Happy Camper // 2010 // June

Archive for June 2010

Above the mountains

30Jun

Tags: posters, printing
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Birthday invitations

29Jun

My great aunt is turning 80 and I was asked to design and letterpress her birthday invitations — remember the sneak peek? Well here’s the full reveal:

Tags: invitation, printing
Category: letterpress // 2 Comments

Wedding weekend

25Jun

Off to no.3 of 7 this season!

{ image found via Once Wed }

Tags: wedding
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Arts and Crafts style

24Jun

Love these bold, graphic designs in the arts&crafts style by Cindy Lindgren

Category: illustration, stationery // 2 Comments

Hot Summer Sun

23Jun

It’s officially summer now although here in DC it’s been in the 90s for awhile — today to reach 96 degrees. I’ve got summer outfits on my mind…mainly cool sundresses.

{ Toast }

{ Anthropologie }

{ Yumi }

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I recently was given some boxes of old supplies that belonged to a local artist in my hometown. I found about 30 cans of Van Son ink — I’m still checking them through as some are pretty old, but what a collection!

I also found a rogue “P” type

But, best of all, I have to announce that along with these treasures is a “{BABY} sister printer” to my Sigwalt: a Gocco printer!

I’ve never tried Gocco printing before but am really excited to try it out!

Tags: Japan, printing, Type
Category: letterpress, vintage // 7 Comments

Bear sightings in Shenandoah

21Jun

I was one Happy Camper this weekend at Shenandoah National Park. Want to know why? Not only did my family and I did some great hiking with gorgeous vistas, we saw bears! And not just one, four! And not just adults but two cubs!

We even were stopped by one along the trail who ran up a tree! We saw the cubs wrestle with one another, try to turn up rocks for insects and follow their mother who happened to be following the Appalachian Trail. I was in heaven.