{new paperie item} 4 custom address stamps listed

just wanted to stop by to give you all a quick update about 4 new stamp options just listed in my paperie etsy shop... these would make great christmas gifts for any new home owners you might happen to know, or some newlyweds sharing their first home together, or even for yourself to adorn your christmas card envelopes.... that's how these designs came about actually! some christmas card clients wanted a custom address stamp to use for their christmas card envelopes... i fell in love with all four designs so i thought i'd offer them in the shop!

the great thing about these stamps is that they do it all!  use it to stamp blank business cards, use them on letterhead, or even blank stationery cards.  the fabulous thing about rubber stamps is if you get bored with your paper or ink color you can easily change those out to keep your info and look fresh and unique!

here there are -

:: ::  the Sassy  ::  ::

::  ::  the Rustic  ::  ::

::  ::  the Traditional ::  ::

::  ::  the Formal  ::  ::

happy shopping!

{recent project} calligraphy inspired paper goods

when this next bride, julia, contacted me it was gocco an order of rehearsal dinner napkins - then it turned into cocktail napkins for their wedding and their coordinating thank you notes too!

here's how they turned out -

100 dark teal napkins

{sorry the flash bleached the color out a bit}

gocco'd w/ metallic gold using the monogram and design from their rehearsal invites

this photo's a way better representation of the true color of the napkins!

julia approached me with idea of gocco'ing wedding napkins

using some custom calligraphy from etsy seller emililies

{she also worked on my new branding i'll be showing off soon}

100 of these are done on a great fall color - plum!

and then 100 more in ivory - this is a close up to show off the shine from the metallic ink

and last but not least - her pretty and personalized 60 wedding thank you notes

in soft white {aka ivory}

{recent project} hubby's grad announcements

first lemme say - i've been a bad, bad blogger... i'm sorry for my absence! part of the reason i quasi abandoned my blog is because my hubs finally finished law school last week... yippee! =)

it's been 3 years in the making and i can now say that i'm married to a man who is a

Juris Doctor... here's what that translates to mean:

-3 years of law school down... and now he has another degree with hours of studying, tons of hard work, late hours, and pages of papers behind him... however.... we have this to look forward to:

-2 months of 6 day a week bar exam prep classes for 6 hours each day, then more hours of studying each night... and then a crazy intense 3 day testing period at the end of July - {pause for dramatic effect}. . . . the CA bar exam

- then right after all the law craziness is done - our 1 year anniversary will be on the other side of summer waiting to greet us on August 2nd! i can't believe we're already closing in on one year - man how the time has flown... i have a feeling i'm gonna say that A LOT throughout our marriage =) i also have a feeling i'm gonna be uber busy this summer to keep up with him!

without further ado... here are the law grad announcements i made for the hubs... he told me it wasn't an opportunity to get to artsy {big bummer, but no surprise}, after all they are meant to be professional and serious he tells me!... =)

i used a way more contemporary font for the text than what the school's announcements had - and i kept them to the law school's color scheme of grey, cardinal, and black - printed them on slate grey card stock, with a cardinal ring behind the school seal with a second pass of all black text. then i gocco'd our return address on the envelope flap - sorry for the blurs, but i have to keep some things private! =)

i'll be posting more soon, as i've created quite a few new bridal pieces in my absence that i must share!

introducing Joie de Vie Paperie!

these have been a few months coming, but i wanted to make sure my new paper goods were perfect before i posted them for all the world to see!

all of my stationery is created using my print gocco (a screen printing press).  

many elements are customizable, so if you have a particular image or text in mind i can see if the gocco will work with it.

so without further ado:

the Classique Note Cards

these are a classy correspondence set, with gold detailing along one edge of the flat card and along the envelope flap closure.  card & envelope colors can be customized just let me know what you'd like and i'll send you a picture of potential color matches.

shown below in pool blue

in papaya

and in leaf green

i can also create custom invitations, here's a look at two i've already completed:

rehearsal dinner invitations, all custom gocco'd by me

shown in pool blue with gold and brown ink.

bridal shower invitations 

text is gocco'd with lilac and gold ink, and the envelope labels were custom made by me.

another items i will be adding to the Paperie line is cutoms wrap around return address labels, like these pictured below:

i can prepair them in any color you would like, 

and they will arrive as stickers, which you can peel as you use them.

all you'll need to do is fill in the recipient's address and your's will be 

pre-printed on the back part of the wrap around.  

pictured below

photo credit: Joie de Vie Jewelry & Accessories 2008