NooneyArt Designs has partnered with local printers to make sure that our customers get quality printing that works for their design and budget needs. We offer three printing methods - flat digital printing, letterpress and foil stamping. Below is some basic information on the three different processes that we think should be helpful in making your choice.

Digital Printing
Flat digital printing is the most commonly used process due to its quick turn around and economical price point. It also allows for personalization on items such envelopes and name cards. Full color designs can be printed on a variety of paper and card stocks up to 130# cover weight. White ink is also available with digital printing, which is a great choice if you wish to print your text or design on a darker paper stock.

Letterpress
Letterpress printing is a centuries old technique of relief printing which has a luxurious, tactile feel. The process starts with the creation of a plate that has a raised image and/or text which is then inked and pressed into paper stock. It’s typically best to use a thicker paper stock in order to achieve a deep impression that you can see and feel. We’ve done letterpress on cover stock weights from 100# to double thick 240# with good results.

Letterpress on its own typically uses one or two inks that are printed separately, but we often combine it with digital printing to add full color artwork and images to a design.

Letterpress is more expensive than digital printing, and requires additional production time (we require 2-3 weeks).

Foil Stamping
Foil stamping is a great way to add formal elegance to your printed project. It requires a similar process to letterpress, but instead of ink, very thin sheets of foil are used to press the design into the paper. The foil is available in a variety of colors including gold, rose gold and silver. Like letterpress, this method can be combined with digital printing, requires additional production time and is more expensive than digital printing alone.

Contact NooneyArt Designs for more information or to schedule your printing project!

This elegant gate fold style wedding invitation was created for Joshua and Nathaniel as a way to introduce their guests to their venue in France, Chateau de Courtomer. The artwork on the invitation gives the guests a little sneak peek at the grounds, from the tree lined path on the envelope liner to the entry gate on the front of the invitation, which opens to a sunlit scene of the Chateau.

The invitation and enclosures were printed on 100lb felt textured cover stock to give the artwork the look of being painted on watercolor paper.

These wedding invitations were created for Stephanie & Andrew's wedding at Adler Planetarium in Chicago, Illinois. Adler Planetarium is one of Chicago’s premier wedding venues, overlooking Lake Michigan with a panoramic Chicago skyline view. The couple wanted the invitation to capture this view on their invitation.

The invitation is printed on white uncoated paper stock with a translucent vellum jacket and hand stamped wax seal in a light lavender color. The invitation suite includes a custom watercolor map of the Chicago area, highlighting specific areas that are of interest to the couple.

This winter themed gate fold style invitation was created for Rachel and Connor for their December wedding at Old Daley on Crooked Lake in Averill Park, NY.  The front of the gate fold shows a snowy watercolor scene of the entryway adorned in holiday decor, which opens to the inside of the invitation with a clean and simple design with holiday inspired florals and a monogrammed crest.

The invitations were printed on an uncoated smooth cover stock with forest green envelopes and custom printed liners.

Although so many weddings take place in the warmer months of the year, winter can be such a beautiful and peaceful time for a wedding. These invitations were created for Christian and James with a custom winter watercolor illustration of the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, NC.

The invitation was digitally printed on a felt textured cover stock.