New Sponsor : Tinted Mint

September 10, 2009 // kristen // 0 replies

Please welcome Paper Crave’s newest sponsor, the Tinted Mint! The Tinted Mint specializes in eco-friendly products and accessories for crafts and DIY, and they carry rolls and rolls of that awesome colored Japanese washi tape that so many of us have been coveting. The colors, the possibilities, and it’s eco-friendly, too. The colored masking tapes are made of Japanese rice paper, and they’re perfect for decorating packages and for crafts and surface decoration, in general. Check out the Tinted Mint’s entire selection at their shop!

image from Tinted Mint

Paper Source Chalkboard Goodies

September 09, 2009 // kristen // 0 replies

It seems like everything is being made into a chalkboard these days, and why not? Being able to write on something with chalk, whether it’s a table, a mug or napkin ring, wooden benches, or entire walls, is just plain fun! Paper Source has joined in this fun by carrying a number of chalkboard-inspired goodies, including the picture frame shown above, which comes complete with colorful chalk, and the adhesive backed decorative frames and placemats shown below. They even carry chalkboard “wallies” and a chalkboard candle!

images from Paper Source

Pinball Publishing’s Wonderful World of Chipboard

September 09, 2009 // kristen // 0 replies

A couple of weeks ago, Pinball Publishing had a great blog post all about chipboard, one of their favorite papers to print on. I can see why they love this paper so much — it gives the finished product a certain something, and this something can be anything from a somewhat rustic/handmade feel to something a little edgier, depending on the graphics. Plus, chipboard is 100% recycled, so it’s earth friendly, too!

You can see Pinball’s ever growing collection of chipboard projects over at their Wonderful World of Chipboard. Here’s a taste:

images from Pinball Publishing

Lucky Bee Press

September 08, 2009 // kristen // 3 replies

I felt a sense of warmth wash over me when I first spotted Lucky Bee Press’ lovely letterpress greeting cards, invitations, and gift tags. The images that decorate Lucky Bee’s cards include sweet children, woodland creatures, and florals often done in an outline style, and I can’t resist the adorable little hedgehogs featured on several cards and invitations, including one of their holiday designs (above). Lucky Bee has a special going right now; if you purchase their letterpress cards or tags in sets of six, then they are only $3 each!

A little more eye candy from Lucky Bee:

images from Lucky Bee Press

Sparklepaw Greeting Cards

September 08, 2009 // kristen // 1 replies

I hope that everyone had a great weekend — a nice, long one if you observed Labor Day! And thanks to everyone for the continuing feedback via the reader survey. It seems that several of you are having problems seeing images via your feed readers or in your email subscriptions, and I appreciate you sharing more details with me so I can hopefully get to the bottom of this issue. I’m working on it! And, in the meantime, back to our regularly scheduled paper cravings…

Cuuuuute! Is there really more that you can say about these greeting cards from Sparklepaw? Cutie patootie whales, deer, owls, and even a little cloud that are sure to put a smile on your face. I also love how the illustrations feature patterns and textures that give the designs even more depth. Great stuff! Sparklepaw carries pocket mirrors and recipe cards, in addition to greeting cards, and you can see them all in their Etsy shop.

images from Sparklepaw