The Incredible Massive Letterpress Giveaway!

Howdy from Chicago. My name is Kelly and I have a little letterpress shop called Paper Stories. Back in December I decided to organize a letterpress swap, thinking I would be lucky if I found 10 printers to participate. After putting the word out and sending emails to some of my favorite printers, I ended up with a HUGE print exchange with a wonderfully diverse group totally 38 printers. With a little trial and error on my part trying to figure out the best way to exchange everything, the basic premise was this: Everyone creates an original letterpress art print, make enough copies for everyone in the swap, & send them all to me with a few bucks for shipping. The printers had until March to complete their prints and it wasn't until just a few weeks ago that the massive undertaking of sorting, arranging, packing and shipping the prints back to everyone was complete.

Involved in the swap are not only some well-known seasoned veterans but first-time printers alike. Yet regardless of their experience behind the press, everyone participating took the time to create a well thought out and unique piece and as the organizer of the swap, I couldn't be more proud. I think the best part for me was the opportunity to meet some amazing folks. Quite a few of us actually met up at the National Stationery Show in May and have become cyber pals since. I have already been getting requests from folks about next year's swap or even the possibility of a holiday letterpress ornament swap. Hmmm. We shall see.

prints by Green Chair Press, Paper Stories & Night Owl Paper Goods
photo courtesy Eva Jorgensen


Now to the part you really want to know about... The Incredible Massive Letterpress Giveaway part! All of the printers were kind enough to include a few extra prints for giveaways and Jan was kind enough to let me share our giveaway with the lovely Poppytalk readers. So here is the scoop; We have not one, not two, but THREE prizes to give away to some lucky readers. You will have until the end of the day on Thursday to enter. Winners will be chosen on Friday.

Prints by Hijirik & Bon Vivant Press
photo courtesy Eva Jorgensen


1st Prize
a COMPLETE set of all 38 prints from the swap
-with a value of over $800-

2nd & 3rd Prizes
each get 1/2 a complete set - 19 prints each
(the half-sets will be evenly divided for a good mix)
-with a value of about $400 each-

So here's what you need to do. Below is the list of participants. Visit the websites from at least two of the participants whose work you really like. In the comments below, let us know your what your two favorite works are.



For a full peek at all of the prints/printers involved in the swap, visit this Flickr page complete with photographs and names (documented by Bon Vivant Press) . Many of the prints were limited edition runs and several of the printers have a few copies left for sale on their various websites so if you aren't a lucky winner, you can still pick up some kick-ass art.

GOOD LUCK!

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Jan Halvarson

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Barb Mowery said...

Thanks so much for having this awesome contest. I have been following Green Chair Press's blog for a long time and LOVE her work...and her writing. But I got a kick out of Bonvivant's frog dissection. My husband was a bio major, so the science stuff always makes me smile. :)

heather said...

Such a great contest!

I love Onward & Upward by See Saw Designs since the colors are so cheery and bright. I also like Chairs by Bespoke Press.

Unknown said...

what a great idea! I love Bespoke press- vintage chairs, and 12fifteen- indian summer.

modernemotive said...

Great giveaway.

I've always been a fan of the "Live what you Love" print by Hijirik Design Studio.

The next one is the Letterpress Alphabet Poster by Sycamore Street Press.

I've featured both these prints on my blog before.

I'm sure there are many others too.

Tiffany said...

They are all so good. I really enjoy the works of albertine press and julia juliette. I'm into the classic looks they offer.

five dot design said...

a.favorite has always been a favorite of mine! i love her numerology cards and the typewriter cards- so clever! another is greenchair press- love the coasters and the type postcards!

cerebral e said...

My favourites are by A. Favorite and JuliaJuliette. Close runner-up are Bon Vivant and Bespoke Press.

Thanks for all the links to these great businesses!

Meghan said...

It was hard to pick only two, but I narrowed it down to Golden Folksy Floral Rosette by Night Owl Paper Goods and Cobalt Print by Sycamore Street Press. I love this idea and thanks for the opportunity to win some amazing work.

Karen Miedrich-Luo said...

I rarely go to the trouble to open a different browser but your eye-candy is worth it! Loved! the layers and colors of the Iris from Hijirik Studios (even more, I loved the "inspiration series" on the blog.)
I was also enamored with Delphine Press and the sweet orange flower. (Her journals will bring me back - so beautiful and reasonably priced!)
Thank you so much for expanding my horizons.

Janine said...

This is so exciting! My personal favorites, and it was hard to pick just two, are Quail baby card by delphine and Golden Folksy Floral Rosette by Night Owl Paper Goods! Very beautiful. I love the art of letterpress and hope to take a class soon! This would be great inspiration!

lotus lovely said...

lovely letterpress....

loving the seesawdesign onward upward print as well as 12fifteen's winter wonderland print.

Marisunnychan said...

Only two to pick!!!
I will choose Night Owl Paper Goods, just love their wood series and the I love you peacock feather card! and Robin Beth!
OMG it has been so hard to choose!
Thanks for this awesome giveaway!

Amber said...

What a great giveaway!! Thank you for the chance to win.

Night Owl has been near the top of my favorites list for some time now. Love the yellow flower design they created for this swap.

I visited several others that I wasn't as familiar with and found Green Chair Press to be another favorite. Love all the numbers!

emily said...

What a great list of inspiration! It was hard to choose from so much wonderful work! I am so impressed by all the lovely letterpress work that is out there.

My favorites are as different as can be. Yellow vintage chairs from Bespoke Press and YeeHaw Industries' Evil Kenievel Poster.

Grace said...

How exciting!! I've had my eye on the pink peony from Parrott Design for some time. I love how she added the little bee. I also love the chairs from Bespoke Press! What a great idea to swap letterpress prints! Hoping you keep this going for years to come. :)

Mara Dawn said...

Lovely giveaway.

My favorites are Night Owl Papergoods Love Scribble and Yellow Birdie by See Saw.

pegg said...

Although they are all talented, Delphine and Robin Beth create pieces that I want to both frame and send to all of my friends. Each is special and lovely. I had a hard time narrowing it down!!

Anne said...

Holy cow, this is inspiring! How fun to see all the amazing work out there. My two favs,Yeehaw; I love the Sweet Mama Carnival and the cakewalk envelopes. And 12 Fifteen; Winter Wonderland print is so simple and elegant and has such great depth. Best of luck to all!

Leigh Anne said...

well I've always love elise's work (and own a couple) but I've been lusting over Sycamore street press' card "great job on that thing you did", makes me laugh out loud everytime I read it.

two hippos said...

What an amazing giveaway! Some of my favorites include the bicycle happy bday card from Paper Stories and Be Brilliant from Roll and Tumble. So many great options out there.

danisilver said...

Great giveaway!! LOVE! There are so many beautiful designs! My favs are Make the Numbers Green chair press, The Ship and Onward and Upward by See Saw Designs.

lotusmoss said...

Such an incredible giveaway! And so many beautiful prints, it's really difficult to pick just two.
I would have to say, Yellow Floral (so sunny and fresh) by Sycamore Street Press and Chairs by Bespoke Press (love the graphic umph and texture)--I can just imagine so many places that they would look great framed in our apartment.

Unknown said...

I love Rumble Tumble Press! Especially the Take a Gamble, Winsome Girl, and Hanky Pank designs. Hijirik Design’s Music is My Life print is simply perfect. The miss you miss you miss you card by Letterpress Cards is too sweet  …I could go on ;)

madingley said...

So beautiful - my current favorites are Yellow Floral and Golden Folksy Floral Rosette - from two of my favorites!

Angelique T. said...

WOW....what an AMAZING giveaway. I'm currently looking for a card for my fiance on our wedding day and absolutely adore the love combos by a favorite design and the Bittersweet Card by Paper Stories! All WONDERFUL!!

Casey said...

oh man, 2 favorites is hard! I like SeesawPress and 3 Red Hens

Natalie said...

Love seeing all the great ideas out there - my personal faves are Starshaped Press (love hte typography) and Night Owl (great detail and color!). Fingers crossed ...

Angela K. Nickerson said...

I'm a big fan of Bon Vivant Press, and now I'm also in love with Sycamore Street Press. What a fantastic collection of artists!
Ciao!

Cyd said...

How to pick just two?! This is, hands down, the most amazing giveaway. I'm giddy just thinking about how excited someone is going to be to get this package in the mail!

My immediate favorite is the floral rosette by Night Owl. I saw it at their booth at the National Stationery Show last month and fell instantly in love and I love how it's mounted on that thin sheet of wood veneer.

I also love the poppy print by Delphine. I really love all of Erika's illustrations, she's incredibly talented and the colors of this one are so fun!

And I'm sneaking a third! (Is that legal?) I already own a print by Hijirik Studio that is framed and in my house, but this one has a totally different feel. It's really beautiful and I love irises.

Nicole said...

loving:
Poppy screenprinted flat notes//Sarah Parrott
&
Letterpressed Vintage Chair Limited Edition Print 8.5x11" - Magenta//Bespoke Press

Jennifer said...

I'm having a really tough time picking favorites, but here they are in no particular order:

teapots & loops by paper stories,
feathers & twigs by cindy tomczyk,
chairs by bespoke press,
golden folksy floral rosette by night owl paper,
and cobalt print by sycamore press
in fact, i love everything by sycamore press. i know i was only supposed to pick two, but i love them all!!!!

Anonymous said...

what a great idea & wow thats a fantastic giveaway, could you put my name in the draw please suse from adelaide australia, suse12@bigpond.com.au
cheers
suse

Kelliente said...

My favorite is "Alphazomby" from Yee Haw Industries, but I also like the "Golden Folksy Floral Rosette" from Night Owl Paper Goods. I will be so stoked if I win this contest. I collect prints, gig art, and post-modern art, but haven't had the money to indulge lately. :***(

Jan Halvarson said...

love the Vintage Chair print from Bespoke Press and I just recently purchased the Fiddle Violin Print from YeeHaw Industries (I love it).

What a FUN contest!

Nicki Brandt

tarable said...

I'm a big fan of Golden Folksy Floral Rosette by Night Owl Paper Goods. I'll probably buy one for myself.

And A Ship In the Harbor by See Saw Designs WILL be hanging in my boys' room. I love the colors of the print and the quote is perfect (although a bit scary) for little boys.

Bernadette Merikle said...

Bon Vivant and See Saw make some awesome, whimsical digs. I loved Onward and Upward by Angela and A Ship in the Harbor by Lindsey.

Awesome give away!

emmeline said...

I loved finding out about a few studios I hadn't heard of! Starshaped press: I loved their work for radio station events in particular,and the "America, save your trains" poster. My favorite of the bunch, hands down, is Sycamore Street Press- I'm ordering some bookplates from them later this week, in fact! God, how can I choose a favorite from their offerings... I love the chicken card, the french bulldog card... I think I'll go with the owl bookplates, though.

Best giveaway ever.

sprout said...

I adore the Golden Folksy Floral Rosette by Night Owl Paper Goods and Chair by Amy Stocklein.

sarapennington said...

I love the letterpress coasters by 12fifteen, particularly "gray trees." Also, YeeHaw has been a long time favorite, and, as I'm just learning to play the banjo, I'd have to say the "Hand-carved Banjo Print" is my current favorite.

Jenn said...

Letterpress has become a new passion of mine since I now have a place worth decorating! Since I own a couple of prints from Sycamore Street Press, they are definitely one of my favorites. The second would have to be Bespoke Press as I've been eyeing up both Quote prints for a couple of months. It's nice to see such a wide variety of talent!!

Jenn said...

As I finally have a place to call home for more than a year...I've been adding lots of prints to my walls. I love the cleanness of letterpress and as I already own a couple of prints from Sycamore Street Press, I would have to say they are my favorite. A close second would be Bespoke Press with both Quote prints as I love to read and I've been eyeing them up for some time now.

jennifer (dreaming tree) said...

seesaw designs: 'tangelo' notecards(so sweet!)

12fifteen: 'ready for spring' coasters (love the colors & placement)

Scott said...

What an amazing collection! My two favorites are Unfinished American by Mire Ink Press and Pink Peony by Sara Parrott. Amazing stuff.

David said...

I love everything by Night Owl Paper Goods but I especially love the Climbing Panda and the Fashionably Folksy Owl. I also dig the "Cloud For Sale" by RollandTumble Press.

Kathryn said...

I'm in love with Ships in the Harbor by Seesaw Press and Sunnyside by Yee-Haw. This is such an amazing giveaway!

Sarah said...

What an awesome giveaway!

I couldn't narrow it down to two, so I hope three is okay. I love the Indian Summer two print from 12fifteen and the Think Before Speaking print from Roll & Tumble, and I have long adored the Alphabet Poster (the one with the animals, in tulip/water) by Sycamore Street Press.

kimberlina said...

Mmmmm, letterpress. Paper with bite!

hijirik - Live what you love poster. Absolutely fantastic. I can't get enough of the idea of having posters in one's house telling me what to do (seriously!).

12fifteen - Cross stitch two letterpress coasters are lovely! I really like the idea of combining cross stitch design with letterpress.

carina said...

I'm a huge fan of so many of the printers involved in this swap!

Two of that I've newly discovered and fallen head over heels for:

Roll & Tumble Press (Think Before Speaking)
Sycamore Street Press (Fancy Seeing you Here)

Thanks for hosting this spectacular giveaway. I'm having fantasies about an entire wall in my house filled with these gorgeous prints!

JoAnna said...

I have to admit, this is the first time I've ever stumbled across anything like this - thank you Twitter! I had no idea this kind of art form existed and I am so excited by the discovery! I don't even know what people would use letterpress for, but I envision myself sharing this art by making it into stationery, framing pieces into collages, placing select pieces in my "creative spaces" to keep the juices flowing.

I looked through several of the vendors, and I can't even say which I like best. I love the understand simplicity of enjoy design, the detail and color of Sycamore Street, the craftsmanship of Julia Juliette. All of the work is so beautiful and detailed ... I'm so happy to have discovered this whole new world of art! Even if you don't select me for this, I want to thank you for opening my eyes to letterpress.

Anonymous said...

Beautiful work by Delphine, I love the 2009 calendar.

And also beautiful is Bespoke's print of vintage chairs.

mari said...

I love letterpress, and secretly wish I had the time and space to add it to my roster of skills!

I'm really liking the combo:
Yellow Floral by Sycamore Street Press
Chair by Amy Stocklein

Let's hope I get to see them in person!

Paul Razzell said...

What a successful swap and a great way to promote the work of the contributors. My faves are 'Golden Folksy Floral Rosette' by Night Owl Paper Goods and 'Teapots & Loops' by Paper Stories. Thanks for letting the rest of us look in.

Tiff said...

This is an AWESOME contest!

If I had to pick only two, I'm loving:

1) BESPOKE - clean, modern yet classic designs. love the typography on all the designs
2) 12FIFTEEN - loving the coasters, especially the birds in flight!

Thank you for putting together this awesome contest!

Alexander said...

I love all the vendors! But, my two most favs are 12 Fifteen and Sycamore Street Press.

emily said...

Pressed letters, beautiful colours and magical illustrations... oh my! what a treat... would be thrilled for any of these masterpieces to be in my world... but specially like:

The ship in the harbour print by Seesaw (what a great life motto!) and Zara Gonzalez' 'antlers' girl (too cute)!!!

thanks for the inspiration xx

Unknown said...

I am going to pull a High Fidelity and give a Top 5:

1. Yee Haw: "I Brake for Robot Zombies" & "4 Pack Carnival Treat"
2. Roll & Tumble Press: "Get Lucky" & "Smile"
3. Sycamore Street Press
4. Paper Stories
5. Night Owl Paper Goods

Faith Towers Photography said...

What a great idea! I adore the Rose Letterpress Flats by Parrott Design Studio... so elegant. Equally as beautiful is Shimmer Studio's Brocade Letterpress Stationery Set.

Rohin said...

my 2 faves: 12 fifteen and olive-route...if I had to choose 2....I LOVE letterpress so much it hurts!!! Pick me! Pick me!!

LTS said...

What a creative idea and fantastic set of prints! As an architect turned graphic designer, I've recently fallen in love with letterpress! My two favorites have a great balance of color and white space- "Yellow Floral" by Sycamore Street Press and "Teapots and Loops" by Paper Stories. *crossing fingers...

Cyn said...

How great! Thanks for all the beautiful offerings.

My favorites are Wind Powered Wishes by Visual Chemist and Ligatures by A. Favorite.

Katsunu said...

so many cute things! but I love Owl Paper Good's "chef piggie goes to market • jotter
mini notepad" for my grocery shopping needs (as well as their Golden Folksy Floral Rosette) and seesaw's up and away print.

© 2008-2014 Megan Clinch said...

What a lovely collection.
I pick...
Cobalt Print by Sycamore Street Press because it's whimsical without overdoing. And Chair by Amy Stocklein because it's wonderfully moody!

Tricia said...

I've always loved the Bird Dog Press animal fair noteset - I have a thing for bees and the like.

The Albertine press jet set collection is pretty amazing as well.

Tisa said...

Hello all you beautiful people and paper! I too have been a fan of Yee Haw Industries for ages. Inspiring and gorgeous, these prints make me want to run barefoot through fields of poppy berries!

Next up is the lovely Delphine. Let's just say I want to name my first born that now.

KISSES!

michelle said...

My absolute favorite is Sycamore Street Press! and I really love Shimmer Studio. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I am the winner.

jewoodruff said...

Too many to choose from! I would have to say that I love Robins Beth's two-tone textural prints under Letterpress Goodies. I also enjoyed Seven Color Day's Umbrella Girl. So colorful and whimsical.

Anonymous said...

I love "you light up my life" from Bird Dog and the delphine letter press calendar. I also love their poppy tote.

So much good stuff.

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Anonymous said...

All so wonderful - beautiful & whimsical. I'll go with a theme on my favorites - as anyone who knows me and shoes and chairs are my obsessions. So: Olive Route and Bespoke Press are my choices. Thanks for sponsoring and organizing this great event!

Nancy Brizendine
(mcbriz on peeps)

Jan Halvarson said...

I tried posting a comment, but am not seeing it show up, so am sending an email just in case :) Feel free to disregard if my comment is indeed showing up somewhere in the interweb (my username when commenting was l.y.)

I especially love the Rule print from Mire Ink Press, which is in the flickr pool but I can't find a link for in the drop down box.

I also love the Map Language prints by Green Chair Press and Letterpress Limited Edition of 100 (by Eva Jorgensen) from Sycamore Street Press.

Thanks,
Lesley

Velma said...

nifty idea! love the work from julie of yee haw press and the frog surgery from bon vivant.

Anonymous said...

These are all so fantastic! Letterpress just makes me so happy. So my favorites would have to be...

-Ligatures... by afavorite.com
-Surgery Room .... Bonviant Press
-Print with Sewn Square and Popout Chicken ... Yee Haw Industries

*crossing fingers now until Friday*

LittleEagle said...

I visited Shimmer Studios and liked #508005 a single red flower and also visited Green Chair Press and enjoyed the "A Good Read, flip book"

Marty J. Christopher said...

What a great giveaway! So far, I love Bon Vivant and Olive-Route. I need to keep looking and find more! They're all so fantastic!

Ally said...

Oh my goodness! They're all so beautiful and unique -- it's so difficult to choose just two!

I love the March 09 print from Sycamore Street Press, and the chair print from Amy Stocklein...

And, my runners up are the Surgery Room by Bon Vivant, Pink Peony by Sarah Parrott, and Wind Powered Wishes by visualchemist.

They're all so talented, it makes my head hurt!!! (in a good way, of course)

Zoë Yule said...

Oh boy, how to choose just two?! The cheeky little Last Duck series from Albertine Press are just the bomb! And I've been in love with Bespoke Press forever, especially those quote prints - magic!

Anonymous said...

A few of my favorites are the "sweetness of friendship" quote print from Bespoke Press, and the food & exercise diary from green chair press: why shouldn't your necessities be pretty?

AnnieSue said...

I have to say Delphine and Night Owl are my favourites.

Andrew K said...

Its hard to pick 2 favourites but as I'm being pushed I'll go for Empty Nest and Antlers. Sometimes I feel like I have antlers growing out of my head too :)

Its all wonderful work, I love letterpress prints.

m-m-m said...

Oh this was so hard!
I love the Queen of Hearts from Green chair press - I collect queen of hearts things! I also love the Yellow Birdie from Seesaw Designs! So cute!

Renate said...

so many beautiful prints... but my favourites are Golden Folksy Floral Rosette by Night Owl Paper Goods and the very art-deco Iris by HIjirik Studio

Sharon said...

I've been coveting everything from Sycamore Street Press especially the "blue pattern garden." My other favorite are the letterpress fold-over cards of Robin Beth!

Danielle said...

Oh my goodness---I think there are far too many great letterpress-peeps out there to choose two favs.....

I do love the little kissing squirrels card from Night Owl Paper Goods. And the type collage coasters from Green Chair Press are great. All in all, everybody in this giveaway has great stuff!

Anonymous said...

As a soon-to-be bride I have spent the past year becoming more and more enthralled by the beauty and art that is letterpress. In my search for the perfect invitations I always came back to Delphine Press. Their clean, colorful and organic prints are every brides dream come true. The Poppy Print included in the swap is no exception and I love it! My second choice is new to me but I love equally as much. Yee-Haw Industries has such fun, funky and original designs. I could browse their webpage forever for inspiration. Their print with the sewn square caught me off guard and added such a fun element. Thanks for such an awesome contest but most of all thanks for the eye candy!

kmginpa said...

Love letterpress designs! What a cool idea! Hope I win!

jilly said...

what a wonderful idea - and a big thank you to all the gorgeously talented letterpress studios that participated! while they are all absolutely beautiful, i'd have to say that my two favorites are sycamore stree press and 12fifteen (love love love the winter wonderland print and tree coasters)

cheers,
jilly

Carolyn said...

Wowwweee! Such greatness, how do you pick just two as favorites!?

I'm going to have to go with paperstories and the little tea pots and green chair press always makes me happy! (close behind was Cindy Tomczyk, nightowl papergoods and bespoke press!!!) love it all!!

Unknown said...

I love them all -- though I had to say narrowing down two favorites was made easier by the fact that a lot were narrowed down because their sites didn't show much of their work... :( I love letterpress and I wish I knew how to do it -- so instead I have to live vicariously through the works of others...!

I am a huge fan of YeeHaw and I love ice cream (so much so I have an ice cream blog: scoopalicious.blogspot.com), so a natural favorite is their carnival series.

I love bon vivant's entry of the frog -- I wanted to buy it for a friend actually, but since it is part of the edition, I don't think I can. A young friend of mine liked science dissecting so much she sent a camera phone photo to her mom.

I own Albertine Press's Fluff print -- I like it as much as I like fluff, and boy do I like fluff.

Love A Favorite Design's beer & pretzels letterpress stationery...and I don't even like beer. Great concept though and I love the mix of the gocco and the subtle lettterpress.

Ooops! I did too many. Sorry, I was just so inspired.

Julie said...

I love the Letterpressed Vintage Chair from Bespoke Press (I see it is in the giveaway, too!) and The Weight of Numbers by green chair press is so beautiful!

j bird said...

How incredibly awesome!
As a Lost fan, I love the Namaste sign from Yee Haw. The Queen of Hearts from Green Chair is pretty rad too. So much to love!

Mary said...

Wow, lots of amazing work! It's hard to choose two favorites but I think I like "Chairs" by Bespoke Press and "Golden Folksy Floral Rosette" by Night Owl Paper Goods the most.

Kaz said...

Oh I love Night Owl Paper goods. They have the cutest idea making little thin wooden cards! Those are my favorite from them and they are very creative!

Cindy Tomczyk also has very fresh and great ideas! I love the feathers and twigs!

Also I love, love, love letterpress cards, so the folk inspired letterpress cards from sycamorestreetpress.com are amazing!

This is a great giveaway!

Thank you!!! :)

Heidi Jo said...

How incredibly fun!

12Fifteen- my favoite is the Leaves on Fire print

Paper Stories- I love the Miss You card!

andyjane said...

Amazing! I have fallen in love with the old skool art of letterpress. I would love to go back to the roots of graphic design.

My favs are hometown – Bespoke Press "Vintage Chair Print" and Sycamore Street Press "Alphabet Poster".

Letterpress inspiration... x

Meg Ruth said...

This is an amazing giveaway! Holy Hannah.

Ok So my fave is Three Red Hens who I have been loving for a long time. I can't get over all the beards! I love her designs.

Amy Stocklein's chair print really caught my eye and I'm glad I figured out who made it. I love it. I'm drawn to chairs like some people are brought to artwork with birds.

Thanks for the chance!

Campbell said...

Wow! It was nice to see a lot of "familiar" letterpress shops and fall in love with some new ones. My favorite "new" designers were Night Owl Paper, Sarah Parrot (Pink Peony), A.Favorite (Ligatures), and Cindy Tomczyk (Feathers & Twigs). Yay for letterpress!

Paula said...

Great Idea and love the work - found out I must really like Bon Vivant Press - because those were my two favorites:
"Sometimes You Just Gotta Twirl" and "Roll and Tumbles"

My first letterpress class is tomorrow - i can't wait!

Chelsea said...

i am obsessed with letterpress! i love the grey trees letterpressed coasters by 12fifteen and the You Are All I Need letterpress poster by rollandtumblepress! lovely!

Amy said...

Ok,so I'm going to let my inner English Geek out here a bit but I love the title that you chose for this. I also love the swap idea. I've seen a lot of ATC swaps and quilt square swaps but this is definatly the coolest.
Picking two, hum that is very hard. I liked Happiness & the Absurd by 3 Red Hens, cuz it's clever. I liked Clocks by Albertine Press, i could look at that one for a long, long time. Sneakers by Olivia San Mateo (Olive Route) just makes me smile. And Poppy Print by Delphine is beautiful whimsey, always a good thing.

Lisa C said...

I'd be happy just winning one print, but hey, 38 is good too! There is so much talent out there and so hard to pick just two. My top picks are...
Piora i Gatazki (Feathers & Twigs) by Cindy Tomczyk & Golden Folksy Floral Rosette by Night Owl Paper Goods (and wouldn't they look great together??!)

Laura Stewart said...

awesome stuff!! I love these - Roll & Tumble Press and
Parrott Design Studio

Unknown said...

I do like Piora i Gatazki (Feathers & Twigs) by Cindy Tomczyk but my favorite is Rule by Mire Ink Press - I absolutely love the mod-meets-organic feel of it.

Shannon Confair said...

What gorgeous works of art! I'm so happy I stumbled across this site. I love love love Pink Peony by Sarah Parrot. I want to frame it and hang it on a wall! I also adore Golden Folksy Floral Rosette by Night Owl Paper Goods. I've looked through many of the sites, and will be bookmarking this site whenever I need Creative Inspiration!

Jamie B said...

Love the Paper Stories "Teapots and Loops" and especially love Amy Stocklein's "Chair." Really like all of Amy's stuff, actually. Awesome.

skb said...

What an absolutely FANTASTIC idea (and an unbelievable giveaway).

I'm a sucker for all letterpress prints, but I'm especially loving the Indian Summer prints by 12 Fifteen and the Alphabet print by Green Chair Press.

If nothing else, this is a great way to discover new-to-me letterpress artists. Thanks!

Unknown said...

what a great idea!

i saw a delightful variety of styles.

just 2?

huh...

of course had to look at them all.

love the simplicity of sycamore street press design and the irreverence of the congratulations card.

the contemporary designs of 12fifteen are elegant and fun. branches and lollipop are two among many favorites.

Anonymous said...

I am excited about discovering all these new printers... my favorite shops are Night Owl Paper Goods (especially the folksy golden rosette) and Starshaped Press' CD album work & ampersands.

I'm blogger user diversavida & this is my email. :)

Thanks!
Margo

Michelle Early said...

What an amazing giveaway. I love letterpress and enjoyed exploring the contributors. I had many favorites; but the squirrel journal at Delphine and the Birthday Treats card at a favorite are my faves! Thanks!

Aspen Bay Candles said...

I have to say that I think this is the best idea ever - brilliant!!
My favorites were Bon Vivant Press. The story behind the design is just wonderful - so much meaning! And I love the clocks of Albertine Press - I love the colors and the design. Fantastic!! All the entries are wonderful - letterpress is such an underappreciated artform. THANK YOU THANK YOU for arranging this - love the idea of a Christmas one. I will keep my fingers crossed - these would be amazing framed in my baby's room!!

SnSkaggs said...

They're all incredible. I love the Johnny Cash Handprint by Yee-Haw and Winter by Amy Stocklein.

Tracy said...

I love the Pop line by Sycamore Street Press and the coasters from greechair press.

kxo said...

i think my favorites of the sites I was able to view were the golden folksy floral rosette from Night Owl Paper Goods and shoes and stars by oliveroute.

-kxo

cole bingham said...

I just spent a great half-hour browsing through some wonderful art! Thanks so much for the fun times!
One of my favorite pieces for a while now has been the Twain quote with the sailboat from Seesaw...it seems sophisticatedly childlike, and I love it.
A new favorite comes from Zara Gonzalez - Her impossibility doodle is just beautiful!
Thanks so much for the fun giveaway! You've already gotten loads of comments :) I'm not sure I like my chances too much...

Jackie said...

This was really hard… only two? Not fair…there were so many that were just wonderful…..but here it is…
The dissecting frog from Bon Vivant Press is amazing and would be the perfect gift for the soon to be doctor I know, and "Chronology" by Albertine Press…. I am a sucker for anything to do with time…..

emarranca said...

great work!

my favs are:
Night owl paper press
&
Reservoir Press

MOMFOREVERANDEVER said...

bespoke the birds...these are beautiful
robinbeth- peacocks- and love em alll too too hard

Pound said...

bespoke and paper stories! all of them are lovely though. letterpress is so pretty.

sophie solomon said...

all the way from london, england... this is such an amazing giveaway! and how to choose...
i'm an enormous fan of yeehaw...love their 'situations for the modern printmaker (doctor doctor, i've got lithography stones)'... and what a great discovery, thanks to you - sarah parrott and her pink peony!

Leanna said...

What a great giveaway - I always get excited about letterpress.

As always I love the work of Night Owl, Green Chair, Bespoke and the divine Delphine.
The great thing about this giveaway is that it introduced me to even more artists. Hurray!

I liked:
1. With Each Tiny Step by Roll and Tumble Press
At her etsy site I liked
Smile
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=26155467

2.Pink Peony by Sara Parrott
which you can also pick up from her etsy site
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=26167756

Thanks

Aline Yoshida said...

Hey!

What a lovely giveaway...

Well, my two favorites are:
- 12fifteen (sooo pretty and chic)
- Night Owl Paper Goods (so cute and colorful)

See ya.
Aline =)

Neen and Mike said...

All things starry make my heart jump... and the Olivia San Mateo teaming that with my other love, comfy Converse sneakers... love! And the vintage carny flavours of With Each Tiny Step... simple and so beautiful.

D. Siddle said...

Green Chair Press and Night Owl Papergoods are my favourites

kylie Johnson said...

how does one pick just two....
i am friends with bespoke press so taking them out of my choice...
i love seven colour days for its whimsy and its business name, and julia and juliette for its sense of style !
all fabulous though
every last one

Sarah said...

very difficult to just choose two from all these great prints! I love Resevoir Press' 'The Moon' and the letterpress numbers from Green Chair Press (but if I'd been allowd to choose 4 I would've gone for Night Owl Papergoods and Adam from Yeehaw industries too!) Inspiring work.

elaina said...

swoon! I love so many of these, but I particularly adore Teapots and Loops by Paper Stories and the vintage chairs by Bespoke Press.

smalltownbeatnik at g mail

Tina Riddell said...

Ooo, what a wonderful giveaway, all the letterpress are to die for.

My first favourite is Bespoke Press's Letterpressed Vintage Chair Limited Edition Print 8.5x11" - Yellow.

My second favourite is Rotary Telephone Letterpress Print by Roll & Tumble Press.

Lila said...

Wow, you must have been so excited everytime you recieved new prints! Thanks for sharing them.

I love Seesaw Designs & HIjirik Studio- but really they're all awesome.

Jutta said...

Amazing giveaway! My favorites are Zara Gonzales and Bon Vivant Press.

stephervescent said...

i love golden folksy floral rosette by night owl paper goods - so summery and sunshiney and also chairs by bespoke press because i love collections of things.

Angela Spangela said...

Holy moly. What a give away!

My two favorites are:
Enjoy Design [sometimes you gotta twirl]
Sycamore Street Press [yellow floral]

t a n y a said...

love the idea of a print exchange!

my two favorites are:

Rule by Mire Ink Press and Bon Vivant's Press Surgery Room

Thanks for the opportunity!

Betsy and Charlie said...

What an awesome giveaway. How do you pick just two?

I'm loving:

Bespoke Press - Chair Print

Amy Stocklein - Letterpress Hang Tags

Sara said...

Wow! So many great artists and designers to choose from...but I absolutely adore Night Owl Paper Goods's Water Otter, and the Blood Like Viking print by Kari Jorgensen featured on Sycamore Street Press. It would look so pretty on my wall.

Alison MacPherson said...

I love lots of them but my favourites are Sycamore Street Press's blue and white print and Parrott Design Studio's Peony and the Bee. Fingers crossed!

Jennifer said...

I'm going to go with Hijirik and Enjoy design - I love the simplicity.

What an amazing giveaway!

Jenny said...

As hard as it is to narrow down to two my favorites are Bespoke and 12 Fifteen. I love their clean lines and letterpress talents. All of the entries are gorgeous and someone or some three peeps will be very lucky... and i have my fingers crossed.

stephanie said...

hmm, that's tough - but I think Night Owl is my favorite, with Delphine and YeeHaw being pretty awesome, too! This is a great giveaway, I've got my fingers crossed!

indie icing said...

Is this heaven or what!? So hard to choose 2 faves, so I'm doing 5:
- California Poppies print by Delphine (though the calendar is also to die for!)
- The Indian Summer print and ANY of the coasters by 12fifteen
- Alone art print by Amyb13
- Yellow birdie cards by Seesaw Letterpress
- Marigold and Slate Tree gift cards by Sycamore Street Press

Anonymous said...

Please enter my name in the amazing letterpress give-away! I have been
collecting and framing small letterpress works for my duaghter's room
for a few years now, and we love looking at them together. Many many
have been from poppytalk handmade participants or others just featured
on poopytalk, it's so hard to stop! Thanks, Beth

Michelle R. said...

This is truly the giveaway to end all giveaways! :)

I'm really digging 12fifteens lollipop letterpress cards - they're organic and futuristic as the same time!

I also really like olive-route's 'hi' card - simple and effective! :)

Kelley said...

What an awesome giveaway! Holy cow!

My two favorites have GOT to be:

1. The awesome frog anatomy print from Bon Vivant Press (http://www.bonvivantpress.com/wordpress/?p=402)

2. Omg I am absolutely in love with just about everything from Night Owl Paper Goods - especially the new wooden birthday cards (http://www.nightowlpapergoods.com/home.php?cat=3)!!

Clair said...

Happened across this today and I am in awe of all the talent out there - amazing. My particular favourites are Antlers by Zara Gonzalez and Empty Nest by Bound Staff Press. I'll be looking them up and drooling over the rest of their stuff later!!!

Jen said...

I would LOVE new artwork for my new house - my walls are bare! My favorites are "Mind your Manners Letterpress Poster" from Roll & Tumble Press AND "Tangelo Cards" from Seesaw Letterpress - so sweet and fresh!

George K said...

Great one-stop opportunity to be introduced to these wonderful artists/printers/designers.
I liked most the work of Dana Bowers at the Shimmer Studio - the Lotus Glow print is my personal favorite.
Also, appealing to me is the work of the Night Owl Paper Goods - the Golden Floral Rosette and not only.
Thanks to everybody involved for letting us a glimpse into this beautiful world.

deborah said...

Can't pick just 2. Must go back and study everything (and maybe buy a few things!) OK, 2 for now are Pink Peony by Sara Parrott and Make the Numbers Dance by Green Chair Press. Thanks for the chance to win all that goodness!

alexkeller said...

finally! woo - this a big contest! i just love "beer is good for you" at Roll & Tumble Press and the "bookmaking kit" at Green Chair Press is so sweet!
PICK ME! PICK ME!
:D

Michelle said...

I love this print by Olive-Route: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=vl_other_1&listing_id=22722869

and I'm a big fan of Sycamore Street Press. In fact, I just bought this print from them last weekend at Renegade Brooklyn! http://shop.sycamorestreetpress.com/product/8x10-limited-edition-print-feb-09-michéle-brummer-everett

paperlust said...

Wow, this is a great giveaway!

I love so many of these designers, but I think the "Around the Block" print by Green Chair Press

and

the "Golden Folksy Floral Rosette" by Night Owl Papergoods are definitely my favorites.

Thanks for introducing me to some new designers!

paperlustbooks[at]gmail.com

sara said...

Love this! And love these artists!

So hard to pick favorites, but at the top of my (long) list would be the numbers poster by Sycamore Street Press because it would look so lovely in my daughter's room, and Roll and Tumble's Kissing Booth, which is just awesome.

Anonymous said...

I am loving all of YeeHaw's goodies and the Winsome Girl by Roll & Tumble Press shop. What an amazing give away!

Nicole Underwood Gonzalez said...

How could I ever just pick 2!!!
There is SO much awesome packed into this contest I can't stand i!!! Letterpress work is so beautiful it makes me want to die from the awesomeness!

I visited every single site and loved them all but I totally adore the work from all of the following companies:

hijirik
Green Chair Press
juliajuliette
nightowlpapergoods
parrottdesignstudio
robinbeth
sevencolordays
amyb13
sycamorestreetpress

threeredhens - OMG!! The Beards!! xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox

12fifteen
yeehawindustries

There is NO WAY to pick 2 favorites. The amount of talent in this list is MIND BOGGLING!!
No matter what, I thank you for making this list of awesome. I have officially bookmarked every single site and plan on visiting them over & over.

I have a goal to learn letterpress. I don't have access to any workshops at the moment, but it is on my to do list!! Thank you for posting this....really made my day!!
Sincerely,
Nicole

lexnels said...

What an amazing competition!!

My favourite pieces have to be:

Bird in the Clouds by Adam (Yee Haw Industries) - The shape of the clouds blow me away.

and

Golden Folksy Floral Rosette by Night Owl Paper Goods - the richness of the colour and the overall summeryness rock.

Stephanie said...

What a great idea!

I loved: Bespoke Press and Julia Juliette.

Stephanie said...

I am so bad at reading directions:

Bespoke Press: Orange & Red Bird print and Susan Merrs/Mike Jackman invite

Julia Juliette: Thank You card and the Blue & Cream invite

buechertiger said...

I have been following the output of green chair press for a while. This was now a good opportunity to get introduced to the wonderful work of so many more people. It's hard to choose two favorites. I decided to name "I love you" by Julia Juliette and "Rule" by Mire Ink Press.

Oh, I so hope I'll be lucky in the hat! I also wish luck to the other entrants, but only to be second and third: the first prize is for me! ;-)

Liz AH said...

So tough to choose - they are amazing! But my top top favorites are Green Chair Press, Sycamore Street Press and Roll and Tumble Press - nice!

Tor said...

waauw. Amazing.

It's difficult to make a top 2.
I always love what Elise makes (enjoy) and I'm impressed by the prints of Green Chair Press.

pro said...

Wheeee, thanks for this! Not only do I get the chance to win something, but I've added a whole slew of new bookmarks & favorite sites.

Sorry, I couldn't keep to just two printers though ;p

YeeHaw - Keep on the Sunny Side oversized postcard http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=23675098

Loove 12fifteen - hard to choose among them. But off-hand I'd say the Cornflower & Red Branches coasters are so pretty http://12fifteen.bigcartel.com/product/cornflower-letterpress-coasters-set-of-8, http://12fifteen.bigcartel.com/product/red-branches-letterpress-coasters-set-of-8. But the cross-stitch coasters are so witty http://12fifteen.bigcartel.com/product/cross-stitch-letterpress-coasters

Three Red Hens - http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_SfbJvV7rLck/Scg7Fua92zI/AAAAAAAAAPY/9e8k9PA3SHg/s1600-h/beards5.jpg. Hee.

Sycamore Street Press - http://www.sycamorestreetpress.com/lark.html Tee Hee.

Shimmer Studio's Mandalas are eye-popping! http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=22830382

Reservoir Press' Lobster Girl is so strange & random, I love it. http://reservoirpress.blogspot.com/2008/04/lobster-girl.html Their paper stock looks sooo lovely too.

Roll & Tumbles Early Bird Cards are cute & so cheeky http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=21419864

Olive Route's Wind Letterpress Print is amazingly lovely.

Night Owl Paper Goods' wood grain cards are pretty pretty pretty. If i had to choose, I'd go with http://nightowlpapergoods.com/product.php?productid=333&cat=15&page=1 for the lovely blue.

Ooooh, I want Green Chair Press' Sherlock Holmes notebook! http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25891742

Albertine Press' Jet Set pack http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=21823530 and Paper Cut coasters are so rich in detail http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=26162919!

Of course, how can any romantic soul resist afavorite's Click Clack Clunk and Bespoke Press' Vintage Chair? http://www.afavoritedesign.com/nxtbigpostcardclick.html, http://bespokepress.bigcartel.com/product/letterpressed-vintage-chair-limited-edition-print-8-5x11-magenta

As you can see, I'm a total letterpress nut! Love them all.

shannon said...

i love the letterpress calandar with a ribbon from delphine press and the POPSCICLE ICE CREAM PEOPLE ORGANIC GROCERY BAG from yeehaw industries.

nan lawson said...

i love them all! but if i had to choose, my two favorites are "chairs" by bespoke press and "great job on that thing that you did..." by sycamore street press!

Anonymous said...

SO hard to pick just two. i'm in love with that golden folksy floral from night owl press. I also love the see saw designs ships are safe print. what a lovely message.
thanks for this great giveaway!

Unknown said...

This is a great giveaway idea!

It was a tough choice, but I think my favourites are the "If you reveal your secrets..." print from Bespoke Letterpress and the "LARGE WOOD TYPE SPECIMEN SHEET HAND PULLED LETTERPRESS PRINT 3" from Yee-Haw Industries.

kim leberti said...

Seriously, how to select two favorites. Since I get to...
1) Old School Stationers series "Camping Circa 1960's"
and
2) Roll & Tumble's "Beer is Good for You" also, "Smile"
Thank you for rounding up all this amazing letterpress

Donovan Beeson said...

Thanks for the great giveaway!

I love Sycamore Street Press's Alphabet prints, and also Olive-route's Missing You card where the "you" is just pressed but not inked. Genius!

J Mosley said...

Well these are all lovely, very difficult to pick just two. But my favorites are Amy Stocklein and Sycamore Street Press. What wonderfully talented creative folks represented here.

Patty said...

This could make my month...my whole year!
I loved Yee-Haw Industries old-school style posters (especially the Dada Pointy Finger) and 12Fifteen's
"Indian Summer" print.
Just beautiful :)

cozette said...

This is so fantastic. I loved looking over the work - some new, some old favorites.

Things I loved...
Roll And Thumb: Smile & Super 8 Posters
a. Favorite Design: You're So Sweet card (i'm buying these for thank you cards)
Paper Stories: Miss You card
And Yee-Haw Industries have been a long time favorite...I heart everything they do, You Are My Sunshine.

melissa kaye said...

Oh this is too rad! :-)

First, I'm a big fan and follower of elsiejoy's (enjoy) etsy page and blog. I really like her summer minibook kit!

I also like Green Chair Press and I'm glad I checked them out. My favorite item is the heart coasters. Adorable...!

Unknown said...

Oh my, just two!!? I've always loved night owl...and now I have my eyes on that hot air balloon print by seesawdesigns for the nursery!

Unknown said...

This is such a neat idea! It was hard for me to choose favorites, but I have discovered that I love Bon Vivant Press. I especially liked Piori i Gatazki by Cindy Tomczyck through Bon Vivant Press and Clocks by Albertine Press. I love clocks (evidenced by the fact that I have four in my bedroom), and this is such a pretty card, with an equally clever quote.

Mandy said...

What a giveaway!

I love the Roll and Tumble Press! I definitely could use their "Think Before Speaking" print in my office. Also, the "Twirl" print by Enjoy Design is way cute!

Unknown said...

What a fabulous idea! All the prints are gorgeous! If I had to narrow it down, I'd have to go with Bespoke's Chairs print and Sycamore Street's Colbalt print. The chairs are so much fun and so classic. I love the magenta ones! The color of the Colbalt print is stunning and it's so playfully rendered. It looks like it should be accompanied by a children's story. Love them all.

Unknown said...

What a great contest! My favorites are: Piora i Gatazki (Feathers & Twigs) by Cindy Tomczyk and With Each Tiny Step by Roll and Tumble Press. Beautiful!

dianne said...

wow, what an AMAZING collection of incredible work! i guess if i'm forced to choose, my favorites are Amy Stocklein's Chair, and Golden Folksy Floral Rosette by night owl paper goods. Visual Chemist's Wind-Powered Wishes was a close third. beautiful all around... fingers and toes crossed in the hopes that i'm the lucky one!

Jenn said...

These are amazing. I am about to post the longest comment ever because I found some many amazing pieces.
I love!
Albertine Press and the "Last Duck" collection
Elise Joy's
"Sometimes you just gotta twirl"
Hirjirk Design Studio
"Live what you Love"
and their customizable cards.
The muted colors of Seven Color Days prints are incredible.
Roll and Tumble Press has a great take on carnival inspired pieces. I also love their "you are all I need card"
Robin Beth has the most whimsical designs...
The tandem bike cards from Parrott Design Studios are amazing.
I love the combo of the "shoes and stars" from Olive Route.
The pine/fuchsia everyday note cards are lovely from Sycamore Street Press and the holiday pig/scarf card from Three Red Hens rocks my socks off!

Tanima said...

What a great idea!

My two favourites would have to be Night Owl Paper Goods and Shimmer Studio.

Both the Golden Folksy Floral Rosette print and the Lotus Glow print have that lotus shape that I have a slight obsession about.

I'm obviously not the only one, since two printers produced that shape!

I find the symmetry eye catching!

Anonymous said...

i love letterpress! my favourites are 12fifteen's blackmeadow and elise's falling!
thanks for the awesome giveaway <3

sfer said...

So hard to choose!!!

Ok, just two of my favorites:
- Cobalt Print by Sycamore Street Press.
- Rotary Telephone by Roll and Tumble Press.

This is such a GREAT GIVEAWAY!!
Oh... I wish I was a letterpress printer so that I could participate next year :_)

Amy said...

soo inspiring!

hello there said...

Fingers are crossed !

Sycamore Street Press Ex Libris bookplates and Alphabet posters are fabulous. Yee-Haw Industries Keep on the Sunny Side oversized postcard always makes me smile.

Unknown said...

Oh, fun! so much nice links together! (some don't seem to work..?)
I've had 'rule number one' from Green chair press in my Etsy-favorites since 2007 so that is one, and two is Yee-Haw, the 'magic cat'. Although, in the same series there is also an owl which I adore, but I don't see it in the shop right now :)
Thanks for the give-away!

Molly S. said...

Man, so hard to pick favorites! I've been a big fan of Night Owl Paper Goods for a long time, and I'm loving their new Water Otter eco-friendly card (I also adore their Strawberry Bunny card -- it's on my wall right now). I'm also loving the work of Green Chair Press, especially the Rule Number 1 print.

Cassidy said...

i absolutely love the "special" prints from Resivoir Press. it says they're made from old thrift store plates. my favorite is the banana and the beer!
I also love the animal fair notecards from Bird Dog. i love cows and animals and the images on these cards are so pretty and detailed!
what a treat it would be to win, all of the participants are amazing!!

CR said...

I am in love with "Surgery Room" from Bon Vivant Press. It really brings me back to seventh grade biology - but with beauty.

My other favorite is "Clocks" from Albertine Press. I was thinking of getting a real wall clock for my kitchen and this print might bea perfect companion.

Elizabeth said...

Hm, so hard to comment on just two!! I think my favorites are the "Dada Pointy Finger And Pulled Letterpress Print" on YeeHaw's etsy shop and "Winter" from Bee13 Paper Goods (amyB13 on etsy).

Crafty snark said...

Hands down favorites: Wind Powered Wishes by Visual Chemist and Golden Folksy Floral Rosette by Night Owl Paper Goods. Thanks for spreading the word about all these great artists.

Lara said...

I hope it is still thursday where you are! Amazing beautiful things but my two favourites are:

Rule by Mire Ink press
and I really LOVE the chair by Amy Stocklein

Alissa Block said...

I've been a fan of Yee Haw Industries for a while, and I love the two Robot / Zombie posters - a perfect pairing for the robot / zombie mix tape I just made for a couple of friends!

I also think that Olive-Route's "Water" and "Fire" letterpress prints are pure magic!

Lisa Rupp said...

Best giveaway ever! I love so many!! I'm a fan of the print by Night Owl Papergoods and the hot air balloons by SeeSaw Designs!

mandydake said...

Huge Fan of the Letterpress! I love enjoy (elise) designs and Robin Beth!

marinajayhawk said...

goodness gracious are some people talented or what? my favorites are golden folksy floral rosette by night owl paper goods & a ship in the harbor by seesaw designs. crossing my fingers the letterpress gods shine on me. thank you for the contest!

Lauren said...

So lovely! My favorites are the Cobolt Print by Sycamore Street Press and See Saw Designs' Onward & Upward.

Anonymous said...

How do you choose just two?! I've always loved the work of Night Owl Press and Delphine Press. I've always considered them to be leaders in the industry with very original art and ideas. They also happen to have amazing prints in the set too.

Anonymous said...

very cool. very awesome.

if I have to narrow it down to JUST two....

A. Favorite Design's ligature card - common on. it's ligatures. who does love a good ligature! (p.s. the link for a. favorite design isn't set up correctly on the flickr page)

and...green chair press. I love the work. letterpress AND flip books. that much closer to heaven.

Kris said...

I love the works of all your contributors but I think the two that I LOVE the most are Enjoy design and Albertine Press. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it all...someone is going to be VERY lucky to win some awesome letter press prints! What a neat giveaway...thanks for the links to their shops, too!

the rikrak studio said...

oh good heavens! this is the most amazing giveaway i've ever seen. like so many folks out here.. i totally have a crush on letterpress work!

it is so challenging to choose, but 2 of my faves from the group are certainly Rule by Mire Ink Press & Chairs by Bespoke Press. wow!

what a glorious sharing this is! amazing work, all! thanks poppytalk!

Unknown said...

They are all so well done. I pick Night Owl and Elizabeth Weston as my favorites.

MyHungryeye said...

What an incredible giveaway! I hope I win!! Thanks for such a lovely opportunity!

My two favorites are - Night Owl Paper Goods - Hydrangea Jotter (cuz I'm a sucker for a good notepad) and from Yee-Haw Industries - Blue Trees Letterpress Mini Prints W/ Envelopes(would b rockin xmas cards).

Thanks Again,
feed@myhungryeye.com

Ashley said...

Oh my goodness, I want to win so bad!

I LOVE the wood journals and retro aesthetics of Night Owl Paper goods-- the whole shop is fantastic!

I also love "Make the Numbers Dance" by Green Chair Press, and "Onward Upward" by Seesaw Designs.

It was really hard to pick favorites... they're all so wonderful.

Chrissy Coole said...

I have taken so long to post because it's too hard to pic faves! For sure my favorites in the exchange are:
Ligatures by A. Favorite (so great!!!)
Yellow Floral by Sycamore Street Press
Pink Peony by Sara Parrott
Iris by HIjirik Studio

Outside of this supercalifragilisticexpialidocious giveaway, I am a HUGE fan of Night Owl Paper Goods, and always drool over their wood line, especially the new Dancing Daffodils!

Thank you so much for putting this all together!

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