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Business Cards from Tiny Prints

So about – oh….A YEAR ago, Tiny Prints very generously offered to send me some free business cards. The timing was great since I would be attending BlogHer that August and shiny new cards would definitely come in handy.

Sadly – due to a miscommunication (my fault of course), I did not get the cards in time for the conference. But I was still thrilled to have them and planned to write a review ASAP!

I have my excuses for how I let this slip through the cracks month after month – but that’s a long boring story. So let’s just say better late than never right?

Anyway – here are my pretty cards:

Since I wasn’t working with a designer, I opted to use an existing format. I could upload my blog graphic for one side of the card and just type in all of text for the other side. It was so easy and in the order/approval process, I even found out that my image file was too small. So I had the opportunity to fix that before the job went to print. Getting blurry logo business cards in the mail would have been a HUGE disappointment.

And If I didn’t have a graphic to use, I would still have been set for great design options. Here are a few of my favorites:

Hello Intro in Citrus has a clean yet irreverent cool factor. I also love it in Navy.

Professional Image would be perfect for my photography business! (if I had one)

William may be a fantastic financial adviser but I think Vertical Spectrum in Stormy Blue would be even better for an interior designer (looks like paint chips!)

So from product and process to customer service, I have to give Tiny Prints a big thumbs up. And hey – I’m all set for BlogHer THIS year! Speaking of…I’m due for a pre-BlogHer 2012 post… Look for that on The Big Piece of Cake!

Out of Hibernation! First Post: Paper Culture

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Months ago, I decided that maintaining three blogs (The Big Piece of Cake, Style Key West AND Wishing True) was just too much for me (ya think?!) and I took a break from wishingtrue.com. But I’ve missed my pretty things blog – I really have.

So when I worked with the fabulously talented Mommy Geek to move The Big Piece of Cake over to WordPress, I decided to add a Wishing True page. That way, I could keep the old url and the archived posts AND streamline my personal blogs without the clumsy button links. So voila! Wishing True is back.

And today, I’m taking a look at Paper Culture, a fab (surprise!) paper goods company I discovered at BlogHer in August.

How cute are these:

These are just a few examples of the “bamboo wall art” designs. There are too many to show you ALL of my favorites – so you’ll just have to check it out for yourself. You can also upload your own photos – which is an interesting alternative to framing prints.

I also loved the note cards they had out on display.

These examples are pretty “boysie” as my daughter likes to say (and the second one is obviously for a child) – but there are plenty of other girly options.

And of course, with holiday card and invitation season starting…

I love that there are some custom cards that don’t require a photo (something I may need to consider if I can’t get my act together on the picture taking front). Also, some of the holiday cards have patterned backs – very pretty.

And before signing off on this one (off to pick out my holiday cards, that is…) I have to let you know about some current discounts/promotions:

Blyber Fronday (BLack FRiday and cYBER mONDAY) is a promotion for 10 FREE holiday cards. No minimum purchase – just shipping and tax. (They also have a free “Mail & Message” service where they stamp, address and mail the cards on your behalf and you only pay for postage).

They’re also running a “Friends and Family for All” promo for two days only. Receive 30% off anything in the store using the code FF30 from 12:01 a.m. PST on Wednesday 11/30 through 11:59 p.m. PST on Thursday 12/1.

Welcome back Wishing True! In a couple of days, I’ll tell you about the coolest new photography gadget I just discovered…

Disclosure: I was not compensated in any way for this post. I received an e-mail about the current promotions and wanted to share the details!

From The Desk Of…

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I just love the Desk Collection stationery from Dear Hancock!

But I don’t know that any of these specifically apply to me…

So I may have to opt for the CUSTOM DESK:

They will design a desk that reflects your own work, hobbies and interests. Isn’t that brilliant? It would make a great gift too.

Of course my custom desk would have to be theoretical since my laptop sits on a dining room table littered with various and sundry family debris… Maybe I’d just call it “my dream desk.”

Wishing really, really hard for that (desk AND matching stationery).

Needful Things: Gadabout Note Cards

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Months ago, I put the Gadabout link in my “check it out” list and I’m only just, well, checking it out.

In one of those “finally – someone who gets me” moments, I found myself pouring over every lovely illustration on the site (didn’t let myself click on the blog tab for fear of losing all sense of time).

I have often talked about my love of treasured things reflected in art form, and the Gadabout stationery line wholly embodies this predilection. Each illustration is a little gem of rich detail conveyed through simple elegance. I wouldn’t even know which one to choose… But here are a few of my favorites:

Okay – so that was more than a few. But seriously – how can you possibly just pick one!? Add this to the wish list…as well as the list of reasons that I should have worked harder on my penmanship back in grade school…

2010 Christmas Card from Annechovie

A Matchbox Made in Heaven

My Kind of Halloween

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Halloween is not really my favorite day of the year. In fact, I find the October marathon of horror movie commercials and late night movies to be a constant source of channel surfing terror. I just don’t like scary stuff.

Blood thirsty serial killers brandishing meat cleavers? The dead rising from their graves? Creepy neighborhood gore enthusiasts with their annual haunted house? I find none of these things fun.

Illustrations of little children in old fashioned costumes though? THAT I can get behind.

How cute are these prints from Sarah Jane Studios?

I’ve always loved this Etsy shop. It’s a great resource for stationery and nursery/kids’ room art. I particularly love the calendar series (click to enlarge):

How sweet is October?