Funny Papers
Nothing puts a spring in my step more than a fresh new card company popping into my in-box. That happened earlier...
It’s always heartwarming to be reminded that consumers are as mesmerized by letterpress as those of us lucky enough to...
It is hard not to be enchanted by Little Low Studio, an Austin studio with wares lovingly illustrated & calligraphed by Caitlin McClain. The range includes irresistible cards ($4.50) as well as prints ($12-$32) — and my personal favorite, canvases ($24-$54). I featured the “From the Garden” canvas a few...
Cheerio! Big Jon just released two fun collections. Fantastic Man makes a simple, modern and very bold statement in the...
If L.A.’s Iron Curtain Press is not on your radar, they should be. Their clever and very cool range of...
If you like your greeting cards with a big dose of sarcasm, then you’ll love SymPATHETIC Greetings. Brian Cohen actually started it while looking for a get well card for a hospitalized friend. “All the options were basically an endless barrage of doves, rose pedals, sunsets — it was all a...
Is every day Kanye Day for you? Samantha of Violet Clair sure feels that way — and she’s done what any...
My anglophile tendencies have been in high gear this week as the U.S. has hosted Prince William and Kate Middleton,...
Being simultaneously sweet and clever, with an occasional snarky edge, is a hard line to negotiate — but Queenie’s Cards makes it look easy. The line is the brainchild of Queenie Best, who, tired of the mass-produced cards she received and purchased, decided to launch a line of her own....
For those of us that have friendships where pithy barbs are really compliments in disguise, have I got a greeting...
I have always loved cards from The Found, but I can’t get enough of their vibrant and very clever collaboration...
In the spirit of National Handwriting Day — which is tomorrow! — I can’t not share the beautifully penned verbiage and fun imagery on these starry-eyed selections from Violet Clair. Pick some up for Valentine’s Day — though love should be in the air year-round, and most inamoratas will welcome one...



















