(Columbus, OH) Quoting research on Valentine’s Day isn’t exactly romantic, but using research to find the perfect gift is just plain smart. Research shows that most people would most enjoy a handmade gift on Valentine’s Day. And handmade is inherently local. The old standbys, such as jewelry, chocolate, and flowers just don’t have the same impact as a thoughtful personalized gift and who knows what social and environmental faux pas are lurking in those red cardboard boxes.

Blue Sky Papers’ Love Book is a uniquely romantic gift that comes from the heart and a local entrepreneur. More than a traditional photo album or card, these chic keepsake journals tell the story of your relationship in an archive-quality book that will last as long as your love—forever.

Blue Sky Papers’ Love Book is simple to create and the unique inspirational "tributettes" help guide you as you share your very personal memories and feelings in your own handwriting. Simply chose the prompts that most inspire you, open your heart, and write your love story.

In fact, demand for the inspirational prompts has been so overwhelming that they are now available to download. With just a clink and in an instant 39 love prompts are at your finger tips to bring out the poet within.

Nurture your love affair and the local economy. Give a keepsake love book that’s made by hand and comes from the heart.

To learn more about Blue Sky Papers Love Book and other Keepsake Journals please visit www.blueskypapers.com.

(Columbus, OH) One of the most unique features of Blue Sky Papers’ Keepsake Journals are the inspirational prompts. Demand for our love prompts has been so overwhelming that we’ve recently made them downloadable—just in time for Valentine’s Day. Now, launching your love life is as easy as clicking a button.

There are a million ways these little love prompts can save your Valentine’s Day. Download the love prompts package and 39 inspirational prompts will be at your disposal in just seconds. Use them to create an ultra-personal Valentine, as inspiration for a love letter, or make your own Valentine’s Day scavenger hunt by hiding the prompts and responses all over the house along with small gifts of chocolate and flowers. Blue Sky Papers’ love prompts are so inspiring, there’s no telling what this Valentine’s Day has in store.

Simply go to www.blueskypapers.com, click on the Valentine’s Day page and click to download the inspirational prompts package.
Have a happy and handmade Valentine’s Day.

For more information, or learn more about Blue Sky Papers’ inspirational prompts download please visit www.blueskypapers.com.

(Columbus, OH) Blue Sky Papers’ Book of Love is featured in RedEnvelope’s Valentine’s Day catalogue. It’s a natural fit, like peas and carrots, or you and your loved one. After all, the two companies share a common mission: to make gift giving simple and fun.

Research shows that most people would most enjoy a handmade gift on Valentine’s Day. The old standbys, such as jewelry, chocolate, and flowers just don’t have the same impact as a thoughtful personalized gift created with your own two hands. The folks at RedEnvelope couldn’t agree more, so they are featuring the handmade keepsake journals from Blue Sky Papers this Valentine’s Day.

Blue Sky Papers’ Book of Love is a uniquely romantic gift that comes from the heart and is made by hand. More than a traditional photo album or card, these beautiful keepsake journals preserve the story of your romance in an archive-quality book that will last as long as your love—forever.

Blue Sky Papers’ Book of Love is simple to create and the unique inspirational “tributettes” help guide you as you share your very personal memories and feelings in your own handwriting. Simply chose the prompts that most inspire you, open your heart, and record your love story. Then, place the self-adhesive tributettes in your book of love along with your photos. If you like, you can embellish your book with dried flowers, movie stubs, or concert tickets.

RedEnvelope is a benchmark of quality. Each 9 x11.25 inch love book is crafted of rich durable fabric, or sophisticated bonded leather. Archive-quality, acid free pages insure your thoughts and memories will truly last a lifetime. The binding is concealed screw-posts, which allows you to add, remove, and customize pages. Everything needed to create your personal love story is included in the kit.

“Move over peas and carrots, there’s a new team in town,” said Courtney Bartik, founder and owner of Blue Sky Papers. “I’m thrilled to have RedEnvelope so enthusiastic about the Book of Love.”

To learn more about Blue Sky Papers Book of Love and other Keepsake Journals please visit www.blueskypapers.com.

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(Columbus, OH) Courtney Bartik always knew she wanted to start a business. For years she catalogued ideas, ran market research, and waited for an epiphany. Last year as she agonized over what to get a close friend for a baby shower gift. She wanted to honor her friend’s first pregnancy, but with a sophisticated style and an ultra-personal touch. And that’s when it hit her—it was time for traditional scrapbooks to get a sophisticated makeover—and Blue Sky Papers was born.

The dedicated scrapbooking set had been knee-deep in craft glue for nearly a decade when Bartik began market research on her sleek re-styling of the dated trend.

“I’ve always been a concept junkie. I’m always coming up with new ideas and trying to find the gaps in what’s out there,” Bartik said.

Bartik knew she wanted a product that was flexible and stylish. She wanted to be able to involve others in a collaborative process to create a hyper-personal keepsake. Capturing the story of her friend’s pregnancy, not only the images, was important to Bartik. But, everyone she invited to help create the keepsake were modern working women with plenty of style, but little time to spare. That was when Bartik created Blue Sky Papers’ Keepsake Journal Kit.

The Keepsake Journal Kit includes everything needed to create a one-of-a-kind gift that captures the memories, stories, and best wishes of all of life’s most precious moments. By marrying hand-crafted archival quality materials, sleek design, and a touch of inspiration, Bartik has created a product that resonates with sophisticated women who crave a stylish alternative to traditional personalized gifts.

The response to Bartik’s Keepsake Journals has been overwhelming. They are featured in Red Envelope’s 2008 Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, and Spring catalogues and have been picked up by major retailer PaperThread, a retail division of Carlton Cards, an American Greetings Company.

“The refined aesthetic of the journals seems to be what really captures people,” Bartik said. “You can display these journals, they’re classic.”

To learn more about Blue Sky Papers’ Keepsake Journals please visit www.blueskypapers.com.

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Bartik found inspiration while searching for the perfect baby shower gift to present to a close friend. She knew she wanted to create something hand-crafted, a way to capture this life-changing moment in her friends life, but she wanted something stylish and refined.

“I didn’t want to make a scrapbook and I knew I wanted to give all the people in her life an opportunity to contribute to this gift,” Bartik said. “I began writing the prompts and collecting the photos and the keepsake journal was born.”

Blue Sky Papers offers a full collection of sophisticated, hand-crafted keepsake journals. Each journal comes with Blue Sky Papers’ signature inspirational prompts which guide the creative process and make it easy for everyone to express their individual sentiments, hopes, and memories to the recipient. Whether creating a personal love story for your spouse, or gathering a large family in celebration of a new birth, Blue Sky Papers’ keepsake journals are a chic alternative to scrapbooking, and a simple, elegant way to keep the memories you make.

To learn more about Blue Sky Papers’ Keepsake Journals please visit www.blueskypapers.com.

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(Columbus, OH) Quoting research on Valentine’s Day isn’t exactly romantic, but using research to find the perfect gift is just plain smart. Research shows that most people would most enjoy a handmade gift on Valentine’s Day. The old standbys, such as jewelry, chocolate, and flowers just don’t have the same impact as a thoughtful personalized gift created with your own two hands.

Blue Sky Papers’ Love Book is a uniquely romantic gift that comes from the heart and touches the soul of the one you love. More than a traditional photo album or card, this beautiful keepsake journal tells the story of your relationship in an archive-quality book that will last as long as your love—forever.

Blue Sky Papers’ Love Book is simple to create and the unique inspirational “tributettes” help guide you as you share your very personal memories and feelings in your own handwriting. Simply chose the prompts that most inspire you, open your heart, and write your love story. Then, place the self-adhesive tributettes in your book of love along with your photos. If you like, you can embellish your book with dried flowers, movie stubs, or concert tickets.

Each 9 x11.25 inch love book is crafted of rich durable fabric, or sophisticated bonded leather. Archive-quality, acid free pages insure your thoughts and memories will truly last a lifetime and beyond. The binding is concealed screw-posts, which allows you to add, remove, and customize pages. Everything needed to create your personal love story is included in the kit.

Nurture your love affair. Give a keepsake love book that’s made by hand and comes from the heart.

To learn more about Blue Sky Papers Love Book and other Keepsake Journals please visit www.blueskypapers.com.

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(Columbus, OH) Grandparents have it all. That’s why finding the perfect gift for them can be daunting. They’ve had a lifetime to collect beautiful house wares, jewelry, art, and ornaments and finding something they don’t already have is nearly impossible. Finding something they will really love is simple—a keepsake journal created by the ones they love most and dedicated to a lifetime of precious memories.

A keepsake journal from Blue Sky Papers is an elegantly simple way to capture the memories of a lifetime. Each unique keepsake journal is a collaborative creation from the whole family and dedicated to those special people who mean so much. It’s a fun activity for children and a beautiful way for the entire family to come together and recognize grandma and grandpa.

Blue Sky Papers’ unique tributette prompts make it easy to say exactly how you feel. In addition to the inspirational prompts, each kit comes with everything you need to create your grandparent keepsake journal. Choose from rich fabric covers, or sophisticated bound leather. Each keepsake journal is created with acid-free, archive quality paper to ensure your memories will last a lifetime. The screw post binding allows you to add or remove pages as needed and the sturdy photo corners make it easy to include all your favorite pictures along with your tributes.

What grandparents truly want is for their families to show they care. Come together, create an archive, and keep the memories you make.

For more information on Blue Sky Papers and our keepsake journals for all occasions please visit www.blueskypapers.com.

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