Sky Goodies

October 13, 2015 // kristen // 2 replies

I first came across Sky Goodies last year when I was putting together my calendar roundups, and their unique and colorful work immediately caught my attention. Let’s find out a little more about these purveyors of happy, shall we?

Founded in 2013 by Amit Gudibanda and Misha Gudibanda, Mumbai, India-based Sky Goodies is a brand that’s all about happy, quirky paper products and DIY kits. Their philosophy is “Make Happy”, and this really shines through in every last item in their shop, from wonderfully colorful, patterned boomboxes to hot air balloons, gramophones, calendars, and even a tank!

Everything that Amit and Misha make must qualify as a “goody”, something that looks delicious, or that brings a bit of joy to everyday life. Patterns and colors are very Indian, and truck art is an inspiration for many of the colorful products.

Sky Goodies’ do-it-yourself paper craft kits come as printed, pre-cut, and pre-creased sheets with fold lines and instructions. No need for scissors or cutters. They also offer printable templates for many of their goodies, so those of you looking for instant downloads and instant gratification will find lots to love there, too!

All of the do-it-yourself kits have secondary uses after they’re assembled, and you know that I love paper goodies that do double duty. For example, their little retro TVs double as photo stands and/or pen holders, and many of their other kits double as party favors, treat, and food holders. You can check out all of the Sky Goodies over in their Etsy shop.

images from Sky Goodies

Easter and Spring Printables by Smallful

March 23, 2015 // kristen // 0 replies

I was absolutely delighted when the new Spring and Easter printables from Smallful popped up in my inbox last week. The sweet collection includes printable top hats and floral crowns with adorable bunny ears, as well as cute, egg-shaped dioramas and a Bernie Bunny wall puppet that you can dress up and accessorize for the season.

Head on over to Smallful to check out these and all of their wonderful printable goodies!

images from Smallful

This Is Halloween from K.becca

October 07, 2014 // kristen // 0 replies

I always have so much fun designing for Halloween, and this year has been no exception. I recently launched my “This Is Halloween” collection over on K.becca, and I decided to go a little geometric this year with digital papers and journaling cards that feature simple dots, lines, stripes, and other subtle, geometric patterns.

But I couldn’t resist adding some cute and created a collection of sentiments that are a combination of hand lettered words and typewriter type, plus hand drawn die cutting files that include ghosts, pumpkins, and stars. Check ’em out:

This Is Halloween Digital Patterns

This Is Halloween Phrases & Sentiments Clip Art

This Is Halloween Printable Journaling Cards

This Is Halloween Die Cuts

In addition, I recently opened a shop over at Creative Market (yay!) and have two sets of Halloween vector clip art for sale that you can use in both personal and commercial projects, like greeting cards, photo cards, stationery, rubber stamp designs, website elements, and invitations. I’ll be adding more to the shop soon!

Quick Picks : 5.29.14

May 29, 2014 // kristen // 0 replies

Punny Animal Prints (hee!) | Frida Clements – via

This week’s picks

♥ I’ve finished transferring all of the past fontlies to the new site design, and there’s a fresh Fontly Five for you this week!

♥ Origami foxes, paper pinwheels, and oversized paper flowers – loving all of the paper crafts going on in this Old Mac Daddy wedding.

♥ Lovely handmade and handbound journals + sketchbooks by Cathy Durso.

♥ Bold, blue free printable “man tags” by Lia Griffith.

♥ This adorable illustration by Leira Salaberria makes me smile. I’m digging all of the different, hand drawn patterns in the mountains, too. – via

image from Frida Clements

4 Fab Floral Paper Crafts + Printables

May 07, 2014 // kristen // 1 replies

Spring has finally sprung around these parts, and I’m so happy to see buds on trees and early season blooms in the yard. The former owner of our house was known in the neighborhood as “The Daffodil Lady”, and I can see why. She planted beds of daffodils all around the property, and to see them come out after what seemed like an endless winter is a sight to behold.

Since I have flowers on my mind, I thought I’d share some of the beautiful, floral-themed paper crafts and printables that have caught my eye lately. Any of these ideas would be great to make for the upcoming Mother’s Day weekend!