<p>So here we are, it&#8217;s April 12, and I haven&#8217;t yet shared all the March makers, to say nothing of a very exquisite April straggler. So without further ado, let&#8217;s get started! </p>



<p>First up is <a href="https://www.awkwardaffections.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" title="Awkward Affections">Awkward Affections</a>. This Portland brand is the brainchild of Kaz Palladino, and her range focuses on evasive love, geeky escapism, care-free nostalgia, and the ridiculous, every-day circumstances of life.</p>



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<p><br>&#8220;My best ideas come from quirky interactions with friends and even strangers. Whether enjoying collective nerdery or engaging in cheeky banter, everything I make is inspired by personal engagements,&#8221; Kaz says. &#8220;Those experiences are the ice cream of life, and I think we could all celebrate our absurdity a little more. By making cards and prints, I hope to share some of the wonder with other people!&#8221; </p>



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<p>You never know just what you will discover at <a href="https://www.nandq.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" title="Notes &; Queries">Notes &; Queries</a>. Since 1980, N&;Q has been dazzling their clientele stateside with stationery imports from Europe and around the world. Alan Harnik (AKA &#8220;Big Al&#8221;) took the company from pushcart to basement apartment to an old airplane factory with no heat to a 12,000 square-foot Baltimore warehouse. His daughter Vanessa — who you see in the video — now works alongside him as co-owner. </p>



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<p>This range is full of surprises &#8230; which is definitely part of its magic!</p>



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<p>Kate Murray of <a href="https://www.quickbrownfoxletterpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" title="Quick Brown Fox Letterpress">Quick Brown Fox Letterpress</a> is truly out of this world. You may know her as this year&#8217;s Louie Chair, but she also consistently churns out precise, colorful and incredibly brilliant letterpress creations with help from her trio of letterpresses: Goldie, Jude and Baby. </p>



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<p>Kate is renowned for her registration — that is, lining up each card perfectly for each pass through the press to be inked with each color — to say nothing of her wry sense of humor. </p>



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<p>Recently Kate moved herself and her biz from Brooklyn to upstate NY; I believe she created the wrap you see below while a resident. I am definitely thinking of everyone in the city I love so today!</p><div class="inline-post clearfix"><div class="see-also byline">See also</div><div id="block-wrap-43044" class="block-wrap-native block-wrap block-wrap-23 block-css-43044 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="43044" 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-10014224 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-favorites tag-2021-co tag-alyssa-toft tag-big-wheel-press tag-brown-parcel-press tag-dahlia-press tag-design tag-friendly-fire-paper tag-greeting-cards tag-harvard-business-review tag-love-through-letterpress tag-meshwork-press tag-moglea tag-quail-lane-press tag-quill-cue tag-redback-cards tag-sarah-schwartz tag-sesame-letterpress tag-stationery tag-stationery-blog tag-stationery-design tag-stationery-designer tag-stationery-trends tag-thank-you-stationery tag-thinking-of-you-week tag-wolf-wren-press" style="--animation-order:0"><div class="preview-mini-wrap clearfix"><div class="mask"><a href="https://thepapernerd.com/changing-the-world-note-by-note/" class="mask-img"><img width="100" height="100" src="https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/web_Quill-Cue_r2_02B_1414.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/2023/09/web_Quill-Cue_r2_02B_1414.jpg?resize=100%2C100&;ssl=1 100w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/web_Quill-Cue_r2_02B_1414.jpg?resize=120%2C120&;ssl=1 120w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/web_Quill-Cue_r2_02B_1414.jpg?resize=275%2C275&;ssl=1 275w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/web_Quill-Cue_r2_02B_1414.jpg?resize=372%2C372&;ssl=1 372w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/web_Quill-Cue_r2_02B_1414.jpg?resize=567%2C567&;ssl=1 567w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/web_Quill-Cue_r2_02B_1414.jpg?resize=24%2C24&;ssl=1 24w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/web_Quill-Cue_r2_02B_1414.jpg?resize=48%2C48&;ssl=1 48w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/web_Quill-Cue_r2_02B_1414.jpg?resize=96%2C96&;ssl=1 96w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/web_Quill-Cue_r2_02B_1414.jpg?resize=150%2C150&;ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/web_Quill-Cue_r2_02B_1414.jpg?resize=300%2C300&;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/web_Quill-Cue_r2_02B_1414.jpg?resize=50%2C50&;ssl=1 50w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/web_Quill-Cue_r2_02B_1414.jpg?zoom=2&;resize=100%2C100&;ssl=1 200w" 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/changing-the-world-note-by-note/">Changing the World, Note by Note</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="2023-09-19T19:28:15+00:00">September 19, 2023</time></span><span class="byline-part likes-count"><a href="#" class="tipi-like-count " data-pid="10014224"><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>Finally, you haven&#8217;t really experienced the true potential of paper engineering until you open a card from <a href="https://uwpluxe.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" title="UWP Luxe">UWP Luxe</a> and watch it come to life. I&#8217;ve been acquainted with this multi-award-winning range since its inception several years back, but I will never figure out quite how they make their dimensional magic happen. Their exquisite styling and presentation elevates every last offering from commodity to keepsake. </p>



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<p>Here&#8217;s another glimpse of their artistry — through there is no compare to opening one of these babies yourself.</p>



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<p>Cheers to these fabulous makers &#8230; and cheers to seeing the actual faces from these amazing ranges in a few short weeks in <a href="https://www.greetingcard.org/noted/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" title="*Noted.">*Noted.</a> Meanwhile, I have run out of Meet the Maker videos, so I&#8217;m unveiling Tik Toks of the Week instead! It&#8217;s not like there isn&#8217;t nearly endless content or anything. </p>



<p>I&#8217;ll be highlighting one each week — so if I should be following you and I&#8217;m not, just give me a shout so I can change that!</p>



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