Paperblanks Stories

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Just in time for last-minute holiday shopping, we're introducing our new 5-Year Snapshot Journals. Designed to help capture those "capsule" moments of your life, these diaries are ideal for taking a snapshot of an important period in your life...
You may find it surprising to learn that in all our years of creating journal covers based on world art, we've never featured the art of Gustav Klimt (1862–1918). Perhaps it was because his work is just so iconic that...
We've seen the memes: people are over 2020, especially when it comes to using a daily planner. And we're with you! We are ready to start planning ahead for 2021, and the first step in doing so is choosing...
Our Leonardo's Sketches Collection renders two of Da Vinci's sketches and notes from his famous treatise, the Codex Leicester. One design -- Sun & Moonlight -- features Leonardo's scientific observations and theories on the light of the moon relative...
Spring is here! Even if the weather may not always feel like it, when it comes to the covers released as part of our first-ever April Collection the warmer season has officially arrived. As part of our 25th anniversary year...
A spirit of rebirth blossoms in our Living with Yuko series. Featuring a lively contemporary work by Japanese American artist Yuko Shimizu, our Holland Spring softcover Flexis bring a touch of whimsy to the Paperblanks collection. Shimizu first studied advertising...
Today we have another entry in our Paperblanks Traveller series, where we publish photos sent to us from travelers all over the world. The photos are set in all kinds of exotic locations but with one of the person's...
This year we are celebrating Paperblanks' 25th anniversary, but our journey began long before that first journal collection in 1992. Our story begins with the 1972 founding of Cloudburst Press in an old log cabin in the mountains of British...
The time has come to announce our latest spring collection! We can't wait for you to meet our latest designs. From Impressionist art to Romantic-era bindings, step inside Spring 2024 and discover our newest collection of notebooks, journals, lifestyle accessories...
Paperblanks’ Spring 2023 collection is a wonderful display of designs. Forming a tapestry of artistic styles and traditions, our latest releases are sure to delight the senses. From celebrated textile design and bejewelled bindings to geometric Art Deco and floral...