<p>Every year, <a href="http://www.nationalstationeryshow.com" target="_blank">National Stationery Show</a> exhibitors toil over not just the product they wholesale, but the mailers they send out to invite attendees to their booths. I am always reminded of how close the show is once they start to trickle into my mailbox.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4327" src="http://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/brainstorm_mailer_1.jpg" alt="brainstorm_mailer_1" width="1312" height="1766" />This unfolding briefcase from <a href="http://wearebrainstorm.com/" target="_blank">Brainstorm</a> is an ingenious play on words — in this case, speaking to those looking to carry something new. I love how their booth number decorates the briefcase, which arrives folded as shown above on the left. Here&#8217;s a better look at what is printed on back:</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4330" src="http://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/brainstorm_mailer_4.jpg" alt="brainstorm_mailer_4" width="1312" height="1766" />Brainstorm&#8217;s Briana and Jason sent along these process photos revealing a little more of what went into their clever creations.</p>
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<p>Along with everyone else who got one of these, I can&#8217;t wait to visit booth 2271 in a few weeks to see it all in person!</p>
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