Hello all you lucky folks out there! This is the 52nd edition of our Lucky Friday Giveaway.  Each Friday we feature one of our letterpress greeting cards. We’ll choose THREE LUCKY WINNERS to get a free card.  Post a comment by 12 p.m. PST the following Thursday, and we’ll announce the winners on the following Friday!

The three winners from last week are (drum roll, please): Naomi A, Laura H and Matthew Duerksen! We’ll contact you next week to arrange sending your Nuts for You card.

Design: Just Married
Artist: Esther Aarts
Inspiration: A euro-retro-boho moment of brilliance!
Who to send it to: Any adorable young couple, of course…
Ideas we scrapped in favor of this one: Esther thought the Hummer didn’t quite fit.
Favorite detail: We love how they’re both steering!
Why letterpress? Only the best for the newlyweds!

Don’t forget to post your comment and tune in next week, same time, different stationery, to see if you’ve won!

Hello all you lucky folks out there! This is the 50th (!) edition of our Lucky Friday Giveaway.  Each Friday we feature one of our letterpress greeting cards. We’ll choose THREE LUCKY WINNERS to get a free card.  Post a comment by 12 p.m. PST the following Thursday, and we’ll announce the winners on the following Friday!

The three winners from last week are (drum roll, please): Stephy-Lou, Phoebe and Lauren C! We’ll contact you next week to arrange sending your Biggest Fan card!

Design: Spring Chicken
Artist: Eunice Moyle
Inspiration: We trimmed our quills and made a lot of chicken scratch before we hatched this one.
Who to send it to: Even though Punxsutawney Phil disagreed yesterday— send it to the wise bird who knows spring is just around the corner, and that we’re all in the full bloom of our youth.
Ideas we scrapped in favor of this one: Another poultry card featuring a turkey— “Wattle I Do Without You?”— we agreed was little too wistful and weird. And the “I’m Too Chicken to Say I Love You,” was a bit too heavy to get off the ground.
Favorite detail: Chickens always look surprised, don’t they?
Why letterpress? All the better for the fine feathers and flourishes.

Don’t forget to post your comment and tune in next week, same time, different stationery, to see if you’ve won!

Western Montana really does have one of the most picturesque landscapes in this country. Aside from being surrounded by national forests and inhabited by incredible wildlife, Montana is becoming a hot spot for romantic getaways. The resort at Paws Up outside of Missoula, Montana is gaining quite a rep, and fast. Its rustic homes and glamorous camping tents (claimed “glamping”) set the ideal stage for a luxurious country getaway. It just so happens that during our rustic farm week, Green Wedding Shoes is hosting a bachelorette party giveaway for 3 nights and 5 ladies to spend “glamping” at the heavenly Wilderness Estates. If only they were hosting a company vacation giveaway, our Hello!Lucky team would be there in a heartbeat….sigh!

Yes, you could be lounging in these luxury leather beauties and relaxing in the spa tents underneath the Big Sky. Since some of us have ties to the Treasure State, we know what wonders that fresh mountain air can do for the body and soul.

If you’d like to win a bachelorette party at Paws Up, be sure to check out the giveaway here!

Hello all you lucky folks out there! This is the 49th edition of our Lucky Friday Giveaway! Each Friday we feature one of our letterpress greeting cards. We’ll choose THREE LUCKY WINNERS to get a free card.  Post a comment by 12 p.m. PST the following Thursday, and we’ll announce the winners on the following Friday!

The three winners from last week are (drum roll, please): Shana, Chef Andrea and Dave! We’ll contact you next week to arrange sending your We Belong card!

Design: Biggest Fan
Artist: Eunice Moyle
Inspiration: This idea was so easy and breezy, it felt like it wafted in through the window.
Who to send it to: Someone who puts the wind in your sails and makes your day fresh and light.
Ideas we scrapped in favor of this one: The “Space Heater” metaphor left us a little cold. And air-conditioners are simply not romantic.
Favorite detail: The little bit of lift in the hearts gives our hearts a big lift.
Why letterpress? For vintage fans, only vintage presses will do.

Don’t forget to post your comment and tune in next week, same time, different stationery, to see if you’ve won!

Don’t forget! You have one more day to participate in our giveaway for the Lab Event! We’re offering 2 FREE tickets to the best wedding event of the new year! All you have to do is comment below telling us why you would like, love, or absolutely NEED to be there! It’s taking place at Cline Cellars, this Saturday, January 14th from 5-9pm. We’ll choose a winner tomorrow at 3:00 (PST)! Good luck!

We’ve been having so much fun designing new stationery as part of The Lab Event and with the festivities approaching this weekend, we’re finally able to see our handiwork come to life on press!

We’ve been lucky enough to collaborate with a few of Northern California’s most fabulous event companies, A Savvy Event and Bustle Events to create wedding vignettes based on various themes.  These mini wedding mock ups will showcase gorgeous linens, china, florals, desserts and of course – stationery.

This is just a sneak peek, to see more grab some tickets and hop up to Sonoma on Saturday, January 14th for an event that’s sure to inspire!  We’d love to see you there, so we’re giving away a pair of tickets to one lucky reader.  Leave a comment telling us why you would like, love, or absolutely NEED to be in attendance and we’ll pick a winner on Thursday!

Hello all you lucky folks out there! This is the 46th edition of our Lucky Friday Giveaway! Each Friday we feature one of our letterpress greeting cards. We’ll choose THREE LUCKY WINNERS to get a free card.  Post a comment by 12 p.m. PST the following Thursday, and we’ll announce the winners on the following Friday!

The three winners from last week are (drum roll, please): Ruth, Lisa and Heather! We’ll contact you next week to arrange sending your Warm Things card!

Design: Let’s Be Frank
Artist: Eunice Moyle
Inspiration: We mustard up all our creative juices while playing ketchup on a deadline. Feeling saucy, we wanted a red-hot Valentine’s card that everyone would relish.
Who to send it to:  Anyone named Frank, Oscar or Mayer, or any adorable little brat.
Ideas we scrapped in favor of this one: Though we don’t want to knock the knock-knock knackwurst joke card, writing chorizo jokes was a chore, brat jokes are the wurst, and the mortadella jokes left us mortified.
Favorite detail: We’re still snickering at the little casing end.
Why letterpress? Our list of links between fine pressmanship and fine sausage is more than a foot long.

Don’t forget to post your comment and tune in next week, same time, different stationery, to see if you’ve won!

Hello all you lucky folks out there! This is the 43rd edition of our Lucky Friday Giveaway! Each Friday we feature one of our letterpress greeting cards. We’ll choose THREE LUCKY WINNERS to get a free card.  Post a comment by 12 p.m. PST the following Thursday, and we’ll announce the winners on the following Friday!

The three winners from last week are (drum roll, please): Wolfie, Leah and Lisa! We’ll contact you next week to arrange sending your Dancing Dreidels card!

Now for this week’s cozy card:

Design: Cozy Gifts
Artist: Eunice Moyle
Inspiration: We wool-gathered about it a while and when it came down to keeping warm and giving thanks, we needed a card that covered a cornucopia of comfort.
Who to send it to: Maybe someone who’s wise to your size and style and has been gifting you long johns and long socks for a long while.
Ideas we scrapped in favor of this one: The “Snuggie Calisthenics” card lacked the necessary je ne sais quois.
Favorite detail: We love anything and anyone with long johns on.
Why letterpress? Letterpress makes those snowflakes extra crisp.

Don’t forget to post your comment and tune in next week, same time, different stationery, to see if you’ve won!

We still have one more artist contributor to our 2011 Holiday Collection! We’re excited to feature the very talented Julia Rothman! Julia is the rock star designer behind some of our most popular greeting cards and wedding invitations. We could go on and on about her genius illustrations and famous hand drawn style, but that would take days! We’re constantly getting inspiration from her work and are delighted to have her as a part of Hello!lLucky designer team. Check out her book blog here!

What inspired your design for the holiday collection?
Thinking about hot chocolate and warm mittens and cozy armchairs with fuzzy blankets and glowing fireplaces. I’m not a big fan of the cold weather but i like being warm knowing it’s cold outside.

What are you currently working on?

Today I was working on a bunch of illustrations for a magazine. I’m excited to start to working on a book I am going to do about New York City next. Oh, and organizing. That is my New Years resolution- to get my office in better shape. I’ve tried to start the long process a little bit early to get a head start.

What influences your style the most?

That’s hard to pinpoint. At some point I realized I really like drawings that seem like they are for kids, the style is playful and simple, but the audience is for adults. I like looking at vintage wallpaper designs and old children’s book. But I think what influences me the most is what I see on a daily basis around me walking the streets; the people, clothing, store windows, architecture, patterns…

What’s your favorite holiday tradition?

I like exchanging gifts with my friends. It’s always really fun thinking up presents for them and I always know I will get a thoughtful gift in return.

Best holiday memory?

I used to help decorate my neighbors tree every year as a kid since we never had one. I liked hearing stories about all the ornaments and eating lots of cookies. One year she told me a ghost story and I was so scared and never forgot it.

To enter to win an assortment of 10 letterpress greeting cards designed by Julia Rothman, comment below telling us your best holiday memory! The winner will be chosen on Friday, December 9th at 12:00pm. Good luck!

**A winner has been chosen! Thanks for participating!**

Hello all you lucky folks out there! This is the 41st edition of our Lucky Friday Giveaway! Each Friday we feature one of our letterpress greeting cards. We’ll choose THREE LUCKY WINNERS to get a free card.  Post a comment by 12 p.m. PST the following Thursday, and we’ll announce the winners on the following Friday!

The three winners from last week are (drum roll, please): Danyun, Theo and Jaime! We’ll contact you next week to arrange sending your Christmastime card!

Now for this week’s edition:

Design: Caroling Creatures
Artist: Eunice Moyle
Inspiration: The creatures were inspired by the spirit animals of a handful of the Hello!Lucky cohort who went Caroling around SOMA one season— we’ll never say hoo is hoo!
Who to send it to: Some seasonal songbirds, an alto owl, a soprano sparrow, a mezzo mouse, or a baritone bear.
Ideas we scrapped in favor of this one: “Troll the Ancient Yuletide Carol” with a bunch of trolls in holiday garb was a little too Charles Addams-y.
Favorite detail: The songbooks are in British English. Shout out to H!L UK!
Why letterpress? All our woodland friends (and spirit animals) appreciate the sustainable papers and print methods we use in our letterpress cards.

Don’t forget to post your comment and tune in next week, same time, different stationery, to see if you’ve won!