Lucky Friday # 64, I Melt For You

Hello all you lucky folks out there! This is the 64th edition of our Lucky Friday Giveaway.  Each Friday we feature one of our letterpress greeting cards. We’ll choose THREE LUCKY WINNERS to get a free card.  Post a comment by 12 p.m. PST the following Thursday, and we’ll announce the winners on the following Friday!

The three winners from last week are (drum roll, please): Phoebe, Finch and "am12pm"! We’ll contact you next week to arrange sending your Go Wild card.

Design: I Melt for You Artist: Eunice Moyle Inspiration: Many of us melt at the mere mention of lolling in Dolores Park with a cone of Bi-Rite's Salted Caramel. (SF folks— you know.) Who to send it to: The cream in your coffee, the sugar on your cone, the cherry on top— or the coolest, sweetest, yummiest one of all. Ideas we scrapped in favor of this one: The chocolate bar idea was a mess, and the M&Ms were prudishly impervious to our warmth and charm. Favorite detail: Love the icy & caramel hues and the sunset shadows of cool and warm colors overlapping. Why letterpress? Smooth, rich paper and sweet color combos— the cream always rises to the top.

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Lucky Friday # 63, Go Wild!

Hello all you lucky folks out there! This is the 63rd edition of our Lucky Friday Giveaway.  Each Friday we feature one of our letterpress greeting cards. We’ll choose THREE LUCKY WINNERS to get a free card.  Post a comment by 12 p.m. PST the following Thursday, and we’ll announce the winners on the following Friday!

The three winners from last week are (drum roll, please): Laura H, Angela, and Ana Laura de Romero! We’ll contact you next week to arrange sending your Going Places card.

Design: Go Wild Artist: Julia Rothman Inspiration: We were wool-gathering for a while, and though the idea was a little fuzzy at first, we eventually found it had teeth. Who to send it to: Someone's who's packin' pachyderm, who's a giraffe-and-a-half or who's the ostrich with the mostrich. Ideas we scrapped in favor of this one: "Let's Get Domestic" was a cute design, but we didn't feel like it was going anywhere. Favorite Detail: Why, all the animals have de-tails, so how can we choose our favorite of de-tails? Why letterpress? Animals all make such interesting prints, we figured we'd use a heavyweight press method for all our animal champs.

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Lucky Friday #62, Going Places

Hello all you lucky folks out there! This is the 62nd edition of our Lucky Friday Giveaway.  Each Friday we feature one of our letterpress greeting cards. We’ll choose THREE LUCKY WINNERS to get a free card.  Post a comment by 12 p.m. PST the following Thursday, and we’ll announce the winners on the following Friday!

The three winners from last week are (drum roll, please): Danyun, Nicky and Shannon! We’ll contact you next week to arrange sending your Champ card.

Design: Going Places Artist: Julia Rothman Inspiration: Julia's a REAL jet-setter—what more inspiration could she need? Who to send it to: A friend who's movin' on up, movin' on out and taking the high road. Ideas we scrapped: The original text went, "If you have a lot of baggage make sure, at least, that it's old and beautiful." Favorite detail: Adore the color combination— perfect for spring travel and new beginnings! Why letterpress? Old suitcases and typecases have much in common—they hold a lot more than you think, and both can easily become heavy as lead.

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Lucky Friday # 61 Champ Congratulations Card

Hello all you lucky folks out there! This is the 61st edition of our Lucky Friday Giveaway.  Each Friday we feature one of our letterpress greeting cards. We’ll choose THREE LUCKY WINNERS to get a free card.  Post a comment by 12 p.m. PST the following Thursday, and we’ll announce the winners on the following Friday!

The three winners from last week are (drum roll, please): Morgan, Ellie and Sarah! We’ll contact you next week to arrange sending your Dad, You Rock card.

Design: Champ Artist: Eunice Moyle Inspiration: We're continually inspired by the feats of style and deeds of design-derring-do we see here at Hello!Lucky every day. Who to send it to: A grad with mad skills, a daring doctoral darling with a fully fledged dissertation, or anyone harder, better, faster, stronger. Ideas we scrapped in favor of this one: The Daft Punk draft didn't quite come across on paper, sans laser show and strobes. Favorite detail: We're feelin' the satisfied expression on the strongman. Why letterpress? Such typographical strength demands a bold and beautiful printing method.

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Lucky Friday # 60, Dad, You Rock!

Hello all you lucky folks out there! This is the 60th edition of our Lucky Friday Giveaway.  Each Friday we feature one of our letterpress greeting cards. We’ll choose THREE LUCKY WINNERS to get a free card.  Post a comment by 12 p.m. PST the following Thursday, and we’ll announce the winners on the following Friday!

The three winners from last week are (drum roll, please): Ann, Kate Purdy and Kayla King! We’ll contact you next week to arrange sending your Love You Bunches card.

Design: Dad, You Rock Artist: Esther Aarts Inspiration: Many of our dear dads have gone on a tunes binge in recent years, and are surprising us with their alternately hip or horrible tastes. Who to send it to: Fathers who've got the Funk, and DJ dads who dig it. Favorite detail: We like how Esther spans the generations, and includes the old-style analog audiophile and the MP3 file technophile digital dads. Ideas we scrapped in favor of this one: The Hippie version, with an 8-track and cassette saying to an LP "Dad, You're Groovy." Why letterpress? Letterpress is classic. It transcends genres and generations.

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Lucky Friday # 59, Love You Bunches

Hello all you lucky folks out there! This is the 59th edition of our Lucky Friday Giveaway.  Each Friday we feature one of our letterpress greeting cards. We’ll choose THREE LUCKY WINNERS to get a free card.  Post a comment by 12 p.m. PST the following Thursday, and we’ll announce the winners on the following Friday!

The three winners from last week are (drum roll, please): Thom Watson, Sand and Ross Moody! We’ll contact you next week to arrange sending your Tea Time card.

Design: Love You Bunches Artist: Eunice Moyle Inspiration: We were dazzled by daisies and overcome by the rich colors of the cosmos. Who to send it to: If you don't know this one, then Mum's the word. Ideas we scrapped in favor of this one: The forget-me-not card was unfortunately fairly forgettable, the bouquet was just OK, and the pushing up daisies birthday card made us want to crocus. (ergh, so does that "joke-us".) Favorite detail: The striking gold sheen of the yellow and pink ribbon. Why letterpress? The depth with the overlapping color is subtle and sweet as baby's breath.

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Lucky Friday # 58, Tea Time: Mother's Day

Hello all you lucky folks out there! This is the 58th edition of our Lucky Friday Giveaway.  Each Friday we feature one of our letterpress greeting cards. We’ll choose THREE LUCKY WINNERS to get a free card.  Post a comment by 12 p.m. PST the following Thursday, and we’ll announce the winners on the following Friday!

The three winners from last week are (drum roll, please): Katie J, Katie & Jessica@TWB! We’ll contact you next week to arrange sending your Peanut card. Design: Tea Time Artist: Esther Aarts Inspiration: The scent of bergamot on an Earl Grey kind-of-a day made us miss Mum's tea and her marvelous marmalade! Who to send it to: Well, whom else? All moms in flesh or spirit deserve a day's recognition. Ideas we scrapped in favor of this one:  The diapers idea was dear, but a little too funky/retro, and the Milk and Honey card made the men squirm. Favorite detail: Love how the teabag tag is personalized. Hrmm, that's a great idea, actually... Why letterpress? Make mom proud that she raised you to have such impeccable taste!

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Lucky Friday # 57, Peanut Baby Congratulations

Hello all you lucky folks out there! This is the 57th edition of our Lucky Friday Giveaway.  Each Friday we feature one of our letterpress greeting cards. We’ll choose THREE LUCKY WINNERS to get a free card.  Post a comment by 12 p.m. PST the following Thursday, and we’ll announce the winners on the following Friday!

The three winners from last week are (drum roll, please): CZ, Jana and Margaret! We’ll contact you next week to arrange sending your Inchworms card. Design: Peanut Artist: Eunice Moyle Inspiration: A certain little swaddled sweet pea. Who to send it to: A proud pachyderm parent of a precious little peanut. Works great for non-elephant expectant parents, too. Ideas we scrapped in favor of this one: We thought of a mouse cradling a little cheese baby, titled "Curd." Didn't have the same... je ne sais quoi. Favorite detail: Just noticed the tip of the elephant's trunk is heart-shaped. Why letterpress? Elephants, like letterpress, make a strong impression.

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Lucky Friday # 56, Inchworms

Hello all you lucky folks out there! This is the 56th edition of our Lucky Friday Giveaway.  Each Friday we feature one of our letterpress greeting cards. We’ll choose THREE LUCKY WINNERS to get a free card.  Post a comment by 12 p.m. PST the following Thursday, and we’ll announce the winners on the following Friday!

The three winners from last week are (drum roll, please): Grace, Jen B. and Jenna! We’ll contact you next week to arrange sending your Three Ring Circus card.

Design: Inchworms Artist: Anna Hurley Inspiration: Spring has been inching our way! Who to send it to: Someone who swoons at daylight savings, who balances eggs on the equinox, who cries when the crocuses finally arrive, who dances in the daffodils... and who shares some measure of that joy with you. Ideas we scrapped in favor of this one: The mayfly & cicada version was a little overwhelming and we made sure the mosquito Mother's Day card never made it off the ground. Favorite detail: Love how the toadstools and ladybugs shop at the same itty bitty boutique. Why letterpress? Letterpress packs the most loveliness per inch!

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Lucky Friday # 55, Three Ring Circus Thank You Card

Hello all you lucky folks out there! This is the 55th edition of our Lucky Friday Giveaway.  Each Friday we feature one of our letterpress greeting cards. We’ll choose THREE LUCKY WINNERS to get a free card.  Post a comment by 12 p.m. PST the following Thursday, and we’ll announce the winners on the following Friday!

The three winners from last week are (drum roll, please): Natosha, Tasha and Lydia! We’ll contact you next week to arrange sending your Love Birds card.

Design: Three Ring Circus Artist: Eunice Moyle Inspiration: Ah, the James family circus, of course, and the great Jude the Destroyer. Who to send it to: The one who threw the greatest party (or show) on earth, Misters K. and H (whose production was second to none), or of course, Henry the Horse! Ideas we scrapped in favor of this one: The burlesque version was a little too, er, specific for a thank you card, and we reckoned we'd tuck away the rodeo version for nigh on another year. Favorite detail: Love the translucent sheen on the bear's balloons. Why letterpress? Like letterpress, an elephant, strongman and bear all make a bold impression.

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Lucky Friday # 54, Esther Aarts Love Birds

Hello all you lucky folks out there! This is the 54th edition of our Lucky Friday Giveaway.  Each Friday we feature one of our letterpress greeting cards. We’ll choose THREE LUCKY WINNERS to get a free card.  Post a comment by 12 p.m. PST the following Thursday, and we’ll announce the winners on the following Friday!

The three winners from last week are (drum roll, please): Lauren, Loretta and Leah! We’ll contact you next week to arrange sending your Thinking of You card.

Design: Love Birds Artist: Esther Aarts Inspiration: We suppose she just had a rosy, bubbly, layered and lovely, golden day! Who to send it to: A pair of proud peacocks, a new pink and bluesome—twosome, the toasts of the town, or a gifted and gorgeous guy and gal! Favorite detail: So hard to choose one, but we can't say enough about how Esther knows how to rock her fab fonts! Why letterpress? It's the icing on the cake!

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Lucky Friday # 53, Thinking of You

Hello all you lucky folks out there! This is the 53rd edition of our Lucky Friday Giveaway.  Each Friday we feature one of our letterpress greeting cards. We’ll choose THREE LUCKY WINNERS to get a free card.  Post a comment by 12 p.m. PST the following Thursday, and we’ll announce the winners on the following Friday!

The three winners from last week are (drum roll, please): Luke Stanton, Irma M and Robin! We’ll contact you next week to arrange sending your Just Married card.

Design: Thinking of You Artist: Eunice Moyle Inspiration: We just got to thinkin'. We thought it was a nice notion to think about thinkin'. And thinkin' of someone hard enough to be inspired to send a card is a rare, beautiful thing. Who to send it to: Someone you forgot to remember to forget, someone who's on your mind all the time, or just an old friend, relative or loved one you want to drop a line. Ideas we scrapped in favor of this one:  "Hare's Looking at You, Kid" with a Humphrey Bogart-ish hare regarding a baby goat— wasn't sure where that one was going. Favorite detail: Love how the flower stems show through the translucent fuchsia vase. Why letterpress? How better to stay in touch than with something so tangible?

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Lucky Friday # 52, Esther Aarts, Just Married

Hello all you lucky folks out there! This is the 52nd edition of our Lucky Friday Giveaway.  Each Friday we feature one of our letterpress greeting cards. We’ll choose THREE LUCKY WINNERS to get a free card.  Post a comment by 12 p.m. PST the following Thursday, and we’ll announce the winners on the following Friday!

The three winners from last week are (drum roll, please): Naomi A, Laura H and Matthew Duerksen! We’ll contact you next week to arrange sending your Nuts for You card.

Design: Just Married Artist: Esther Aarts Inspiration: A euro-retro-boho moment of brilliance! Who to send it to: Any adorable young couple, of course... Ideas we scrapped in favor of this one: Esther thought the Hummer didn't quite fit. Favorite detail: We love how they're both steering! Why letterpress? Only the best for the newlyweds!

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Lucky Friday # 51, Nuts for You Valentine's Card

Hello all you lucky folks out there! This is the 51st edition of our Lucky Friday Giveaway.  Each Friday we feature one of our letterpress greeting cards. We’ll choose THREE LUCKY WINNERS to get a free card.  Post a comment by 12 p.m. PST the following Thursday, and we’ll announce the winners on the following Friday!

The three winners from last week are (drum roll, please): Katie, Samantha and Christina! We’ll contact you next week to arrange sending your Spring Chicken card.

Design: Nuts for You Artist: Eunice Moyle Inspiration: We all get a little nutty when it comes to Valentine design! Who to send it to: Someone you makes you feel a little squirrely, or someone who's cute and fuzzy and knows that squirrels just want to have fun. Ideas we scrapped in favor of this one: The chipmunk version's cheeks were a little unflattering, the mouse version was a little mousy, the vole was too vole-uptuous and the mole was, well, you know. Favorite detail: Love the handmade heart turtleneck. Why letterpress? How else could that sweater look so neatly pressed?

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Lucky Friday #50, Spring Chicken Birthday Card

Hello all you lucky folks out there! This is the 50th (!) edition of our Lucky Friday Giveaway.  Each Friday we feature one of our letterpress greeting cards. We’ll choose THREE LUCKY WINNERS to get a free card.  Post a comment by 12 p.m. PST the following Thursday, and we’ll announce the winners on the following Friday!

The three winners from last week are (drum roll, please): Stephy-Lou, Phoebe and Lauren C! We’ll contact you next week to arrange sending your Biggest Fan card!

Design: Spring Chicken Artist: Eunice Moyle Inspiration: We trimmed our quills and made a lot of chicken scratch before we hatched this one. Who to send it to: Even though Punxsutawney Phil disagreed yesterday— send it to the wise bird who knows spring is just around the corner, and that we're all in the full bloom of our youth. Ideas we scrapped in favor of this one: Another poultry card featuring a turkey— "Wattle I Do Without You?"— we agreed was little too wistful and weird. And the "I'm Too Chicken to Say I Love You," was a bit too heavy to get off the ground. Favorite detail: Chickens always look surprised, don't they? Why letterpress? All the better for the fine feathers and flourishes.

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Lucky Friday # 49, Biggest Fan

 

Hello all you lucky folks out there! This is the 49th edition of our Lucky Friday Giveaway! Each Friday we feature one of our letterpress greeting cards. We’ll choose THREE LUCKY WINNERS to get a free card.  Post a comment by 12 p.m. PST the following Thursday, and we’ll announce the winners on the following Friday!

The three winners from last week are (drum roll, please): Shana, Chef Andrea and Dave! We’ll contact you next week to arrange sending your We Belong card!

Design: Biggest Fan Artist: Eunice Moyle Inspiration: This idea was so easy and breezy, it felt like it wafted in through the window. Who to send it to: Someone who puts the wind in your sails and makes your day fresh and light. Ideas we scrapped in favor of this one: The "Space Heater" metaphor left us a little cold. And air-conditioners are simply not romantic. Favorite detail: The little bit of lift in the hearts gives our hearts a big lift. Why letterpress? For vintage fans, only vintage presses will do.

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Lucky Friday # 48, We Belong

Hello all you lucky folks out there! This is the 48th edition of our Lucky Friday Giveaway! Each Friday we feature one of our letterpress greeting cards. We’ll choose THREE LUCKY WINNERS to get a free card.  Post a comment by 12 p.m. PST the following Thursday, and we’ll announce the winners on the following Friday!

The three winners from last week are (drum roll, please): Cindy, Stacy and Terri! We’ll contact you next week to arrange sending your You're Striking card!

Design: We Belong Artist: Eunice Moyle Inspiration: Our salty tongues pepper our design dialogue with pithy one-liners, and somehow the perfect balance of savor and spice emerged. Who to send it to: Your better half, your perfect match or perfect opposite. Ideas we scrapped in favor of this one: The alternate text for the card read: "Come in for two shakes and I'll show you what I keep in my cellar." Favorite detail: The simplicity, really. Sweet and simple. Or salty, rather. Why Letterpress? The subtle and simple design calls for the restraint of a limited palette.

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Lucky Friday # 47, You're Striking!

Hello all you lucky folks out there! This is the 47th edition of our Lucky Friday Giveaway! Each Friday we feature one of our letterpress greeting cards. We’ll choose THREE LUCKY WINNERS to get a free card.  Post a comment by 12 p.m. PST the following Thursday, and we’ll announce the winners on the following Friday!

The three winners from last week are (drum roll, please): Marlys, Sherry Lykins and Marti Schrock! We’ll contact you next week to arrange sending your Let's Be Frank card!

Design: You're Striking Artist: Eunice Moyle Inspiration: We couldn't quite visually pin down the feeling of being bowled over, or dumbstruck by someone's charms. So we had this spare design on hand and we let it roll. Who to send it to: Any fine fellow who might be casually referred to as "The Dude." Also, anyone you feel might be on your team or even a little out of your league. Ideas we scrapped in favor of this one: The "Slam Dunk" card lacked the necessary romance and the baseball Valentine's implications of "bases" didn't exactly hit one out of the park. Favorite detail: Love the sports jersey typeface. Why letterpress? Letterpress lets the third shadow color shine through with the overprinting of pink and blue.

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Lucky Friday # 46, Let's Be Frank

Hello all you lucky folks out there! This is the 46th edition of our Lucky Friday Giveaway! Each Friday we feature one of our letterpress greeting cards. We’ll choose THREE LUCKY WINNERS to get a free card.  Post a comment by 12 p.m. PST the following Thursday, and we’ll announce the winners on the following Friday!

The three winners from last week are (drum roll, please): Ruth, Lisa and Heather! We’ll contact you next week to arrange sending your Warm Things card!

Design: Let's Be Frank Artist: Eunice Moyle Inspiration: We mustard up all our creative juices while playing ketchup on a deadline. Feeling saucy, we wanted a red-hot Valentine's card that everyone would relish. Who to send it to:  Anyone named Frank, Oscar or Mayer, or any adorable little brat. Ideas we scrapped in favor of this one: Though we don't want to knock the knock-knock knackwurst joke card, writing chorizo jokes was a chore, brat jokes are the wurst, and the mortadella jokes left us mortified. Favorite detail: We're still snickering at the little casing end. Why letterpress? Our list of links between fine pressmanship and fine sausage is more than a foot long.

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Lucky Friday # 45, Warm Things

Hello all you lucky folks out there! This is the 45th edition of our Lucky Friday Giveaway! Each Friday we feature one of our letterpress greeting cards. We’ll choose THREE LUCKY WINNERS to get a free card.  Post a comment by 12 p.m. PST the following Thursday, and we’ll announce the winners on the following Friday!

The three winners from last week are (drum roll, please): Linda, Michael and Heather! We’ll contact you next week to arrange sending your Happy New Year card!

Design: Warm Things Artist: Eunice Moyle Inspiration: We were skating on thin ice fishing for ideas, scraping by on a slippery slope, but after we thought of warm things it was all downhill from there. Who to send it to: Someone who's a little wild and wooly, seasonably squirrelly or just a real deer. Ideas we scrapped in favor of this one: The words "sock it to me" repeated in a dense pattern with a myriad of mismatched socks. Favorite detail: Don't we all want a squirrel patch scarf? Why letterpress? The ice-be-gone scraper is a lovely and homely little reality check— another crisp detail made possible through letterpress.

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