Dragons

On CBC there is a show called "Dragon's Den" that I enjoy watching. This show is also available in the US on ABC and is called "Shark Tank". It is basically a bunch of investors that offer their own money to start-up businesses that come and do a pitch. The goal for the business owner is to obtain some capital in trade for the Dragon's (or Shark's) equity in the business. Do you watch it? I find it entertaining...and sometimes educational.

Anyways, last night instead of the usual pitches from business owners they did features on each of the Dragons to show how they each made their millions. The best quote was from Jim Treliving (of the Boston Pizza empire) who said that someone told him that he was "lucky" to be where he was. Jim said he thought that was funny - it wasn't luck - "the harder I worked the ' luckier' I got". Sometimes that's all it comes down to, is hard work.

I am not exactly sure what the point of this post is, other than to say that if you need to be inspired on occasion to keep truckin' at your own business and make it work - then check out this show.

P.S. If you are are getting married anytime soon and are in Vancouver, don't forget to come to Creme de la Creme Grand Wedding Showcase at the Four Seasons Hotel on Saturday (October 30th). We can't wait!

Crème de la Crème Ticket Winner!

Jen - You are our Crème de la Crème ticket winner! Congrats! Please email us (address is in blog header above) your mailing address so we can send you your tickets. We look forward to seeing you at the show!

Ready-to-Wear Letterpres Business & Calling Cards

Have you heard about our line of Ready-to-Wear business and calling cards? Above is one of our card design options – "Little Birds" (#5). Lori recently contacted us about having a set made, but she had a little bit more information to add to the card. Not a problem! We can always add in an extra line or two of contact information if you want your card to be a little more detailed.

Lori picked the Little Birds design and opted for pool blue as her ink color. I think the card design goes perfectly with her company name - Bird's Eye Creative.

"Received my business cards in the mail yesterday. I really love how they turned out - the colour of pool looks fresh and the tactile quality of both the paper stock and the letterpress makes a great statement for my business. THANK YOU!"

Interested in your own set of pre-designed letterpress business or calling cards? Check out our ordering guide for more information and pricing details.

Letterpress Lovers Club Update + Holiday 2010 Preview

Above is a sneak peak of October's Letterpress Lovers Club mailout – a holiday card printed with snowflakes in a tinted white on fluorescent white stock. I felt a bit weird sending holiday cards out for the October mailing – seeing as Halloween hasn't even arrived yet, let alone American Thanksgiving (!)...but nevertheless, off they went. Part of the reason I wanted to send holiday cards so early was that a few of our members' subscriptions are expiring this month, and I wanted to make sure they received a seasonal item as part of their subscriptions.

If your membership expires this month, please look inside your last mailout package for a renewal coupon. I really do hope that you enjoyed your subscription and sign up again, or consider giving a subscription as a gift to someone for the holidays. If you would like to use your renewal coupon towards a gift for someone else, you are more than welcome to do so.

I have released more membership subscriptions for sign-up in our Etsy shop:

3-Month Membership:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/58899558/letterpress-lovers-club-membership-3

6-Month Membership:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/50949069/letterpress-lovers-club-membership-6


We have a limited number of subscriptions available, so if you are planning to purchase a subscription for the holidays, please buy early to avoid disappointment! (We can hold the subscription until January if you would like it to start after the holidays.)

We also have a limited number of the above snowflake cards available for purchase in the Etsy shop:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/58900239/holiday-2010-set-of-4-snowflake

More holiday designs will be on their way to the Etsy shop soon. Wholesale inquiries welcome - please contact us for more information.

You can also pick up holiday cards and other stationery gifts at the Got Craft? Holiday Show taking place in Vancouver on December 5th. Check out this year's vendors here. And yes, there will be the usual swag bags for the first 45 people in line...at the last show I heard the line started forming at some ungodly hour like 6 am...and that there was even a *gasp!* "fight" last year over the bags...Oh the things you miss when you are on maternity leave!

Enter to Win Tickets to Creme de la Creme Grand Wedding Showcase

Photo © and courtesy of Creme De La Creme

The CRÈME DE LA CRÈME Grand Wedding Showcase at the Four Seasons Vancouver is quickly approaching - on October 30th!

CRÈME DE LA CRÈME raises the standard of wedding shows with an unmatched haute couture fashion show, trendsetting designs, and showcase of products and services that convey style, artistry and excellence. We are so excited to be part of this year's show - and are looking forward to meeting with brides to discuss their stationery needs.

Here are the details:

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2010
FOUR SEASONS HOTEL VANCOUVER
791 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC V6C 2T4

11:00AM to 6:00PM WEDDING SHOWCASE
1:00PM to 2:00PM HAUTE COUTURE FASHION SHOW
3:00PM to 4:00PM ENCORE PRESENTATION

TICKETS: $45 PER PERSON (includes fashion show, deluxe gift bag & scrumptious tastings & full-scale pampering)

Be sure to check out the videos on the CRÈME DE LA CRÈME website to see what it's all about!

So, how do you go about getting two free tickets (a $90 value!)? Simply leave a comment below answering the following two (multipart!) questions, and I will enter you into a draw to win this pair of tickets. One entry per person, contest closes October 16th, 2010 - so be sure to post your comment before then!

1. Are you using a wedding planner for your upcoming wedding? 1.a) If so, who? (please provide planner's website URL) 1. b) If not, why not?

2. Are you considering letterpress for your wedding invitations? 2.a) If not, why not?

Winner will be drawn October 16th - please be sure to visit our blog on the 16th to see if you've won, as we will need your contact information in order to mail your tickets.

Good luck!!!