32nd Louie Awards Finalist

May 2021

The annual Louie Awards program has been honoring the best cards in the industry for over 30 years. Judging for this coveted award is based on originality, impact, design excellence, sendability, and value. The 2021 Louie Awards finalists were announced at *Noted: The Greeting Card Expo in May of 2021.

Our Dear NICU Mama card was one of three finalists nominated in the Superbly Stated category.

32nd Louie Awards Finalist

May 2021

The annual Louie Awards program has been honoring the best cards in the industry for over 30 years. Judging for this coveted award is based on originality, impact, design excellence, sendability, and value. The 2021 Louie Awards finalists were announced at *Noted: The Greeting Card Expo in May of 2021.

Our Forever Their Mother card was one of three finalists nominated in the Sympathy category.

Stationery Trends

Spring 2021 Issue

Stationery Trends is an award-winning magazine for the greeting card, social stationery and related lifestyle gift industry. Renowned for its engaging editorial, industry insights and high-quality photography, Stationery Trends is the coveted resource for retailers looking to stay ahead of the trend curve and on top of the latest must-haves.

Stationery Trends released their Spring Issue and our Rainbows & Babies Too card was featured in their Baby Trends section, as well as a small writeup from Kate explaining the term Rainbow Baby and why sympathy cards for pregnancy loss are so important. We are so proud to have one of our cards featured in the industry’s leading publication!

Shoutout SoCal

March 2021

Shoutout SoCal is part of the Los Angeles based Voyage Group of Magazines. By focusing on relevant topics, Shoutout SoCal hopes to inspire important conversations within the community and do so in way that puts artists, creatives and local businesses at the center of these conversations. Find the interview with Kate below.

Stationery Trends

Spring 2020 Issue

Stationery Trends is an award-winning magazine for the greeting card, social stationery and related lifestyle gift industry. Renowned for its engaging editorial, industry insights and high-quality photography, Stationery Trends is the coveted resource for retailers looking to stay ahead of the trend curve and on top of the latest must-haves.

Stationery Trends released their Spring Issue and our Dear NICU Mama Noble Greeting was featured in their Baby Trends section. We are so proud to have one of our most-popular cards featured in the industry’s leading publication!Dear NICU Mama Noble Greeting

The Paper Chronicles

April 2020

Sarah Schwartz, founding editor for Stationery Trends, Trends Editor at Gift Shop, and creator of the monthly e-blast Trend of the Month Club, uses her knowledge and expertise to round up her favorites on her blog The Paper Chronicles. The mission of The Paper Chronicles is to keep letter-writing, card-sending and invitation-using alive. Their sourcebook showcases a range of industry resources.

As one of the judges for the Noted @ *Noted Awards, Sarah shared a recent post on The Paper Chronicles highlighting several of the Product Award Finalists for Noted @ *Noted!

Noted @ *Noted

Product Award Finalist

APRIL 2020

Noted: the Greeting Card Expo is a new greeting card industry event, created by the community, for the community. The goal: To gather all parts of the greeting card community, provide new connections, discover products and resources, and celebrate the diversity of greeting cards and the people behind them. 

While canceling Noted 2020 was the right decision from a policy standpoint, it was important for the Noted team to continuing offering this Best New Product competition called Noted @ *Noted. The Noble Paperie is thrilled to announce that one of our cards has been announced as a finalist in “The Best Tear Jerker Card” category!

Stationery Trends

Winter 2020 Issue

Stationery Trends is an award-winning magazine for the greeting card, social stationery and related lifestyle gift industry. Renowned for its engaging editorial, industry insights and high-quality photography, Stationery Trends is the coveted resource for retailers looking to stay ahead of the trend curve and on top of the latest must-haves.

In early 2020, Stationery Trends released their Winter Issue. In one of their continuing editorials, our ‘Be Brave’ Noble Greeting Card was featured in their What’s In The Cards section. We are so proud to have one of our products featured in the industry’s leading publication.

SD Voyager

The Trailblazers: Rewriting the Narrative

February 2020

SD Voyager wants to highlight the best of San Diego - from freelance makeup artists to the best Meetup groups in town. The Trailblazers: Rewriting the Narrative, is a series highlighting incredible women in the San Diego community. Today, women are doing incredible things in all fields – from science and technology to finance, law, business, athletics and more. With the Trailblazers series, SD Voyager hopes to highlight and celebrate female role models, encourage more equal and just representation in the media, and help foster a more tight-knit community locally helping women find mentors, business partners, friends and more. Find the interview with Kate below.

Stationery Trends

Fall 2018 Issue

Stationery Trends is an award-winning magazine for the greeting card, social stationery and related lifestyle gift industry. Renowned for its engaging editorial, industry insights and high-quality photography, Stationery Trends is the coveted resource for retailers looking to stay ahead of the trend curve and on top of the latest must-haves.

In October, Stationery Trends released their Fall 2018 Design Issue, which included a look at the Class of Top 40 Under 40. This program acknowledges the new generation of gift industry extraordinaires. From shop owners and managers to stationers and company founders, the Top 40 Under 40 pays homage to those under forty for their seemingly countless contributions to an incredible industry.

Stationery Trends

Top 40 Under 40 - Class of 2018

July 2018

Stationery Trends is an award-winning magazine for the greeting card, social stationery and related lifestyle gift industry. Renowned for its engaging editorial, industry insights and high-quality photography, Stationery Trends is the coveted resource for retailers looking to stay ahead of the trend curve and on top of the latest must-haves.

Kate was honored to be selected among Stationery Trends 2018 Class of Top 40 Under 40. This program acknowledges the new generation of gift industry extraordinaires. From shop owners and managers to stationers and company founders, the Top 40 Under 40 pays homage to those under forty for their seemingly countless contributions to an incredible industry.

Women Making Waves

July 2018

Women Making Waves is a community for women who aspire to show up as their true selves and who define success on their own terms. Kate was honored to share her story and The Noble Paperie on the REAL TALK platform: a safe, judgment-free space for women to be vulnerable and to embrace their emotional struggles by sharing their stories of truth. The segment is meant to empower women to show up as their true selves and to connect them through their shared stories. 

Pregnancy & Newborn Magazine

April 2018

Pregnancy & Newborn is a print magazine and online community that embraces the trials and triumphs of motherhood. Kate's and Sebastian's story and The Noble Paperie blog, was featured on the C-section birth stories page of their online community.

Huffington Post

October 2017

One of our Noble Greetings was featured on '21 Heartfelt Cards To Give A Loved One Who’s Had A Miscarriage' list by Huffington Post! In honor of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, Huffington Post rounded up 21 cards to help comfort and support a family member, friend, or partner who's had a miscarriage. We are so honored to have been included in such a supportive list!

Buzzfeed

September 2017

Holy moly, what an honor! Kate's story and six of our Noble Greetings were featured on a Buzzfeed Article: "What This New Mom Did Will Melt Your Heart"! September is NICU Awareness Month, and we are elated that our cards have helped to spread awareness for a community that is so in need of support! Please share and help spread the love.