The Princess Bride has managed to set a fun, lighthearted tone to an otherwise difficult year for many in 2020. We’ve seen memes encouraging the comfort of mask-wearing, a star-studded remake, and of course the original cast virtual read. Fans of the film have certainly had our spirits lifted this year with the familiarity of Continue Reading…
Category Archives: Custom Projects
Destination weddings are a perfect opportunity to really go all out with the invitation. Stephanie and David’s Puerto Rican wedding at Vieques Island was perfect for something jaw dropping to excite guests about traveling to join them on their big day. Their vision was tropical but simple and exquisite, with the focus on a bamboo Continue Reading…
Red, Green, Blue. Colors of the light spectrum. When you mix them they make white light. They create the page white behind the text you’re reading right now! If you add a drop of water to your screen you’ll see them crystal clear. But, what if you look through RGB to see printed colors, which are Continue Reading…
In the fall of 2018, Jon and I had an incredible opportunity to be a part of one of our favorite shows: Paper Truly was IN Stranger Things! Yeah, the two nerds who run this stationery company got to play Russian scientists in Season 3 of the hit Netflix series. I’ll get to a couple of behind-the-scenes Continue Reading…
The Paper Truly family shares fall birthdays, so we always plan a themed party. For our daughter’s 4th and our son’s 1st, we took her favorite Disney character and created these practically perfect Mary Poppins birthday invitations! Mary Poppins is a story about the importance of family, so my invitation concept drew from the end Continue Reading…
Melissa’s younger sister Beth was diagnosed with cancer in her early 20’s. That kind of news is devastating no matter the age, but it was a complete shock for someone so young. Her course of treatments took time, but by her 25th birthday the doctors had given her the all-important NED: No Evidence of Disease. Continue Reading…
Designing a friend’s wedding invitation is one of my favorite things to do; especially when that friend is one I’ve laughed, cried, and dreamed with about her wedding day. When Amber asked me to design the invitation for her and David’s celebration, I was so excited! This day was a lifelong dream for her, and I had the Continue Reading…
I have always loved beautiful and very old architecture. So naturally I jumped at the chance to work with David on this custom invitation! His venue was the Hall of Architecture in the Carnegie Museum of Art in Philadelphia. This museum has amazing life-sized reproductions of beautiful old building facades, columns, and statues. What a venue! From the beginning, Continue Reading…
Ahoy, mateys! Raise ye spyglass upon Kingston’s Planks and Ladders, a mighty fine invitation for a 7 y’arrr old’s big party. Hook a freebooter and spin the spinner: Will ye make it to the crow’s nest, or be ye dropped into the depths of Davy Jones’ Locker? Ye old sea dogs and ye powder monkeys will be at Continue Reading…
Three years ago, we had the honor of creating Fotini and Harry’s wedding invitations. The nature of our work means we usually get to serve couples once – but Fotini had a surprise for us! To celebrate the birth of their son, Peter, Fotini and Harry came to us with a wonderful idea. In Greek, Peter’s name Continue Reading…
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