Hello hello!

Well, hello hello, my virtual friends. :)  It has been a while - hasn't it always?  It has been busy busy here over at Dancing Pen & Press.  In the past few weeks, I have been lettering and printing up a storm!  It has been a lot of fun; loving every minute of it!  There is also a new addition - a new puppy!  Her name is Daphne (I let my three y.o. name her and he is in a Scooby Doo phase...). She is so sweet, but SUCH a handful!  I will post some pics of her, as well as, some of my most recent work for you to see!



Here are some pics of a lovely wedding suite I just did.  It is a subtle teal color with gold hand calligraphy names and monogram.  We also did a RSVP post card and Rehearsal Dinner invite. 

Here is a cute Save the Date printed with navy blue ink and navy lined envelopes:

Here is sweet Daphne. Don't you just love her asymmetrical muzzle? 

Here are some photos of a Winter themed marriage certificate with water color snowflakes.

Pretty Blue Floral Marriage Certificate

Lace Edged Letterpress Invite Suite

I know I know.... I haven't my blog in a while - a long while. I am sorry about that.  I have been busy busy printing on my Chandler & Price printing press!  I literally sold thousands of Christmas cards this season, and it was so fun! I also printed up lots of personalized note cards and tried my hand at envelope liners - picures of all of that to come. 

Today my blog post is about a very sweet wedding invitation suite I just shipped out my door.  It is printed on Crane Lettra in Pearl White.  The invite has a blind emboss (this means I let the printing press, press into the paper the design but use no ink) of a beautiful lace along the bottom.  We combined my hand calligraphy and a serif block print for the text in classic black.  The envelope also has the lace blind emboss on it to tie everything together.

Woohoo!! My Letterpressed Christmas Cards were featured on Martha Stewart.com's top cards of the season!!

http://ourfinds.marthastewart.com/2011/11/07/holiday-cards-galore/#comments

Marriage Certificate with Watercolor Leaves

Here is a marriage certificate I just finished with watercolor leaves and branches.

Maybe the Obama's Will Come??

Marriage Certificate wit Faux Paper Quill Design

Slate Blue & White Wedding Signs and Escort Cards

Marriage Certificate with vows, bird and twig design, and portrait of the couple's church

Purple, Lavender and Black Marriage Certificate with Custom Monogram

Blue & White Marriage Certificate to Match Invites

Stay tuned...

Okay folks I am getting very excited. I have my first letterpress job with my new press and I am printing THIS weekend!! Will post pictures when I am done!!

A baby item!

Recently I had the pleasure of creating this sweet little keepsake. It is a piece to be frames and hung in the nursery and notates the new arrival's name, weight etc.  I had complete artistic license so I went crazy!  The room of this sweet little girl was pink and green, so I went with those colors.