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February 23, 2010

Thanks for stopping in. And please…have a heapin’ helpin’ of our hospitality. The quickest way to see what we offer is to go to the Galleries at the top of this page. But please feel free to wander. “New Stuff” above will get you the latest. The galleries tend to lag real time. There’s also a link to a pdf catalogue up there.

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Mommy Dearest

March 4, 2010

Or would that be Mummy Dearest? Two Mom cards with a chrysanthemum tilt. Designs by Lori Gray- Kedash Design.

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Floral- Eucalyptus

February 28, 2010

This card started life as a personalized notecard. We think it stands on its own as a stock greeting card as well. We didn’t “knock out” where one color overlaps another, which is our usual practice. The effect here of two somewhat transparent colors overlapping makes a new one (in this case turquoise). Kinda cool looking.

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Thank You for Spring

February 26, 2010

No, it’s not here yet, but seasons change and so do their colors. We’ve always liked this card, mostly because it has great “hand” (garment industry-speak for “it feels good”). Thank You notes never go out of season or style so, with the snowdrops (Galanthus nivalis) emerging under the snow near the end of a horrendous winter here in the great Mid-Atlantic, this color just sings Spring.

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Letterpress Photography

February 25, 2010

I’m forever trying to figure out how to best light our work to show both the detail of the product as well as the three dimensional aspect of letterpress printing. Best is a full sun window to play with but, it’s not always ready when I am. For this pic I used a metal halide lamp salvaged from a defunct marine aquarium. They say metal halide is the closest man made light source to sunlight. I’m not entirely sure about that, but this shot, with just one light source, really does capture the depth of the card. And check out the saturation on that light tan color…..thank you Heidelberg Windmill. 

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Wedding

February 17, 2010 Bespoke

We were delighted to print this wedding invitation for a lovely (Australian, I believe) couple currently living in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Always makes me think of lumpy koala bears which don’t.) Today Malaysia?… tomorrow, perhaps…..Memphis?
“Just letting you know that the invitations arrived today – they are beautiful! Many many thanks for such a great job. Zeta”


Baby Bunny

February 13, 2010 Baby

Now this is just plain sweet. Design by Lori Gray of Kedash Design.
This card created quite the furor in our family as folks were amazed that my sister, who is 55 had decided to produce a miracle child without informing anyone. So no, she didn’t and yes, it is a fabricated announcement, but still pretty [...]


Eucalyptus

February 6, 2010 Bespoke

A2 – top fold – blank interior – Lettra Pearl White 300gsm. We tried overprinting two  colors on this one and didn’t “knock out” the places where the colors overlap. The results here are interesting but, we did one with two very light colors and got the areas where the paper is hit with two [...]


Catalog

February 5, 2010 News

We’ve just posted a new downloadable catalog. It’s here.


Flat Cross Bar Dot

February 1, 2010 Bespoke

Neiman Marcus will be carrying this card in their online store in the near future.