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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.
Olivia Feiro says
PRESS ME
A cursive/printed hybrid – not by choice… it just developed over time and after the days when handwriting was graded in school!
Kara Wolff says
PRESS ME!
This is an awesome giveaway! I tend to type things rather than handwrite only because my spelling is pretty spotty!
www.foobella.com says
PRESS ME!
I am half cursive, half print. I can’t even write in complete cursive if I tried anymore, which I think is a shame.
Kristy says
PRESS ME!!!
I’m getting married next weekend (eek!) and would love, love, love to have a set with my new name!
Jessica Zwirble says
PRESS ME!
I tend to mix cursive and print when I write.
Kim@ NewlyWoodwards says
PRESS ME! I’m a cursive girl. =)
Jarrod says
Press me!!
I write mostly in print and prefer it to cursive – except for when I sign my name, of course.
Priya says
Press me!
I write in a neat print all the time; people are often surprised that they can actually read my handwriting since I work in the healthcare industry!
MelissaOK says
Press Me!!!
I usually write in print with a couple cursive letters mixed in.
I love this stuff!
whitney s says
PRESS ME
My typing skills are better than my hand writing. :S
Jen says
PRESS ME!
A unique combo of print and cursive for me.
Laurie M. says
PRESS ME
I like to mix it up but I always make sure I use a pretty colored pen when I write out notes and cards.
Mrs. Forest says
PRESS ME
Filling out forms: ALL CAPS
Everything thing else: cursive with a lot of exclamation points!
heather says
press me, pretty please!
My handwriting is a mixture of cursive & print with big loopy sub baseline movement. or whatever you call it.
Kristin says
PRESS ME
Cursive, caps or standard print – it seems to reflect my mood.
annie says
PRESS ME!
Jacob says
PRESS ME
I’m an architect and actually had to take a “lettering” class in college. I usually stick to all caps…it’s the architecture way.
Sara A says
PRESS ME!
I have the neatest writing ever – according to my coworkers!
I would love to showcase it on this lovely stationary!
jennifer says
Press me!!
My handwriting has developed into a combination of cursive and print ever since high school.
Alyssa says
Please press me! I love their stuff!
I always print. But, when I’m forced to hand-write, it looks like a 6th grader’s because I rarely do it…and it actually requires thought.
Kay says
PRESS ME!!!! My penmanship has always been atrocious – printed or cursive, so would love to have some beautiful stationery with something other than my chicken scratch gracing the pages. Thanks.
Olivia says
PRESS ME! My writing flows between writing and printing. But I am also a first grade teacher so at school I try to be a good example and use my best printing! It would not be a good thing for students to see the half cursive/ half printing I usually use!
Wendy Watson Leonardo says
PRESS ME! I love the Dictionary. Masculine, but got to love the cool lining on the envelopes!
Rachel says
Press Me
I must say I’d rather type than write, but if I do have to write especially a list I tend to do it with a black sharpie and in capitals.
Clara says
PRESS ME!
I am a fool for stationery. And letterpress stationery is too wonderful a gift to hope for (but I’m hoping). I love to receive what I call “real mail,” that is, handwritten letters and cards. It’s only fair that I do my part, so I send handwritten notes often. I write in a stylized print — I seem to have given up cursive without even realizing it — and I prefer a very fine point on my pen. Occasionally, I’ll use a fountain pen, but that’s problemmatic, since I’m left-handed and tend to smear over what I write. Sigh.
I do love this wonderful giveaway. Thanks.
P.S. The Signature is particularly lovely. Yum.
Kobe Mcgreavy says
PRESS ME, PRESS ME, PRESS ME, PRESS ME
……i tend to repeat myself ;)
BB says
PRESS ME please!
My handwriting is terrible so I hate writing, but I’d be much more inspired if I had pretty stationary :)
tamstyles says
press me
Lara C says
Press me!
My handwriting is so neat, I usually am told it looks like a computer font! OCD, anyone? :)
Stephany says
PRESS ME!
I’m pretty boring when it comes to notes (sometimes printing, sometimes cursive, depending on my mood). But I always love a pretty pen!
Rebekah says
Press me!
Sloppier and sloppier as time goes by.
Ellen Schulz says
PRESS ME!! My writing is pretty plan but I usually write in ink other than black or blue.
Jenny says
“Press Me”
I love stationary. My handwriting is mostly print but I make the letter “s” a cursive letter when I’m in a rush.
Marie Bradford says
Press me, with your bad self! Their is nothing classier than your own personal stationary! Love beautiful cursive writing!
Katie says
YES! PRESS ME! As far as penmanship…it’s always changing!
bannon squirewell says
Press me!!
I love my handwriting. It is very clean manuscript, no cursive for me. I could never figure out how to write my name in cursive… the two n’s in the middle are totally murky!
Morgan says
I have fun, swirly handwriting, big fluid letters. I thought it was really unique, until I looked at a grocery list my mom had written…it is exactly the same. Her and me, two long swooping half cursive, half print little peas in a pod. PRESS ME, please.
Bill says
PRESS ME
As a guy, my handwriting isn’t very legable. My girlfriend loves your site, and I would love to win these for her!
Jennifer says
PRESS ME!
I’ve always liked my handwriting (I know that’s kinda weird to say). I’m pretty much a print girl with a few connected letters here and there.
Shannon Watson says
Press Me!
I am in college so I write ALL THE TIME! I really try to alleviate this burden by working on my computer, but some professors are just so old-fashion. So, when I do write, it’s a bit sloppy- a mixture between print and cursive- and I don’t dot my “i’s” at all!- a rebel, I know.
mollie says
Press Me!!
I switch it up quite a bit… just depends what mood I’m in! Usually it’s a mix of cursive and print. Sometimes I use all lowercase letters. Love this gorgeous letterpress stationery! Thanks for the giveaway :)
Danielle Brooke says
PRESS ME! PRETTY PRETTY PLEASE!!!
My Handwriting is a combo for sure, my A’s N’s M’s & R’s are always CAPS too
Thais says
“PRESS ME”
My handwriting is not perfect by any mean but I like it. :0)
Diane Hutchings says
Press me! Writing letters is a lost art–one that I love!
Sharon S says
“PRESS ME” I only print. Not sure when that changed. I think it was right out of high school!
Amelia says
Press me please!
My writing is pretty much awful, all the more reason to have pretty notecards to distract from my chickenscratch!
heather says
PRESS ME!
ALL CAPS ALL THE TIME!
Kris says
PRESS ME!
I have pretty penmanship, but I don’t do as much writing as I would like. These cards would motivate me to do more of it.
Megan B. says
PRESS ME, please!
My handwriting is very neat, a mixture of cursive and print, but was no match for the 175 or so invitations that I hand addressed for my wedding!
Bill says
Press Me
I have horrible “guy handwriting” – Hoping to win these to give for Valentines Day!