Bar Mitzvah at the Dude Ranch

The Toby Collection from 9SpotMonk Letterpress

I was told by a very good Jewish friend of mine that no decent set of parents will let their son have a bar mitzvah at a dude ranch. Really I said?? Doesn't hurt to dream.

$816 for 100 2 colour square invitations and blank envelopes. Place your custom order by September 30, 2011 and receive 1 color printing on the envelopes at no charge, a $250 value.

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Gothic Save the Date: The Clayton

The Clayton Collection by 9SpotMonk

Sometimes, save the dates need to get some attention. We love the Clayton from our ecoModern® wedding collection. One of our staff favorites, it's not only great for a wedding but great for any occasion that needs that 'you need to rsvp for this party... right now".

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Modern and Understated: Meryle Thank You Notes

The Meryle Collection Thank You Card from 9SpotMonk Letterpress

We know, everyone wants personal letterpress stationery, but these days, email, Facebook and Twitter are just so much easier. But I love getting mail from my friends and family... anything, a note to say hello, a miss you note, or a thank you note. Every letter and note I've ever received is kept in a antique lacquer box my dad gave me years ago. Every now and then I'll open some and read them. Trust me, it's nothing like opening up an old email from 1982 and that's if you backed up yr computer emails from way back when.

The Meryle thank you cards are printed on 100% cotton, paper imported from Italy and come with a white 100% cotton envelope. Or choose your options, it's going to be as stylish as you.

Prices for 100 sets of a 1 color letterpress card and blank envelopes start at $350. Order before September 30, 2011 and receive 1 color envelope printing at no charge, a $241 value.

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We've launched our brand new site!

After three long months, we're finally done with the relaunch of our 9SpotMonk site!

To celebrate, we're offering all our friends a 10% discount on the shopping site. Use code SHOP0811, share it with friends and family! Code is good until 08/31/2011.

Enjoy!

[Custom Design] Hand Drawn + Letterpress

One of the few times where I am my own client. Birthday party invite for our daughter, theme was magic, show was complete with magician and the fattest bunny I have ever seen.

I only had a day to come up with the design, so I ended up doing hand lettering which was faster than laying out type or so I thought. Did the initial drawing on regular paper and then cleaned up areas that need more or less space or bigger or smaller letters. Final version before I whipped out the Sharpie to trace it was 7 separate pieces of tracing paper all taped to the light box.

Printed the invite letterpress on the Windmill with ink I had on the press from a previous job, PMS 200U red. Was a very easy job to print, no issues really. Got a nice deep impression without going through the back, which is key for me. I'm a fan of a deep impression but not a fan of it showing through the back.

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