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• When You Have Nothing Nice to Say...

  For those times when you have nothing nice to say, but can't say nothing at all---be rude and brutally honest. Some more of my faves for Etsy seller Earmark's Contempt Collection:   Read More... Posted Mar 25 2009, 03:27 PM by Diana Vilibert with | with no comments Filed under: cards, greeting cards, snarky

• You're Welcome Notes

  Need to send someone a hint that you were expecting a thank-you note from them? Go about it the passive-aggressive way:   Read More... Posted Mar 20 2009, 04:44 PM by Diana Vilibert with | with no comments Filed under: cards, snarky, thanks, thank you cards

• I Love You (But I Can't Say It Aloud)

  Want to spread the love? Pick up some "I Love You" cards and make someone a little happier. For $1, surprise someone with this handy card. For example, you can use this when: the bartender asks for you to pay your tab someone wants to bum a smoke you're guerilla flirting with someone The possibilities are endless! Up by 116th Street, there is this guy that walks down the street handing out Jesus fliers and repeats "I Love You." I think I'm ready to reciprocate the sentiment.   Read More... Posted Mar 18 2009, 12:24 PM by Shaun Seneviratne with | with no comments Filed under: love, cards

• Suit Up Your Playing Cards

  I don't care how bad I am at card games, these are the coolest playing cards ever! SuitUp utilized 19 Australian artists from the street art, comic, and illustration worlds to design these cards. Here's the Jack of Hearts:    Read More... Posted Mar 18 2009, 11:25 AM by Shaun Seneviratne with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: art, cards, prints, playing cards

• How Not to Break Up with Someone

  Ways I've Been Broken Up With Or Broken Up With Someone: 1. text message 2. Myspace relationship status change 3. instant message 4. falling off the face of the earth 5. smoke signals (just kidding) Next time you break up with someone, go old-school and write it down in this Honesty is the Best Policy card:   Read More... Posted Mar 12 2009, 05:13 PM by Diana Vilibert with | with no comments Filed under: cards, Relationships, greeting cards, breakup

• Start A Fire At Your Desk

  Your workday is going pretty well and all, but wouldn't it be even better if it was... EN FUEGO??? Read More... Posted Feb 13 2009, 03:31 PM by Alex Zalben with | with no comments Filed under: cards, office, printing, campfire

• Valentine's Day Tip: Spend Nothing at Kate Spade

  This is the best Valentine's Day e-card ever in the world, mostly because I'm obsessed with candy buttons. If you sent this to me, I would luv u forever, too. If this one's not quite your bag, there are more free e-cards where this came from! Kate Spade just launched a selection that she commissioned a varietyof artists to do up for her. You can browse them all here. My other favorites, after the jump: Read More... Posted Feb 12 2009, 03:19 PM by Steph Auteri with | with no comments Filed under: Valentine's Day, cards, seasonal, Free, holiday, online, card, kate spade

• Top 5 Things My Husband Must Compete Against for My Love

  [$16, Supermarket] my three cats coffee the latest book I happen to be reading hot, 30-minute showers sleep With all of the competition, perhaps one of these cards would make him feel better: Read More... Posted Feb 11 2009, 01:29 PM by Steph Auteri with | with no comments Filed under: Valentine's Day, love, cards, seasonal, holiday, custom, personalize, card

• Valentine's Day Resource: MadeByGirl

  [$2.95, MadeByGirl] I generally love everything MadeByGirl, but the Valentine's Day/Love cards are especially sweet. Check out a few of my favorites after the jump. Read More... Posted Feb 06 2009, 04:39 PM by Steph Auteri with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Valentine's Day, cards, seasonal, holiday, valentine's day resource

• It's Syphilis, BTW

  Yes, it's syphilis. And yes, I'm attempting to soften the blow by showing you cute baby animal pictures.       Is it working? Grandma's Dead, a book of postcards allowing you to break "bad news with baby animals,"  is chock full of adorable bebehs willing to break any sort of bad news for you: Read More... Posted Feb 03 2009, 04:26 PM by Steph Auteri with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: cards, animals, stationery, baby animals

• Valentine's Day Tip: Retro Cards From Fred Flare

  Remember Valentine's Day in elementary school, where you wrote out cards for everybody and put them in a big box, and then the teacher handed them out later in the day? And then, if you only got two cards, you felt like a huge loser? Relive those days with these retro-style V-Day cards: Read More... Posted Feb 03 2009, 12:58 PM by Steph Auteri with | with no comments Filed under: Valentine's Day, cards, seasonal, retro, holiday, valentines

• My Lovely Valentine 3-D

  Nothing says "I love you," like taking your S.O. to another dimension: Read More... Posted Feb 02 2009, 09:36 AM by Alex Zalben with | with no comments Filed under: Valentine's Day, cards, tips

• Valentine's Day Tip: This Card Has Heart

  With all the cheeseball itesm out there, it's hard to find a card with heart. Well, look no further: Read More... Posted Jan 30 2009, 09:53 AM by Alex Zalben with | with no comments Filed under: Valentine's Day, cards, tips

• World's Most Expensive Deck of Cards

  How much would you pay for a Louis Vuitton deck of cards? $5? $10? $50? How about... Read More... Posted Jan 30 2009, 09:25 AM by Alex Zalben with | with no comments Filed under: cards, expensive, Louis Vuitton

• Say It Like You Mean It

  ...for when Hallmark just won't do. More of my favorites from this "Bittersweet" collection, after the jump:   Read More... Posted Jan 29 2009, 05:19 PM by Diana Vilibert with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: cards, greeting cards

• Flask + Cards = Drunken Fun Wherever You Go

  [photo via] What's your vice? Booze? Cards? Taking your clothes off? All three? This handy little holster can take care of two-thirds of that: Read More... Posted Jan 27 2009, 04:10 PM by Shaun Seneviratne with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Booze, cards, portable, flasks, holder, playing cards

• Winners: Obama! The Card Game

  [$15, ObamaCardGame.com] Well, we were giving away this: - 5 Copies of Obama! The Game, courtesy of Obama! The Game. And these are the winners:   Read More... Posted Jan 23 2009, 09:03 AM by Alex Zalben with | with no comments Filed under: cards, games, contests, obama

• Last Chance: Obama! The Card Game Contest

  [$15, ObamaCardGame.com] Its your last chance to get one of these: - 5 Copies of Obama! The Game, courtesy of Obama! The Game. All you have to do is comment on the post linked here (*See below for official rules) by the end of the day today, and one of these games will be yours. And in the spirit of keeping things fresh, how soon do you think we'll stop being excited about Obama's inauguration? First person to guess correctly without going over gets, er, nothing.   Read More... Posted Jan 22 2009, 09:04 AM by Alex Zalben with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: cards, games, contests, obama

• Leaving a Bad Impression

  [$5, Orange32] I'm a firm believer in using calling cards for all sorts of situations...not just networking, pick-ups, and bad parking. Which is why I had to snicker at this particular card...and several others on the Orange32 site: Read More... Posted Jan 21 2009, 03:26 PM by Steph Auteri with | with no comments Filed under: cards, snarky, calling cards, snark

• Reminder: Win Obama! The Card Game

  [$15, ObamaCardGame.com] Just a reminder, we're giving away: - 5 Copies of Obama! The Game, courtesy of Obama! The Game. All you have to do is comment on the post linked here (*See below for official rules) by the end of the day on Thursday, January 22nd, and one of these games will be yours. And just to keep this post interesting, what was your favorite moment from yesterday's Inauguration? My favorite moment was when I had to stop checking the spelling of inauguration, actually. Read More... Posted Jan 21 2009, 09:01 AM by Alex Zalben with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: cards, games, contests, obama

• Be The Joker

  I just watched The Dark Knight again this weekend (BluRay on my friend's 52" plasma tv ::orgasm::) and goddamn, Joker is so effin awesome.  The movie inspires me to want to be like Joker (worst role model ever). Thankfully I have enough flamboyant apparel to pull off his style, but I lack his array of 'wonderful toys. All I need are a few sticks of dynamite, some gunpowder, and maybe these:   Read More... Posted Jan 20 2009, 10:01 AM by Shaun Seneviratne with | with no comments Filed under: cards, weapons, batman, dark knight, joker

• Obama! The Card Game + Contest

  [$15, ObamaCardGame.com] Hey, happy One Of The Biggest Moments In Our Lifetime Day, everybody. To celebrate, we're giving away: - 5 Copies of Obama! The Game, courtesy of Obama! The Game. All you have to do is comment on this post (*See below for official rules) by the end of the day on Thursday, January 22nd, and one of these games will be yours. By the way, not only is it a super fun, and funny card game, but a portion of profits from the game go to Lost and Found Inc., an organization that takes in "at-risk" kids and gives them the shelter, the rehabilitation, the treatment that they need to survive. It really is a brand new day in America. Read More... Posted Jan 20 2009, 09:02 AM by Alex Zalben with | with 28 comment(s) Filed under: cards, games, contests, obama

• Quick Tip of the Day: Open in Case of Emergency

  The box above is to be opened only in the case of an emergency. I assume that means it contains either first aid supplies for all those times I've sliced my fingers open with kitchen implements, or a pile of money with which to pay my monthly bills. Read More... Posted Jan 16 2009, 08:37 AM by Steph Auteri with | with no comments Filed under: Quick tip, cards, emergency

• Offensive + Delightful is Both Offensive AND Delightful

  [$3.75, Offensive + Delightful] Thank god there are people out there far wittier than I. Otherwise, my T-shirt and greeting card collections would be far smaller. The latest card creator I'm thankful for? Offensive + Delightful. Some highlights after the jump: Read More... Posted Jan 08 2009, 11:19 AM by Steph Auteri with | with no comments Filed under: cards, stationery

• Bitch in a Box

  [$16, Whimsy] God. I can be such a bitch sometimes. And lord knows, I like to be prepared for unexpected opportunities for extreme bitchery. Which is why I carry around this Bitch Box, which contains cards printed with such niceties as "you're on my shit list," "seriously," and "sonsabitches." Of course, I have been known to show remorse, which is why I also have this box of ego boosters: Read More... Posted Jan 05 2009, 03:21 PM by Steph Auteri with | with no comments Filed under: cards, bitch box, ego boosters, bitch, note cards

• Holiday Tip: Tell Someone Just How (Blank) They Are

  [Photo via] Finding it difficult to tell someone how you feel? There's no better time than the holidays to express your love to the ones in your life. Need some help? I have a tip for you after the jump and, amazingly, it's freeee!!! Read More... Posted Dec 23 2008, 02:00 PM by Steph Auteri with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: cards, seasonal, downloads, holiday, customization, holiday tip, printable

• Holiday Resource: MoMA Store

  [$20, MoMA] Aside from gorgeous snow globe-style ornaments, like the one above, I'm suggesting the MoMA Store as a holiday resource because of the gorgeous and whimsical 3-D & pop-up cards in their inventory. I mean...doesn't everyone use the Shoebox ones? Read More... Posted Dec 03 2008, 11:19 AM by Steph Auteri with | with no comments Filed under: cards, seasonal, holiday, christmas, moma, holiday resource

• Luggage To Write Home About

  My Packing List: the necessary number of outfits, complete with undies and accessories my fuzzy pajama pants, and tank top toiletries, including my travel toothbrush vibrator hair dryer (I'm never satisfied with the hotel hair dryer) a book that i'm in the middle of, another book in case I finish the first book, and a book of crossword puzzles too many pairs of shoes etc. Nicole of Making It Lovely handles her packing a bit differently: Read More... Posted Nov 10 2008, 11:57 AM by Steph Auteri with | with no comments Filed under: cards, Paper Goods, stationery

• Quick Tip of the Day: Gift Giving With Sass

  You may be broke and jobless this holiday season, but you can still afford these awesome gift tags to attach to your presents from the dollar store. More awesomeness after the jump. Read More... Posted Nov 06 2008, 08:30 AM by Diana Vilibert with | with no comments Filed under: cards, Gifts, holiday, presents, gift tags, snarky

• Card Deck Flask

  Hey, what's in the flask? Whiskey? Vodka? Gin? Or, how about...a deck of cards? Well sure, if there's anything you want to be discrete about, it's a deck of playing cards, right? Read More... Posted Oct 29 2008, 01:33 PM by Wendy Atterberry with | with no comments Filed under: cards, flask