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&NewLine;<p>Snail mail and greeting cards have assumed a renewed importance in American life that has been absent for decades upon decades&period; Just ask Paper Source&comma; whose CEO Winnie Park told <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;chicagotribune&period;com&sol;business&sol;ct-coronavirus-chicago-greeting-cards-holidays-20201009-wncnn2ey5jgitmwfomvsh2hpxy-story&period;html" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener" title&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;chicagotribune&period;com&sol;business&sol;ct-coronavirus-chicago-greeting-cards-holidays-20201009-wncnn2ey5jgitmwfomvsh2hpxy-story&period;html">The Chicago Tribune<&sol;a> last week that online greeting card sales have increased tenfold compared with the same time period last year&period; Meanwhile&comma; at Etsy&comma; greeting card searches have jumped 73&percnt; over the last three months&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>That means that the act of just getting the mail from the mailbox is now an event&comma; and if you want your card to make the equivalent of a red carpet appearance upon arrival&comma; well&comma; check out what&&num;8217&semi;s new from <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;yeppiepaper&period;com&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener" title&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;yeppiepaper&period;com&sol;">Yeppie Paper<&sol;a>&excl; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The California maker has just released 13 new designs&comma; as well as custom printed patterned envelopes&comma; its creator Jennifer Lee Gregoire described&period; &&num;8220&semi;They are locally made in Los Angeles and vibrantly printed in full color on the front and back&period; We&&num;8217&semi;re all striving to send more mail these days — on the one hand to help support the USPS&comma; but also to stay socially connected while we have to remain physically apart&period; I hope these fun envelopes will brighten mailboxes all over the country&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Frankly&comma; 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https&colon;&sol;&sol;i0&period;wp&period;com&sol;thepapernerd&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2026&sol;04&sol;me-copy&period;jpeg&quest;resize&equals;50&percnt;2C50&amp&semi;ssl&equals;1 50w&comma; https&colon;&sol;&sol;i0&period;wp&period;com&sol;thepapernerd&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2026&sol;04&sol;me-copy&period;jpeg&quest;zoom&equals;2&amp&semi;resize&equals;100&percnt;2C100&amp&semi;ssl&equals;1 200w" sizes&equals;"&lpar;max-width&colon; 100px&rpar; 100vw&comma; 100px" &sol;><&sol;a><&sol;div><div class&equals;"meta"><div class&equals;"byline byline-2 byline-cats-design-4"><div class&equals;"byline-part cats"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;thepapernerd&period;com&sol;category&sol;favorites&sol;" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;b79b0d" class&equals;"cat">Favorites<&sol;a><&sol;div><&sol;div><div class&equals;"title-wrap"><h3 class&equals;"title"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;thepapernerd&period;com&sol;my-nyc-analog-adventure-part-two&sol;">My NYC Analog Adventure&comma; Part Two<&sol;a><&sol;h3><&sol;div><div class&equals;"byline byline-3"><span class&equals;"byline-part date"><i class&equals;"tipi-i-calendar" aria-hidden&equals;"true"><&sol;i> <time class&equals;"entry-date published dateCreated flipboard-date" datetime&equals;"2026-04-10T15&colon;58&colon;31&plus;00&colon;00">April 10&comma; 2026<&sol;time><&sol;span><span class&equals;"byline-part likes-count"><a href&equals;"&num;" class&equals;"tipi-like-count " data-pid&equals;"10020944"><span class&equals;"likes-heart"><i class&equals;"tipi-i-heart-o" aria-hidden&equals;"true"><&sol;i><i class&equals;"tipi-i-heart" aria-hidden&equals;"true"><&sol;i><&sol;span><span class&equals;"tipi-value">0<&sol;span><&sol;a><&sol;span><&sol;div><&sol;div><&sol;div><&sol;article><&sol;div><&sol;div><&sol;div><&sol;div><&sol;div><&sol;tipimidc>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-large"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;thepapernerd&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;10&sol;Honeybees-Birthday-1024x1024&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-10006384"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-large"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;thepapernerd&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;10&sol;Rainbow-Birthday-1024x1024&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-10006390"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-large"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;thepapernerd&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;10&sol;Ladybugs-Birthday-1024x1024&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-10006388"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-large"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;thepapernerd&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;10&sol;Caterpillar-Thanks-1024x1024&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-10006374"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-large"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;thepapernerd&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;10&sol;Colorful-Backs-1024x1024&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-10006375"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><br>Meanwhile&comma; like so many of my favorite makers&comma; Yeppie&&num;8217&semi;s new releases&comma; including two for winter holiday&comma; are more compelling than ever&excl; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-large"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;thepapernerd&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;10&sol;Dog-Birthday-Zoom-1024x1024&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-10006377"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-large"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;thepapernerd&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;10&sol;Missing-You-Cat-1024x1024&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-10006389"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-large"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;thepapernerd&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;10&sol;Ho-Ho-Home-907x1024&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-10006378"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-large"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;thepapernerd&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;10&sol;Dinosaur-Party-1024x1024&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-10006376"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-large"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;thepapernerd&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;10&sol;Juggler-Birthdays-1024x1024&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-10006385"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-large"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;thepapernerd&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;10&sol;Sending-Holiday-Love-941x1024&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-10006391"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Shop these hot-off-the-press releases on <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;etsy&period;com&sol;shop&sol;YeppiePaper" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener" title&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;etsy&period;com&sol;shop&sol;YeppiePaper">Etsy<&sol;a>&comma; 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