We received a sweet request from Lauren. Her and her husband are expecting a baby, and they were hoping to have a custom letterpress card to announce their baby’s gender. A card that they could hand to the sonogram technician to fill out and then seal up. A card that they could open up Christmas morning and read their surprise gender news. A card that was handmade and could be a keepsake for their child’s baby book.

We turned to this classic nursery rhyme for inspiration and created a little card that could be checked off, tucked into a baby envelope and then sealed until Christmas morning. We love how it turned out. Congrats again, Lauren!

Another house sketch we recently completed. Gray seems to be quite a popular color choice!

a recent project we worked on. custom house sketch, turned letterpress printed moving announcement. this is one of our most requested items!

i look forward to the beginning of october when i can break out the spiders, webs, pumpkins and crows in preparation for our annual halloween bash. i also look forward to designing, printing + sending out the invites for our party. the idea for this year’s invitation? vampire’s bite of approval. i stuffed each invite into an envelope and hand punched it twice making faux bite marks go through and through. kacey wanted it to look more gruesome with fake blood smudged all about, but i preferred a cleaner look. so, we compromised with blood red ink. i love how they turned out, and i hope our guests do too!

new to the shop – letterpress printed bonjour note cards. enjoy!

along with cooler temperatures, september also means we’re in the midst of holiday orders. we’ll be taking on fewer custom projects this holiday season. if you’re interested in custom cards, gift tags, party invitations, etc. please send us an email so we can discuss your project » hello [at] duetletterpress.com. thanks + happy thursday!