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
Inventory & Fulfillment

Kaylen Harris
Wholesale Sales

Shop vibes! 😍Our retail shop is located in the same building as our production studio, and you'll often find the presses humming and see our team hard at work when you pop in for a card or pen. We love seeing you! (And did you hear? Our sale section got a little update-- both online and in store.)
Shop vibes! 😍Our retail shop is located in the same building as our production studio, and you'll often find the presses humming and see our team hard at work when you pop in for a card or pen. We love seeing you! (And did you hear? Our sale section got a little update-- both online and in store.)
🍰🍨✉️ Cake, ice cream, and snail mail-- what better way to celebrate? 🍰🍨✉️
🍰🍨✉️ Cake, ice cream, and snail mail-- what better way to celebrate? 🍰🍨✉️
We love how the unexpected can bring an extra bit of joy-- our signature envelope (with hidden message) is paired with all of our greeting cards. Cheers to snail mail!
We love how the unexpected can bring an extra bit of joy-- our signature envelope (with hidden message) is paired with all of our greeting cards. Cheers to snail mail!
Meet the happy humans behind the cards! 💙✉️🤗Team INK has a few new faces in the studio, and we couldn't be prouder to be working with such talented and lovely people.
Meet the happy humans behind the cards! 💙✉️🤗Team INK has a few new faces in the studio, and we couldn't be prouder to be working with such talented and lovely people.
Hosting a socially distanced or virtual baby shower? Capture words of love, advice, and encouragement for the new parents or their little one with these letterpress-printed flat cards (available in sets of 10).
Hosting a socially distanced or virtual baby shower? Capture words of love, advice, and encouragement for the new parents or their little one with these letterpress-printed flat cards (available in sets of 10).
Birthday brights! 💕🧁✉️
Birthday brights! 💕🧁✉️
What I love about our social stationery sets (aside from the fun edge painting and fancy envelopes!) is that they're perfect for keeping on hand when you just want to send someone a note to brighten their day-- no occasion needed!
What I love about our social stationery sets (aside from the fun edge painting and fancy envelopes!) is that they're perfect for keeping on hand when you just want to send someone a note to brighten their day-- no occasion needed!
A little sunshine to start the week ☀️
A little sunshine to start the week ☀️
UPDATE: Applications for this position are now closed. /// We're looking for a couple of lovely humans to join the team as Greeting Card Assemblers at our Park Circle studio. This position is seasonal and part-time (20 hours a week) with scheduling flexibility. Are you detail-oriented? Enjoy working independently on repetitive, hands-on tasks in a friendly and easygoing environment? This might be the position for you! Learn more and apply online (link in profile).
UPDATE: Applications for this position are now closed. /// We're looking for a couple of lovely humans to join the team as Greeting Card Assemblers at our Park Circle studio. This position is seasonal and part-time (20 hours a week) with scheduling flexibility. Are you detail-oriented? Enjoy working independently on repetitive, hands-on tasks in a friendly and easygoing environment? This might be the position for you! Learn more and apply online (link in profile).
Scenes from the press room-- all of our cards are printed on these antique machines, one color at a time. Our oldest press is from 1896! (And we're excited to be adding another press to the lineup later this month!)
Scenes from the press room-- all of our cards are printed on these antique machines, one color at a time. Our oldest press is from 1896! (And we're excited to be adding another press to the lineup later this month!)