Birthday Planes Letterpress Card | Eco-Friendly 100% Cotton Paper
- Price
- $6.50
This Birthday Planes Letterpress Card is a genuinely thoughtful way to celebrate someone special. Handcrafted by Helen Edna using a vintage Golding Pearl platen press from the early 1900s — powered entirely without electricity — each card carries a quiet sense of craft and intention that mass-produced cards simply can't replicate. A lovely gift in itself for anyone who appreciates sustainable, artisan-made goods.
✨ Features
- ✈️ Charming Airplane Design: A playful, timeless birthday illustration letterpress-printed with precision and care.
- 📄 A2 Size: Measures 4¼" × 5½" when folded — a classic card size that fits standard frames and envelopes.
- 📝 Blank Interior: Plenty of space to write your own personal message.
- 💌 Beautifully Presented: Paired with a pool colour euro flap envelope, tucked inside a cello sleeve — ready to give as-is.
- 🌿 100% Cotton Paper: Tree-free and FSC-conscious, with a luxuriously tactile feel you notice the moment you pick it up.
- 🖨️ Printed Without Electricity: Helen uses antique presses from the early 1900s — no electricity, no shortcuts.
- 🌱 Eco-Friendly Inks: Soy and linseed inks used throughout, keeping the process as clean as possible.
- ✉️ Recycled Envelope: Made in the United States from recycled paper.
💚 Benefits
- 🎁 A gift-ready card that stands out: The letterpress impression gives it a texture and depth that recipients genuinely notice — and keep.
- 🌍 Sustainably made from start to finish: Tree-free paper, plant-based inks, recycled envelope, and zero electricity in production.
- 🤍 Subtly one-of-a-kind: Because letterpress printing is done by hand on antique equipment, each card has its own character — slight variations in ink, impression, and placement make yours unique.
- 🛍️ A meaningful birthday gift under $20: Perfect on its own or paired with a present, it's the kind of card people hold onto.
- 🏡 Shop local, support craft: Made in California by an independent maker using traditional techniques.
📋 Product Specifications
- Size: A2 — 4¼" × 5½" folded
- Paper: 100% cotton (tree-free)
- Inks: Soy and linseed
- Envelope: Pool colour euro flap, recycled paper, made in the USA
- Packaging: Cello sleeve
- Printing Method: Letterpress on a vintage Golding Pearl platen press (early 1900s, no electricity)
- Cutting Method: Chandler and Price Guillotine cutter (early 1900s)
- Made in: California, USA
Please note: each card is subtly unique due to the handmade nature of letterpress printing. Small variations in ink colour, saturation, impression depth, and position are a natural part of the process — not a flaw.
Add the Birthday Planes Letterpress Card to your cart today and send a birthday wish that's worth keeping. 🛒
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With the help of Greenspark we voluntarily offset 7kg of CO2 and remove 2 plastic bottles from the oceans with each order at no extra cost to you.
Why 7kgs (15.43 lb)?
We took the average Carbon Emission of a 2lb package ground sent from NYC to LA and multiply that number by 4.
Why 2 bottles?
Millions of plastic bottles pollute our oceans every year, two standard bottles are a daily recommended water intake. We're committed to cleaning them up.
About Helen Edna
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