Snowball Letterpress Cards, Red and Blue-Violet on Powder Blue

Original design inspired by the contrasting forms of grid and disks in the quilt pattern colloquially known as “Snowball.”

Powder blue cardstock with metallic ruby and lavender colors.

All colors are hand-applied after printing, a technique called bronzing. In this case, the colors are metallic and their dry pigment powders are laid onto colorless ink with a brush before the ink has the opportunity to dry. While labor-intensive, the method is – to me – preferable to printing with metallic inks because of the resulting soft finishes, transparency and potential for color-shifting and iridescent effects.

• Letterpress printed in Franklin, NY (Western Catskills)
• Package of six (6), same color
• Folded, blank-inside cards measure 3-1/2 x 4-7/8 inches (A-1)
• White square-flapped envelopes
• All papers are 100% post-consumer recycled material from French Paper
• Cellophane packing envelopes (standard) are made from biodegradable, plant-based material