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  • Golden Fiallo

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    An elegant upgrade to our Fiallo invitation set, this one swaps in gold foil for matte gold ink, bumps the paper up to 600g Arturo, and adds rounded corners and edge paint. PAPER 600g Arturo Soft WhiteFOIL Gold ShineEDGE PAINT Gold

  • Purple Petal

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    For fellow Portlanders Nathan and Liene, we created a customized variation on our Petal invitation. We kept the round corners and multi-tone orchid art, but changed the fonts, orientation, and inks.

  • A Gold-foiled Whirl

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    For Courtney and Ben’s set, we started with our popular Whirl invitation, but added gold foil and edge paint for some extra pizzazz. The original Whirl uses gold ink, which has just the slightest hint of metallic shimmer. But gold foil is something else entirely — it’s extremely shiny with a reflective mirrored look. And…

  • Letterpress Stationery for Palette & Parlor

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    As we were moving Parklife Press from North Carolina out to Oregon last summer, Ivy and John were bringing their Chapel Hill furniture studio into full swing. We’re no longer in the same town, but that doesn’t mean we can’t still work together.  We printed note cards and business cards with custom inks on 300g…

  • Old World Charm in New York City

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    The beauty of a classic, calligraphic invitation puts the emphasis on the writing. Here, in a invitation based on Quill, with custom calligraphy by Monica Rachel Lima, the swirls and flourishes of the text sets the tone for an elegant and festive occasion. The black ink on thick, pearl white paper stock is set off…

  • Grass and Stone

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    Addie had always been drawn to letterpress. Having few letterpress options in Greensboro, they found Parklife Press when searching for studios in the Durham area. Working under a tight deadline and having little time to spare, they were pleased when Parklife’s website showed a “clear design aesthetic as well as up front design details and…

  • Twist of Lime

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    Meghan and John knew they wanted letterpress invitations for their wedding, and had even seen Parklife’s work before — a friend of theirs worked with Travis and used a similar invitation design. So when it came time to plan their wedding, they were a step ahead. Based on Whirl, the design features a conventional text…

  • (Bar) Harbor-side Wedding

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    In her words, Adrien and her mother “always had a ‘thing’ for wedding invitations.” When envisioning the big day, invitations were job one — and an important job, at that. According to Adrien: “We believe they fully set the tone for the wedding, long before the actual day arrives. They create all the anticipation for…