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Featured Paper Mill Brand: ASPIRE Petallics®

Some projects are so special that they call for a little extra shimmer and shine. There are a few ways to achieve this aesthetic, but the easiest way is to add some sparkle with a magnificent mica-coated sheet of ASPIRE...

Some projects are so special t...

June 30, 2017

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CTI Paper Announces Expansion of Kromekote Collection

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CTI Paper Announces Expansion of Kromekote Collection

On December 3, 2014, CTI Paper announced that they have expanded the options available to paper distributors, printers, and designers. In addition to its current range of super-premium cast-coated printing papers, Kromekote is now offering new highly reflective FSC-certified holographic...

On December 3, 2014, CTI Paper...

December 8, 2014

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Showcase: Valentine's Day Card

Crafting Inspiration Holidays & Occasions Paper Crafting

Showcase: Valentine’s Day Card

Valentine's Day is a great holiday for paper crafters who want to share some love. If you are looking for some inspiration, here is a beautiful heart card for the occasion. Created with stamping, die-cutting an embossing this card is...

Valentine's Day is a great hol...

January 31, 2014

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Showcase: Bicycle Wedding Invitations

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Showcase: Bicycle Wedding Invitations

These wedding invitations are perfect for a couple who share a love for bikes with a bike icon's wheels representing the traditional interlocking rings. The use of black and teal on a Silver Ore stock give these invitations a classy...

These wedding invitations are ...

July 19, 2013

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Wedding Inspiration Weddings

2018 Wedding Trends

Your wedding stationery suite does more than simply communicate the details of your event to your family and friends – it also represents who you are as a couple, and sets the tone for your wedding. The color palette, texture, and weight of your invitations and other stationery signals to invitees what kind of event they can expect, whether it’s a formal, elegant affair or a casual wedding with rustic flair. Stationery styles change as quickly as what’s in fashion. We’ve taken a look at some of 2018’s hottest wedding trends as dictated by the fashion industry so you can incorporate them into your stationery suite and coordinate every aspect of your wedding, creating a cohesive event that encapsulates you......
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Design Principles: Contrast

In the next instalment of our ongoing blog series on the principles of graphic design, we’re taking a look at one of the most important design principles: contrast. Employing contrast adds visual interest to your designs, and it also helps communicate your message. Like alignment, you probably won’t notice contrast if it’s executed properly, but you’ll certainly notice if a design doesn’t incorporate contrast or incorporates it poorly. So without further ado, let’s jump in: What is Contrast? Contrast is officially defined by Wikipedia as “the difference in visual properties that make an object (or its representation in an image) distinguishable from other objects in the background”. Put simply, “contrast” refers to two elements which are different from each other.......
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Product Spotlight: Door Hangers, Presentation Folders, Labels, and Raffle Tickets

For paper crafters and smaller print runs, creating your own door hangers, labels, and raffle tickets can be a fun activity, and can also add a charming DIY touch to your creative project. But when you need to print 1,000 promotional door hangers for your business’s latest marketing campaign or distribute raffle tickets for your upcoming community barbecue, doing it all yourself isn’t always practical. Between creating crisp folds and clean cuts, there’s a lot that goes into preparing small-format paper projects than you might think. Specialty pre-finished projects, like pre-drilled and cut door hangers, labels, perforated raffle tickets, and professional presentation folders can save you time and money by simplifying the printing process and making it easy to cut......