I got a nice email from Amy at Armato Design in Minneapolis. She was happy to have her cards in a winning poster and she blogged about it here. She says it made her day!

Amy is a graphic designer whose true love is hand illustrated and letterpress printed stationary. Each card is a work of art and is unique because it is printed on a 100 year old printing press which is hand fed, one piece of paper at a time, one color at a time. Imagine the time and effort that goes into these.

Here are some of her terrific cards~

-Hello Tree 6 pack for $12- - Rosy Birthday single card $4- - Thank You 6 pack for $12-

Thank you Amy!

I am SO EXCITED!

I found out today that I am one of the winners of the Etsy poster contest! Etsy asked its members to create a grouping of their favorite handmade items to be printed into posters and cards to advertise Etsy and its fabulous shops.

This is my poster. If you follow the link and then click on the magnifier you can see the pictures clearly and see the names of the artists and designers.

I had such fun making it… choosing beautiful purses, notecards and jewelry in the killer color combination of lime, turquoise and orange. I’d like to have any of the items on the list, and in fact I did buy the gorgeous thank-you cards from Cecilyink. I have also already blogged about the sugar scrubs from SugarLips, and hope to be able to try one of them soon.

You can view the other winning posters here. They are really stunning!