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LetterpressAmazing deal by Ajalon Printing and Design: This small, family-owned letterpress printer in Northern California set out to make letterpress more affordable--100 letterpress invitations and enclosure cards for only $398!! ...
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LETTERPRESS!!!I'm screaming it because I love it and I was so excited to get Danielle's order this year. The cardstock is just exquisite in texture and guests can't help but know how special it is when they touch the card. To stay in budget, Danielle had me pair the letterpress with my ecru linen cardstock and had me print the addresses on my envelope. To see her entire set click here....
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Letterpress!My first of many this year, I was so excited for Jody's letterpress invitations. I love the new trend to do blind debossing - pressing in a graphic with no ink. Jody is doing an English Garden theme at her wedding and she wanted a rose graphic. We used the roses in a very dominant fashion - along the entire bottom half of the invitation and up the right side. But because there is no ink, the dominant graphic is very subtle. Jody also loved the idea of an old world look with a deckled edge at the bottom. And the final letterpress item is another blind debossed item - a beautiful deep burg...
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There is Letterpress, then there is LetterpressIf you are looking for modern letterpress designs, then Elum Designs is the place. Their designs mix vintage style with modern style in a very unique way. To view their entire collection of thank you cards, invitations, and other stationery, go to: Elum Designsemail your questions to: bridalwishlist@gmail.com & visit our sister site, the capitol fashionista (http://thecapitolfashionista.blogspot.com)...
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Letterpress Goodness: Letterpress LightLetterpress fans, it is our last day of Letterpress Goodness! Awwwwww....Today's spotlight in on Letterpress Light, run by the ingenious Heather Noss. Here is her lovely interview and wonderful pictures of her fab work. Enjoy and you can contact Heather via the link above. What is the name of your business? How long have you been in business?My business is called Letterpress Light. I have been in business for 4 months selling on Etsy. I use a process that reproduces the wonderful recessed texture of letterpress printing, but I don't use a letterpress printing press (hence the name Letterpress ...
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Reinventing LetterpressHave you all heard about this book, Reinventing Letterpress by Charlotte Rivers? Reinventing Letterpress is actually the title of the European version – it’ll be released in the United States next month by Chronicle Books under the title Little Book of Letterpress. It has a lovely introduction with a short history of letterpress and more than 100 profiles of letterpress studios around the world. I just got my copy and haven’t been able to stop flipping through all the gorgeous letterpress eye candy: It’s a wonderful book, and would make a sweet gift for anyone with an appr...
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Story of a LetterpressAfter I did the post on the DIY Letterpress Machine from Lifestyle Crafts here the other day, I came across this blog post by Emily Ley Paper on her journey to find and restore a real letterpress machine. Reading it and watching this video showing a letterpress machine in motion definitely gave me a better appreciation for the work that goes into making real letterpress art. Photo credit: The image in this post is from letterpressdelicacies via a Creative Commons Attribution License. ...
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Letterpress LOVE!{ via The Style Files } Letterpress LOVE! Oh my. I adore this wall paper. A D O R E!!! Happy Friday! Share/Bookmark ...
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Smock LetterpressIf you’re looking for unique wedding invitations, look no further! Our sponsor Smock offers gorgeous letterpress wedding invitation designs and limitless ways to customize: choose a sophisticated die-cut shape for your invitations, add a chic sleeve or pocketfold, print personalized envelope liners (add your names or wedding date!), or even get custom postage stamp designed to match your invitation set. Smock offers four exclusive hand calligraphy fonts, too — add the unique look of hand flourished lettering to your wedding invitations for no additional charge! In addition to gorge...
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Cartoules LetterpressI love a good letterpress story so I was delighted to have Julie Karatzis of Cartoules Letterpress share these pretty letterpress wedding invitations. Based in Long Beach, California, Cartoules (Greek for “little cards”) was born in 2008 when Julie designed and printed her own bilingual Greek/English invitations for her wedding in Greece. As a longtime paper fanatic, Julie fell in love with printing and is now designing and printing everything from wedding invitations to greeting cards to business collateral on her Golding & Co. Pearl. These invitations are printed on Crane Lettra cott...
