Monday, December 03, 2007

My Little Printing Press

Merry Christmas

I spent part of the weekend printing Christmas cards. That's our 2007 version above, or at least the outside part. I took it a few winters ago, near Christmastime at the cottage and decided to press it into service this year. I had done my own cards for a number of years before regressing for the past few, but I decided that it was high time to put some of my remaining card stock to use this season.

If you had told be a few decades ago, let's say in 1980 before household computers began to become part of our lives, that I'd soon have my own printing press in a small corner of my den, I would have looked at you askance. But I do. If you had told me that I'd have a digital darkroom that produced better results than the local photo processors ...

I think Gutenberg, Man of the Past Millennium, would have been pleased.

6 comments:

Donna said...

That is a wonderful idea! I have a printer..pictures..and a computer!!
I believe that equals..My Own Cards this year!...Thanks!!

Lorna said...

I love what you've done to the place!

Simply Coll said...

There is so much more of a personal touch to homemade Christmas cards. And homemade cards are sooo much better than they once were.
I love this photo of your cottage. It is the perfect wintery scene.

karla said...

Holy smokes AC, I think that photo was from one of the very first posts that drew me to your blog a few years back. I distictly remember it.

ChrisB said...

You are looking very festive :)

Sue said...

What a gorgeous photo!

And yes, technology which we take for granted today would have been mind-boggling science fiction 30 years ago.