#53 Birthday Cards + Bubblegum

I saw this very cool 'this many' birthday card from W+K Studio via another blog some time ago but now I can't remember where... When I have been introduced to things via other websites & blogs I really do like to credit them so I will keep trying to figure it out, if you know please tell me!

Back to W+K Studios & isn't this card a great idea?  I wish they sold them in packs so I could buy up!

      
designed by sarah hollowood

I really don't like giving gift cards or vouchers but this next card makes it all a bit more fun.
The inside is cutaway to hold a gift card or voucher & the calculator 'screen' is blind embossed so that you can fill the gift amount in.

      
designed by sarah hollowood

This last one is not a card but a colour screenprint poster with a raised latex 'gum' detail, i think this would be an interesting pick for a child's room that they would think was pretty cool too - maaaaybe even into 'teenagerdom'?

 
designed by curtis pachunka

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#16 Cards Cards Cards!

I am a card hoarder.

I have a rather strong dislike for bad/cheesy cards but boy do I love a good'n!

If I see a nice card, even if there is no card-able occasion on the near horizon, I have to get it.

You know, just in case?

Actually this does often lead to me forgetting that I do have, for example, 3 cards already put aside for great aunt Esmeralda's birthday... But can you ever really have too many cards? Nah.

If the situation becomes desperate & you find yourself drowning in beautiful paperworks, well what better excuse to tell someone you love how much they mean to you? For no reason other than that you should do it more often.

By the way, I don't really have a great aunt Esmerelda. Wishing I did?

I'm especially fond of stencil cut cards at the moment.

At the Victoria Markets in Melbourne there is a stand that sells absolutely stunning stencil cut/pop up cards & when we lived there they were a firm favourite of mine.

It can be hard to find a nice card, & most of the time you can count newsagencys out. Although I will concede there can be the odd exception.

I feel it's very important to scope out a reliable beautiful card seller, when we move house I find the local supermarket & my nearest supplier of card loveliness. Can't be getting caught out!

Here's a couple of cute cards that I found on Etsy at Lama Works...

via lama works/etsy

I like the frog the most, because I love frogs!

I thought these 3 would be especially great cards for kids but there are cards of all kinds in the Lama Works shop.

These cards are ridiculously cheap at $2.50(us) & as a percentage of each sale is donated to the American Cancer Society Charity you can feel even better about buying them in bulk to hoard for that special occasion that is undoubtedly just around the corner... right? ;)

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