print pick of the week

Our favorite print this week is Catherine's wedding invitation package with royal blues and beachy shells. When Catherine came in to pick up the invites, we came up with the gold ribbon band to hold it all together and we love the addition! We printed loads of those mini monogram cards so that Catherine can also use them to make custom thank yous, programs, menus, gift bags, guestbooks or down-the-isle decor, or in this case, add the finishing touch to the perfect package!

*sale*

Get organized for the holidays or use the beautiful Moleskine binding for a project of your own- fill the pages with photos and collages or pull out the insides to use the jacket to wrap your favorite book. At this price, the possibilities are endless!

print pick of the week

We all know the old Mies van der Rohe motto "Less is More," but here, in Hannah Easter's business card, you can see it in action. The card measures in at 2.5" on both sides. Its minimalistic, bold silver text on black paper perfectly conveys her profession. (Doesn't it just shout Personal Trainer!) Plus, the square format and accompanying silver border give her a unique card that we're positive will get attention from clients.

Reduce, Reuse

We all know the familiar sight of abandoned telephone books decaying in the snow, but unlike your average household, Paper & Print has been hoarding their yellow pages for months so not a word would go to waste! This week we built hanging sculptures from our mountain of Yellowbooks, and celebrated our local neighborhoods with handmade map cards! What will we think of next? "You read me like a book" cards made from real book pages? Oh yeah, we've got those too.

the nights are getting longer

Autumnal inspiration is everywhere! We love the cute layered outfits, savory foods, and crisp weather, but we can't forget what's coming--winter. And not just any winter, this is the dreaded Chicago winter. So, to keep everyone in a cheery mood year-round, we're going to start devoting a weekly portion of this blog to Rainy Day Activities. These projects will take advantage of paper and everyday items, and will provide you with a fun activity to do with family, friends, or just with your plain ol' self. And by rainy day, we really mean rainy day...snowy day...sunny day... long day...short day...any day!

P.S. Have you seen our window display at night?

if you're a bird, i'm a bird

Forgive the cheesy (uh, heartwarming?) quote from The Notebook, but--you get the idea. As many of you know, we've always stocked a small collection of handmade cards on our shelves. But now, we're getting serious about this card-making! Take a look at a couple of our newer wedding cards above. I think a whole "love birds" series is in order.

Isn't there something so lovely and intimate about buying a card from the very same person who actually made it? We think so. Paper & Print: local, custom, handmade.

Happy September!

We're going to get this blog up-and-running--stay tuned!

Maps & Wraps

Come check out our new maps and vintage papers. Some folks like to frame them, some like to cut them up to make cards, some like them as plain ol' gift wrap! We like all of the above!

Some new goodies

We picked two of our favorite recent print jobs- wonderful layouts and color combinations that owe their brillance to our designers and the creative clients that bring new ideas to the table each and every day!

The first is an invitation set for a fall wedding. We designed it based off of our clients' Save the Date. We were able to incorporate the colors from her previous stationary- fall leaves- but formalize the overall asthetic by playing with layers, fonts and motif selection. We especially love the way the the recycled texture in the middle compliments the browns and coppers that run throughout.


Our second pick of the week was a invitation done for a destination wedding. I loved the client's choice to employ untypical tropical colors in pink and deep blue, and all the white space on the long invitation. We played with our orchid motif and gave her just the look she had in mind, hope you like it too!