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If you’re like me, you never want the paper goodness to end. Even though this is my last post recapping the 2011 National Stationery Show, I made it an extra long just for my fellow paper lovers :)

First up? The Lettered Olive, brainchild of fabulous Southern event planner Tara Guerard. Booth design? Amazing. Almost as pretty as her actual designs, which are beyond luxurious. Also, Tara has replaced the traditional album you’d flip through in a stationery store with a box of custom samples and an iPad — how cool is that?!

We missed our dear friend Emily Ley by mere minutes, but took a peek at her wedding album anyway. My favorite:

Our next stop was the Rifle Paper Co booth, which Trent was VERY excited for. It didn’t disappoint! We even got a sneak peek at part of their new wedding line, which looks beautiful!

There was a neat “runway” of paper dresses connecting the two halves of the tradeshow. Trent made me pose with one of the creations.

Once safely on the other side of the runway, we found ourselves at the Wiley Valentine booth. Cuteness overload!

One of our last stops of the day was the Ladies of Letterpress booth. We were running late at that point so we didn’t see everything, but we did stop by Anemone Letterpress’s section. Fun fact: her business card is letterpressed on incredibly thick stock!

Last but CERTAINLY not least we have the Smock + Bella Figura booth. It was as gorgeous as always! Bright and colorful, but edited beautifully. For a behind-the-scenes peek at the making of their booth, check out their blog here!

Thank you so much for following along, friends! You can bet I’ll be back next year, reporting on more paper goodness. Now tell me: are you as much as a paper fiend as I am? What’s your favorite line of stationery?

All photos by the fabulous and talented Trent Bailey. Thank you again, so much, for coming, Trent!

emily Written with love by Emily
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  1. avatar Rachelle {wiley valentine} reply

    Yay!! Thank you so much Emily for including us among such fabulous stationers. It was so fun meeting you in NYC! xoxo

  2. avatar aurea @ bridal shower favors reply

    I soo heart papers, too! :D I loved cutting and designing them when I was little and until now, I am just into paper crafts. :D What you have showed in here are pure awesomeness and just let me have a special mention on that one which says “Just a little note from me to you”. :D The blue-greenish one, particularly. :D It’s kinda vintage-y. :D

  3. avatar carrie @ anemone letterpress reply

    Emily, it was so great to meet you and your photographer at NSS! I’m truly honored that you included our invitation set with this group of amazing designers. Many, many thanks!

  4. avatar donaville reply

    lovely recap. wish i could’ve been there. you photographed the experience fabulously!

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Welcome back to Paper Goodness 2011! First up in this post is Flywheel Press! They’re based in California, but I definitely found her cards to have a Southern sensibility.

I thought the script on this suite from Paisley Tree Press was classic and elegant.

Lots of beauties at Pistachio Press! I particularly liked the lace invitation on the bottom — it started as a custom design, sketched from the bride’s heirloom veil!

I thought these mini press packs from Fine Day Press were too cute! Brides, you can pick up similar striped goodie bags at Shop Sweet Lulu — they’d be perfect for favors or holding snacks!

Blackbird Letterpress, located in Louisiana, was showing this lovely and clever card:

The “crumbs” at Sugarcube Press caught my eye — bunting made from letterpressed paper scraps! These would be perfect for a lighthearted party, or just to decorate an office.

I thought this whimsical suite from Regas NY was lovely. The red was such a pretty shade!

Can you believe it?! There’s more paper goodness to come!

All photos by the kind and talented Trent Bailey.

emily Written with love by Emily
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Welcome back to Paper Goodness Days on SW! Trent and I loved the offerings at Alice-Louise Press, and loved that they paired letterpress pieces with digitally-printed pieces within suites to bring the cost down a bit.

Next up was Gilah Press, where there were nice people and this cute peaches + cream card.

I loved the beautiful range of colors at Max & Bunny (and those patterns were pretty nice, too!).

My friend Molly’s favorite stationer is Egg Press, so of course we had to make a stop at their booth. I loved the mason jar card!

Hello!Lucky’s quirky style was on brilliant display in their booth. They featured a few projects from their “Handmade Weddings” book in addition to their stationery.

Hammerpress also had a lovely booth. I loved the little flags identifying each card.

I adored the appropriately retro look of the cards and prints from Old School Stationers. You can find them for sale in their Etsy store here!

Last but certainly not least for Part II of our tour, we have Gooseberry Press, purveyor of stylish maps, city totes, and paper goods. Perfect for VIP weekend welcome gifts!

I’ll be back with more soon!

All photos by the kind and talented Trent Bailey Cobb.

emily Written with love by Emily
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  1. avatar Kristin reply

    This is seriously one of my favorite times of the year. I love seeing all the booths from NSS! I love letterpress and fun colorful cards!

  2. avatar bridal girl reply

    The collections in here look so awesome. thanks for sharing all the great wedding details in here.

  3. avatar Megan reply

    I’m IN LOVE with the mason jar card, but I can’t find it in their shop! Is it listed?

    • avatar Emily reply

      Hi Megan! Many stationers show new collections at the Show that haven’t begun to be sold yet. I’d take another peek in a few months!

  4. avatar Stephannie reply

    Thank you for featuring Gooseberry Press! They create a lot of fun products with my map illustrations (especially their new lunch boxes), and it was great to see them at the show!

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