Craft'n
Vintage wallpaper was collected from the Fremont Sunday Market and Etsy and screen printed over with my artwork. This took much longer than expected because screen printing is a very sensitive art, so there was a lot of trial and error - mostly error. I did all of my printing at The Vera Project's print room, so I had to learn their system and equipment as I went. My original design had two colors and single sided, but I couldn't get my second color to work. Running out of time and being tired of harassment from Sarah's mom, I came up with the two sided solution you see above.
Each Save The Date is unique. I wanted to make each invite feel like a commissioned custom piece of art while reflecting a 1920's vibe. The backs were actually laser printed on tactile paper and distressed by hand. The return address stamp was custom made by a company that just happened to be using the same typefaces I was using in their product line. The mailing label was inspired by one from the 1930's I found on the web and recreated and digitally antiqued. The stamps turned to be more work than I thought, but I managed to find 600 vintage examples locally for a fair price. Originally, I wanted to use unused postage and add up all the stamps to make the .44, but that was proving to be a very costly and timely project. I am glad I checked in with the post office to make sure I could decorate my envelopes with canceled stamps alongside a real stamp for postage requirements.
I had a great time making these and I am really proud of how they turned out. Mark this one down as "DONE" in all caps. Now, I will enjoy a week or two and get started on the invitations.
1 comments:
This is great stuff - really nice work! My co-worker Charlie Lybecker shared this with me because I'm getting married in October and am in the process of making invitations.
What is toner-transfer printing? Can you point me to some online articles that explain the process?
Thanks,
Ben
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