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Since we know you guys love personalized stationery as much as we do (and we always like to support other husband and wife teams), we’re psyched to bring you this week’s giveaway from Wild Ink Press. This duo – plus their 2 year old son/sidekick- churns out beautiful letterpress stationery by hand (and foot). And they print all of their stuff on 100% recycled paper or cotton and reuse everything from scraps to clean-up rags, always keeping their process as eco-friendly as possible. But of course, it’s their stunning designs that are the real stars of their process.
And this week, TWO of you are going to win a custom set of letterpress stationery (up to a $150 value each!). Here are the five designs our winners will have the pleasure of choosing from, either for themselves (or maybe even as a Valentine’s Day gift?). First we have The Signature, which puts your name in a silver metallic script with a custom icon to add some whimsy. And you can pick from green, pink, khaki or gray envelopes to match. Man, I wish my signature came out this fancy looking every time I sign on the dotted line.
The Dictionary is a classic design with dark brown or black ink on ivory paper. And speaking of the ivories, the khaki envelope comes lined with vintage sheet music or an actual dictionary page (smoking jacket and pipe not included).
The Bandana Paisley is kinda dusty old west meets colorful sophistication. Pick from a magenta, turquoise, purple or red paisley to coordinate with a gray, khaki or purple envelope. A far cry from the days of the Pony Express.
The Nautical had us at “ahoy.” It comes on beachy pale blue paper with a ship ghosted in the background and a handsome navy envelope.
The Audrey is a combo of a sophisticated dotted pinstripe and your name printed in a playful circus font. The orange or magenta color options for both the type and envelope finish off the big top design.
Have you already picked out the one you love? Well here’s how you can vie for your chance to win (bonus: stay tuned for a discount on Thursday- everyone sort of wins in the end):
- PRIZE: A 30-piece set of custom letterpress stationery from Wild Ink Press (selected from the five designs shown here).
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “PRESS ME” and…
- BONUS QUESTION: …tell us about your writing style. Do you write exclusively in cursive? Do you rock all caps all of the time? Do you dot your I’s with something special? Is your penmanship virtually unreadable? Or do you just avoid hand-writing at all costs?
- GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, February 3rd at 8pm EST
- NUMBER OF WINNERS: Two
- PRIZE SHIPS: You name it. They’ll ship it anywhere!
- USUAL STUFF: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winners will be selected using random.org and announced on Thursday. Good luck!
Find more freebie info on our Giveaway FAQs page. Pics courtesy of Wild Ink Press.
Kelly at Portland Foursquare Remodel says
Press Me!
I write in a combo-platter of cursive, upper case and lower case. My writing is all over the place!
amanda says
PRESS ME
I’m usually print for the first few pages, anything after that….well it becomes a mesh of print and script…
Rebecca says
PRESS ME!
I am a third grade teacher, so I have pretty perfect cursive and print. I do love handwritten notes!
Elizabeth says
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I only use cursive for my signature, it seems like all those years of cursive practice my mother imposed on me are completely lost.
Ashley says
PRESS ME!
I’m all about printing… I love writing by hand except for the smudginess caused by being a lefty.
Maureen says
PRESS ME
I write in a mish-mosh of cursive and print. A little kooky, but it’s just what comes out!
Laura B says
PRESS ME!!!
My handwriting is usually pretty neat but is electic… a mixture of print and cursive.
Erin says
PRESS ME PLEASE!
I rock the caps… all the time. My “E”‘s too like “B”‘s and my “A”s look like triangles, but I still love to write cards and letters. And, for the most part, people can read my writing.
Alyse says
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I have been told my handwriting is envious! My sister-in-law was shocked when I told her I wrote our wedding menu rather printed it off a computer.
Melisa B says
“PRESS ME”
I just don’t know which one I’ll pick!!!
My writing style is combo cursive and printing, and of course, totally unreadable to all except me. I just HAVE to win!!!!!
Jenn in FL says
PRESS ME! My writing is all cursive. It starts out pretty and neat, but the faster I write the more it turns into barely legible scribble.
Jill says
no no… press me!
My writing style varies from my moods, the effort I want to put into it, and my time… but they are all readable and I get lots of compliments. But I LOVE all things paper… especially such unique stationary.
Meredith says
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I am all over the place with my writing…whatever mood I am in dictates how I write.
Sunny says
PRESS ME!
I have a hybrid way of writing that is part cursive and part printing with flair! lol It kind of flows together, with some letters printed and some in cursive. It’s pretty though it doesn’t sound like it! :)
Kristen says
Press Me! I usually print. My cursive is too sloppy and hard to read!
Angela says
PRESS ME!
I write in both cursive & print, depending on how neat I want it to look :)
Rachelle says
PRESS ME. I print, but my lower case R’s are difficult to distinguish from my N’s, so I always write R in upper case. It’s odd but it works.
Jill A says
PRESS ME!
One notable thing about my hand is that I used to have impeccable penmanship, but it’s really degraded in the last 10 years or so. Part of this change was planned, as I realized in my early twenties that I just didn’t like that my writing looked exactly like 3rd grade textbooks, but it’s gotten to a point where it’s almost unreadable!
Sheena says
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I love writing in cursive when it’s something meaningful. If I have the time to actually care about what I’m writing. If I have to take notes in a meeting or quickly write something out, I’ll print. My cursive is OK, but I’m super jealous of people with perfect cursive writing.
Abbie says
PRESS ME! Because of having a little bit of perfectionism in my blood and never being able to write pretty in curse, I print anytime I write in the most perfect 1st-grade-teacher like writing I can.
Hannajoy says
PRESS ME!!
I continually get comments of how my writing is tiny and painfully neat… throughout school I’d get in trouble for mixing smallcase and caps though! This giveaway looks so rad :)
susan says
Press me!
I write in a combination of print and cursive – depending on what mood I’m in!
Jess says
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I normally use a combo of cursive and printing.
Jamie says
PRESS ME!
I never ever write in cursive-except on checks and even then it looks like a 5th grader wrote it. Mostly its printing but occassionally my inner engineer gets the best of me (like when filling out forms) and I write in all caps.
Dominique says
PRESS ME!
my handwriting is an amalgamation of cursive and print, and at times truly is unreadable, when half the letters of the alphabet all come out looking the same…
Nancy says
PRESS ME!
Wow you certainly have a lot of gorgeous giveaways. I love them all. Love love love.
I actually print, like an italic font I’ve been told. If I write in cursive, I often forget to put letters in a word and end up scribbling all over the place. Chicken scratches, un-ledgeble. Did I just make that word up? Oh well.
Thanks!!
Erica C says
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Since I hold the pen/pencil two different ways in my hand, my handwriting depends on how I’m holding it. It also depends on the pen or pencil. Mechanical pencils > traditional pencils!
Krista D. says
PRESS ME!
My handwriting style is a combination of both print and cursive – pursive!
Mari-ann says
PRESS ME….I print everything, the only thing I irite in cursive is my signature and only on official documents. I also would prefer to write everything in pencil! Is that weird?
Lenelein says
PRESS ME! I like my cursive handwriting but have to get back to print if other people have to read it. Sometimes even I have problems to see whether I wrote a 5 or a 4… Oops! ^^
Grace says
PRESS ME!
I write letters in cursive (which is a tad difficult to read) and everything else in print-writing. I’m afraid it is not very neat, although I wish it was pretty.
Kayt says
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My handwriting is print, but a bit cursive-y. People make fun of my f all the time because it looks just like an integral sign with a crossbar, and my e, which is kind of like a lowercase c with the line going straight up and down.
Kristi says
Press Me! I work for a group of engineers, so it’s Handletter Caps all day, and girley cursive everywhere else.
Corrie says
Press me!!!
Mostly cursive but sometimes I’ll notice that I’ve gone back and forth between print and cursive. Weird!
Liz says
PRESS ME!!!
I usually write in cursive, but it depends.
Kevin says
PRESS ME!
Mine is definitely unreadable, if you believe my wife. and boss. and mom. Okay, I have crap for handwriting. But my wife would love those cards!
Melissa says
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My handwriting is a mix of print and cursive. My husband says it’s illegible but I don’t believe him! I just think it’s artistic.
Rebecca H says
Press Me!
My handwriting is a mashup of cursive and printing with random capitol letters thrown in. I really like using small capitol M’s and R’s. And I rewrite my lists 2 or 3 times until they are perfect!
Ang says
“PRESS ME”
Erika says
PRESS ME!
I write in messy printing- my cursive still looks the same as it did in third grade!
Beth says
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I guess I’m printer, but sometimes my letters run together!
Jennifer says
PRESS ME! As I type more and more on the computer, my handwriting has sadly gotten more and more sloppy. I need some pretty notecards to help me improve my handwriting technique! :)
Rena says
PRESS ME – I love the Signature and the Audrey. I do not love my handwritting. When I write it is usually a combination of cursive and printing.
Kristen says
PRESS ME!! I’m thinking these will be a wonderful way to thank job interviewers, as I’m looking for a job in DC right now! And I only write in print and am STILL trying to practice the perfect signature for when I land that high-profile job :)
Becky M says
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I do a mix of cursive and printing, but type most everything to make it neater.
Lita says
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I’m a cursive girl who loves letterpress. I just took a workshop. :)
Catherine M. says
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I usually print with sort of a makeshift cursive incorporated into my print. I’m really unskilled these days with full-out cursive, mostly because I have never used it consistently.
monique says
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I print,but with a bit of a flare at times depending on my mood.
amyks says
PRESS ME! I write in a combination cursive and print…not very neat, and I wish my handwriting had a little bit more flourish. I love the way architects tend to write. But, I love fancy stationery:)
Jenn R. says
PRESS ME! I love writing by hand, usually in a mix of cursive and print.