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.

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

Images: Hannah Madden
via Eat Drink Chic

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

Image: Darling Clementine

(Greek New Year card) Cartoules Press

The Office of Nature

Cardamom Press

Flywheel Press

Daily Sip Studios

Cartoules Press

Do you have your holiday cards picked out yet?

Images by their respective owners

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

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

“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

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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.

Fun “Hooray for You” card set by Mary Kate McDevitt. Available in her shop.

Image: Mary Kate McDevitt

All kinds of cute by Albert + Marie. Go ahead, add their shop to your favorites.

Images: Will Ecke and Liz Doering/Albert + Marie

I have a soft spot for kid’s cards, especially ones as sweet and adorable as these by UK-based Noi Publishing.

Many more cute designs here, plus lots of other fun to see products too.

Images: Noi Publishing
via Print & Pattern

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On vacation starting today – see you back here soon!