letterpress

recent work // house sketch no. 31

house no.31 / moving announcement

house no.31 / print

We recently completed these custom house sketch moving announcements and a 5″ x 7″ letterpress print that’s perfect for framing. Congrats Matthew + Jennifer on your new home!

around the studio // 06.15.12

around the studio // 06.15.12

around the studio // 06.15.12

Today in the studio…new tags for the shop + a rainbow of twine.

PS – if you are still in need of a Father’s Day card, don’t forget about the freebie we designed. You can get it here.

recent work // fitz first birthday invitations

A couple of months ago, an adorable little boy named Fitz turned one, and we were honored to work on his first birthday party invitations.

Instead of  envelopes, we used kraft box mailers and designed two color letterpress wraparound mailing labels for them.

fitz first birthday invitation

Inside the kraft colored crinkle paper filled boxes were two letterpress cards bound together with red + white striped twine.

fitz first birthday invitation

The first card? A photo with his super cute first birthday picture affixed to a letterpress printed card featuring his name and a striped number one.

fitz first birthday invitation

The second card was a two color letterpress printed card with all of the party details.

fitz first birthday invitation

We hope you had a fabulous first birthday, Fitz!

recent work // house sketch no. 30

house no.30

Another custom house sketch moving announcement we recently completed for a client on the west coast. Congratulations Lisa + family on your gorgeous new home!

recent work // house sketch no. 29

house no.29

We recently completed these custom house sketch moving announcements. Drawing the cacti was fun + a first for us!

wishes for em // year two

wish card

wish card

Like last year, we handed out letterpress printed wish cards for Em’s second birthday party. Guests wrote down their words + wishes for Em. And like last year, after the party, we really enjoyed reading them and tucked the cards into Em’s memory box for safekeeping.

em’s second birthday // invitations

Today, I’m very excited to share with you Em’s second birthday party invitations. Em loves coloring. She also loves to read. Harold and the Purple Crayon, one of our favorite books, combines both. So, we decided to throw an Emily and the Purple Crayon Party. Her invitations were sent out in a kraft box. We letterpress printed a wrap-around mailing label and used pretty purple stamps to complete the package.

em's second birthday invitation

Inside, an invite and a little white envelope were bound together with lilac and orchid twine. Using a white mini clothespin, her second birthday picture was attached to the twine and all the pieces were placed inside a purple crinkle paper filled box.

em's second birthday invitation

We letterpress printed the invitations in two colors – a beet purple, like the color Harold uses in the book, and a soft, pinkish purple which we used to mimic drawing on the invitations.

em's second birthday invitation

Along with the invitation, we included a washi taped envelope that contained two purple crayons. The invitation invited everyone over for cake + coloring.

em's second birthday invitation

So, there you have it. Em’s second birthday party invitations for her purple crayon party!

shop update // sea shell collection

sea shell collection

We just added these summery sea shell note cards to our shop. They come as a set of five and feature a different shell on each card. Enjoy!