Jill Bell Brandlettering

February 16, 2009 // kristen // 0 replies

I’m loving the work of calligrapher / hand lettering artist Jill Bell. Her portfolio is a feast for the eyes and includes a variety of gorgeous hand lettered logos and illustrations. So inspiring!

Jill has also created several modern handwriting fonts, which means that we all can have a little bit of her talent for our d.i.y. wedding invites, greeting cards, graphic design projects, digital scrapbooks, and whatever else we can think of.

Check out all of Jill Bell’s fonts at MyFonts, and see examples of Bruno, Clover, and Swank below:

images from Jill Bell

Darling Monograms Font by Crystal Kluge

January 08, 2009 // kristen // 0 replies

When I spotted the lovely monograms on Black Pearl Press’ stationery, I was reminded of this lovely font, called Darling Monograms, by the fabulous lettering artist, Crystal Kluge. I’ve been meaning to mention it for quite a while, and this provides me the perfect opportunity. This font makes me want to go and monogram everything, and I love that it includes hand drawn frames that perfectly compliment the lettering. $29.95 at Font Bros. and MyFonts.

image from Font Bros.

Paper Around The Web, Vacation Edition

September 26, 2008 // kristen // 0 replies

This will be my last post on Paper Crave until October, as I’m leaving tomorrow for a week on an autumn vacation to the Outer Banks. Woohoo for vacations! However, when I return I have a couple of surprises for you, including a project that’s been in the works for a little while now. I’m so excited to share it with you!

While I’m busy packing, have fun checking out these paper-centric links from around blogland:

* Cool retro modern holiday cards from sparrow and belle via Design*Sponge

* Pilllpat paper crafts and vtks fonts (distressed and perfect for Halloween) via Poppytalk

* 3D art pieces from Maurizio Santucci a.k.a. Bombo via Pikaland

* How to carve your own stamps via Craftstylish

* Vintage paper snowflake crafts via Just Something I Made

See you in October!

13 Free Halloween Fonts and a ‘Bat

September 08, 2008 // kristen // 0 replies

Planning any Halloween projects yet? My mind has been on Halloween decorating for at least the past couple of weeks. My plans are always grand, but I never seem to have enough time to complete anywhere near what I’d like. Since I’m starting early this year, my ambitious plans may stand a chance!

At least one of my projects always involves fonts of some sort, be it gift tags, a banner, invitations, or a decoration to hang on the wall. And what fun would Halloween be for us fontaholics without a bevy of free distressed, scribbly, melty, and blackletter fonts from Dafont for all of our spooky-fun projects? I’ve chosen 13 of my favorites plus a dingbat font for your Halloween project planning pleasure.

Fonts by name: Undo35, Lugosi, Gipsiero, Old London, Spider Dingbat (from Monster Masher), Distro, A Font with Serifs, Infiltrace, Alias (I loved that show!), Nightmare5, Stamp Act, Inked God, Moony Cat, and Cloister Black.

Eco Friendly Paper : Typoretum

September 04, 2008 // kristen // 3 replies

UK based letterpress shop, Typoretum, just launched an outstanding line of hand-printed, limited edition cards created using antique wooden and metal letterpress type, decorative borders, and printers’ fleurons. I’m loving their use of the antique type to create modern cards, and I’m drooling over the pictures of antique type that compliment the images of their card line at their website.

Typoretum’s cards are printed using vegetable-based inks, and the paper used is 100% cotton fiber, a by-product of the clothing industry. You can purchase cards on Typoretum’s website.

images from Typoretum