Full disclosure here: I could spend hours in the greeting card section. Literally, hours. Give me any corner convenience store (like the one right next to my apartment) and on more than one occasion a week, the employees there can usually find me grabbing dog food, cereal and casually browsing the card section (what every girl needs, right?). Sometimes I'll be reading through them with no one in particular I'm shopping for. I just love reading them. And buying several, just because.

I guess I always have. I remember stopping by our local Longs Drugs store (does anyone remember those?!) with my mom when I was a little girl, and instead of spending time in the toy or candy section, I made a beeline to the card and magazine section. She'd often come back to find me, sitting cross legged on the floor of the aisle, flipping through a magazine or book, with a few greeting cards in my lap, too.

And today, while I send far more emails than I do a handwritten note, there is something so special about sending and/or receiving a card in the mail, isn't there? It's the thrill of seeing your name on the envelope that clearly sticks out from  your stack of bills or advertising fliers -- the handwritten address on the front -- that makes you walk a bit faster to your apartment door, so you can hurry up and open it.

I love surprising my friends and a certain special guy in my life with sweet little notes and cards. I think it's such a beautifully simple way of reminding them you care about them -- not that an e-card wouldn't do necessarily -- it's just nice to break up our routines sometimes, am I right? Simply put, I'll likely save your card and put it on my fridge. That email, on the other hand, sometimes gets lost in the shuffle of our too full inboxes.

So when the folks over at Papyrus (another guilty pleasure of mine while growing up) asked me to take their latest collaboration with Lela Rose for a spin, I jumped at the chance. Being a fan of Lela Rose as well, I was so pleased to see her design aesthetic really come to life in a line of stationary -- evoking a certain sophistication and glamour -- each card toting such unique design details that surely my fashion forward friends (and heck, maybe even my guy!) could appreciate.

I particularly love the fashion illustrations and have already started matching them up to who they resemble most out of my group of friends. (And I could totally see myself rocking what the brunette is wearing here!)

Do you guys send out handwritten notes and cards anymore to your friends? If not, anyone in the market for a pen pal? I have some pretty fashionable cards to send you. 🙂

This post was in collaboration with Papyrus and Lela Rose. As always, all opinions and styling are my own. Thank you for supporting all This Time Tomorrow collaborations!