Posts in Feature Artist
Feature Designer: Ochre Lea

Cate Kuzik is a local, community-taught artist currently creating her letterpress creations in Edmonton as Ochre Lea (oh-kerr-lee). Fueled by a passionate connection to traditional handmade techniques during this increasingly digital age her goods are made with an emphasis on fun, bright colours, and graphics with mildly inappropriate phrases to make folks smile.

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Feature Designer: Classy Cards

Classy Cards is a small, one woman shop located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, that began as a hobby with a small online Etsy shop. Inspired by sarcastic wit and creative design Classy Cards was born of the desire to create cards that were funny instead of sappy. Cards that say what we’re all thinking, and makes us laugh at ourselves in the process. 

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Feature Designer: Boo To You

We’re starting the new year off with a few new suppliers here at parcel+prose, and we’re happy to announce Boo To You. Boo To You was created in 2010 in Victoria, B.C.  Founder Sarah Rouget had spent years creating cards to make her friends and family laugh, and eventually decided to share her creative wit with the rest of us. There is something for everyone, and they remind us to not take life too seriously.

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Feature Designer: Card Nest

“Card Nest is a greeting card and stationery brand, creating a range of contemporary and design-focused cards and gift wrap. Working directly with exciting and talented artists from around the world, we produce collections of paper goods that bring joy to both sender and recipient.” Founded in 2014 in Bristol, UK, Card Nest was born out of the desire to share the feeling of receiving a special something in the mail. To be the recipient of a meaningful message is so much sweeter than a digital message, especially in today’s technology focused society.  

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Feature Designer: Sea Urchin Studio

Launched in 2010, Sea Urchin Studio is a boutique design company specializing in playful, imaginative products for children. We were drawn to this product because of their adorable prints and colours.  We were searching for just the right offering of children’s stationery for our clientele. Sea Urchin Studio’s has everything you need with coordinating party invitations, thank you notes, writing paper, stickers and wrapping paper.

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Feature Designer: Carolyn Draws

“Carolyndraws is the brainchild of Toronto-based Illustrator, letterpress printer and people watcher, Carolyn Verkuyl.”

Carolyn’s art form is a true labour of love. Her illustrations and fonts are all hand drawn, she mixes her own inks, and works on an old, manual letterpress that prints only one sheet of paper at a time. She prints, cuts, folds, trims and packages each card individually.

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