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 [...]
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Custom Emerson-Inspired, Literature-Themed Bookmarks
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
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
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
*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
*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
*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
*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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