2013 Holiday Card Picks, Pt. 1

November 04, 2013 // kristen // 0 replies

Last week was my first “A Letterpress Christmas” roundup of the season, and today I’m excited to start sharing all of the awesome non-letterpress cards that I’ve come across in my web travels. There are so many fun and festive illustrated designs to choose from in this sweet bunch, and I hope that you’ll find just the right card somewhere in my picks!

Row 1 : Cat Christmas | Leah G

Row 2 : Merry Christmas Triangles (left) | Happy Cactus and 3D Holiday Town (right) | Wit & Whistle

Row 3 : Merry & Bright (left) | Bonjour Berry and Screen Printed Greetings (middle and right) | Allison Cole

Row 4 : Joy Ornaments (left) | Rifle Paper Co. and Christmas Yeti (right) | The Fox and The Teacup

View all of my 2013 holiday card picks

images from their respective sources

Weekly Wrap #157 : Mr. Boddington’s Wrapping Paper

November 01, 2013 // kristen // 0 replies

Oh, my goodness, do these wrapping papers from Mr. Boddington’s Studio ever make me happy. The super fun designs feature hand drawn patterns with everything from firecrackers to ducks, ice cream cones, and trees. I’ll take two of each, please, one to wrap gifts with and one to add to my paper stash!

images from Mr. Boddington’s Studio

Quick Picks : 10.31.13

October 31, 2013 // kristen // 0 replies

Trick or Treat : A Happy Haunter’s Halloween Book
written by Debbie Leppanen and illustrated by Tad Carpenter

This Week’s Picks

♥ The most stylish wine box packaging that I ever did see.

♥ Omigosh, miniature bookbinding tools!

♥ Fantastic color and texture in this new gig poster design by Doe Eyed.

♥ A great gift idea for the dog lover in your life.

♥ Love this Día de Muertos papercutting template from Scherenschnitte.

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♥ Save 50% on Shutterfly hardcover photo books with code PUMPKIN. Offer expires 11/3/13.

♥ Save 15% on any order from Knock Knock with code PAPERWIT. Offer ends 11/30/13. (Limit one-time use only and one per customer).

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image from Amazon.com / Tad Carpenter

A Letterpress Christmas 2013, Roundup #1

October 30, 2013 // kristen // 2 replies

It’s my first “A Letterpress Christmas” roundup of the year, and there’s much great illustration, festive color, and fun to be found in this awesome bunch of letterpress holiday cards. As the clever peeps at Dude & Chick say, “Happy Eggnog Season!”