Summertime Paper Crafts + Printables

June 11, 2012 // kristen // 0 replies

The Summer solstice is less than two weeks away, and I’m finding this hard to believe because 1) how in the world is it already going to be summer, and 2) the weather around here has been crummy and decidedly un-summer-like over the past week or so.

Thankfully, warm and sunny weather is making a comeback, and this has put me in the mood to share some of the fun, summertime paper crafts and printables that I’ve spotted during my recent web travels:

Above, clockwise from top left: cupcake flag printables from Martha Stewart; faux snow cones from Creature Comforts (cuuute and so versatile!); free printable “fun in the sun” party invites from Victory Paper; summer reading bookmarks from Nicole’s Classes, part of a very helpful Adobe Illustrator tutorial – via How About Orange; a summer flower printable (also very versatile!) from Ellinée

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Weekly Wrap #119 : Painterly Gift Tags

June 08, 2012 // kristen // 1 replies

Laura Macchia recently launched her 2012 spring/summer collection, which includes new note and greeting cards, bridal and baby shower fill-in invitations, and these fun and colorful striped gift tags. The painterly lines give the tags a very cool hand-painted look, and the bright colorways really make them pop!

Head on over and check out all of Laura’s patterned paper goodies, including these great gift tags, in her shop.

Have a great weekend, everyone! I’ll be on vacation from today through next week, but I have plenty of craveable paper goodies in store for you while I’m gone, plus a fun summertime printable that you can find mid-week. See you back here “live” on Monday, June 18th!

images from Laura Macchia

Quick Picks Thursday : 6.7.12

June 07, 2012 // kristen // 1 replies

Gold Foil Notebooks by Brown Paper

This Week’s Picks

♥ The world in pieces by The Makerie Studio.

♥ This screenprint by Brainstorm reminds me of the ’70s … in a good way, of course.

♥ Incredible paper clocks by TOMA.

♥ An amazing laser cut identity project for a fictional bridal expo by Molly Weber. – via Design Work Life

♥ Concrete business cards? Wowsa!

♥ A beautiful “Paper World” by Sehsucht.

image from Brown Paper

New from Wiley Valentine

June 06, 2012 // kristen // 3 replies

Wiley Valentine is launching a whole new line that includes greeting cards and note card sets, rubber stamps, and tote bags and, boy, is there plenty of pretty going on over in their Etsy shop.

Each day this week, they will be releasing a new group of products that will be on sale for 24 hours at up to 40% off, so be sure to check in on their shop today and every day for the rest of the week to see what’s new and to grab some pretty paper goods at great prices!

images from Wiley Valentine

Father’s Day Cards for Fantastic Dads, Part 3

June 06, 2012 // kristen // 0 replies

I have one more little collection of awesome Father’s Day cards for you today, and you’ll find plenty of sweet illustrations and clever presentations among these designs. If you’re looking for even more dad-centric inspiration, then head on over to parts one and two in this series for plenty of additional possibilities!

Night Owl Paper Goods

Ink Meets Paper

Anemone Letterpress

Hello! Lucky (illustration by Esther Aarts)

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