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The menus above were created by running letterpress imprintables through an ink jet printer.
On a budget but still want to incorporate letterpress into your wedding stationery? Imprintable flats can be personalized to create all kinds of invitations and tabletop stationery, including save-the-dates, rehearsal dinner invitations, menus, and more!
Most stationery stores offer in-house printing for the imprintable products that they sell, but you can also run them through your home printer. Every ink jet and laser printer has it's own quirks, but here are some universal set-up and printing tips that will help the finished product look it's best:
• When setting up your document template, make sure that the document (or artboard) dimensions are the same as your card and that the orientation (landscape vs. portrait) is correct.
• When selecting print preferences from your printer driver, make sure that the print media size is the same as your card, that the scale is set to 100%, and that the borderless printing option (if your printer has one) is selected.
• If your printer has any special settings for print media, select “matte card stock” and always make sure the print quality is set to “best”.
• Before printing on the actual cards, test your layout and alignment on some scrap paper that has been cut to the same size as your imprintables.
• Print in small batches, keeping an eye on the printer to make sure that the printer's rollers are picking up the cards consistently and running them straight through without shifting the alignment.
• To prevent smudges, be sure to give the ink ample time to dry before handling the printed cards.
If you have any questions about imprintables, please let me know!
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Hi Kimberly!
Wow this is so helpful! Can you please explain further about what exactly letterpress imprintables are? I’m a little confused… is it a type of paper that you can use to print off your home printer, which will indent? Or is it something else like just a cool design (no imprinting) which you can print off your home printer?
Thank you so much!!
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hi pinkbride!
letterpress imprintables have artwork that is pre-printed. you purchase them blank and add your own (flat) text by running the cards through a laser or ink jet printer.
for example, on the two menus above, only the pink flower and brown borders are letterpress printed. the text for both designs was printed separately on an ink jet printer.
check out the imprintables section of my website to see other examples of what imprintable cards look like when they are blank vs. printed.
http://www.blueribbondesign.com/letterpressstationery/correspondence_cards.html
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Kimberly Driessen, New York
Vendor: Invitation Designer
Website: Blue Ribbon Design
About Me: I am the owner of Blue Ribbon Design, a graphic design studio in Manhattan that creates letterpress greeting cards and invitations. I specialize in vintage-inspired designs that incorporate historic details in a modern and elegant way. I love helping brides find the perfect visual motif to use throughout their wedding and especially enjoy working on events that take place at historic homes and gardens.
I wish I knew about these when I got married. They sound like an awesome way to get an elegant, budget-friendly invitation.