Mind your manners and be sure to send proper thank-you notes for any and all holiday gifts you received! At a loss for words? Check out the in-depth thank-you note primer we published last January. Need some thank-you notes? Consider this new design we just added to our wholesale line. “Thanks a Million” is letterpress-printed in gold ink, surrounded by an intricate vintage frame in dark green, on thick natural white wove-finish bristol cover. It looks so money, literally and figuratively. “Thanks a Million” is available now at the Lunalux store; individual cards cost $4, boxes of 6 cards go for $14. This card is one one of six new designs that we just finished printing last week, all featuring vintage decorative frames – we should have more images of these new cards on our site soon, but if you can’t wait that long, check the Lunalux Facebook page for a sneak peek.
This is one of my favorite cards we ever created here at Lunalux. It’s a few years old, but it’s still really close to my heart. I wrote that text, don’t steal it, OK? Happy New Year! See you in 2009.
Hot off the press: three new cards featuring illustrations by former Lunalux intern Katie Wilson. My favorite is the Magical Birthday card, featuring a cupcake-wielding bunny popping out of a magician’s top hat. This one’s letterpress-printed in black and purple inks on bright white wove-finish card stock, and paired with a purple envelope. I came up with the concept (“Everyone loves bunnies, and everyone loves cupcakes, and we need more birthday cards. So how about, like, a bunny coming out of a top hat, holding a cupcake?”) but my drawing skills are … how shall we put this delicately? … lacking. So Katie took my silly idea and created this adorable picture. We love her style, and are so pleased to be able to work with her – we hope everyone will buy lots of her cards so we can hire her to make more stuff for us!
People who know new parents should enjoy the Cool Baby card, featuring a tattooed baby – we think this is a much-needed option in a card category that’s flooded with cutesy pink and blue images. And then there’s the racy Mustache Ride card, which pairs an old-fashioned handlebar mustache with old-fashioned typefaces. We’re pretty sure this card is going to be a hit with the fellas for Valentine’s Day. You can click on the image to the right for a larger picture of these two cards.
All of Katie’s cards are already available at the Lunalux studio store, they’re just $4.00 each. We’re working on new sample decks and catalogs for our sales reps, so buyers across the country should be seeing these early in 2009. If you’re a buyer for a retail store and you’re interested in our wholesale line, you can find more information, including a link to download our wholesale catalog, on our products page. Or browse our blog archives, where you can read about other recent additions to our line.
Earlier this year, we created a few cards for our wholesale line that were based on a postcard we mailed out to our store mailing list – an ornate flourish paired with simple greetings (we wrote about these cards back in April, click here to view that blog post). We liked these cards so much, we decided to create a couple new versions for the holiday season. Click on the picture at the left for a larger view. The Christmas card features a rich red graphic and gold greeting, letterpress-printed on natural white wove-finish card stock; the Peace card has the flourish printed in silver ink, with the words in navy blue, all letterpress-printed on bright white wove-finish cards. These holiday greetings measure 4.25×5.5 inches and are paired with standard A2-sized envelopes. They’re available now in the Lunalux studio store – individual cards are $4.00 each, and boxes of 8 are $16.00. What a beautiful way to send holiday cheer!
The double-happiness motif we created last winter for Michelle and Joe’s wedding invitations turned out so great, I’ve been jonesing for another opportunity to use it. Which brings us to this addition to our wholesale line of greeting cards, the new double-happiness wedding card. This traditional Chinese symbol is letterpress-printed in red ink on a natural white 88# wove-finish card, which folds to 5.5×4.25 inches to fit into a vibrant red envelope. Right now, the card is for sale exclusively at the Lunalux studio store for $4. Later this year, when we get our act together and assemble updated sample decks for our sales reps, the card should start showing up in other stores too.
Interested in our wholesale line? Read about other recent additions in our blog archive, or click here to download our full wholesale catalog.
