The Paper Nut Letterpress Wedding Invitations

March 19, 2009 // kristen // 3 replies

I spotted The Paper Nut’s wonderful letterpress prints over on d*s yesterday and was all prepared to gush over those … until I saw their invitation line (Molly invitation shown above). Hello, gorgeous! The illustrations, the colors — I’m absolutely swooning. You can see more of The Paper Nut’s portfolio here, and you can also purchase their letterpress prints, note cards, and gift tags over at their Etsy shop.

More oh so pretty letterpress invitations:

Amy

Promenade

Confections

Jane

Bohemian

images from The Paper Nut

Blueberry Freckles Giveaway!

March 18, 2009 // kristen // 24 replies

Blueberry Freckles is a new printables shop that was created by husband and wife creative team Veronica Milan and Albert Lopez, who also own Shabby Chic Crafts, as a way to help during this tough economic time. The shop carries a variety of printable invitations, stationery, bookplates, note cards, and more that can be purchased once and printed as many times as you’d like.

Blueberry Freckles is generously giving away 3 PDFs of your choice to a lucky Paper Crave reader. It’s our first giveaway, yay! To enter, simply suggest to Blueberry Freckles a printable paper good or graphic that you’d like to see in their shop. Leave your suggestion as a comment on this post, and you’re entered to win! Entries will be taken through midnight eastern time on March 25, 2009, and a winner will be announced the following day.

Recession Humor Cards by Rock Scissor Paper

March 18, 2009 // kristen // 1 replies

There’s no denying that things have been rough, to say the least, with the economy in recent months. It’s sometimes difficult to keep your chin up and smile when the bad news just seems to keeps coming. In times like these we really need a good laugh, and Rock Scissor Paper has given that to us in the form of their new Retro Recession Collection.

Cards in the collection are just $2.75 each and feature retro illustrations, colors, and sentiments like “Will Work for Chocolate” that take a more humorous look at the current economic situation. Watch for smiles and listen for laughter when you give these cards to friends, family, and co-workers.

images from Rock Scissor Paper

Lisa DeJohn for Godiva

March 17, 2009 // kristen // 1 replies

What could be better than delicious chocolate in beautifully illustrated packages? The oh so pretty in pastel Godiva Easter packaging was illustrated by Lisa DeJohn and is now available for purchase on Godiva’s site (probably in Godiva shops, too).

More pretty packages:

images from Godiva

Crepe Paper Flowers from Morgan Levine

March 17, 2009 // kristen // 4 replies

The crafts department from Martha Stewart Living recently started a blog (yay!), aptly named The Crafts Dept., and it’s already been such an inspiration. I love seeing what goes on behind the scenes, and the “Crafting on the Side” posts have been some of my favorites.

Last week, The Crafts Dept. featured Morgan Levine, who creates gorgeous crepe paper flowers in sizes both large enough to dwarf a flower vase and small enough to decorate barrettes and brooches. See more of Morgan’s work and purchase her flowers on her site, Amble Through Bramble. Also, check out this crepe paper rose how to video from Morgan’s February appearance on The Martha Stewart Show.

images from The Crafts Dept. and Amble Through Bramble