Cards by Give Studio

Hello back at you, Give Studio. YOU are cute.

I’ve I mean you’ve got mail.

I tend to have several birthday/special occasion/Mother's Day situations around this time of year, so I recently spent a small fortune at what's quickly becoming my go-to stationery shop on the block: Papél New York. They've got great taste, and I was even excited to see that they stock cards by Andy Pratt, one of my favorite design discoveries on Supermarket.com (which, to me, really gave Papél some instant cred).

Here are some pics of my latest loot, pre-post. (I almost hated to have to send them off.) (I mean, you know what I mean...)

Always-cute cards by Snow & Graham

"T.Hanks" letterpressed card by Blue Barnhouse

"Manhattan" blank card by Andy Pratt

More yummy-ness by Snow & Graham

Papél New York, 225 Court Street (between Warren St & Baltic St), Brooklyn, NY

SWAK

E-mail be damned; I still prefer a good old-fashioned handwritten card in my mailbox to an electronic one in my inbox any day (and my guess is that you do, too).

I'm someone who buys random cards even when I don't have an occasion to send one. I just feel like it's better to have them on hand, especially since cards also make cute n' cheap pieces of art--just slap 'em in a frame and hang. Here are a few recent purchases that may be sent to friends, or may be added to my art collection.

(And for the record, Harry.)

William or Harry? by La Familia Green, available at lafamiliagreen.com and Catbird in Brooklyn

City Story by Rob Ryan for Roger la Borde, available at Catbird in Brooklyn

Elephant by Foxy & Winston, available at etsy.com and Foxy & Winston in Brooklyn

Shoe Whore by Bella Muse, available at bellamuse.com