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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.

Blackbird Letterpress

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!

Igloo Letterpress

So many pretty things over at the Wiley Valentine booth!  From new greeting card designs to wedding invitation albums and baby stationery, these ladies have been keeping busy!

Wiley Valentine

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!

Joie Studio

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.

Maginating

The ladies from Sugarcube Press had an adorable and ruffle-filled booth with tons of pretty stationery – calendars, greeting cards, coasters, bookplates, oh my!

Sugarcube Press

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.

Smudge Ink

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!

Two Trick Pony

Of course, no trip to the Stationery Show would be complete without a trip to the Old Tom Foolery booth.  Lauren and Joel are guaranteed to put a smile on your face with these hilarious cards.

Old Tom Foolery

Only a couple more posts from the National Stationery Show to go!  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.

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Kathryn from Blackbird Letterpress sent over a fun set of save the dates that she recently created for an upcoming wedding.  With a double-sided postcard format, these playful save the dates were actually inspired by the wedding venue – the historic Queen Mary ship-turned-hotel in Long Beach, California.  So fun!

From Kathryn: This save the date card is for a destination wedding, on the Queen Mary!  I worked closely with the bride and it has been such a treat to have our thoughts so in sync.  The postcard was printed on Legion Bamboo paper, in ocean blue ink with coral and warm gray accents for the lips & mustache.

So cute!  I can’t wait to see the corresponding wedding invitations – thanks Kathryn!

Photo Credits: Blackbird Letterpress

In case you’re still looking, here are a few really cute Valentine’s Day cards – also perfect just for telling someone you love them any time of year…

{Blackbird Letterpress}

{Fugu Fugu Press}

{Wiley Valentine}

{Petal and Print}

{images via their respective sources}

*Wiley Valentine is one of my fabulous sponsors; for more on my editorial policies please click here.

Kathryn from Blackbird Letterpress let me know about the incredibly sweet way that one of her customers asked her friends to be bridesmaids in her upcoming wedding.  Meryl used Kathryn’s Grizzly Bear Hug die cut cards, inserted some photobooth photos that she’d taken with friends over the years, and a tiny banner containing the relevant question.

Meryl reports that she received many hugs and yeses in return.  Yay!

Such a cute idea – thanks Kathryn and Meryl!

{image credits: meryl}