HOPE IS IN THE CARDS

This week begins the Week of Hope....

On Paper has joined a national grassroots effort to reinvigorate America with HOPE- one card at a time. During the week of September 1 -7 On Paper will participate in A campaign created by HOPE IS IN THE CARDS. All this week On Paper will offer free postage and mailing to every customer that purchases any greeting card or note card during the week.

The recession has hit America's workforce hard. Many feel challenged in today's difficult economic times The simple mailing of a positive message or a message of thanks and support lifts the spirits of the recipient and the sender. It's a way to do something positive, something gracious and to send a hopeful uplifting message.

The campaigns goal is simple:

- 300 million messages of hope and support circulating around the country.

- A renewed sense of community, family and friendship

- The word HOPE to be written on the back of every piece of mail sent this week- including bills!

So start penning and start writing... it's HOPE week!!!

Monday Montage: Cool Greens - Still Hot

Still lots of interest in the color and the concept of green for invites... elements of nature; leaves, mountains, trees and the like. The possibilities are as endless as the inspirations of nature- endless indeed!

Anniversary Reflections

As our twelfth anniversary month draws to a close I am struck by how much our world, and my world has changed in the twelve years since I opened On Paper....

12 Things That Have Dramatically Changed in 12 years
(in no particular order, except #1)

1. E commerce retail sales rose from 8 billion in 1998 to 166 billion in 2007. That's in just 10 years....completely changing the face of brick and mortar retailing forever.

2. Many, including industry experts, perceived Al Gore's concept of global warming to be a farce.

3. Barack Obama becomes the first African American President.

4. September 11th.

5. Google, Ebay and Amazon were just getting going. Facebook, Twitter and Youtube were not even concepts.

6. China entered the World Trade Organization in 2001.

7. Economic recession.

8. I got married. Twice! (someone has to order wedding invitations)! ;)

9. I opened and closed a second On Paper location in Cleveland (2000-2002).

10. The average cell phone call in 2001 lasted 2.74 minutes.

11. Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq war.

12. I opened Green Paper Company, a wholesale recycled paper company.

Sources: census.gov, internet retailer.com, Econonmic Policy Institute (epi.org)
Photo: Scott Cunningham

Wednesday: What's New?

Fresh in... incredibly exquisite stationery sets from Bell'Invito. These note sets are beautifully presented in luxe boxes- french lacquered in pale blue and chocolate brown. Perfect for men and women these ensembles refine and define the art of hand letter writing. Great price points too: $75- 121.

Letterpress note cards are printed on an antique letterpress with a keen eye for design. Beautiful papers are buttery and embellished with motifs, or, for the more classic afficiando- unadorned, creamy stock with hand lined envelopes. All are printed with soy inks and all are lined with traditional Japanese printed paper linings.

All photos via Bell'Invito

Monday Montage: Cool Nature-ie Invites

10 Reasons to Write a Letter

1. A letter says "You are special".

2. A letter invites you entry into someone else's soul.

3. A letter is a form of self expression.

4. A letter allows you the luxury of expressing yourself with a rehearsal before the performance.

6. A letter prompts giving of your self.

7. A letter had the ability to transform someones day.

8. A letter can change the course of someones life.

9. A letter is a chronicle of the present that preserves the past in the future.

10. A letter celebrates connection.

Anniversary Sale