BOB, is this case is not a name, but rather an airport code for bora bora, french polynesia.  how many people get hitched in bora bora?!?!  wow.

yesterday i showed you sam's letterpress proposal print to nancy.  today, let me show you their luggage tag inspired save the dates.  green ink, blue ink, double sided, cuts to make the luggage tag look, hole punch, eyelet, twine, and done.

congratulations nancy and sam!

in other news, did you know that penelope's press is hosting a $75 giveaway at oh, hello friend.  go there now for a chance to win!

also, i know i am terrible at blogging.  i am trying to do better.  i am decent at social media though,

posting photos and status updates on facebook, tweeting, instagramming {search "penelopespress"}, pinning, and the like.  if you have one of those, won't you join me?  hope to see you there!

i've known nancy since grade school.  we used to write notes in a notebook and pass it back and forth in class.  i still have said notebook {talk about pack rat!}.  so when her then boyfriend, asked me to help come up with a letterpress print to aid in his proposal, i could not be more excited to collaborate with him!  i immediately went to my ever talented illustrator {my sister!} and asked her to sketch a few drafts for me.  the final cut was an illustration of nancy and sam {well, in their likeness} with an appleton, wisconsin backdrop.  we used sam's own handwriting that read, "Nancy, Will you marry me?  Yours, Sam" that i scanned and brought into the drawing.    

nancy sent me the following photos.  check out that rock!  they ended up framing the proposal print!   what a clever and unique way of proposing!  tune in tomorrow for pictures of their save-the-dates.

my good friend {and client} remy is expecting!  with the birth of a baby comes many presents... baby shower gifts, hospital visit gifts, 1st time meeting baby gifts, i saw this at the store and it's so cute gifts... remy needed some thank you cards and apparently she wanted some variety, so she ordered 4 different styles!  congrats to remy and geoff, i can't wait to meet baby smith!

a big thank you for voting and sending penelope's press to the second round of the mission small business grant... your support means so much!

{like my new tricks?  i'll need to tell you about this class i took recently.  i will post about it soon!}

have a productive and creative week ahead!

i have been trying to get votes for this small business grant i applied for.  a few days ago, my little brother sent me this email:

You've got 22 days to make everyone join in the fun in voting for you.

From my view, your true believer, and first follower, seems to be 
Terence. Then it's Elaine Villaflores. You are the ember, teach them
how they can spark the revolution.

Morning motivation! 

Check out this video on YouTube:

talk about motivation!  don't you love TED talks?  go out there and be that ember, or in this case, the lone nut! 

"if you really care about starting a movement, have the courage to follow and show others how to follow"

won't you follow my movement and vote for penelope's press to win a small business grant?  click here for instructions

*terence is my husband and elaine v. is a good friend  

hello blog friends!  i recently applied for a small business grant and could really use your help with votes.  while completing the essay portion of the grant application, i got choked up a bit.  i cannot believe how far penelope's press has grown in the past few years.  none of it would have been possible without the encouragement of so many.  i dream of opening a community print shop to offer letterpress workshops... won't you help me get there?

below is the email message i have been sending out--

Dear family, friends, clients, and supporters of Penelope's Press,

Penelope's Press recently applied for a small business grant. Chase and LivingSocial are sponsoring "Mission: Small Business", a grant program awarding $3 million to small business owners nationwide. Your support could translate into a $250,000 grant, but we need at least 250 votes {through June 30th} at missionsmallbusiness.com in order to qualify and proceed to the next phase of voting.

It only takes 30 seconds to vote!

• Visit missionsmallbusiness.com
• Click on "Log in & Support" with your Facebook account
• Enter "Penelope's Press" in the business name field and click "Search" and then "Vote"

Please support Penelope's Press by submitting your vote today!

You have supported Penelope's Press in many ways because you have promoted or purchased, fanned or tweeted, pinned or liked Penelope's Press. We are a successful boutique letterpress print + design studio because of your support. Penelope's Press dreams of expanding and transitioning to a brick and mortar community print shop, where handmade goods from local artists will be sold, workshops are taught, and letterpress thrives! The promotion and preservation of print is important to us. Please visit missionsmallbusiness.com, your continued support means so much!

{If you are not already a fan, you can 'Like' our Facebook page here: facebook.com/penelopespress}

Thank you always,

Debbie