I just came across these hilarious Bastille Day-themed gocco prints created by StrangeBoyCards, and I feel compelled to post them for all. Bon 14 juillet à tous!
Nothin' like a little Kool 'N the Gang to get the party started! ps) "Va-t-en" essentially means "F off"
Oh, and here’s what the envelopes for the cards look like:
"Lifecall!"
AWESOME.
And now, my own contribution to the day: a photo I took of the Place de la Bastille in Paris, January 2006.
6 responses so far ↓
nancyalison // 14 July 2009 at 3:08 pm
So I googled Bastille Day Cards and voila! I found your site. I have no idea who you are but I really enjoyed your posts . Who doesn’t love all things French, letterpress or typographic.
Bonne journée!
justalittlepiece // 14 July 2009 at 4:06 pm
I love them all! Also, I was admiring your items made by you and I was wondering if you took a class or just picked it up yourself. Any tips?
PauvrePlume // 14 July 2009 at 4:23 pm
@nancyalison: Thank you! So glad you found my site and that you’re enjoying the posts… Always nice to “meet” someone else with similar obsessions.
@justalittlepiece: Thanks for visiting – sorry I didn’t reply to your last comment, too. But I meant to say that you, too, can spend a majority of your day being lazy and falling head-first into the Design Blog Vortex!!!! It’s great fun, but also a GREAT detriment to my own work, which falls by the wayside pretty quickly.
Anyway, thanks for taking time to check out my own stuff. Yeah, I pretty much just pick stuff up on my own (especially the lettering – I’ve loved lettering since I could basically pick up a pencil and make words). But if you’re interested in handmade correspondence, there’s a really cool, inexpensive book called Handmade Hellos that comes with cool templates and DIY instructions for a ton of creative projects…
etienne // 14 July 2009 at 5:04 pm
adorable! where can you order these – is there an etsy shop? they are just short of perfection – hate to nitpick but the envelope should read “aidez-moi.”
PauvrePlume // 14 July 2009 at 5:14 pm
@etienne Aren’t they great?! If you go to http://www.strangeboy.org/cards/, it provides an email address where you can write to order cards. Not sure about prices/availability, though. And yeah, I realized the “m’aider” issue right away… I think maybe he was going for “m’aidez,” which the average American tends to pronounce like MAY DAY, for “Help Help!” Usually I picture people talking into a Walkie Talkie when they say that, though. hahaha
justalittlepiece // 14 July 2009 at 5:32 pm
No apology necessary. Thank you for the book referral. I’ll check it out. I’m in need of a crafty hobby as I am currently angry at my scrapbook right now. lol