Letterpress Invitations

I have another new invitation to share today, this time it's a letterpress wedding invitation I did for Minted, available right here. I love the way the impression of the printing plate looks in these photos, and the invitation is customizable with any of their ink colors.

I made the design with a linocut that Minted then turned into a letterpress plate, and they hand print each one (so these are printed in their studio, not mine). Take a look!

Custom Wedding Invitations

I've spent a lot of time this year working on custom wedding invitations, but it mostly goes on behind the scenes (although I occasionally share pictures on Instagram). but today I wanted to share the finished product on a few invitations I have worked on recently.

First up is Blake and Saiba's Indian-inspired invitations. They chose letterpress, and I hand-drew the border and the elephants for this wedding suite. I love the color palette of coral, navy and turquoise that they used.

For Ashley and Steven's Ontario farm wedding, I block printed a monochromatic floral design on the invitation. Their wedding was in a barn so they wanted a rustic feel that incorporated the sage color they were using throughout.

Doug and Katie got married at a vineyard and used a palette of purple and lime green. I actually created this design for them and liked it so much I debuted it at the National Stationery Show. Luckily I got to be a guest at this amazing wedding!

Karlyn and Andrew had a Minnesota summer wedding and wanted to use a light purple floral theme throughout, so I created this block printed border for them and finished it off with a light purple liner.

So that is a look at what has been going on behind the scenes here! I loved working on all of these weddings and will have more to share as they roll off the press!

Brides Magazine

I'm so excited to share photos of this month's Brides Magazine, featuring my lined envelope cards! Brides contacted me about three months ago to work on this, and I worked with Michele from Meant to Be Calligraphy (she lives in DC and I've been waiting for a chance to use her amazing calligraphy on something). My card is featured in the section on "Red Hot" holiday weddings. Run to your nearest store and pick up the December issue of Brides Magazine!

 

Fig and Kraft

It's been a very busy few weeks around here, but I took a break from the printing and packaging last week to work on these new block printed wedding invitations.

I designed these with a floral border and lined envelope which were carved from two separate linoleum blocks. I block printed the design in a dark magenta ink, and then digitally printed the text in a light grey. To tie it together I used a kraft envelope for the main invitation, and then a coordinating dark magenta envelope for the reply envelope. I love the way it came out, perfect for a late summer wedding!

Introducing Custom Wedding Invitations!

Today I am sharing a block printed wedding invitation I worked on this winter for a summer wedding in New York. It was a custom project designed for the bride, who had an exact idea in her head of what she was looking for. I've been so excited to share this project since I worked on it in December!

This suite was designed for Catherine who wanted a William Morris-inspired invitation to match her teal-and-blue farmhouse wedding. Each invitation is block printed in two colors, and the RSVP card has a single color print.

Catherine provided me with a few pieces to give an idea of her theme, plus a William Morris print she was using as inspiration for the wedding. From there I worked on the design, carved the printing blocks, and printed each invitation by hand. I was so happy with the way they came out, and Catherine loved the finished invitations.

Since this project was such a success, I am now starting to take invitation orders! If you are interested in custom block printed invitations send me an email at hello@katharinewatson.com. I have just a few spaces open for the fall, so get in touch if you are interested in block printed invitations for your wedding! I will be doing both block printed and letterpress invitations, and each suite will be designed from scratch for the customer. All block printed invitations also come with the printing blocks which can be used again, or framed with the invitation. If you are getting married this year and are looking for unique invitations, send me an email!

Launching...Wedding Invitations!

Minted just launched their new wedding collection, with two of my original designs for sale! You can get Block Printed Tile and Painted Ferns at Minted right now. This is the first time I am officially offering wedding invitations, so if you are getting married, or just need nice party invitations click over and check it out!

 

All photos from minted.com