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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.
Meredith says
Press Me!
Sarah B says
PRESS ME!
I have a cursive/print mishmash style that is all my own. and I would love to put it to good use with these fabulous notecards!
Ash I says
PRESS ME!
My handwriting is super sloppy and tends to hover somewhere between cursive and print…whoops!
Rowenna says
Press me! I absolutely adore handwriting – the verb, as well as the noun. I don’t doodle pictures, I doodle words. I have many different handwritings which I’ve specialized and designed for myself like fonts, but my “normal” writing is a combination of cursive and printing which maximizes the presence of pretty letters from each discipline.
I also love stationary, and I actually write letters regularly, so I would use this a ton. I just love the “Dictionary” set!
sarah says
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My writing is a fancy mix of cursive and print – really a reflection of what mood I am in.
erin says
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My handwriting style is “sloppy cursive”. It’s legible to me and hopefully to the person reading my writings…
Aimee says
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My handwriting is that typical cursive-meets-print mishmosh that so many of us develop over the years. Since I’m hoping to win this prize to give my father for Father’s Day, though, I’ll share his handwriting style, too: all caps, because otherwise it’s completely illegible. He likes to say that he went to medical school and dropped out after the handwriting course. I can’t decide between The Dictionary or The Nautical for him! He’s a writer, a retired Naval Captain, and a musician…what a decision…
Courtney B. says
PRESS ME!
My handwriting is horrible! It looks like I barely passed 2nd grade penmanship last week!
Tristina says
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I am not a fan of my handwriting. I can’t write in cursive at all, so it is just regular writing. I was always envious of my girlfriends who have that cool – part cursive part print hybrid handwriting. I was never that hip.
Jenny says
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My handwriting is often very messy, but I like sending handwritten cards with vintage stamps. My favorite letter that I write is when my ‘g’ looks like an ‘s’ slid down, but it only comes out that way some of the time…
Sarah says
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My handwriting is a bit cursive, a bit printed, all unique. I’d love to have this letterpress set to match!
Paige says
PRESS ME!!
i’m sad to admit, but i can’t even remember how to write in cursive at this point…my handwriting would most likely drastically improve if i would slow my roll a bit…but it gets the job done!
D says
My handwriting is decent. It’s a mix of print and connected ‘cursive’ style letters.
ashley d says
PRESS ME!
I print when I write, but I prefer typing because I’m much faster.
Liz says
PRESS ME PLEASE!
My handwriting is a mixture of print and really bad cursive…not to mention HUGE. I can’t seem to write small at all.
Jenn says
PRESS ME! I’m in love with all of those beautiful designs! It would be so great to have a personalized stationary set for my new house!
:)
Jennifer says
Press me! I write in all-caps, which has prompted strangers to ask if I am an architect?! I guess because it looks like the writing on blueprints?
elizabeth says
PRESS ME – i always write with a mixture of capitals and lower case letters. always always with a capital R :)
stacey says
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I love the handwritten note–in this day and age, it’s a rare.
micaela @ hishouse;herhelp. says
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I barely hand write anything anymore so i think over the years the writing has gotten not so great. and my cursive really sucks!
susan says
press me! please!
what beautiful work!!! wow!
when i write, my penmanship is a mix between print and cursive handwriting. but i am working on learning how to write calligraphy! it is a goal of mine this year :)
Kelly K. says
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I mix cursive and print when I write. I wish I had better handwriting like my mom and grandma, but my penmanship is severely out of practice!
Emily says
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I teach a lot of elementary school aged kids, so I think elementary teacher handwriting has worn off on me! Not cursive, but very readable :) Love this week’s giveaway!
Meagan says
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I like the change it up, but prefer to print. If I don’t have lines to follow, I can’t write straight to save my life.
lauren says
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my hand writing is very neat and tidy, just like me normally!
Cathryn says
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I prefer cursive writing for lovely handwritten notes like these, but tend to scribble more for the average shopping list.
Mandy says
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My handwriting really depends on my mood. It is, at times, flowy and pretty, but at others all caps and angry. Other times it looks like something a 5-year old produced.
Caryn Schafer says
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I’m always told that my handwriting is ridiculously neat. I alternate between styles and definitely use all caps for super important items. My lowercase a’s alternate between traditional and cursive style. Not sure why. Depends on my mood and often the pen.
Courtney D says
PRESS ME! Aaakkk! I have such a ridiculous obsession with paper goods- I am single-handedly (pun intended!) trying to bring back the hand written note and I CAN NOT get enough of the good stuff. This stationery is gorgeous!
Natalie says
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I write in very small cursive but manuscript sometimes sneaks in! :p
Kate says
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I am both a cursive and all-caps writer, depending on the day, the note, or the mood. :) I’ve been told I have very nice penmanship, however with all the typing I do these days, I dare say I’m out of practice!
Great give away this week!
Cheers!
Lindsay S says
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My handwriting is a mix of cursive & print. Never all caps though and usually not the neatest!
jane says
press me!
as an engineer, i write in all caps for work, but i am always trying to change my everyday handwriting… but others seem to think it looks nice and neat. eye of the beholder, i guess.
Heather says
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I would love to win this set, one of my “resolutions” was to send someone a hand-written letter once a month.
I always print. The cursive just never caught on with me.
Andrea W says
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Everyone always comments on my pretty cursive writing. I’m left-handed and turn my paper sideways to write on it, so I think people comment on that more than anything else!
Melissa H says
Press Me- I don’t like to put a “top” on my J’s!
Amanda Ray says
PRESS ME!
My handwriting is big and bubbly.
Victoria says
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I print when I write. I haven’t been able to write very well in cursive since we learned it in elementary school! My signature is the only thing I can write (well) in cursive, and even that’s a little sloppy!
Jennifer says
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I despise my penmanship although people tell me its not bad. I covet people who have that perfect free flow writing style that still looks neat and orderly!
Jessica says
Press Me! I write in a mix of cursive and print, depends the letter and what comes before and after it, its strange but it works for me. I love the Audrey is beautiful.
Brittany says
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My handwriting is a mix of cursive and print. It depends on how quickly I’m writing! Usually, it’s all about how lazy I am feeling.
Jackie says
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Kelly says
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My handwriting changes depending on what I’m working on. Sometimes is very straight and boxy, sometimes its a combination of cursive and print, and sometimes its hard to read!
Kelly says
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Printed all the way. I failed cursive writing in catholic school for it’s intelligibility =(
Megan S. says
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I hold my pen incorrectly, so my hand turns into a balled-up fist while I write. I print most of the time and my letters look a little loopy. My cursive is sloppier, but I can still write that way if necessary.
Jennifer says
Press Me.
I have an architects hand writing. I love it. I only sign my name in cursive on checks and it looks like a 2 year old wrote it.
Bridgit says
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I write in cursive or all caps depending on my mood! And my husband and I each have our own pens that we faithfully use. His handwriting is completely messy though.
Emerald says
PRESS ME! My writing style has always had an identity crisis. I don’t consistently write the same. I always wondered if I had a handwriting analysis done on me what they would say…schizophrenic?
Phoebe says
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Cursive, if I’m in a hurry – which turns into more of a scrawl the faster I’m trying to go. I can make it look good if I have to, though :)
Kristen M says
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I tend to just print but it’s a mixture of my normal handwriring and architectural lettering.