Blanca Gomez Cards at Red Cap

March 11, 2010 // kristen // 5 replies

I’m a huge fan of illustrator Blanca Gómez, and I’m completely giddy over discovering that Red Cap Cards has added a line of greeting cards designed by her in their artist series. Okay, Kristen, stop drooling over your keyboard. Needless to say, I think that I’ll be picking up a few of these cards. You can see the full line at Red Cap, and here’s a little eye candy to whet your appetite:

images from Red Cap Cards

Paperdolls Gift Wrap

March 11, 2010 // kristen // 5 replies

Have you checked out the Felt & Wire shop lately? If you’re a paper lover, then you should head over if you haven’t already … after you read this post, of course. They have a fantastic, curated collection of paper goods, and one of their newest additions is Paperdolls, whose bold, patterned gift wrap I’m totally digging. The Paperdolls Felt & Wire shop also features their patterned notecards, which are just as lovely as the gift wrap. Sneak a peek below, and get a load of those paper rosettes!

images from Paperdolls / Felt & Wire

Subtle Glances Letterpress

March 10, 2010 // kristen // 2 replies

Today, I’m all aswoon over the portfolio of Subtle Glances, whose fantastic calling card design for photographer Jerry Yoon initially drew me to their work. Their letterpress wedding invitation work is quite stunning, and their love for what they do truly shows in the details. I’m also digging the monkey and banana birth announcements that they created — too cute! Here’s a little eye candy from the Subtle Glances portfolio:

images from Subtle Glances

Tugboat Printshop

March 09, 2010 // kristen // 5 replies

Absolutely amazing work coming from Paul Roden and Valerie Lueth, the artists behind Pittsburgh, PA based Tugboat Printshop. Tugboat specializes in incredibly intricate woodcut prints, like the gorgeous 4 color woodcut printed wedding invitations shown above. A bit more from the Tugboat Printshop portfolio:

You can purchase select prints in the shop on the Tugboat site, and you can see more about their printing process both on their site and in their Flickr stream. I love looking at the in process and finished woodcuts, which are works of art in and of themselves. Swoon…

images from Tugboat Printshop

Just Because … from Rock Scissor Paper

March 08, 2010 // kristen // 2 replies

The new Just Because … card collection from Rock Scissor Paper is the perfect thing to bring a little sunshine to Monday (or any day). I’m really enjoying the soft and sunny palette, super cute illustrations, and uplifting sentiments like, “let your dreams carry you away…”. You can check out the whole collection here, and get a peek below.

A big congratulations go out to Rock Scissor Paper, who are celebrating 17 years in business! They’re celebrating by having a great sale — save 25% on orders placed by March 10, 2010 by using coupon code SASSY17 when you checkout.

images from Rock Scissor Paper