Announcement Postcard

I turned one of the Shimmer Studio designs into an announcement postcard! This postcard features the jasmine flowers design on the front and the client's information on the back. The card was letterpress printed with two colors on the front and one color on the back — the ink colors are turquoise and teal. It is a standard postcard size and can be sent at the USPS postcard rate.

To celebrate the custom project Shimmer Studio is going to offer a summer postcard sale! Choose any Shimmer Studio design for the front of the postcard and I'll customize the front and the back. Contact me for special pricing. I'm going to offer the sale price through September.

Thanks for taking a peek at the new project! Contact: info@shimmer-studio.com

hot off the press

Here's a little peek at three brand new letterpress cards for 2009. All the cards are fold overs and include envelopes.

The above card is gold ink printed on turquoise cardstock.

This is the newest card design and I call it "My Melancholy Butterfly" because she is thinking "Le Sigh." Teal ink on turquoise cardstock.

This last card is named "Cherry Glow" and features pink and gold ink. It really pops!

Indie Fixx's A Greener Day Galleria

Shimmer Studio has a shoppe over at Indie Fixx's A Greener Day Galleria. Head on over to check out all the great designers! I'm jonesing for some handmade perfume from Sweet Anthem. Here's to Greener Days ahead!!! I'm thinking SPRING!

Click the photo above to go to the Shimmer Studio Greener Day Shoppe.

Mandala Letterpress Set

Spring may be around the corner any day now... I really hope it is anyway. The mandalas are inspired by flowers and suns and feature bright colors like turquoise, fuchsia, teal and purple! The mandalas will also be available in larger art prints soon.

Goods for Goodness Sake!

There's a great new website called Goods for Goodness Sake and they donate 100% of profits to customer selected charities. Goods for Goodness Sake features products created by small businesses and supports smaller charities. Shimmer Studio has two designs for sale in the Goods for Goodness Sake store and these two designs are now exclusive to them!

Here is one design available exclusively at Goods for Goodness Sake. It features two lotus flowers printed in blue and green inspired by water and the sea. These are folded cards which are blank on the inside and include coordinating envelops. Purchase here.

Here is the second design available exclusively at Goods for Goodness Sake. It features two elemental butterflies printed in blue and purple inspired by vibrant butterfly wings and flowers. These are folded cards which are blank on the inside and include coordinating envelops. Purchase here.

Shimmer Studio Brocade

A new folded letterpress card is available on etsy! This letterpress card features the Shimmer Studio Brocade pattern printed in silver ink on turquoise card stock. The card is blank on the inside and includes a metallic silver envelope! You can purchase a set of six here.

some new Greetings

A few new letterpess stationery designs available in the etsy shoppe! All three designs are flat and letterpress printed onto 100% cotton paper and include a 100% recycled envelope.

A shimmer studio sun design and "Brilliant" is printed with a vibrant fuchsia ink. This is the perfect card to send to anybody who deserves a little pat on the back! Or go ahead and announce how brilliant you are. It's brills, baby. Purchase this card here.


This card features a lotus design and the word "om" printed in reflex blue. This makes a perfect note to send to someone who loves yoga or lotus flowers. The back is blank and waiting for your thoughts. You can purchase this card here.


Well, "hello sunshine!" This card is printed in bright orange ink and features the shimmer studio sunflower. It's a great card to send to a friend just because! And maybe it's a hint of warmer weather to come... someday... soon... I really hope. You can purchase this one here.

let the Love shine in!

Shimmer Studio has a small selection of Valentine on etsy! The Valentines are Gocco printed onto folded cards and feature a shimmer studio sun and heart. It reads, "let the Love shine in." There are two additional colors available. The card above is silver ink on a red card and includes a silver metallic envelope. The second card features red ink printed on pink card stock and the third is red ink printed on strawberry card stock. Both the pink and strawberry cards come with a metallic quartz envelope.

www.shimmerstudio.etsy.com

news: DIY Trunkshow: Saturday: Chicago: Please come!

Hello, Hello! WOW, winter certainly has blown into Chicago and trees and holiday decor are going up around town. And even better Shimmer Studio will be at one of the first holiday handmade shopping extravaganzas — The DIY Trunkshow (woo hoo!). I'm really excited and I have been trimming cards feverishly all week. I will also be debuting my first letterpress poster design (it's a little poster but it's a lot of letterpress). There will also be some new pocket mirrors, buttons and, of course, HOLIDAY CARDS! The DIY Trunkshow is this Saturday, November 22nd from 10am until 5pm at the Pulaski Park Auditorium (1419 W. Blackhawk, Chicago, IL 60622). Shimmer Studio is Booth #11 in Gym 2. Please check out the DIY Trunkshow website and take a peek at all the great vendors!

Splat Flats 4th Annual Open House

Splat Flats 4th Annual Open House! Saturday, October 11th!! 4pm until 10pm! Lots of studios and artists. My studio is on the East Side and it is 35E (third floor)! I will have some munchies, wine and stationery. Maybe a little letterpress demo if I can pull it together. Stop by if you have a chance.

news: the second holiday card is printed!

This is the second Shimmer Studio holiday card for this year. It also features a Shimmer Studio brocade design and reads, "Happy Holidays!" It is folded and the inside is blank for your personal correspondence. This holiday card is letterpress printed on Italian Startdream metallic cardstock and includes a coordinating envelope. The cardstock color is a light metallic aquamarine and the design is printed with a turquoise ink. Both holiday cards will be available for sale soon!!! Here is a link back to Shimmer Studio's Alternative Holiday.

news: Alternative Holiday Card

I just finished printing my Alternative Holiday card today and here is a little preview of it!!! I am so excited with how they turned out. These cards are folded and letterpress printed onto Italian Stardream cardstock and they come with a matching envelope. The cardstock is a metallic gun metal color and the ink is silver metallic. The envelope is also a metallic paper. The design is a shimmer studio brocade pattern and they say, "happy whatever & merry everything else." I can't wait to send out a stack of black envelopes for the holidays — how about you?

I do have another holiday card option that I will be printing next week. It is also on metallic cardstock and comes with a matching metallic envelope but the paper color is light blue and it will be letterpress printed with a turquoise ink (shimmer studio's signature color). The design is a different shimmer studio brocade pattern and it will simply say, "Happy Holidays!"

hot off the press

Well, maybe not hot of the press but it was just last week!

Printing*Printing*Printing

I have been consistently printing since I returned from New York and I will be at it again next week (and probably the week after)! I love the process of printing so I am not complaining! For now I rely on renting letterpress time at some fantastic local Chicago spots but I hope to purchase my own press soon! Below are some photos of the Vandercook Universal I at the Center for Book and Paper Arts. I hope I can find myself a Vandy one day!