Mother’s Day Cards for Super Duper Moms, Part 1

April 25, 2011 // kristen // 0 replies

Mother’s Day is coming up … wow, really soon! So, I’m dedicating today to all of the awesome “mom” cards that are available this year, and I hope that you’ll find the perfect card for your mom somewhere in this super duper bunch!

Above, clockwise from top left: Grow letterpress card by Smock Paper; Dahlia Mother’s Day letterpress card by Anemone Letterpress; Baby Mama letterpress card by Dude and Chick; Mom Rock Ticket letterpress card by a.favorite (cleverness!); retro style Mother’s Day card by Fugu Fugu Press; Mama Elephant card by Hello! Lucky; Mom, You’re the Best card by Starshaped Press; Minivan Mother’s Day card by Paper Plates Press

Hand-lettered Mother’s Day card by Spring Olive; Mom Hoot card by Night Owl Paper Goods; Hi Mom card by Paper Plates Press; Lace Mother’s Day card by Lucky Bee Press; Mamma Mia card by Doodlelove; Hand-lettered Mother’s Day card with vines by Campbell Raw Press

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Spring Letterpress Prints by Tag Team Tompkins

April 18, 2011 // kristen // 2 replies

My love for all things Tag Team Tompkins is no secret. The duo combines gorgeous calligraphy and lovely papercut artwork with thought-provoking quotes to create letterpress prints that are simply fantastic, and their new prints for the spring season, featuring sweet words and papercut images that bring to mind warmer days and love in bloom, are just as wonderful as the deep and dark prints that they create for Halloween.

Here’s a look at more from Tag Team Tompkins’ new spring lineup:

Letterpress printing for Tag Team Tompkins is done by Skylab Letterpress in Kansas City, MO.

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New from Papersheep Press

April 18, 2011 // kristen // 1 replies

The new spring lineup of letterpressed lovelies from Papersheep Press is so much fun! New designs include everything from sets of everday flat cards, including a thank you, “Merci”, and an everyday hello, “Hey Sailor”. Also featured are a clever “coffee stained” warm hello, a great little change of address card, and a folded “Greatest” card that would be just the greeting for a new graduate or for your super awesome mom or dad.

Oh, and I just have to say that Papersheep’s “Knit Notes” are so cool! If you’re looking for a great stationery gift for a friend who knits, then you’ve gotta check these out.

images from Papersheep Press

Most Egg-cellent Easter Cards

April 07, 2011 // kristen // 3 replies

Yeah, I went to the basket of silly Easter puns for the title of this post, and I had fun doing it, too. But seriously, there are some very sweet greetings out there for Easter and Spring, and I’m excited to share them with you!

Above, clockwise from top left: Easter Greetings letterpress card from Pup & Pony Press (love the bright colors!); Hoppy Easter from The Paper Peony; letterpress flower cards from Tokketok; Happy Easter letterpress card from Fine Day Press; Hoppy Easter card from Duet Letterpress; Spring Blossom Easter Egg cards from Happy Dappy Bits.

Cherry Blossoms card from Letterpress Light; Happy Easter from The Permanent Collection; E is for Easter from Heartfish Press; Easter Greetings from Starshaped Press; Easter Monkey card from Hello! Lucky.

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Introducing Invitation Tuesday

April 05, 2011 // kristen // 3 replies

I”ve been wanting to bring a little invitation love back over to Paper Crave since I started Invitation Crush last year, and what better way to do so than dedicating a special day to invitation features! Every Tuesday, I’ll be featuring yummy invitations here on Paper Crave, including individual invites, collections, and suites (submit your pretties to me right here), as well as roundups of the invites I’ve been crushing on over at Invitation Crush.

I’ve also been working like a busy little bee on the new Wedding Invitation Ideas lookbook, which will be launching soon. You can get the latest on the lookbook and what’s going on at Invitation Crush by signing up for my newsletter here, or by following Invitation Crush on Twitter and Facebook. I’m so excited about the new project; just wait until you see all of the beautiful invitations and save the dates.

And now, my first Invitation Tuesday roundup!

Row 1 : Emma + Olof’s unique green and black letterpress wedding invitations by Fredrik Andersson and Elegante Press

Row 2 : Ornate navy blue and white wedding invitations by Sarah Drake (left); beautiful black and white typography invitations by Johanna Hörrmann

Row 3 : The BRIDES Fine Wedding Papers Collection from BRIDES Magazine and Checkerboard

Row 4 : New destination Boston wedding invitations from Hello! Lucky and Lab Partners (left); Art Deco Bouquet letterpress fill-in bridal shower invitations from Ilee

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