Sweet Enamel Pins + Mini Greetings from Hello! Lucky

March 15, 2016 // kristen // 0 replies

I am all about the enamel pin trend. I mean, who wouldn’t want a pin that looks like a teeny bottle of sriracha or a taco or a package of Smarties or a kitty cat? But this isn’t technically a paper trend, so I’ve refrained from talking about it here … until now.

Thankfully, Hello! Lucky has given me the excuse that I’ve been looking for because their enamel flair collection is the perfect pairing of paper and pin, with hand lettered and illustrated mini greetings that serve as the packaging for their awesome pin designs. They’re all totally cute, but I think I’m gonna need that pretzel pin. So fun!

images from Hello! Lucky

Baby Shower & Baby Welcome Cards

March 14, 2016 // kristen // 0 replies

Today, I’m celebrating the wee ones with a little collection of sweet greetings for baby. You’ll find kawaii kumquats, baby birdies, and all sorts of lovely illustration in this baby-centric bunch, which includes designs from This Paper Ship, Egg Press, Banquet Workshop, and more.

1. Kiss and Punch Designs 2. This Paper Ship 3. Egg Press 4. Becca Stadtlander for Red Cap Cards 5. Banquet Atelier & Workshop 6. Carolyn Suzuki

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Quick Picks : 3.10.16

March 10, 2016 // kristen // 0 replies

Arktika Ice Cream Packaging by Natasha Chuvinova (gorgeous texture and pattern!) – via

This Week’s Picks

♥ Dress up your Easter eggs as sweet, black and white swans with these free and clever printables from Design Is Yay.

♥ Ooh, gorgeous foil envelope liner.

♥ Speaking of gorgeous foil, check out Minted’s semi-annual Free Foil Event and save 20% off all foil-pressed goods with code FOIL16. (aff)

♥ These Bits and Bobs letterpress mini cards from 1973 are so cute!

♥ This “souper” card from Wild Ink Press makes me smile.

♥ Just getting started with brush lettering and looking to test out some of the best tools for the job? Check out these brush pen sampler sets from JetPens.

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Hand Lettered Love #114

March 09, 2016 // kristen // 0 replies

one Kyle Letendre two Alán Guzmán three Emily VanHoff four Jay Roeder five Maia Then six Jill de Haan

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Natural History Art Prints from Papio Press

March 08, 2016 // kristen // 0 replies

I am totally digging this beautiful collection of Natural HIstory Art Prints from Papio Press. Each print features a wonderful array of fauna grouped by type, with names in English and Latin at the bottom of the print, so they’re pretty AND educational. Options include moths (shown above), big cats, bears, foxes, and wild dogs, and any of these awesome prints would be wonderful additions to the walls of a nursery, a child’s room, or pretty much any room in a nature lover’s space.

Head on over to Papio Press to find out more!

images from Papio Press