diff --git a/src/P700Printer.cpp b/src/P700Printer.cpp
index 7a0ac2d..fa43a2b 100644
--- a/src/P700Printer.cpp
+++ b/src/P700Printer.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 #include <cstdint>
 #include <iterator>
+#include <memory>
 #include <thread>
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@
 #include "spdlog/fmt/bin_to_hex.h"
 
 // as long as DRYRUN is defined, no data is actually send to the printer, we need to save some tape ;)
-#define DRYRUN
+//#define DRYRUN
 
 namespace ptprnt::printer {
 
@@ -158,6 +159,15 @@ bool P700Printer::printBitmap(const graphics::Bitmap<graphics::ALPHA8>& bitmap)
     return true;
 }
 
+bool P700Printer::printLabel(std::unique_ptr<graphics::ILabel> label) {
+    // not quite sure if I should stack allocate Bitmap, but data is held on the heap anyway (std::vector).
+    auto bm = graphics::Bitmap<graphics::ALPHA8>(label->getWidth(), label->getHeight());
+    spdlog::debug("Label has {}x{}px size", label->getWidth(), label->getHeight());
+    bm.setPixels(label->getRaw());
+    printBitmap(bm);
+    return true;
+}
+
 bool P700Printer::print() {
     send(p700::commands::LF);
     send(p700::commands::FF);
diff --git a/src/P700Printer.hpp b/src/P700Printer.hpp
index 4b638dc..5c96c3b 100644
--- a/src/P700Printer.hpp
+++ b/src/P700Printer.hpp
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ class P700Printer : public ::ptprnt::IPrinterDriver {
     bool attachUsbDevice(std::shared_ptr<libusbwrap::IUsbDevice> usbHndl) override;
     bool detachUsbDevice() override;
     bool printBitmap(const graphics::Bitmap<graphics::ALPHA8>& bitmap) override;
+    bool printLabel(const std::unique_ptr<graphics::ILabel> label) override;
     bool print() override;
 
    private:
diff --git a/src/PtouchPrint.cpp b/src/PtouchPrint.cpp
index abfda98..9a5e0d4 100644
--- a/src/PtouchPrint.cpp
+++ b/src/PtouchPrint.cpp
@@ -97,9 +97,9 @@ int PtouchPrint::run() {
         return 0;
     }
 
-    auto label = graphics::Label();
+    auto label = std::make_unique<graphics::Label>(printer->getPrinterInfo().pixelLines);
     std::string labelText{};
-
+    // TODO: refactor
     for (const auto& [cmd, value] : mCommands) {
         switch (cmd) {
             case CliCmdType::Text:
@@ -111,11 +111,11 @@ int PtouchPrint::run() {
                 break;
             case CliCmdType::Font:
                 spdlog::debug("Setting font to {}", value);
-                label.setFontFamily(value);
+                label->setFontFamily(value);
                 break;
             case CliCmdType::FontSize:
                 spdlog::debug("Setting font size to {}", std::stod(value));
-                label.setFontSize(std::stod(value));
+                label->setFontSize(std::stod(value));
                 break;
             case CliCmdType::HAlign:
                 spdlog::debug("Setting text horizontal alignment to {}", value);
@@ -123,9 +123,9 @@ int PtouchPrint::run() {
                     auto hPos = HALignPositionMap.find(value);
                     if (hPos == HALignPositionMap.end()) {
                         spdlog::warn("Invalid horizontal alignment specified!");
-                        label.setHAlign(HAlignPosition::UNKNOWN);
+                        label->setHAlign(HAlignPosition::UNKNOWN);
                     } else {
-                        label.setHAlign(hPos->second);
+                        label->setHAlign(hPos->second);
                     }
                 }
                 break;
@@ -135,9 +135,9 @@ int PtouchPrint::run() {
                     auto vPos = VALignPositionMap.find(value);
                     if (vPos == VALignPositionMap.end()) {
                         spdlog::warn("Invalid verical alignment specified!");
-                        label.setVAlign(VAlignPosition::UNKNOWN);
+                        label->setVAlign(VAlignPosition::UNKNOWN);
                     } else {
-                        label.setVAlign(vPos->second);
+                        label->setVAlign(vPos->second);
                     }
                 }
                 break;
@@ -148,13 +148,13 @@ int PtouchPrint::run() {
                 break;
         }
     }
-    if (!printer->print()) {
+    label->create(labelText);
+    label->writeToPng("./testlabel.png");
+    if (!printer->printLabel(std::move(label))) {
         spdlog::error("An error occured while printing");
         return -1;
     }
 
-    label.create(labelText, 128);
-    label.writeToPng("./testlabel.png");
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ void PtouchPrint::setupLogger(spdlog::level::level_enum lvl) {
     spdlog::set_default_logger(logger);
 }
 
+// TODO: CLI parsing should be a seperate class/file
 void PtouchPrint::setupCliParser() {
     auto printVersion = [this](std::size_t) {
         fmt::print("ptprnt version: {}\n", mVersionString);
diff --git a/src/graphics/Label.cpp b/src/graphics/Label.cpp
index a19d104..fefedbb 100644
--- a/src/graphics/Label.cpp
+++ b/src/graphics/Label.cpp
@@ -36,11 +36,12 @@
 #include "pango/pangocairo.h"
 
 namespace ptprnt::graphics {
-Label::Label()
+Label::Label(const uint16_t heightPixel)
     : mCairoCtx(cairo_create(mSurface)),
       mPangoCtx(pango_cairo_create_context(mCairoCtx)),
       mPangoLyt(pango_layout_new(mPangoCtx)),
-      mFontMap(pango_cairo_font_map_new()) {}
+      mFontMap(pango_cairo_font_map_new()),
+      mPrinterHeight(heightPixel) {}
 
 std::vector<uint8_t> Label::getRaw() {
     assert(mSurface != nullptr);
@@ -55,6 +56,14 @@ uint8_t Label::getNumLines(std::string_view strv) {
     return std::count(strv.begin(), strv.end(), '\n');
 }
 
+int Label::getWidth() {
+    return mPrinterHeight;
+}
+
+int Label::getHeight() {
+    return getLayoutWidth();
+}
+
 int Label::getLayoutHeight() {
     return mLayoutHeight;
 }
@@ -63,16 +72,14 @@ int Label::getLayoutWidth() {
     return mLayoutWidth;
 }
 
-bool Label::create(PrintableText printableText, const uint16_t heightPixel) {
+bool Label::create(PrintableText printableText) {
     setFontFamily(printableText.fontFamily);
     setFontSize(printableText.fontSize);
 
-    return create(printableText.text, heightPixel);
+    return create(printableText.text);
 }
 
-bool Label::create(const std::string& labelText, const uint16_t heightPixel) {
-    mPrinterHeight = heightPixel;
-
+bool Label::create(const std::string& labelText) {
     // TODO: we need to create a custom fontconfig here so that Noto Emoji does not load the systems default
     // fontconfig here. For this, we need to create a PangoFcFontMap and a custom FcConfig
     // see: https://docs.gtk.org/PangoFc/method.FontMap.set_config.html
diff --git a/src/graphics/Label.hpp b/src/graphics/Label.hpp
index 1ec934f..3b77c1b 100644
--- a/src/graphics/Label.hpp
+++ b/src/graphics/Label.hpp
@@ -33,17 +33,19 @@ namespace ptprnt::graphics {
 
 class Label : public ILabel {
    public:
-    Label();
-    ~Label();
+    Label(const uint16_t heightPixel);
+    ~Label() override;
 
     Label(const Label&)            = delete;
     Label& operator=(const Label&) = delete;
     Label(Label&&)                 = delete;
     Label& operator=(Label&&)      = delete;
 
-    bool create(PrintableText printableText, const uint16_t heightPixel) override;
-    bool create(const std::string& labelText, const uint16_t heightPixel) override;
+    bool create(PrintableText printableText) override;
+    bool create(const std::string& labelText) override;
     void writeToPng(const std::string& file);
+    [[nodiscard]] int getWidth() override;
+    [[nodiscard]] int getHeight() override;
     [[nodiscard]] int getLayoutWidth() override;
     [[nodiscard]] int getLayoutHeight() override;
     [[nodiscard]] std::vector<uint8_t> getRaw() override;
diff --git a/src/graphics/interface/ILabel.hpp b/src/graphics/interface/ILabel.hpp
index 9987ef1..46acd05 100644
--- a/src/graphics/interface/ILabel.hpp
+++ b/src/graphics/interface/ILabel.hpp
@@ -60,19 +60,23 @@ struct PrintableText {
     VAlignPosition vAlign{VAlignPosition::MIDDLE};
 };
 
+namespace ptprnt::graphics {
 class ILabel {
    public:
     virtual ~ILabel() = default;
 
-    virtual bool create(PrintableText printableText, const uint16_t heightPixel)  = 0;
-    virtual bool create(const std::string& labelText, const uint16_t heightPixel) = 0;
-    virtual std::vector<uint8_t> getRaw()                                         = 0;
-    virtual int getLayoutWidth()                                                  = 0;
-    virtual int getLayoutHeight()                                                 = 0;
+    virtual bool create(PrintableText printableText)  = 0;
+    virtual bool create(const std::string& labelText) = 0;
+    virtual std::vector<uint8_t> getRaw()             = 0;
+    virtual int getWidth()                            = 0;
+    virtual int getHeight()                           = 0;
+    virtual int getLayoutWidth()                      = 0;
+    virtual int getLayoutHeight()                     = 0;
 
     virtual void setText(const std::string& text)             = 0;
     virtual void setFontSize(const double fontSize)           = 0;
     virtual void setFontFamily(const std::string& fontFamily) = 0;
     virtual void setHAlign(HAlignPosition hpos)               = 0;
     virtual void setVAlign(VAlignPosition vpos)               = 0;
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};
+}  // namespace ptprnt::graphics
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/interface/IPrinterDriver.hpp b/src/interface/IPrinterDriver.hpp
index 147b9ef..f199bc8 100644
--- a/src/interface/IPrinterDriver.hpp
+++ b/src/interface/IPrinterDriver.hpp
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <cstdint>
 #include <memory>
 #include <string_view>
 
 #include "graphics/Bitmap.hpp"
+#include "graphics/interface/ILabel.hpp"
 #include "interface/IPrinterTypes.hpp"
 #include "libusbwrap/interface/IUsbDevice.hpp"
 
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ class IPrinterDriver {
     virtual bool attachUsbDevice(std::shared_ptr<libusbwrap::IUsbDevice> usbHndl) = 0;
     virtual bool detachUsbDevice()                                                = 0;
     virtual bool printBitmap(const graphics::Bitmap<graphics::ALPHA8>& bitmap)    = 0;
+    virtual bool printLabel(const std::unique_ptr<graphics::ILabel> label)        = 0;
     virtual bool print()                                                          = 0;
 };
 
diff --git a/tests/label_test/label_test.cpp b/tests/label_test/label_test.cpp
index a4f1dfd..08e3ce7 100644
--- a/tests/label_test/label_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/label_test/label_test.cpp
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 
 TEST(basic_test, Label_smokeTest_succeeds) {
-    auto im = ptprnt::graphics::Label();
+    auto im = ptprnt::graphics::Label(4711);
 }