I’m in!

Just wanted to say a sincere thank you, Jessica, for all your efforts as LoLP co-director, and congratulations on this new chapter of your life. You are a trailblazer!

Wow. She makes it look so easy! 🙂

I should add that it does take quite a bit of patience and practice (at least for me, it did) to perfect this — I recommend trying it two or three times on stacks of scrap paper (the same kind as your real printed pieces) before doing the real thing. There’s a certain point when the paint is drying to take the stack apart. It just takes some…[Read more]

There is a fascinating video here on the Crane blog about gilding, which is similar:http://craneinsider.blogspot.com/search/label/GildingI have used the same method to clamp my paper, then I paint the edges. So far, acrylic paints have worked the best for me.- Christy

I have been using a lot of Lettra directly from Crane, and it’s been arriving fairly quickly for me (I’m in Lawrence, KS), usually within 2 or 3 days. I can never find a tracking number when I log in to my account, but if I call, they don’t seem to mind giving it to me over the phone. Good luck!