Let it swim
Quick announcement for some shop updates…
LWYL 8th edition was already getting so low that I printed some of the 9th edition ((more colors to come!))
I must admit when the Vandercook is all pink, it makes me happy :)
Pink (I hadn’t printed 8×10 pink in a while!):
and a few people have asked me if I ever print this again… so I did! FLOSS mini letterpress prints are back :) Only 12 available!
Thank you for looking :)
When I printed E is for Easter card, I also printed 2 more alphabet greeting cards (now I have 21 different alphabet cards!) S and K.
Hope you like them :)
Easter is coming soon, it’s April 4th this year so I have printed the Alphabet greeting cards — E is for Easter! It’s actually so perfect for kids, they can learn alphabet and celebrate Easter at the same time :)
Mixing ink: Wanted to mix a pretty pastel colors for Easter, for both boys and girls so picked pretty pastel green.
On the Vandercook press:
After adjusting the placement, print away the first color.
Second color / border:
Adjusting, adjusting…
until you have it perfect!
Here is the final product:
Available here. Enjoy!
Yes, you heard it right. I am giving away this new SMILE letterpress print in yellow that I just printed! “SMILE” is absolutely one of my favorite words and the gray ones got all sold out so I decided to print more… in yellow this time!
It is in 5×7 inches, letterpressed by hand using vintage wood type blocks on 110lb, 100% cotton Lettra Pearl White paper with soy-based yellow ink – means it’s very eco-friendly! Limited to only 60 prints.
Here are some behind-the-scene photos…
Adjusting its placement and the impression.
Wood type all set, yellow ink set, and ready to print.
Hot off the press…
and here is the final product!
((the dachshund is from DAXDACHS in Ginza Tokyo and the little jewelry box is from Suga Jewelry.))
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To enter, please leave a comment in this post telling us “what makes you smile” by midnight EST on Monday, February 22nd and I will pick a winner and announce one on Tuesday, February 23rd (my birthday!). You can be anywhere in the world, I will ship it to anywhere :) Also, if you tweet about it or if you mention about it on your blog, that gets you more entries — make sure to tell me by leaving another messages so I can count that, too! You have today, this weekend and Monday so hurry!
GOOD LUCK and BIG SMILE to all of you!!!