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Our guide to greeting cards you’ll selfishly want to keep

I could count on one hand how many greeting cards I’ve actually liked. For me, they normally go one of two ways: cringe or all cheese! But with many boutique Aussie brands popping up, it seems finally there are some beautiful alternatives on offer. So, have an anniversary, birthday or just a day where you want to say: ‘I’ve been thinking of you’ coming up? If yes, check out the list below.  

PennedBlack: Providing unique and stylish paper goods from a boutique studio in Brisbane, their signature look is hand-drawn prints and foiled typography. Simple but oh so sweet.

PennedBlack

Olivia York: With a passion for all things Australia, Melbourne-based illustrator Olivia York creates whimsical watercolours worthy of framing. On a side note, she also specialises in pet portraits… just saying!

Olivia York

Rachel Kennedy Designs: With a mission to create Australian made, environmentally friendly paper goods with a positive message, Rachel Kennedy Designs is reminiscent of your child’s kindergarten painting… the one you’d actually want to keep!   

Rachel Kennedy Designs

Blacklist: Blacklist have come a long way from their humble beginnings as a design studio. Now stocked worldwide, their greeting cards feature the brand’s distinct hand lettering and graphic prints.

Blacklist

In the Daylight: Celebrating the beauty of common objects, the Brisbane-based brand’s range of greeting cards feature original hand illustrated designs, inspired by the simplicity and uniqueness of everyday items.

In the Daylight

Blushing Confetti: Cheeky and stylish or as Blushing Confetti say “quirky and mostly inappropriate,” their cards are assembled by hand and made with only the highest quality materials.

Blushing Confetti

For Me By Dee: One for the animal lovers, the Melbourne brand’s playful and vibrant characters are full of fun and perfect for children and adults alike. With over 35 characters in their range, there’s an animal for everyone.

For Me By Dee

Emma Kate Co: With hand-crafted brush strokes and splashes of bright colour, Emma Kate Co. create fresh, one-of-a-kind-designs with that little bit of attitude.

Emma Kate Co.

We hope you liked our list. Let us know who you would add!

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Interiors Addict

July 7 Vignettes: Jen’s birthday edition!

7 Vignettes is just a week away! Yay! It starts on 1 July, which just happens to be my birthday, so let’s make it one big instagram party! Our judge and sponsor this month is Kate Reeves Robertson from The Story of Us, who make amazing stationery and wedding invites. They happen to have just done mine and Damian’s and we could not love them any more! (I can’t show you them just yet as some are winging their way to England and I don’t want to spoil the surprise for our guests).

story of us jasmine invitation

Anyway, the winner of this month’s challenge gets a brilliant prize: their own custom stationery set, designed from scratch (they don’t do templates!) by Kate herself. If, like me, you believe in the power of the handwritten note, the ‘just because’ note, the ‘I think you’re awesome’ note and the thank you note, you’re going to love this! Kate’s work is really special and often includes elements of handwritten calligraphy combined with her graphic design.

story of us k stationery

Kate is a big fan of 7 Vignettes and the top photo above is one of her own previous entries. She is very excited to be judging next month!

Kate Reeves Robertson
Kate Reeves Robertson

story of us navy yellow

And here’s the list in advance. I hope you like it and I can’t wait to see what you come up with next month. Note the birthday-themed theme for 1 July, not that it’s all about me or anything!

7 vignettes july list

You need to use the #7vignettes hashtag and tag Kate (@story_of_us) and I (@interiorsaddict). You must submit all 7 images by midnight on Sunday 7 July and be an Australian resident to be eligible to win the prize. The prize comprises the design and print of 25 notecards with envelopes worth $260. Everything else you need to know can be found here.

Check out The Story of Us.