Animal Friends Letterpress Cards

MaeMae Paperie recently launched a brand new website design, and along with the awesome new site comes a shop filled with fantastic paper goods, including swoon-worthy custom address stamps and this totally adorable set of Animal Friends letterpress cards. The set includes 8 4Bar size cards, 2 of each design. Designs in the set are also available for individual purchase.

MaeMae Animal Letterpress Cards

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2012 Calendar Designs, Part 4

One, two, three, four … wow, I’m already up to part four of my 2012 calendar design roundup. Are you ready to set your eyes on ten more awesome calendars? Enough with the dilly-dallying. Let’s get started!

Ooh, what a great calendar from Old School Stationers. The rounded corners and petite spiral binding are great touches, not to mention the awesome letterpress printing, of course. Mmm … blueberry pie in July.

2012 Calendar Design Old School Stationers

Gingibear’s 2012 Owl Calendar is totally hoo-tiful. Sorry, but as an owl-loving geek, I had to go there. It really is a super cool calendar – my favorite month has to be October. Chubby vampire owl!

Illustrated Owl Calendar

Satsuma Press’ letterpress calendars are always so understated and beautiful, and this year’s design is no exception. The calendar features twelve original illustrations letterpress printed in a palette of slate, palest pink, cranberry, peacock, ochre, leaf, and mist.

Satsuma Press Letterpress Calendar

Impressed Design’s 2012 letterpress calendar features twelve monthly-inspired outfits, accessories and Batman capes included.

2012 Letterpress Calendar

Really cool, modern screen printed Doodle and Geometric calendar designs (each design is available in two colorways) from Bold & Noble. – via Design*Sponge

Screen Printed 2012 Calendars

Petit Paperie’s sleek, gocco-printed calendar was inspired by lines, geometric shapes, textiles, and modern pattern. Each page includes two months and a different hand drawn illustration by Michelle Lam of Petit Paperie.

Black and White 2012 Calendar

I always look forward to seeing the bold, bright illustrations in Nikki McClure’s yearly calendar.

Nikki McClure Calendar

Colleen Ellse’s 2012 letterpress calendar was inspired by the change of seasons at her local Audobon Wildlife Sanctuary, and each month features a hand-drawn illustrations of the flora and fauna that she observed during her visits.

Colleen Ellse Calendar

This colorful little calendar by Khristian A. Howell features some of her most popular prints of the year, and its small size makes it a great stocking stuffer or hostess gift idea.

Khristian A Howell Calendar

From the Italian shop, caratterino, comes the 2012 Little Typo calendar, a really neat accordion fold table calendar featuring a different font each month. (photo credit : Cinzia Bruschini)

Little Typo Calendar

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2012 Calendar Designs, Part 3

It’s part three of my 2012 calendar roundup already, but there are so many great designs this year that I’m only just getting started. And, psst, if you’re looking for more calendar ideas, be sure to check out parts one and two.

Pie Bird Press’ 2012 “Seasonal Bulbs” calendar includes four legal size posters, each featuring three months and a seasonally-inspired illustration letterpress printed on heavy Strathmore stock in a gorgeous array of colors.

2012 Calendar Pie Bird Press

Fine Day Press’ wonderfully colorful wall calendar is comprised of twelve 11×17 prints of original, abstract watercolor illustrations, and the date portion of each month can be cut to create a frameable art print.

Watercolor Illustration Calendar

Mincing Mockingbird’s stunning 2012 calendar features twelve reproductions of beautiful bird paintings, and if the world does indeed end in 2012 (as in, total apocalypse kind of stuff), they’ll offer full refunds on calendar purchases. *wink*

Mincing Mockingbird Calendar

Boygirlparty’s 224 page pocket planner includes everything you’ll need to keep yourself organized in 2012 – perforated note pages, to do lists, an address section, and more – and lots of super cute illustrations are in there, too!

Boygirlparty 2012 Pocket Planner

Simplesong’s 2012 limited edition letterpress calendar features a trio of lovely colors (and months) on each page.

2012 Letterpress Calendar

1canoe2’s 2012 letterpress calendar sits comfortably on your desk in its own little wood stump, which I think is a pretty darn cool thing. And the calendar itself features twelve original illustrations (they’re pretty darn cool, too) letterpress printed onto six pages – one month on the front, and one on the back.

1Canoe2 2012 Letterpress Calendar

It’s a calendar, it’s gift wrap, it’s both! Victory Paper Designs’ 16 month Wrapping Paper Calendar features an array of chic patterns that can be used to wrap small gifts after each month is finished.

Wrapping Paper Calendar

Laura Macchia’s lovely 2012 wall calendar features twelve new botanical illustrations and is printed on 100% post consumer recycled paper. The calendar’s grid format allows plenty of room for writing down occasions, appointments, and notes, too!

2012 Botanical Wall Calendar

Wonderful , nature-inspired watercolor illustrations are featured in each month of Bookhou at Home’s 2012 wall calendar, which features an ample amount of white space on either side of the month to jot down notes.

2012 Watercolor Illustration Calendar

Sloe Gin Fizz’s 2012 calendar features twelve months of illustrated goodness. The seasonally-inspired illustrations are hand drawn and digitally colored by Sloe Gin Fizz’s own Nicole Ray.

Sloe Gin Fizz 2012 Calendar

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Autumn + Thanksgiving Cards and Prints

Leaves are falling, a chill is in the air, and Thanksgiving will be here before we know it … here in the U.S. – those lucky ducks in Canada already celebrated. So, I thought, how about a little roundup of autumn and Thanksgiving-related paper goodies?

Autumn Thanksgiving Paper Goodies

1. Pinecone Cards by Inklosures (set of six) 2. Acorns and Oak Leaves letterpress card by Morris and Essex 3. I Am Thankful letterpress mini cards from Paper Source 4. Autumn letterpress note cards (set of 10) by Sweet Harvey 5. Autumn Flowers letterpress wood veneer card (also available printed on 100% cotton stock) by Honizukle Press 6. Harvest Time letterpress print by Starshaped Press 7. Happy Turkey Day letterpress greeting by Kirtland House

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A Guy-Friendly Happy Birthday Card

I know that many of you are always on the lookout for cool, guy-friendly and masculine birthday cards, and this Matchless letterpress card by Shed Letterpress instantly caught my eye. It has a sort of suave, 60’s vibe that I’m really digging – the textured, navy blue background is great, and the match graphic is seriously cool.

Matchless Guy Birthday Card

The card is also available in yellow, if you prefer something sunnier:

Matchless Birthday Card Yellow

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