Personalized Letterpress Stationery Tropical Fronds

New letterpress printed stationery with blue tropical fronds and a marvelous distinctive font.

You can almost hear and picture Elvis singing "Blue Hawaii" as he drifts down the the river. What tropical charm! These personalized letterpress stationery feature beautiful deep blue fronds and a wonderful all caps font. I printed the deep blue fronds first on plush 100% cotton card stock and then followed it up by hand setting the metal type and then printed the name.  Each card is printed one card at a time using my antique printing presses. By using my metal type, no dies need to be processed to have a name plate made. This means prompt printing and quick delivery for you. 

Sometimes, clients will have customized images and special fonts they want. This also can be done and letterpress plates will be ordered. This takes about 3-4 days for me to receive them and then I can print.

Letterpress Holiday Cards

Fun and festive letterpress holiday cards by Aloha Letterpress. The holiday season is quickly approaching. Unique and special letterpress printed Christmas cards are now available at my shop. Personalizing available. Each card is printed one card at a time on one of my antique printing presses on plush 100 percent cotton card stock. 

Aloha Pineapple Letterpress Stationery

These Aloha Pineapple letterpress stationery feature sweet, luscious pineapples and your name in a beautiful script font. The copper gold hue gives these cards a vintage Hawaiian appeal. This set is printed on lovely, plush  Pearl White 100% cotton card stock for a wonderful impression that delights the senses. I hand set the metal type for these cards and print image and name on my antique printing press, one card at a time. Because I hand set the metal type, I can also substitute the text with your greeting or words.

Pretty Poppies Letterpress Stationery

Pretty poppies letterpress stationery personalized with your name with a beautiful script font. These lovely set of cards will evoke the warmth of your thoughts to your family and friends. Each card is hand printed, one card at a time, on my antique printing press on plush 100% cotton cover weight paper for a wonderful impression that you can see and touch!

You are my Sunshine Sunflower letterpress stationery

Personalized letterpress stationery of gorgeous sunflowers brimming with honey gold goodness. Add some sunshine to your correspondence! These lovely sunflowers will add to the warmth of your thoughts and evoke smiles. Each card is printed one card at a time on thick, slightly textured 100% cotton cover weight paper for a delightful impression.

Whimsical Octopus Personalized Letterpress Stationery

With graceful tentacles waving, these personalized letterpress stationery feature a delightful octopus in cool aqua blue. Printed one card at a time, the old fashioned way, on my antique printing press on plush white 100% cotton cover weight paper.

In Hawaii, the he'e is a beloved creature with its amazing beauty and delectable taste. Ancient Hawaiians enjoyed eating he'e and the locals continue to relish it today as a pupu or appetizer.

Newly Designed Personalized Dandelion Letterpress Cards

I created these new dandelion cards and just listed them in my Aloha Letterpress shop. I love how light and delicate the dandelions came out.

It takes me hours when I draw using Adobe Illustrator. The entire process of creating a card can be time consuming, but I enjoy it when I'm finally printing. With these cards, I first created the dandelions using Illustrator and then I decided to do metal plates for it instead of photopolymer. I think the metal plates will create a better printing for this image because of the finer lines and details.

I then sent the images away to have them processed into plates. Once the plates are received, I fit the dandelion plate into a chase (metal frame) and use wooden furniture or blocks of wood to help hold the metal plate in place, locking and securing the plate with these metal quoins or wedges. In a separate chase, I handset the metal type for the name.

Next, I place the rollers onto the press, hand mix the ink, and ink the press. Once the ink has spread on the ink plate, I place the chase with the dandelion image onto the chase bed. I then print the dandelions and after that, I print the name. This card takes 3 separate printings because of the 3 separate graphics, the dandelions, the wisps flying in the air, and the handset type.

Cleaning up is another story!

Personalized Letterpress Plum Dahlia Cards

Luscious plum colored dahlias are featured along with your name in these letterpress printed cards by Aloha Letterpress. The fine detailed petals of the dahlia stand out against the plush white 100 percent cotton paper. These cards also include personalized names handset with Lydian Cursive metal type. I also have these cards in teal aquamarine and honeysuckle pink, or any custom color may be requested.

Etsy Finds Features Aloha Letterpress Cards

Etsy Finds recently featured my letterpress personalized printed cards of Lotus Blossoms and Dragonfly.
Etsy Finds is part of the subscription service that anyone can subscribe to, and gift ideas for any occasion are emailed to customers. This recent Finds featured gifts for the graduates.  Congratulations, Class of 2011!

Aloha Letterpress Etsy Treasury

'Pantone 2011 Color of the Year - HONEYSUCKLE' by marcykk

Just Love HONEYSUCK... teezy $18.00	Rosy Pink Twisted B... FortyfourOrang... $24.00	A Princess In Pink ... riskybeads $8.50	Letterpress Cards P... alohaletterpre... $32.00
SALE - Lavender Bot... buckscountyfra... $15.00	Copper Enamel Heart... Venbead $35.00	Handmade Fabric Sto... bedesisters $25.00	Zig Zag Chevron Pin... redtilestudio $28.00
organic kids nap ma... SewnNatural $119.00	Pink Floral Ballet ... TillyWhistle $18.00	Blown Glass Suncatc... wolfartglass $30.00	Suedette Plush Bunn... gingerurchin $25.00
Cathedral Windows Q... sarahsquiltsnc... $1499.00	Unboring funny coff... knotworkshop $15.00	Infinity Scarf, Fl... VintageDutchGi... $26.00	Windswept Honeysuck... Waterrose $78.00

Treasury tool is sponsored by Lazzia.com A/B image testing.

An Etsy Treasury by marcykk on Etsy...includes my recent custom name cards with honeysuckle pink dahlias.

Letterpress Cards Custom Blind Debossing with Lydian Bold Cursive Metal Type

Another example of blind debossing using Lydian Bold Cursive metal type. Debossing and embossing are often confused. Debossing is when the type or image is impressed into the paper. Embossing is when the image or text is raised. Embossing requires male and female dies so the image or text is "pushed up." Custom personalized cards are offered at my Etsy Shop. There's a sale going on now!