Nicholas John Frith for Red Cap Cards

Nicholas John Frith for Red Cap Cards

I’ve been eagerly awaiting illustrator Nicholas John Frith’s collection for Red Cap Cards since I spotted a sneak peek of his sketches back in May, and I’m so excited to share that the collection recently launched!

I am completely enamored with this sweet, punny, and beautifully illustrated collection of greetings, which range from balloon-filled birthday cards (above) to floral thank yous to any occasion froggy designs. You can check out the full collection over at Red Cap, and here’s a little bit about the artist:

Nicholas John Frith is an illustrator & printmaker. Although he believes his spiritual home is somewhere cold, he longs to live somewhere warm, somewhere with bougainvillea trailing the walls and citrus trees in the garden.

Nicholas grew up in the Chiltern hills, going to school just around the corner from the home of Roald Dahl. He now lives on the coast of Dorset, England, where he can also be found writing the odd piece of fiction. After years of doing ‘this and that’, seeing the world and harbouring ideas, stories, desires and aspirations, he’s glad to finally be sharing it all with the world. He is currently working on many illustration projects including his first Picture Book with Scholastic.

Nicholas John Frith Greeting Cards for Red Cap Cards

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Funny Happy Birthday Cards

We all need a good laugh on our birthdays, especially as we start getting to the age where we really don’t want to talk about our age. Here are six funy (sometimes darkly so) happy birthday cards that will undoubtedly get a good chuckle from the birthday guy or gal.

Six Funny Birthday Cards as seen on papercrave.com

Above, clockwise from top left : Farewell Paperie // Emily McDowell // McBitterson’s // Quirky Paper Co. // Old Tom Foolery // Wit & Whistle

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Six Squirrel & Acorn-Themed Cards

It may not officially be fall quite yet, but I’m already starting to see signs of the changing seasons. The very first leaves are starting to fall from the trees and, during the past two weeks, I’ve spotted more than a few squirrels stocking up on acorns in preparation for colder days and nights.

In celebration of the coming season, I’ve rounded up six sweet, squirrel and acorn-themed cards that will help get you in the mood for gorgeous leaves, apples, pumpkins, and the cool, crisp air that I look forward to every year.

Six Squirrel & Acorn-Themed Greeting Cards as seen on papercrave.com

Above, clockwise from top left : 1Canoe 2 // Skipping Fox // Pup & Pony // Whimsy Whimsical // Two Black Cats Studio // Freya Art

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Happy Birthday Cards

I am well overdue for a roundup of birthday cards, which is actually very good because I’ve spotted oodles of super cool birthday greetings in my recent web travels, and they’ve been beckoning to me from my birthday card bookmarks folder. Yes, greeting cards CAN beckon to you if you’re a crazy paper fiend!

So, without further ado, here’s a little collection of fun, funny, and just plain awesome birthday cards:

Happy Birthday Cards as seen on papercrave.com

Above, clockwise from top left : Wit & Whistle // Honizukle // Hooray Today! // Idlewild Co. // Paper Bandit Press // Ladyfingers Letterpress // 9th Letter Press

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