Full disclosure: this is a sponsored post. I have been a customer of Paperless post for many years and was happy to accept this opportunity because I already love the product, and their cards feature some beautiful artwork.
Paperless Post is a digital greeting card service. As a resident of Japan with family in the United States, it's a great way to send a last-minute greeting with a lot more personality than an email. I know my card will arrive within seconds rather than weeks, and it saves paper.
Here's a look at the card editor. I enjoy getting to tweak details such as envelopes, liners, stamps, and even a postmark (I'd love to see a Tokyo postmark someday, hint hint). The designers did a great job making their service feel like real paper. It's a refreshing change from fast-paced texts and emails, and taking a moment to accessorize a card gives a nice personal touch.
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| Selecting an envelope color |
When the recipient gets the card, they follow a link from an email to a viewing page. It's quite skeuomorphic, with animations of opening a card through an envelope, and the reveal of the card inside.
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| A preview of a thank you card |
Paperless Post partners with some of my favorite card designers, including
Hello!Lucky,
Rifle Paper Company,
Kate Spade,
Jonathan Adler, and
Oscar de la Renta. Here's a few examples of cards I like. To keep it on theme with my blog, I've selected a few that have lots of lovely ornamentation.
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| Rose Floral Ikat Wedding Invitation by Oscar de la Renta |
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| Birch Monarch Suite Invitation by Rifle Paper Co. |
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| Hammertime by Hello!Lucky |
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| Shiny and Sparkly by Jonathan Adler |
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| Moor Heather by Anthropologie |
The site has expanded quite a bit since I first began using it years ago. Now you can order cards in paper. While this is a bit ironic given their name, for something significant like a wedding invite, it's good to have the option to make it more permanent. I also notice they have Company holiday cards. In Japan, sending New Year's Greetings (
年賀状 Nengajo) is bigger than sending Christmas cards, so I'd love to see more international offerings in the future.
Final praise: their logo is a carrier pigeon. Great product and great mascot.
