yet. The photo cards are perfect for save the dates, though if you’ve already sent yours out, you can also use them for thank you cards, even holiday cards. How great is that?
