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YAY! Elum Won in 5 Categories at the 2017 Louie Awards

5.30.2017

It’s always an honor to be recognized by the Greeting Card Association for our letterpress cards but we’re over the moon about winning in 5 categories at the 2017 Louie Awards. We couldn’t be there in person to accept the awards but the talented team at Elum took time to pose with their winning card designs and explain a little about their inspiration.

Ali Kurzeja: Potted Plants 

2017 Louie Award Winners : Ali K

Winner: Potted Plants  |  Category: Friendship / Encouragement > General > Above $4.00

“My design was inspired by visits to my best friend’s home. She houses a collection of plants that create a cozy and inviting ambiance. Whenever I see a row of potted plants I think of her and our times together laughing on the couch surrounded by her indoor garden.”

We love this sweet design and color way. The sentiment is so versatile; perfect for a birthday, Valentine’s Day or just to tell a friend they’ve been on your mind.

Shannon Lamb: Cutest Couple & Sports Car

2017 Louie Award Winners : Shannon Lamb

Winner: Cutest Couple  |  Category: Congratulations/Special Occasion > Above $4.00

“This card is a youthful and modern take on an engagement or wedding card, designed with strategic foil stamping to make the marquee lights shimmer. I wanted to create an enthusiastic card because I’m an equally enthusiastic wedding-goer.”

Winner: Sports Car |  Category: Father’s Day > Above $4.00

“Sometimes a man in a car full of kids sports equipment is way sexier than a man in a Ferarri. For all the men driving from soccer game to soccer game with a car full of sports equipment who traded in their Mustang for a Station Wagon; we love you.” This card was designed for Marcel Schurman, sold exclusively in Papyrus Stores. 

We’re obsessed with Shannon’s adorable, graphic illustration style and witty copywriting.

Samantha Kurtz : Fancy Pair

2017 Louie Award Winners : Samantha Kurtz

Winner: Fancy Pair  |  Category: Most Humorous

“This card was created for couples who embrace humor and love a good laugh. When you love someone any pair is the fancy pair!”

Every person in our office laughed out loud when Sam presented this card design. It’s by far one of our most popular designs.

Samantha Kurtz & Shannon Lamb Collaboration : Koi Box Notes

LouiWinners-Ali-3Louie Award Winners : Samantha Kurtz & Shannon Lamb

Winner: Koi Boxed Notes  |  Category: Everyday Boxed Sets > Above $2.50

Because we’re such a small studio we often get to collaborate with one another on designs. Sam and Shannon teamed up to create this gorgeous letterpress Koi boxed note card set. Shannon designed the original pattern as an accompaniment to the Reverie Desk Collection and Sam adapted the pattern in a new color way to create this incredible set of cards. Letterpress printed with three inks plus a rose gold foil stamp to capture the shimmering nature of a koi in the water.

Sending a great big thanks to the Greeting Card Association and Louie Awards! You can check out the rest of the amazing winners from the 2017 Louie Awards here.

Elum – Winner of 3 How International Design Awards

3.22.2013

We proudly announce that Elum is the winner of three How International Design Awards including an Outstanding Achievement Award in Invitation Design for Elum’s own art director, Amy Kreft Green’s stunning letterpress wedding invitation suite. For her October 2012 wedding to Frank Green, Amy designed her wedding stationery as a series of vintage inspired books. The Save the Date (which is Volume 1 in the book series) is a custom designed & illustrated letterpress mini-book which tucks safely into a tiny letterpress pocket with a die-cut window showcasing the cover that reads “And so our story begins.” The Invitation (Volume 2) is a larger more complex book incorporating layers of original textile patterns and hand-drawn florals (paying homage to the romantic lavender farm where the wedding took place) all deeply letterpressed into luxurious soft cotton paper. The Ceremony Program (Volume 3) and Menu (Volume 4) were also tailor-made and completed the unique book series. We fell in love with the little details Amy incorporated such as the “library card” inspired Reply shown below and bookmarks mimicking antique book spines that detailed the wedding weekend events for their guests.

Elum also received Merit Awards for our Sweet Shoppe letterpress wedding invitation suite, inspired by vintage candy packaging and old-fashioned ice cream parlors; and our Billboard letterpress wedding invitation suite which pairs clever wording and type pairings with fun vibrant colors in a playfully over-sized dimension (well pretty darn big actually) that we lovingly call “Jumbo.” We feel like proud parents over here and are so honored to receive this recognition.

How International Design Awards

HOW International Merit Winner

1.15.2013

Sound the trumpets! We are so excited to announce that our Sweet Shoppe and Billboard invitation suites from our brand new Elum Couture Volume 3 album are 2012 HOW International Merit Winners! We are honored to receive this recognition and to kick off the 2013 wedding season on such a high note. Happy New Year!

How International Merit