INVITATIONS

Chalkboard-like design details can offer a crafty, lighthearted vibe. Tag & Company offers a flat-printed invitation.

A rustic invitation printed by AR-EN Party Printers has a letter-pressed wood grain pattern.

A more budget-friendly way to jump on the trend: Checkerboard's digitally printed wood grain pattern envelope liners.

The poster-style invitation suite from B.T. Elements comes with a ticket-style enclosure (pictured, top right).

Speaking of poster-style invites, larger-format poster-size invitations were also a big (no pun intended) trend. The one by Ladyfingers Letterpress has a Motown vibe.

Artsy, watercolor-painted designs, like the letter-pressed Watercolor invitation suite by Printerette Press, were popular at the show.

Laser cutting is a technique that involves a computer-controlled laser cutting paper into intricate patterns. The Avie Designs booth displayed several delicate laser-cut designs.