These are probably one of the coolest business cards we’ve designed and printed! These cards were duplexed by us at Dolce Press with a 140lb black stock and 110lb cotton white stock. The white side has an extremely high blind EMBOSS and a silver ink letterpress (DEBOSS). The black side has the contact info letterpress printed in silver ink and the logo is embossed on the back as well. We also embossed a small dotted divider to break up the text. The custom size and rounded diecut corners add a nice additional touch to the cards.
If you think these cards are great, check out this company (www.aerisaviation.com). Aeris Aviation, located in Wisconsin is a company that rents luxury, state-of-the-art aircrafts at affordable rates. I also had the privilege of getting some pictures from Phil Larder, (one of the partners at Aeris Aviation) of the facility which were A-M-A-Z-I-N-G. Times like this, I wish I had a Pilots License but luckily for the birds, I don’t.
If you are interested in duplexed cards, diecutting, embossing and of course letterpress, please feel free to contact us.
John-Bryan Hopkins, the man behind Foodimentary, writes about all things food from cool facts and great recipes to food-related holidays and great food finds. Not only is he considered one of the most retweeted individuals on twitter, Foodimentary was awarded a prestigious Shorty award for “Best in Food” in 2008.
We printed these pretty awesome cards for him, which were designed by Ryan Davis at the G Brand (some very talented individuals). We’ve noticed lately that more and more people are including a twitter handle on their business cards (take a look at the back of the cards on the bottom left for the blue twitter logo). The photos say it all:
In our opinion letterpress pieces look best when the text is kept to a minimum and the beauty of the texture and impression is front and center. But sometimes wedding invitations may need to include several inserts such as a reception card, directions & map, registry, accommodations etc… At Dolce Press we have come up with a solution and are now offering letterpress printed invitation booklets.
These booklets are the perfect solution for destination weddings as well as save the dates. You can include information on places to stay and other travel details so your guests can be prepared well in advance. When planning a destination wedding, the more time you give your guests the better, especially if they are going to be traveling out of the country.
We printed this new booklet design for Leah and Zeb in three colors (chartreuse, charcoal, and blind). The pages are cascaded so that the tab for each page is easily read when the invite is closed. Each page is creased which allows the individual cotton pages to easily bend. Creasing is especially important when folding cotton paper, without the crease the paper would crack and bend in the wrong place.
The finishing touch to these invitation booklets is the perforated reply card which was done in a postcard style. All your guest have to do is tear off and mail. Simple and easy! (Don’t forget about the cute rivets in the matching chartruese color holding the neat little booklet together)
There’s a world of difference between letterpress and embossing! People often interchange these terms, but in fact they’re complete opposites. We’re always blogging about our letterpress projects, but Dolce Press is about more than just pressing images into paper. We also can press images out of the paper, commonly referred to as embossing. Take a look at these pictures of one of our embossed pieces. Just like letterpress, embossing is another way to add dimension to a flat piece. More of our embossed work is sure to come, so stay tuned!
Our Valentine’s Day 2009 letterpress giveaway had some great engagement stories and when it came down to selecting a winner we had a hard time choosing. We picked high school sweethearts, Karlee & Benjamin, who had a great engagement story. We printed their Save the Date cards this weekend and they turned out great … at least we think they did!
The cards are printed on our 100% cotton paper (110#) using our vegetable oil based inks. We custom mixed the chartreuse and chocolate brown ink and after a little work we had these great Save the Date cards. The scalloped circles look great pressed into the paper and we paired the Save the Date with a matching square chartreuse envelope to add a pop of color. We’re very happy to have this design and several other new invitation sets added to our wedding portfolio.
We have always made it our first priority to take care of our clients and work hard to make sure their invitations turn out even better than they imagined. So, we were happy to receive an email a few weeks ago from the Editors at Style Me Pretty inviting us to be featured in their Little Black Book. Being hand picked by Abby and her staff means a lot to us because it validates all of the hard work we’ve done up to now.
We’ve been so busy printing that it wasn’t untill this week that we were able to reply and let them know how excited we were to be chosen. If you’re in the wedding business and haven’t heard about the the Little Black Book then you’ve been living under a rock for the past few years. The book features the best vendors in the industry for invitations as well as photography, event planning, and more! You’ll find our listing in the Hamptons section under invitations, check it out and let us know what you think.
The Best Wedding Invitations in the Hamptons
To everyone visiting from Style Me Pretty: Welcome and we look forward to working with you, if you have any questions don’t hesitate to ask (contact us)
