May26National Stationery Show 2011 – Part 12
Whew! Â With more than 90 booths covered from this year’s National Stationery Show, this is the final post for this year’s show! Â I’m ready for a nice long nap at this point, but first let’s get to the good stuff. Â First up, Portland-based Oblation Papers and Press, with an industrial-meets-vintage booth design and a collection of classic and clean letterpress cards, invitations, calendars and notebooks.
Letterpress advent calendars – such a cute idea!
My husband would looove these architecture cards…
The collection over at Someday Designs is seriously amazing – not only are the letterpress cards seriously adorable, but they’re also hand watercolor painted one by one.  The result is a delicate card that is both completely unique and entirely hand crafted.
Lots and lots of super colorful stationery over at the Kelp Designs booth – pretty and eco-friendly at the same time!  In my opinion, Katie from Kelp Designs is pretty much superwoman; not only did she put together a fabulous booth for the Stationery Show, but she also organized Tradeshow Bootcamp (to help new trade show exhibitors) and exhibited at 8 months pregnant.  Ah-mazing.
Love those cardboard clipboards!
Julie from Up Up Creative made her trade show debut this year, with a super colorful (hello orange!) booth and modern collection of note cards, calendars, gift wrap, and artwork.
Love this color wheel alphabet print!
Like the Ladies of Letterpress booth, the Let {Her} Press booth features multiple exhibitors – this year it was Paper Stories, Paper Parasol Press, Robin Beth, and Lucky Bee Press.
So much color and pretty paper at Envelopments – and a brand new lookbook showcasing some of Envelopments’ custom wedding, baby, and social stationery designs.
At Crane & Co. this year, I got to browse through the new wedding album, check out some of the new social stationery designs, and look at tons of new holiday cards and designs.
Loving the crisp and modern combination of red and white in these two sets of engraved social stationery…
And of course, lots and lots of holiday cards…
Crane & Co. usually offers a fun demonstration in its booth – this year it was the custom monogram process.  I chose a classic swirly monogram for myself…
For a little something special, this year the Crane & Co. booth had these stunning window displays – just like fancy New York department stores!  So stunning…
That’s it folks! Â I hope you enjoyed the recaps from this year’s National Stationery Show! Â If you missed any of the last eleven posts or want to check out the booths from last year, you can see all of my stationery show coverage from the last three years right here!
Photo Credits: Nole Garey for Oh So Beautiful Paper
*Envelopments is a sponÂsor of Oh So BeauÂtiÂful Paper.  For more on my ediÂtoÂrÂial poliÂcies, please click here.
May26National Stationery Show 2011 – Part 11
Today we’re knocking out the last of the coverage from the 2011 National Stationery Show with two final posts.  First up for today, Gilah Press + Design – these folks are based out of Baltimore (making us practically neighbors), but it’s always a treat to see their exquisite letterpress cards and paper goods at the Stationery Show.  This year I’m loving the pops of neon, quirky illustrated city cards, and letterpress overprinting.
Love these hashtag cards!
Amber from a.favorite design has a snarky sense of humor and isn’t afraid to show it in her cards. Â Her collection of quirky cards are equal parts vintage-inspired letterpress and bold, colorful graphics. Â So fun!
Fugu Fugu Press is another longtime favorite – these adorable illustrated cards always bring a smile to my face.  Here are a few of my favorites from the newest additions to their collection.
Another consistent favorite from the show – Greenwich Letterpress, with a bunch of new cards and a nice combination of traditional greeting cards and some quirky (and funny) designs.
I was super excited to see color make a big return to the show this year, and nowhere was that more apparent than over at the Pie Bird Press booth. Â Hannah’s booth was full of her unique letterpress cards, calendars, and notebooks, along with fun textiles like tea towels and tote bags.
Another studio making their trade show debut at this year’s Stationery Show – Massachusetts-based Headcase Press.  You can check out their full collection right here, but here are a few of my favorites from the show:
After taking a break last year, I was thrilled to see La Familia Green return to this year’s Stationery Show. Â Mollie creates all of her cards from shapes of hand cut paper or using her own illustrations, and the La Familia Green collection is always one of the most unique and creative in the entire show.
Lots of pretty paper eye candy over at the Paper Boat Studios booth, including greeting cards, artwork, games, wedding invitations, calendars, and actual paper boats!
We’ll wrap this post up with a new-to-me exhibitor – DeLuce Design.  I was immediately smitten with this collection of incredibly sweet letterpress cards with lots of cute illustrations and pretty hand lettering and calligraphy.
Check back in a bit for my final post from this year’s National Stationery Show!
Photo Credits: Nole Garey for Oh So Beautiful Paper
May25National Stationery Show 2011 – Part 10
It’s time for another installment of our National Stationery Show coverage!  First up for today, Kathryn from Blackbird Letterpress, with more of her beautiful die cut greeting cards – including a new bee design for this year and a “missing u” note card that would be perfect for anyone with a far-away loved one.
Allison from Igloo Letterpress is always coming up with new and creative applications for her designs – from pull out letterpress greeting cards to fun die cut cards.   This year Allison debuted a set of notebooks inspired by brownstone architecture – line up each design for your own little neighborhood!
So many pretty things over at the Wiley Valentine booth! Â From new greeting card designs to wedding invitation albums and baby stationery, these ladies have been keeping busy!
Tina from Joie Studio made her Stationery Show debut this year, with a booth full of letterpress greeting cards, wedding invitations, and pinwheel party accessories.  I’m loving the fruit note cards below – so cute!
Brad from Maginating always has the best collection of greeting cards – the bacon and egg card below is still one of my all-time favorites, but I’m loving the new perfect match and cheer up cards, too.
The ladies from Sugarcube Press had an adorable and ruffle-filled booth with tons of pretty stationery – calendars, greeting cards, coasters, bookplates, oh my!
Color made a return to the Stationery Show in a big way this year and was very much in effect at the Smudge Ink booth, with bold patterned gift wrap and calendars, brightly colored note cards, and imprintable party invitations.
Speaking of color – the ladies of Two Trick Pony are known for their colorful screen printed note cards, wedding invitations, and calendars.  I love the deep, saturated color of screen printing!
Of course, no trip to the Stationery Show would be complete without a trip to the Old Tom Foolery booth. Â Lauren and Joel are guaranteed to put a smile on your face with these hilarious cards.
Only a couple more posts from the National Stationery Show to go! Â I’ll be back tomorrow with more coverage from the show.
Photo Credits: Brian Tropiano Photography for Oh So Beautiful Paper; please ask permission before reposting.
*Wiley Valentine is a sponÂsor of Oh So BeauÂtiÂful Paper.  For more on my ediÂtoÂrÂial poliÂcies, please click here.
May24National Stationery Show 2011 – Part 9
Today we’re all about weddings – or at least wedding invitations – from the National Stationery Show.  Several designers had booths either wholly or largely devoted to wedding invitations and albums, and of course I was like a kid in a candy store gawking at such lovely wedding stationery.  After making her NSS debut last year, Meredith from Regas was back with a booth dedicated entirely to her new wedding invitation album.  I’m loving all of the little design details throughout the collection, from literary-inspired details to crisp blind emboss patterns and bright pops of color.
Love those pops of (almost-neon) peach!
The suite above was inspired by Victorian-era literature – so library chic!
The ladies over at The Lettered Olive also had a brand new and absolutely stunning wedding invitation album, with their signature blend of classic southern style and charm.
In addition to a gorgeous wedding album, they also had one of the coziest booths at the show… well, it was really more like a tent – look at that roof!
And please forgive my terrible photo, but I just can’t get over how cool this is – the entire wedding album comes on an iPad along with samples of the actual invitations contained in the album.  The ladies gave me a demonstration at the booth and it’s clear they’ve put a lot of thought, time, and effort into creating an album app that is both easy to navigate and contains a ton of beautiful invitation eye candy.  Well done ladies!
Avis from Avie Designs also premiered a brand new wedding invitation album, along with holiday cards, calendars, party accessories, and imprintable invitations perfect for a low key or last minute party. Â My favorite invitation is the papel picado-inspired design based on the invitation from Avis’s own wedding a couple of years ago.
The team over at Twig + Fig are the masters of unique wedding and party invitations, including some awesome Bar and Bat Mitzvah invitations, incorporating non-traditional materials – from acrylic invitations to cork with gold foil.  So cool!
A license plate Save the Date!
Beautiful calligraphy from Betsy Dunlap
Amber from Flywheel Press had a beautiful booth – all chalkboard paint and hand drawn chalk decorations!  Seriously pretty – and full of lots of pretty paper, from wedding invitations to note cards.
Love the split fountain wedding invitations!
Jodi from Paisley Tree Press had a booth full of letterpress goodies – from note cards to calendars to coasters, but of course I was particularly smitten with the wedding invitations.  Red accents with a blind impression and letterpress calligraphy?  Yes, please!
Katrina from Paper Mill Designs sent over a sneak peek of the greeting cards making their debut at the show, but she also exhibited some fun and modern wedding invitations in her booth!
Of course you’ll remember the gorgeous new Dauphine Press wedding invitation album from the sneak peek last week – it was so great to see the full collection in person at the show!
The Gwyneth Paige Couture Letterpress booth was also full of pretty wedding invitations, along with a brand new Bar/Bat Mitzvah album!
Gwyneth Paige Couture Letterpress
Finally (at least for today), Robin from Meant to be Sent, with a collection of patterned and travel-inspired invitations and imprintables!
I’ll be back with more coverage from the National Stationery Show tomorrow!
Photo Credits: Flywheel Press, Paisley Tree Press, Paper Mill Designs, Dauphine Press, Gwyneth Paige, and Meant to be Sent by Brian Tropiano Photography for Oh So Beautiful Paper, all others by me. Please ask permission prior to re-posting.
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