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At the beginning of this year we featured a Paperblanks Traveller photo of Candace's Grolier journal headed off to Santorini, Greece. Well, Paperblanks have gone on a Greek vacation again, this time with Diana, who writes: I spent last summer...
Born into slavery in Maryland, Frederick Douglass (1818–1895) became a leading abolitionist, social reformer, author and orator. He is regarded by many as the father of the American civil rights movement.  In the 1890s when Douglass was too ill to...
Finding photographs of our new designs in use is always exciting, so for our latest Paperblanks Traveller we're pleased to see a journal from our Equinoxe collection being taken on vacation to Greece. About her trip to the seashore,...
Yoshie sent us this picture from her recent trip to Hawaii. She told us the following about the trip and the journal: This photo was taken on the way from Kona to Waikoloa Village. During our drive we mostly just...
Originally released as a hardcover journal and pencil case as part of our Fall 2019 collection, Blue Velvet is now available in three additional product categories: softcover Flexi notebook, bookmark and washi tape! Inspired by a velvet panel from a...
Experience a piece of European history with this Porto design from our new Portuguese Tiles series. The design reproduced here comes from Porto, Portugal, where azulejos decorate the façades of old houses. Azulejos (meaning “small polished stone”) are painted,...
Paperblanks is pleased to announce the Paperblanks in the Picture contest, which will ask entrants to submit a photograph themed around a Paperblanks design for a chance to win a travel voucher valued at €500/$700, plus other prizes! Enter...
As the old saying goes: accessories make everything better. So, whether you’re looking to get more creative with your journal pages, keep your place or take your kit on the go, our latest accessory releases have you covered. We’re excited to...
Our Fall 2023 launch wouldn't be complete without the addition of new accessory products! This season we have a colourful assortment of jigsaw puzzles, bookmarks, washi tape and canvas bags joining our collection. Check out an overview of these new...
July is the month of long barefoot days and alfresco dining nights; it’s melting ice cream cones and ripe berries. July is also the birth month of many of our cover artists, so we decided to honour them by...