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Super-Sized Stationery Saturday

Jenni — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 20:01:10 +0000

This weekend’s Stationery Saturday is super-sized in several ways. We’re offering not one but two different stationery products for personalization. AND we’ll be joined by Barry Rubin of Ink: the Pen Store, who will be selling an assortment of fine writing instruments. AND all calendars and datebooks will be on sale, 15% off regular price. As usual, coffee and homemade cookies will be available for all visitors (this week’s cookies come from the kitchen of a State Fair Blue Ribbon-winning baker!!!). We’re pretty sure that if you could attend just one Stationery Saturday in your life, this is THE ONE.

What’s on the press? Holiday photo cards, mostly. We’ve created three different designs using selections from our collection of vintage lead type and decorative boarders. Each flat 5 by 7-inch card has a space for you to mount a 3.5 by 5-inch photograph (we recommend ordering them from National Camera Exchange, our favorite local picture printer). There’s a holly jolly red design for those with the Christmas spirit; another printed in aqua blue ink with a Happy New Year message; and a third card, printed in lime green ink, wishing receivers a non-denominational “merry happy december whatever”. You choose the design you like (or a combination of 2), and the massage you’d like imprinted at the bottom of the card (we’re imagining stuff like “From the Smiths” or “Adam & Eve, 2010″). All are printed on bright white shimmering card stock, and available with various colorful envelopes. Not in the market for holiday cards? Shopping for gifts instead? We’ll also have luscious cotton card stock on hand, to imprint with the name phrase of your choice. These little folded cards are the picture of classic elegance – petite Bernhard Modern lettering pressed into the front panel of a 3.5 by 5-inch folded card, paired with your choice of white or colored envelopes. They’re small enough to stuff in a stocking, and they make great post-holiday thank-you notes as well. Whether you want you want photo cards or folded notes, can watch as we set the type and print your cards, do some pen-shopping and coffee-drinking while we make the magic happen, or split after you place your order and pick up the finished cards next week. It’s up to you!

You can read more about this Saturday’s plans, and get the full scoop on Stationery Saturdays, by visiting the Stationery Saturday page.

Want to spread the word about all this fun? RSVP to the event listing on the Lunalux facebook page, and invite all your stationery-addicted pals to check it out.

We’re also happy to be offer on-line ordering for far-away fans. The Lunalux shop at feltandwire.com, in addition to showcasing some of our favorite greeting cards, also includes listings for all of this weekend’s personalizable products.

Design + Print: train-inspired wedding invitations

Jenni — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:12:45 +0000

With Taylor & TJ’s wedding reception planned at the Minnesota Transportation Museum’s Jackson Street Roundhouse, the blushing bride wanted train-themed invitations for their big day. Our challenge was to create a suite that would cultivate nostalgia for old railroad culture without explicitly incorporating trains, train tracks, and engineers with their tell-tale caps – we’re talking wedding stationery, not invitations to a little boy’s 4th birthday party! After poring over pictures of early-1900′s steam locomotives and train-related ephemera, this simple suite took shape. The icon on the top of the invitation, which includes the couple’s names, wedding date and wedding location, was inspired by old railroad logos. The typeface for their names was chosen because of its similarities to style of numbers painted on many old engines. Each of the three cards (inviation, reception card and RSVP postcard) were letterpress-printed in black ink on pearl white 100% cotton Lettra cover, and paired with metallic copper envelopes. The back of the response cards included a request for the guests to jot down a personal message or image for the couple. We love the vintage feeling of the finished invitation, and the basic black and white color scheme. Like all of the invitations we create, this one can be customized for different events. Imagine how great it would look printed in a combination of red and black inks, or on a rougher material like chip board. Thinking about custom invitaitons for your wedding or other event? Click here to read more about our design and printing services, or browse our blog archive to read about other invitation packages we’ve created.

Design + print: bridge wedding invitations

Jenni — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:22:55 +0000

Heather’s eyes widened as she ran her fingers over her wedding invitations for the first time. The ecru card with gold lettering and a sepia silhouette of a bridge was hot off the press, and designed especially for her and Michele. She referred to the cards as “paper porn,” perhaps one of the best compliments we’ve ever received. Letterpress-printed on 130# cover, with matching RSVP postcards, map cards and mailing labels for the dark brown envelopes.

Design + Print: unique calling cards

Jenni — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:44:53 +0000

When Mary first visited Lunalux, she had a shop card she’d picked up on a recent trip to France. She loved the classic styling and the blue paper, and asked us design calling cards inspired by her Parisian ephemera. The cards we created for her are letterpress-printed in intense black ink on duplexed cover stock (white on one side, pale blue on the other) – we love the subtle contrast of the paper colors, and the drama of the black ink. We’ve used this fleur de lis motif on wedding stationery recently, and we think it’s equally well suited for classic personal stationery applications.
While Mary’s card has a very traditional feel to it, Yuko wanted something more modern and unusual. She asked us to incorporate her family crest into a simple, sleek composition. The finished card is letterpress-printed with silver ink on a soft black railroad board.

Cheers to the New Year

Jenni — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 23:54:06 +0000

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.

New Lunalux holiday cards

Jenni — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:57:53 +0000

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!

Design + Print: fleur de lis wedding invitations

Jenni — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 22:01:07 +0000

We created funky save-the-dates for Ashley and Ben a while ago, featuring a super-sized fleur de lis and a simple but asymmetrical composition. I think they’re one of my favorite save-the-dates that we’ve created yet (read more about them in this old blog post). So when the bride reappeared to talk wedding invitations, I was excited for the opportunity to work with her again. Since the wedding would be in New Orleans, we decided to stick with the fleur de lis motif, but she wanted the invitations to feel more fancy and traditional. She also wanted to incorporate bits of French text into the suite, and she wanted the cards to make a strong visual impact when they were pulled from the inner envelopes. Lots of fun elements to consider!

We utilized the same graphic and fonts that appeared on the earlier announcement, but switched to more luxurious paper and a more formal composition. All the cards, including the big square invitations, were printed with antique gold and gray-blue inks, on super-soft 100% cotton Lettra cover. Even the envelopes, also made from Lettra paper, felt ultra-luxe, with their pointed flaps and lovely texture. I love how the cards look when they’re stacked together, revealing just the gold ornaments and the romantic French phrases.

Click here for more information (including pricing) on our custom-designed letterpress-printed wedding invitations. Or dig into our blog archive to read more about other wedding stationery we’ve created.

Design + Print: double happiness invitations

Jenni — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 20:05:41 +0000

We originally worked with Michelle and Joe last fall, on invitations for their destination wedding in Mexico. Once those were in the mail, they returned to Lunalux for invitations to their wedding reception in Minneapolis. Michelle wanted the reception invites to be totally different from the ceremony invitations (except for the metallic papers – we kept that element), and was considering a few different directions: double happiness? a lovely floral motif? something really traditional and classic? After exploring her ideas, we settled on the double happiness theme, which tied into both her cultural heritage and the decor for the reception.

As with all of our wedding stationery, we tailored this invitation package to Michelle and Joe’s specific needs and style. We created two separate invitations: one for the bulk of the guests who were invited to the reception, and another for the closest family & friends, who were also invited to an intimate dinner before hand. We also created an RSVP postcard and a hotel information card to accompany the invitations. Each piece was letterpress-printed on warm white metallic cover stock. The invitations were mounted on a 5.5-inch square metallic gold card, and the whole shebang was enclosed in a square red metallic envelope.