It’s the time of year when all the beautiful snow that fell before Christmas turns to dirty gray slush and I’m trying to remember why I live in Wisconsin. In an effort to beat the winter blues, yesterday I printed some botanical cards in pretty spring colors. They’ll be up in my etsy shop once I know how many will be ordered for wholesale.
This weekend, I finally set more than one line of type. It was so satisfying, plunking each tiny piece of lead into its place. I printed up these adorable invites to our family Christmas. They’d really work for any dinner party or special occasion (rehearsal dinner perhaps?) and are just perfect and elegant. They’re available for custom order in my etsy shop.
Just wanted to say ‘hi!’ to all the new visitors to the blog courtesy of the Daily Page and other recent press. When it rains it pours: 622 press is currently featured on The Isthmus Daily Page’s Madison etsy explorations as well as brava Magazine’s annual holiday Wish List. Woo hoo!
I’m still recovering from this holiday weekend, and not in the way you might think, despite its containing the drunkest day of the year (Wednesday before Thanksgiving, if you weren’t aware — fun fact of the day!).
I had double rush orders of holiday cards and other projects for a couple of clients. The first (above) was designed by Anna of Modern Printed Matter. I can’t get enough of her crystallized snowflake pattern — it’s so elegant in a blind emboss. Because it’s an all-over design, there’s no place for the displaced paper fibers to be absorbed into, so I had to tighten my press to the point of almost not being able to make a full rotation. (In fact, my mom tried to do a couple because I was exhausted and she couldn’t! Apparently printing can double as weight training.) Anyway, although the soreness in my muscles is still lingering, the cards turned out beautiful and were well worth it.
On the other end of the spectrum, I also imprinted holiday cards for Z2 Marketing in Milwaukee. I’d be remiss if I didn’t thank Kerry Tasch, a friend from the design program at UWSP, for looking me up! In addition to the lovely cards below, I also embossed the front and back covers of their leave behind book, images of which I hope to post soon. I love the sheer simplicity and perfect symmetry of the cards as much as I love the complexity and randomness of the top ones. These, however, were much easier to create, the plate took a perfect bite out of each card, leaving sharp edges and a deep emboss.
Finally, I’ve gotten around to printing my own business cards. Just wanted to show them off because I’m loving them — never underestimate the difference the way you visually represent your business can make.
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