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Last May, we took a trip to London and were inspired by the classic, old style British phone booths that we saw lined up in Covent Garden.  With this in mind, we came up with a card design in homage to this old relic and gave it a modern twist.  Say "Hello", "Guten Tag", and "Bonjour" to anyone you know:  Hello!  Telephone Booth Card

This collection, aptly named "Aquarelle", combines a delicious color palette with a fresh painting technique that results in soft watercolor illustrations that have a botanical, vintage feel with a nod to today's playful aesthetic.  Our Aquarelles are inspired by nature, botanical prints, children's books and our artist, Angela Driscoll's, German-American upbringing. 

Stay tuned for additional designs to surface in this collection, including a new holiday assortment!

Find Aquarelles here:  http://www.driscolldesign.com/shop/greetingcard/279

Start the year off with something sweet by stocking up on an assortment of cards that are sweets inspired!  Our new Candy Popper Birthday card, for instance, features a yummy, pink candy popper with two French clowns tugging at a bon bon.  The inside says:  "Wishing you a day filled with sweet surprises."  Ce bon, ce bon!

It's a fresh, new year, a fresh, new start!  There's so much to look forward to and be thankful about.  In this spirit, we want to show off our new, vintage telephone Thank You card.  It's part of our growing new collection of designs that reflect the nostalgia of the 1920's to the early 1960's.  We love them and hope you do too.

Wishing you and yours a happy, healthy new year!

Crikey!  We're so excited and honored that the December issue of Harper's Bazaar Australia has featured our pretty little Merci Bien matchbox in this year's holiday "Luxury Lust List" Gift Guide!  As a result, we've been contacted by quite a few Australian customers who have now discovered our line of matchboxes and greeting cards and who have purchased them for holiday gifts and even an upcoming wedding!  Thank you, Australia!

One of our most talented friends, Amy Peppler Adams, is a triple-threat:  amazing designer + clever crafter + collector extraodinaire.  Her blog, Penny Candy Handmade (http://pennycandyhandmade.blogspot.com) features her beautiful textile patterns as well as her giclee prints, moleskin journals and buttons which you can purchase on Etsy.  Tea towels soon to come later this week!

Go to her blog for a crack at winning some of her stylish, fabric buttons today!

Amy's style has a vintage flair, reminiscent of the 1950's and 1960's.  Clean yet playful and very stylish!  She recently won 1st place in the annual Spoonflower contest for her 2012 tea towel design.  http://pennycandyhandmade.blogspot.com/2011/11/what-day.html

A true child and lover of the 80's, she's amassed a large collection of the coolest vintage finds. She's created a book for vintage scratch'n sniff sticker collectors, designed textbooks, gardening and travel guides, cookbooks, and has even helped work on an Academy Award finalist movie, "The Book And The Rose".

Martha, eat your heart out.

Ho-Ho-Ho!!  Don't forget to write your Christmas cards!  Beautiful Christmas cards available here.  Find boxes of 6, hand-glittered notes with matching, marachino red envelopes as well as larger, single cards ready for the sending!   Limited quantity:  first come, first serve. 

Our beautiful Lily Stamp Sympathy card has been featured in this Fall's issue of Stationery Trends Interactive!  Stationery Trends magazine is the one and only publication exclusively dedicated to premium stationery and gift design.  We are so proud to be in such great company with other fantastic designers.  Thanks, Stationery Trends!

Urban Outfitters Europe is now selling our little bunny Christmas card online!  Check it out here:  Lil' Bunny with Ornaments

Snap, Pop, Scraaatch!  Old, vinyl records have been making a comeback since 2008 and it seems that sales are at its highest for vinyls since 1998.  I remember being awakened to the music of the 1960's via my father's old records.  I'd sit for hours on the living room floor with his records spread across the carpet and I'd stare enamored at the cover and inside of the jackets as I listened carefully.  James Taylor's Sweet Baby James, Creedance Clearwater Revival, Cream, Joan Baez and Judy Collins to name a few. 

The first record that I owned, by the way, was Madonna's "Like A Virgin" (as I recall, my grandma gave it to me for my birthday.  Strange choice for a grandma but she knew what the kids liked!)  I stared at that black and white image of Madonna, with her come-hither look oozing from the cover, for hours while listening, .  Good stuff.  CD's never quite held the same kind of captivation for me.  Maybe it was the velvety experience that the records offered or maybe its just childhood nostalgia.  Either way, I hope to see more vinyls reemerge.

Happy Birthday Victrola Card