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We have an event this Saturday that is not to be missed! We have so many festivities planned, I can hardly keep them all straight! You can write a valentine (we'll be providing the paper) to someone in the military and you'll receive 20% off all greeting cards.
Broadway Paper will post and send all valentines for no charge.


Also, guest vendor La Familia Green will be here from Chicago to give a card making demonstration. We love La Familia Green, they always come up with really great designs and ideas for their cards. Plus, they are extremely environmentally friendly and they give a percentage of all sales to support local no-kill animal shelters in Chicago.


We couldn't be happier having them! Oh and I've heard that they will be debuting a new Milwaukee themed stamp just for our event! All supplies will be provided and it'll be a great time!

If that isn't enough to entice you to stop by on Saturday, maybe cupcakes will be! The fantastic Milwaukee Cupcake Company will be here with samples of all of their latest and greatest cupcakes. I simply cannot wait!

After your card making and cupcake eating, stay to learn about heart health with The American Heart Association while listening to the jazzy sounds of Informal Blues, a jazz band from Milwaukee's High School of The Arts. We really hope to see you here Saturday for some card making, cupcakes, heart education, and jazz!

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La Familia Green is one of my favorite vendors. They are really great people and live really close too! Such a great combination! I'm always so excited to order with them since the package comes all neat, pretty, and colorful. Such a way to brighten my day! And sometimes there is candy in the package too! What a treat!


In addition to La Familia Green being so great and living in Chicago, they use really great products. Their paper and envelopes are 30 to 100% post consumer recycled and their clear sleeves are biodegradable, sustainable, and compostable. Plus, they donate a percent to all of their sales to Chicago no-kill animal shelters. Their dog, stickers, especially loves that part!


And if this isn't already convincing enough, their designs are just great. I'm really into their style. Who wouldn't want a luchador Feliz Navidad card? This card is just hilarious and they have some other really great holiday designs too. You can see the whole collection of their wonderful cards here.

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Another designer that I really enjoyed at The National Stationery Show is La Familia Green. I have always liked their cards and thought they are so clever, and to meet the people behind the cards was quite a thrill. Their booth was quite a trip and I can only imagine the fun they had putting the whole thing together. It did remind me a little bit of my girl scout years (in a good way)- felt and paper chain links all abound! While enjoying some laffy taffy and dum dums that they had out, I looked through boxes of their new cards... and I have to say I think I got some goodies!

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And a big thing for me is that they donate a portion of their proceeds to local animal shelters in Chicago. How can you not love that?
I'll keep you updated once their product is in and ready!

... and we're back

Please excuse my absence but... the past two weeks have been ridiculously busy and crazy (in a really good way).
Two weeks ago today was my first official day as owner of the store.
I wasn't at the store though... I was where everyone else was in the stationery world- in New York City for The National Stationery Show!

The Show was incredible. Something I had always dreamed of seeing... but honestly I had always thought it would only be a dream. I had first heard about the show about a year ago and back in January, I had bought a ticket to New York and signed up as a student to go to The Show. Little did I know that in six months time, I would be going as the owner of Broadway Paper.

Here is just a sneak peek of what I saw at The National Stationery Show. In the next few weeks I'll be getting a lot more specific on what I liked and what I bought. Many shipments have already come in and we've been busy unpackaging them... so I will keep you updated and let you know once the new product is available in the store and online.

For now, here are a few photos to tide you over:

Once things are a little more situated I'll be keeping everyone updated on what's new at Broadway Paper. Please check back often. . .