1. Back to School: Free Tech Wallpaper Downloads

    We’re making back to school even more fun with free downloads of our exclusive Paper Source designs! We picked three of our favorite designs from our calendars for you to use as backgrounds on your phone and desktop. Enjoy this free perk – our way of making your tech a little more beautiful!

     

    Watercolor Backgrounds (as seen in our Foil Watercolor Calendar)

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    Desktop 2880 x 1800  |   Desktop 2560 x 1440   |   iPad Mini   |   iPad   |   iPhone 5   |   iPhone 6

     

    Color Pop Backgrounds (as seen in our Color Pop Foil Easel Calendar)

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    Desktop 2880 x 1800  |   Desktop 2560 x 1440   |   iPad Mini   |   iPad   |   iPhone 5   |   iPhone 6

     

    Painted Brushstroke Backgrounds (as seen in our Brushstroke Hidden Spiral Foil Planner)

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    Desktop 2880 x 1800  |   Desktop 2560 x 1440   |   iPad Mini   |   iPad   |   iPhone 5   |   iPhone 6

    Which one is your favorite? Tell us in the comments below!

  2. Supporting Our Partners in Nepal

    As a company founded on the art of handcrafted paper, we were saddened by the tragic earthquake that devastated Nepal. Our Lokta fine papers are handcrafted in Nepal, and are the soul of our organization; we consider the skilled creators part of our Paper Source family. In an effort to support the difficult rebuilding process our Nepali friends are facing, Paper Source is donating 20% of Lokta paper purchase proceeds to support earthquake relief. We hope this effort will assist our Nepali partners in both rebuilding and promoting the Nepal commerce industry.

    For a better understanding of the delicate and involved process of creating a beautiful fine paper, here’s a sneak peek into the life of our Lokta paper – before it gets to stores.

     

    The very first step starts with the Lokta plant! Here you can see the bark, ready for the process to start.

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  3. Behind the Scenes: Designing Paper Source Wrap

    By now you’ve seen the variety of wrapping paper we offer at Paper Source. From quirky themes to classic prints, we have a wide range of wraps that are designed by our team in Chicago. Although the end result looks effortlessly beautiful, the design process is a lot of work that starts almost a year in advance! Below, we’re going to show just some of the steps our new wraps have gone through before they’re perfected and finished!

    We love our new Holiday Bears wrapping paper. They’re playful and fun, and perfect for kids (of all ages). You might be surprised to know that this wrap originated from our Wall Art Calendar. In fact, our calendars are the first things we design (we’re already working on 2016 calendars) and often decide which themes we carry to other products. The bears started as a calendar page and were then re-designed to have a holiday feel for wrap. In the end, we loved the new look so much we changed it on the calendar, too!

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  4. Looking Back: The Best of Paper Source 2013

    As we sit at the beginning of a new year, we’re taking a little time to reflect on all the good times and get-togethers we’ve had with families and friends in 2013, facilitated by a little creativity and a lot of gorgeous paper! (Hint: don’t miss a chance to win at the end of this blog!)

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  5. Wrapped in Design

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    Few products unite us more than gift wrap. Our associates could spend hours discovering new ways to style packages, and our customers could recall numerous events that were made memorable by a neatly wrapped gift. And while we continue to share in these discoveries and special moments each day, our designers continue to concept new designs that fuel this fodder and inspire new ideas.

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  6. Behind-The-Scenes: 2014 Paper Source Calendars

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    What year is it again? If you were to ask any of our designers right now, they would have to pause for a moment and think before answering. For 4 months of the year, 100% of their focus was on on 2014 dates and holidays! This is the most challenging and exciting time of the year for the Paper Source Design Team and we were able to catch a peek behind-the-scenes of this incredible process.

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  7. New Bar & Bat Mitzvah Invitations!

    From modern and bold to playful and sweet, our Bar Mitzvah and Bat Mitzvah invitations let you build anticipation for an incredible life event. Create a stylish custom invitation, then add perfectly coordinated custom labels and gift tags to honor the occasion with something truly unique.

    Click on the photo above to see our selection online.

  8. Luxe Blush is back!

    Luxe Blush: this delicate color brings flower petals and sweet sentiments to mind, and we can’t think of a better way to bring out its best than on wedding invitations and wedding envelopesOur new Luxe Blush invitation suites take on a sophisticated-vintage appeal when paired with Antique Gold as seen here, (we also loved pairings with Black, Slate, and Night.)

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  9. A PS Mother-Daugher Collaboration – Tea Towel Curtains

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    Here at the home office, we’re awfully proud of designer Erin‘s popular Canning Jar motif.  However, no one’s prouder than Erin’s own mom!  Instead of the typical cafe curtains that most use on their kitchen windows, Erin’s mom Daryl has always used tea towels.  And of course, when the opportunity to use a tea towel featuring her daughter’s design presented itself, she immediately seized upon it.

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  10. Celebrating the Craft of Canning

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    Celebrate fall’s favorite hobby with our fresh-picked Canning Jar designs. These canning products might inspire you to ransack the garden or your craft closet to celebrate this timeless tradition.

    Scarlett C., an associate at Paper Source Bethesda, shared her own touching story about the craft of canning:

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