Flying Rabbit Press

It’ll be here soon!

Kate Clapper — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 16:00:37 +0000

The new year is fast approaching, and the New Year’s cards are going fast. Want some?

Holiday Cards

Kate Clapper — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 05:11:50 +0000

I’ve been terrible at updating the website this year. The good news is that I’ve been busy printing custom work, as well as a selection of note cards. The holiday cards shown here, and more, can be found in my Etsy shop.

Wedding Stationery with Silver Pocketfolds

Kate Clapper — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 06:28:58 +0000

This invitation is from a recent suite of wedding stationery designed and printed at Flying Rabbit Press. The suite includes a response card and an enclosure card not pictured here.

Original line drawings by Kate Clapper are used as design elements throughout the stationery suite.

Letterpress Printed Business Cards

Kate Clapper — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:01:52 +0000

Here is a little collection of some of the business cards recently printed at Flying Rabbit Press. It’s such a delight to work with so many local designers!

Design by Ericka Seastrand.

Design by Kate Clapper of Flying Rabbit Press.

Design by Jill Koskelin of Etikette.

Design by Kate Clapper of Flying Rabbit Press.

Gilding the Edges

Kate Clapper — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 07:18:45 +0000

Applying gold leaf to the edges of paper is not something that I ever imagined I’d be doing. It’s a slow and finicky process, which suggests that I should have counted on doing it at some point, since I tend to gravitate toward that sort of thing. It’s worth the time it takes once you have the finished product in hand, though.

These cards are a thick 220 lb cotton cardstock that were letterpress printed prior to having the edges gilded.

The Finished Wedding Stationery

Kate Clapper — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 07:37:18 +0000

This beautiful wedding stationery was designed by the bride, Michelle Butindaro. The printing was done here at Flying Rabbit Press; the text in black, and the accents in a subtle iridescent purple. You may have seen the photo of it in progress in the last post.

After the printing and trimming were completed, Michelle adhered each piece to iridescent backing paper, and mounted the invitations, themselves, to the inside of these lovely, cloth covered folios. The reception card, hotel card, rsvp card, and return envelope all tuck in nicely beneath the ribbon on the right hand side of the folio.

No detail was left unconsidered. The monogram on the front of the folio is a mere one inch square, but the invitations would be lacking with out it.

Busy, busy.

Kate Clapper — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 13:00:25 +0000

The last few weeks have had me cranking the press regularly. Here’s a sneak peek of a couple of projects, with more to come soon.

Design by Michelle Butindaro

Design by Jill Koskelin

Letterpress Goes Folk

Kate Clapper — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 04:23:45 +0000

Okay, sure, letterpress probably already fell into some version of the “folk” genre, but Gillian Welch has made it official again on Tuesday when she released her new album, The Harrow & The Harvest. The beautiful cover illustration by John Dyer Baizley was letterpress printed at Aardvark Letterpress in California.

Taking it one step further, she’s inviting fans to stain the cd cover themselves with coffee. Awesome.

I just ordered my copy.

Distinguishably Letterpress

Kate Clapper — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 06:20:27 +0000

This spring I had the honor of printing and framing the Wisconsin Alumni Association‘s Distinguished Alumni Awards for the second year in a row.

The design, by Colleen O’Hara, is simple, clean, and elegant. The awards are letterpress printed on Rives BFK cotton rag paper, which is torn down to size by hand, and then mounted to a sheet of red Lokta paper before being floated in a mat for framing.

The Distinguished Alumni Award celebrates outstanding UW-Madison graduates whose professional achievements, contributions to society and support of the university exemplify the Wisconsin Idea.

Make That 25% Off

Kate Clapper — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 09:28:15 +0000

Letterpress printed Holiday Note Cards are ON SALE from December 20 – 24th!

Receive 25% off of your total purchase when you buy note cards from the Etsy store. Enter coupon code XMAS25 at check out.

Note cards are available in single, five (5), or ten (10) packs.