The Envelopments 2012 Wedding Collection: Week 5 {New At Envelopments}

Over the past 15 years, the wedding stationery industry has experienced movement toward custom invitations. It’s not a trend; it’s a way of life. And since the beginning, Envelopments has been cultivating a mix and match system that facilitates customization and personalization.

When Envelopments first started, it was about creating color combinations through layers of card stocks and enclosures. Over time, they've became more computer savvy and the weight of the graphic design portion grew more important. The concept of mixing and matching has evolved to incorporate Envelopments Original Artwork as well a library of free and premium fonts.

When you're designing the perfect invitation or stationery consider combining the design layout of Georgia & Trevor but the color palette from Penelope & Sheldon. Or create a completely new design based on your unique style. If you need more inspiration check out all of the amazing new layouts and design ideas from Envelopments' 2012 Wedding Collection.

Contact us today if you're interested in starting the perfect invitation for your special occasion!

The Envelopments 2012 Wedding Collection: Week 4 {New At Envelopments}

Envelopments is proud to release 12 more wedding recipes! Because texture is going to be such a big trend in 2012, they've focused on the sense of touch when designing these new recipes.

The newest matte black, Noir, has a smooth coating that works beautifully with white matte foil in the Beverly & Anderson wedding ensemble.

The blind embossed pattern on Iced/Sugar, a luxurious metallic duplex, begs to be touched in the Marley & Ryder sample.

Between the fabric texture of Pout, the letterpress impression on the cotton stock, and the ombre tones of Tangerine Tango (Pantone’s color of the year) Penelope & Sheldon’s suite offers both a visual and tactile treat.

The wood grain texture of Chocolate Barque featured in Darcy & Andrew’s wedding ensemble adds subtle drama and establishes the tone for the event.

The invitation for Adriana & Dwayne features a Pocket Fold enclosure with a subtle linen texture beneath an organic floral print (another trend for 2012).

There are now 48 new recipes available on Envelopments.com.

The Envelopments 2012 Wedding Collection: Week 3 {New At Envelopments}

Envelopments is proud to release 12 more distinctive wedding samples this week—and there’s still more to come. There are now 36 new recipes available on Envelopments.com.

The Envelopments 2012 Wedding Collection {New At Envelopments}

 New Featured Recipes!

Envelopments has spent the last few months cultivating their collection in preparation for all events paper-worthy. With 39 new colors, textures, and patterns, we’re confident that their line offers fresh solutions for any occasion. Did you know that with a total of 250 card stock colors and 12 unique styles, there are over 3,000 different Pocket Folds® enclosures? Yep, I think it’s safe to say, Envelopments has Wedding Season covered!

Click here to see all of the new additions to our 2012 Envelopments Collection

Envelopments is proud to release 12 distinctive wedding samples every week, over the next 5 weeks.



If you see anything you like and are interested in ordering from the new Envelopments 2012 Wedding Collection please contact us to get started creating the perfect invitations and paper goods today!

The Envelopments 2012 Collection {New At Envelopments}

Happy New Year!

Envelopments is pleased to share with you our newest additions to the Envelopments Collection. We now have over 250 colors and patterns in our line—continuing to build on the most comprehensive designer palette available in our industry.

New Colors
Take a look at all of these fantastic new stocks.

Matte Stocks

Letterpress Stocks

Metallic Stocks

Duplex Stocks

Patterned Stocks

Introducing the Trellis Collection featuring hand-painted artwork by Kristy Rice for Envelopments

From the Envelopments Blog:

When you’re shopping for a wedding dress, you may already have something in mind. You may not know which designer you’d be wearing, but you know you’ve got to have a sweet heart neck line, or a dramatic lace collar, or a sea of ruffles. When we started thinking about our 2012 Collection, we knew we wanted to incorporate a handmade quality to our patterns. Enter Kristy Rice of Momental Designs. Kristy, joined our network of Dealers/Designers in August 2007 and completely impressed our team with her amazing artwork. She brings the idea of custom wedding ensembles to another level by hand-painting each invitation.

With almost 3,000 miles between our southern California headquarters and her Pennsylvania studio, we’ve relied on the Momental Designs website and blog to see samples of Kristy’s work. She frequently uses Envelopments cardstocks, papers, liners and envelopes in her custom wedding invitations and always inspires us with her unique color combinations. I was the first of our team to have the pleasure of meeting Kristy at engage!09 in Las Vegas. Since then, Envelopments and Kristy have been nurturing a mutually respectful relationship. At the 2011 National Stationery Show in New York, we began discussing the possibilities of collaborating over dinner. Needless to say, both parties left the table invigorated.

Over the next few months, we worked with Kristy on different variations of patterns. There was a lot to consider: How will her style be incorporated into the Envelopments aesthetic? How can we translate her hand-painted techniques into a reproducible medium? But the biggest question that persisted was “How gorgeous would her artwork look printed directly on a Pocket Folds® enclosure?”



With bated breath, we’re proud to introduce the Trellis Collection featuring the hand-painted artwork of Kristy Rice. Our newest collection of Envelopments Patterns available in enclosures, cardstocks, papers and liners. With our upcoming 2012 Wedding Release, we will be debuting ten different Trellis prints. For the first time, we are using a 4-color process to create two pink floral options and two orange floral options. We are also releasing six 1-color options, one of which is printed on a duplex stock (another first for us).



We feature Trellis in the Vivienne & Miles wedding ensemble, as seen in the Winter 2012 edition of Martha Stewart Weddings magazine, currently in circulation. The beautiful latticework of the pink floral pattern wraps the invitation in a 6×9 Pocket Folds enclosure. We highlight the tones of the delicate flowers with Boa and Tourmaline card stock backing layers and emphasize the hand-drawn stems with Belluccia, a calligraphic font.



Use any of the Trellis patterns to match the invitation, or use coordinating colors like Boa, Napa, Green Tea, Graphite, Raw Silk Gold or Raw Silk Ecru-SWI73 to create an eclectic color scheme of Favor Containers. Incorporate Envelopments Original Artwork (30 hand-painted floral elements to choose from) onto personalized band wraps.



Custom-scored folded cards make beautiful place cards, layered card stocks hang beautifully from topiaries as table numbers, and Envelofolds® enclosures work great as escort cards.

So, just like the process of hunting for that perfect wedding dress, We set out to find a pattern that complements the Envelopments collection. We knew which designer we wanted to work with. We knew the feeling we wanted to emote. Working with talented hands that tailored the fit to our taste made it all sing. And we’re excited to share this couture creation with you.

Holiday Cards {New from Envelopments}

I absolutely love this new recipe from the new Envelopments holiday release. How perfect are these colors? I love when I get something bright and bold in the mailbox. And with all of the greens and reds, blues and silvers it's nice to see some gold in the mix. And the blue and green that accent the cards are the perfect touch!

Are you shopping around for holiday cards? Want to get them ordered before the holiday rush arrives? Contact us today to design the perfect card for you!

Holiday Cards {New from Envelopments}

Planning a holiday party? This new recipe from Envelopments is sure to make your guests get in the holiday spirit! See this recipe and more at the Envelopments website. Plus, while you're there, check out the new holiday card designs as well. I'm sure that you will be able to find exactly what you need this holiday season.

Contact us to start designing your holiday cards and party invitations today!

Holiday Cards {New from Envelopments}

 According to the Greeting Card Association, more than 2 billion holiday cards are purchased in the U.S. each year (and this doesn’t account for the ones that were hand made). To help make sure your cards stand out this year, Envelopments has been busy working on their holiday collection.

We are thrilled to share with you 3 new Featured Recipes as part of the Envelopments 2011 Holiday Collection. In addition, 10 new Featured recipes are now available on Envelopments.com. And don’t forget about holiday party invitations! Most of the holiday card recipes can easily be transformed to fit your party plans.

If a featured recipe catches your eye please contact us today to start designing the perfect holiday card for your family. 

Stamping Up Creativity {New from Envelopments and Zazzle.com}

Check out what's new from the Envelopments Blog on custom postage for your stationery!

Envelopments is proud to announce the release of their Wedding Collection of customized postage stamps on Zazzle.com/Envelopments. They’ve taken inspiration from the latest design trends, classic aesthetics, Envelopments Original Artwork, beautiful fonts and vibrant colors to create 8 categories of over 575 stamps to choose from. Sure, it barely covers 1 square inch of your envelope, but you may be surprised how much stamps can add to the overall tone of your communiqués. The mood can be set long before the envelope is opened.

Some of Envelopments' designs are versatile enough to use for non-wedding events. Use “Vintage Ornate – Shower” stamps on the invitations for a baby shower. Use the combination of “Paris Metro – You’re Invited” and “Paris Metro – Kindly Respond” for your daughter’s Sweet 16 birthday party. Use and of the “Patterned Love” stamps to send a friendly note to someone, reminding them you care.

From start to finish—from your engagement announcements to your thank you cards (and everything in between)—Envelopments has designed solutions to create a cohesive look for all your mailing needs. And just for fun, the next time you mail your cable bill, slap on a stamp from the Envelopments Custom Collection. We're willing to bet it won’t go unnoticed.

Check out the full blog post from Envelopments here! 

Something Old...Something New!

Exciting News! our most popular line of papers, Envelopments, is bringing in over 110 new colors and patterns, a slew of new exciting shapes and sizes and new original artwork to incorporate into your designs.

As this short transition period begins, we will be starting the process of moving from our current line to our new stocks. Some stocks have been discontinued by the mills and are no longer available. In other cases we have chosen to replace existing stocks with new ones that are better quality and/or heavier weight, richer and more vibrant colors, and/or more printer-friendly, as well as new environmental options.

Please reference the list of discontinued stocks (below) and contact me right away if you need any of these papers. Many of them are available in limited quantities - so you need to act quickly. You can view swatches of these colors online here.

C1 Matte: Blossom, Blueberry, Burgundy Linen, Cardinal, Ecru, Forest, Huckleberry, Natural Kraft, Navy Linen, Paprika, Rain, River Rock, Robins Egg, Tartan and White

C2 Metallic: Garnet, Kyanite, Obsidian, Opal, Rhodolite, Rubelite, Sapphire, Sunstone, Tanzanite and Zinc

C3 Textured Metallic: Contessa, Delphinium, Hydrangea, Iris, Lilac, Moss, Swan, Tulip, Tusk and Willow

C4 Patterned: Aquamarine-DOT00, Azalea-DOT00, Bamboo-ABA01, Bamboo-KAL95, Bamboo-REG95, Blush Pink-REP02, Bronze-REG95, Champagnium-STA00, Coal-DOT00, Cocoa-COT00, Creme Brulee-NOU53, Geisha-STA00, Kelp-KAL95, Lapis-ABA77, Lapis-STA00, Luster-STA00, Paprika-PLU73, Powder Blue-REP50, River Rock-MEH62, Serpentine-DOT00, Swan-MEH22, Swan-MEH77 and Tusk-REG34

C5 Duplex: Blue Ice/Cappuccino, Cappuccino/Grape, Cherry/Mango, Kiwi/Blue Ice, Mango/Watermelon and Watermelon/Kiwi