baby design
COLLECTION
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Your order in a few simple steps
1 | SELECTION
Select your preferred design that reflects your aesthetic and style. Select the numbers you will need(make sure to include some back up), your paper and color preferences in the drop downs. Based on your choices the price will change automatically below the product image.
2 | THE DETAILS
After you have placed your order we will contact you via Email personally regarding the details of your order. You will receive an order form and a more detailed guide of all the possibilities of your selected design. In the form you will be able to select your preferences regarding fonts, calligraphy, colors & finishes. Furthermore we need a photograph of your little one in high quality, ideally as a JPEG.
We are happy to start with the design process prior to your baby’s birth. So once your baby is here we only need a revision for the birth details, your baby’s photo and we can finalize production.
3 | THE DESIGN
Once we receive your order form back from you our work starts! We will get designing and create your beautiful baby cards. Within approx. 10 working days (or upon individually agreed timeline with you) we will send you a PDF file with a preview of your baby card. This will include any extras you have chosen and give you a precise idea of the final look of your set.
5 | FINE TUNING & CORRECTIONS
Once you receive our Preview PDF make sure to check all print items throughly. All our Design Collections sets include one round of corrections to perfect your print product. Further corrections that are not included in the package price will be invoiced separately with a flat fee of € 45,00/corrections round per print product.
6 | APPROVAL & PRODUCTION
After you final approval we need approx. 2-3 weeks to complete printing and assembly of your baby cards. Your baby’s photograph will be developed in a professional photo lab and then glued onto the finished cards for a beautiful final result. After that we will send your order off to you or you are welcome to come pick it up from our studio!
7 | TIMING
Calculate that we approx. need 3-4 weeks to complete your order from start to delivery-ready product. If you wish for a specific timeline, please discuss availability with us prior to ordering.
Printing options
Letterpress print (Deboss)
Letterpress produces a tangible impression of the design on to the paper by pressing a die into the paper with ink. This techniques leaves an impression on the paper you can feel with your fingertips. For Letterpress printing we use high quality rubber based inks, allowing us to mix a huge selection of colors(we use the Pantone system). We can also Letterpress print without color (which is called blind Letterpress printing). Works best on lighter colored papers and thick papers. Printed in-house.
Hotfoil print (Metallic)
A type of deep impression printing, similar to letterpress, but this method uses foil that is pressed onto the paper with a metal die and heat. Perfect for metallic colors and for printing on colored papers as foils are completely covering and the paper color is not visible underneath.
Foil printing works wonderful on any paper giving it an extra shiny effect.
Printed in-house.
Digital print (Flatprint)
In addition to our Letterpress- & Hotfoil printing we offer Digital print for selected print products like envelope addressing or watercolor illustrations. In this type of printing a flat color application is printed onto the paper. We are producing all our digital prints in collaboration with a local printer to best match colors.
We don’t offer Digital printing on handmade paper. Works best on light colored papers and medium weight papers (max. 350 gram).
Paper options
Cotton stock
Available in ivory white in 500 and 700 grams. Soft, fluffy paper from France with a smooth surface with delicate surface structure. Works best with colored envelopes.
Premium colored papers
Premium colored paper from England with a smooth surface and delicate structure, available in 540 and 700 grams. Match it with our colored envelopes from the same manufacturer for a perfect tone-in-tone combination.
Handmade cotton papers
Soft paper, handmade in Austria with a delicate surface structure. Available in creamy white (colors available upon request). Each sheet is handcrafted one at a time and comes with deckled edges. Papers sheets can slightly vary in size, shape and weight, characteristic of an entirely handmade product.
Paper colours
Our paper selection includes beautiful, ivory colored cotton stock & colored premium papers in paper weights from 350 to 700 gram.
Letterpress print colors & Hotfoil Metallic colors
We offer a selection of beautiful printing colors. Choose your favorite to to personalize your design with.
Envelope colours
All envelopes have a deep back flap, peel and seal closure and a light “Carissimo Letterpress” logo emboss on the backside.
Our stock envelopes are all Premium envelopes in 135 gram paper by Colorplan.
Font Styles
For text fonts we offer a Serif font (classic) and a Sansserif font (modern) that will be used as text fonts for the designs.
Serif Text Font
Timeless text font for a classic and elegant look in capital letters.
Serif Text Font Italic
Timeless text font for a classic and elegant look in slightly inclined letters in lower and uppercase.
Sanserif Text Font
Modern and clean text font for a little edge in capital letters.
Illustrations
Choose from our sweet hand drawn illustrations to personalize your baby’s birth announcement.
If you wish to further personalize with a custom illustration, just speak to us about your ideas.
