A Guy-Friendly Happy Birthday Card

October 17, 2011 // kristen // 1 replies

I know that many of you are always on the lookout for cool, guy-friendly and masculine birthday cards, and this Matchless letterpress card by Shed Letterpress instantly caught my eye. It has a sort of suave, 60’s vibe that I’m really digging – the textured, navy blue background is great, and the match graphic is seriously cool.

The card is also available in yellow, if you prefer something sunnier:

images from Shed Letterpress

Laser Cut “Stained Glass” Cards

October 11, 2011 // kristen // 2 replies

Christina from Nib & Tuck recently made her first foray into the world of laser cutting, and the result is her beautiful new Stained Glass laser cut card collection, which features four seasonal designs, including a summer sun, a winter snowflake, a spring flower (which doubles as a poinsettia), and an autumn maple leaf. The snowflake and flower/poinsettia designs would make wonderfully unique holiday cards, don’t you think?

Cards can be purchased individually or in a set of four (one of each design) in the Nib & Tuck shop or at Felt & Wire.

images from Nib & Tuck

Cute Greetings + Prints by Rosy Designs

October 10, 2011 // kristen // 1 replies

I’m such a sucker for cute things, and these cards and art prints from Rosy Designs are absolutely adorable. The cutie patootie Halloween cards (above) are making me giggle and smile, as are all of the sweet, illustrated greetings and prints in the Rosy Designs shop. – found via pin

images from Rosy Designs

52 Weeks of Mail

October 04, 2011 // kristen // 8 replies

I was SO excited to hear about the new 52 Weeks of Mail project from Kimberly Costa of Honizukle Press, the graphic designer for this awesome new project and a member of the Etsy Greetings Team, who created said awesome project.

52 Weeks of Mail is “all about getting back to sending cards and letters to loved ones and fostering relationships that way”, and participants are encouraged to be more intentional about keeping in touch with friends and family by sending out a card or letter each week for the next year. I know that this is something that I’ve personally been trying to do recently, and though I love my computer and the interwebs, it’s so nice to unplug sometimes and to actually sit down and write a note or letter by hand.

52 Weeks of Mail begins on October 9, 2011 (appropriately, World Post Day) and continues through October 7, 2012. A free printable enclosure notecard with an explanation of the project will be available when the project launches, so you can help spread the word via the cards and letters that you send and encourage others to take part.

Get more details and stay up to date on what’s happening on the 52 Weeks of Mail Facebook page, and be sure to have a look around my archive of greeting cards posts to find lots of fun cards that you can send to friends and family!

image by Kimberly Costa

Fickle Hill Letterpress Cards

September 26, 2011 // kristen // 0 replies

Dogs raiding the fridge, cats reading bird watching books, helicopter dogs – Fickle Hill Press’ cards feature our furry friends doing some pretty fantastic things. You can purchase these, fun illustrated letterpress cards singly or in sets of 3 or 6, and be sure to head over to Fickle Hill’s shop to have a look at other incredible animal feats – a dog shopping for champagne, perhaps?