Paperblanks Stories

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Along with the exciting array of new covers and series that we introduce every catalogue season, we also like to bring back some favourite designs in new book sizes. For Spring 2015 we are giving new life to two...
Introducing a first for our Paperblanks® collection – a cover inspired by a piece of antique cabinetry! While visiting the Huntington Library in California we were completely enraptured with a striking ebony cabinet-on-stand. The original work was designed in 18th-century...
With many writers and artists among our team, we at Paperblanks understand that the need for high-quality paper within a journal is just as important as the beautiful cover that holds it. We last talked about our commitment to paper...
In a recent Endpaper post we provided links for downloadable Milestone Booklets that enhance your experience of capturing memories from both childhood and adult life. If you're an active journal user, it was probably quite easy to picture how you...
If you love this classic pattern as much as we do, you will go stark raving plaid for our trendy, yet timeless, Mad for Plaid series! Everyone has an idea about plaid – it’s undeniably classy yet associated with the...
One of our favourite sources of inspiration for our Paperblanks® cover designs is an amazing old book filled with antique swatches of fabric. With the samples collected in France in the late 1800s, all of the designs and patterns...
The shimmering golden cover of our Bukhara journal has proven to be a popular choice, so we couldn't wait to add a gorgeous new colour to the selection! Just in time for spring, we are pleased to introduce...
The 1709 Swiss book binding that inspired our Shimmering Delights series was originally crafted from black leather punctuated by metallic studs. This type of decoration, a technique known as pointillé, was created using hammered brass pins. It just so happens that while we...
Hello, Endpaper Bloggers! My name is Robyn and I help to write many of these Endpaper Blog posts. I don't usually use the first person in my writing for Paperblanks®, but for the beginning of this 10-Year Journal project I...
We are absolutely thrilled to share our two new Monet journal covers with you this season. Featuring handwritten pages from a letter penned by French painter Claude Monet to Berthe Morisot, a fellow Impressionist, Monet (Bridge) and Monet (Water...