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Ribbon & Ink is a full service branding studio that works with small creative businesses to create brands with strategy and beautiful, purposeful content-driven websites to go with them. 

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Why Business Cards Are Still Important

I love pretty paper! The beautiful letterpress business cards printed by Dollarpress on Etsy combined with my new note cards and envelopes printed by Chikpea Graphics are the perfect fit for my little artisan branding studio. I love me some good letterpress and Dollarpress NEVER lets me down and they are so affordable. I highly […]

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New Showit5 Design | Amanda Peyton

I’m super excited to share my latest Showit5 website template for photographers: the Amanda Peyton. It uses a beautiful calligraphy font, a mint and black color palette, and some watercolor leaves and textures to make this an elegant, yet modern website. It features: Home Meet Me page with favorite things sliding gallery and instagram widget […]

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Branding

Brand in Progress | Nicole Detone Photography

I’m wrapping up working with the lovely Brooke Danielle Photography for a full rebrand and am starting to work with New York wedding photographer Nicole Detone. I love working with fine art wedding photographers on their branding. Using their work only makes me look better! Nicole contacted me a few months ago ready to make […]

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Wedding Branding

Wedding Brand in Progress | Kristen & Kevin

When New Jersey bride Kristen contacted me about her classic and elegant July wedding on a lake I was super excited! She is a blogger for Red Oak Weddings and is every part the main character from 27 Dresses. She has been dreaming of her big day for a while and is excited for an […]

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New Showit5 Design Coming Soon…Amanda Peyton

Happy Thursday y’all! I have been busy working on a new Showit5 design to be sold in the shop soon: The Amanda Peyton. The design uses neutral greens and black, some leaves, and watercolor to form an elegant, timeless theme. The lovely images will be provided by my former client Niki Marie Photography. This template […]

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2017 Word: Thrive

Hello! If you are reading this then you are on my new Showit5 site and I am so glad you stopped by. This refresh was an effort of love and I am happy with how it all turned out. Seeing all of my vendor friends choose a word for the new year to focus on […]

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Branding, Launch

Brand Launch | Niki Marie Photography

I had a blast working with Detroit wedding photographer Niki Marie Photography on her full branding. Her romantic and classic brand is full of black and white images and graphics and is oh so beautiful.  Her brand launch was last week and it was everything I imagined it would be! Her new Showit5 site and […]

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Wedding Branding

Wedding Branding | Candace & Ryan Christmas Cards

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Branding

The New Niki Marie Photography

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Wedding Branding

Wedding Brand in Progress | Keryn & John

Aside from doing full branding for small creative businesses, I also enjoy working with engaged couples to create unique wedding brands and wedding logos. When New England wedding planner Mollie of Mollie Marrocco Events approached me about creating a wedding brand for one of her July couples I was thrilled! After discussing their idea for […]

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