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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.
Meg H says
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Im a plain printing type of girl :)
Jenny says
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I love writing notes, but unfortunately I don’t have the best of handwriting. I’m a south paw… so I have a little bit of a disadvantage. I need these so I can have pretty thank you notes for my wedding coming up!
Katie says
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I tend to write in a cursive/print hybrid that usually ends up messier than intended. :)
This stationary is gorgeous!
Shaneka says
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I tend to write in a combination of print and cursive, though depending on how fast I need to write something down, cursive seems to work best! Cheers! :)
Kristen A. says
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All of my “R”s are uppercase, but the rest of my writing is kind of a combination of cursive and non-cursive.
Blondie says
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My style changes with what I’m working on. Work is different than signing cards and can be different than when I scrapbook. Overall I go with the flow :)
Heather says
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I write in a mix of cursive and print, largely developed in elementary school to annoy my teacher.
Lori B. says
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Ashley says
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I usual print but that’s because my handwriting has to be read by lots of people at work. How I heart computerized notes, etc when I’m in a rush!
Nicole says
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Beautiful stationary selection!
As for my penmanship, I would call it eclectic. Sometimes I write in caps, sometimes cursive…
Rebecca says
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Love this stationary, it is beautiful! I am a print and cursive combo girl. Others often tell me they love my handwriting so i guess it’s pretty neat. I personally think it’s a bit messy but we are our worst critics!
Jess says
PRESS ME! My handwriting is a mix of cursive and printing!
marlene says
PRESS ME! My handwriting changes all the time, but most of the time it’s all caps.
Jess says
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I write in a combination of print & cursive but always very neatly!
Cheryl says
PRESS ME!! My cursive is TERRIBLE, but I get comments at work all the time about how neat my printing is. I work with engineers though, so it’s hard to tell if that actually means anything… :)
Alex says
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my handwriting is cursive with tradtional and is usually messy but very curly. If I use a fine tip pen then its usually neat!
Bethany Joy says
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I write in print, very squished together and hard to read apparently :)
Rebecca Price says
PRESS ME! Why? Because I never win anything!!!
Monique says
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i write in print and mostly in lower case letters. i hate my own handwriting but am told often how neat it is. it drives me crazy :P
Juli says
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I write in a combo of cursive and print.
Jeanne says
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I write in a combo of cursive and print.
AKAndi says
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I like to write in all sorts of styles. I unintetionally write in cursive and print if I am in a hurry. I’ve been told my cursive is neat – but not. I don’t know what that means but I am happy with the way I write. So there! :-p These stationary are beautiful and would be perfect for many things but especially working on three of my goals: Having guests over twice a month, writing/sending pics to my family quarterly, and using something handmade (even though not my hands which made them in all their beauty)!
Tasha says
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I write all ways. Cursive, print, block, tiny, large, backwards, sloppy, neat. I got this idea in my head when I was about 10 that I didn’t want anyone to copy my handwriting…Or to know that anything was written my me specifically. So I started to write in so many ways its was kind ridiculous. I haven’t been able to kick the habit. Thank God they don’t compare the back of my credit card to my signature any more.
Courtenay says
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I write in mostly caps, but a few of my letters are in lower case, like my y:-)
Amy Paczosa says
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I write in a combo of cursive and printing. It’s usually readable, but I try extra-hard to make it pretty for hand written cards, which I mail tons of! I think receiving a card or letter in the mail is a wonderful surprise!
Chad says
Press me. I rarely use cursive and my signature is illegible.
Sarah K says
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I love hand-written notes! I send them for nearly everything. My handwriting is sort of interesting. I print in normal lettering, except for my R’s which are always capitalized for some reason…no matter where they fall in a sentence or word.
Alyssa says
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I write in super neat cursive and print. As a 4th grade teacher, if I don’t, I get called out!
Amanda says
PRESS ME! So beautiful… Who cares what your writing looks when you send a note on such beautiful stationary.
Paige W says
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I am a stationary fanatic and I love to write little notes to friends when they’re not expecting anything. I usually write in print, but right now I’m working on my calligraphy skills.
Nadine stinnett says
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I’m learning calligraphy……which means I want toi use it ALL THE TIME.
elizabeth says
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Erin says
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mine is kind of sloppy cursive if i am in a hurry and more neat if i am concentrating…
sarah says
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My penmanship is pretty erratic depending on my mood– sometimes very straight, othertimes very curvy. I love sending people letters and cards in the mail. I make lots of cards with leftover scrapbooking papers. it’s fun and i know people love getting mail that isn’t junk or a bills.
Sara says
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My signature was in a combo-bombo style until I was in my mid-20s. Now it’s strictly cursive. My mom told me (just last year) that she absolutely hated my old signature.
Kelly says
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Ooh, I haven’t had any letterpress since my wedding invitations.. I love these! And my handwriting is my own personal mix of cursive and block writing, with a lot of underlining, circles and stars for emphasis.
Katie says
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My handwriting is a mix between cursive and print (even within the same word). I envy engineers and architects–they have the NEATEST handwriting.
Shannon L says
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My writing is completely schizophrenic. I am convinced that if a “Writing style” specialist that they use to hunt serial killers (in moves) were to ever read my writing they would peg me as crazy. I switch from cursive to printing whenever the mood hits me, my letters go from huge to small and once, as someone watched me write a letter, they said “I didn’t know you knew how to write japanese characters” to which I sadly replied, “I don’t”. I’ve gotten in trouble at banks because my signature never matches the one on my card, despite my trying.
But I love writing, words, nice pens and paper and if I concentrate really hard, my writing looks somewhat legible.
Ashley says
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Crystal C says
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My handwriting is a mix of cursive and print. Its small, neat and straight. I always get compliments on my penmanship!
dre alzmann says
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I have taken to skipping the caps…it fits my casual style. This stationary is beautiful.
martha says
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i love this give away !
beabee says
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I envy other’s consistent script. Mine is always different, depending on how fast I write, how hard I’m concentrating, and where on the page I’m writing.
girlaboutOtown says
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I write with a bit of a scrawl. It’s loopy, fun and a touch dramatic but can be read quite easily (I hope). At least it gets the point across!
martha says
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Beth says
Press meeeee! I love stationery, I LOVE letterpress… and I happen to really enjoy my handwriting as well. It’s a little unique. I had it made into a font, actually. :) This is an awesome giveaway. Thank you!
Celia says
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These options are so fun! I really love the second one, with the vintage sheet music or dictionary pages in the envelopes.
Marci says
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cait says
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Print for me! I teach my 3rd and 4th graders cursive…but I can’t even remember exactly how to write in cursive correctly from my own elementary days. Oops. :)
Thanks for the giveaway chance! You all are great.
Eileen says
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I am a messy writer. I just hurry too much to make everything straight!