I’ll be honest, I am pretty darn picky… when it comes to letterpress but Jason McDaniel of MissingQPress might be even pickier. His passion for the craft is overwhelmingly apparent. Over the years he has acquired multiple presses, to be truthful, I’m not sure how many at this point. He began as  a curious hobbyist and has blossomed into a full blown incredible stationer. In the past couple of years, he has created a substantial line of greeting cards for MissingQ that are available at chic boutiques like Stella Dallas, Paper & Chocolate and Avante Garden.

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I thought it would be fun to show a little of his impressive work and around the MissingQPress studio. Jason’s got great taste in interiors and is able to mix mod with antique (both in decor and in his letterpress design) and you will see that successfully pulled off throughout.  I’ve ALWAYS wanted to use this white, shiny oval dining room table from IKEA as a desk or conference table… just think it’s fabulous. The studio is filled with pops of orange throughout and it feels so creative.  He’s got lots of envelopes, stickers and paper products from various projects that are fun to peruse.

I love how this series of photos below shows how both technical yet hand-done letterpress is. If you’re unfamiliar with letterpress printing, it is one of the oldest forms of printing. You can read the official Wikipedia page here but essentially letterpress is a form of crash printing. Traditionally letterpress was often described as “kissing the paper” meaning just a light touch of paper to plate. However, in recent years the trend is to smash the plate as hard as you can into a soft thick paper for a deep impression. Old school letterpress folks will tell you this is wrong but I’m totally fine with that. When done well, it is drop-dead gorgeous. I’m a total sucker for really good “breaking the rules” letterpress.

Jason has recently learned to tip edges!!!  His cards are tipped in yellow below and then in this series of wedding invitations the edges are tipped a rich chocolate brown. I have yet to take advantage of this new talent but I’m dying to soon. What a handsome way to add a pop of color.

Below are a few of my favorite greeting cards from MissingQ…who doesn’t love skulls and cupcakes??