New Orleans Letterpress Stationery

We love doing new work inspired by New Orleans. Though we live in Colorado most of the year, we have roots down there hence all the Nola pieces we do from time to time. For this stationery we sketched some of the iconic French Quarter textures then letterpressed them to make fun little notes.

Put Something In...

Here's a little print we did for the Children's Museum of Denver for their annual Birthday Bash. The theme was inspired by the works of Shel Silverstein. So we selected one of our favorite poems by the man and add a cute little Silverstein-esque drawing to it...that's a cat-bird-bee-duck to be exact. Perfect tiny print for a kid's room. 

You're the Pineapple of My Mai Tai

Apple of my eye? Boring. Put a little tiki behind it and you're on the right track. Drink it up here. 

Sense and Sustainability Wedding Invitation Suite

Earlier this year we were lucky enough to work with ENLY Designs on a mock-wedding shoot. They had a wonderful vision for the event and inspired us to create this clean, modern wedding invitation suite. It was a Colorado wedding with a motif of sustainability...hence the Nature's Confetti to throw at the end of the wedding.

You can see more of the entire wedding in Smitten Magazine.

Keep Blaming It On the Altitude

The next round of Denver/Colorado-inspired postcards. Find them locally or here if you're far away.

Hand-Fed Letterpress Cards

We say we're hand-fed letterpress for two reasons.
1. Like most letterpressers, we hand-feed all our cards one at a time into the press.
2. We pretty much only print food and booze related cards. Here are a few of them.

The center is where all the love lives. 

You're the Center of My Cinnamon Roll Letterpress Card. Grab one here.

Croissants are one of the most forgiving pastries. 

Sorry I was a Little Flaky Letterpress Card. Grab one here. 

Come on, it's happened to all of us. 

Glad You're Okay. Glad it was Just the Beets Letterpress Card. Grab one here.

Time to Sack Up: Fifth Annual Crawfish Boil Invitation

Our annual letterpress crawfish boil invitation is definitely one we look forward to creating each year. For the fifth year we looked to the 40 pound crawfish sacks that arrive right on time each year for the boil. Once you cut them open, watch out, because those mudbugs are always looking to make a run for it. This year only two go away to swim the Colorado creeks.

Blame It on the Altitude Postcards

Whether you're just visiting or a native as they say, these postcards are basically Denver's officially stationery to be used for any correspondence leaving the city limits. After spending a day breathing in the thin air and baking under the intense sunshine, write a note to a friend and let them know that you are thinking about them as they miss out on all Denver has to offer. Plus, they double as coasters for your beer if you run into some writer's block. Find them in our shop and around Denver.

A Cat in Underpants

It's not every day you see a cat in underpants. Then again, you don't turn 5 every day either (actually only happens once). For these party invitations we did a one color letterpress followed by watercolor washes. We think they're the cat's pajamas.

Give Someone Booze Tags

Booze doesn't require a lot of gift wrapping. Sure there's the tall, slender bag with rope handles that basically acts as a fancy brown paper sack. But once the booze is unsheathed and the bag is discarded, nobody will remember who gave them that booze and all booze credit will be lost. So don't make that mistake. Use these oversized letterpress tags to fasten tightly to your gift and securely say "I gave you the booze I'd want you to give me".

Find the entire collection in our Etsy shop.
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Compass Wedding Collection

For this wedding collection, we drew inspiration from the compass. The idea that it guides and gives direction as the couple starts their journey together. The couple wanted an invitation that was formal, but also a little nontraditional. This two-color letterpress square invitation mixed simple elements for a playful, yet classic design. 

How to Peel a Crawfish: If You Don't Know, Now You Know.

Well, it's almost crawfish season again and we're already thinking about our annual crawfish boil. Here's the invitation we created for last year's boil. Living in Denver, we always get first-time peelers so we figured we'd show them how it's done. Yes, yes, we left out the sucking-the-head part. That is definitely optional and that's definitely not all flavor.

Happy Life Invitation

We were very proud to create this invitation for Amanda's grandfather's 90th birthday. The invitation features a series of milestones throughout his life that all lead up to a family reunion celebration announcement. This was our first time printing on sheets of wood. We were really pleased how the wood held up in the press and took on the ink. This adds a nice texture to a one-color print.