Letterpressed & Foil Stamped Advent Calendar

We had so much fun coming up with this year's holiday card.  In fact, we started on it last December, when we had the idea, just a little too late!  We giggled as we came up with the facts behind the different windows, and teased Erin every time some one suggested free shipping as a promo (since she has the final say over accounting at Haute Papier, she always vetoes this one).

The card actually had several runs through several different printers to get to the end product.  First the fronts were letterpressed in red, followed by foil stamping in gold.  While those were then being die cut and scored, we worked on the insides.  Since we actually made two different versions of the card - one for Haute Box subscribers and one for our wholesale vendors, we had four runs for the inside red pieces.  And because our new white printer wouldn't print as big as the inside piece needed to be, we had to glue two pieces to the inside!  Finally, we glued on the backing to seal it all together.

And last, but not least, we ran the computer calligraphy on the red envelopes and put our elves (aka finishing department) to work placing the 4 stamps on the outside.  

We hope you enjoy the card as much as we enjoyed putting it together for you!  Happy Holidays!

Come see us at The National Stationery Show!

We do hope you'll stop by Booth 2144-2146 to see everything that's new at the Nationals Stationery Show from May 19 - 22 at the Javits Center in NYC.  See our mailers below for a sneak peek or come follow us on Instagram at @hautepapier for a plethora of photos giving you the inside scoop!

Gilded in Gold Easter Eggs

Dying Easter eggs has always been an important family tradition in the Meyer house and as the children who used to guard their mugs of eggs soaking until they couldn't get any more color got older, the tradition has evolved with each of us celebrating the holiday with our own new traditions.  This year I decided to try a new take on the annual craft and was so excited to come across this super DIY tutorial for foiling eggs.  The process is actually pretty simple - especially if you've worked with gold gilding sheets in the past.  I found the eggs took the size (the glue for foil sheets) much better at room temperature.  Pics of my project after the jump.  Happy Easter!a

Featured in: Martha Stewart Weddings!

We were pretty excited to see our Foil Stamped Patterned Notebooks featured in the newest issue of Martha Stewart Weddings Magazine!  Our notebooks make the perfect placecard when used as singles with a little band around the belly or are great to write a little note to your guests and put in the out of town bags.  Alternatively, we love them as a set of 12 - one for each month of the year - as a bridesmaid gift!  You can purchase them in our Etsy shop here!

Shinning in Silver & Gold!

We've been waiting for what feels like forever to share our newest products with you and I'm so excited it's finally here.  Now that the commencement of the National Stationery Show is just days away, we'll be showcasing one of our fabulous products launching this year each day for the next few.  So, stay tuned to see it all! First up, our Foil Stamped Patterned Notebooks!  They're available in both gold and silver foil in two sizes (small = 2.5" x 5" and large = 5" x 7").  If you're at the show come see us in Booth #2046 to place your order or if you're not at the show, shoot us an email and we'll email you all of the information and order form.