New year, new excitement at your local frame store

New year, new excitement at your local frame store

Exciting year ahead at Colbert Custom Framing & Art Printing.

In January, the 38-year old, 3rd-generation company, owned by Stephanie Colbert Randall, expanded its high resolution scanning technology with the addition of a Contex IQ Flex flatbed scanner, which scans up to size 18"x24" in seconds and up to 24"x36" in minutes. This particular scanner makes it easier to scan thicker items, like books and stretched canvases, not to mention increased scanning speed. We typically scan at 600 dpi. Higher resolution scans available upon request.

The company still loves its Epson Expression 10000 XL, which has a 12”x17” scanner bed and can scan anything, including slides and negatives. We typically scan standard items at 600 DPI and slides / negatives at 1200 DPI. Higher resolution scans available upon request.

Items larger than the scanner bed are scanned in sections, then we expertly merge the scans in our image editing software.

Don’t forget about these other products and services offered in the shop:

 

Creative art printing:

Digital restoration and giclee copies of aged photographs ~ Custom canvas printing and stretching ~ Scanning of originals, including slides and negatives ~ Creative image editing ~ Photography printing ~ Custom printed matboards ~ Repositionable sticker prints

Professional archival framing:

Jerseys ~ Sports memorabilia ~ Fine art originals and reproductions ~ Family heirlooms ~ Needle art ~ Photography ~ Canvases ~ Diplomas and certificates ~ Newspaper articles ~ Shadow boxes ~ Military memorabilia

Custom metal plate engraving:

Custom sizes, up to 8”x12” ~ Custom fonts ~ Personalized text ~ Light Gold, Gold Brass, Silver, Black with Gold letters, Black with Silver letters ~ Names, titles, dates, messages, or phrases ~ Logos, images, characters ~ Fancy gift tags

In March and April, Colbert Custom Framing & Art Printing is running its Buy 1 Get the 2nd Half Off sale on custom framing orders. Orders must include custom frames. Half Off applies to equal or lesser-priced custom framing order. No limit. Not combinable with other offers. Expires 4/30/25.

Colbert Custom Framing & Art Printing has a large on-site warehouse stocked with thousands of feet of wood/metal mouldings and hundreds of sheets of designer acid-free matboards and offers other sale options when the materials are in-stock.

The 5,000 sq. ft. facility is located in Market Meadows Plaza on the NW corner of 75th St. and Naper Blvd. Store hours are M-F 10-6 and Sat. 9-5. Artist and Photography groups are also welcome to use the facility for a meeting venue, by appointment. Call 630-717-1448 for details.

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