Valentine’s Day Card Roundup, Part 1

January 20, 2010 // kristen // 2 replies

It’s that time of the year again — pink and red everywhere, chocolate selling like hotcakes — Valentine’s Day! And, as usual, lots of fantastic cards have been designed by all of the talented paper peeps out there. Here’s part one in my roundup of Valentine’s Day pretties:

Valentine’s Day letterpress greetings for the computer geek in your life by
Dingbat Press:

Also from Dingbat Press, lovely letterpress enclosure cards:

Egg Press has over 40 awesome designs for Valentine’s Day this year. I just love the sentiment, “You’re the mac to my cheese”.:

Super sweet illustrated mini valentines by Emilee Rose (designs available in full size cards, as well):

I’m squeeing over this plantable mini valentine set at Girl in Gear:

Fun and colorful Valentine’s Day greetings at Red Cap Cards:

Earmark’s Valentine’s Day card features one of my favorite lines ever from The Simpsons (gotta love Ralph Wiggum):

Love the metallic bronze ink on this pretty letterpress Love Hummingbirds card by Delphine Studio:

Pretty pink and red folk illustrations decorate Dutch Door’s Valentine’s Day greetings:

images from their respective owners

Smock Sale to Benefit Haiti Relief

January 20, 2010 // kristen // 0 replies

Smock Paper Sale for Haitian Relief Effort

Today and tomorrow (January 20-21), Smock Paper will be donating 100% of the sales on their website to Doctors Without Borders to help out with the ongoing relief efforts in Haiti. If you’re a paper lover who’s been looking to donate and help out with the relief effort, then you can pick up gift wrap (stock up for next holiday season), greeting cards, thank yous, and other paper goods (custom printing not included) while doing your part to help a important cause. Thank you to Smock for doing this!

image from Smock Paper

The Spotted Sparrow Valentine’s Day Cards

January 19, 2010 // kristen // 5 replies

80’s New Wave music plays a big part in my life, so I was instantly captivated by The Spotted Sparrow’s Valentine’s Day cards, which feature lyrics from songs by ABC, Dead or Alive, The Smiths, Joy Division, and U2. The lyrics are coupled with Victorian imagery, which makes for a very fun and unexpected result.

The Spotted Sparrow is donating 15% from all sales in January and February to Partners in Health to help the Haitian relief effort, so you’ll be helping a great cause, in addition to getting great cards for Valentine’s Day.

I’m also digging their eco-friendly, handmade Valentine’s Day coupon books, available in Naughty or Nice:

images from The Spotted Sparrow

Paper Glitter Valentine’s Day Printables

January 18, 2010 // kristen // 2 replies

If you’re looking for super cute Valentine’s Day party printables, then your search may be over! Paper Glitter has so many absolutely adorable printable Valentine’s Day pretties, including everything from cupcake toppers and collage sheets to sweet cards and tags, for you to use in your Valentine’s Day celebrations at school, at work, and at home. More super cute pink and red eye candy from Paper Glitter:

images from Paper Glitter

David Paul Seymour 2010 Line

January 14, 2010 // kristen // 1 replies

Back in December, I had a chance to look at the color palette for illustrator David Paul Seymour’s 2010 line of paper goods, and from that moment I anticipated seeing what he had in store for all of us. With colors like Avocado Fridge, Creamy Coffee, Pumpkin Fondue Pot, Carrot, and Afterschool Brownies, how could I not be intrigued … and hungry?

David recently released his new greeting cards and art prints, and they’re filled with his funky, retro style illustrations (the birdie above makes me smile) in all of the super cool colors that I remember from the palette. It’s actually really fun to see the cards and spot the colors!

David’s line is available at select stores nationwide, and he and his team are working hard every day to get the line into cool, new stores everywhere. If you’d like to purchase his new greeting cards online, check out Apartment 528, who also exclusively carry 18 x 24 prints from the 2010 line.

A little peek at David Paul Seymour’s 2010 lineup: