At INK MEETS PAPER, we like words. Even moreso, we like handwritten words: a note cherished because of the sender’s loopy handwriting, because of the thoughtful sentiment, because someone took the time to address and mail that note. Handwritten communication is one of the most authentic interactions you can share with someone, and we’re passionate about creating products to celebrate and uphold the beauty of the handwritten and the handcrafted.

Text less. Write more.®
Send love.

Letterpress-printed

All of our products are produced in-house on printing presses from the late 1800s and early 1900s.

Retail + Classes

Stop by the studio to shop or pickup your online order. Register online to take a calligraphy class.

BACKGROUND + HISTORY

Creatives and makers at heart, we’re Allison and Jamie Nadeau, the wife-and-wife owners of INK MEETS PAPER. We’re passionate about producing thoughtful, deliberate products that help to spread more love in the world.

INK MEETS PAPER initially started in 2006 with custom stationery and invitations for friends and family. Along with a move to Charleston, SC and corporate jobs as an editor and interaction designer, we discovered a love for the craft of letterpress printing in 2008 with a printmaking class at a local art studio. After spending so much time behind the screen, it was refreshing to be so hands-on and involved in the physical process of creating a printed piece. That same year, we purchased a 1,000+ pound Chandler & Price printing press (made in 1923). With quality craftsmanship and attention to detail, the INK MEETS PAPER® greeting card line launched in 2010.

Since then we’ve designed, printed, and shipped hundreds of thousands of cards from our Charleston, SC studio, and we’re constantly humbled that people choose our products to share love.

Team INK

Jamie Nadeau
Sales, Operations & UX

Allison Nadeau
Creative Direction & printing

Jamie Wright
Packaging & Assembly

Have a friend who's moving? Got a new job? Send a little snail mail celebration!

Have a friend who's moving? Got a new job? Send a little snail mail celebration!

Send a little snail mail cheer! 💚✉️ (also, these lovelies 👆🏼 are hot off the press, back in stock, and ready to spread some happiness)

Send a little snail mail cheer! 💚✉️ (also, these lovelies 👆🏼 are hot off the press, back in stock, and ready to spread some happiness)

Outgoing orders ready to brighten up mailboxes! ✉️💚

Outgoing orders ready to brighten up mailboxes! ✉️💚

👋🏼👋🏼👋🏼 It’s Allison here, the lady behind the press (and most of our social media posts). While we print on antique machines (this press is from 1923), it still requires a human behind the machine hand-feeding each sheet of paper into the press (one color at a time). I discovered letterpress printing during a printmaking class in Charleston and fell in love with the tactile, hands-on aspect to the process. We bought our first press in 2008 and set out to add a bit more love into the world through our greeting card line. While letterpress is a slower method of printing, we believe it upholds the beauty of handwritten communication— your words matter!

👋🏼👋🏼👋🏼 It’s Allison here, the lady behind the press (and most of our social media posts). While we print on antique machines (this press is from 1923), it still requires a human behind the machine hand-feeding each sheet of paper into the press (one color at a time). I discovered letterpress printing during a printmaking class in Charleston and fell in love with the tactile, hands-on aspect to the process. We bought our first press in 2008 and set out to add a bit more love into the world through our greeting card line. While letterpress is a slower method of printing, we believe it upholds the beauty of handwritten communication— your words matter!

H O O R A Y ! The cutest lined envelopes for our paper gift certificates (perfect for gifting to the snail mail enthusiast in your life) 💙✉️💕✉️

H O O R A Y ! The cutest lined envelopes for our paper gift certificates (perfect for gifting to the snail mail enthusiast in your life) 💙✉️💕✉️

Home is where the plants are! Has that been true for anyone else during this time of quarantine? @jamie.nadeau has been the plant whisperer around here, and it’s amazing what a bit of greenery will do to making a space feel happy and vibrant. (P.S Send a little snail mail love to that plant-loving friend! 🌿✉️)

Home is where the plants are! Has that been true for anyone else during this time of quarantine? @jamie.nadeau has been the plant whisperer around here, and it’s amazing what a bit of greenery will do to making a space feel happy and vibrant. (P.S Send a little snail mail love to that plant-loving friend! 🌿✉️)

Even when you can't celebrate your little one's birthday with a big party, you can still capture handwritten words of love, support, and encouragement from friends and family. ✉️❤️👶

Even when you can't celebrate your little one's birthday with a big party, you can still capture handwritten words of love, support, and encouragement from friends and family. ✉️❤️👶

Feeling lots of nostalgia and missing our little team together in this throwback to February when @shop came and filmed a behind-the-scenes video with us. (Want to see the end result? Head to our IGTV to see the start-to-finish process of what goes into an INK MEETS PAPER greeting card!)

Feeling lots of nostalgia and missing our little team together in this throwback to February when @shop came and filmed a behind-the-scenes video with us. (Want to see the end result? Head to our IGTV to see the start-to-finish process of what goes into an INK MEETS PAPER greeting card!)

For celebrating the friend whose new quarantine hobby let them reach official plant lady status. 🌿🏆

For celebrating the friend whose new quarantine hobby let them reach official plant lady status. 🌿🏆