Please excuse the lack of posting.  I came down with the flu last week and have been either sleeping or buzzing on Nyquil since last Tuesday. I hope to get back to more regular posting soon!

I’m completely taken with all of the beautiful new invitation designs from Kenzie Kate. If only I had an invitation required event to plan!

images from Kenzie Kate

I can’t get enough of the Valentine’s Day cards! Here are some more lovelies for your enjoyment:

Sweet & Simple Valentine from DeMarco Designs. Love the sparkly pink envelope…and the adorable card design, of course.

Valentine’s Day is about a month away, and to celebrate the holiday and help you find the perfect Valentine for the one you love, I’ve put together a list of some of my favorites. I found so many great Valentine’s Day cards that this will be at least a two-parter!

Retro letterpress Valentine’s Day cards from Hello! Lucky (top: Assorted Love Notes and bottom: Beaver Love)

Bold (love the red!) linocut letterpress designs from Cricket Press

Super cute Octo-Love card from Sugar Lily

Tin of Sweet Notes from Turtle Papers - yay magenta!

Love the illustration style and the color scheme on this all in one handmade Valentine by Luemie Design

Hand embellished “Love Cascade” and “Tic Tac Love” cards by Dear Monday

Deluce Design “I Only Have Eyes for You” and “Lots of Love” letterpress Love Cards

Schoene’s Back Pocket Mini (3″x3″) Valentine Card

A swanky expression of love from oplusd, baby

What says “I love you” more than a Valentine’s Day card which features a feral cat that’s about to attach itself to your neck like a vampire who hasn’t had a drop of blood since flannel shirts were in style? My Creepy Valentine is the most disturbing, perverse and, in some cases, completely offensive collection of “vintage creepy” Valentine’s Day cards that the web has to offer.

Hey, maybe the cat’s just upset because he has a “Valentine Greetings” heart tied to his tail?

image from My Creepy Valentine

I’m so stoked to see that P22, one of my favorite type foundries, is offering an ephemera pack! Each pack contains over 40 different P22 items, from stickers to packaging (printed letterpress, offset, silkscreen, and more), for only $10! They also offer a Bigger Pack (80 items) and a Mega Pack (120 items) for $20 and $30, respectively. If you have a habit of saving catalogs, greeting/post/business cards, and other inspirational print collateral that you receive in the mail, then the P22 ephemera pack would be the perfect addition to your collection.

image from P22

If you’re impatiently awaiting the release of Apple’s new iPhone, then this is the perfect paper craft for you. Sure, it’s forever 9:41 in this iPhone’s world, but you’ll be able to get a feel for the highly anticipated gadget before buying the real thing in June. Download the paper iPhone PDF at Gizmodo.

image from Gizmodo

decor8 just featured the work of London based artist Susan Stockwell, who uses paper as her primary medium. I’m amazed by the creativity of Stockwell, who uses everything from recycled coffee filters to maps to create works ranging from Victorian dresses and quilts (shown above) to maps of South America.

image from Susan Stockwell