February 25, 2010

love for lilly & coco





{all cards by lilly & coco}

I had the pleasure of meeting with a fellow Portland paperista last week. Lilly, of Lilly & Coco, and I have been twitter friends for awhile and she had sent me one her wonderful vintage-themed Christmas cards over the holidays. Through what I refer to as "the magic of twitter" we made a date to meet in person. Lilly's line is truly delightful! I love the look and presence of her cards. I also discovered that she was one of the pioneers of bringing back the "Keep Calm and Carry On" postcard reproductions into the hands of etsy shoppers. I highly recommend reading the brief interview with Lilly's mom, who is a survivor of the WWII bombing in London, which is where the propaganda posters originated from.

{images via crow and canary}

February 22, 2010

gratitude campaign {february}






I can hardly believe it's time for the second Gratitude Campaign giveaway. This year is zooming by already!

For a chance to win, simply leave a comment on this post. Yep, that's it, no hoop jumping whatsoever. Giveaway is open through Friday, February 26, 2010 at 11:59 PST.

Two winners to be announced on Monday, February 28 - one lucky winner will receive the thank you card set from TISELLE, the other will receive the thank you card set from Laundry Press. Best of luck!

{images by crow and canary}

February 12, 2010

the 80's stylings of dude and chick






{letterpress cards by dude and chick}

I've been meaning to blog about Dude and Chick for several months. I spotted their line at Ecru and couldn't help but snatch up a few of these bad boys. I was chatting with one of the owners of Issues, last night and we came to the subject of this totally tubular line, therefore it was meant to be today's post! If the eighties theme isn't your bag, they have tons of other designs - take a look-see right here.

{all images via dude and chick}

February 4, 2010

v-day pick: no. 7


Absolutely loving this card from BirdDog Press, I find the use of vintage wood type irresistible! I had the pleasure of meeting Allison, proprietress of BirdDog, at the National Stationey Show last year - truly a talented designer and printmaker.

Click here for V-Day picks 1-7.

{image via birddog press}

February 1, 2010

bibliophile bling




I think that these book jacket and bookmark concepts from icoeye are the ultimate in clever. Would love to have these adorning my collection!

Winners for the January 'Gratitude Campaign' ---
Two Trick Pony cards go to: Shauna
Egg Press cards go to: Jackie

{book bling via cup of jo}