9Spotmonk Color In Cards and Placemats

The new letterpress color in greeting cards and placemats by 9Spotmonk were another NSS item that instantly caught my eye. I always look forward to getting greeting cards from my niece because she includes her own special artwork in the interior of the card, and these new Color In Cards will allow children to express and create on the exterior of the cards, too!

9Spotmonk Color In Cards Placemats

9Spotmonk Color In Cards Placemats

9Spotmonk Color In Cards Placemats

9Spotmonk also has letterpress printed Color In Placemats, and I can’t help but want some of these for myself. The placemats are made from 100% eco-friendly materials and come in two designs. I think that they would be perfect for kids’ birthday parties, or you could use them to add a special touch to dinner at home or in a restaurant.

9Spotmonk Color In Cards Placemats

9Spotmonk Color In Cards Placemats

images from 9Spotmonk

Paper Medium

Paper Medium Greeting Cards

I was first introduced to Paper Medium recently when I was gathering information for the “National Stationery Show Perspectives” series. Their NSS booth really caught my eye, and I had to find out more. I’m completely taken with the whimsical characters that decorate their cards and calendars, as well as the happiness and positivity that drives Paper Medium’s founders and shines through in their collection.

See the entire greeting card collection at their website, and check out more adorable eye candy below:

Paper Medium Greeting Cards

Paper Medium Greeting Cards

Paper Medium Greeting Cards

Paper Medium Greeting Cards

images from Paper Medium

Early Bird Collection by Cosmo Cricket

Cosmo Cricket Spin the Bottle

I haven’t featured any scrapbooking collections in a while, and I think that I was starting to have withdrawal symptoms, so I had to get on it. Stat. Luckily, Cosmo Cricket always has something over which I can swoon. I’m loving their newest collection, called Early Bird, which features retro-inspired patterned papers (love those cherries!) and a fantastic palette of muted yellows, greens, blues, and reds. And how awesome is the Spin the Bottle card (shown above)? It looks like you can pick up most of the products from the line over here.

Eye candy from the Early Bird collection:

Cosmo Cricket Stickers
Cosmo Cricket Stickers
Cosmo Cricket Stickers
Cosmo Cricket Stickers

images from Cosmo Cricket

Sliced Bread Notebooks

Sliced Bread Notebooks

Sliced Bread Notebooks

I spotted these Sliced Bread notebooks over on The Dieline the other day, and I think that they’re better than … well, I think that you get where I’m going here. The concept is so fun — the set of notebooks, numbered 1 to 12, is packaged to look like a loaf of sliced bread, and you can use each notebook for the corresponding month or however you’d like. The project is a collaboration between Burak Kaynak and Cem Has, and I think that these would be the perfect little notebooks to keep with you at all times for sketches and ideas.

images from Burak Kaynak

New Sponsor : Wedvert

Wedvert Green Weddings

Please welcome Paper Crave’s newest sponsor, Wedvert, the Modern Bride’s Guide to a Green Wedding. Green is hot, and Wedvert is an excellent resource if you’d like to go green for your special day. The site features real weddings and gives you advice and tips on how to have an eco-conscious wedding day, and Wedvert’s shop features beautiful wedding gowns, bouquets, and their lovely new eco friendly wedding invitation line (shown above), co-branded with designer Yoko Chapman.