LEPENN | DESIGNS [the blog]

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Thank you for visiting the official blog of LEPENN | DESIGNS, llc. I am Le'Trice, the co-owner and lead designer for the company. This blog is where I will feature our latest designs, new product offerings, special offers, vendor features, inspirations and stationery advice.

We are a custom stationery and design studio that creates beautiful and unique products designed to give your guests the "WOW" factor before they even attend your event. We also specialize in brand identity for your small business and event design. Our newest product offerings are our amazing custom sweet tables! Our superior customer service, attention to detail, unique style and custom designs are exactly what you can expect when working with us. It is our motto and mission to MAKE YOUR PAPER FABULOUS!

Contact me via l or telephone to setup a complimentary consultation to discuss your design needs. Thank you for stopping by!

Elegant Family Crest Inspired 70th Birthday Party Invitations

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

I had the honor of designing these special invitations for the 70th birthday party of Bishop Andrew Merrit who presides over Straight Gate International Church here in Detroit, Michigan. I worked with his family to design these elegant pocketfold style invitations in the color palette of ivory, antique gold and navy blue. Beautiful metallic papers and envelopes were used in the design. Prior to sending out the formal invitation, save the date postcards were sent out to guests. The most unique feature of all of the stationery is the crest style monogram I designed. It was even used as part of the decor at the event!

Yen Minns Photography

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70′s Disco Birthday Party | Vinyl Record Invitations

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

“Lets dance, lets shout…shake ya’ body down to the ground”! Did that quick line from a classic song make you dance in your seat a little? Good! Just imagine the reaction from guests when these AMAZING invitations arrived in their mailboxes! I repurposed 45 RPM vinyl records to create an invitation for a surprise 70′s/Disco themed birthday party for my client in Las Vegas. The front and back of the record had a custom printed label that contained the wording details for the party. I also handcrafted a custom sleeve/jacket for the record to slide in and out of. This is definitely one of my FAV party invitations from last year and i’m so glad I have these photos to show it off to you!

Images by Yen Minns Photography

Posted in birthday, party invitations Tags: 70s themed party invitations, custom vinyl record invitations, disco birthday party invitations, record invitation with sleeve, record invitations, red and orange retro invitations, vintage party invitations, vintage rpm record invitations

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Dominican Republic Destination Wedding | Boxed Sand Dollar Invitations

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

These beautiful boxed invitation sets were designed for lovebirds, Danielle and Kevin! They were married in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic in May of 2011. The invitations were designed in a color palette of purple, lime green and chartreuse with lots of texture and tropical beach elements. Featured inside of a chartreuse box mailer was a purple pocket holder with a wide lime green satin ribbon band, purple raffia and a real sand dollar embellishment. Housed inside of the pocket holder was a three layer 3-d style invitation panel. I love how the main invitation portion is “raised” above the tropical flower backdrop. Also included in the set was an itinerary insert card.

Yen Minns Photography

Posted in destination wedding, wedding invitations Tags: boxed wedding invitations, bright and colorful invitations, destination wedding invitations, dominican republic wedding invitations, invitations with sand dollar accent, pocket invitations, punta cana destination wedding invitations, purple and green invitations, tropical wedding invitations

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30th Birthday Party Invitations | Peacock Glam Inspired

Thursday, April 26, 2012

Just in case you didn’t know, 30 is definitely the new 20. Especially since i’ll be celebrating my 30th birthday this year! Wow, i’m getting olderThese fabulous peacock glam inspired birthday party invitations were designed for a young lady celebrating her “Journey into 30″. There was a full weekend of events planned for her attendants. The main invitation was a triple layer panel card invitation made of all metallic cardstock, purple swarovski crystal accents and a real peacock feather embellishment. They were also personalized with each guests name! The invitation was mailed in a metallic blue cardstock envelope with a coordinating address band label. I designed a special monogram for her event that was featured on the address label.

For those guests only invited to the celebratory party we created these double sided postcards within the same color palette and style of the main invitations. Her monogram was the focal point of this design.

Photos by Yen Minns Photography

Posted in birthday, party invitations Tags: 30th birthday party invitations, blue and purple invitations, invitations with crystal rhinestones, invitations with peacock feather, peacock themed invitations

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Love Letter Invitations | Vintage Love Bridal Shower Design

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

When I began discussing ideas for invitations, stationery and decor with my client, Kujuanna, I was instantly inspired by the love and relationship of the bride and groom to be. She was planning an “Old Fashion Love” bridal shower for her dear friend. We decided upon a Vintage Love theme in her color palette of black, white and red. Everything would be designed to be very romantic, intimate and warm.

The bridal shower invitations were designed as handwritten love letters! The concept involved a letter size invitation with a personalized letter to each of her guests detailing the new love her of her life and inviting them to her bridal shower. They were then enclosed in a paper belly band containing a love poem, and embellished with a tassel and wax seal with a double heart design. The letters were mailed in black envelopes with custom printed heart envelope liners and address band wrap.

For the day of the shower I designed coordinating game booklets, candy bag labels, candy table signs, welcome signage, cd favor labels (not pictured), placecards, thank you cards and a custom guest book.

Photos above by Yen Minns Photography

Along with the paper I also helped her to conceptualize the event design which included lots of candle light, red rose centerpieces, red rose petals scattered through out and vellum wrapped cylinders. Here is a quick photo I captured with my phone to show the look and feel of the shower.