Poppytalk Printable Summer-y Gift Wrap

June 22, 2009 // kristen // 0 replies

I’m trying to get back into the swing of things after a wonderful week in North Carolina. Unfortunately, we returned to less than stellar weather in Boston — clouds, rain, and wind everywhere! But, when I spotted Poppytalk’s bright and cheerful summer-themed printable gift wrap sheets, my mood immediately brightened and I felt the warmth of the beach once again.

Download the three gift wrap designs at Poppytalk and use them to wrap summer gifts or for a variety of sunny projects. Thanks to Jan for brightening the day!

images from Poppytalk

Paper Source India Collection

June 11, 2009 // kristen // 3 replies

After a trip to Asia last year, Paper Source’s founder, Sue, returned inspired to create a collection about India. I’m loving the result of this inspiration, the India Collection, which features intricate and warm patterns filled with images of lotuses, paisleys, and sometimes even elephants in rich golds, rusts and oranges, reds, and browns. I also think it’s cool that Paper Source takes us through a little bit of the collaborative design process on their blog and includes pictures of the initial illustrations and inspiration wall that were created as a part of the process.

Check out the entire India Collection here, and see below for some lovely eye candy:

The rubber stamps are one of my favorite things from the collection:

Thank you notes and stationery:

File folders:

Gift wrap:

images from Paper Source

Daisy Princess Paperie

June 05, 2009 // kristen // 1 replies

So many bright and fun paper pretties from Daisy Princess Paperie. I’m loving all of the patterns, which range from cute to chic and are available on a wide variety of paper goods, from notes and invitations to calendars and notepads.

One of my favorite items from Daisy Princess is their art paper, printed on post-consumer recycled paper with soy-based inks and available in 18 fantastic patterns. The 12″ x 18″ sheets can be used as gift wrap, for scrapbooking, or for a variety of paper crafts. Check out the art paper eye candy:

Daisy Princess paper goods are available in a number of shops all over the US, as well as online. See the entire line here.

images from Daisy Princess Paperie

NSS Perspectives, Part 6 (Final Post)

May 27, 2009 // kristen // 0 replies

This is my final post in the “NSS Perspectives” series, and I’m a little sad to be done. I feel so grateful to all of the paper lovers who have taken the time to post about the show on their blogs and through Twitter. As some of my readers have said, I sometimes felt as if I were right there on the show floor because the coverage was so in depth. So, thank you to everyone who has shared their perspective of this year’s NSS. I really hope to get there next year!

Now, onto the final group of perspectives:

images from Brooklyn Bride

Brooklyn Bride has some gorgeous eye candy going on over on their coverage of the stationery show. Lots of beautiful invitations, cards, and oh my goodness are those wooden squirrels (above top) from Enormous Champion adorable, or what? It looks like we’ll be able to purchase them soon, too!

Brooklyn Bride posts:

NSS Part 1
NSS Part 2
NSS Part 3
NSS Part 4

images from Felt & Wire

Felt & Wire gives us a rundown of all things “Japanese-y” from the NSS, including Tiselle’s cards (top), eieio’s always great gift wrap (middle), and letterpress cards by Smudge Ink (bottom).

images from Hello! Lucky

And last, but never least, is Hello! Lucky, who have given us an all encompassing view of the show, as well as a great features on weird and wonderful wedding cards and baby stationery.

NSS Perspectives, Part 4

May 26, 2009 // kristen // 4 replies

National Stationery Show Tracie Stier Johnson

images from Tracie Stier-Johnson

Photographer Tracie Stier-Johnson, who is also the former owner of paper boutique, Broadway Paper, has so much eye candy in her coverage of the National Stationery Show. The three part series covers a few booths that I haven’t seen elsewhere, and I thoroughly enjoyed reading her unique take on this year’s show.

tsj posts:

National Stationery Show {Day One}
National Stationery Show {Day Two}
National Stationery Show {Day Three}

National Stationery Show Letters Journals

images from Letters & Journals

Jackie Flaherty, paper enthusiast and founder of the forthcoming quarterly publication, Letters & Journals (help her out by taking a survey!), covers the NSS from the perspective of a paper lover who is trying to maintain a “modicum of self discipline” in the face of a seemingly endless supply of lovely paper products. I can imagine how she feels!

Letters & Journals posts:

Day 1 at the National Stationery Show
Day 2 at the National Stationery Show
Day 3 at the National Stationery Show
Day 4 at the National Stationery Show

National Stationery Show Gifts & Decorative Accessories

images from Gifts & Decorative Accessories

Caroline Kennedy covers the NSS for the Gifts & Decorative Accessories blog. Their coverage takes a look at the show from the business side of things and includes several exhibitors’ takes, as well as notable company news and product standouts.

National Stationery Show Hen and Barley Press

images from Hen and Barley Press

Hen and Barley Press showcases their new Initial Magnets (shown above), which were a big hit at the show, in their first post about this years NSS. Stay tuned to their blog, give.invite.gather, for more show highlights.

Tomorrow, I’ll have the final two posts from the “NSS Perspectives” series!