Custom business cards for a fellow Etsyan

September 14, 2015September 8, 2015 ~ Bess Paper Goods & Gifts ~ 3 Comments

I love working with other Etsy sellers. They value the handmade nature of my work, their familiarity with the site eliminates any technical issues, and they’re usually really great about giving feedback and letting me know when the final product has arrived. So when Sharon got in touch about ordering business cards, I was all too happy to help!

She had a branding package created by another designer, but unfortunately the original designer was unreachable and Sharon only had low resolution JPGs—not good enough files for me to order printing plates. Luckily, I’m awfully handy with Illustrator, so I spent the better part of a day recreating her logo and the gorgeous illustrations from her branding package and we were ready to go!

Sometimes, it can take quite a few rounds to get the design right, but this process was fairly painless. I rush-shipped in some ecru paper, ordered her printing plates and got to work. These cards are more intricate than many I’ve done and I just love the way they turned out!

Make sure to take a moment to check out her shop—it’s filled with amazing vintage jewelry from the early 1900s. This necklace is one of my favorites—leave it to me to hone in on the diamonds!

Colette Allen Business Stationery

March 18, 2015March 6, 2015 ~ Bess Paper Goods & Gifts ~ Leave a comment

This project one of my favorites from last year. Colette Allen was founded by Meighan Newhouse in 2012 out of a passion for job satisfaction. She believes if you are going to spend the majority of your time working, you should love what you do. Or at least like it a lot.

When she went looking for someone to collaborate with for her business stationery, she found someone who loves what they do—me! She already had a fabulous logo designed by Red Meets Yellow, so we put together a clean and simple design that would show off the impression of letterpress and applied it to two-sided business cards and a flat two-color notecard. Add matching bright green envelopes and voila! Business stationery any entrepreneur would be proud of.

It’s Business Time!

March 11, 2015February 25, 2015 ~ Bess Paper Goods & Gifts ~ Leave a comment

Ok, first of all, let’s go watch this hilarious video that inspired the name of this post. Go! What? You’re at work and you don’t have headphones? First of all, that’s just silly. Second, save the link so you can watch it tonight! Totally worth it.

Now that we’ve got the important stuff out of the way, I wanted to share a project I printed about a month ago for a Wisconsin photographer. Erin had seen the flat notecards that I printed for 622 press posted on our facebook page and wanted a set for her business: Don’t Blink Photography!

Her logo was perfect for the job and I love how the silver ink sits on the kraft paper—it’s slightly coated, so the ink is much more metallic than on my standard white cotton paper. And the best part: This project was super seamless, she just sent me her logo and I ordered plates and got to work, no muss, no fuss. I enjoyed it so much I’ve decided to offer flat business stationery in my etsy shop! Find it here. Enjoy!

Custom letterpress business cards

November 10, 2014November 3, 2014 ~ Bess Paper Goods & Gifts ~ Leave a comment

Now that Bess and I are settled in, I’ve started accepting custom orders again—including business cards! I’ve designed and printed some really fun cards in the last year, so I thought I’d share! Interested in a set of your own? Email me or check out this listing.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/173190577/250-custom-letterpress-business-cards

https://www.etsy.com/listing/173190577/250-custom-letterpress-business-cards

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Business Cards-R-Us

March 15, 2009 ~ Bess Paper Goods & Gifts ~ 8 Comments

Yesterday I finished up four orders of business cards so I thought I’d share!

I designed these cards (and a website to come soon!) for my good friend Mollie Shambeau. One of the cheeriest and most stylish people I know, these cards suit her perfectly.

Colleen Frankhart is a freelance writer found me through etsy. I picked up the turning gears motif from a WPA era image she has on her website and we both really like the connotation of "I can see the wheels turning."

Sara Forster is another freelance writer and former coworker. She wanted simple, pretty, nature-inspired cards with all her information on them.

Simple yet really well designed, these are for a fellow graphic designer. She designed them herself. Printing relatively thin lines are really the best way to show off the beautiful impression letterpress leaves on the page — gorgeous!