Envelopes - The Paper

18 Ways to Dress Up Plain Notecards

Everyone loves receiving a handmade card, but not everyone has time to craft every card from scratch. That’s where plain notecards come in - by saving you the tedious task of measuring, cutting, and perfectly folding cardstock, plain notecards give...

Everyone loves receiving a han...

May 19, 2017

Holidays & Occasions Paper 101 Paper Crafting Paper Projects

Project Pointers: Envelope Envy

Envelopes are an oft-forgotten but certainly indispensable aspect of sending holiday cards, sort of like the cranberry sauce at your Thanksgiving or holiday feast. Store bought holiday cards (like ours!) come with envelopes, but if you prefer to make your...

Envelopes are an oft-forgotten...

December 11, 2014

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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.......
Paper 101 Paper Projects

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......

18 Ways to Dress Up Plain Notecards

Project Pointers: Envelope Envy

2018 Wedding Trends

Design Principles: Contrast

Product Spotlight: Door Hangers, Presentation Folders, Labels, and Raffle Tickets

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