Letterpress Printing for Wedding Invites!

[@blackfox6233]

Super useful video, thank you! I'd love to get into designing for letterpress but I struggle with building a portfolio as it's not easy to just print one or two items like with digital printing. I guess you need to go all in with a real project in order to build your portfolio and have something to photograph for your website...

[@ashwinijadhav7931]

Hey! i have a question to start a business of greeting cards paper knowledge is must. I need to know about paper stuff.. so how should i understand the difference between papers which is good for printing.

[@DesignbyLaney]

I have a video on paper types !

[@jjt8590]

Hi Laney! I absolutely love your wedding invitation, any chance I can get more information on how you created it? My wedding is later this year and your invitation is exactly why I’ve been looking for.

[@DesignbyLaney]

Hi! You can always email me for inquiries! I have a few design courses and tons of design tutorials here on YT as well!

[@emilywalker4041]

Hi Laney! Do you have recommendations for paper types when combining graphic printing and letterpress? I know letterpress paper it typically heavy weight but wanted more info on combining the two methods! Thanks

[@DesignbyLaney]

You can letterpress almost any paper so it doesn’t *have* to be anything specific. I typically do use double thick if I’m gonna LP it though! Cotton or eggshell are my go tos (from printswell - I have vids on here about them)

[@GaaabyMarsillaaa]

Hi Laney! thanks so much for these videos - very informative and helpful. I was wondering if you had any actual letterpress machine recommendations? thanks so much!

[@DesignbyLaney]

I don’t personally letterpress but I know Swell Press has a letterpress course where she covers the machines in detail !

[@sadgeking1104]

Who would you recommend as a good letter press company to use for printing?

[@DesignbyLaney]

Try Copper Willow Press!

[@julinakazato1702]

Super helpful, thanks Laney! Where would you recommend outsourcing letterpress to?

[@DesignbyLaney]

Copper Willow press is a great place to start !

[@daysie24]

Hey Laney! This video was extremely helpful and informative. I’m really interested in the blind impression. Is there a way I can achieve this look with a debossing tip on a Cricut, or is a letter press the only way to achieve this look?

[@DesignbyLaney]

I would say…you CAN. But you’d be limited to a single line image/text I think? So there would be no weight to any of your designs if that makes sense? I think potentially if you had it “color in” the shapes you’d be able to see individual strokes. But I don’t have one so it’s always worth a test IMO

[@daysie24]

@@DesignbyLaney thank you so much!

[@wanderingcreativity]

Gorgeous process Laney gratefully appreciated :)

[@jeanninelombardo3085]

What letter press machine do you use?

[@DesignbyLaney]

I outsource to a few different printers actually! I don’t have the space to do it in house!!!

[@DesignbyLaney]

Thanks for watching! Do you enjoy letterpress stationery???

[@EntertainingU19]

Yes❤️

[@DesignbyLaney]

@@EntertainingU19 it’s so gorgeous !

[@wanderingcreativity]

Yes it's so pretty :)

[@missymiss209]

Where do you get or make the dies?

[@DesignbyLaney]

I don’t haha! I don’t do LP in house but I outsource to a few different vendors!!! @swellpress on IG has some Lp education courses that you could look into!

[@brookemoretti3228]

Can you recommend any places to create a die in Australia?