<p class="wp-block-paragraph">I wholeheartedly agree with Whitney Houston that children are indeed the future — and when it comes to stationery, our collective destiny is directly linked to nurturing the next generation of card-senders, letter-writers and (physical) invitation senders. ;</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Fortunately, ;<a href="https://www.shadesofexpressiondesigns.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Shades of Expression Designs</a> ;has embraced this worthy cause with a slew of kid-approved designs. &#8220;We sell a lot of children&#8217;s birthday cards,&#8221; the company&#8217;s Amanda Bush told me. &#8220;I think people of all ages are buying them for children’s birthdays — parents, young adults, and even children for their friends.&#8221; ;</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Here&#8217;s a peek at their expansive, colorful offerings, replete with balloons, baseball and best friends.</p><div class="inline-post clearfix"><div class="see-also byline">See also</div><div id="block-wrap-61912" class="block-wrap-native block-wrap block-wrap-23 block-css-61912 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="61912" 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-22416 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-off-the-press tag-holstee tag-kickstarter-campaign tag-mindfulness tag-promotion tag-reflection-cards tag-sarah-schwartz tag-stationery tag-thank-you-stationery tag-the-paper-chronicles tag-wholesale" style="--animation-order:0"><div class="preview-mini-wrap clearfix"><div class="mask"><a href="https://thepapernerd.com/holstees-reflection-cards/" class="mask-img"><img width="100" height="100" src="https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/GIF-card-picking.gif?resize=100%2C100&;ssl=1" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" /></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/off-the-press/" style="color:#b79b0d" class="cat">Off The Press</a></div></div><div class="title-wrap"><h3 class="title"><a href="https://thepapernerd.com/holstees-reflection-cards/">Holstee&#8217;s Reflection Cards</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="2018-08-13T14:06:20+00:00">August 13, 2018</time></span><span class="byline-part likes-count"><a href="#" class="tipi-like-count " data-pid="22416"><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>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Shades of Expression Designs is a woman-run, American family enterprise in every sense of the word. Three generations of woman — one mom, two daughters and a granddaughter — comprise the team. Everything is packaged in their Warren, New Jersey, studio and shipped within two to four business days via USPS. Get your shopping started <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.shadesofexpressiondesigns.com/" target="_blank">here</a>!</p>



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