The Slip-its are back!
So, after my new February desktop and after i admitted how much i love Valentine’s Day, what better timing to bring back the slip-its! They are a new size {just slightly shorter} with new colored envelopes and new packaging. They are much easier to stash and use one for that special someone. Oh! And did i mention the reduced price? Well, they are now only $10.00! So go ahead, order yours today!
A deep impression
I think you all know by now how much I adore letterpress. I love all the variations in print, the varying impression depending upon the paper you use, and the challenge it brings with other paper.
When Luke from Clark + Walker came to me to use his existing logo, but to incorporate it into a business card, i was thrilled. The logo-type called for something a bit unique. I wanted an embossed (the impression rising off the surface of the paper) look on one side, but a debossed (the impression sinking into the paper) look on the other. Rather than printing 2 different methods and duplexing the cards together, which can get pretty expensive, we had the pressman run the cards twice. This left the name, email and phone with a lighter impression than the logo-type. So, once the card was pressed again, it was pressed extra hard so that only the business name looks embossed on the backside. It has an amazing texture and look to it!
The second image shows that texture a teeny bit, but i can’t even pretend to shoot photos as well as Luke, so i hope you get the idea.
Wine Country
Happy Friday! I hope you all have a marvelous day.
As I am reorganizing the studio, and getting ready to start work on the new website, when i realized i had never posted some designs. I wanted to share, since they are some of my favorites! So you will be seeing some new designs, some of which are the inspiration behind the new ‘ready to order’ line.
This one i designed for Allison and Jeff. They love, love, love wine. They got engaged at a winery, so we decided to incorporate that into their invitations. Letterpressed onto ecru paper, I used a wine bottle label as my main piece of inspiration. Enjoy!
Simple elegance
Hi all! To round out 2010, i wanted to share an invitation from the infamous date of 10/10/10. I absolutely adored working with Laura and had so much fun with all the details of her wedding! The invitation inspiration came from her details consisting of a simply elegant affair at the Lake George Club. Using a combination of the rustic details, mixed with gold and silver accents and all of the detail that the club has to offer – we choose to use lots of flourishes and antique inspired details. The final design was layers of lettepressed gold and blush inks onto thick cotton paper and finished off with gold calligraphy on the outer envelopes. All of the pieces were held together with a complimentary blush colored paper with blind debossed names and their wedding date.
A sweet note
There is simply nothing like a personalized letterpress note to send a sweet hello to loved ones! I love the look of this final design, with the strip of navy blue knocked out to white, it forces the white name to become raised and gives an embossed look! The final results are so sweet.
Cyber Monday sale!
I sure hope everyone had an amazing Thanksgiving weekend! I did, and it was awesome to see my family, some friends and I had fun shopping on black Friday also. First time ever that I ventured out into the crowds that day, but we got a bunch of shopping accomplished and came out unharmed. 
Thanks for all who ordered their cards, and for those who missed it, and prefer online shopping, the deal is still on for you! You can still enjoy the 20% off letterpress cards from the boutique through today. Enjoy!
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It’s that time of year again!
Where the snow starts to fall {if you live in a snowy area of course}, the fires are crackling, the trees are being trimmed and the cards are being addressed!
I have added two new designs this year to the growing collection of letterpress cards. There were so many pre-orders {thank you all!!} that there aren’t many in stock, so get yours soon!
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