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    Network Redux Letterpress Coupons
    January 15, 2012

    Network Redux Letterpress Cards

    Nothing is more indulgent than a letterpress coupon. Today we’ve got a project we printed for Network Redux, a web hosting and data service provider based in Portland, OR. These cards were designed by Rhonda Spencer, a designer at freshfruit creative - a creative agency also based in Portland. We spoke to Network Redux before posting these and they said the promo code is still in effect: NetworkRedux2011 – which is good for a $50 service credit. Check out more photos after the break. 

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    Happy New Year Letterpress Card
    January 6, 2012

    Happy New Year Letterpress Card
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    The new year comes with a special treat from your friends at Dolce Press. We love new fonts but don’t always get to try them out. Starting January we’re going to be including special prints with each order. These prints will feature different fonts we love that might spark your creativity! This month’s card celebrates the New Year with three great fonts: Dusty Circus, Snob, Carolyna Pro Black.

    Place your order now and we’ll include this limited edition card when your cards or invitations ship. Stay tuned for next month’s card!

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    The Year In Ink Review – 2011
    December 31, 2011

    The Year In Ink - 2011

    Happy New Year!

    We wanted to do a review of all the great instagram photos we posted this year. We started posting daily photos of our work to instagram from shots of new machines being installed, to ink mixing, platemaking, letterpress printing, foil stamping, edge coloring, and the list goes on! To follow what goes on in the shop and get regular updates on our work you can follow us on twitter (@dolcepress) or check out our tumblr page (from the press room). You can also check out the photos directly by following us on instagram (@dolcepress).

    Check out all of the photos after the break!

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    Vote for us on Uncommon Goods!
    November 27, 2011

    The Word Search card is a new design in our 2011 Holiday Collection.

    Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you should have heard by now that one of our designs was selected by Uncommon Goods as a semi-finalist in their holiday card contest. We’re really happy to have caught their eye, but the most important part of the contest is still going on now!

    In fact today is the last day to vote, which you can do here.

    We put together a little walkthrough if you’re unsure of what to do.

    Step 1: Vote for us by clicking thumbs UP. You could vote thumbs down – this is a democratic process after all – but that’s just no fun! Once you place your vote, you’ll be taken to a registration page to sign up (it’s very easy).

    Step 2: Once you’ve voted, you can post the link on facebook/twitter/etc. and spread the social media word. If you don’t have a facebook handle or aren’t hip to tweeting, we can’t help right now, that’s a completely separate post.

    Step 3: The last favor we’re asking – for now – is to leave a comment. Tell us and everyone else what you think about the cards!

    For everyone who has already voted and commented, we really appreciate you taking the time to support us! In case you’re wondering what people are saying about the cards check out this sample of comments posted:

    Images courtesy of Uncommon Goods and the Community Voting App.

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    Bookmark | Comments | Category: Holiday Cards,Updates | By Dolce Press Staff at 9:37 am

    Letterpress/Foil for Korissa & Ken
    November 14, 2011

    Korissa & Ken Foil/Letterpress Invitations

    A stylish save the date and invitation designed by Korissa Tsuyuki

    We’ve worked with Korissa before – printing her business cards – so we new we were in for a treat! She designed this custom save the date and invitation using a perfect mix of patterns and typography. We had almost as much fun photographing the finished pieces as we did printing them. Check out the mix of foil stamping and letterpress after the break.

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    A Letterpress Word Search Greeting
    November 1, 2011

    Letterpress Word Search Holiday Card

    The perfect card for any holiday greeting!

    We’re happy to announce another addition to our 2011 Holiday line, the Word Search greeting is something we had a fun time creating. The first thing we did was create a list of holiday words. Once we had our list of 34 – and there was some heated debate!! – we started laying out each word. The first 20 or so went pretty fast, but it was those last ones that took some creative work to fit! They’re now for sale in our SHOP. Take a peak at the letterpress cards and the instruction card after the break.

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    Pear Tree Holiday Cards
    October 29, 2011

    Pear Tree Letterpress Holiday Card

    Our modern partridge in a pear tree letterpress design is the newest holiday card.

    We’re really excited to post photos of our newest holiday card, Pear Tree. The cards were printed on pearl white Crane’s Lettra and paired with an A2 (4.25″ x 5.5″) envelope. Like the rest of the cards we have available for purchase, these were printed on our Vandercook (Uni III) using photopolymer plates. A box set of 6 cards and envelopes are $18 and available in our shop.

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    Bookmark | Comments | Category: Holiday Cards,Updates | By Dolce Press Staff at 6:22 pm
    Dolce Press :: Blog is a letterpress printing resource providing designers and printers with news, updates, and how-to articles on letterpress printing and Dolce Press. Written by Alexandra Daley, the blog covers topics such as letterpress suppliers, troubleshooting, new products (social stationery, wedding invitations, baby announcements, imprintables, and greeting cards), and other topics of interest. Dolce Press is a small letterpress print shop located in Central New York (Ithaca, NY) that offers a variety of services and products including letterpress printing, offset lithography, embossing, engraving, embellishments, stationery, invitations, announcements, imprintables, and more. If you have comments, suggestions, or questions please contact us by phone (516.353.9284) or email (contact@dolcepress.com).
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