Stationery Scoop: the blog by paper company CEO Heidi Reimer-Epp

Friday visit

Carla came today for a tour of Botanical PaperWorks today. As one of our major suppliers of post-consumer waste, it was fun to show her around. We posed in front of stacks of PCW waiting to be made into plantable paper (yes, my eyes are shut but Carla looks cute so I'm using the pic!).

I visited this week with Melanie and her adorable triplets and look what she brought to share - cupcakes from Winnipeg's Cupcakery. The banana icing on chocolate cake is TO DIE FOR!

At this moment, Petra and I are anticipating the arrival of Suzanne from Notables in Edmonton. Suzanne stocks the store with the best and most lovely stationery you could imagine and our annual visit is our chance to catch up and show off Botanical PaperWorks' newest designs.

Have a great Friday!

In the press: Bridal Guide

Thanks so much to the editors of Bridal Guide for including Botanical PaperWorks' plantable Beginnings wedding invitation in the current issue.

For a full-size version of the page, go to our Press Page or click on the thumbnails at left.

Here's a close-up of the Beginnings plantable wedding invitation:

Summer giveaway!

Here's your chance to win some Botanical PaperWorks plantable cards. Just go to Peg City Momma and read Shannon's post. And check out the real-life photos of growing, blooming paper. Gorgeous blooms in pots and in gardens.

Comments from a local customer

Last week, I received this delightful email from local customer Shirley Tam. I asked if I could share her comments with you and Shirley said yes! Here's what she had to say.

It's not often that we get to meet our customers face-to-face since so much of our business is done by email and phone. I know that's why I appreciate Facebook and Twitter so much - it allows us to get personal with all of our customers and suppliers, no matter where in the world they are.

Recent adventures

Hey there!

It's Monday and I'm back at work after a whirlwind 8 days of camping and cottaging. If you were following my Twitter feed, you'll have seen the moment-by-moment images of the latter part of my holiday (at the cottage) but nothing from the camping portion. That's because my cell phone didn't work in the bush! Ha! I was as astonished as you are!

It was great to be totally disconnected for those four days and we enjoyed our time swimming, hiking, star-gazing and appreciating the Northern Lights.

Here are some photos taken on my iPhone, starting first with a view from the cottage:

The weather was fairly rainy and stormy, but my daughters enjoyed sailing their boats on the sea:

I had a good time driving the boat on the last day:

And here I am, back in the office with my tamed out locks and refined attire, very different from the crazy-haired Heidi of the last week!

Here's to holidays and spending time with family and the return of normal!