<p class="p1"><span class="s1">To me, the best greeting cards look like no other — and there&#8217;s not a range I can think of that&#8217;s more distinctive than that carefully crafted by <a href="http://colleenattara.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Colleen Attara</a>. Working in her cottage studio, Colleen stitches vibrant images and words together to make creations that tug at the heartstrings with a mix of nostalgia and hope, the perfect recipe for that special something to pass on to close family and friends.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Check out some of her recent releases below. The first candy machine card is autobiographical, Colleen told me. &#8220;I was three and my sister was fourteen. We walked around the corner to a convenience store. She put a nickel in so I could get a toy and the entire machine emptied out. We had to hold out our clothes to catch all the joy coming out of that machine. Time spent with my sister is still like that.&#8221;</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Meanwhile, Colleen says &#8220;shining star,&#8221; the second card down, may be her favorite card ever.</span><span class="s5"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-15273" src="http://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/pc_cattara-084-candy-machine-bd-hig-res.jpg" alt="pc_cattara #084 candy machine bd hig res" width="800" height="1120" /> <img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-15271" src="http://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/pc_c.attara086-shining-star-Lres.jpg" alt="pc_c.attara#086 shining star Lres" width="800" height="1120" /> <img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-15270" src="http://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/pc_c.attara083-pink-cupcake-bd-lres.jpg" alt="pc_c.attara#083 pink cupcake bd lres" width="800" height="1120" /> <img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-15272" src="http://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/pc_c.attara088-healing-time-high-res.jpg" alt="pc_c.attara#088 healing time high res" width="800" height="1120" /> <img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-15276" src="http://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/pc_cattara-100-movie-wedding-lr-v4a.jpg" alt="pc_cattara #100 movie wedding lr v4a" width="800" height="1120" /><br />
<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-15277" src="http://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/pc_Cattara-101-road-repairs-HR.jpg" alt="pc_Cattara #101 road repairs HR" width="800" height="1120" /> <img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-15279" src="http://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/pc_CAttara-104-creative-friend-BD-lR.jpg" alt="pc_CAttara #104 creative friend BD lR" width="800" height="1120" /> <img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-15280" src="http://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/pc_cattara-beauty-and-ease-BD-Lres-089.jpg" alt="pc_cattara beauty and ease BD Lres #089" width="800" height="1120" /> <img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-15278" src="http://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/pc_cattara-102-muse-lR.jpg" alt="pc_cattara #102 muse lR" width="800" height="1120" /> <img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-15281" src="http://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/pc_cattara081-awkward-bd-l-res.jpg" alt="pc_cattara#081 awkward bd l res" width="800" height="1120" /> <img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-15282" src="http://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/pc_Cattara082-peonies-bd-lres.jpg" alt="pc_Cattara#082 peonies bd lres" width="800" height="1120" /><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-15296" src="http://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/pc_ColleenAttaraStudio-LoveAffairStars.jpg" alt="pc_ColleenAttaraStudio-LoveAffairStars" width="800" height="533" /> <img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-15297" src="http://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/pc_ColleenAttaraStudio-PetSympathy-v1.jpg" alt="pc_ColleenAttaraStudio-PetSympathy v1" width="800" height="533" /></span><span class="s1">The two images above (shot by Matt Pauselius) show Colleen&#8217;s <a href="https://colleenattara.com/collections/cards-prints" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Salvaged Words</a>, which she handwrites and then </span>laser cuts from 100% salvaged shipping cardboard. They fit right inside Colleen&#8217;s <a href="https://colleenattara.com/collections/cards-prints" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">5&#215;7 greeting cards</a>, and she notes that these simple objects are far more powerful than you think.</p>
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