# Rise and Shine Paper Co.

> Letterpress printing studio in Alexandria, Louisiana, serving clients nationwide since 2007. We print custom wedding invitations, business cards, note cards, hang tags, candle packaging, art prints, and one-of-a-kind projects using traditional letterpress, foil stamping, blind debossing, die-cutting, and digital white ink printing on premium cotton and specialty papers.

Owned and operated by Ryan Howell. Printed by hand on a 1912 Chandler and Price and other vintage presses. We ship nationwide from our studio in Alexandria, Louisiana — clients in New York, California, and every state between are well represented.

## What we print

- [Wedding stationery](https://riseandshinepaper.com/print/weddings): Custom letterpress and foil wedding invitations, suites, and day-of stationery.
- [Business cards](https://riseandshinepaper.com/print/business-cards): Custom letterpress, foil, and die-cut business cards — duplexed, edge-painted, and made to make a lasting impression.
- [Note cards](https://riseandshinepaper.com/print/note-cards): Custom letterpress and foil note cards, stationery, and postcards on cotton paper, with matching envelopes and custom liners.
- [Hang tags](https://riseandshinepaper.com/print/hang-tags): Custom letterpress and foil hang tags on cotton, chipboard, and specialty papers — eyelets, custom strings, corner rounding, and laser cutting.
- [Candle packaging](https://riseandshinepaper.com/print/candle-packaging): Custom letterpress and foil candle labels, dust covers, and adhesive labels — standard and custom dies, wick hole options, kept on file for reorders.
- [Art prints](https://riseandshinepaper.com/print/art-prints): Custom letterpress art prints and posters up to 13″ × 19″, printed on textured uncoated stock with metallic foil, flat color, or white ink.
- [Everything else](https://riseandshinepaper.com/print/everything-else): Coasters, posters, greeting cards, labels, custom packaging, and one-of-a-kind projects. Your ideas, our equipment.

## How we print

- [Letterpress printing](https://riseandshinepaper.com/how-we-print/letterpress-printing): Deep-impression letterpress on cotton and specialty papers. Hand-mixed inks, expert Pantone matching, and finishing techniques.
- [Foil stamping](https://riseandshinepaper.com/how-we-print/foil-stamping): Gold, silver, copper, rose gold, holographic, and colored foils pressed with heated copper dies.
- [Blind debossing](https://riseandshinepaper.com/how-we-print/blind-debossing): Inkless impressions on cotton and specialty papers — subtle texture for business cards, wedding invitations, packaging, and stationery.
- [Die cutting](https://riseandshinepaper.com/how-we-print/die-cutting): Rounded corners, arches, hearts, and fully custom shapes for business cards, hang tags, wedding invitations, and packaging.
- [White ink printing](https://riseandshinepaper.com/how-we-print/white-ink-printing): Digital white ink printing on dark and colored papers — opaque white on black, navy, kraft, and specialty stocks.

## Learn (reference and guides)

- [Designing for letterpress](https://riseandshinepaper.com/learn/designing-for-letterpress): Practical guide to typefaces, vector art, ink coverage, impression depth, and preparing artwork that prints beautifully.
- [File preparation](https://riseandshinepaper.com/learn/file-preparation): File formats, vector requirements, color specification, scanning hand-drawn art, and bleed settings.
- [Ink colors](https://riseandshinepaper.com/learn/ink-colors): Our 28 signature letterpress ink colors plus custom Pantone Uncoated matching, hand-mixed for every project.
- [Foil colors](https://riseandshinepaper.com/learn/foil-colors): Full in-stock selection of foil stamping colors — gold, silver, copper, rose gold, holographic, and colored foils.
- [Paper](https://riseandshinepaper.com/learn/paper): The papers we print on by line — Crane's Lettra, Colorplan, Wild, Gmund, Arturo, Classic Crest, and Mohawk Superfine.
- [Handmade paper](https://riseandshinepaper.com/learn/handmade-paper): Letterpress and foil stamping on handmade paper — how it prints, how to supply your own, and what to expect from the process.
- [FAQ](https://riseandshinepaper.com/learn/faq): Common questions about custom letterpress and foil printing, turnaround, pricing, and process.
- [Our story](https://riseandshinepaper.com/learn/our-story): How a 1912 Chandler and Price from Craigslist became a letterpress studio printing for clients nationwide since 2007.
- [Our process](https://riseandshinepaper.com/learn/process): The five stages of a letterpress project — from discovery through shipping.

## Journal (latest 12 articles)

- [When to Send Every Piece of Wedding Stationery: A Printer's Timing Guide](https://riseandshinepaper.com/journal/wedding-stationery-timing-guide): Save-the-dates, invitations, day-of pieces, and thank-yous — when each needs to go out, why those deadlines exist, and how far ahead to start printing.
- [Yes, You Can Print QR Codes in Letterpress and Foil](https://riseandshinepaper.com/journal/qr-codes-letterpress-foil): What we've learned printing QR codes in letterpress and foil — picking the right generator, sizing, and the one decision that actually matters for scan reliability.
- [Everything You Should Know About Custom Letterpress Business Cards](https://riseandshinepaper.com/journal/custom-letterpress-business-cards): Plain-language guide to custom letterpress business cards — how they're made, who they're for, what they cost, and how to design for them.
- [What Makes a Handmade Letterpress Print? More Than You Think](https://riseandshinepaper.com/journal/what-makes-a-handmade-letterpress-print-more-than-you-think): Why a letterpress is a tool operated entirely by a human — made by hand, by ears, by eyes, and by the sense of what a good print is supposed to feel like.
- [How to Get the Best Letterpress Prints from Your Canva Designs](https://riseandshinepaper.com/journal/canva-letterpress-prints): How to make Canva designs work with vintage letterpress printing — what we tested, what worked, and how to set up files Canva can export cleanly.
- [Blind Debossing Makes an Impression Without Ink](https://riseandshinepaper.com/journal/blind-debossing): What a blind deboss is, how it's printed, and why this inkless impression has become increasingly popular in business and event stationery.
- [All About Wedding Invitation Envelopes](https://riseandshinepaper.com/journal/wedding-invitation-envelopes): Sizes, wording etiquette, and finishing techniques for wedding invitation envelopes — the guest's first glimpse of the invitation.
- [Letterpress Save The Date Ideas](https://riseandshinepaper.com/journal/save-the-date-ideas): Save-the-date design ideas, formats, and timing — letting friends and family put your wedding on their calendar.
- [Using Letterpress Note Cards to Enhance Your Snail Mail](https://riseandshinepaper.com/journal/letterpress-note-cards): Personalized letterpress note cards for personal and business correspondence — paper choices, ink colors, and design considerations.
- [Catrina and Leonardo's Textural and Modern Letterpress Wedding Invitations](https://riseandshinepaper.com/journal/catrina-leonardo-wedding): Guest post from Alyssa Amez Design on save the dates and wedding invitations for a wedding at the Garden Theater in Detroit, Michigan.
- [How Letterpress Printing Can Enhance Your Wedding Invitation Suite](https://riseandshinepaper.com/journal/letterpress-wedding-invitations): Why the wedding invitation suite sets the expectation for the event, and how letterpress printing elevates every piece.
- [Gaby and David's Colombia Destination Wedding](https://riseandshinepaper.com/journal/colombia-destination-wedding): Guest post from Jubilee Paper on a 20+ piece bilingual destination wedding invitation suite printed by Rise and Shine.

## Work and samples

- [Portfolio](https://riseandshinepaper.com/work): A sampling of our letterpress and foil printing work — wedding invitations, business cards, hang tags, packaging, and more.
- [Sample kits](https://riseandshinepaper.com/sample-kits): Order a letterpress sample kit to see and feel our work before you commit — business and wedding kits ship nationwide.
- [Reviews](https://riseandshinepaper.com/reviews): Five-star reviews from clients across the United States.

## For designers and trade

- [Wholesale](https://riseandshinepaper.com/wholesale): Wholesale letterpress and foil printing for designers, stationers, and print shops — trade pricing, blind shipping, and expert presswork.
- [Partners](https://riseandshinepaper.com/partners): Information for designers, wedding planners, and creative collaborators.
- [Design services](https://riseandshinepaper.com/design-services): Print design and prepress file preparation from a letterpress studio that understands production — full design from concept or file prep starting at $125.

## Get in touch

- [Request a quote](https://riseandshinepaper.com/quote): Request a custom quote for your letterpress or foil printing project.
- [Contact](https://riseandshinepaper.com/contact): General contact — we answer questions about custom printing, paper, and process within two business days.