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)
876 comments:
«Oldest ‹Older 801 – 876 of 876The things I would do for this machine! Great giveaway!
let the creativity begin!
What a GREAT give away (I can't believe it!)
So ofcourse I will leave a comment =)
And in the meantime I keep my fingers crossed ;o))
Love,
Maureen
this is the next best thing to the real letterpress!
I love your blog! So glad I found it! Marta
count me in!
this would be amazing to win!!
thanks :)
Katherinebeary@hotmail.com
Wonderful giveaway! This would be well used and loved in my studio! karentson@msn.com
Karen
oh my! i would love to have this machine!
Oh my! I have been intrigued with this little kit since it came out, but do not know anyone that has it or has used it. It sounds to me like I may need to purchase this. It would be lovely for wedding invites!
Thanks for the chance to win this great package!
What a great idea. Would love to win! Nicola
this looks amazing. i'd really love to try it myself!
I would love to own this machine. I can think of so many things I could make with it. Hope I win!
I saw this in my local crafts store and am intrigued. What a great giveaway! (And a great blog too!)
Oh my goodness... what a great giveaway. Pick me!
That would be so much fun to play with!
My daughter took a class in letterpress at college. She would love to use the letterpress machine with her poetry and I would love to be able to give it to her.
I saw this at A.C. Moore yesterday and almost passed-out. I would have got one yesterday but they were out of them.
I've been hoping someone would come out with something like this for a while. I've always been interested in letterpress, but the machines are so expensive this is a not alternative to help someone get started. I'm so anxious to try it.
Crossing my fingers for a win.
Noodling on the internet from one craft site to another I came across this L Letterpress. I didn't know there was something affordable available for the average crafter. I would love to be a proud owner and user.
What an amazing and generous giveaway! Lovely!
I have a crazy love for letterpress. The thought of this little machine makes my head spin!
Ohh. This would be fun to try.
daysandamused[at]gmail[dot]com
Oh, what an awesome giveaway! I would love to be able to try this! :0)
I would love this!!
LOVELY!!!
Letterpress is such a luxurious, classic technique...I'm so relieved that L Letterpress is now available to the masses for all to enjoy!!
-Anabeth
Finally, the lovely technique of letterpress available to us all!
-Ann
a-guthrie@nga.gov
OH, here's hoping! Thanks for the chance.
I would love love to win this cool machine!!!
johanna_r1@yahoo.com
I would love to make "letter press like" things to give little notes and such to friends and family, please pick me.
holy smokes...love that you can make your own plates...tool crush :)
geri
OMG!!!Free Letterpress? Pinch me!!!
Good Luck Everyone! Kristyn
I love it! I have a gocco machine but since the parts are so hard to come by, the little guy gets little us!
L O V E! This would be the ultimate rainy-day fun machine. I foresee all kinds of amazing crafty projects with this Letterpress. (and I promise to share them if I win...xo)
Awesome!
deannegalloway@hotmail.com
Oh this is so lovely.
I would love to have this in my workshop! How fun!!!!
Wow! How fun! Would totally love something like this.
I love this. What a fun tool to make exciting cards and gifts! Thanks for the chance to win! jimkellymcgarry@gmail.com
Crossing my fingers!
midwestmoderngirl@gmail.com
I've been wanting one of these and can't find it in my local Michael's or A.C. Moore. I'd love to win one!! I'm planning my wedding and making the invitations, menus, etc to save money. It would be wonderful to make something really special with the L Letterpres.
this is such a great idea i would love to have a go at making cards and tags at home!
Alex, makedoandsend(at)aol(dot)com
Wow, I've been wanting one of these. Looks like a lot of fun. Love it! Gotta have it!
846 comments to compete with! wow-wee! well i would LOVE to have the chance to win the L - sounds like so much fun!
would looove to learn how to use this!
I've SOOOOO been wanting to try this out!
laura@laurabolterdesign.com
I have always wanted to do letterpress myself, so glad they created a mini machine to do it :)
okay. how great would that be? i think i might purchase if i don't win.
Oh... Pick me, Please!!!
I LOVE this letterpress! I was able to demo it late last year at a stamping show and I have been waiting impatiently for one ever since. :-)
I hope I'm not too late to enter the contest, I am obsessed with letterpress right now!
natashatrupp(a)gmail.com
what a great product. and a great giveaway!
I'm intrigued with how this contraption works... given I am a recent graduate (aka POOR) and trying to start my own stationary line, this might just come in handy!
I am so glad to find that we can do this at home in a more professional manner. Thanks for featuring this!!
I'd love to give this machine a try - I LOVE the look of letterpress, and it would be fun to do at home.
-Amanda
red(dot)wheelbarrow(at)gmail(dot)com
what a dream... to do letterpress from home. wow! -susan
Wow what a generous giveaway. I hope I win!
i am SO glad i saw this post in time! this would change my life! (crafting-life AND life-life.)
caitlin1e at hotmail
Oh I hope I'm not too late!
so so so excited about the possibilities!!! thank you
what a great giveaway! this would seriously upgrade my snail mail :)
vkhuong [at] gmail [dot] com
fun! me, please
I hope I'm not too late, it's still the 15th! I've wanted the L Letterpress since it came out!
Think of all the cute cards I can make!! marionrsa@hotmail.com
Small but powerful, great for self-promotional pieces! rancid5313@yahoo.com
I love it! Yes Please. holyheinie@hotmail.com
Oh...so cool!
Great giveaway! Love that letterpress and can't wait to get my hands on one.
I think I'm too late to enter... But I want one Oh So Badly! I was torn when I heard that the Gocco is no longer in production! I love my Gocco so much and hate that the supplies are now 5 times the cost they used to be!
Just in case, my email is msmo423@hotmail.com
Just what I would love! I'm already dreaming about what I could design + create with this little baby...
This really looks like a cool product. Even though I might be too late, I just had to say what a wonderful giveaway this is. Good luck everyone!!
Hugs, from snowy Ohio!!
Can't wait to try this, so in love with letterpress and it would be so great to get to create my own!
annie@marryyoume.com
Wow your so awesome to offer a free one. I hope I can get one. I know I would love & treasure it everyday. There are just so many wonderful possibilities! I could make some beautiful Thank You cards to send out to friends. I could make letterpressed valentines and add them to my blog. I could make embossed Birthday cards for all of my girlfriends. I could make some embossed journal covers.
What are the chances, eh? But what the heck. Choose me!
I am a graphic designer and my dream has always been to have a letter press of my own to create beautiful images. This product is amazing also the fact that you can send for custom plates is a sign of the times. There is nothing more beautiful then a letterpress print.
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