Funny & Irreverent Letterpress Cards by Frog & Toad Press

September 15, 2015 // kristen // 1 replies

Clever and irreverent cards are some of my favorites, especially if the irreverence is paired with fantastic hand lettering and illustration, as is the case with this awesome letterpress card collection from Frog & Toad Press, whose back story is just as cool as their cards.

For years, the Providence, RI-based shop, Frog & Toad, has curated some of the coolest, most irreverent items you’ll ever see. Over the years, they began making more and more of the products that they sell, gradually expanding their operation to the point that they opened their own design studio as part of the design collective in the historic Nicholson File Building in Providence. They’re now printing their own line of greeting cards, as well as onesies and prints, as Frog & Toad Press.

After what I’m sure are some pretty hilarious brainstorming sessions by their creative staff, Frog & Toad Press’ own Maret Bondorew brings their snarky and sweetly sentimental concepts to her drawing table and hand-paints and hand letters them into reality. They then work directly with Dan Wood at DWRI Letterpress or the screen printers at The Headlight Hotel to create the finished product. And what a great product it is!

images from Frog & Toad Press

Watermelon-Themed Note Cards & Greeting Cards

September 07, 2015 // kristen // 2 replies

It’s Labor Day here in the U.S., which marks the unofficial end of summer, and even though it’s still feeling like mid-summer around here (so hot!), we’ll be bundling up and watching the leaves fall before we know it. But today it’s all about grilling, chilling, and heading out to enjoy the summertime weather with friends and family.

In celebration of the last days of summer, I’ve put together a little roundup that features the quintessential summer fruit, watermelon! So, grab a piece if you’ve got one and check out these juicy, watermelon-themed paper goodies:

1. A Jar of Pickles 2. Hello! Lucky 3. Rachel Corcoran 4. Laura Hughes 5. Pei Design 6. Idlewild Co.

images from their respective sources

Deluxe Greetings by Missive

August 18, 2015 // kristen // 0 replies

If you are looking for some seriously lovely and luxurious letterpress cards, then Missive’s new collection is an absolute must see. Missive set out to create a small line of very special cards for very special occasions and the resulting collection, Deluxe Greetings, will make any letterpress lover’s heart go pitter-patter.

The four new flat cards in the Deluxe Greetings line are letterpress printed on luxurious, double-thick 220lb cotton paper and feature die-cut corners, vintage-inspired imagery, whimsical typography, and deep impressions in two to three ink colors. Each card passes through Missive’s antique presses a minimum of four times, so they are definitely a labor of letterpress love!

In addition to making impressive greetings for birthdays and other celebratory milestones, some of these lovelies would also be fantastic as framed wall art. A card and a gift all rolled into one. Gotta love that!

Missive is offering Paper Crave readers an exclusive 20% discount on anything in their shop, including custom items! Just enter code PAPERCRAVE20 during checkout to receive your discount. Offer is valid through August 23, 2015.

Check out that double-thick 220lb cotton paper and die cut detail:

images from Missive

Lucy’s Sweet, Paper Doll-Themed Letterpress Birth Announcements

July 21, 2015 // kristen // 0 replies

After Heather Cranston’s daughter was born this past February, she planned on taking a decent break from work, even though the thought of sending birth announcements weighed on her mind. However, during a sleepy 2am feeding, paper dolls popped into Heather’s head, and the rest, as they say, is history! She declared “break over” and created these sweet and clever letterpress birth announcements that feature her cute as a button daughter, Lucy, and all of Lucy’s most favorite outfits, which can be cut out and used to dress up the darling, little sweetie.

Design Credit : Heather Cranston / Harry Canary Co.
Letterpress Printing : Everlovin’ Press

images from Heather Cranston / Harry Canary Co.

Anti-Social Media Type Cards from Fluid Ink Letterpress

July 20, 2015 // kristen // 2 replies

If you find yourself increasingly yearning to communicate outside the sphere of social media, and you have a sense of humor that’s a little on the snarky side, then the new collection from Fluid Ink Letterpress was made for you. The four cards in Fluid Ink Letterpress’ new Anti-Social Media Type collection are sweet, simple, and ever so slightly snarky, and they celebrate being offline in an online world. Long live snail mail!