In celebration of ‘Thinking of You Week’ we are featuring Ellen Surrey. Her fun, colorful style and creativity brought us this year’s USPS ‘Thinking Of You Week’ stamps. We were incredibly excited to be introduced to her story and postage stamps, a perfect match for our maker feature and Paper Bar envelopes. Read more about her work with USPS and thoughts behind ‘TOY’ week on the blog.
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Meet the Maker: Ellen Surrey – USPS ‘Thinking of You Week’ Postage Stamp
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Card Designer Spotlight: Flaunt Cards
The Card Designer Spotlight is a series featuring independent makers whose greeting cards you can find in Paper Source stores. Meet and be inspired by a new designer every month on our blog!
Shannon Barnes of Flaunt Cards founded her business before the days of e-commerce. Through everyday inspiration, and commitment to artistic entrepreneurship her truly one-of-a-kind and handmade cards share delight daily and remind us ‘not to take things too seriously’.
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Card Designer Spotlight x Yeppie Paper
The Card Designer Spotlight is a series featuring independent makers whose greeting cards you can find in Paper Source stores. Meet and be inspired by a new designer every month on our blog!
Jim & Jen are the brother-sister duo of Yeppie Paper that took an entrepreneurial leap into the greeting card world. Taking the word ‘Yeppie’ from their South Korean heritage, the brand translates to “cutie paper” which perfectly pairs with their playful card collection.
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Card Designer Spotlight: Good Juju Ink
The Card Designer Spotlight is a series featuring independent makers whose greeting cards you can find in Paper Source stores. Meet and be inspired by a new designer every month on our blog!
Juliana, sparked by her longtime love of cards and candid advice, took her journey full circle from Paper Source admirer to seller. What started with 3 greeting card designs has grown into a thriving business with over 500 well-loved designs sold worldwide.
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DIY Vision Board to Help You Create Your Best Year
January is a great time to set new goals and imagine what your new year will look like. For this month’s how-to, we’re creating vision boards!
Vision boards are a great way to set clear goals using images, words or quotes that speak to your ideal future. They act as a constant visual reminder to help you stay focused on achieving your goals. To craft a vision board, you only need a few supplies and a big imagination!
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One of a kind giving with fine papers
One of the best ways to give something that is one of a kind is to give something handmade. Which is just one reason we love wrapping our holiday gifts with decorative fine papers. These papers come from artisans around the world. Each unique sheet is made by hand using sustainable materials. They come in a myriad of patterns, saturated colors and have rich metallic details.
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What We Are Celebrating: The Nights Before…
One of the best parts of the holiday is the countdown and all the ways we celebrate its arrival. How do you plan to spend your “Nights Before…”? We’ve got 5 takes on how to make it cozy and joyful.
Start by getting your seasonal celebrating essentials together. For us, that means taking out the Holiday Party Plates and lighting a candle. From there, we add the perfect ingredients for each theme.
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Our Favorites for a Cozy Fall
Whether you call it Autumn or Fall, we love it all!
The changing of the seasons and the autumnal palettes make our pump-kings and queens come to life. Fall is a vibe, an experience for all your senses. It’s the crisp cool air that is all around us, the smell of warm pumpkin pies saturating your Saturdays, colorful leaves crunching under your boots, cozy comforts cuddled all around, and that first sip of Pumpkin Spice Latte.
I have found 2 fellow fall-obsessed additions to add to my crew that were ready to get on gourd with autumn vibes because sometimes, it’s more than a season, it’s a lifestyle.
Let’s find out more about the Fall Aficionados here: Read More
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Meet The Makers: PS Design Team
One of our largest design launches each year is our calendar and planner collection. August marks the first month in our Academic Planners and Calendars, so we thought this was the perfect time for you to meet the artists behind the designs: our fantastic and fun Paper Source Design team. Find out about how each team member spends their workday, hear about how they discover their inspiration, and catch some insights into their favorite PS collections and designs.
Don’t forget to check if they are ‘Pro Cattitude’ or Pro ‘Good Boys’ and if Ipads make their list of ‘what to bring on a deserted island’ here.
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Behind the Scenes at PS HQ: Female Strong Idea Camp
This July marked our fourth year participating in Female Strong’s IDEA Camp. We had two creative sessions making vision boards, talking about color and sharing our passions!