fun, fun, fun!

this is a PG-5 print gocco machine

invitations to our housewarming party

printed on the gocco

now with inside printed they're drying in the window.

i adore these colors.

when i was in the philippines last month, i bought this wonderful little gocco printer from a very sweet woman named khristine whom i corresponded with online and who had her husband deliver the goodies to my hotel.  i had learned about the existence of gocco printers--a little japanese device made by riso--on etsy, that bastion of creativity to which i may or may not be addicted, depending on how you define addiction.  i prefer to call it inspiration. but i digress...

so i have finally gotten it out and figured out how to use it.  although i have not yet gotten too fancy--using multiple colors and such, i have learned how it works and i've made two prints--one for the front of my invitation and one for the inside.  i'm pretty pleased with myself, i must say.

for the front, i copied one of the architect's drawings of our addition, then i stamped bubbles where the house itself invites to the party.  on the inside, it's just straight text with the party details.  i'm going to make one more print--this time a fun one, for the inside cover.  i'm still working out exactly what that will be.

i'm so excited!  thank you, khristine, for going out of your way to get this little printer to me! it's so much fun to have a new kind of creative outlet!