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stationery eye-candy!!

By Cathy Kruger on May 16, 2013 in Colour, Design, Paper Goods

Hello everyone – I hope that you’re all well and happy today!!

One of my favourite blogs to follow is oh so beautiful paper, which is a lovely American blog that showcases all the latest trends in stationery. It is a wonderful go-to site if you are looking for inspiration for wedding stationery, baby shower invitations or baby announcements. Every year they showcase the National Stationery Show, which is a HUGE trade expo in New York – showcasing just stationery!! Can you image the beautiful array of colours and designs on display!! For the past few weeks we have been seeing some sneak-peeks of a few of the new products that will be on show. I am going to tempt you now with some lovely eye-candy…..

images sourced from oh so beautiful paper . Links: fine day press, belle and union, moglea, smock paper, pei design, wild ink press

Once again I find myself drawn to Letterpress stationery!! Don’t you love it too?

One day (“when I grow up”) I would love to visit this show!!

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letterpress love from studio carta

By Cathy Kruger on May 10, 2013 in eye-candy, My Life, Paper Goods

Hello!! Don’t you just love surprises? I got one last week and was so chuffed.

I got an e-mail from Angela Liguori that immediately got my attention – you know in that way of “someone I really admire is e-mailing ME!!”. To explain – Angela has a business called Studio Carta in Boston. She has THE MOST gorgeous range of products – letterpress stationery, italian cotton ribbon (in every colour you can imagine), wrapping paper, vintage stamps and envelopes and tools. I dream of visiting her shop one day!! Well – it turns out I won a prize on her blog. A lovely set of the most beautiful letterpress cards which arrived in my postbox yesterday. I absolutely love them. One is going into a frame, and the rest will be used very sparingly for very special people!! Aren’t these divine…….

I can’t leave it there – you’ve all got to see her lovely store and ribbons…….

images: studio carta inc

One day I will pop-in Angela and THANK YOU so much for my parcel.

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my first handmade notebook

By Cathy Kruger on February 25, 2013 in Markets, Paper Goods, washi tape

Firstly – note to self : never promise to put something on the blog “tomorrow” unless it is ready!!! I’m so sorry everyone – I got distracted on Friday by Su and Anja who came to visit (for washi tape and a visit with the cutest cat Sam!!) and then we went to Eikendal for a gorgeous lunch….. By the time I got home it was after 4pm!! But is was a wonderful day spent with the loveliest gals!! We will all be together again this coming Saturday the 1st at The Treasury Market in Stellenbosch (more about that soon…..)

So – I promised to show you what I made with the gorgeous Japanese paper and washi tape that I have been quietly swooning over! I am trying my hand at making lovely unique notebooks. I am starting out with some lined notebooks which I bought and am “deconstructing” and then “reconstructing” into something really special. The notebooks are hand-stitched, covered in Japanese paper, the spine is “taped” with linen tape, there are envelopes inside to store special things, some translucent pages as dividers – and all very pretty!! This is my first attempt and I am very happy with the result!

I am going to have a few more notebooks ready to have at my stall at The Treasury Market in Stellenbosch this coming Saturday!

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loving Japanese paper

By Cathy Kruger on February 21, 2013 in Paper Goods, washi tape

Hello friends!! I’ve recently discovered the beautiful world of Japanese paper and stationery – and I can’t get enough!! Such beautiful colours and designs, and the paper is so delicate.

A little while ago I placed an order for some beautiful goodies through a Japanese online store by the name of Uguisu that I discoved via the lovely Leslie Shewring (on her blog acreativemint and her column colour me pretty on decor8) . Leslie’s work is always SO inspirational!. I was so impressed with the speedy service and delivery, and can’t wait to share all my “stuff” with you. I am going to use all this lovely paper and envelopes to make a new range of products that I will be sharing with you soon, but today I just want to give you a (little) peek of a few gorgeous goodies.

I’ve chosen to use greys, coral and pale pink today – in a range of paper, envelopes and washi tape (designer Japanese tape that is even nicer and better quality than the run-of-the-mill washi tape imported from the east!!). Yummy!!!