the suburban pen pal

June 3, 2010

Paper Swap 2010: What I Got

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Please excuse my recent absence. I’ve been working on a new project that I’m really excited about, but it’s taking forever and a day to complete. I’m really bad at keeping secrets so I better stop there!

I finally rounded up all of my pictures from what I got in this years Paper Swap. What a great haul! I was really impressed with the overall quality and creativity of the items that I received. Great job to everyone who participated! I also posted these on the Paper Swap 2010 flickr group. Enjoy!

Gocco*Boom

La Familia Green

Hello Precious/Hot Mess

Paper Pastries

The Sweetie Pie Press

The Great Lakes

Crow and Canary

Lark Press

Bottle Rocket Designs

May 6, 2010

NYC Paper Delights

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On a quick side note, I have to say you guys are knocking it out of the park on the paper swap. I’m extremely impressed. I just uploaded a few shots of some of the great stuff I’ve received to my flickr page and if you’re thinking about particapating next year, you should definitely check it out.

Anyway, this past weekend I finally returned to NYC and spent WAY too much on cute cards and stationery. I’m definitely not buying anything else til Renegade in July.

Greenwich Letterpress is my new fav store ever. Here’s a sampling of what I picked up:

I loove Austin Press! This is the first time that I’ve seen their stuff anywhere else but Anthropologie. What a treat!

Perhapys my favorite card ever from Dude and Chick.

Some of the loveliest things in the shop are made in house.

The Regional Assembly of Text. The bird card is of a similar design to this card: there is a wheel you can rotate to change the greeting to say “hello there”, “thinking of you often”, “miss you dearly”, or “wish you were here”.

After Greenwich Letterpress exceeded all of my expectations, I stumbled upon Jonthan Adler’s shop. I looove his designs and he makes gorgeous stationery:

Finally, after a somewhat disappointing trip to the New Museum, I found these shadow puppet cards that I have been drooling over FOREVER:

Technically, they aren’t cards because they don’t come with envelopes, but I don’t care. Besides, who doesn’t want a card that doubles as a toy? :) You can buy them online at Cog and Pearl.

All in all, it was a fabulous trip! I can’t wait to go back again.

March 24, 2010

Monthly Etsy Inspiration

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Color!

From the top:

Spring card by Essimar

Red/Blue Pencil note set by Zoe Tropa

Juicy note card by Juniperberry

Feminists series oversized post cards by Anagram Press

March 16, 2010

I love presents!

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If I were to write a book about my life, I would call it: “I love presents!” because I do. :) Which is why I was so excited when I received this wonderful package from the lovely Carina of Crow & Canary last week. But I’ve been so busy that I didn’t have time to post about it til now. Check it out:

My sentiments exactly bookmark by Ghost Academy. Gnome card by Owen Says

Happy Birthday card by Egg Press, Beautiful Day card by Cartolina


2010 Calendar by Oddball Press

Check out Crow & Canary for more awesome designs.

Last image by Oddball Press

March 5, 2010

School Inspired

I’m feeling very inspired by school ever since I announced the paper swap. Here are a few things that I’m loving:

From the top:

Old School Tools print by Jesse Hora Dot Com

Library Birthday card by Papermash

Geometry Set Jotter notebook by Present and Correct

Primary School Thank You cards by Cutie Pie Company

Cafeteria Tray print by Mrs.Loaf

I Hate Cursive button by Zomb

January 26, 2010

Valentine’s Day Cards

My favorite holiday is approaching! I’ve been seeing some beautiful things drifting around the web. Here are some of my favorites:

I absolutely ADORE Rifle paper! And I’m not alone, via Paper Crave

Something beautiful followed by something snarky. You know just what I like Spark!

Oh man, I wish I could do calligraphy. Leafie Calligraphy

This is more like my handwriting. Only neater. Ice Cream Social Paper

A new fav Bread of Many

I saw these silhouette valentines from Owly Shadow Puppets on the same Paper Crave post and I can’t decide if I love the valentine or the envelope more!

A gorgeous little card within a card! I’m such a sucker. Missive via Oh So Beautiful Paper

It seems everyone is loving the card within a card this year! The inside card is blank for you to write your own message. Sweet Baker

November 28, 2009

Ph Design Shop

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I went to Houston a week or so ago and stumbled across PH design shop while I was there. What a great little store! I just wrote them a glowing review on Yelp because I thought that some of the reviews were a bit off putting and didn’t reflect the marvelous selection of great designers they have. Here’s what I bought:

Anyone who’s ever met me knows how much I love a good letter set and this set my heart a flutter. (No pun intended). Five beautifully designed sets of paper and envelopes and a nifty little box to store them in by Grady McFerrin. (Top image by Ph Design Shop, bottom image by yours truly-forgive my atrocious photography skills!)

It took much self restraint not to buy absolutely everything by Linda & Harriett including their gorgeous 2010 calendar. (Beautiful colors. Simply stunning in person). I’m also the biggest sucker for thank you cards because they’re so “practical”. (Image by Ph Design Shop).

I’ve always loved Yee-Haw Industries, but I’ve never gotten a chance to see their stuff in person. This letterpress frame is just gorgeous (I think I may have blogged about it before?) and just had to come home with me.

I have a serious crush on Mr. Boddington’s Studio and on this visit I think I converted my sister to the cult. They’re another brand that I’ve been following for some time, but have never seen their work (or their occasion cards) in person.

Last but definitely not least, I found these lovely holiday cards by Parisian based artist Nathalie Lete produced by Paper Prince. They’re are another example of paper goods I love, but can’t find anywhere on the web. It’s also precisely why I come to small boutiques like Ph Design shop.

There was more (so much more!) that I wanted to buy and blog about, but somehow I managed to only come home with the above. Suffice it to say, if they were to open a branch in the SF bay area, I’d be a regular customer!

November 13, 2009

Monthly Etsy Inspiration

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presentandcorrect

Science journal letter set by Present and Correct

squeedles

Blue ship stationery set by Squeedles

rubypress

Mini flower note set by Ruby Press

donovanbeeson

Faux Bois letter set by Donovan Beeson

November 3, 2009

Wiley Valentine + Egg Press

Why is Wiley Valentine so good?!!! I stumbled across some of their 2009 holiday cards via one of my favorite blogs ever, Oh So Beautiful Paper. They used my same postcard idea but did it so much better!

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I also love these:

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By Egg Press

October 13, 2009

Monthly Etsy Inspiration

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littleclouds

Fold n’ mail paper airplanes – set of 5 by Littleclouds

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Heart revolver print by Bittersugar

momfetti

Fabric postcard by Momfetti

threedogparty

Air mail postcards by Threedogparty

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