A big effort

 

After just under 600 pressings of the lever on the Ardana press I produced 138 celebration coasters and 36 celebrate gift cards. But the final result of cards, such as in the opening photo, starts with cutting up heaps of coaster board-paper.

Setting the type.

Proofing the type and testing the set up.

Then it is on to just printing and printing as you can see from the following photos.

Of course as you can see from the last photo there are usually a couple of casualties - but even these look beautiful. 

Thanks to Fiona for doing the clean up of rollers and ink plate at the end. These coasters and gift cards will all be used at the end of the year.