Looky Loo Stationery and Design

August 19, 2009 // kristen // 0 replies

I’m really digging the letterpress note cards, birthday cards, and invitations at new to me stationery and design shop, Looky-Loo, whose creations include bold, modern patterns, stylized and silhouette florals, and fun illustrations. Here’s a little taste of what you can find at Looky-Loo (you can see their entire collection at their Etsy shop):

images from Looky-Loo

Yee Haw Industries Old Time Forest Pickers Series

August 14, 2009 // kristen // 1 replies

Yee-Haw Industries’ Old-Time Forest Pickers series is so much fun! I’m loving the illustrations, created by Bjorn Rune Lie, which include Fiddling Fox, Banjo Picking Beaver, Guitar Strumming Owl, Backpacking Bunny, and Washtub Bass Playing Coon. The illustrations are available as letterpress art prints, letterpress greeting cards, and super cool 2010 letterpress calendars:

images from Yee Haw Industries

Courtney Khail Stationery

August 12, 2009 // kristen // 1 replies

I discovered the work of Courtney Khail via Once Wed last week, and I was instantly smitten. Courtney creates hand painted stationery which incorporates hand drawn illustrations, printmaking, and watercolor. No two cards are exactly the same, and the result is a beautiful, handmade work of art. Keep up with Courtney through her blog, and see more from her portfolio here.

More wonderful watercolor eye candy:

images from Courtney Khail

Fold Paper + Wire Greeting Cards

August 10, 2009 // kristen // 3 replies

I’m both amazed and delighted by these handmade cards by Fold. The handmade greeting cards are created by Fold’s Miro Chun, an artist and architect who uses wire and cut paper to create the wonderful little pieces of art. See all of Fold’s cards here, and check out more of Miro’s creations at the Fold blog.

A little more of what’s available from Fold:

images from Fold

Silhouettes, Silhouettes

August 06, 2009 // kristen // 6 replies

I’m seeing silhouettes everywhere over the past several months, and I can’t get enough of them! I also can’t get enough of the unique ways in which silhouettes are being used and incorporated in design, and below are just a few that have caught my eye lately:

1. A custom silhouette, created by Le Papier Studio and printed by Studio on Fire, makes an original and elegant custom wedding invitation

2. The Inspired Bride shares a step by step tutorial with us for this beautiful silhouette favor box

3. Elsita adds a touch of her trademark whimsy to a paper cut silhouette of a young girl

4. Intricate paper cut silhouette work from Flickr user Honeymil

5. A pink and brown “Sweet Sixteen” card gets a sweet silhouette, courtesy of Annie Clark for Minted

6. Die cut silhouettes with letterpress detailing hint at the words inside this lovely card by d.sharp

7. Designers Jen Davison and Jason Blackheart of DavisonBlackheart created custom business cards that blend Victorian silhouettes with a contemporary design aesthetic, printed by Pinball Publishing

8. Not quite paper, but I love, love these hand screenprinted handkerchief save the dates, featured recently on Style Me Pretty

images from their respective owners