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Absolutely amazing work coming from Paul Roden and Valerie Lueth, the artists behind Pittsburgh, PA based Tugboat Printshop. Tugboat specializes in incredibly intricate woodcut prints, like the gorgeous 4 color woodcut printed wedding invitations shown above. A bit more from the Tugboat Printshop portfolio:

You can purchase select prints in the shop on the Tugboat site, and you can see more about their printing process both on their site and in their Flickr stream. I love looking at the in process and finished woodcuts, which are works of art in and of themselves. Swoon…

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A big congratulations go out to Rock Scissor Paper, who are celebrating 17 years in business! They’re celebrating by having a great sale — save 25% on orders placed by March 10, 2010 by using coupon code SASSY17 when you checkout.

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I recently spotted the work of French paper artist, Daniel Mar, over at Paper Forest, and I had to see more so I immediately headed over to his portfolio, which is filled with so many beautiful, intricate projects. I love the interplay of papercuts and sculptural paper elements that Daniel uses to create dimension. So inspiring!

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I don’t think that Denise Sharp has touched a piece of paper that she hasn’t transformed into something magical, and I love her use of unexpected elements like a vintage house number and a chipboard letter covered with glass glitter in this fantastic silver ensemble.

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These new letterpress paper house kits from OneCanoeTwo look like so much fun. The first diorama kit in what will be a series (yay!) is called Chandler Lane, and it includes a background plus pieces for three houses, seven trees, and two corner tabs. I’m loving the attention to detail shown on each piece, including shingled rooftops, brick siding, and doorway and window detailing on the houses, and the landscaped grass, stone walkway, trees, and sky on the background piece. This kit would make a wonderful spring or Easter activity for both kids and adults.

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Shown above, clockwise from the top:

* Business cards for Matteo Gastel by Cacao Design, printed on “pachica” paper, which becomes transparent when heated and embossed. Super cool, huh? – via FPO

* A business card that works like a mini house plant, growing alfalfa or cress when dipped in water. Designed by Jamie Wieck.

* Ultra modern letterpress printed cards, designed by Peter Gaillard and printed by Fresh Impression. Love the teal edge painting!

* Gorgeous die cut and letterpressed business cards for Vale of Enna by Truly Smitten. – via Oh So Beautiful Paper

* Love the light on dark, blind debossing, and metallic ink on the F5 Photography business cards by Device Design.

* A fantastically cute branding concept by Tad Carpenter for Yummo.

* Intricate lace illustration and “embroidered” lettering on Marian Bantjes’ business cards.

* Love the charcoal and yellow palette and aspen illustration on these letterpressed business cards by Dingbat Press for Light + Love Photography.

* More of that cool “pachica” paper on PataPri’s cute business cards.

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Oh, this Easter egg cup craft from Paper Source is just darling. I love the grassy fringe and sweet little flower accents. Check out the tutorial over at the Paper Source blog, and download a template so you can easily cut out the blades of grass. I think that these would make really cute accents for votive candle holders, too!

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I’m really digging these pretty paisley postcard printables from Yasmine at A Print a Day. She’s created postcards in three colorways, and patterned backgrounds are included in the download if you’d like for your postcards to have patterned backs. Thanks for sharing, Yasmine!

Psst … Yasmine also recently released Issue 6 of Parasol Magazine, and as always it’s a must see. The issue includes features on the ladies from Nice Package, Livy from A Field Journal, and Mollie from Royal Buffet, and that’s just a start!

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