It’s nice to meet you!

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.

INK MEETS PAPER Press Room

Print Shop + Production Studio

All of our greeting cards and paper goods are designed, printed on antique printing machines (one color at a time!), assembled by hand, and shipped from our studio in the Park Circle neighborhood of North Charleston. Our oldest printing press is a 10×15 Chandler and Price press from 1896, and the youngest is a 10×15 Heidelberg Windmill press from 1959.

INK MEETS PAPER Flagship Store

Flagship Store

Our flagship retail shop is located in the same building our production studio. Shop the full INK MEETS PAPER®️ greeting card and stationery collection as well as a curated assortment of pens and calligraphy supplies. We also carry a selection of hand-marbled leather journals and accessories by Atlanta-based artisans Glad & Young. More often than not, you’ll see the presses humming behind the glass-walled press room, as we make and assemble all of our products in this very location.

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 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
CEO

Allison Nadeau
Creative Director & Printer

Allison at Printing Press

Jamie Wright
Inventory & Fulfillment Manager

Kaylen Harris
Wholesale Sales Manager

You’re beautiful! 🏳️‍🌈✨
You’re beautiful! 🏳️‍🌈✨
💙✉️ Bright colors and that lovely letterpress impression for the dad who's always been the biggest supporter! (Also, Father’s Day is June 19– still time to find that perfect card for the dad or dad-type in your life!)
💙✉️ Bright colors and that lovely letterpress impression for the dad who's always been the biggest supporter! (Also, Father’s Day is June 19– still time to find that perfect card for the dad or dad-type in your life!)
🏳️‍🌈 The Pride celebration continues! We’re excited to be a part of another BIG giveaway featuring LGBTQ-founded brands! One lucky winner will receive prizes from each of the brands pictured and everyone who enters will receive discount codes from participating brands‼️ ⠀ Entry is simple: ☑️ Sign up through the link in our bio! 🌈 Support by following all the brands: ✨ @maxinesheavenly ✨ @peanutbutterco ✨ @dapperboi ✨ @fluidebeauty ✨ @inkmeetspaper ✨ @explorercoldbrew ✨ @pink_house_alchemy ✨ @nonavegan ✨ @palssocks ✨ @sogayrose ✨ @empowerbodycare ✨ @wnderallday ✨ @vegansundaysupper ✨ @me.est.me ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Add this post to your stories and tag the brands you want to try most! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 📅 Giveaway ends at midnight PST on 6/15. Winner will be chosen on 6/16 and notified by email. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Must be 18+ and live within the contiguous United States. This promotion is in no way sponsored, administered, or associated with Instagram, Inc. By entering, entrants confirm that they are 18+ years of age, release Instagram of responsibility, and agree to Instagram's terms of use.
🏳️‍🌈 The Pride celebration continues! We’re excited to be a part of another BIG giveaway featuring LGBTQ-founded brands! One lucky winner will receive prizes from each of the brands pictured and everyone who enters will receive discount codes from participating brands‼️ ⠀ Entry is simple: ☑️ Sign up through the link in our bio! 🌈 Support by following all the brands: ✨ @maxinesheavenly ✨ @peanutbutterco ✨ @dapperboi ✨ @fluidebeauty ✨ @inkmeetspaper ✨ @explorercoldbrew ✨ @pink_house_alchemy ✨ @nonavegan ✨ @palssocks ✨ @sogayrose ✨ @empowerbodycare ✨ @wnderallday ✨ @vegansundaysupper ✨ @me.est.me ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Add this post to your stories and tag the brands you want to try most! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 📅 Giveaway ends at midnight PST on 6/15. Winner will be chosen on 6/16 and notified by email. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Must be 18+ and live within the contiguous United States. This promotion is in no way sponsored, administered, or associated with Instagram, Inc. By entering, entrants confirm that they are 18+ years of age, release Instagram of responsibility, and agree to Instagram's terms of use.
Father’s Day is just over 2 weeks away! 💙✉️
Father’s Day is just over 2 weeks away! 💙✉️
Team INK appreciation post! ✨ We couldn’t be prouder of our small but mighty team— moving the studio to new a location (and a new city!) is no small feat, but everyone’s hard work (so many boxes to pack and move and then unpack!) paid off, and we didn’t have ANY down time on order fulfillment! We couldn’t be prouder to work with such amazing humans! 🥳
Team INK appreciation post! ✨ We couldn’t be prouder of our small but mighty team— moving the studio to new a location (and a new city!) is no small feat, but everyone’s hard work (so many boxes to pack and move and then unpack!) paid off, and we didn’t have ANY down time on order fulfillment! We couldn’t be prouder to work with such amazing humans! 🥳
🎉 It’s GIVEAWAY time, y’all! 🏳️‍🌈 We’ve partnered with @penguinusa to celebrate pages of Pride. To honor the journeys of LGBTQ+ individuals and the larger movement of love, acceptance, and equality for all, we’re giving away a selection of cards from the brand-new @inkmeetspaper Everyday Pride collection, and @penguinusa books by LGBTQ+-identifying authors! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Click the link in our bio to enter for a chance to win! NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Enter between June 1, 2022 and June 30, 2022. Open to US residents, 18 and older.
🎉 It’s GIVEAWAY time, y’all! 🏳️‍🌈 We’ve partnered with @penguinusa to celebrate pages of Pride. To honor the journeys of LGBTQ+ individuals and the larger movement of love, acceptance, and equality for all, we’re giving away a selection of cards from the brand-new @inkmeetspaper Everyday Pride collection, and @penguinusa books by LGBTQ+-identifying authors! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Click the link in our bio to enter for a chance to win! NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Enter between June 1, 2022 and June 30, 2022. Open to US residents, 18 and older.
🏳️‍🌈 Happy Pride! 🏳️‍🌈 We’re super excited to launch the Everyday Pride collection, 20 sentiment-driven letterpress cards, each paired with our signature Pride envelope! While the launch of this collection corresponds with the Pride month of June, the cards in this collection are designed as an everyday celebration of the LGBTQ+ community. Visibility is important, and our Pride collection will be available year round… since celebrating community doesn’t end just because the month changes.
🏳️‍🌈 Happy Pride! 🏳️‍🌈 We’re super excited to launch the Everyday Pride collection, 20 sentiment-driven letterpress cards, each paired with our signature Pride envelope! While the launch of this collection corresponds with the Pride month of June, the cards in this collection are designed as an everyday celebration of the LGBTQ+ community. Visibility is important, and our Pride collection will be available year round… since celebrating community doesn’t end just because the month changes.
Find a fave card for dad (or the one who’s been like a dad)— Father’s Day is June 19! ✉️💚
Find a fave card for dad (or the one who’s been like a dad)— Father’s Day is June 19! ✉️💚
Father's Day is June 19, and we've got all sorts of cards to celebrate all types of fatherhood! 💙✉️ Available at inkmeetspaper.com
Father's Day is June 19, and we've got all sorts of cards to celebrate all types of fatherhood! 💙✉️ Available at inkmeetspaper.com
And just like that, the presses are loaded up and headed to Greenville! (A few more behind the scenes in our Stories today if moving big heavy printing equipment is your thing 😉)
And just like that, the presses are loaded up and headed to Greenville! (A few more behind the scenes in our Stories today if moving big heavy printing equipment is your thing 😉)