Holiday Card Picks #2

November 05, 2012 // kristen // 0 replies

Row 1 : Custom Illustrated Holiday Berries (left) | Rifle Paper Co.; Black Bird Wreath (center) | Becca Stadtlander for Red Cap Cards ; and Personalized Winter Foliage (right) | Rifle Paper Co.

Row 2 : Peace on Earth | Two Pooch Paperie and Not Sent from My iPhone | Red Letter Paper Co.

Row 3 : Favorite Things | Praxis Design and Paper Cut Out | Jill Labieniec for Red Cap Cards

Row 4 : Reindeer in a People Sweater | Man vs. George and Ho Ho Holiday | Two Pooch Paperie

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Trendspotting : Chalkboard Holiday Cards + Invitations

October 31, 2012 // kristen // 2 replies

The chalkboard look has been one of the hottest stationery trends of 2012, and I’m completely enamored with so many of the chalkboard-inspired holiday card and invitation designs that have been popping up over the past month.

This is a trend that only seems to be gaining momentum, so be on the lookout for even more chalky, holiday-themed designs throughout the season. Combined with beautiful typography and/or hand-lettering, this is a look that’s a definite attention getter.

1. Casual Chalkboard Holiday Cards | Alethea and Ruth for Minted 2, 6. Digital Holiday Chalkboard Art | Lily & Val 3. Printable Chalkboard Holiday Card | New, Borrowed & Blue 4. Chalkboard Holiday Cards | Paper Source 5. May Your Christmas Be Merry & Bright Cards | Stone & Feather Paper 7. Chalkboard Celebration Holiday Party Invitations | elli

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A Letterpress Christmas 2012 : Sugar Paper

October 31, 2012 // kristen // 1 replies

Sugar Paper’s letterpress holiday card collection is the epitome preppy chic, with festive foil-stamping, eye-catching white ink on kraft, sweet hand lettering and typography, and bold colors as far as the eye can see. Coordinating, patterned envelope liners are the perfect finishing touch for this seriously stylish collection.

images from Sugar Paper

Holiday Card Picks #1 : The Nimbus Factory + Quill & Fox

October 30, 2012 // kristen // 0 replies

Holiday cards and calendars and gift ideas galore! In other words, it’s the start of the holiday season here on Paper Crave, and boy do I ever have some seriously awesome paper goodies to share with you over the next month and a half. I’m also testing out the Paper Crave Collections, a feature that I’ll officially roll out when the new site design makes its debut sometime this coming spring.

Collections will include all of my weekly Quick Picks, as well as holiday season-themed collections that will make it easy for you to reference anything that I’ve featured in a roundup (along with some extras that you won’t see on the main blog). The arrow graphic below will appear in any post that has a collection associated with it, and you can simply click the arrow to be taken to the full collection. I think it’s pretty neat, and I hope that you will, too.

If you’re a fan of fun and festive illustrations, then you’re going to love these fantastic holiday greetings from The Nimbus Factory + Quill & Fox. Sledding bunnies and bears, lots of lovely hand-lettering, and the frightful Krampus – this card made me howl with laughter because it reminded me of the hilarious Krampus Christmas episode of The Venture Bros. – check it out!

The Nimbus Factory’s Holiday Card Collection

Quill & Fox’s Holiday Card Collection

images from The Nimbus Factory + Quill & Fox

Fun Thanksgiving Card Ideas

October 29, 2012 // kristen // 0 replies

A chill wind is blowing and autumn leaves are falling all around us. You know what this means, right? Okay, so it mostly means that a massive storm is battering the eastern part of the U.S. (stay safe, everyone!), but it also means that Thanksgiving is right around the corner.

I’ve gathered up a few fun Thanksgiving greetings to share with you today, and I hope that they’ll bring a spirit of warmth, togetherness, and thankfulness to you and yours this year.

1. Turkey Thanksgiving letterpress cards by Fat Bunny Press 2. “Eat It All” cards by Fun Girls Cards 3. Pumpkin Pie cards by Cool Jane 4. Turkey Drumstick cards by Man vs. George 5. Thankful Forest cards by Rifle Paper Co. 6. Happy Thanksgiving letterpress cards by Fat Bunny Press