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  • Modern Calligraphy letterpress wedding invitation by Dingbat Press
  • Liz Ackley, calligraphy calling cards by Dingbat Press
  • Little Miss Emma cupcake business cards. Design + letterpress printed by Dingbat Press.
  • Rexburg LDS Temple Print, 14x19
  • Circque de Soleil Wedding Invitations, letterpress and design by Dingbat Press
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  • April30th

    Real Bride: Kirstin, II

    Posted in: Custom, Wedding

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    Here’s another from RI for Kirstin. She sent over an inspiration board indicating a lot of things she wanted to incorporate into her wedding. As you can see, lots of blues and whites.

    She also had a pretty mod/organic mix going on with the great art deco illustrations and balloons/circle theme. Wanting to try out some scandinavian folk art too as it runs in her ancestry, this round focused on the scandinavian tree of life with some wispy grasses incorporated. They typongraphy reflected the art deco/art nouveau time period in trying to keep an organic look and feel.

  • April29th

    Real Bride : Kirstin

    Posted in: Custom, Wedding

    This will be a series of posts for custom work I’ve wrapped up for clients. I hope to show the different rounds of proofs as well as the bride’s comments, and if provided, her inspiration board for a starting point.

    Kirstin was a really fabulous bride to work with and had a lot of good starting indeas. This was one of the first proofs presented. Her color scheme was light and dark blue as well as silver/greys.

    One of the concepts she initally wanted to explore was nature. They are honeymooning in Glacier and love the outdoors. She’s drawn to the mountains, tundra, evergreens, big lakes and they both like hiking and speding their time toghether this way.

    This proof (inv/env) reflected that nature element, however eventually wasn’t chosen because she’s from the midwest – kind of weird trying to convey mountains on an invitation for a wedding location in a really flat area.Northenscold RIDates and addresses changed to protect the identity of the bride.

  • April28th

    Double Butterfly Winner

    Posted in: Giveaway WINNERS

    This has taken me a little longer to get posted but congrats to Cassi, she’ll get the following Butterfly Note Set! I’ll contact you Cassi to get your mailing address! Check back tomorrow for a sweet Real Wedding proof post.

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  • April27th

    Finished: Fit to Be Tied

    Posted in: business cards

    Remember this post here in which designs were showcased from the proofing rounds for Fit to Be Tied? Well these shipped out early last week and I loved how they turned out with the pattern on the tie and off-set typography. This client was super to work with and had a great sense of design herself so it went pretty quick.

    Fit To Be Tied Business Cards, Finished

    Generally business card orders go through the studio in about 3-4 weeks for a custom design and printing for under 500 cards, however these went through in about 2.5 weeks as this client was easy to please. Thanks Brandi for the buisness and I hope they bring you lots of business!

  • April23rd

    Angelic Design

    Posted in: Custom

    So we’ve seen it all with Juicy Couture and all the other grunge/angelic design and packaging. I have to say, black chandeliers are starting to wane on me. However I saw this on TheDieline.com awhile ago and totally forgot about it until I was cleaning out my “to blog” about folder. I really like the packaging on the Angel Fish hair product and so I’m passing the goodness – or badness to you in case you want to try it out here. And although they don’t do skull and crossbones, I’ve had lots of requests for blank A6 notes with Mr. Poison at the top. So naturally they got in on the same blog post. I’ll list in the next 24 and link accordingly! For those of you that don’t have a great standing relationship with your MIL, then these might make the PERRRRFECT mother’s day gift!

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    Poppy Winner announced this afternoon hopefully!

  • April22nd

    DBA: Letterpress is Special

    Posted in: About Me

    What makes products created by letterpress so special? It’s tactile. It’s a touch and feel experience. Letterpress is an antique form of printing too! I use an OLD press, and thus print everything by hand. Each sheet is fed through the press one at a time, called an impression. I step on a pedal, set the paper in, roll the crank across the press bed where it’s printed, pull the sheet, and start over. For all the technical details click…

    So for a 3 color job for a quantity of 100 invitations and printed envelopes the suite will get roughly 475 impressions (350 for the invitation, and 125 for the envelopes). That’s not even including inserts. Some printers have fancy Heidelberg presses, which maybe someday I will acquire, but for now I’m considered a small printer. It takes a lot of love to hand print everything!

    With that said, those are the basics behind Dingbat Press, thanks for following the DBA series!

  • April21st

    New Tulips

    Posted in: Custom

    If you like poppies then you might like these tulips! Justoff the press, and available in the shop.

    Spring Tulip Letterpress Notes

  • April21st

    On the lookout

    Posted in: Custom, Takem

    So I thought it would be easier to find new frames but now I’m feeling hopeless. I guess it goes that when you have an idea about what you want, you inevitably can not find it. I’m super sight challenged and have worn glasses since I was 18 months old for various reasons. Now that I’m going to have another baby, I know my prescription will change yet again as it has with every other pregnancy and I’ll be even blinder than before. After hours of searching, this is what I’ve come up with.

    framesI initially wanted some super lemon opaque square frames but alas they don’t exist, not with the chunky sides. So here are some others that have caught my eye. Granted I won’t be buying for another 6 months due to the fact that they don’t recommend getting new lenses until you’ve nursed for at least a few months (I guess your vision can continue to change from pregnancy to delivery to nursing). So if any of you have suggestions PLEASE send them over! There isn’t anything I’m totally over the moon with yet, only time will tell I guess.

  • April20th

    Blossom Wedding Suite

    Posted in: Wedding

    Dingbat Press Blossom Wedding SuiteYou may be familiar with the Blossom invitations that I’ve printed and featured here, however it seems that when ordering people are wanting to see what the whole suite looks like before purchasing. So I’m re-vamping the Link & Hitch stationery line so that when you look at an invitation  listing in the shop or on my website, you can see how all the pieces look and go together as a cohesive unit. Hopefully this will help facilitate in the process of picking pieces to go with bridal stationery in the future. More to come over the nest few weeks!

  • April17th

    Isette for Mother’s Day

    Posted in: Takem

    Isette : Etsy

    Laser cut out of black acrylic, this jewelery would be perfect as a distinctful yet inexpensive gift. Check out Isette’s shop for more great finds!

    Et Curl Neclace: $24
    Black Heart Earrings: $6
    Nodding Peony Neclace: $26

  • April17th

    Personalized Dingbat Notes

    Posted in: Custom

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    These were done for one lucky bride customized from the Traditional Dingbat listing in the shop. Below are some samples of the dingbats you may choose from when ordering. If you want to get some of these for mom get your order in quick, sold in sets of 25 and 50!

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  • April16th

    Beautiful Behavior

    Posted in: Letterpress Retail

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    I don’t know about you, but I LOVE Oscar Wilde’s writings. This note is another from the Vintageous set available for wholesale or in the shop as a single and as boxed notes in a set of 6. 4bar, printed in silver/orange this gal comes paired with orange envelopes and the quote reads (for all those American women out there):

    She behaves as if she was beautiful.
    Most American women do,
    it is the secret of their charm.

  • April15th

    GIVEAWAY: Double Butterfly, Thank You

    Posted in: GIVEAWAY

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    I realized I have a lot of blank notes but not many with a greeting so that’s how these came about. They came off press last week and I just got around to photographing them. If you want a set of 6, leave a comment by Tuesday April 21st at midnight on this post! A random winner will be announced within a few days of the giveaway closing.

    The GOODS:

    A6 (4.5×6″) set of 6, 2 color flat notes. Printed in pink with a blind impression.
    Paired with moss envelopes.

    If you’d like more you can purchase them in the shop in a set fo 12. If you want some for Mother’s Day in a larger quantity, let me know and you can do a custom color (sets of 25 or 50). Enjoy!

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