Category Archives: Greeting Cards

Trendspotting : Navy Blue + Pink

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Navy blue has been one of my color obsessions for the past year or so, and I was (and still am — just look at the color palette on this site) a big fan of the navy blue + hot pink/fuchsia color trend that’s been going on in cards and invitations, but I think that I may have spotted an upcoming color trend that has me just as, if not more, excited: navy blue + pink!

Here are a just a few of the navy blue + pink pretties that I’ve been spotting around the papersphere, and I do hope that I’ll be spotting many more in the upcoming months, because I love this color combo.

Pink + Navy Blue Color Trend

From top to bottom:
* Lovely navy and salmon screen printed thank you cards from Rifle Paper
* A stunning, die-cut wedding invitation suite created by MaeMae Paperie for a must see Style Me Pretty shoot
* Little Miss Engaged letterpress couture ready-to-print cards from Mr. Boddington’s Studio
* Ellis Wedding Invitations by BT Elements for Minted

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Fomato Greeting Cards

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Fomato Greeting Cards

Hee! Okay, if you like hilarious, sometimes irreverent, greeting cards, then you must head over to Fomato. As soon as I saw all of the anthropomorphic food, I knew that I’d love their cards, which are not only extremely funny, but educational, too! For instance, did you know that potatoes are more closely related to eggplants, tomatoes, and bell peppers than they are to yams and sweet potatoes? Your friends will be very appreciative when you give them greeting cards that make them laugh AND teach them all about cheese, potatoes, samurais (this one is too funny), The Nobel Prize, and tyrannical rulers.

P.S. I thoroughly enjoyed learning all about the Fomato staff, too.

Fomato Greeting Cards
Fomato Greeting Cards
Fomato Greeting Cards
Fomato Greeting Cards

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New Cards from MaeMae Paperie

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MaeMae Paperie Cards

I was super excited to see that MaeMae Paperie, whose invitation work I seem to be constantly swooning over, is now offering cards in their shop. The Walter card set is the first in what will hopefully be many collections of cards to come, and it features summer festival-inspired illustrations and a lovely, soft cotton candy-colored palette. Until the end of April, you can save 10% in the MaeMae Paperie shop by using the code MAEMAE10 during checkout.

MaeMae Paperie Cards
MaeMae Paperie Cards

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2010 Mother’s Day Cards, Part 2

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The second part of my Mother’s Day card roundup is going to be super-sized since I just kept finding so many cool cards, and I even threw in a great stationery gift idea at the end. If you missed it, you can check out part one here. Ready for some paper pretties?

Since today is Earth Day, I’ll start with this lovely, plantable Mother’s Day card by Wit & Whistle. The handmade paper with which the card is made is embedded with wildflower seeds, so this is a card that keeps on giving!

Wit & Whistle Mother's Day Card

Loving this super sweet “mum” letterpress card by Pup & Pony:

Pup & Pony Letterpress Mother's Day Card

“You Mean the World to Me, Mom” card by Monkey Mind Design:

Monkey Mind Design Mother's Day Card

A number of great new letterpress Mother’s Day cards from Egg Press:

Egg Press Letterpress Mother's Day Card

Luscious letterpress Mother’s Day greetings from Wiley Valentine:

Wiley Valentine Letterpress Mother's Day Card

Aww, absolutely adorable color-in, illustrated Mother’s Day postcards by children’s illustrator, Danamarie Hosler (aka greenstarstudio):

Color-In Postcards Mother's Day

Bright, fun letterpress Mother’s Day cards from Snow & Graham at Luxe Paperie:

Snow & Graham Letterpress Mother's Day Cards

Up Up Creative always offers cards with such fun sentiments:

Up Up Creative Mother's Day Cards

A myriad of lovely letterpressed Mother’s Day cards by Tallu-lah:

Tallulah Letterpress Mother's Day Cards

Give your mom a bouquet of letterpressed flowers in chartreuse and teal by Sycamore Street Press:

Sycamore Street Letterpress Mother's Day Cards

An oh so lovely blue and green garden for Mother’s Day from Smock:

Smock Letterpress Mother's Day Cards

And the gift idea that I promised earlier, from Perideau Designs. The Mother’s Day Gift Package includes 2 sets of 12 personalized stationery sets with a personal note written by you:

Perideau Designs Mother's Day Gift Package

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