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Yesterday, November 19, I received my very first holiday card, from my wonderful friends at Up With Paper | UWP...
So, how’s everyone’s Thinking of You week going? Whether you are taking the challenge and sending seven cards in seven...
Well the judges have judged, and the votes have been tabulated, so it my distinct pleasure and honor to share this year’s crop of Noted@*Noted Award Finalists. The competition was quite intense with a record 238 entries — take it from a judge who left a comment on every last entry,...
If you can’t already tell, I found my Summer New York market experience to be more than a little magical....
Now that it’s been a solid few weeks since *Noted and SF Now has come and gone, I’m trying to...
So here we are, it’s April 12, and I haven’t yet shared all the March makers, to say nothing of a very exquisite April straggler. So without further ado, let’s get started! First up is Awkward Affections. This Portland brand is the brainchild of Kaz Palladino, and her range focuses on evasive...
If you sell cards and have not checked out *Noted, you are missing out — and there is still time to...
So, it’s been quite a week! I was finishing up judging the 194 Noted @ *Noted entries Monday morning — following...
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...
Good morning everyone, here is the last group of Noted @ *Noted finalists! UWP Luxe. As avid fans of salon...
Good morning everyone, I’m back for round 2. You all know the drill, so let’s get started! Girl w/Knife. What...
Lately I’ve often found myself recalling the words of Fred Rogers: in times of crisis, we should look to the helpers to guide us through. That’s just what Catherine Hildner of Kitty Meow Boutique in Naperville, Illinois, did, and in the process became something of a helper herself. It all...



















