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Tiny Twiggette, 1/1 letterpress business cards

Adrienne — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 17:31:04 +0000

This was one of those jobs when I received the files that I squealed with delight. This illustration is awesome, to say the least and we were so excited to be printing it for Tiny Twiggette. Lynn was so fabulous to work with and has some beautiful design work herself. These were printed on lettra 220# paper, in ecru. Pantone matched and printed as a 1/1, this is a perfect example of how a minimalist design and single ink color can be just as impacting with out all the hooplah of a billion press colors or changes.

Sized at 2×3.5″ and printed as an initial set of 250 (our minimum opening order for a set of custom or client submitted files) you can get an estimate for yourself here – we are already booking the press for February and March!

2012 Holiday Greeting Cards

Adrienne — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 21:20:00 +0000

In addition to our holiday greeting cards that we launched last year, we’ve updated our New Year’s cards to 2012 and added a Dove Peace card. Get yours before the year is out for your holiday greetings. Sized at 5.5″ Square and paired with matching Square envelopes. You can order in sets of 12, 25, 50 and 100 (price discounts on larger quantities ;) and customizable with an interior greeting!

Evelyn, Frankie, Georgia & Hazel

Adrienne — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 07:14:41 +0000

I’m a push-over for vintage names – the less used the better. When I was pregnant with Evelyn back in 2007 I really loved the name Hazel. Then Julia Roberts had to name her baby Hazel. I was over ruled as well on Hazel because all my in-laws were joking about her being called Hazelnut Berry.

Apparently my husband was sometimes called blueberry (I can’t remember why). People are SO smart…or at least they think they are! After Hazel was ruled out, I defaulted to my next favorite, Evelyn, and the minute she was born she was my sweet Evelyn Marie.

In a world of perfect pregnancies, painless labors, mental stability and anti-aging bodies – I would love to have a few more babies. Wouldn’t it be so cute to have a little Frankie and Georgie (Francis and Georgia) running around the house making a wild rukus?

Usually I’m not a fan of the boy name for girl thing but I think Frankie and Georgie have got to be the cutest twist on a vintage name (and that would continue our unintended alphabet of names in the family : Adrienne, Brian, Charlie, David, Evelyn)

What are some of your favorite vintage names? Do you even like vintage names? Available with the rest of the alphabet in the Etsy shop, check out the rest of the letters. They’d be great for first names or last names!

NSS 2011 – Sneek Peek – ABCDEFG

Adrienne — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 18:44:14 +0000

Launching as a FULL Alphabet letterpress initial cap collection. To be sold as boxed sets, the letters alternate between silver letters/champagne leaves & champagne letters/silver leaves. They’ll be paired with corresponding envelopes and sold in increments of 6 & 12. Custom color orders will be taken for bulk quantities of 50 or more on the retail end – wholesale will be subject to the silver/gold color scheme. Check back later today for photos of these babies off the press and trimmed in all their glory! Leafy initial notes will be available for retail buying May 1st and we will have the whole collection at National Stationery Show, Dingbat Press booth 2152!

Ringing in 2011 – letterpress style!

Adrienne — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 21:40:24 +0000

So it’s another new year – and I’m a resolution kind of gal. So after you look at these pretty New Years Eve letterpress invitations, then check out the goings on planned for 2011 and sit back and watch it all happen as we blog and grow Dingbat Press.

Letterpress New Year’s Eve wedding invitations. Printed on 110# Ecru paper in matte metallic antique gold, and matte metallic pewter ink. A7 (5×7″) finished size for the invitation, and 3.5×5″ reply paired with printed matching envelopes.

Personal Resolution #1

I’m not buying anything for myself this year. No clothes, toys, pretty things what-so-ever. National Stationery Show is the only thing I’ll be splurging on :)

Obvious Business Resolution #1

Grow Dingbat Press!

In the coming year, the following goals will be blogged about – as we pass them off – its our biggest event yet and I can’t wait to share it with you all!

Finish 2011 Collections: Wedding, Ready-Made and Digital (yes we are venturing into the offset arena for our customizable goods!) Print New Biz Cards: and with that, master the die-cutting on the windmill. Put together THE BOOK: you know, the one that goes with the wedding collection. Design our booth for NSS: and fire-proof it, build it and ship it to NYC. Finalize our signage for NSS: and get our wholesale price-lists, order sheets, promotional material, and press kits ready. Send out our Pre-show promotions: letting everyone know where we’ll be at! Book flights: confirm hotel reservations, booth space, set-up and take-down. PRINT PRINT PRINT! all our new collections. Launch: Our wholesale catalogue…and much much more!

Brittany Gerth Proofs

Adrienne — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 18:50:22 +0000

These proofs for Brittany are in the final stages of implementation. After presenting her logos for her branding package, brittany narrowed it down and we indicated options and alternatives from the scheme she had selected. What is your favorite?
Upon completing her branding and refinement with typography, colormetrics and styling, we presented business card layouts for Brittany in The Euro 1.5×3.5″, The Square 2.5×2.5″, and Standard 2×3.5″. These were bid out as a 2/0 letterpress printed card and whatever she chooses will so rock!

Calligraphy Calling Card No. 11

Adrienne — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 12:00:26 +0000

So you all know my love for Lisa Ridgely’s calligraphy. I don’t know what it is about her style, except that it really is SO unique. I’m always peeking over at her blog and recently she’s opened a shop on Big Cartel with a staggering collection of downloadable calligraphy content for personal use. As you may have seen my calligraphy calling cards before, I’m trying to expand the product to different calligraphy styles so you can order what suits your fancy. Lisa was kind enough to do my Mom’s name for me so I could give these to her on Mother’s Day. They turned out so awesome though, that in the end I couldn’t wait – SO Mom got them early! If you’ll notice on her card she has a new email – here at Dingbat Press!

Come back around on Friday for a big new announcement from Dingbat Press – I can hardly stand it! In the meantime, get a set for yourself, they are newly listed in the shop and you can head over to Lisa’s Shop to get yourself some fancy calligraphy for your cards!

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Adrienne — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 23:00:43 +0000

A Thoughtful Mother

Adrienne — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 19:00:34 +0000

With Mother’s Day around the further corner (I know Easter hops in first) I’ve been thinking about our addition to the brood and how my own mother has been such a great influence in my life. We almost lost her last December and I am constantly thinking about how life would be without her. I’ve been working on this vintageous line for awhile now and felt it was time to unveil one of my favorites in honor of my amazing mom who was not only thoughtful, but showed her love through action as well. Available as a single in the shop now!