Cindy Tomczyk Letterpress Prints

July 01, 2009 // kristen // 2 replies

I discovered the work of Cindy Tomczyk recently during one of my Etsy browsing sessions, and I can’t stop swooning over her lovely letterpress prints. How awesome is that woodgrain deer?! She also runs Paper Parasol, where you can find her letterpress greeting cards, and she has an inspiration-filled blog right here.

More lovely letterpress prints from Cindy (see the whole collection at her Etsy shop):

images from Cindy Tomczyk

Elsita Papercut Patterns

June 25, 2009 // kristen // 0 replies

I’ve been a huge fan of Elsa Mora, a.k.a. Elsita, since I first saw her papercut art, and I’m so excited that she’s created papercut patterns of some of her work! The new set of four patterns is printed onto the same archival, 100% cotton, acid free paper that Elsa uses for her own professional papercuts, and designs include Peter Rabbit, Little Red Riding Hood, Pinocchio, and Alice in Wonderland. Each is numbered and color coded so you can grab and X-acto, a cutting mat, and easily start creating your own papercuts. Elsa gives us a step by step walk through over on her blog, too.

The finished product, framed, would look darling in a nursery, and I think that they would make awesome gifts, too. $10.00 for a set of four.

images from Elsita

LE Alphabet Print from The Black Apple

June 24, 2009 // kristen // 0 replies

I love seeing all of the creative, illustrated alphabet prints that are being produced lately, and this adorable Alphabet Print from Emily at The Black Apple is one of my favorites. The print is a limited edition, and I have a feeling that it will be selling out very soon, so I think that I need to head over and grab one before they’re gone. Have a great day, everyone!

images from The Black Apple

Screen Printed Dylan Poster

June 24, 2009 // kristen // 0 replies

Since returning from vacation, which included my too cute for words nephew (age 3) and niece (age 6), I’ve had kids crafts on my mind. My niece is already quite the little crafter, and I really wish that I lived nearby so we could put together something like this brilliant screen printed poster project that I spotted over on FPO. What a wonderful way to get kids involved in screen printing at a young age. Heck, I’d like to do something like this myself!

Here are a few peeks at the project (see more over at FPO):

images from FPO

Present & Correct Design*Sponge Guest Blog

June 22, 2009 // kristen // 0 replies

Have you seen last week’s awesome design*sponge guest blog? Neal from the fabulous Present & Correct was at the helm, and the posts are filled with inspirational eye candy and lots of paper goodies. Here’s just a peek (see all of Neal’s guest posts here):