Specialty plates are created and used in our vintage machinery to press your unique design directly into paper, resulting in a visible and tactile impression.

Pros

• Great for deep impression and intricate detail.

• Ink can be mixed into any color imaginable.

• Is more cost effective compared to foil stamping.

Cons

• Not a good option for printing on heavily colored papers.

Foil printing is performed in very similar ways to letterpress but mainly differs in that it employs heated metal printing plates to transfer metallic, clear or colored foils onto paper. Foil is the option for those looking for that signature metallic shimmer or those seeking to print on color paper.

Pros

• Best for printing metallic on any paper or high contrast on colored paper.

• Great for small type and details.

Cons

• More expensive than letterpress.

• Colors are limited to available commercial foils.

Embossing offers that unique effect of having your designs literally raise off the paper. By passing sheets through a press loaded witsedh a set of dies you can achieve this impressive effect.

Pros

• Raised printing.

• Can be combined with foil.

Cons

• Our most costly process.

Die-Cutting allows us to cut paper into unique shapes by running it through a press with a cutting die. These allow us to trim your project into any number of unique shapes.

Pros

• Unique shapes of you cards or paper!

• Can cut very thick papers

• Can cut many sheets very precisely for any number of volumes.

Cons

• Custom shapes can be quite costly if only low quantities are needed.

We offer a number of (mostly hand-done) services that can be used in conjunction with your project to give it that final finish.

• Scoring

• Duplexing

• Edge Painting

• Specialized Assembly