I was delighted when it came. Like Christmas giddy. As I pulled out all of the accessories that were included I knew I was going to have some fun. I was a little intimidated by the 'epic' nature of it all. Like, a letterpress in my HOUSE. But it is so simple and easy to use, I really had nothing to be afraid of.
The first thing I did was whip out the teal blue ink. I love this color! And then I tried to decide what to make with it all. Instead of deciding I just started pressing. I knew things would fall into place later.
I made some baby cards to have on hand, for boys and girls, with the baby kit. Turquoise is good for either.
And then I just kept printing this pattern over and over in black. It was so beautiful I just couldn't stop printing it! It's safe to say that I love mass production. They kinda make you dizzy, though.
At first I had lots of trouble getting an even coat of ink. It was so blotchy. Then I realized I wasn't using the ink base, which is included in the kit. (They thought of that.) It made a huge difference in getting an even coat with just enough ink. The ink is really thick and tar-like, so it makes a beautiful print. It takes a while to dry, but it is worth the wait.
The Epic Six also cuts, which I didn't think was that big of a deal until I did it. I'm not a scrapbooker, so I didn't think I'd really use that function. But I tried it and loved it. I used some of my patterned prints to make little tags to go on etsy orders.
and thank you cards.
All in all, I love this machine! I have a million ideas of things I could use it for. I haven't even shown you half of what it can do. You can even design your own plates and have them made so you can press whatever you want. (I'm thinking my logo to press into business cards. Or invitations. Or my name. Or all of the above.)I'm sure you'll see some more posts with my new friend Epic in the future.
Until then...enter to win your very own
L Letterpress Combo Kit,
a $169 value!
(open to US residents only, please!)
How to enter:
(Include your email address in EACH comment)
1. Visit Lifestyle Crafts and look around at their projects section. Then come back and leave me a comment telling me a project you want to make with your Epic.
2. Blog, Tweet or Facebook about this giveaway for one entry each! (up to 3 more entries)
3. And as usual, see kate sew followers get a bonus entry because you're awesome!
(And just for fun, check out this. Pretty sure that's on my need list.)
This giveaway will close Monday night at midnight EST. Winner will be announced the next day.
UPDATE: Lifestyle crafts is offering a discount to see kate sew readers. Just enter "SEEKATEDISCOUNT" at checkout for 20% off your entire purchase at lifestylecrafts.com























358 comments:
«Oldest ‹Older 1 – 200 of 358 Newer› Newest»What a FABULOUS giveaway!! Well in my dream world, if I had this letter press, I would be making my Seniors Graduation announcements. Hand made is so much more beautiful!
AngelaBVilla@gmail.com
Great giveaway! I had no idea this was possible either! I would definitely make the Welcome Baby announcements seeing as how I will be making that announcment in a few months!
I follow your blog too!
I blogged about the give away!
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I facebooked this giveaway!
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I tweeted this giveaway!
AngelaBVilla@gmail.com
I am a follower so I get a BONUS!! WAHOO.
AngelaBVilla@gmail.com
what DON'T i want to make?? one of my favorites is the fabric rosette garland!
i am a follower!
(and forgot to put my email address on my last comment, but it's jamohr (at) embarqmail.com)
WAY too many cute project ideas! I am really liking the recipe book tho (http://lifestylecrafts.com/ideas/index/view/id/102). What a great opportunity to win this awesome product! Thanks!
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Kate- I am a follower and I totally Love your blog. So inspiring and it's one of my favorites. I'm not just saying that because I want to win this in the worst way. :)
I'm a follower! Love your blog!
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I've got a million projects in my mind but I specifically like the Posy Wedding Invite and would tweak this into an invite for my nieces 6 birthday party....
theratcliffs (at) charter (dot) com
What a great giveaway! My husband brews his own beer I think I would make some cool labels for his bottles first...then make cards!
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I Facebooked :-) (De Schoeneman Swanick)
My sister is about to have a baby so I would use it to make decorations for her baby shower and announcements for when the little guy is born.
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I'm a follower!
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I Twittered! (bellaluna316)
I am a follower
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I tweeted about this (@eyespydiy)
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I am a follower.. hooray! bonnieangel1797@gmail.com bonitarose
Lucky you for getting a free machine! wow!
baby boy cupcake wrappers, or in girl version, for my sister-in-laws baby shower....or the Petal Party for my baby's 1st birthday!! I love all the cards, I don't scrapbook anymore, but I do love to make cards!
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I follow you, I follow you!!!
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Oh, my goodness!!! So hard choosing just one project! But I love these placecard holders and was thinking that an Easter verson would be awesome! http://lifestylecrafts.com/ideas/index/view/id/106
What a great giveaway!!! Sooo, excited! xoxo Beth
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The mini basket is really cute.
divajulia@hotmail.com
I'm a faithful follower, too!
xoxo Beth
bbrrtt1(at)cox(dot)net
I shared the giveaway on FB, too!
xoxo Beth
bbrrtt1(at)cox(dot)net
I tweeted it, too!
Twitter: RubysUpcycleDes
xoxo Beth
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I'm a follower!
divajulia@hotmail.com
I've also added a link on my blog to the giveaway! (www.withthisstring.blogspot.com)
xoxo Beth
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oooh, I love this! I would make some recipe cards because I just love custom recipe cards to give with fresh baked goods. And then some wall art!
I facebooked!
Julia Larsen Reynolds
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and I'm a follower!
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I just signed up as a follower! annenna.etsy@gmail.com
AAAANNNDDDD, i'm going to facebook it as well! annenna{dot}etsy{at}gmail{dot}com!
and last but not least, i REALLY like that mustache art. Then again, i'd probably use this to make myself a bazillion little cards that said "you have to be willing to get happy about nothing." it's my new life motto.....
Yay for Kate!
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Thanks for this opportunity Kate - what a great giveaway. I would start with invitations to my Unroyalwedding (a la Alice in Wonderland) Day Celebration (April 29), and move on to bookmarks, and then perhaps work on invitations to June's second birthday. That rosette garland is also too too cute. Also, I made mention of this giveaway on the facebook.
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I love the recipe book!
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I follow!
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I want to make Thank You cards with the Epic!
I am a follower! Here's hoping!
Oh I love this! I am a follower!
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I love the idea of using them to make personalized birthday gift tags or using them to send little notes to friends and families telling them how special they are.
I would make Treat Bag Toppers!
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I'm your follower
I love the Pocket Full Of Posys card. This is a great giveaway.
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Your giveaway is on my sidebar
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I'm a new follower!
I would love to be able to make my own note cards. Personalized note cards are always a great gift!
I'm a see kate sew follower!
laurelah90@gmail.com
The kitschy mustache decor is awesome! I would make blank cards with chevrons because I'm totally digging the chevron trend right now.
laurelah90@gmail.com
I love that framed mustache art!
Sammie078 at hotmail dot com
I facebooked this giveaway!
megan.gilmore(at)gmail.com
so glad i found your blog! i am a new follower now!
If I had my own letterpress, I would make and give away all the birthday/baby/wedding cards I see in my creative mind's eye, but can never really find in the stores... :)
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i would love, love, love to make the recipe book for my mom, sisters and close friends. if i start soon, i just might have them ready for christmas gifts! ;)
i blogged about this awesome giveaway!
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YES! I follow your blog!
I will make my daughter's birthday invitation, and wine label.
I'm a follower
Kate- you're too famous now!! But when I get that letterpress machine I will be making that Happy Easter Banner - so cute.
Brittneylarsson@gmail.com
Pick me!!
pretty sure i am going to pull out my pioneer woman's cookbook and whip up a good batch of cupcakes so I can make beautiful little toppers!
Oh no, you've got me all wanty this morning. I was going to buy one of these for Christmas "for my husband", but I knew he would see right through it! I would love to win one to make up for my loss! I would make everything. Cards, wall art, party decorations. Oh, the projects!
tiffany(at)twilltapeshop(dot)com
I'm a follower also!
tiffany(at)twilltapeshop(dot)com
Wow! What a great giveaway! I've always wanted a letterpress. I do a lot of scrapbooking/cardmaking, so I would definitely use it for that. My favorite project is the soda bottle wraps. How cool! I'm a new follower too!
Angela
bingecrafter.blogspot.com
And tweeted! Chirp, chirp!
tiffany(at)twilltapeshop(dot)com
And facebooked too, just for good measure.
So loving those Party Soda Bottle Wraps! Cute, cute, cute!
tiffany(at)twilltapeshop(dot)com
Oh, I am loving the idea of playing with this letterpress machine! I'd love to make some sweet little cards and gift tags.
AND.. I follow your blog!
I follow your blog!
Soooo excited!! I would make a BUNCH of the flower boxes to hold my jewelry creations. I love being able to give that handmade touch to every aspect of the process!! FINGERS CROSSED!!!
I want to make the cute gift tags! I'm really in to that right now for some reason.
I'm a new follower but Puuulease don't hold that against me! :)
I love this product. I had never seen it before. The tutorials are helpful too. I love the yellow bunny who looks like he is ready to hop away.
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I am a follower of your blog. :)
mgrayhek@comcast.net
I love the baby boy cupcakes.
emileenreynolds@yahoo.com
I don't know what I'd use them for, but I love the Party Soda Bottle Wraps!
blakenerin(AT)gmail(DOT)com
I'm a new follower.
emileenreynolds@yahoo.com
I love following your blog!
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This is such a neat machine! I'm really interested in paper crafts, so I would try to make cool papers and I'd also love to make notecards for thank you cards for MY etsy business! :)
famerebel@gmail.com :-)
Yes Kate!! I am now a follower, I always look up your blog through facebook like a creeper, I didnt know I could just follow it! HAHA (oh yes technologyyy)
famerebel@gmail.com
Love the name banner. Very popular right now.
I love the party soda bottle wraps!
Kristen.walker106@gmail.com
Of course I'm a follower!
I'm a subscriber to See Kate Sew. Love your blog!
OMGeezy! That party favor box is perfect for a shower I am helping host!
admin (at) littlewakka (dot) com
I'd love to make the recipe book.
I am also a follower of your blog!
oh my goodness, i love this!! i want to make the baby announcement cards! comeoneilene@gmail.com
amazing giveaway!! i'd love to just make cards and gift tags. it's the little details like those that make giving great. :)
i'm a faithful followa!
Gift tags! Soda bottle labels! CUPCAKE LINERS!!!!
Oh my gosh, Kate. This is just...wow. I want this more than I want most things.
schmec1013@gmail.com
I follow your blog! One entry! :) carolannewild@gmail.com
I posted on twitter! carolannewild@gmail.com
I would make place cards for a dinner party. So cool - juliann.munson@gmail.com
I'm a follower too!
I also facebooked this. I really want this letterpress! Amazing!! carolannewild@gmail.com (And I forgot to include my twitter account in the last comment - BombDotCom)!!
annnd finally... if i had the letterpress, i would make the 'pocket full of posies' thank you cards.. or any thank you cards for that matter. so adorable!!! carolannewild@gmail.com
I'd love to make baby announcements for my little girl who is due in June.
I blogged about it!
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I am a follower of your blog! leslieasmith84 at gmail dot com
TWEETED it. And I NEVER tweet.
schmec1013@gmail.com
Just facebooked it.
schmec1013@gmail.com
Girl, you know I follow your blog.
schmec1013@gmail.com
hey kate. i linked to your blog on mine today. i tried out your zipper pouch tutorial with great success! check it out!
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I love sending out cards to friends for no reason aside from saying hello, so the "thinking of you" card would definitely be something I'd make if I won this sweet prize!
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I follow you!
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I would definitely make the treat boxes and bag toppers for all the parties I host and the many treats I end up making!
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I'd love to make the party favor bags!
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I follow your blog!
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Cool giveaway! laurenrichins(at)gmail(dot)com
I'm a follower!
makinglifeabliss(at)gmail.com
I like the party favor letterpress! Great idea!
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I don't know what I'd make for sure. There are just so many wonderful project ideas...I think I'd just start creating cards and boxes and all sorts of little tags.
I tweeted about the giveaway as kluckingbear. Thanks!
I FBed about the giveaway as Tabitha Swain Klucking.
I'm a SKS follower!
First, I want to make any of the notecards that feature a pattern taking up most of the space. They are striking!
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Second, I subscribe to your blog already!
:)
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Awesome giveaway! I really love the Pocket Full of Posies card on the first page.
I'm a follower of your blog! :)
That pocket full of posies card was my favorite!
sara(at)sewsweetness(dot)com
I'm a follower!
I would make the favorite things birthday party. I love banners, so I would use the banner to decorate for all the different holidays and seasons!!
oh my! this would be sooo much fun. i think the first thing i'd have to make would be the cupcake set. ;) hope i win!
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I like the Mustache letter press, it would be so fun for my Hubby's upcoming bday!
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I also follow your blog!
andreaworley@live.com
Love your blog!
Have a nice day!
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I am a follower of your blog!
I would really like to make the Peeps Treats container; it could be adapted to so many different occasions.
Oh wow! I am a Card maker and I would go to town, thank you notes and letters for no reason are my favorite! sbm11685@yahoo.com
Oh my gosh, I love it all! I would love to make the baby announcements, super cute.
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:)
I also follow your blog it is so fun sbm11685@yahoo.com
I facebooked the giveaway! :)
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and I follow your blog (and I LOVE it!). :)
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I also posted on Facebook sbm11685@yahoo.com thanks!
My best friend just got engaged, it'd be so cute to make bridal shower invites with the letterpress. So professional looking, with the at-home convenience!
I am a huge fan of your creativity and I follow your blog.
I posted your giveaway on my blog: http://randiomocity.blogspot.com/
I also shared the link on facebook.
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Great giveaway! I love all of the cute little boxes in the project section. And having your own plates made to personal things is wonderful!
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The Smile Desk Box is adorable. I'd love to make it!
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I'm totally a follower!! Bonus!!
christy@loveveryday.com
So I went and looked at all of the project ideas....I can't pick one favorite!! Such great inspiration!! But I really want to make the soda pop wraps and the chalkboard cans!! amazing!!
christy@loveveryday.com
I love the french fry containers and the cupcake wrappers - SOOOO cool!
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I loooooove giving recipe books, especially to new brides. How fun would it be to create this!
And I'm following you! ...although I don't know exactly what that means :) I have you in my Google Reader, so I'm not sure what following means!
I totally just blogged about you and your giveaway!! So Awesome!! also I posted it to Facebook...just racking up those entries!!
check it out...
http://christymeyer.blogspot.com/2011/03/seriously.html
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This is awesome! If I won I would make the baby announcements-they had a bunch of cute ideas. Twins make announcements extra fun :)
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I love this, and have been following them since they came out with the L Letterpress. I've been coveting one for over a year now! I would HAVE to get a plate with stripes, the chevrons, and dots. You can do anything with those :) I don't scrap either but I would love to make letterpressed cards.
I want to make that posy wedding invite because this girlfriend is not going to be single forever, you know what I mean?
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I follow your blog. Love it!
I am also a follower:)
christy.leinfam@gmail.com
I am a follower!
My favorite is the "Love Banner" That would be fun to make!
I could make a ton with this, but I'd especially like to make some thank you notes.
jessica1290@gmail.com
I'm a see kate sew follower :)
jessica1290@gmail.com
I love all the cards-I would make thank you notes to have on hand!
I'm a follower!
I tweeted it! I wasn't entirely sure I even had a twitter account but it seems the gods are smiling today!
sherpafloat@gmail.com
I blogged it!
sherpafloat@gmail.com
I facebooked it!
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Oh also I follow your blog now, which is weird that I wasn't already doing cuz i read it religiously anyway.
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my sister would LOVE one of these for her card crafting and scrapbooking. I'd love to win this for her.
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follower
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I'd LOVE to make some blog business cards. A little vain and silly? Yes. But it would be awesome!
Kayla
Freckles in April | a modest fashion and lifestyle blog
Tweeted
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I love the pocket full of posies card!
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And followed.
starttherevolution@gmail.com
I totally follow your blog :)
Snuffy1680@yahoo.com
I facebooked the giveaway
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I would love to make the "Cakebox Cake"! I think that would be fun for a shower!
barrie.marsh1(at)gmail(dot)com
I follow you too!
barrie.marsh1(at)gmail(dot)com
Wow! That is the coolest thing ever. I love their valentine's day cards!
cowilcox(at)gmail(dot)com
And I'm a follower!
cowilcox(at)gmail(dot)com
I shared the post on facebook!
christy.leinfam@gmail.com
I love this!!! I need this!!! I adore all the projects but the little heart banner would be beautiful for my daughter's room I'm remodeling! So many possibilities!
I think the flower box would be cute to put teachers end of the year present in.
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Oh ya, I am a follower too :)
I am a follower.
kim_sunflower@hotmail.com
I follow seekatesew!
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I would so make this Letterpressed Monogram Thank You Card because we could all use some extra (CUTE) thank you cards in the house :)
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I facebooked! alyshansmith@gmail.com
i love the favor bag toppers.. lots of birthday's coming up.. they would be awesome! :)
I shared your giveaway on FB. :o)
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i facebooked the give away..
(sorry didn't see the email bit with the first comment: redmetaljunk@comcast.net)
i'm a stalker,er i mean follower :)
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I love the fry box and would love to create something using that. But first - I'd make my daughter's high school graduation announcements! (Am I really old enough to have a child getting ready to start college? I sure don't feel like it!)
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tweeted. or twittered. whatever ya call it :)
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I tweeted about the giveaway.
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And... I'm a follower of your blog. It's one of my favorites! :o)
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I would like to make cute patterned wall decor...and those party soda bottle wraps...and a million other things!
BONUS! I follow :)
hmmm...i don't what i would make with it yet but i would use thats for sure!!
I LOVE the tweet cards! I would totally make those :)
I'm a follower :)
I blogged about it.
I would love to make the tweet hello cards! I'm pretty much obsessed with birds :)
I follow! Yay!
I tweeted about it! @KristynMonaghan
kgm05fsu@gmail.com
Forgot to leave my email in the previous two! oops!
I would love to make their floral pie boxes. So cute!
Thanks!
Nancey
nanceykl@yahoo.com
I'm a follower, too.
nanceykl@yahoo.com
The Peeps Treat boxes would be so cute & fun for Easter.
shandamcreynolds@yahoo.com
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