I just got back from Seattle. While there, we went to the Elliott Bay Bookstore and I saw these darling cards. Turns out, Smack of Jellyfish also has an Etsy shop.

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My friend, Kellie, just posted about an adorable print she bought from the Etsy shop of Belle and Boo. I'm totally smitten by these illustrations. Here are a couple of my favorites.

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I would totally use these when reading for class. That way I would know exactly where to turn to find a quote for class or the questions I had about crappy theory. But best of all, they are not only helpful, they are cute. Only $8 for a set of 250".

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It's no secret Kylie and I are both fans of The Series of Unfortunate Events. We've read all the books, and I've even read the unauthorized autobiography. I like to see them sitting on my shelves. They're hard covers, with rugged edges and beautiful art work done by Brett Helquist. My older brother, Matt, who's an illustrator, was invited to speak at Utah Valley State College a couple months back, along with Mr. Helquist. He found out about a new, paperback edition of The Series of Unfortunate Events designed to look more like pulp or dime novels. I was skeptical about buying them. I mean, I already have all the books. But tonight Matt brought over The Bad Beginning, and I was sold. In addition to more art work, the back has hilarious advertisements, a serial short story that I'm dying to finish, and a comic with an intriguingly suspenseful ending. So far it looks like they've only reissued the first two books in the series, but at $6.99 on Amazon (or, according to Matt, $4.50 at Walmart), they are worth picking up.

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So I came across this girl, Liz from a link on Oh Happy Day. Anyway, check out her darling bird cards at her Etsy shop ! Cute huh?

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I like the simple lines of these chandelier notecards from Ann Kelle Designs.

Found through print & pattern.

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I can't remember where I first heard of Satsuma Press, but I bookmarked it at some point. I went there again today, and I love these letterpress notecards. They're so simple, lovely, and elegant.

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So I'm sure Nikki McClure is not news to any of you crafters out there, but I thought I'd spotlight her amazing work because I just got this fabulous gift, The First 1000 Days from some dear friends. It's the most adorable baby book! It's perfect because you don't get a cheesy baby book, but a real bound book with cool artwork and plenty of blank space to do what you want with words and pictures. I can't wait to fill it out!

Please click that link to see some examples of the pages. Plus, it's a perfect gift for your friends having babies! If you don't know much about Nikki, she uses an x-acto knife to create her beautiful illustrations. Check out all her work at that first link (above).

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I don't know how else to say it. I just love these letterpress cards from Jezebel It isn't just the whimsical, romantic scenes straight from the Rococo period. It's also their titles: "the little stowaway, charlotte" or "henry and gergrude, criminal lovers" or even "daphne swooning in her garden."

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Remember how I mentioned a lot of great wedding invitations from Bride magazine? Well, I've been putting off reading my students' papers by checking out some of the websites they had listed.

KenzieKate Invitations has some beautiful designs. I love this one, but it's just one among many!

(Also, be sure to check out the KenzieKate blog.)

Lion in the Sun has some more modern, crisp designs. I like the booklet style of this invitation.

More invitations to come in the future.

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I love stationery. Even in junior high I always wanted to stop by Tabula Rasa when slacking at the mall so I could croon over notecards, blank books, and sealing wax. I flipped through a bridal magazine when I was getting my haircut last week and found, as to be expected, some great ideas for announcements, which led me to some great letterpress websites. There are too many to post all of them right now, so I'll be coming back to them from time to time. Anyway, here's one site, elum, where you can find these darling notecards. I love the envelopes, too. You can pick up a set (10) of the first example for $16. Unfortunately, the second example is out of stock right now.

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So I am in love with papers and stationary. It's amazing what paper can do for any design. A friend pointed me to this company, Blonde Invitations & Stationary (apparently created by two art directors from Martha Stewart Living and Martha Stewart Weddings). They have some beautiful, simplistic designs for baby announcements, wedding invitations, birthday parties, business cards or (just in time for the holidays) Christmas cards! Here are some of they're great designs.

Nectarine

Sherbet

Pink Bubbles

Hampton Stripe

Ladybugs

Lamb

Fish

Grass

Stripe Ornament

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I got this one from The Readymade Blog (Readymade Magazine). It's Haute Note which lets you pick a card design, you provide the text (or leave blank) and they print them and send them to you. They have some really cute designs and this would be a good idea to do for any occasion or holiday.

Who doesn't love getting fabulous invitations in the mail for any occasion? I certainly love them. It's sort of a past-time reserved for really formal occasions, but I think we should bring it back.

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I got married 8 years ago and was quite young so I didn't use much artistic license in planning my wedding. I wish I could go back and do all sorts of fun, colorful things. Anyway, I stumbled upon these cool letterpress wedding invitations (and I believe they do other things as well) by Lucky Paperie. First of all, I'm a huge fan of letterpress stuff. It has a particular authenticity and richness. I also really like how colorful these designs are. Too often we are afraid to do anything more than white or beige for a wedding.

The Chloe

The Christy

Learn from my mistakes and do what you want for your wedding, rather than what you think a wedding should be.

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