After narrowing these mod wedding invititations down from the round I proofs and punching color to a brighter scheme, we explored some typeface options. This next round we looked at Memoir and Handsome Pro Classic along with illustration that gave a little more cirque d soleil and 60s vibe. The bride still can’t decide whether to have the layout done by a calligrapher so I tried to reflect in type as close as possible to what style she was going for.

The bride also wanted to explore incorporating a peony motif into one of the designs so here’s what we came up with on that regard. I can’t wait to see where these go for the final piece. They are going to be simply stunning when plated and printed letterpress.

Another set of Signature Dingbat letterpress A6 notes. These were super fun because the client was ordering them for a gift and decided to mix up ink and envelope. Generally people choose matching ink/envelope combos with the envelope printed in a hue darker. This lovely lady made it fun for me because she wanted a contrasting envelope and then ink color the same on both the card and envelope. Printed on 110# Lettra in an A6 size, these are perfect as a bridesmaid gift, mother-of-the-bride gift, or for anyone in your bridal party!

I printed these Halloween Ghoul’s Night Out party packs last year and sold one set! There are now too many taking up precious space in my studio so I’m offering one for FREE and have slashed the price from $55 to $40 in the shop.

THE GOODS:

12, A6 Letterpress Invitations (Imprintable) – 2 Color (Silver|metallic purple) with matching envelopes.
12, 2.5×2.5″ Heavy weight letterpress coasters, reverse printed.
12,  letterpress Escort cards|Place Cards and mini-lopes.

To enter: Comment by Thursday the 10th at midnight MST!

I think this is my new favorite project as of late. Custom letterpress quote 8×10 prints! It’s spiffy to have someone come to me with a quote and then try to graphically portray it for them. This one was from one friend to another and I love how it turned out. I did an edition of 10 that will be available in the shop soon – printed like the image below. There’s also an edition of 5 on black paper (super rad) with a double strike of silver ink for stars and quote.

Printed on Arches 140# paper, 2 colors – silver & lavender

If I could hold a star for every time you’ve made me smile,
and entire evening’s sky would be in the palm of my hand.

So I’ve had a couple of retail orders go out recently and these were some of the hot items that I printed a lot of. From the Animalia children’s and baby collection these gift tags are great for a baby shower gift or to adorn tea cups, prizes, napkins or whatever suits your fancy. Introducing:

Elephants, Ava. as a set of 10.

Butterflies, Ava. as a set of 10.

Sharks, Ava. as a set of 10.

and Froggies, Ava. as a set of 10.

To win just comment below what your favorite animal is for a chance at one set of each!
The GOODS:
1 set of each of these tags (10 tags/set) in each pattern (40 total).
2×2″ letterpress tags with 1/4″ rounded corner and 3/16″ punched hole.

Giveaway ends Midnight on Thursday the 13th of August, TIMES UP! winner will be drawn at random and notified via email as well as updated on this post!

CONGRATS SUSAN!

So the letterpress Confection Collection is out and available to retail stores along with being listed in the Shop as well! I had a hard time choosing a color scheme for these cards and tags (ava. soon) as I didn’t want it to look like a circus or too similar to the cupcake colorway. With the drab recession underway I decided I was looking for something bright and cheery, with a little bit of tangy sweetness to it. Hence pumpkin, lime and grape truffle pops!

TO win a set of 30 truffle pop recipes + treats cards
(3 sets of 10, 1 set of each color)

Be sure to comment by Monday July 20th at Midnight (MST). (Valued at $45)
For ONE extra entry, Tweet the giveaway with a link back to this post and come back to comment that you tweeted with your username.
For ANOTHER entry, blog the giveaway at your own place with a link back to this post.

Good luck!

UPDATED: CONGRATS EMILY F! I’LL BE CONTACTING YOU FOR MAILING INFO!

You 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!

It was close but here’s how you voted: Left (8), Middle (11), Right (10). I kind of suspected it might be the middle, but glad you all helped verify it! Thanks to everyone for commenting and helping me make a final decision, the cards will be available later this afternoon for purchase.

The winner is comment #9 generated by Random.org and the goods she’ll get will be the 3 original cards and a six pack of the pack I’ll be listing in the shop.

Congrats Patty, I’ll be contacting you on where to send your goods!

Okay, these poppies were left over from another job and I wanted a way to use them instead of just let them go to waste since they are odd sized. I thought it might be cool added onto a colored card and now can’t decide on the placement/cropping.

Don’t mind the hideous photos, these were taken at night with our tungsten light bulbs. My camera and lens prefers natural daylight for good product shots.

The catch? Comment on your favorite, (left portrait, middle landscape, right portrait). You have until Saturday at noon MST (3/28). A winner will randomly be generated from the comments and you’ll get all three samples shown here as well as a 6 pack of the winning layout!