Here's a first, at least to come across my desk: A paper range born during a pandemic. Meet Send a Stitch, created stitch by exacting stitch by Katrina Simon. Continue Reading
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Sometimes the best option is to just slow down and take it easy, which pretty much encompasses my holiday weekend plans... Continue Reading
My first National Stationery Show (NSS) was 1998, so I consider myself an old-timer. But that’s nothing … Up With Paper actually started exhibiting there 20 years before I found my way to the press room for the first time. Thus the stories of Up With Paper (or Popshots as... Continue Reading
It’s been a while since I checked out with Karla at Sky of Blue Cards — but she has not just... Continue Reading
There have been so many amazing stationery-themed initiatives born in the past several weeks, which would be fantastic news, except... Continue Reading
Almost from the moment that E. Frances Paper made its National Stationery Show (NSS) debut in 2013, it was a hit. So, was it their dreamy watercolors, luxe materials, or maybe those vibrant color palettes you just want to jump into? Those certainly don’t hurt, but in this case, I... Continue Reading
Several years ago I stumbled across Friendly Fire Paper at National Stationery Show, and was immediately smitten. As beautifully as... Continue Reading
Last week I wrote about 18 Million Thanks — which, at my last peek, has generated some 10,503 cards being sent... Continue Reading
Greeting cards have been receiving a lot of well-deserved attention during the isolating circumstances of quarantine, but there’s another domain of stationery being regarded with fresh eyes as living spaces are transformed into work spaces: desk accessories. So if you’re like me & find that there’s something about a fresh... Continue Reading
It’s too easy to feel hopeless these days, but for every negative, there’s a positive somewhere. Take 11-year-old Emerson Weber... Continue Reading
It’s no shocker that I’ve been focused on the Noted @ *Noted Product Awards for the last few weeks — there’s... Continue Reading
Good morning everyone, here is the last group of Noted @ *Noted finalists! UWP Luxe. As avid fans of salon style gallery wall, we wanted to create a collage of framed art as a pop-up card. We loaded the card with everything we love — from Matisse inspired foliage to... Continue Reading