Holiday Recipes are Here!

View the recipes here at our Envelopments shop and then call or email to get started on your order today!

Martha Stewart Weddings, Summer 2011 – Paulina & Walter

Envelopments and Martha Stewart Weddings never fail to impress!  This new wedding suite for the summer 2011 season is absolutely GORGEOUS!  Here's a link to the Envelopments Blog to read all about it!  Don't forget to contact AMB Paperworks for any and all of your Envelopments product needs. 

We are off to a soaring start for wedding season 2011 with Envelopments!

Just a few of the many exciting announcements to come:

• Due to their overwhelming success in the holiday season, Twist Cards are now a permanent part of the Envelopments collection. They are now available in all of the Card Stock colors in 5x5, 5x7L, and 5x7P.
  
  
•  We have spoken with many of you over the past few years looking for yellow in the Envelopments line. Well, you spoke and they listened and added two yellows to the line.
  
  

  		“Soleil” is a bright yellow that goes great with the patterned stocks and like its namesake (the sun) Soleil is filled with light and warmth, it conjures up images of sunflowers, beach balls, tropical locations and summer celebrations.
  		“Limoncello” looks just like the Italian liqueur it is named for, it calls to mind wild spring flowers, daffodils, margaritas and coordinates very nicely in the palette with Napa, Wicked and Mystic to name a few.

  
  
• There are now over 20 NEW "recipes" on our Envelopments website to help spark the design process for your special event!
  
  
• Become a fan of us on Facebook and recieve 11% off your entire order during the month of January!  (comment on this blog post so we know that you're a fan!)

We have a lot more great services, support, and developments coming this year! Stay tuned! 

happy new year!

Welcome to twent-e-eleven (2011)!  Lots of exciting things in store this year...  stay tuned!

Choosing a Custom Wedding Invitation Designer

There are so many decisions that go into planning a wedding - when & where, colors, style, theme, etc... choosing a custom wedding invitation designer is just one of many!

Read this great article on the top 10 things to consider and then contact AMB Paperworks if you are ready to get started on your custom project.

Can't wait to hear from you!

Our new swatches and samples are here and they are fantastic! My delivery of everything pictured (left) arrived this afternoon and I couldn't wait to dig into it!

There are some gorgeous new patterns and great new colors in the patterns that we already love. The favor containers are super fun and I can't wait to work on my first project that uses pocket cards and pocket envelopes!

I can't wait to share this with you!!!

The new colors are coming!

This year, there’s so much more to work with in the Envelopments line! There are new patterned stocks and new shapes like Pocket Envelopes and Pocket Cards enclosures to create more design opportunities. Coordinate an entire event by bringing colors and prints from the Save the Dates and the Invitations through to the place cards and new Favor Containers.

We’re excited to share 111 new stocks, bringing the Envelopments design palette to a total of 231 colors. The new collection includes 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 the current colors, there are 65 new patterned stocks from 5 new Envelopments Original Patterns: Bloom, Brocade, Swiss, Sutra, and Mod. You’re going to love them all!

Envelopments Stock Update!

Envelopments is about to launch over 110 new colors and patterns! As this short transition period begins, they will be starting the process of moving from their current line to their new stocks. Some stocks have been discontinued by the mills and are no longer available. In other cases they have chosen to replace existing stocks with new ones that are better quality and/or heavier weight, richer and more vibrant colors, and/or more printer-friendly, as well as some environmental options.

Please reference the list of discontinued stocks (below) and contact me right away if you need any of these papers. Many of them are available in limited quantities - so you need to act quickly. You can view swatches of these colors online here.

C1 Matte: Blossom, Blueberry, Burgundy Linen, Cardinal, Ecru, Forest, Huckleberry, Natural Kraft, Navy Linen, Paprika, Rain, River Rock, Robins Egg, Tartan and White

C2 Metallic: Garnet, Kyanite, Obsidian, Opal, Rhodolite, Rubelite, Sapphire, Sunstone, Tanzanite and Zinc

C3 Textured Metallic: Contessa, Delphinium, Hydrangea, Iris, Lilac, Moss, Swan, Tulip, Tusk and Willow

C4 Patterned: Aquamarine-DOT00, Azalea-DOT00, Bamboo-ABA01, Bamboo-KAL95, Bamboo-REG95, Blush Pink-REP02, Bronze-REG95, Champagnium-STA00, Coal-DOT00, Cocoa-COT00, Creme Brulee-NOU53, Geisha-STA00, Kelp-KAL95, Lapis-ABA77, Lapis-STA00, Luster-STA00, Paprika-PLU73, Powder Blue-REP50, River Rock-MEH62, Serpentine-DOT00, Swan-MEH22, Swan-MEH77 and Tusk-REG34

C5 Duplex: Blue Ice/Cappuccino, Cappuccino/Grape, Cherry/Mango, Kiwi/Blue Ice, Mango/Watermelon and Watermelon/Kiwi

It's not too early to start thinking about you holiday cards! Check out the new featured recipes for some inspiration for the upcoming holiday season!

AMB Paperworks & Envelopments

As Seen In "Martha Stewart Weddings" magazine

Envelopments makes an impression!

Jumpstart your design process with this featured recipe as seen in Martha Stewart Weddings. Use the recipe just like it is, or change the colors, shapes and/or sizes to make this invitation your very own.

We are at your service. To customize your design and bring it all together, just give us a shout! phone - 616.304.8282 or email anne@ambpaperworks.com.

This invitation ensemble (as shown) includes: lined envelope with printed return address, multi-layer custom printed invitation in portable pocket, and multi-layer response card with envelope.

For paper, design customizations, printing and assembly this would retail for around $11.00 per ensemble.

Save the Date cards and Thank You cards are also pictured.

The Envelopments® Brand

The essence of a communiqué embodies the desire to bring people together. Done well, it’s personal, sophisticated and memorable.

Envelopments ® products inspire people to express their personal sense of style. So they can create a customized reflection of their event using fresh design and premium materials. Our knowledge and creativity helps bring it all together in a way that communicates the one-of-a-kind nature of their event.

Our reputation precedes us.

The Envelopments brand is an affirmation of original style, creativity and the desire to leave a memorable impression. And being known for inspiring people to share their special moments with style and sophistication is a beautiful thing.

brittany + john you're invited!

I loved working with these bright, fun summer colors and can't wait to see pictures from the wedding!

Brittany + John chose to go with a portable pocket style invitation with a response card and envelope and map card enclosures. They also opted to have us address, assemble, stamp, and mail these! The complete package for a busy couple.

We're going to start on their place cards, programs, and other accessories soon - so watch for future posts!

Buy the Mini Deck today and receive a $20 rebate certificate to use on your next Envelopments order with us!

Our Mini Deck costs $20 which includes standard shipping. For a limited time, we are also offering a $20 rebate off your order of Envelopments products of $200 or more (MSRP).

Purchase your Mini Deck now

winter wonderland wedding

Deep burgundy and gold worked beautifully here to set the tone for Lisa and Tim's winter wonderland wedding. They got married on one of the snowiest days this winter and held the reception at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park.

We used a 5x7 envelofold tied with ribbon for the invitations and printed coordinating programs and thank you notes complete with some of the gorgeous pictures (thanks to Clever Creations Photography) from their snowy day.

fabulous fall wedding

I got to work on some beautiful items for Jessi & Andy's fall wedding and I need to thank Alexis at Studio Xplore for the beautiful pictures she took to show off my work.

The first one is a sign for a unique twist on the traditional box/birdcage for cards.

This is of a favor tag with a little thank you message tucked inside.

We also did invitations, programs and table numbers for this wedding. I love fall!

elegant destination wedding

This was such a beautiful job to work on! I love the colors and the paisley - and they got married in one of my favorite places in Michigan - Sutton's Bay!

We did coordinating programs, place cards, and thank you notes too.

more fun summer colors

This was one of the weddings I worked on over the summer. What a fun color pallet!

There are so many ways to take this design and make it your own.

dusty brown photography - 5.10

I recently finished up work on a wedding for Jen & Ryan. their colors where 'punchy' pink, orange, and yellow and it was so much fun to work with them on all their wedding stationery needs.

They used Dusty Brown as their photographer and he did a huge favor for me and took pictures of my work in use at the wedding and the reception. I'm looking forward to featuring his images on my website! For now, here's the link to the blog post.

ENVELOPMENTS

AMB Paperworks now has it's own Envelopments website! Follow this link to check it out. This is my main paper supplier. They have great quality products, they can do all kinds of customizations (cutting, drilling, scoring, etc...), and some beautiful color and pattern options.

AMB also has websites with Carlson Craft and Birchcraft. These vendors sell all kinds of semi-customizable invitations, cards, stationery, and imprintable accessory items.

Brunch anyone?

This gorgeous invitation was used to invite people to an office brunch. Its versatile style could be used for a wedding or baby shower, a retirement party, graduation announcement - it's so flexible!

This sample used the following envelopments papers:
gate fold card in navaho, cardstocks in white micha kitsch, black linen, and white micha, a black satin ribbon tie closure, and a white micha envelope.