New Etsy Schtuff

Just a few new cards in our Etsy shop...

I will have a full report on Indie I Do in the next few days, I promise! If you attended Indie I Do, don't forget about our special pricing offer and free letterpress thank you cards offer - both ending soon!

Have a great weekend!

Letterpress Birth Announcements

Hello friends! Above are photos of some letterpress birth announcements we printed last fall for one of our best friends' son. Although he was born in August, I didn't actually get them finished until sometime late September because I was about 30 weeks pregnant at the time. Let me tell you, printing on a C&P with a big pregnant belly and an extra 35 pounds on your frame can be difficult to say the least!

I chose brown and green as the inks to carry on the safari/animal type of theme. I also used our 100% recycled kraft envelopes to go with the set, as they have a nice rustic, boyish feel to them (if that makes any sense!). Anyways, I think my friend was quite pleased with them :)

I have yet to print the birth announcements for my own daughter, which is kind of sad seeing as she is 12 weeks old now. It's amazing how things fall through the cracks when you have a baby - not because you've forgotten - but because there are simply not enough hours in the day to accomplish everything you had planned. I've learned that you can still achieve all that you want to with a baby, but that in order to do so, some things have to slide. There are always tradeoffs. So what if I can't walk across my bedroom without tripping over massive piles of laundry?

I hope you enjoy the photos. If you are interested in letterpress birth announcements, please contact the studio.

p.s. Mr. Ian and Auntie M please email me for your Indie I Do passes - you must register them before the show or else you won't be able to get in.

Indie I Do Ticket Winners

Thank you to everyone who posted for the free tickets to Indie I Do. RCerny, Mr. Ian, and Auntie M please send an email to info at sunlit hyphen letterpress dot com and I will send you your pass number to you so that you can register your passes on the Indie I Do website and get in free! Be sure to drop by our table next Saturday to say hello!

Speaking of which, I still have a lot of work to do to get ready for Indie I Do! I'd better get cracking! Luckily the free notecards that are going in the swag bags are all printed and ready to go. Now I just have to get my supply of business cards replenished - I only have about 25 left and last year I gave out hundreds of them.

See you at the show!

Merci Notecards

Hot off the press! These 100% cotton "merci" notecards are now available as a set of four in our Etsy shop and come with kraft envelopes (100% recycled materials). Perfect for a quick thank you note, or give the set as a gift. Enjoy!

2009 Pricing Expires Soon!

Are you getting married this year? Are you planning to order letterpress wedding invitations? If so, please note that our 2009 pricing will expire at the end of this month (January 2010). If you'd like to take advantage of lower costs, we recommend booking before the end of January.

Also, if you are planning to place an order for weddings taking place this summer, we strongly suggest you contact us as soon as possible to avoid disappointment as our winter/spring schedule is filling up quickly. Orders are taking anywhere between 3-7 weeks to process (depending on size and complexity) and we have limited openings available for the next few months.

For more information on invitations, our process, or to receive a price list or custom estimate, please contact the studio.

Free Passes to Indie I Do

Yes! I have free passes to give away to Vancouver's only Indie Wedding Show! I have three passes (admit 2 people per pass) to the show - a $40 value!

If you are interested in winning a free pass, please leave a comment below with the following:

1. Your wedding date (or the year if you don't have a date set)
2. Your wedding location (local [Vancouver area] or destination wedding)
3. Your wedding style (modern, traditional, non-traditional/alternative, ethnic, theme-based, etc.)
3. If you plan on having letterpress invitations (Y or N)

Leave your comment before January 15th and I will randomly draw the three winners at the end of the day on the 15th.

Oh, and don't forget to come see us at the show if you win - we love to meet our blog readers!

Good luck!

Free Shipping on Etsy Orders - This Week Only

Have you visited our Etsy store lately? We are still trying to clear out some of our past designs to make room for 2010 stationery, so this week we're offering free shipping on everything in our Etsy shop (*custom monogram stationery is excluded from this offer*).

To receive free shipping, just enter "NEWYEAR" in the notes to seller when you complete your purchase. Once your order is received we will refund the full shipping amount via PayPal (you will get an email notification from PayPal once the refund is issued).

Offer expires January 9th, 2010.

Happy letterpressing!