Flannel Town

Posted on January 6, 2012 by carrie.valenzuela

Jake and Dave ponder how to acquire more flannel to keep warm during our frigid central NY winter.

Smocktacular

Posted on January 2, 2012 by carrie.valenzuela

Using Smock gift wrap papers are sure to fire up your craft ideas. Go forth, be creative.

Merry Boxcar Holiday!

Posted on December 30, 2011 by carrie.valenzuela

Happy Holidays! See you in 2012!

Ink Blooming

Posted on December 16, 2011 by carrie.valenzuela

One of my favorite parts of printing is watching fresh ink bloom on the rollers. Royal blue comes up nicely. Yes, to the printers out there, I did tighten up the rider roller. Laypersons that’s the silver one on top that carries extra ink and didn’t ink up like everything else.

Trout fishing in America

Posted on December 12, 2011 by carrie.valenzuela

This is a souvenir diecut piece from a very special birthday party. Now we can remember the good times all year.

Dave is running the Heidelberg KSBS cylinder press

Posted on December 9, 2011 by carrie.valenzuela

Much like a lion-tamer, Dave persuades the press to do fancy tricks: match Pantone, don’t feed too fast, get the right amount of air flowing.

Pat’s Press is the Greenest

Posted on December 7, 2011 by carrie.valenzuela

My fellow pressperson, Pat, has the greenest press in the shop. From a lush green carpet for comfortable footing all the way up to the very top with a leafy, happy bamboo plant for ambient eye candy. Pat’s press is the swankiest.

Joe Knows

Posted on December 2, 2011 by carrie.valenzuela

Joe knows how to make a happy press. He is printing the second color on a set of business cards. Text printed in taupe ink paired with a vivid blue logo makes a fun combination.