Oh So Beautiful Paper

It’s the day before the big show, and I have just a couple more sneak peeks to share!  First up today are some of the new goodies from Smock (Booth 2241).  I always love seeing the letterpress goodies at the Smock booth, but I’m really excited about some of the new products launching at this year’s show, including gold foil stamped cards, new calendars, pretty new double-sided gift wrap sheets, and my personal favorite – spiral bound workbooks!  The workbooks feature both lined and unlined pages for notes and doodles.  So fun!

Stay tuned for more from Smock at the National Stationery Show in a couple of days!

Photo Credits: Smock

*Smock is a sponsor of Oh So Beautiful Paper

I love the diverse range of design styles amongst exhibitors at the National Stationery Show – and these two sneak peeks couldn’t be better examples!  Katharine Watson creates beautiful stationery and textiles from hand-carved blocks (you might remember her guest post on block printing).  Her latest collection, debuting at the show this weekend in booth 1842, was influenced by the three months that she spent in India working with local block printers earlier this year.  So pretty!

Katharine Watson

Hannah from Pie Bird Press is known for her bright and colorful letterpress stationery.  This year she’ll be exhibiting as part of the Crow and Canary booth (3024-3026) along with Two Trick Pony, Enormous Champion, Gilah Press, Paper + Cup, Red Cap Cards, and many more of my favorite designers – it’s going to be a fun booth to visit during the show!

Pie Bird Press

Photo Credits: Katharine Watson and Pie Bird Press

I have one more National Stationery Show sneak peek before we all go running off for the weekend!  I firmly believe that you can never have too many notebooks around and, between to do lists and general note jotting, we tend to go through notebooks pretty fast in my household.  So I’m definitely looking forward to checking out the new notebook collection from Kate & Birdie launching at this year’s show (in just one more week)!

The collection consists of six different notebook styles – each with a coordinating inside cover pattern.  The perfect-bound notebooks have 100 lined pages and are printed on 100% post consumer recycled paper using vegetable-based ink.  Each notebook measures 5.5” x 8” and features copper foil text on the cover (such a nice touch!).

I can’t wait to see more from Kate & Birdie at the Stationery Show in a few more days!

Photo Credits: Kate & Birdie

Do you remember all the amazing new products that Rifle Paper Co. debuted back at NYIGF in January?  I was completely smitten with all of the beautiful floral and gold foil details on the new collection.  The Spring 2012 collection is available starting today, and I’m still just as in love as ever with the magnetic market notepads, floral journals, post cards, and pocket notebooks!

These pocket notebooks might be my favorite.  They come in sets of two, and I love the combination of floral motifs with gold foil!

These beautiful floral journals have a soft linen cover, smythe sewn binding, and are lined with metallic gold printing on the interior

You can check out the full collection right here!  Anna is generously offering 15% off all items in the Rifle Paper Co. ‘featured’ section (including all these new products!) with the code ‘PAPER12′ through April 4.  Thanks Anna!

Photo Credits: Rifle Paper Co.