Playing Card Greetings by Katie Leamon

July 09, 2013 // kristen // 0 replies

Katie Leamon had me at “hello” with her shop full of lovely greeting cards, notebooks, and other paper goodies that showcase her fantastic hand lettering and illustration work. Some of my favorites are these hand stamped playing card style greetings, which feature Katie’s original illustrations of the jack, queen, king, and ace. These cards are great candidates for framing as wall art, and they’d make great gifts for card players, too.

images from Katie Leamon

Black + Gold from Sugar Paper

July 01, 2013 // kristen // 1 replies

I’m completely smitten with these black and gold goodies from Sugar Paper. The shiny and sophisticated cards, gift tags, and journals are sleek, chic, and most definitely craveable!

images from Sugar Paper

Letterpress Happy Birthday Cards

June 26, 2013 // kristen // 1 replies

July and August are big “birthday months” for me, and I know that I’ll always need to beef up my birthday card stash right around the end of June, in preparation for the celebrations to come. Here’s a little collection of wonderful letterpress greetings that I would be more than happy to have on hand when any birthday rolls around:

Above, clockwise from top left: One Canoe Two; Ink Meets Paper; Parrott Design Studio; Benchpressed; Pepper Press; Hammerpress; 55 Hi’s; Honizukle Press

images from their respective sources

Red, White, and Blue Paper Goods

June 18, 2013 // kristen // 0 replies

In honor of the upcoming Independence Day holiday here in the U.S., I thought I’d put together a little collection of red, white, and blue paper goods. This classic color combo works so well on a spectrum of goodies, from the silly (the Arrested Development pencils are cracking me up!) to the sophisticated, and I hope that you’ll find something that catches your eye in this roundup:

Above, clockwise from top left : Earmark Social Goods; SusyJack; Snow & Graham; Ornament Letterpress; Ferme à Papier; Benchpressed; Red Oak Letterpress

images from their respective sources

Nautical Cards by Suzy Ultman + Igloo Letterpress

June 17, 2013 // kristen // 3 replies

Ahoy, mateys, and happy Monday to ye! This morning, I’m in a rather seafaring mood because I’m absolutely smitten with these awesome, nautical-themed illustrated cards from Suzy Ultman and Igloo Letterpress. The birthday, love, and thank you cards are so irresistibly fun that I think I’d have a hard time giving them away. You know what this means, right? I’ll just have to buy two of each and keep one!