Letterpress "You are my sunshine" Greeting cards

Like many families, the song “You are my sunshine” has been sung many a time. I wanted to make these for my mother and was a little over ambitious with my design choices. The lock up for the these little booklets was most challenging letterpress project I have make so far. Here is the shot of the galley lock up and just how complicated it was.

The printing process itself went quickly, but then I had to score and cut 50 booklets.

Finally, I added watercolor by hand to each of them. On the cover, I illustrated a minimal sun in the letterrpessed frame. Each booklet is then mounted on a yellow piece of paper and packaged in a grey envelope.

Here are some shots of the booklet paired with its holder and envelope. The yellow watercolor varies from booklet to booklet.

You can pick up a copy of these cards on Etsy. I only made a limited run and each one has it’s own unique character.