Friday, July 20, 2007

Hot Card of the Day (Bobblehead Edition)


Today's hot card comes to us from Printemps in Westport, Connecticut. That's it. Look at that damn hot card!

Ingenious!


Who says Cleveland is boring? The third annual Ingenuity Fest, a celebration of the fusion of technology and the arts, got off to a stormy start (thanks to the weather) in downtown Cleveland, but the skies soon cleared. All of my senses, however, were on full alert, thanks to the plethora of exhibits, musicians, projects for young and old, and, of course, wonderful food.

After a 3-D slideshow and short film presented by the area NASA facility, I walked outside to find a Brazilian drum circle in full array. On a stage behind them, the Cleveland Jazz Heritage Orchestra was assembling for a later performance.

On another street, modern dance troupe 16 [R]evolutions (no, that's not a typo) depicted 100,000 years of human evolution and the tension between our intellectual and animal selves. All without using psychoactive drugs!

Those were just the tip of the iceberg. There were works of art for sale, and demonstrations of technological innovations for blocks and blocks. All the exploring made, of course, made me extremely hungry, so my family and I headed over to Fat Fish Blue. Thankfully, there are three more days to explore. I can't wait to go back and explore and expand my mind some more, and to try to find the world's biggest funnel cake.

-- Chris-Anna @ L.V.

Booty and the Beast


This is what happens when our owners, Chris and Wendy, and our operations manager, Liz, go on an "extended lunch break." Obviously, some of us have too much time on our hands.

Thursday, July 19, 2007

Hot Card of the Mid-to-Late Week (Slacker Edition)


Today's hot card is from our beloved retailer No Regrets in Newton Centre, Massachusetts. It's a simple and understated correspondence card in a color scheme that's actually shown in our baby announcement book. Plus, the liner design is only shown in our holiday catalog. This method of putting together a card, using styles and colors from different sources for personal effect, is one of our favorites and is a great reminder that everything we do is completely custom.

Monday, July 16, 2007

Hot Card of the Day (Buckeye Edition)


Today's hot card comes to us all the way from Beachwood, Ohio. Luscious Verde quality control-person Genevieve ordered these for a party, and we have to say that they are objectively awesome. We custom-designed a skyline of Cleveland and made them using our new custom-cut magic stuff. Just consider the possibilities...New York...Paris...Chicago...Toledo. OK, maybe not Toledo, but you get the idea.