Teacher Appreciation Week: May 4th to May 8th, 2015

NB-2, GS-67, BM-14 and BM-6, CC-279 and EC-31

 Teacher Appreciation week is May 4th through May 8th this year, and Bella Ink has a variety of gifts, greetings and gift enclosure cards available for honoring those who make a difference in the classroom.

Our newest gift item is NB-2 (upper left), a note block featuring 200 loose sheets of printed paper packaged in a color coordinated keepsake box.

Classic gifts include note pads (sold together and separately), bookmarks, boxed notes available blank for personalization or pre-printed with Thank You, greetings and gift card enclosure notes.

GC-41, GC-42, EF-156

Bella Ink gift card enclosure notes (top left and right) feature an outside or inside pocket for "wrapping" a thoughtfully selected gift card.  There is also room inside for a hand-written note.

Additional teacher gifts and greetings may be found on the Bella Ink website, HERE.  Additional boxed notes, available blank and/or thank you, may be found HERE.

~Heather F.

Studio Director

It's Not a Party without Stationery from Bella Ink Designs

 (L) PH-177, It's A Party Invitation; (C) CC-234 You Did It Greeting; (R) CC-232 One of A Kind Greeting

Bella Ink Designs' 2014 party invitations and greetings are a vibrant mix of color and pattern, a signature of our #GIRLBOSS, Melissa Danaher.  She's been loving the DIY tassel banners showing up on wedding blogs and Pinterest, and incorporated the idea into her newest invitations and greetings. 

If you're feeling confident about your DIY skills and want to create a tassel banner of your own, check out this instructional video on YouTube.  If not, you can always hit up Etsy's artisans and have a banner delivered right to your door.  EverlyLaneDesign offers boatloads of fun garland designs, and the option to customize one of your own.

Bella Ink products can be purchased at www.bellaink.com, or through one of our many retailers.  Visit our Find a Store page for a retailer near you.  The above designs should be available online and in stores by the end of the month.

Happy crafting!

~Heather F.

Studio Director

A Sneak Peek & Info About Bella Ink and The National Stationery Show

Left: BH-45 Baby Blooms Invitation , Center: CC-237 Thank You Blooms Greeting, Right: CC-239 Baby Blooms Greeting

We're finally ready to launch our Fall/Winter 2014 line of stationery into the world!  (That's why we've been so quiet.  We've been very busy working.)  Above is one of our newest baby shower invitations, as well as coordinating note cards.  We hope to have all new products posted online by the end of this month.  Keep checking back.  We have lots to share. 

Also of note, The National Stationery Show begins on May 18th and runs through May 21st.  You'll find Bella Ink in booth #1951, hosted by NYC sales rep and card designer Chris Sargiotto.  Learn more about Chris through Sarah Schwartz' feature in The Paper Chronicles.

~Heather F.

Studio Director

Bella Ink Designs' 2014 Louie Award Nominees

We couldn't be happier!  Two Bella Ink Designs greetings have been nominated for 2014 Louie Awards.  Winners will be announced Sunday, May 18 at a gala hosted during the 2014 National Stationery Show in NYC.  All nominees will be on display in the Javits Center during the National Stationery Show.

When miles get in the way, CC-181 (left) reaches out and lets family and friends know they're close at heart.

Let someone know they're appreciated with CC-194 (right), a "Thank You" without being a standard "Thank You." 

Each of these designs are packaged singly and sold glittered, only.  They have been printed on a premium textured, cream card stock.  These, and other Bella Ink products, may be purchased through card and gift shops nationwide, as well as through www.bellaink.com.  For a list of nearby retailers, please visit our Find a Store page.

~Heather F.

Studio Director

Suite Saturday: Get Set for Your Event

Invitation: CH-39, Response/Table Card: WCC-11, Greeting: CC-164

Whether you're hosting a small sit-down dinner or a holiday open house, having a winter wonderland wedding or simply sending out well wishes for the new year, Bella Ink has invitations and note cards for you!  Everything pictured in our "suites" is sold separately, so you can mix-n-match according to your specific needs and style preferences.

Invitation: CH-32, Response/Table Card: WCC-11, Greeting: CC-166

"Joy" has been pre-printed on the above invitation, drawing focus to your event's important who, what, where and when details.

Invitation: CH-41, Response/Table Card: WCC-11, Greeting: CC-167

Sparkly wire trees for the tabletop were Bella Ink's inspiration for this invitation and note card, which has been a runway best-seller.

Bella Ink products may be purchased through card and gift boutiques nationwide, or through bellaink.com.  Have your invitations printed at through the Bella Ink website between now and December 11th, 2013, and we'll print a return address on the accompanying envelopes, FREE!  (Offer good through December 11th, 2013, and through the Bella Ink website, only)

~Heather F.
Studio/Mktg. Director

Suite Saturday: Get Set for Your Event

Invitation: CH-45, Response/Table Card: WCC-11, Greeting: CC-162

Welcome guests to a holiday open house with Bella Ink's CH-45.  This invitation and greeting marries your classic design style with your wild side.  When guests see these invitations, they'll know cocktails and a good time are waiting inside.

Invitation/Recipe Card: CH-37, Response/Table Card: WCC-11, Greeting: CC-167

Hosting a holiday fundraiser or cookie exchange?  Consider Bella Ink's double-duty invitation and recipe card, CH-37 (above).  The recipe card measures 4x6 on it's own.  Once it's been cutaway from the rest of the invitation, it may be stored away with other cherished holiday recipes.

Invitation: CH-40, Response/Table Card: WCC-11, Greeting: CC-166

Like we said in an earlier post, CH-40 has been a runaway best-seller in the Bella Ink studio.  No matter your celebration style, this chalkboard design has got you covered.

Bella Ink stationery products may be purchased through card and gift shops throughout the U.S., as well as through Bella Ink directly.  When purchasing from Bella Ink, remember to select Custom Printing to have your event's important who, what, where and when details printed before shipping!

~Heather F.

Studio/Mktg. Director

Bella Ink's Best Selling Holiday Invitations

 

We  know what you're thinking because we think it every time we go into a mall.  It's too early for you to be shaking your jingle bell at me.  No, really Ms. Macy's Sales Associate manning the field of unnaturally colored Christmas trees, please don't shake those bells.  Why don't you put on a mask and jump out at me, instead?  That would be much more suitable for the current season.

Although we feel the holidays shouldn't even be whispered about until after Halloween (it's a grudging compromise), we're going to talk about the holidays here, today.  We apologize.  But we're doing it for a good reason.  You see, we start selling our holiday invitations to our retailers in May, and there are so many early birds out there (Grandma, purchased her gifts in August) that we would hate to have you feel left out.

Pictured on the blog today are two of our best-selling holiday party  invitations.  CH-40 (above) and CH-44 (below).  Be sure to visit your nearby Bella Ink retailer to reserve yours, today.  You can find a list of retailers HERE.  You can also purchase Bella Ink's holiday invitations and notes online.  Invitations.  Notes.  (Yes, go now!)

In the next blog we'll return you to the regularly scheduled season... Fall and Halloween!  Macy's can have their Christmas trees for another few weeks, we'll be building mounds of leaves in the backyard, eating candy corn and planning our costumes.

~Heather F.

Studio/Mktg Director

Vote for Bella Ink in Martha Stewart's 2013 American Made Contest

1. Thermography Initial Note and Journal (D13/JD13); 2. 2014 Jewel Case Calendar; 3. BH-38 Invitation; 4. EF-150 Note

Bella Ink Designs is a contestant in Martha Stewart's 2013 "American Made" contest.  If you're a fan of Bella Ink, please head over to our contest page and VOTE for us!  (You may vote up to 6 times a day!)

What makes Bella Ink "American Made?"

1. Melissa Danaher, Bella Ink's fearless leader, founded this company in 2005.  She designed, sold, boxed and shipped from her dining room table in a suburb of Chicago.  Eventually, she moved the business into a larger studio and warehouse space in Lombard, IL before landing in Downers Grove, IL, where we're now located.

2. Danaher still hand-paints and hand-draws all her artwork before expertly combining colors, patterns and the aforementioned artwork on a single product.  She may be inspired by the world, but she designs at home or in the studio.

3. Our paper comes from Wisconsin!

4. Our products are printed in Illinois!

5. We pack, ship and glitter in Illinois!

6. Our glitter,  which is applied by hand (by request) in the Bella Ink studio before shipping, is from New Jersey!

We appreciate your vote!

~Heather F.
Studio/Mktg. Director

Bella Ink Designs Nominated for 3 Louie Awards

CC-156, Your Buddy (Blank Inside)

Bella Ink Designs has been nominated for 3 Louie Awards.  Winners will be announced in Manhattan at the award's 25th anniversary gala on Sunday, May 19th, at The Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers.

Bella Ink Designs has been nominated in the following categories:

Sympathy-Above $3.50 (Pictured above: CC-156, Your Buddy)
Religious Celebrations-Above $3.50 (Pictured below, right: CC-140, Good Egg)
Superbly Stated (Pictured below, left: CC-100, 100% Genuine)

Left: CC-100, 100% Genuine;  Right: CC-140, Good Egg (Inside Greeting: You really are a good egg!!!  Happy Easter)

~Heather F.

Studio/Marketing Director