All of the above, Flywheel Press (See also her lunch box notes in this post on Charlotte’s Fancy).

Amber’s booth had chalkboard walls and she drew all of the decorative frames and moulding you see in the first picture with a chalk marker. Cool, huh? Also, don’t you love the Twitter card?

All of the above, Pistachio Press. The telegram wedding invite above won a best wedding product award at the show! And the cross stitch cards and notebooks are a collaboration with Abbey Hendrickson of Aesthetic Outburst (along with a killer calendar you’re going to want to buy this year).

You should also see Pistachio Press’ NSS coverage for Aesthetic Outburst (here and here) – her photos and choices are first rate.

All of the above, Sapling Press. Her super funny Dear Blank cards, a collaboration with Jared Wunsch of dearblankpleaseblank.com, won a best new product award at the show. And as far as I can tell, she also won most popular booth – it was always filled with people.

I owe a tremendous debt of gratitude to Amber of Flywheel Press (and her husband Rich), Rachael of Pistachio Press (and her husband Jake) and Lisa of Sapling Press for being my adopted family during NSS. Through them, I was able to get an invaluable behind-the-scenes experience at NSS, not to mention a close look at the tight knit letterpress community.

You can’t imagine how much hard work all these paper folks (I’m talking about everyone I featured this week) put into the months and days leading up to the show. The next time you want to buy some stationery, skip the giant card companies and support these guys instead.

I’m already looking forward to next year’s NSS.

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As you slide this card out of the sleeve, the birthday candle blows out. Isn’t that great?

Designs by Suzy Ultman, printed by Igloo

You know who I really loved meeting at NSS? Allison Chapman of Igloo Letterpress. Absolutely as nice and as down to earth as can be. Not to mention incredibly talented.

These bright cards by Albertine Press really jumped out at me. Absolutely love them. In fact, I took tons of pictures of Shelley’s cards, because they’re such a treat to look at:

She has a whole series of these really nicely designed animal cards. These, I’d say, are great candidates for framing for your child’s bedroom.

I was also happy to finally see Angela Liguori‘s famous Italian cotton ribbon in person. Drool! She also had some lovely embroidered cards:

Please do visit their websites / shops:

Igloo Letterpress | Albertine Press | Angela Liguori

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More great booth design:

Sugarcube Press‘ booth, with a whole lot of cool coffee filter flowers. So nice to meet Kelsie and Elizabeth too – sweethearts!

Mr. Boddington’s Studio‘s very stylish booth, with a handmade bicycle to boot. Nole of Oh So Beautiful Paper took excellent photos of this booth that you should see.

Seattle-based ilee papergoods‘ booth was filled with charming cards, and I loved the clouds and rain motif.

Stay tuned for more!

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All of the above by Anemone Letterpress

(Who knew?!) All of the above by Cleanwash Press

Large, terrific alphabet cards (e.g. “A is for Anniversary”) by Heartfish Press

All of the above by Wildhorse Press

I have to apologize to the Ladies of Letterpress for not getting photos of every exhibitor in this amazing booth. In addition to the wonderful ladies themselves, I especially loved this booth for its vibrant colors, and fun promotional materials. I am especially taken with Anemone Press’ luxuriously thick and cheerful business cards. Just fantastic.

Please be sure to visit all of their websites and shops. It’s well worth it:

Anemone Letterpress, Cleanwash Press, Heartfish Press, Wildhorse Press

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I could have taken about a thousand photos of Ink + Wit‘s booth alone. Cards, rubber stamps, wrapping paper, mobiles, decals – all of it so impeccably designed. Somehow, though, I missed taking pictures of her single rubber stamps and the sweet boxes they came in.

I thought the natural wood of the booth fit her aesthetic perfectly.

And who could be nicer than Tara? I really enjoyed chatting with her.

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