Being that everyone has been enjoying our latest baby announcement post, we’re going to ride this baby wave and show you guys another. Just finished another set Josh and Michelle to celebrate the arrival of David, the newest addition to their family! We designed these great pieces on 110# cotton paper with navy blue and metallic silver ink. The invites are complimented with navy blue envelopes with a baby blue liner. To top things off these announcements were paired with matching note cards that can be used for Thank you cards or just notes to the baby for the future, pretty awesome.

So we’re back and we’ve got a huge pile of samples that we’re preparing to post up. Here’s a set of business cards to wet your taste buds and kick things off.

Here’s a set of double sided cards that does a great job with just one color by using multiple typefaces, a knocked out logo and other design elements. What really makes this card great is the edge painting with a different/complementary color. Being a travel company they wanted to use colors that were relaxing and comfortable to reminded people of vacation. Design Credit: Melissa Easton

Ask us about different methods to make your cards/invites/posters unique!

Here are some great invites designed and printed by us for Eddie and Jae Young’s wedding that was last week! We’re always trying to create beautiful pieces that are unique and reflect who they are.

Jae Young wanted to use her favorite flower on her invites so we designed a simple and elegant sleeve to introduce the invite to all her guests. We pressed the flower blind on the sleeves with their first initials at the bottom. From there the invite has the flowers in more detail with her favorite shade of purple.

We’ll let the photos explain the rest. Take a look and tell us what you think!

Designer: Andrew Lee
Stock: 110# pearl white cotton paper (reply card) & 220# pearl white cotton paper (invite)
Ink Colors: silver, purple (custom mixed – by hand)
Other: half moon sleeve, Invite envelope, reply envelope

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.

We wanted to share a few snapshots of a variety of edge colored cards from business cards to stationery and wedding invitations. We think its a great way to add a touch of color to your letterpress project. Almost any color can be painted on the edge of your cards from light pastels to bright neons and even dark colors like purple and black. Metallic colors can also be painted on the edges like the silver and gold metallic cards shown below. We can even match the edge color to the colors printed on your cards or stationery.

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)