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Saturday, May 11, 2013

teal wedding

THIS JUST IN - JOHN NEAL has G-Tecs on sale - see below)

 i helped design this invitation and did all the addressing for my son-in-law's sister. the top photo is a little blurry, the rectangle in the upper corner is teal. it was letterpressed. the response card had a blind embossed chevron pattern that also appeared on the envelope liner. i thought the parents of the bride would enjoy a variety of envelopes on the response cards, so i hand addressed them and tried to come up with 125 different ways to address them. but, i ran out of time and did some repeats. they did tell me that their letter carrier mentioned that he/she had really enjoyed delivering all the pretty envelopes.

stacey of PinkFineStationery did the actual design. the bride and i just offered copious suggestions.

 we weren't wild about the stamps, but they were ok. the bottom photo shows the blind emboss a little better. i love blind embossing.

yes, i lined the envelopes by hand

here is the link (hopefully) to the G-Tec page on John Neal's website
http://www.johnnealbooks.com/prod_detail_list/263

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5 comments:

  1. carolMay 11, 2013 at 6:16 AM

    I am so envious of those gorgeously addressed response cards. I couldn't do that in a million years! Wow!

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  2. jean wilsonMay 11, 2013 at 7:53 AM

    technically, you could do that kind of addressing. anyone who decides to put in the hours, will get there. it is not difficult...it just takes time. i once performed an experiment where i took my master-seamstress sister-in-law and tried to teach her the penmanship that my students were not *getting.* and she was fantastic at it...because she has all kinds of skill at precision...and so do you...so, if you want me to turn you into a calligrapher, i already know that i can...but, you would have to decide that you had the number of hours that is needed.

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  3. carolMay 11, 2013 at 8:57 AM

    To be honest, I'm not sure my hands (at my age) could take it. Often, they cramp up now when in a position too long. I have already given up English smocking, knitting and crocheting. When I go from drawing to sewing and back again, I seem to do okay.......(at least for now.) Thanks for the offer though, I really appreciate it!!!

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  4. AnnieMay 11, 2013 at 9:45 AM

    SO beautiful! I just love watching your work. I wish I had put more hours into it years ago and now I wish I'd kept all my supplies! Now it's all just for fun and with markers rather than pen and ink.

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  5. jean wilsonMay 11, 2013 at 2:49 PM

    carol is right... there is an age cut-off for calligraphy. i have no idea how old you are, but if you have had to give up the activities you mentioned, then spending a lot of hours writing is not a good idea. and as you say, it is better to rotate through the ones you enjoy.
    thank you for the flower-ific envelope that arrived today. it will be showing up on the blog soon :-)

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