Julia Rothman for Hello! Lucky

January 24, 2008 // kristen // 0 replies

I wanted to post this yesterday, but the server that the site is hosted on was extremely s-l-o-w for some reason, and I ended up giving up after a little while. Anyway, we seem to be back to normal today…

Spotted over at Design*Sponge and re-spotted during my hunt for Valentine’s paper goodies, illustrator Julia Rothman’s collection for Hello! Lucky is, simply put, fabulous. I love it when independent businesses and artisans/designers collaborate, and the results of this collaboration are drool-worthy.

The collection features eight letterpress card designs, including everything from birthday to thank you cards, and gift wrap is on the way in February. Both the cards and gift wrap are printed on 40% post-consumer waste recycled paper, so the collection is eco friendly, too!

images from Hello! Lucky

Hello! Lucky Valentine’s Day Letterpress

January 23, 2008 // kristen // 0 replies

Get ready for some cute monkeys because Hello! Lucky’s Valentine’s Day offering is full of them! There are lots of other cute animals like squirrels and elephants, but there’s just something about those monkeys:

Valentine Monkey

Forever Yours

Jungle Love

Pirate Monkey

Nuts for You

images from Hello! Lucky

Valentine’s Day at Paper Source

January 21, 2008 // kristen // 0 replies

Paper Source has some lovely paper things for Valentine’s Day, including letterpress notes, rubber stamps, and gift wrap. I like how they use the design elements in different applications — for instance, a cute design on both a letterpress card and as a rubber stamp, or a design used in both gift wrap and as an envelope for a card. This makes it easy for you to create your own custom theme!

Robots with Hearts Lettepress Cards

Bear with Heart Lettepress Cards

Hugs and Kisses Lettepress Cards

Valentine’s Day Rubber Stamps

images from Paper Source

Poppytalk Handmade Valentine’s Day Paper Stuff

January 18, 2008 // kristen // 1 replies

I love the concept of Poppytalk Handmade, a monthly online street market curated by Poppytalk. The online market features and sells handmade goods from so many fantastic independent artists and designers including, thank goodness for us, many greeting card and art print designers. Here’s a selection of the paper lovelies from the Valentine’s Day & Wedding Market, which runs from January 7 – February 8, 2008:

(from left to right)

Row 1: things are better with a parrott, fisk and fern, lolo + sprout
Row 2: apak, night owl paper goods, earmark invitations
Row 3: magnolia moonlit, elfrida, clementine press
Row 4: two guitars, paper relics, digital paperie
Row 5: uccello curioso, invita paper studio, anna cote

images from Poppytalk Handmade

Eco Friendly Paper : Objet de Carte

January 16, 2008 // kristen // 2 replies

I’m digging the greeting cards from Objet de Carte, created by artist and designer Robert Brownstein. His use of geometry, patchwork, and typography is both fun and inspiring. In addition, each card is printed on 100% recycled card stock, and envelopes are made from 100% recycled kraft paper.