April Featured Artist: E.B. Goodale

By Regina P   •  

The featured artist for the month of April is Emily b. Goodale who is behind the nostalgic designs of E.B. Goodale.

E. B. Goodale is an illustrator and printmaker who fell into the world of stationery by accident. Her love of running presses has brought her through several fine letterpress shops who have nurtured her love of design and all things old and papery. Her designs have been featured in Real Simple Magazine, Stationery Trends and on blogs such as Thistle and Plum and Creature Comforts.

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Meet Emily 

* How many folks are involved in the whole design process?

Just me!

* Where are your headquarters? 

I work out of my home in Somerville, MA

* What’s your favorite card that you’ve designed (on Postable)?

I think it would be my New Baby Kitten card.  It makes me laugh every time I see it.

* Where do you draw your inspiration for your design?

From childhood, my surroundings, nature, things that make me feel cozy.

* If you had to describe your cards in one word, what would it be?

Nostalgic.

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* If you could spend a day with any person (dead or alive) who would it be?

That is a really really hard question but I think I would choose Alice and Martin Provensen.  They created one of my favorite children’s books, Our Animal Friends at Maple Hill Farm.

* If you had to paint your house inside and out with the same color, what would it be? Why?

YELLOW.  It does something magical to my brain.

* What would you choose as your last meal?

A giant bowl of raspberries with whipped cream.

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If you’d like to check out more from April’s Featured Artist [E.B. Goodale], visit Postable.com or click Here.

March Featured Artist: 1Canoe2

By Regina P   •  

Postable’s March featured artist is the lovely 1canoe2.

1canoe2 letterpress is the stuff dreams are made of – Carrie and Beth are childhood friends who always loved to draw. Now the two are all grown-up and work together as professional illustrators, designers and printers. The name 1canoe2 comes from years of the two dreaming up big ideas around a campfire and floating down a spring-fed Missouri river in a canoe. Two girls, one canoe. One canoe, two.

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We asked Beth some questions…

* How many folks are involved in the whole design process?

2-3 people touch the art before it gets to Postable

* What are the different roles? 

Carrie does all the illustration, Beth and Carrie do the final design together, Kate turns it into a Postable product

*Where are your headquarters? 

In a barn. In a cornfield. In the middle of Missouri. We love it here.

* What’s your favorite card that you’ve designed (on Postable)?

My personal favorite is the Birthday Stripes card.

* Where do you draw your inspiration for your design?

The world around us, our rural setting, pretty colors.

* If you had to describe your cards in one word, what would it be?

Happy

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*If you could spend a day with any person (dead or alive) who would it be?

Um, maybe Martha Stewart? I’m pretty intrigued by her savvy business skills.

*If you had to paint your house inside and out with the same color, what would it be? Why?

Citron green. It’s just my happy color.

*What would you choose as your last meal?

Mashed potatoes, cheese curls, shrimp cocktail and sparkling grape juice. Do I know how to party or what?

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Check out more cards from our featured artist [1canoe2].

Featured Artist: Iron Curtain Press

By Regina P   •  
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photo by Jack Strutz / a day spent

February’s featured artist is the amazing Iron Curtain Press.

Rosanna and Joel Kvernmo are the Iron Curtain Press. Together they design, print, photograph, ship orders, and do all those other tasks necessary to keep a bustling custom and ready-made letterpress print shop up and running. Their designs are refreshing, perfectly minimalist, and charmingly subtle.

We asked Rosanna some questions…

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67 Common & Unexpected Reasons to Send a Greeting Card

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Hoping to scrounge up a reason to write a greeting card? Birthdays and weddings aren’t the only occasions perfect for a card. If you’re wondering what some of those reasons are… We’ve got plenty!

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And if you’re anything like us where the idea of standing in line to buy stamps at the post office is unthinkable — you’re in luck. There’s really no need to buy (or lick for that matter) any stamps in 2019. If you want to send a card — any card for any reason whatsoever — Postable can mail it for you.

There’s a giant selection of beautiful designer greeting cards that we’ll print, address and mail out for you.

OK. On to the good stuff — all those reasons you’ll want to send some of those greeting cards.

Common and not-so-common reasons to send a greeting card right now.

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About Postable

Some ideas are so big they change the world. This is not one of them.
But it’ll make your life a little easier.

Snail mail can seem pretty daunting but there are still lots of occasions when you actually have to put something in the mail. We set out to make mailing cards easy and enjoyable. All it takes is three easy steps.

Step 1: Fill up your address book. Nobody seems to have anybody’s address anymore. Postable makes pulling together a large group of addresses painless. We give you a link (postable.com/YourName), you email out the link, people click it and add their info directly into your address book for you. No work for you and all of the information is accurate and up-to-the-minute. The address book is totally private, secure and 100% free. And if you already have people’s addresses, import them or enter them as you go.

Step 2: Write Cards. Once you have people’s addresses, Postable Cards makes writing and mailing cards to people a breeze. Whether you have to write 10 thank you cards for your child’s birthday, 100 thank you cards for your wedding or 250 holiday cards for your family and friends, Postable removes all of the hassle and lets you focus on what’s important, the message. You can write a completely different message to each person or write one message and have it go to as many people as you want. Whatever your pleasure, the process is simple and easy.

Step 3: We do the rest. We print your cards on super-luxe, 100% recycled paper, stuff them tenderly into their envelopes, hand stamp them with a first class stamp and send them on their merry way.

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How to (Gently) Nudge Your Guests for RSVPs

By Regina P   •   3 Comments

Your wedding is fast approaching so why are there so many missing RSVPs and how do you get your guests to actually respond? You sent them Save the Dates. You gave them their own little RSVP card and a pre-addressed, pre-stamped return envelope. You let them RSVP online via your wedding website so they wouldn’t even have to get up and find a mailbox. 

You made it so easy.

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We Want to Hear From You!

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Some of our best features have come from our members. Don’t be bashful! Please share your ideas, no matter how big or small, in the comments section below and don’t forget to check back to see our replies. Also, great minds think alike so be sure to take a look at our “In the Works” section to make sure that we’re not already working on your idea.

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