Stukenborg Letterpress Dice Prints

March 29, 2010 // kristen // 8 replies

It’s the start of what what will be a very rainy Monday (and Tuesday, and Wednesday…) here, but it’s all good because it’s a holiday week. Happy Passover to those of you who celebrate, and an early Happy Easter to those who will be celebrating the upcoming Good Friday and Easter Sunday!

I thought I’d start off the week with these wonderfully original letterpress dice prints from Stukenborg, which kind of blow my mind. Each pattern is built by laying dice, one by one, on the bed of the letterpress and rolling ink directly onto the face of the dice for each impression:

And here are some of the final prints. It’s amazing how many different patterns can be made with the dice:

images from Stukenborg

Weekly Wrap #17 : Under a Blanket of Stars

March 26, 2010 // kristen // 6 replies

How luxurious would it be to sleep under beautiful paper stars and wake up to a pile of gorgeously wrapped gifts (all for you, of course) at the foot of your bed? I love the pinks, oranges, and grays, not to mention the gorgeous patterns, in these gift wrappings, featuring handblocked wrapping paper from Danish textile company, Bungalow. Here’s more eye candy from their gift wrap line:

images from Bungalow and scanned by Moodboard from House & Garden UK, December 2009

Nonpareil Magazine, Issue #02

March 25, 2010 // kristen // 4 replies

The second issue of Nonpareil Magazine is live — yay! I love that the theme of this issue is color, namely palettes inspired by the inspirational color cards that Maddy posts regularly over at The Inspired Bride. Color, printables, diy projects — there’s so much of all of these to be found in the issue, and I hope that it’ll inspire. Here’s a peek at some of the beautiful images from the issue to whet your appetite:

images from their respective owners

Suzy Ultman Lion Sleeps Collection

March 25, 2010 // kristen // 0 replies

Aww, Suzy Ultman’s new Lion Sleeps scrapbooking collection at K & Company is completely adorable! Suzy has such a fun and playful illustration style, and I think that it translates perfectly to a baby-centric collection of patterned papers, stickers, and embellishments. You can check out the collection at K & Company, and it’s also available at Target. Here’s a peek:

images from K & Company / Lilla Rogers

New Ingela Cards at Lagom

March 24, 2010 // kristen // 2 replies

I’m a big, big fan of Ingela Peterson Arrhenius, a freelance illustrator based in Sweden, so I was super excited to see that Lagom recently added eight new greeting card designs to their Ingela line. Her work is so colorful and fun, and I love the retro feel of her illustrations!

Unfortunately, Lagom only ships to the UK and Europe, so if you don’t happen to live in these places, then you’re out of luck if you don’t have a friend in Great Britain or Europe who can hook you up with these paper goodies. But you can still take in all of the fantastic eye candy, no matter where you are:

images from Lagom