<p class="p1"><span class="s1">I first came across <a href="http://www.colleenattara.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Colleen Attara Studio</a> while judging the LOUIE Awards last winter. Since judging is blind, I had no idea who the designer was but I found her stitched style so distinctive and fresh, while her verbiage is most poignant — a winning equation for any emerging range. </span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Then I got to meet Colleen at last year&#8217;s <a href="http://www.nationalstationeryshow.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">National Stationery Show</a> and see more of her beguiling mixed media collages that are by turns quirky, wise, clever and inspiring. I love that the more you look, the more you see.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Colleen just introduced another 10 cards. &#8220;</span><span class="s1">I especially love &#8216;navigate,'&#8221; the first card below, she told me. &#8220;I so enjoy designing cards for those times when there are no words. I have been there a few times and I would have loved a card like navigate in my mailbox.&#8221;</span><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12099" src="http://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/cattara_navigate-tpc-072-.jpg" alt="cattara_navigate tpc #072" width="800" height="1120" /> <img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12096" src="http://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/cattara_birthday-girl-tpc-075.jpg" alt="cattara_birthday girl tpc #075" width="800" height="1120" /> <img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12093" src="http://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/cattara_baggage-tpc-074.jpg" alt="cattara_baggage tpc #074" width="800" height="1120" /> <img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12095" src="http://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/cattara_beach-house-tpc-077.jpg" alt="cattara_beach house tpc #077" width="800" height="1120" /> <img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12097" 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