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Closing My Shop

December 15, 2011 · Filed under Misc

When I opened the Pushing Papers shop (about this time last year), I just wanted to give Etsy a try, for the fun of it. And it has been fun. In fact, it exceeded my wildest expectations. But life has gotten too busy and I can’t keep up with the shop or this blog anymore. I do plan to keep writing my other blog, Charlotte’s Fancy. If you don’t read it, please come over for a visit.

I have a few paper packs left (9, as I’m writing this), and I will close the shop when I am sold out, so this is your last chance to snag one. And, I’ve been sticking some extra goodies into each pack, too…

Visit my shop for a discount code, and thanks to all of you for your kind words of support.

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Holiday Cards by Hannah Madden

November 2, 2011 · Filed under Greeting Cards, Holidays · Tagged hand carved cards, holiday cards

Really pretty hand carved and hand printed holiday cards by Hannah Madden.
A new favorite shop.

Images: Hannah Madden
via Eat Drink Chic

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Darling Clementine for Hello Lucky

October 29, 2011 · Filed under Greeting Cards, Holidays · Tagged Darling Clementine, holiday cards

*Love* these Darling Clementine holiday cards for Hello Lucky:

Also, the new Hello Lucky website looks great, doesn’t it?

Image: Darling Clementine

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Letterpress Holiday Cards

October 27, 2011 · Filed under Holidays, Letterpress · Tagged holiday cards

A few pretty designs you might want to consider for your holiday cards this year:

(Greek New Year card) Cartoules Press

Do you have your holiday cards picked out yet?

Images by their respective owners

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Lunch Box Notes

September 2, 2011 · Filed under Free Printables, Letterpress, Printables · Tagged enclosure cards, lunch box notes, lunch box printables

Got kids heading back to school (or who have already started?) There are lots of cute notes and jokes to slip into their snacks and lunches that will give your kids a daily smile at lunchtime.

Try these:

Lunch Lines and Mini Lunch Box Notes by Chronicle Books

Super special letterpress lunchbox notes by Flywheel Press

Of course, enclosure and mini cards work too:

Petite Heart mini cards by Missive

And cupcake letterpress mini cards by green grass press (many more adorable mini cards to see in this shop)

Paper Source also carries blank business cards and matching baby envelopes in a huge array of colors for a small cost.

You know what else kids love? These little custom menus, which are free printables designed by Jennifer Vallez of Sophie & Lili for Classic Play! Download them here.

Images by their respective owners

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New Decorative Papers by minimega

August 16, 2011 · Filed under Wrapping Paper · Tagged decorative paper, minimega

Wonderful new decorative papers by Danish designer Sara Andersen of minimega, which are offset printed with vegetable-based inks on 100% recycled acid-free paper.

See also this post about minimega from February for more of her work.

Images: Minimega
via Sara Strand

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Moving Announcements

August 8, 2011 · Filed under Addresses / Rubber Stamps, Personalized Stationery · Tagged moving announcements

My friends Mike and Karin just bought a new house, which got me thinking about moving announcements. These are a few of my favorites:

“A Trip Down Memory Lane” by the very talented Denise Holmes for Paper Culture

“Less is More” moving announcement, also at Paper Culture

“The Big Move” moving announcement by Amanda Larsen for Minted

“The Perfect Match” by Amanda Larsen for Minted

We’ve Moved announcements by Anna Cote

Trailer moving announcements with tear-off address/calling card (clever design, no?) by Jennifer Raichman for Urban Collective

I didn’t like a lot of the moving announcements I saw as I was gathering my favorites. Do you have one that you’ve designed? If so, please share it in the comments.

Images by their respective owners/designers

I’ve been feeling guilty lately about not posting as much as I’d like to on Pushing Papers. Last year when I started this blog, I couldn’t have predicted that my job (I’m the Director of Communications for a philanthropy) would really take off this year, and that I would have significantly less time to seek out my paper favorites and share them here. All of this is to say that I’m considering phasing out Pushing Papers sometime in the coming months and taking my paper finds back to Charlotte’s Fancy (where they originally were) to simplify things a bit. But, I’m having a hard time pulling the trigger.