Fun Halloween Cards, Part 1

September 21, 2011 // kristen // 4 replies

Halloween may not be a “greeting card holiday” like Christmas, but I love sending spooky greetings to my friends and family, and this year there are plenty of fun designs to choose from. Here are some of the hauntingly good Halloween greeting cards that have caught my eye:

Above, clockwise from top left: Owl Tree letterpress card from Egg Press, Happy Owl-o-ween by Bethany Bowers for Minted, Black Cat from Rifle Paper Co., Witch Hat from Freckle Paper

Halloween Bats letterpress card from Flora & Fauna, Pumpkin Trick or Treat from Two Poodle Press, Wink Owl letterpress card from Saturn Press, Skull Greeting from Inkadinkadoodle, Trick or Treat Cat Moon letterpress card from Dandy Lion Press

images from their respective owners

Moxie House Letterpress Cards

September 21, 2011 // kristen // 1 replies

It was lust at first sight when I spotted these super cute letterpress cards from Moxie House over at Lovely Pieces recently. Their animal-themed letterpress cards and invites make me want to squee out loud – so cute!

And their graphic “love” card collection is seriously swoon-worthy. Such fantastic color and pattern:

images from Moxie House

Des Pâtisseries

September 19, 2011 // kristen // 1 replies

Fancy something sweet? A macaron, perhaps? Or maybe a madeleine? Sycamore Street Press’ new “Des Pâtisseries” line combines delicious-looking French pastry art with luscious letterpress for a result that will be pretty much irresistible to sweet-toothed paper lovers everywhere.

The collection includes four greeting cards, each featuring a different pastry, a craving-inducing art print, and a scrumptious 2012 calendar. If your mouth isn’t already watering over these delectable paper goodies, then it will be soon!

images from Sycamore Street Press

Awesome Business Cards, September 2011 Edition

September 14, 2011 // kristen // 1 replies

It’s been a little while – alright, a long while – since I lasted posted some fantastic business card designs. So, without further ado, here’s a long overdue roundup of super awesome business card designs. Get ready for some biz card eye candy!

Die-cut owl business card for Teachingshop.com by David Robinson

Fantastic embossed texture on these business cards for Kudel by Kaylie Bryant (via CardObserver)

Koodoz Design business cards, with printing and die-cutting by Taylored Press (LOVE the triple-layered, die-cut “k”!)

Hot pink foil-stamping + spot varnish on black = swoon. De’Lamour Photography biz cards by AC Creative Studio.

A vibrant spectrum of edge-painting on Webb deVlam’s business cards, letterpress printed by Studio on Fire.

Ooh, love the red on red action going on in Genius Division’s business cards, letterpress printed by Blush.

A custom, rubber stamped logo gives John Kane Smith’s biz cards such great texture.

Classic black + white against a luxe, blind debossed pattern = pretty awesome. By Taste of Ink.

A letterpress business card with a cool, mid-century vibe by Javier Garcia.

Red82’s contact information was transformed into a raw data packet that serves as the blind debossed pattern on these awesome biz cards, designed by Wilkie Birdsall Advertising.