The birth of a greeting card brand is always a triumph. But #willowandivypress is more than that. Every element on every card was brought to life solely by a team of women writers, designers and mentors — as evidenced loud + clear! thepapernerd.com/the-new-girl-i…

Honored to be nominated by President Biden - a man who believes in honor, decency, and hard work - to serve on the US Postal Service Board of Governors. These are values that I know our postal workers share.

What's next for Crane & Co. ? It was such a pleasure + honor to have Todd Kletter, the brand new CEO of this 225-year-old, all-American brand, on #thepaperfoldpodcast to learn just that. thepapernerd.com/portfolio/todd…

First a link to the story by Max Nesterak: minnesotareformer.com/2024/06/05/rep…

Today should have been Uzi’s first day of 7th grade. We should have spent the morning trying to get him out of the bathroom because he was spending so much time on his hair and not letting his siblings in. He would have been starting Jr. High. Instead, he’s in an urn in our

Happy 10th to Rachel Kroh !"Our mission is to help people nurture one another (with) cards that let us express the full range of emotions, feelings and experiences," Founder Rachel Kroh wrote. Be sure to take advantage of their 30%-off sale all weekend! thepapernerd.com/heartell-hits-…

I often write about how younger generations must make stationery their own to sustain it. But, they don’t get it all to themselves! For example, Gen Xers like Polly of #OutOnAWhimGreetings have been doing stationery *long* before it was cool! thepapernerd.com/the-ultimate-w…

Infinite thanks to the brilliant sister-founders of Golden Gems Amanda + Susan for dropping in #thepaperfoldpodcast. Listen in to hear this #StLouis success story for yourself! evergreenpodcasts.com/the-paper-fold

In America, back to school season is also the start of school shooting season. It doesn’t have to be this way. Children should never have to go through this.

What will *you* leave your loved ones behind? Thank you to ClevelandJewishNews for letting me share a moving #hallbecker column on #thepapernerd — it's illustrated with some of my all-time fave #stationery finds, including the always-incredible Sugar Paper. thepapernerd.com/what-we-leave-…

These are text messages, exactly as they were written and sent, between a mother and her two daughters during yesterday’s shooting at Apalachee High School. The family shared the texts with The Washington Post. Both daughters were unharmed and now safe.

Incredible: A coalition of Jewish, Hindu, and Iranian Muslims came together and took a stand against evil.

For years, Vicky Enright worked for greeting card companies and as an invitation designer. Her hope with her #stationery brand #ElsabellePaperCo. is to create joyful designs. “I mean, when we send cards, are we not spreading joy and love around?” thepapernerd.com/a-new-bloom-on…

Every December for the past quarter century, PANTONE grabs headlines with its Color of the Year (COTY) announcement. Peek behind the color curtain with me as the incredible Leatrice Eiseman, who generates every selection, drops in #thepaperfoldpodcast! thepapernerd.com/portfolio/leat…

Ta-Nehisi Coates jumping into the Israeli-Palestinian fray reveals how anti-Zionism is the ultimate manifestation of wokeness and its self-contradictory bigotries and moral shortcomings. In classic woke fashion, Israel’s own legitimate grievances are inverted, and the narrative

Don’t mind me swooning for the latest holiday edition of the Sugar Paper x Target collab. Every year I ask the same question, Groundhog Day-style: How exactly is such stellar, stylish packaging reinvented every year — and at such reasonable prices?? thepapernerd.com/the-greatest-g…

Meet the J*F Quarterly, the fabulous new #stationery mini-magazine from J.Falkner Cards . Featuring trend and color coverage and illustrated with the brand's gorgeous cards, you don't want to miss an issue! thepapernerd.com/extra-extra-re…

Click through for the cover reveal and digital link to the gorgeous Fall Issue of Stationery Trends a whole day early ... and to get your free, year-long subscription of print issues delivered to your doorstep! thepapernerd.com/the-fall-issue…

The Chicago Stationery Fest was born in New York when Tyler McCall of Chicago's Paper & Pencil attended its winter markets. Now, as his consumer-facing event mimics “trade-only” events, I have to wonder, are we are on the verge of a stationery renaissance? thepapernerd.com/portfolio/tyle…

#PerfectPairing is marketing collaboration between the U.S. Postal Service + Greeting Card Association to help fill mailboxes and social feeds with not just brilliant cards, but envelopes "dressed" in amazing stamps. The first leg kicks off Monday — click through to get involved! thepapernerd.com/the-perfectpai…