L Letterpress + Giveaway
*WINNER randomly selected and announced : Congrats Lauren! and thank you again L Letterpress.
A few months ago, I had the opportunity to personally meet with one of the creators and staff behind the L Letterpress at Lifestyle Crafts in their QuicKutz office building. I was very impressed with their back story and how they are wanting to extend the art of letterpress to be more accessible to the average Jane or Joe.
I don't think it will ever replace the nostalgia, impeccable perfection, deep impression, and process of my dear friends that have letterpress companies, but it can be an extremely useful tool for the at home designer crafter. I like to think of the L Letterpress as something similar to a Gocco created all the way back in 1977. (Are you familiar with what a Gocco is? If not read here). Seeing it in action, and they also gave me a machine to try myself I am amazed at the quality and how it has a similar look and feel to letterpress, but don't be worried letterpress businesses --- you will be fine.
They have a variety of plates to choose from, but what I really like is that you can also upload your designs to make your own custom plates which makes it a lot more versatile.
It is a pretty cool machine and I am very happy to be able to share one with you readers! Lifestyle Crafts is giving a L Letterpress Combo Kit and custom letterpress plate to a lucky Black Eiffel reader. (A nearly $190 value) You can find their product line here to purchase and I've also seen them at Paper Source, but you can also find them at select craft stores.
To enter: please leave only one comment below, no anonymous please and make sure your email address is accessible. Giveaway will close on February 15th. Winner will be selected randomly, contacted and announced on this post on Tuesday February 16th. (GIVEAWAY CLOSED & WINNER ANNOUNCED.)
(Photos from L Lettepress)
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this is the coolest! thanks for the chance to win!
I just read a lot of comments about this at briarpress.org: Everyone there seems to agree that it can't compete with "real" letterpress printing. I am sure that this invention was not designed to compete with anything, but rather to give interested and crafty people a change to get a feel of letterpress without spending a lot of money. I love letterpress; I took a class at the Center for Book Arts in NYC and it was great. So I have an idea how involved and skillful this craft is. Still, I would love to try the kit at home!
o my o my o my. my head is about to burst with a million ideas of what i could do with this!
such a great giveaway.
- kamber8@gmail.com
what a dream come true! wow. really.
Yes, please! I'd love to get one :)
Oooh... I've been very interested in letterpress for sometime now, and this would be oh so perfect. Thanks for such a fabulous giveaway, and of course - An ahhmazing blog!
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ChandraWilson{at}juno{dot}com
This is great!! The possibilities are endless!
Thanks for passing this prize along!
That looks really neat!!
I've been loving this little machine for a while....I want one! :)
perfect for DIY wedding projects.. only 4 months to get them done!
I would love to win a Combo kit, especially now that I know i can use pigments inks with it! Thanks for the chance to win!
I so want to see a demo of how to use the letterpress, but haven't heard of any at the local craft stores in my area. Come to Illinois and show us your magic!
L is for Love it!!Letterpress, that is!
oh please! this is wonderful! love.it.
oh yes, and my email is
sorellina [at] gmail [dot] com
Fantastic giveaway! Thanks for your review. This looks like a great kit and loads of fun too!
I've just been itching to try this!
I saw the L Letterpress demo at Archiver's in Provo, Utah...LOVE IT!!!
mom.chic@hotmail.com
Yay! Gocco!
Ohhhhh my gosh what a wonderful giveaway! I would LOVE this, especially for my wedding Thank You cards!
kolsen17@gmail.com
Oh how exciting! I would be thrilled if you picked me!
Looks like so much fun! And so helpful in crafting!
love this! and would love to win!
Letter writing should be resurrected in the name of letterpress! It draws me to my writing desk.
WOW! terrific giveaway. Thank you for the chance.
ooh! would love to try this out.
pick me!
i have just recently started to allow my creative juices to flow with a little bit of art school background and now currently taking floral design classes. i have more than realized my love for art and its magical, whimsical almost dream like existence in my life. my fiance and i are getting married in september in a beautiful white church on an island in sc. we are not exactly traditional but appreciate it. we are taking this church and a hall they are providing and making it our own paper playground. the ceiligs and entrances will all be covered in tissue paper. :) makes me super excited just typing it out! anywho, i am lost of what to do with my invites. with something like this letterpress, maybe i can become inspired?
love it!
Oooh. I'd love to win this.
I have been dying to get one of these!
Oh yes please!!! I took a letterpress class at BYU a few semesters ago and it was WONDERFUL. We really grew to love the simplistic beauty of letterpress. I'd LOVE to have one at my home for my graphic design work. I've seen these around and have really wanted to try it out.
As an intaglio printmaker who doesn't have access to letterpress equipment... this would be so freaking fun to play with! I would love to win this. :)
Email: lrcroix@gmail.com
ooohhhh... I love the idea of this little machine. I had a Gocco and thought is was the coolest, but with supplies in short supply (ha!) I passed it on to someone else. My fingers are crossed. I hope I win.
Thanks for hosting a great give away!
whiskergraphics (at) gmail (dot) com
I have been dying to try this! xo
This would be great fun to have!
tyau30 (at) gmail.com
Yes, please!
wow, I'd love to have this machine! The thought of making letterpress cards fills my heart with joy!
piecesofthesky[at]gmail[dot]com
I've been eyeing this wonderful machine for quite some time now...was waiting for it to come to local craft stores here in Toronto!
I love stamping and I'm sure that I'd absolutely love this!
Wow! I almost missed this one as I was so behind in my Reader, I decided to dump tonight. Glad I didnt! my email is by clicking my photo and under contact. Thanks again.
oh this is the greatest! please pick me ! :)
I LOVE L Letterpress :)
The website of L Letterpress has given me a lot of ideas to create different kinds of crads/ crafts!!!
Want to own one so I can start create them!!!
Melody
melodybecks@yahoo.com.hk
coool!!!
(sarahleeis@gmail.com)
I've been following this letterpress machine + its reviews for a while now. Glad to hear such good reviews! I'm sure it'll come in handy for future wedding invitations... :)
I'm in love with this product and have been wanting one! This is a crazy awesome giveaway!
Oh Whow! I've heard a little about this but haven't really looked into it. I loved that you gave us more info and would love to give it a try. thanks so much! Peggy
www.createwithbubbe.blogspot.com
ahhh!! this would be a dream come true!!!! pick me! pick me! :)
WOW! Thanks for the fun!
Sandra
slbt17 at yahoo dot com
I'm intigued by this. It looks fantastic. For the stationery junkie like me it is very appealing. Thanks for sharing.
This has been on my wish list and would be a great Valentine surprise. Love the graphics that have been developed for it.
I would love to have one!
I have dreams about letterpress! I love that there is a custom plate feature ... One day I'd love to own one ... oh letterpress Karma ... I've loved you for so long ... can I have some love .... :-)
What a great giveaway!
What an awesome little gadget, I would love one! rashreyk@yahoo.com
I think this is just genius! Thanks for the chance to win.
great new tool!
I'm always searching for papers with a specific design. This would solve my problem since I could print my own!
very cool! I would love this!
I am starting a handmade invitation company and this machine is looking very nice to be added to the "I have to have" list!!! :)
Swtnsassy525@aol.com
please pick me! i am dying over the idea of my own little letter press. lizhart1290@gmail.com
I would love to win this!
Oh, fun! I've been hoping to create my own wedding invitations, but I L-O-V-E letterpress so much that I didn't think it would happen.... maybe it's possible. shelton.weatherford@gmail.com
I've had my eye on this product for some time now. What a treat it would be to be on the lucky end of this giveaway. Thanks for sharing!
Love It!
Amazing!
this is so cool!
Gorgeous! Love!
LOVE... for everything... wedding...valentines...thank yous...babies...endless possibilities.
staceyzwald@hotmail.com
i really need one of those!
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what a great set! this would be a lovely project for me and my sister
sarahcschneider@hotmail.com
yo! don't you wish that everything printed was letterpressed!
-kate
katel@hableconstruction.com
Oh my goodness! I would love it.
what a rocktastic machine of delights!
LOVE THIS!!!
ooo i'd love to have one.
jellybellyellie1221@yahoo.com
I wish I had one to may Valentine's Cards! Such fun!
catrock@gmail.com
oh yes, please!
I would adore one of these!
Thank you for the wonderful review and the opportunity to win this fabulous set!
This woyld be so thrilling!!
Love your blog! and would also love a letterpress!
Great give away!
Letterpress! Yes please:)
this is SO amazing. i love it.
this is wonderful!
My husband made me sell my Gocco a couple of months back since it got so hard to find products for it. The new L Letterpress Combo will give me back what I lost but with lots of upgrades, can we say "die-cut"!! biancadesigns@gmail.com
Perfect! This is the tool that I need to complete my promo materials for my business. My cards were professionally printed, so this would enable me tocomplete my pieces in Style.
please randomly pick me!! love your blog!!
strawberryshortcake_85@hotmail.com
This suuure would come in handy in more than one way / wedding invites:diy for sure, letterpress not for sure/keeping in touch w 7 bros and sis's in 4 diff countries!/coninuing my mom's awesome Christmas card tradition in my own family. After going letterpress crazy I might even pass it on to a young artist friend enamored with all things paper who just graduated (i.e. lost her student discount at the art store:P)
Veronica
Oo, please add my name to the hat. I'd love to add this to my home crafting options!
What an awesome giveaway.
Think I will start saving just incase the universe doesn't swing this win my way.
So much fun to be had
Please! Pick me!! My birthday is on the 15th and this would be a WONDERFUL present!
johnandmonplyer@msn.com
I love letterpress so, so much - I want to letterpress my grocery list.
What a fab giveaway! I'm planning on making my own wedding invitations and this looks like the perfect tool to help me do it. Pick me pick me!!
Sounds awesome!
I have always wanted a letterpress!
love love it! so much fun!
Awesome idea, I'd love to try it!
Wow! What a giveaway! Would love one as I have always wanted to try my hand a letterpress...thanks! sharon...slpstanley@yahoo.com
what a great giveaway!!
oops i forgot my email address
aleman2@connect.carleton.ca
Letterpresses bring out the Martha in me. I would have so much fun with this, it would make senior year pass much more quickly
Ariella
acheskisgold@gmail.com
This would be so fun!
This would be a great early 40th birthday present to myself! So excited about this product!
great giveaway!!
yes please! they never seem to have them in stock so that's a great giveaway!
Wow, I would absolutely love to try one of these. What a great giveaway!
sandy at aspieteacher dot com
pick me!!!!
ggg4(at)georgetown(dot)edu
This is fantastic! I would looovvvee to have one! =)
I love making cards and this would be fantastic! I'm sure I would spend hours that I should & shouldn't be just playing!
This looks like it would be a blast to own.
Would love love love to have this!
Beth
dandycat@gmail.com
Oooh! I am already thinking about the wonderful things I could make with this! Thanks for the opportunity to win it!
wow, what a neat idea. would love to try it!
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This looks like a really awesome product! Yummy!
These are wonderful! I can't wait to play with one!
Please, letterpress me!
Please, please...Let it be me!!!
janicedoanmyers@gmail.com
Thanks!!!
pretty!
Oh how exciting!
oh man I can only imagine the possibilities :)
How cool is that?! DIY letterpressing!
How cool is that?! DIY letterpress!
Amazing giveaway! I've been contemplating a Gocco or mini letterpress. I promise to make some cute paper goodies if I win!
cncliving @ gmail.com
1 in 731 chance (and shrinking), still, I have to try for it!
the pursuit of a new hobby!
What an exciting giveaway!
wow best giveaway ever - this is like winning the lottery!
I have been wanting to try out this machine - what a great giveaway!
lovely!
i love this so much!
sign me up! :)
I have been drooling over the L Letterpress machine since I first saw it...unfortunately this was right after Christmas, which is also my birthday. It immediately went on the wishlist BUT I can't wait a whole year...
What a fantastic giveaway...thanks for sharing :)
I would love to use this to design my wedding invitations! I'm a writer and my fiance is a musician, so winning this product and designing our own invites would fit our personalities perfectly...and our budget!
Cheers!
erin (soon to be sintos)
echupp@gmail.com
what a great idea!
I would really really really love to win this! It would be the perfect new tool in my craft room!!
Thanks for such a neat giveaway. I've been watching this machine and wishing for it myself.
love Love LOVE letterpress! :)
I would love to play with this machine! Oh the things one could create with this.
lauren.robbins08@gmail.com
superbe! exactly what i need!
perfect timing!! i'm making my wedding invitations!! and place cards, and direction cards, and menu cards,... this would be so fantastic!!
ooohhh...i could have fun with that!!
crystalee33@hotmail.com
fabulous!
they have been on back-order forever - i was supposed to get one for christmas from my mom! i'd love to win!
love love love!!! wishing and hoping!
Oh so fun!
awesome giveaway!
maria.dalessandro@gmail.com
I have been drooling over the Letterpress tools for the past 3 months! I watched all the how to videos for the Letterpress and I'm very excited to try one. It looks easy :) I tried to purchase one pre-christmas but they wouldn't ship to Canada. My wedding is in July and I'll be making invitations soon... hopefully with the L Letterpress!
That is wonderful - what a fabulous giveaway!!
I'm getting married in September and this would be PERFECT to help me do all the amazing DIY projects I've got cooked up! I hope I hope!
lauraDOTmDOTschierATgmailDOTcom
I love the look, the feel, it would be fantastic to have! The creativity would be endless.
This is such an awesome giveaway!
klam789@sbcglobal.net
AHHH! Love this, Want this!
Cool! I promise I'd hug it and love it... ;)
I really hope I win as I'm in love with anything letterpress and I've been wanting to learn!
-Jenny
jenkoz21@hotmail.com
This is an amazing & beautiful product! My craftbox is in NY and I've been trying to recreate one now that I'm in LA. A letterpress machine is something I've always dreamed of. Love the blog!
How wonderful! It's so small and compact. Fingers crossed...
what a great little machine. I would definitely have a lot of fun with this!
allylarsen@hotmail.com
Just the thought of letterpress sends a nice warm fuzzy feeling through my body! Hope it finds its way to a nice welcoming home...such as mine. Happy Valentines Day!
This looks fun! Another tool to fuel the possibilities of creativity.
pnierstheimer@msn.com
WOW- What a fun looking toy! I love new toys!!
darscooper@hotmail.com
How very cool! Thanks for the giveaway!
I have wanted a Lpress since they came out! YIKES--how awesome:) I would love love love to win this:) sbmmhoover[at]yahoo[dot]com
i love cards & letterpress ones are the best :)
This looks fabulous! I would be thrilled to win this prize!
DeniseB
bryant@infostations(dot)net
This is such a cool tool! Keeping my fingers crossed. Tnx!
with so many comments, I doubt this question will be answered, but I am wondering how time consuming this is? I have a small stationery business and I'm wondering if I could justify doing it for invitations?
of course, if I win there won't be any problems with that!
Oh, could I be so lucky...my fingers are crossed. Please let it be me :0
much better than renting a press... i would love this!
me too!
neato!
I will love to try this product. I must agree it will not replace the perfection of letterpress done by a company but I think its a nice tool to have for making cards and spice your layouts....
That looks so nifty! Would be great to have around the house.
I would love to play with this!
I've seen some samples that have come from this machine and they are impressive! I would love to be able to create some cards, invitations with this quality! Thank you for the opportunity.
Awesome machine, awesome giveaway! Thanks for the opportunity to win :)
i would love to win one of these!!!
L Letterpress! An amazing give-a-way. Just thinking about it gets my creative juices flowing.
Black Eiffel, thanks for setting this up for us!
This seems like a wonderful product. I would love to be able to use this for my cardmaking at home.
Oh, this is definitely going on my wish list! I've been looking for an affordable letterpress, and this is the perfect solution.
Sara Brown
curlymcfreckle@yahoo.com
This is awesome, thanks!
lukeperrin100@gmail.com
This is perfect for someone new to card making! Thanks for the chance to win!
Wow, this is so cool. I'm working on getting back into the habit of writing cards and letters by hand, and it would be wonderful to be able to actually make the cards as well. What a great give-a-way!
crossing my fingers
- Laur
laurendy[at]live[dot]com
What a great machine! I saw one at PaperSource and have wanted to try it.
Gotta love modern inventions! Sign me up!
I would love this. please!
ack! this is HUGE! I would SO love to win this.
What a great product. Sure would be a lot of fun to use. Thanks for the opportunity. krodden@kettering.edu
I saw this letterpress machine at a store and thought it was a really neat idea! Would love to win one then I wouldn't feel so guilty about spending money on it :D
Winning would be an awesome thing! When everything seems to be going wrong, to win might "turn the tide" so to speak! Please pick me!!!
Love your blog. I can't stop reading it and giveaway its awesome.
Wow, this is the first time I've read about this, home letterpress - yay! This looks really interesting, especially as Gocco machines are difficult to come by these days. Oh how much fun I could have with this!
I love this! Thanks for sharing it, even if I don't win. :) I adore all things letter-pressed, and I can't imagine how fun it would be to do it myself!
I LOVE IT! :)
It looks like so much fun!!
yes, yes, yes please.
this item was added late to my xmas list so it didnt make it under the tree for me. I love this machine.
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