Ever since my friend Marilyn shared her calling card with me, I’ve been dying to make my own but I’m sooo indecisive about everything! Should I go with glossy or matte cardstock? Color or simple black & white? Bleed or no bleed? Traditional landscape or portrait? Oh check out that square-shaped card! Wow, look at that sweet edge dye! But wait, what’s this? Letterpress?!?!

You get the picture. So while I’m still working on creating the (almost) perfect calling card for myself, I’m drawing inspiration from some of these awesome business cards I’ve rounded up from fellow designers:

Fox Rain by Sweet Peony Press.

Kate Murphy Photography. Logo and Design by Jessica Hische.

Amy Collins featured on Oh So Beautiful Paper.

Sweet & Savory from Dingbat Press.

Colleen Ellse of Craft Lovely.

Whitney Stroupe by MaeMae Paperie.

T & Cake. Business card design by Build.

Charlotte Elizabeth Photographer. Business card design by Stitch.

Lau­ren Bai­ley Design.

Burn The Book featured on Oh So Beautiful Paper.

Jason Sanders by Dolce Press.

Ovi Prunean. Business card design by James Prunean.

Sassen Design by Under Consideration.

Enisha Williams by Dingbat Press.

Amanda K Photography featured on A Fine Press.

I’m looking around for ideas for our new house and I think I’m in love with Plain English kitchens.

Simple, elegant, classy. Yes, I’m definitely in love.

I’m so jelly. I wish I could do calligraphy and hand-lettering like Masha of Ornamelle. They’re beautiful.

Check out more of Masha’s work at Ornamelle.

Halloween is right around the corner! Here are some easy DIY decorations you can make to dress up your home just in time for the Halloween spirit!

(Left to right; Top to bottom)
Bat-filled Front Door (PDF) from Country Living
Eerie Eyeball Wreath from Country Living
Mice Vignette by Kim Vallée
Trash Bag Spiderwebs by Jessica Jones at HowAboutOrange
Ravens in Waiting by Martha Stewart
Halloween Wreath by Karen at The Art of Doing Stuff
Friendly Ghosts from Country Living
Mouse Motel from Local Eyes
Spider Egg Sac by Martha Stewart

I got to work this morning and the first thing I saw was a little business card peeking out from underneath a sticky note that says “effective Oct. 1″ on my desk. It’s from my coworker Marilyn. She’s retiring at the end of this week and moving to California’s spectacular Mendocino coastline next month. In order for us to keep in touch, she gave me her personal card with her new contact information. Isn’t it cute?!

I’m a sucker for adorable things like this! Now I want to make a personal card for myself! I found some generously free “calling cards” by Jessica from How About Orange. Just download the template, add your contact information, and print! Keep some in your bag and pull them out at the perfect moment.

Flower Garden (Left). Argyle Motif (Right).