Modern-Vintage Coral

It was almost a gift of fate when Alexa reached out to me to help design and print her wedding invitations- we had actually exchanged design elements for our weddings a few months previous, so I was already a big fan of Miss Alexa. She was looking for something "kind of beachy but not really a beach theme" and provided a few online card stock samples of what she was thinking, but with the colors: navy, silver, chartreuse, and fuchsia in mind.

How BEAUTIFUL is that? Just the sound of those colors together makes me want to swoon!

Together we developed an idea of a vintage coral invitation- something with texture and simplicity, but not to whimsical or stuffy. Modern-Vintage Coral. I was instantly in love.

Alexa's brilliant eye for design found a perfect coral image that complemented the design scheme like none other, and was a dream to print. The texture of it's jagged edges came ALIVE when it was pressed into the paper.

The 5x7 invitations are printed on a pearl while 100% cotton paper in a light silver treatment and navy text. While the silver produces more of a grey tone once printed via letterpress, it instantly warms and modernizes this vintage coral design while also tying into the response cards in a matching navy. The matching navy envelopes, perhaps one of my favorite elements of the invitation suite, is also one of the most important; they were printed in a bright silver ink and provides the recipients of these beauties the first glimpse of Alexa's vision.

Thank you, Alexa, for allowing me to be apart of this with you!

I now happily (and very excitedly) introduce to you all: Modern-Vintage Coral*!

*Names and personal information have been removed for the privacy of Miss Alexa.

Ramped up!

I wanted to post a quick (more business related) post to the blog this morning and say thank you for those amazing brides who have already said too much about Blush Design Studio on wedding forums, emails, and the like. YOU ARE WONDERFUL!!! ;)

It's a slow journey, but Gable and I are ramping up the business as quickly as possible to keep up with orders and keep the brides as happy as can be in this time of planning. As you can already see, we've redesigned the place a bit with our new logos and colors.

Also to that extent, I have printed samples for a friend who has graciously accepted the position of resident photographer to see what magic she can work. Lighting is very important with letterpress to capture that 'kiss' into the paper, and I'll be the first to admit that I'm ill-equiped when it comes to photography skills. I am also busy working on custom designs for brides and, should they allow, will be sharing those with you all as well. I'm excited about each and every one of my custom creations and can't wait to blog about those!

So my plan is to be ready, steady, and steam forward this week with printing. I will have some amazing prints to show you by the end of the week, and I can't tell you how excited I am! {Really, I'm working on a vintage ocean theme for a bride with the most amazing vision and ideas- we're working with Silver and Navy, two absolutely beautiful colors together, and injecting a texture within the paper to which I can't even compare.}

For those interested in sharing your vision for wedding invitations, custom stationary, or even pre-printed paper goods, please send me a message! Gable and I are more than willing to put our minds together and create something fabulous!

Till next time!!