Take a look at one of our newest Smock offerings- fancy diecut shapes with edge painting added on.
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Luscious Waves
Jeff is printing these wonderful waves in a dark blue ink on ivory cotton paper.
Partytime
To celebrate 10,000 orders and Bella Figura launching online ordering, we had a party today! Balloons, festive fruit, tables outside loaded with food and people! What more could we ask for? The weather was perfect, and the cake was delicious. Lovely.
Vandercooking
This is the most glamorous sign I’ve seen in a while! Letterpress printed on the Vandercook press because of it’s large size (11 x 17), great texture is achieved with impression depth and super thick plush paper. Such an elegant way to maintain privacy.
Ink Mixing
Mike is mixing up a batch of custom light purple ink. Each component of the color is weighed out on the scale to get just the right proportions. The blobs are then vigorously blended, pushed and pulled into a nice smooth large blob of ink that is ready to go on the press.
Heart!
Hooray for inky fingers!
Happy Happy Joy Joy!
Shannon is wrapping up the last of an invitation suite for Leah and Todd. Letterpress printed in charcoal ink, the Bella Figura design “Deveril” is a classy look to set their wedding. The couple will be receiving the package very shortly!
Hmmm Lollipop
As delicious as it sounds lollipop is only a nickname for the roller gauge. This handy device is placed under inky rollers where the form (or artwork) would be. The round part is exactly type-high (.918) so a narrow stripe of ink will show whether the rollers are set to the correct height. Please do not be tempted to eat this lollipop.
Hangtags
Look, look at these fine hangtags that Bill just finished up. Here is the die that cuts out each tag and drills the hole in same pass. Letterpress printed in papaya ink on our Smock bamboo paper, these are a special way to say thanks!
As Far As the Eye Can See…
Majestic, glorious towers of Smock. These items are the “contain multiples” that one may use to have a collection of stylish whatevers. Available through fine shops or Etsy.
