NSS ’12 : Holiday Cards, Part 1

May 31, 2012 // kristen // 0 replies

I’m wrapping up my show posts today and tomorrow with a two part series on one my absolute favorite categories of paper goods, holiday cards!

This little guy from Fisk & Fern makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside:

Some of my favorite holiday cards were from Egg Press; they had so many great designs in more non-traditional or twist-on-traditional color palettes. Love the pop of black on the die cut ornament cards:

A fun, seasonal greeting in a non-traditional color palette from Night Owl Paper Goods:

I’m really digging the mid-century modern look of this “Happy Holidays” card by Anemone Letterpress:

Many pretty holiday greetings in the Kate & Birdie booth:

A gorgeous, red and metallic “Merry Christmas” card from Crane & Co.:

And some lovely, metallic goodness from The Social Type:

Banners and balloons create a clever holiday greeting in this card from Oddball Press:

photos by Kristen Magee

NSS ’12 : Craveable Cards, Part 3

May 31, 2012 // kristen // 0 replies

I’m wrapping up my craveable card picks from the National Stationery Show today with part three in the series, and if you want to check out many more yummy cards, be sure to head over and have a look at parts one and two.

Let the card cravings commence!

One of the greetings from a very clever, highlighter-themed card collection by Simplesong:

These neon letterpress self-mailers by Dingbat Press really caught my eye. Love the coordinating seals!

Gold foil gorgeousness by Spark Letterpress:

Flywheel Press’ gradient (split fountain) letterpress cards were showstoppers:

So many great new card designs from Sycamore Street Press:

A penny for your thoughts by Albertine Press:

Hot Stuff (by Shed Letterpress)!

photos by Kristen Magee

NSS ’12 : Notebooks & Journals

May 30, 2012 // kristen // 3 replies

Notebooks, notepads, journals, jotters – if it’s bound and ready for doodles, to-do lists and random musings and notes, then it’s hot right now in the world of stationery. Here are some of the delightful designs that I spotted during this year’s show.

Gorgeous gold foil journals by Fine Day Press:

Modern notebooks with graph paper-style covers by Paper + Cup:

Oodles of pretty journals and notepads by Rifle Paper Co.:

Plenty of lovely notebooks and notepads at Smock, too:

Beautiful block printed, spiral bound notebooks by Katharine Watson:

Giddy up for the fun, cowboy-themed Texas Hill Country collection by Pistachio Press:

Lots of spiral bound cuties at Night Owl Paper Goods:

One Canoe Two had some fantastic, patterned notebooks and cute notepads, as well:

Great texture on the spines and covers of these nature-themed notebooks by Blackbird Letterpress:

photos by Kristen Magee

A Virtual National Stationery Show Booth

May 30, 2012 // kristen // 0 replies

Robyn Wehab of Meant to be Sent decided to approach the National Stationery Show a little differently this year. Instead of having a physical booth at the show, she created a virtual booth, where invited guests can log in, check out her collection of wedding invitations, and get a preview of Meant to Be Sent’s shiny new line of paper goodies – available now for pre-order and shipping this fall – which includes notebooks, gift wrap and tags, boxed cards, and more! Also on display in the virtual booth are previews of the new Meant to be Sent wedding albums, which debuted at the National Stationery show last year.

I love to see stationers shaking things up, thinking outside the box, and coming up with unique and innovative ways of presenting their goods. Best of luck with your virtual booth, Robyn!

A few of the pretty wedding invites from the Meant to be Sent booth:

images from Meant to be Sent

NSS ’12 : Invitations

May 29, 2012 // kristen // 0 replies

No surprise – I developed many, many invitation crushes during the National Stationery Show this year. Speaking of crushes, I’ll be highlighting a few of my favorite collections from the show over at Invitation Crush this week, so be sure to head on over for lots of additional photos. But, before you go, keep reading (and looking) right here to see plenty of invitation eye-candy.

Two Paperdolls introduced a gorgeous collection of letterpress wedding invites (fill-in invitations, too!):

A trio of gorgeous letterpress wedding suites from elum:

Sweet invite designs from Printerette:

It was crush at first sight when I spotted this beauty from Dingbat Press:

Fantastic color, pattern, and typography from Bella Figura:

And more lovely designs from the Smock wedding album, which featured so much beautiful foil stamping:

A great mix of letterpress and painterly special occasion invites from The Nic Studio (love the use of Gmund Savanna stock in the winery/vineyard-themed suite):

And a fab new collection of letterpress fill-in invites from Papillon Press:

photos by Kristen Magee