Grocery bag cards

It’s Monday! Which means it’s time for more shameless self-promotion.

Look what I did over the weekend:

They’re a far cry from the German cards I’ve been making, but the envelopes are made from the same template. The letters and envelopes are made from an Andronico’s grocery bag (two cards and four envelopes from one grocery bag, talk about economical!) and the letters are glued onto printed cardstock.

I haven’t abandoned the German cards, I just wanted to try something different that might appeal to a wider audience. So check them out over at my etsy shop and have a great first day of the week!

Toggle NZ

As I was perusing some of my usual blogs the other day, I came across this great website that features the work of some very talented New Zealand artists. Some of my favorites are these cards by Cheek Pinchy.

All cards are handmade and feature different whimsical themes.

I have to admit, the reason why I found the site in the first place was because I was trying to track down these amazing plates I found via Design*Sponge. See for yourself.

I don’t usually post about things that aren’t stationery or cards, but these really caught my eye. I love the juxtaposition of the text and the flowery saucers and, of course, the seven deadly sins. The artist is Trixie Delicious, who also has an etsy shop, but I think there is a wider selection of her stuff on Toggle. Definitely check out her work if you get a chance.

Music Cards

I’m feeling rather musical today. However, seeing as I lack any kind of musical talent, I think I’ll stick to cards. These in particular:

I like the customized jukebox cards a lot. I don’t know what songs or artist I’d pick, but it’s just a cool idea. Perfect for that music obsessed friend or loved one you want to wish happy birthday to.

I also like the card on the bottom right. He likes music. I like wigs. Clearly, we’d get along swimmingly.

-Upper left: Twoguitars

-Bottom left: Chasemaclaskey

-Upper right: Rhymeswithtwee

Bottom right: Freebananas

Shop Updates

Two new cards for your viewing (and buying) pleasure over on my etsy.

After a failed attempt at an Arnold Swartzenegger card, I tried to think of who I was leaving out. After some googling it ocurred to me: Karl Lagerfeld. Who is more famous and more German than the bejeweled man behind Chanel? I added him to my “Say Hello” line and I have to admit, I’m a little proud of the envelope choice. It’s from a story in my German book called “The king of Xanadu” and in case you didn’t know, Karl is already the king of Xanadu.

I’m also experimenting with branching out and making more standard greeting cards. This isn’t exactly standard, but I wanted to make something that you could use as a birthday card or a “just to say hi” card.

So there you go. Enjoy!

Embroidered Cards

Although cards and stationery are my love and joy, I do find times for my other hobbies and crafts. I got interested in embroidery a couple of months ago and I was always discouraged at the lack of interesting projects and uses for it. So I started patrolling etsy looking to see what other people have done and I have to admit, I’m amazed.

All of these cards incoporate my two favorite things: delicacy and modernism. Those are big words when we’re talking about cards, but seriously, how cool are these? And they’re all available on etsy!

-Upper left: Curiousdoodles

-Bottom left: Kingpopcorn

-Upper right: Tulippluspanda

-Bottom right: Nowvember

Jezebel

Rarely do I find a line of cards or a company where I’m like: “WOW, I must have it ALL!”. Such is the case with these cards from the very talented Jezebel.

These are just a few of my favorites. I had to restrain myself from ordering all of them, but I did get a couple of birthday cards and the one with the woman playing the piano.

Happily, I’m not tempting you with cards that aren’t available to buy online. (This time at least). All cards are available here.

16 Sparrows

Gotta love these official-looking stationery sets for 16 Sparrows.

My own cheezy detective name stationery? Sign me up!

I’m also a big fan of the telegram stationery cause I love reinvented old modes of communication. Plus I’ve always wanted to give and/or receive one and now I can! Now all I need is a typewriter (and someone to show me how to use it) and I’m good to go.

What a joke.

I love a card with a sense of humor. Especially if it’s immature or has a certain retro hilarious quality about it. Only problem is that not everyone shares my same fondness for humorous stationery. However, these gems are sure to amuse.

Sidepony’s cards always crack me up and I wanted an excuse to post these fake condemned and eviction notices via Rare Bird Finds. The eviction sign is my favorite especially if you actually read what it says: “Maybe if you weren’t such filthy pig dogs we wouldn’t have to do this but you leave us no choice. You are vile and disgusting and for that matter you’re ugly too!”.

The “shut up” card is perfect for when you want to have a little immature moment with a friend and like I said, retro style cards are my thing.

-Upper left: Sidepony

-Upper right: Whimsy Press

-Bottom left: Prank Place

-Bottom right: Pressa Russa

For Michelle

This was another idea I had that I knew would probably only be appreciated by a select few (two of them being friends of mine). If you’ve ever seen Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, you probably know that Julie Newmar played Dorcas, one of the seven brides who ends up married to Benjamin. I always thought it was the most ridiculous name and it’s just so easy to mock, especially when she gets kidnapped and her father runs out and yells: “Where’s Dorcas?!”. So, long story short, these cards are a little bit of an inside joke, which is why I didn’t post them on etsy. However, I made two sets so if there are any takers, leave me a comment.

The envelopes are made with the same template I’ve been using. I just thought scenes from a calendar might be more appropriate than an old German book.

New Cards!

These are cards that I had in the back of my mind, but I didn’t get a chance to finish before launching the shop. I’m hoping to eventually make a whole line of “Say Hello” cards, but I started with Heidi and Marlene because they both have recognizable facial features that make them easy to translate into graphic form. Plus, let’s get real here: I love Project Runway. If Tim Gunn had a German accent I’d make a card for him in a heartbeat. (Maybe later, that’s a whole other project). They join the ranks of Hans and Ursula in my little German celebrity line. You can check them out here as well as the rest of my stuff!