XOXO

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➽ Mixed some old wood type with some newer lead type. Really liking the plum colored ink on natural paper.

custom Moleskines

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My son has taken an interest in writing and journaling. To encourage him, I created a few custom Moleskines for his 9th birthday. Finding that pressing Moleskines is a bit tricky with the tabletop platen press, but the results were nice.

Happy Mother's Day

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A simple Mother's Day card printed on Crane's Lettra 110 lb natural white.

mother's day

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➽ Mother's Day card [inside fold]: "You are one of my favorite parents."

right & wrong

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➽ Another courtesy card I recently pressed. Front in pink, reverse in grey. Simple and straight to the point for those people in your life that require small words and simple concepts. Business card size: 3" x 2½"

Also, recycled donut boxes are very cost effective.

journal

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➽ Made a new title for my journal. Working with 2 inch (144pt) numbers and 48pt letters is a bit tricky with small chase, but the end-result was nice.

never, ever

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Another 'courtesy card' for that subtle reminder that some things never need revisiting – ever. Printed in Copperplate No. 2 on recycled chipboard, with a fancy Thank You script typeface on the reverse. Available soon on etsy.

fleurons

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➽ Fleurons are those tiny little embellishments that you often see, but never knew what to call. At least, I didn't know their name. Wikipedia defines a fleuron: 

 fleuron or printers' flower is a typographic element, or glyph, used originally as an ornament for typographic compositions — often, for example, to compose borders on title pages of historic books. Fleurons are stylized forms of flowers or leaves; the term derives from the Old French word floron for flower. Robert Bringhurst in The Elements of Typographic Style calls the forms "horticultural dingbats."

Dingbat? Whatever you call them, I'm just stoked that I now have some for the press. They look pretty spiffy! 

courtesy card #3

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➽ A courtesy card that requires no further explanation.

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