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Hurray! We’re kicking off the holiday season with a Holiday Sip & Shop hosted by yours truly on November 5. All of us at Smudge Ink are looking forward to an evening of sipping, snacking, and shopping for great holiday gifts from local businesses. We’ll also be bopping along to live bluegrass tunes and showing off our presses with a fun demo. Join us for an awesome night with our friends at: Elizabeth Benotti Ceramics, Salt Cellar Shop, Wild Folk Studio, 2 Fresh Threads, EHChocolatier, Northlight Baking Co, Idle Hands Craft Ales, Whole Foods Charlestown, Boston Organics, and the Goodtime Stringband. And we're especially excited to donate part of the proceeds to the Boys and Girls Club of Charlestown. We hope to see you there!

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It’s finally starting to feel like summer here at Smudge Ink. We’ve got fans blowing, the AC cranking, and exciting ideas for the next few months flowing. In honor of the warm weather, we’ve put together a few fun facts about the summer to get you looking forward to longer days and balmy nights.

Also, start checking in regularly to our blog! We’ll be posting tips and inspiration for those with a touch of writer’s block, new project ideas, and features on our products, staff, and upcoming events.  There will be plenty to spark your creativity and get you writing and crafting all season. Happy Summer!

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After a very long winter of planning, designing, building and testing, and then testing again, and again, and again...we are thrilled to share our new website with you! Hooray! Talk about spring cleaning, we love how clean, simple and streamlined our new site is - it really lets the product shine. There's a snap shot below, but please be sure to check it out on your desktop, tablet or mobile device. And, while you're at it, enjoy 25% off on all orders through April 11 when you use code launch2014. 

Many thanks to our partners on this project: Pinkergreen and Interthrive! It's been amazing to work with you guys!

Happy Spring!

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We love the new year at Smudge Ink. It’s the perfect time to shake things up and start fresh, and for us, this means coming out with brand new products and designs.

So what are we loving the most about our most recent release? NOTEPADS. The new line pops with bright and playful designs, and there is something about gridded paper that makes us want to start list making right away. We’ve also added 16 new boxed notes to our collection. It’s such a treat to write a note on a card you just love. With a growing variety of patterns and florals you are sure to find a few designs you can’t resist. Not to mention there are a whole bunch of new everyday cards hot off the presses. Stock up now and you will be so proud of yourself when you are card-ready for your mom’s birthday, your sister’s new baby and your friend’s engagement.

All of this and more will be making a debut at the upcoming NYIGF. Eek, there is still so much to do to prepare! Has anyone seen my notepad?

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