Quick Picks Thursday : 4.5.12

April 05, 2012 // kristen // 0 replies

Electric Blueberry, Dramatic Grape, and Neon Tangerine Letterpress Aerograms (awesome!) by The Hungry Workshop

This Week’s Picks

♥ Typophiles, your jaws are going to hit the floor when you see Scrabble Typography. – via Felt & Wire

♥ The amazing work of paper sculptor, Stuart McLachlan. – via Upon a Fold

♥ A glow in the dark letterpress print? Yes, please!

♥ Very creative brownstone invitations by Kelli Anderson.

♥ Yummy letterpress business cards for food photographer, Wes Joyce.

♥ An elegant and sweet bunting wedding invitation suite.

♥ Speaking of sweet (as in, suh-weet), nine new typographic prints from House Industries.

image from The Hungry Workshop

Free Printable Easter Goodies

April 05, 2012 // kristen // 0 replies

Easter’s this weekend! Are you ready for a visit from the Easter Bunny? Here are a few free printable goodies that will add lots of cuteness to your holiday festivities:

Above, clockwise from the top : an Easter Bunny garland from Happythought; a sweet bunny box by Julissa Mora, just the beginning of the sweet Easter printables that you’ll find over at We Love to Illustrate; wowee, 12 pages of free printable Easter goodies from Mooo (spotted at Creature Comforts); a totally cute peep card printable from Dahlia Press

images from their respective sources

Something Good by isavirtue

April 04, 2012 // kristen // 0 replies

Who doesn’t love receiving something good in the mail? The anticipation and excitement that comes along with opening a package, peeking at a postcard, or a reading a snail mail letter from a friend never fades. Inspired by the fluttery, happy feelings associated with getting mail, Kaitlyn from isavirtue created a new line of modern paper goods called “Something Good”. The new line includes everything from address labels and envelope seals to envelopes, postcards, and tissue paper bearing the simple yet evocative statement, “something good”, which will undoubtedly bump those feelings of anticipation and excitement to the next level. I mean, if it says it’s something good, then it must be something realllllly good.

A cool new project, corresponding with the launch of this fun new paper goods line, is launching this Thursday, April 5, too! “Send Something Good”, an idea thought up by Gentri Lee, is a great big online postal project that’s kind of like a giant, online round robin, where participating bloggers will receive the address of another blogger so they can send them something good. Kaityln is anticipating hundreds of participants, and if you would like to get involved and get something good in the mail, then head over to the Isavirtue projects page on Thursday for more details. Participants who wish to use “Something Good” products as part of their parcel can receive 20% off with the code SENDSOMETHINGGOOD.

images from isavirtue

Sweet Gender Announcements

April 03, 2012 // kristen // 2 replies

I love me some mini envelopes, washi tape, and confetti so, naturally, it was swoon at first sight when I spotted these sweet, custom gender announcements by Lauren of Palm Papers. This announcement concept is so much fun, and I have a feeling that everyone who received one of these pretty little creations couldn’t wait to open them and reveal the big surprise.

Here’s what Lauren has to say about this darling project:

Courtney and her husband, Ryan, don’t live near their family, so they wanted to do something fun to announce the gender of their baby (to be born any day now!) Knowing she wanted to do this from the beginning, Courtney planned ahead and told their parents the date they would find out was a week later, so she wouldn’t have to field their questions.

I designed both cards (‘sugar and spice and everything nice’ and ‘snips, snails and puppy dog tails’ ) so they would be ready to go as soon as Courtney and Ryan found out the sex. She dropped them in the mail and waited for the excited phone calls.

I know everyone loves getting mail, and I can only imagine receiving such a nice surprise. I bet they ripped that envelope open immediately!

images from Lauren Chism/Palm Papers

Courtney and her husband, Ryan, don’t live near their family, so they wanted to do something fun to announce the gender of their baby (to be born any day now!)

Knowing she wanted to do this from the beginning, she planned ahead and told their parents the date they would find out was a week later, so she wouldn’t have to field their questions.

I design both cards (‘sugar and spice and everything nice’ and ‘snips, snails and puppy dog tails’ ) so that they would be ready to go as soon as they found out the sex. She dropped them in the mail and waited for the excited phone calls.

I know everyone loves getting mail, and I can only imagine receiving such a nice surprise. I bet they ripped that envelope open immediately!

Molly Jacques Calligraphy & Illustration

April 03, 2012 // kristen // 0 replies

I first became smitten with the work of calligraphy / lettering artist and illustrator, Molly Jacques, through her product lettering work with Sugar Paper, and I was absolutely delighted to hear from Molly recently about the many, many projects that she’s working on these days. Some of the projects are still top secret (can’t wait to hear more!) but, thankfully, there are plenty of projects that she can tell us about.

Molly’s calligraphy for the newest Sugar Paper wedding invitation suite was recently featured in the Spring 2012 Issue of Martha Stewart Weddings (above), and she continues to work with the ladies of Sugar Paper on wedding, product lettering, and illustration. In addition, she’s been collaborating on some fun projects with creatives, including The Wedding Party and Elevated Press, from her home state of Michigan.

In addition, Molly also manages to run an online shop, where smaller quantities of custom calligraphed envelopes can be purchased by clients looking to have birthday, holiday, or celebratory cards addressed by a skillful hand. She also carries custom rubber stamps, which are perfect for brides with a do-it-yourself approach.

Check out more of Molly’s gorgeous lettering work below, and head over to her blog for even more eye candy, as well as fun info and freebies that you won’t be able to find anywhere else. Thanks, Molly, and we’ll look forward to seeing more of your wonderful work soon!

images from Molly Jacques