Awhile ago, I received an order for a custom wedding card. The backstory is that the couple in question met in Australia while in university, and are heading back to Sydney to start work after the wedding. They apparently have always wanted to live there again, and are looking forward to the farmer’s markets, good [...]
Custom Order: Australia-themed Wedding Card/Mobile/Wind Charm
on January 20, 2011 in Bon Voyage, Cards and Note Cards, Custom Orders, Dimensional Projects, Envelopes, Random, Typewriter, Wedding
Custom Emerson-Inspired, Literature-Themed Bookmarks
on December 23, 2010 in Bon Voyage, Bookmarks, Custom Orders
Awhile ago, a very lovely loyal customer placed an order for 5 custom bookmarks. I’ll share set of 4 that she ordered today, which were literature-themed. I was free to interpret that phrase however I wanted, to create 4 different bookmarks for her friends. I decided to go with the theme of travel and exploration, [...]
London / Ferris Wheel Birthday Card
on August 19, 2010 in Birthday, Bon Voyage, Cards and Note Cards, Custom Orders, Envelopes
I’m excited to be sharing one of my most labour-intensive custom cards to date– not just in terms of design/execution, but in shipping/packing as well! A customer wanted a birthday card for her best friend who was going off to London for graduate studies, and wanted something London-themed (an alternative was a book-related card). The [...]
Custom Airplane Congratulations Card
on July 21, 2010 in Bon Voyage, Cards and Note Cards, Congratulations, Custom Orders, Envelopes
Last week I was delighted to receive a second order from a repeat customer! Chiewms had previously bought 4 bookmarks from me, and this time she wanted a congratulations card for a pilot friend who had just gotten into Singapore Airlines (SIA) successfully! The only direction I received was that she wanted it pop-up and [...]
A Whole Gamut of Things
on March 1, 2010 in Bon Voyage, Bookmarks, Envelopes, Stickers, Uncategorized, Valentine's Day, Wedding
*Note* These exact items are no longer available for purchase– but please visit the Paper Exploits shop at www.PaperExploits.etsy.com for a full list of handmade personalized stationery for sale! Thank you! (Confused? Click here to read a post which explains why sales now happen through Etsy.) Paper Exploits would like to kick-start Marvellous March with a [...]
Bordered Cards
on February 22, 2010 in Bon Voyage, Uncategorized
*Note* These exact items are no longer available for purchase– but please visit the Paper Exploits shop at www.PaperExploits.etsy.com for a full list of handmade personalized stationery for sale! Thank you! (Confused? Click here to read a post which explains why sales now happen through Etsy.) Are you a fan of borders? Here are 2 new [...]
Custom-Made Sealable Envelopes
on February 19, 2010 in Bon Voyage, Envelopes, Uncategorized
*Note* These are no longer available for purchase– but please visit the Paper Exploits shop at www.PaperExploits.etsy.com for a full list of handmade personalized stationery for sale! :] Thank you! (Confused? Click here to read a post which explains why sales now happen through Etsy.) A couple of readers and customers have been asking if they [...]
Travel/Bon Voyage Cards
on February 18, 2010 in Bon Voyage, Uncategorized
*Note* This exact card is no longer available for purchase (unless you request for a custom re-make)– but please visit the Paper Exploits shop at www.PaperExploits.etsy.com for a full list of handmade personalized stationery for sale! If you’re specifically interested in Cards, click here to view more :] Thank you! (Confused? Click here to read a [...]
About Kelly Tay
Apart from being the one-woman show behind Paper Exploits, Kelly is also a financial journalist by day. She read English Literature at the National University of Singapore, where she graduated with First Class Honours. In addition to both her full-time jobs, Kelly volunteers to teach English at the local prison, performs salsa at various national and international events, and often lusts after vintage typewriters she cannot afford. She is contactable at Kelly [at] PaperExploits [dot] com.
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Meet the Senior- My New Old Royal Signet Senior Typewriter
April 25, 2010
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Upcoming Booth Preview: Vintage Pinwheels
September 16, 2010
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Olympia Cursive Script Typewriter
March 22, 2011
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Preview: The Packaging Collection
July 23, 2010
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Tech girl and awkward owl bookmark
December 15, 2011
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K+A Christmas Playlist 2011
December 12, 2011
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He likes them houses
December 7, 2011
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Post-surgery update, and thank you cards!
December 7, 2011
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