Now just imagine all the excitement of a carnival … but this one filled with paper goodies!!!  Stationers from all across the country have banded together to bring you awesome discounts on all kinds of Do-It-Yourself supplies, overstocked items and more.  Throughout the year as we create invitations for our customers, stationers often find their storerooms overflowing with extra cardstocks, papers, envelopes, boxes, ribbons and rhinestones.

You can follow the Paper Carnival by stopping by the Invitations & Beyond Surplus Shop on Etsy.com, and then by visiting fellow carnies Etsy Supply Shops too.  The schedule is posted on the Paper Carnival Facebook Page.  Make sure to “LIKE” us while you’re there, so we can keep you posted with the carnival schedule.

The news is spreading, this awesome event was mentioned on EllyB Events’ Blog.

These are just a few of the items in our Surplus Shop, all at more than 50% off their regular retail price:

And don’t forget to stop by Feterie’s SupplyMe Etsy Shop to continue following the travels of the Paper Carnival!  They have some drool-worthy Japanese designer papers & embossed stocks at a fabulous price.  Aren’t these papers perfect for a fall wedding?

We carry the complete line of cards from ArtScroll, Lemon Tree and Checkerboard.

Place your order by Monday July 26th and get FREE RETURN ADDRESS PRINTING with an order from Checkerboard or ArtScroll!

This particular note stopped us in our tracks and I wanted to share it here:

Hi Jessica,

I just wanted to send you a quick note to tell you how thankful we are for all of your help. I cannot tell you how many compliments I have gotten on our invitations. EVERYONE is calling me and telling me that they are “the most beautiful invitations” they have ever seen, that they suit my style and personality, and they were just stunning to receive in the mail.

I can honestly say that my experience working with you and Jared has been the most pleasant part of my wedding planning so far. I am just thrilled with the level of fast service and detailed attention I got. The quality of the invitation style, paper, and calligraphy was top-notch! I am impressed, to say the least. I have already begun recommending Invitations and Beyond to everyone I know!

I can’t thank you enough, but hopefully this is a start!

With Gratitude and Respect,
Katie and Michael

We are just bursting with excitement and anticipation over the Envelopments upcoming release for 2010, arriving in our hands next week.

There are over 100 brand new stocks including 11 new matte stocks, 15 metallic stocks, 7 textured metallic stocks, 4 new duplex stocks, and introducing 9 new letterpress stocks!  In addition to all that and their current colors, there are 65 new patterned stocks from 5 new Envelopments Original Patterns.

Envelopments has also added a line of Favor Boxes to coordinate with their line … one of the things we are most excited to offer to our customers!

Stay tuned for more details as we receive our goodies!

Paparte stationery makes the perfect gift for friends, teachers, co-workers, neighbors … just about everyone!  Buy the pieces separately or put them together for a larger more exciting gift. The best news of all is that if you don’t see your name or color combination in store, we can print it for you!

Papartags are perfect for luggage, back packs, lunch bags, gym bags, computer bags, brief cases. We can personalize them with your name or  initial on the front, and fill in your full name,  address, phone number and email right on the back of the tags for you.

Here is a sampling of the designs and items available:

Looking for a holiday themed gift? Paparte stationery & gifts are available in holiday colors too.  They make perfect stocking-stuffers!  Holiday designs are available for all items – travel mugs, tags, note cards, note sheets, and enclosure cards too!

 

 

We are so very excited and honored to announce the arrival of our newest line of wedding invitations from Martha Stewart!

Her invitations are everything you would expect: beautiful, elegant and tasteful.

And with Crane & Co. handing the printing & production you are guaranteed a top of the line product.  Printing methods used include thermography and letterpress.

The complete collection is available for viewing in our store, these are a few of our favorites:

We are very pleased to announce that Crane & Co. has extended their “Buy 75/Get 25″ Promotion! The promotion includes most Crane & Co. wedding albums.

This is a great time to encourage your customers to purchase stationery for themselves and as a gift in anticipation of the holiday season.

Orders must be placed by Monday September 21st to be eligible.

All of us at Invitations & Beyond felt so honored upon learning that we had been selected by the Brides & Grooms as “Best of 2008″ in the Invitations category.  We truly cherish the opportunity to be a special part of such a happy, exciting and important time in your lives and will continue to strive to make all the details of your day as perfect as they can be!

Congratulations! to Invitations and Beyond for your Best of 2008 award as presented by LIWeddings.com.  Invitations and Beyond was nominated for this award by the brides and grooms of LIWeddings.com.  As we monitored feedback from our couples over the past year, your company stood out as one that provided excellent service and added that “something special” to our couples most important day.  It is always and honor to be recognized for excelling at what we do, but even more so when that recognition comes from those that we serve.

LIWeddings.com would like to thank you for providing the level of service that our brides and grooms have come to expect from the LIWeddings.com family of vendors.  We have included your Best of 2008 award as a show of appreciation from LIWeddings.com and the brides and grooms which you so graciously serve.

All the Best,
Ron
LIWeddings.com

Sure, there are some manufacturers who offer very simple invitations that are designed to be just printed, boxed, and shipped right out to you. And the timing for these is relatively quick — usually in your hands within 3 to 4 weeks (including the time required for a fax proof of your order).

But there are also manufacturers whose invitations are layered by hand … sometimes with ribbons, bows and rhinestones also all applied by hand. They are custom designed, and colors can often even be changed to fit with your very own color scheme. Anything that fits this description certainly takes longer to produce.

Since you may not know what style of invitations you will select, we recommend that you begin the search by the 5 month mark, and have your order placed when your wedding is no less than 4 months away.

Ordering your invitations by the 4 month mark provides ample time for proofing and production of your order, so you can have them in the mail when you are 6 – 8 weeks from your wedding date.

As with most things in life, the early bird is the one with less stress!

This occasion was brought to our attention by one of our stationery suppliers, and I wanted to share it with you. Its been a long time since I have sat down and written a letter to a friend … but I fondly remember keeping in touch with pen pals in my younger years. Even through my college days, I wrote letters to friends who attended different colleges. Learning that there’s a month dedicated to this long lost art of letter writing, in a world of email, instant messaging, text messages, facebook and myspace, has inspired me to pick up a pen and paper again for the first time in years!

National Card and Letter Writing Month is April 1st through May 11th. The US Postal Service has a message to everyone who needs to reinvigorate relationships or rekindle romance: “Touch them with a letter they can feel and keep.” The Postal Service is extending this popular campaign by carrying over into May, culminating with the writing and sending of cards and letters for Mother’s Day, which is Sunday, May 10th.

Postmaster General John E. Potter says it best, “National Card and Letter Writing Month is an opportunity for all Americans to rediscover the timeless and very personal art of letter writing. Both in times of peace and conflict, cards and letters are the most effective way to share and permanently record our thoughts, prayers, hopes and dreams.”

Who will you write to this month?