The Valentine’s Day cards are here, a whole mess of them. They are all hand lettered and illustrated by me and produced on 100% recycled materials. All of the cards are 5×7 and blank inside so you can write your own cheesy message. We are especially smitten with the new line of animal cards. There is just something about a cute, fuzzy critter that makes you feel all lovey inside.
View them all here.
Cue the creepy haunted house music, the Halloween cards have arrived. I’m swooning over the black princess skull. It’s the perfect mix of creepy and beautiful. What do you think? Do you send Halloween cards out? Growing up me and my sisters (all six of them) used to get cards from our grand parents and other close relatives. That’s always a nice little memory for me. Halloween isn’t a big family get together kind of holiday like Thanksgiving or Christmas, but sending a card is a nice way to still celebrate with everyone you love. I’ve got a stack over here waiting to be addressed.
I really loved creating the hand lettered type design below. On the left is the inked sketch and next to it is the concept design. It’s always amazing to me how much the inked drawings come to life once they on the computer and colored. It gives me the opportunity to adjust the layout and spacing and really define the elements that should stand out.
Ultimately we ended up using the first sketch for a simple, clean layout perfect for their day. Below is the final invitation. I had so much fun working on these and just love how they turned out. I don’t take on a lot of custom wedding designs each year, but am so glad I had the opportunity to work on this one. Congratulations to Jane & Ed!
Very excited to announce another batch of new cards now available in the shop. I’ve been as busy as a little bee lately with more new cards on their way, a full line of holiday cards almost ready for release (hooray for getting a head start this year), custom branding designs and custom weddings. I’ve also been working on refining the HPC brand and ferociously going after my 2013 goal of taking HPC wholesale.. meaning that HPC products would be sold in stores. How exciting would that be? The day I make my first wholesale order is going to be a day of celebration. But for today, we have brand new editions in the shop. And I have to admit, the new Holla card is my all time favorite thing I have ever created, ever.
I hope you like them!
Holla
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It was always you.
And it always will be.
You ❤
You make me incredibly happy.
Husband & Wife
Cheers to a happy life.
You win.
I’ve thought a lot about this and have come to a conclusion. I was wrong.
So.. yeah that happened.
Really sorry about that.
Huge thanks to you!
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(Also comes in smaller sets of 8.)
Thank you!
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(Also comes in smaller sets of 8.)
Gnome – Happy Birthday!
Inside: “Weeee”
So that title didn’t work out quite as well as I was hoping, but we’ve got a new line of birthday cards nonetheless. And with every new line I launch I get more and more excited, because that means we are that much closer to having a full line of greeting cards, which is my ultimate goal right now. So to kickoff our birthday line we have seven, fresh off the press, beauties. They are all 5″x7″, hand illustrated and printed on natural recycled cover stock. Click on each image to go to the shop listing for more information.
Get ’em while they’re hot.
Inside: Just don’t count ’em.
Happiest of Birthdays to you.
Inside: Blank
Happy Birthday
Inside: Live it up.
Have a super birthday!
Inside: Hope it’s more exciting than a flying dog.
Mmmake a wish
Inside: You know you want to wish for more cake.
It’s your birthday!!
Inside: Hot diggity dog. Enjoy!
Celebrate
Inside: Happy Birthday!
Our new Father’s Day cards are here. Seven to choose from, each card is printed on a heavy, recycled cover stock and paired with a blue or natural colored envelope depending on the card. All designs are hand drawn and produced in our studio. Visit each shop listing for additional details and images. Don’t forget, Father’s Day is June 16th.
Screw Flowers
Outside: (bouquet of screwdrivers)
Inside: “Screw flowers. Happy Father’s Day!”
You’re the Man
Outside: (mallard + wood grain texture)
Inside: “You’re the man. Happy Father’s Day.”
Back: (wood grain texture)
Cheers to a Smooth Father’s Day
Outside: “Cheers” (glass of scotch)
Inside: “Wishing you a smooth Father’s Day.”
The Ultimate Man Card
Outside: “The Ultimate Man Card” (manly collage: mallard, t-bone, rifle, pipe, canoe, oar, football, swiss army knife, hat, cigar, scotch glass and a golden plaque)
Inside: “Happy Father’s Day.”
Back: (tufted leather pattern)
Tools He’ll Never Have to Use
Inside: “Tools you’ll never have to use. You’re welcome. Happy Father’s Day!”
Back: (hand drawn plaid pattern)
Dad You’re Super Rad
Inside: “Happy Father’s Day”
Stepdad You’re Super Rad
Inside: “Happy Father’s Day”
The Mother’s Day Greeting Cards have arrived in the shop. All of the cards are standard A7 greeting card size (5×7) and printed on a heavy recycled card stock in a speckled cream color. Cards come with an A7 envelope in purple, blue or natural, depending on the design. HPC has recently invested in a wonderful printer that we are going to be printing our own greeting cards on. I was a little nervous about making this move, but after seeing the amazing quality of the test prints I’m so excited about it.
Mom You Were Always Right
Inside: I finally said it. Happy Mother’s Day!
Blue Ribbon
Inside: Thanks for being so awesome.
Bouquet
Inside: blank
No Green Thumb Required
Inside: Happy Mother’s Day!
You’re So Crafty
Inside: Thanks for making me.
Today was a huge day for Hennel Paper Co. I sent all of my product lines to print. HECK YES! I am excited and overly nervous all at the same time. Its so easy to get lost in your computer monitor like its another world all together, but seeing the proofs today from my wonderful print house was a gigantic leap towards reality and the future of HPC. I don’t know if this venture will be successful. And I definitely don’t know if I will make a dime on it. But I have faith. And most of all I have love. Love for what I do and love from my friends and family.
Our website is officially live: www.hennelpaperco.com. I would love it if everyone would sign-up for the newsletter and share it with their friends. The shop launch will be within the next two weeks and I cannot wait! I’ve been hoarding all of my drawings in my sketchbook and am dying to share them all with you. (Psst.. some of the new products are featured on the website!)
The journey begins.
Jayme Sloan Hennel 