<p>This is the third year that I&#8217;ve been a part of <a href="http://www.legionpaper.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Legion Paper&#8217;</a>s <a href="http://www.nationalstationeryshow.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">National Stationery Show</a> promo — but I am as excited about this year&#8217;s as though it was the first. The theme this year is #PutAStampOnIt, and while we are still finalizing paper choices and a few design details, here&#8217;s 22 participants whose booths should only be missed at your own risk.</p>
<p>They are: <a href="https://hesterandcook.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hester &; Cook</a>; Pinwheel Print Shop; <a href="https://ilootpaperie.patternbyetsy.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">ilootpaperie</a>; <a href="https://halifaxpaperhearts.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Halifax Paper Hearts</a>; <a href="https://www.pinkyweber.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Pinky Weber Studio</a>; Paper Bandit Press; <a href="http://www.upwithpaper.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Up With Paper</a>/<a href="https://www.uwpluxe.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">UWP Luxe</a>; Page Stationery; <a href="https://www.typoflora.com.au/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Typoflora</a>; <a href="https://www.goodjujuink.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Good JuJu Ink</a>; <a href="https://smartypantspaper.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Smarty Pants Paper</a>; <a href="https://bossdotty.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Boss Dotty Paper Co.</a>; <a href="https://www.gotamago.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Gotamago</a>; <a href="https://lilyandval.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Lily &; Val</a>; <a href="https://www.gingerpdesigns.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ginger P. Designs</a>; <a href="https://inklingspaperie.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Inklings Paperie</a>; <a href="https://www.assemblyoftext.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Regional Assembly of Text</a>; <a href="https://www.theimaginationspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Imagination Spot</a>; <a href="https://www.euniandco.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Euni + Co.</a>; <a href="https://www.colleenattara.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Collen Attara</a>; <a href="https://albertinepress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Albertine Press</a>; and <a href="https://freshoutofink.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Fresh Out of Ink</a>.</p>
<p>Just as we hoped, this year&#8217;s collection is letterpressed, risographed, die-cut, with lots and lots of gorgeous foil — and just though-out in every aspect of the word. Here&#8217;s a taste of what you&#8217;ll be able to gather on the show floor — again, these designs may not be 100% final.</p>
<p>This is the front of Colleen Attara&#8217;s design — I&#8217;ll let the back be a surprise! Leave it to Colleen to come up with a message that leaves you uplifted in this rather uncertain moment in time. Fun fact: Judy Blume visited Colleen&#8217;s booth last year as she walked NSS in search of merchandise for <a href="http://booksandbookskw.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">her bookstore</a>. I still haven&#8217;t quite recovered from not crossing paths with her.<br />
<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20680" src="https://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/colleen.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="988" />Next up is this beauty from Ginger P. Designs. This one will be die-cut with gorgeous gold foil edging, plus gold foil accents on the .49 cents, Made in the USA, wax seal, stamps on the envelopes, and washi tape accent details!<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20681" src="https://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/gingerp.png" alt="" width="800" height="622" />Now we have this luxe design from Up With Paper/UWP Luxe, who has again outdone itself. Instead of a single large stamp, they divided the card into four sections with perforated die cut details. Each stamp features a quote, which will be applied with deep copper foil. These would be so perfect on a letter!<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20687" src="https://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Up-With-Paper_UWP-Luxe-submission.png" alt="" width="800" height="521" />In this homage to its beloved San Francisco, Juju the Elephant (Good Juju Ink&#8217;s mascot) rides high on the original Wells Fargo U.S. Mail stagecoach. Meanwhile the 49 cent stamp tips its had to San Francisco&#8217;s own 49ers. The design is planned to be die-cut, with the border text, the &#8220;forever&#8221;, the &#8220;U.S. Mail&#8221; text, the feather quill, and the &#8220;49 cents&#8221; all gold-foil stamped.<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20682" src="https://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/goodjuju.png" alt="" width="800" height="640" />All I can say about this one from Pinky Weber is, never in all my days did I think we&#8217;d get a sheet of Lindsay Lohan mug shot stamps — but I love it!<br />
<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20683" src="https://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/pinky-webert.jpeg" alt="" width="800" height="643" />Here is the front of the design from The Regional Assembly of Text. I love this sweet ode to letters traveling the globe — and the back features a brilliant take on their application for maintaining a friendship over a long distance card.<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20684" src="https://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/regional-assembly-of-text_Front.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="640" />This four-color, Pop Art-inspired risographed beauty from Smarty Pants Paper Co. is all about Lips! Lips! Lips!</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20685" src="https://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/SPPC_Stamp.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="800" />There is so much I adore about this rose-gold foiled design from Australia&#8217;s Typoflora. For starters, each stamp would look amazing on an envelope in and of itself, but works so beautifully on the sheet. I know this one will be amazing in person!<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20686" src="https://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/typoflora_useme.jpeg" alt="" width="800" height="677" />Hopefully you can see why I&#8217;m so excited by this project — these collections are going to be so cool! You can expect the papers to elevate each design far above levels you can see on your screen, as they are carefully culled from the over 3,000 that Legion distributes from 16 countries.</p><div class="inline-post clearfix"><div class="see-also byline">See also</div><div id="block-wrap-25448" class="block-wrap-native block-wrap block-wrap-23 block-css-25448 block-wrap-classic columns__m--1 elements-design-3 block-ani block-skin-0 tipi-box block-wrap-thumbnail ppl-m-1 clearfix" data-id="25448" data-base="0"><div class="tipi-row-inner-style clearfix"><div class="tipi-row-inner-box contents sticky--wrap"><div class="block block-23 clearfix"><article class="tipi-xs-12 clearfix with-fi ani-base tipi-xs-typo split-1 split-design-1 loop-0 preview-thumbnail preview-23 elements-design-3 post-17045 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-favorites tag-coasters tag-journals tag-national-stationery-show tag-notebooks tag-notepads tag-personalized-notecards tag-personalized-stationery tag-sarah-schwartz tag-shades-of-expression-designs tag-stationery tag-thank-you-stationery tag-the-paper-chronicles tag-watercolor tag-watercolor-stationery" style="--animation-order:0"><div class="preview-mini-wrap clearfix"><div class="mask"><a href="https://thepapernerd.com/spring-is-in-the-air-at-shades-of-expression-designs/" class="mask-img"><img width="100" height="100" src="https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Collage-Coasters-Journals-Notepads_edited-1.jpg?resize=100%2C100&;ssl=1" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Collage-Coasters-Journals-Notepads_edited-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&;ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Collage-Coasters-Journals-Notepads_edited-1.jpg?resize=200%2C200&;ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Collage-Coasters-Journals-Notepads_edited-1.jpg?resize=293%2C293&;ssl=1 293w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Collage-Coasters-Journals-Notepads_edited-1.jpg?resize=75%2C75&;ssl=1 75w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Collage-Coasters-Journals-Notepads_edited-1.jpg?resize=390%2C390&;ssl=1 390w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Collage-Coasters-Journals-Notepads_edited-1.jpg?resize=585%2C585&;ssl=1 585w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Collage-Coasters-Journals-Notepads_edited-1.jpg?resize=24%2C24&;ssl=1 24w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Collage-Coasters-Journals-Notepads_edited-1.jpg?resize=48%2C48&;ssl=1 48w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Collage-Coasters-Journals-Notepads_edited-1.jpg?resize=96%2C96&;ssl=1 96w" sizes="(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px" /></a></div><div class="meta"><div class="byline byline-2 byline-cats-design-4"><div class="byline-part cats"><a href="https://thepapernerd.com/category/favorites/" style="color:#b79b0d" class="cat">Favorites</a></div></div><div class="title-wrap"><h3 class="title"><a href="https://thepapernerd.com/spring-is-in-the-air-at-shades-of-expression-designs/">Spring is in the Air at Shades of Expression Designs!</a></h3></div><div class="byline byline-3"><span class="byline-part date"><i class="tipi-i-calendar" aria-hidden="true"></i> <time class="entry-date published dateCreated flipboard-date" datetime="2017-01-25T13:44:52+00:00">January 25, 2017</time></span><span class="byline-part likes-count"><a href="#" class="tipi-like-count " data-pid="17045"><span class="likes-heart"><i class="tipi-i-heart-o" aria-hidden="true"></i><i class="tipi-i-heart" aria-hidden="true"></i></span><span class="tipi-value">0</span></a></span></div></div></div></article></div></div></div></div></div></tipimidc>
<p>Oh, and did I mention in this post that the box is designed by none other than a designer you may have heard of named Anna Bond of <a href="https://riflepaperco.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Rifle Paper Co.</a>? She designed this year&#8217;s USPS Love stamp — which you can find at most post offices, but her box is only at NSS! Get yours early, as you know they&#8217;re going to go fast. Oh, and if you are like me and can&#8217;t get enough of this project, we&#8217;re asking everyone to share their process on Instagram as their stamps come to life with the hashtag #PutAStampOnIt.<br />
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