On Saturday, July 21st, we welcomed our son, Bergen Wilder, into the world. At 5:34 pm he joined us weighing 8 lbs and 10 ounces and 20 inches long. He has us completely smitten with his sweet whimpers and lazy baby yawns. Rosemary could not be more proud of her “baby brother.” This little guy has us looking at the world with fresh eyes and a renewed sense of wonder. We hope you enjoy this glimpse into our personal lives..jpg)
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We have many loves in our lives and one of them is our platemaker, Boxcar Press. They have been fantastic to work with and collaborate with to produce the plates we use to print the perfect printed legacies for our clients. When we were asked to be featured on their blog, we were more than thrilled, we were honored. Please grab a cup of coffee and sit back and enjoy the interview on their blog!
Blogxcar – Boxcar Press’s Blog
A blast from the holiday past! These were one of the first pieces we printed and pieced together. Every year for our sister company 6 of Four Photography we try to do a holiday card that will hopefully standout above the piles and piles of holiday cards that our friends, family, clients and colleagues will receive. Since 6 of Four already has letterpress business cards and stationery it made sense to print their first holiday cards
With the help of our dear friend Liz Chai from Finch & Willow, she designed a card that we personally and professionally loved! We wanted to really have this one stand out as well share indiscreetly about Farmwood Press and yet exhibit a little of what we can produce. We wanted to marry the world of letterpress and photography by actually mounting a photograph to the paper. We loved the simplistic design along with the alignment of the photograph. All of it was perfect!
We will share with you all a little about last year’s fantastic holiday cards that you will love! Stay tuned and thanks for enjoying our stories!
Printer’s Specs:
Invitation Size: 5″x7″
Envelope Size: A7
Paper: Invitation – Crane Lettra Ecru White 600GSM/220#
Envelope Paper – Crane Lettra Ecru White
Photo Paper – Fuji Archival paper (printed from an outsides source)
Inks: 2/1 - Rubber Based
- Custom Red
- Black (both sides)
Finishing:
– Rounded corners
– Die cut on Helga, a photograph out of a 4×6 to yield a 3″ circle
– Adhered photograph using 3M adhesive tape just for photo to cotton paper
Last year we had the joy of printing this lovely rainbow inspired one year-old birthday invitation for the client’s sweet little one. The client is the author of a lovely blog Fudge Banana Swirl that has wonderful tips and finds for families.
This piece was perhaps one of our hardest to produce and most rewarding. Usually when you print letterpress, for the sanity of the pressman you want to stick with using between one and three colors. With each color comes an additional make-ready (or preparations which include lining up the plates, measuring impression on the paper for consistency and mixing and setting ink). Once done with one color we have to almost remake the entire press by washing up all plates and rollers and preparing for the next ink run. Imagine, I had to do all of that for each color.
Now the design is a different story. It was actually designed by the client. She did a lovely job incorporating chevrons instead of curves or loops for the “rainbow” look. Her choice of fonts were perfect as well. This piece will definitely be a solid portfolio piece that we are proud to have printed. We hope that it is going to be part of the client’s family legacy for generations to come.
Printer’s Specs:
Invitation Size: 5″x7″
Envelope Size: not included
Paper: invitation – Crane Lettra Fluorescent White 600GSM/220#
Inks: 6/0 - Custom matched Rubber Based
- Red
- Pink
- Orange
- Yellow
- Green
- Blue
* Bled the design to ensure adequate trimming of the piece
* We carefully printed each color on one pass. Some, due to registration issues we needed to trim the plate in threes to run through three times. This produced the fine registration you see.
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6 colors! This is seriously impressive, beautiful work.
Do you remember receiving in the mail birthday cards of yesteryears. Remember your experience and how you felt? Give that same experience to someone you love with the added touch of letterpress. We will let the unique designs speak for themselves and can purchased from our Felt & Wire or Etsy shops. These will really stand out among the usual cards and gift tags they will receive. They will truly be treasured for years after you receive them. Enjoy!
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CONTEST UPDATE: We want to congratulate Jeannine Kennedy of The Stylish Planner! Thank you for all who have entered and hope that you all continue to enjoy the ‘Tales’ we tell.
In the joy of all the excitement, we are pleased to be giving away your choice of 100 letterpress business/calling cards or 50 pieces stationery! Each choice will come complete as a one-sided, 1-ink card ($183 value).
To enter for your chance to win, simply complete these three steps.
1. Peruse and enjoy the stories of the pieces we have already created here on the blog.
2. Leave a comment on any post on the site by Monday night 5/14. Make sure to enter an email address so we can contact you when you win!
It’s that easy!
We will be drawing for your chance on Tuesday 5/15. Good luck!
Wow!!! You guys did such an amazing job on my business cards! It is a wonderful feeling to be proud to hand a beautiful letterpress card to a client! I get a new compliment everytime I pass one out! Thank you for paying attention to detail, and creating to perfection!!
I’ve been thinking about getting some business cards made for a photography show coming up. This would be great. Heard about you from a friend. Very impressive lineup.
I absolutely love everything you make! Someday, hopefully, I can get some of your beautiful business cards!
oh man, i’ve been letterpress stalking ha ha…i’m in need for a new card–so it would be a huge treat to see feel and win a starter letterpress business card for my buz. Thanks so much for this possibility. And loving the site and your work!!! Bravo.
Love the green card above!!
It’s been so great to see your progression from when you started to now. Congrats on all your success and I can’t wait to follow to see where you take it from here!
Hello! I found your beautiful website on Pinterest and was excited not only to view your creative portfolio but to learn of the Farmwood Press giveaway. I am a jewelry designer in the San Francisco Bay Area. I LOVE letterpress and can’t think of a better way to redevelop my branding with the help of your product!
Congrats on all your successes! I really enjoyed checking out your new works – LOVE the invitations! Keep up the great work. 
So excited that the blog is up so that everyone can view y’alls incredible works of art! More than elated to see the final product for our wedding invitation suite. Your attention to detail and customer service is impeccable!
I am starting my new design business and would love your beautiful calling cards for my design clients!
One of our friends is getting married soon! So we have the joy of throwing her a wedding shower! Lucky for her we run a letterpress studio. We designed this piece with love and care knowing what a fun event we are going to throw.
Some of our favorite element is the printed back with the solid design that is similar to our little girl’s birthday invitation. This element allows the reader to, when holding the card, to feel the back to enjoy the experience in receiving this invite. Also the envelope we printed the return address on the back flap that continues to the front with and area designed for the recipient’s address.
Printer’s Specs:
Invitation Size: 5″x7″
Envelope Size: A7
Paper: invitation – Crane Lettra Fluorescent White 600GSM/220#
Envelope – Crane Lettra Fluorescent White
Inks:
Invites – 2/2 - Rubber Based
- Lime Green
- Robin’s Egg Blue
Envelopes – 1/0 - Rubber Based
- Robin’s Egg Blue
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Love the colors fonts everything. Heard about your contest. Hope I win I need wedding invitations for Amanda and I.
Thanks
Charles
I love these! The colors, fonts, design… everything! I would love to have some stationary!
Yay! Loved my shower invites! In fact, EVERYONE who received one loved them!
They were very lovely and, my favorite thing was the tactile experience!! I really like that
These are SO CUTE!! I would LOOOVE to have something like this for my wedding!!
Gorgeous invites. I love the colors, so pretty.
Your work is amazing – I’d love to have letterpress business cards!
We are excited about these cards. Our first company is a photography company. It is a great honor when those from the photography industry seek Farmwood Press to print their materials. Kiss Books is no exception. One of the owners, designed this piece that featured a halftone. There were 5 versions for each person representing their company on the back side with a reverse impression with their logo on the front. It’s a fantastic piece and we hope you enjoy them as much as we enjoyed printing them.
Printer’s Specs:
Size: 3.5″x2″ ea
Paper: Crane Lettra Fluorescent White 600GSM/220#
Inks: 1/2 each - Rubber Based
– Pantone 3005 Blue
– Black
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I LOVE LOVE LOVE these cards! I am an architect, my partner, a photographer and we appreciate the design and quality of these cards. I have Farmwood Press copper plate stationary for my personal use, but what a wonderful marketing tool it would be to have your business cards.
