Bella Ink Holiday

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What is there not to love about these invitations for holiday parties from Bella Ink?! I always love Bella Ink's designs but I especially love her Holiday release this year. I am a big fan of how she mixes whimsy with a bit of sass- it truly makes her designs her own. I love how they got on board with the chalk board designs that have been everywhere this season but still kept the designs looking timeless.  I feel like these invites are for the kind of party I want to go to!

Sugar Paper

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Sometime I feel like I could write a blogpost everyday about my love for a Sugar Paper item and I would be happy. Seriously I love everything they do and their Holiday collection does not differ. This year they introduced amazing photo cards. I love these cards and they are sure to be sell outs- they beat anything you can do online. I love the classic stripes and polka dots (who doesn't love a foiled dot!) and the envelopes all come lined and the cards are greeted! If photo cards are your thing I am sure your family, kids, grandkids, or dogs would look great on any of these cards!

Rifle Paper Holiday

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Let's keep the Holiday theme rolling around here and onto Rifle Paper Co.'s amazing collection for the Holidays. I am pretty sure there is nothing Rifle Paper does that everyone doesn't love. This is one of my favorite lines that I sell because not only do I always love it but my stores always get excited to see what is coming next from Mrs. Bond. I am pretty obsessed with their plaid wrap this year and if I HAD to pick a favorite card it would probably be the colorblock Be Merry and Bright card. I also love the Holiday Snow Scene postcard (great for anyone who spends their Holiday in the mountain skiing!) and The stickers are the best that I have seen out there for easy gift tags! Really you can never go wrong with anything from Rifle.

Mr. Boddington's Studio

Wow- October is over?! How did that happen?! October was very busy for me- if you follow me on instagram you may have seen that I traveled back-to-back weekends to New York City and then home to Atlanta. The next week Matt and I closed on our first house and so now we in a full on purging and packing mode. I have been doing a lot of shopping for the new house and I have loved loved loved all the holiday decor being out in the stores. Also the temps have dropped here in Dallas (only in the 60's during the day this week!) and so it really feels like we moving into the Holiday season. I thought I would share today one of my favorite designer for stationery and cards- Mr. Boddington's Studio. What I love so much about Mr. Boddington's is that doesn't take itself too seriously. I love all the hand illustrations and the quality is amazing. If you have some down time take a look at some of their custom wedding invites- seriously to die for. I have sent their Holiday cards before and I may or may not be using Mr. Boddington's Nephew for my moving announcement *hint hint wink wink* I love how their Holiday cards use so much color and the look is always their own. I'll try and share a couple more card designers I love this week and next!

Kate Spade New York

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I am not good at keeping secrets. Anyone who even kind of knows me knows that you should never tell me anything that is not shareable (and if you don't know me you have been warned for when we do become friends, ha!) I have known a pretty big secret most of the year and with that being said, we found out at the beginning of the year that we would have a BIG addition to our line packages this spring with the release of Kate Spade stationery and gift. Now I feel like Kate and I have been friends for a long time- I own a black nylon bags, wallets, moved into black and white stripes with her and really feel like this is a brand I identify with season after season. This week the collection is going to be hitting the stores and it is really awesome to get to see how excited everyone is for it! All of the collection is actually pretty affordable and I think brings a big bang with it's price point.

Karen Adams Designs

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One of my favorite lines that I sell is Karen Adams Designs. She does an amazingly beautiful calendar that we sell so many of sometimes I am sure every person in Dallas must have one. During the New York Stationery Show in May she released a series of Cabana Striped notecards that just make me happy. I love the bright colors with the sweet sayings in gold foil... really anything gold foiled wins my heart these days! I love cards like these because they are perfect to write a quick note but they could also work as a birthday card or thank you or congrats with just a couple of lines written on them.

Wedding Wednesday

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For my first Wedding Wednesday back at blogging I thought it would be fun to share my save the date today. Planning a wedding is such hard work and really I would never want to plan another one (ha!) but looking back I love the way everything came together. I felt a lot of pressure to have an original save the date and really I had a tough time finding something that I felt like "us" until I saw this Martha Stewart editorial and then I knew I had found something that I loved. We had our save the dates printed locally in Dallas on white linen cocktail napkins which we thought would set the tone for the kind of wedding we wanted (festive and fun!) We then mounted them on Waste Not Paper so they could be mailed and so we would have somewhere to include the detail. Looking back I still love them!

Monogram Monday

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Lets just get this out of the way- I am a sucker for monograms and even more of a sucker for stationery. A week or two ago I was at Needle in a Haystack working when a flipchart of stationery goody caught my eye so before leaving I checked it out and I fell in love. Haute Papier has some of the best personalized stationery out there. The liners are amazing! I love the bright colors mixed with the modern lettering. Even better that it's pretty fairly priced (50 letterpressed cards with a liner will run you about $150.) 

Hoppy Easter

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What a beautiful weekend we are going to have here in Dallas! I thought I would start this long weekend off with some of the most adorable Easter cards from one of my newest lines, Rifle Paper Co. I couldn't be more excited to rep this line since I have been such a big fan of Anna's work. Rifle Paper cards would surely bring a smile to anyone face you send them too- they are too cute not to!

Fresh

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What a busy 6 weeks! I am loving all the fresh designs from the new Karen Adams release. She is known for her amazing calender but her invites and boxed notes are just precious! Karen has a great simple design that really come to life when she adds glitter!

Best Bella Yet

Have you seen the new Bella Ink release? Ah-mazing! Seriously I think that this is designer Melissa Danaher's best work yet (if that is even possible.) Every time I get a Bella Ink release in my hands I feel like a kid on Christmas morning and I can't wait to see what they have done! I think that the stork is my favorite baby invite of all time and ALL of the bridal invites were simply stunning! If you need to spend some money on stationery or invites I highly recommend you checking it all out- you won't be disappointed!

Constructing a Card

Hi friends! I can't believe it is almost Christmas (and that I haven't blogged in a month!) We have a lot of exciting new lines coming in 2012 and I thought I would share the first of many new posts to come! R. Nichols is one of the cutest stationery and card lines out there. Nick starts every card by cutting out all of the pieces from construction paper and then assembling the cards- and he doesn't miss a detail! I loved seeing the originals and all the detail he puts into the cards! The use of bright colors, cities, dogs, and iconic figures is a sure bet to be hugely popular with customers!

Christmas Cards I love

{Mr. Boddingtons; $40 for 25}

{Smock Paper; $15 for 6}

{rifle paper company; $18}

Good Morning! Who is ready for Thanksgiving this week? I am making my pumpkin bread tonight for my Pumpkin Bread Pudding I am bringing! I have had a difficult time this year making a decision on a Christmas card. I love a good card card- no photo. Here are the cards that I love this year!

Happy Weekend!

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Did this week fly by or what? The weather has finally cooled down here in Texas (though I am sure it will get hot again!) and I am looking forward to a weekend without a whole lot going on (don't you love those?!) I thought I would share some awesome Calendars for 2012 from Smock Paper. I love year at a glace calendars because it feels like I am always planning a month a time. These letterpress calendars retail for under $10 and will make a great colorful addition to your pegboard!

Do you have yours yet?

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Your 2012 Karen Adams Calendars? The stores are getting shipments daily and they ran out before Christmas last year so plan ahead! Just need a refill? No worries- the stores have those too!! This calendar makes the best gift for your friends, family, neighbors, and teachers- there really isn't a person who doesn't love these!

Sugarboo Stationery

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Aren't the graphics on these cards great? These are from the line Sugarboo Designs who are known for their amazing frames and art but have now gotten into stationery. These little cards are a steal since they retail for around $2.00 a piece and are perfect to add to any gift to include your sweet message!