Holiday Card Picks : Roundup No. 3

This round of holiday card picks includes a little bit of everything, from Snow & Graham’s merry elves to wonderful, illustrated designs from Kelsey Garrity-Riley and Josie Portillo to bright and shiny greetings from The Social Type. Check out these craveable cards:

Holiday Card Picks, Roundup #3

1. Cardtorial 2. The Social Type 3. Snow & Graham 4. Josie Portillo for Red Cap Cards 5. Kelsey Garrity-Riley for Red Cap Cards 6. The Social Type

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2015 Calendars, Week Five

2015 Calendars, Week Five

It’s week five of my 2015 calendar roundups, and the lovely calendars keep a comin’ with this collection of illustrated, embroidered, and just plain good lookin’ designs. Check ’em out!

2015 Calendars, Week Five

1. Paweł Jońca 2. Marimekko (via) 3. Fig. 2 Design 4. Curious Doodles 5. Olive and the Volcano 6. Frankie Press 7. Mr. Boddington’s Studio 8. Holstee 9. Dirty Bandits 10. Ello There

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A Letterpress Christmas 2014 : Tom Froese + Everlovin’ Press

Vintage Christmas-Inspired Letterpress Cards | Tom Froese (Illustration) + Everlovin' Press (Printing)

I am head over heels for this clever collaborative collection of illustrated letterpress cards by Tom Froese (illustration) and Everlovin’ Press (printing), which offers a nostalgic look at the holidays from a refreshingly non-candy-coated perspective.

Inspired by the artifice and sentimentality of vintage Christmas decoration packaging, these cards aim to convey the true spirit of the holiday season – the ephemerality and, sometimes, the disappointment, along with a touch of the singular frustration that accompanies trying to put your string of lights back in the box the way they came, which, let’s face it, is just not possible without extraordinary amounts of time, engineering, and probably some heavy machinery.

Each card is printed on 130 # Bright White Coronado cover with a vellum finish and comes with a Grout Grey envelope by French Paper Co., plus a special little branded insert, also letterpressed!

Festive Lites Letterpress Card | Tom Froese (Illustration) + Everlovin' Press (Printing)

Pine Scent Letterpress Card | Tom Froese (Illustration) + Everlovin' Press (Printing)

Deluxe Tree Letterpress Card | Tom Froese (Illustration) + Everlovin' Press (Printing)

1000 Tinsels Letterpress Card | Tom Froese (Illustration) + Everlovin' Press (Printing)

Letterpress Cards | Tom Froese (Illustration) + Everlovin' Press (Printing)

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