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Exhibit 12.1

VISANT HOLDING CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES (UNAUDITED)

	(Successor)															Jostens, Inc. (Predecessor)
	Six Months Ended
													Five Months 2003			Seven Months 2003
	July 1, 2006			July 2, 2005			2005			2004									2002			2001
	Dollars in thousands
Earnings
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	$	109,072		$	79,388		$	58,070		$	(156,773	)	$	(79,383	)	$	17,900		$	56,875		$	39,178
Interest expense (excluding capitalized interest)		70,586			61,672			126,088			160,534			67,803			32,083			68,220			78,944
Portion of rent expense under long-term operating leases representative of an interest factor		1,569			1,323			2,762			2,631			867			640			1,111			994
Total earnings (loss)	$	181,227		$	142,383		$	186,920		$	6,392		$	(10,713	)	$	50,623		$	126,206		$	119,116
Fixed charges
Interest expense (including capitalized interest)	$	70,586		$	61,672		$	126,088		$	160,534		$	67,803		$	32,083		$	68,220		$	78,944
Portion of rent expense under long-term operating leases representative of an interest factor		1,569			1,323			2,762			2,631			867			640			1,111			994
Total fixed charges	$	72,155		$	62,995		$	128,850		$	163,165		$	68,670		$	32,723		$	69,331		$	79,938
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (1)		2.5	x		2.3	x		1.5	x		—			—			1.5	x		1.8	x		1.5	x

(1)

For 2004 and the successor period in 2003, earnings did not cover fixed charges by $156.8 million and $79.4 million, respectively.

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VISANT HOLDING CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES (UNAUDITED)