Online - March 14, 2005

Getting Carded

Sprout Stationery

You know how the most poetic, compelling thoughts always seem to dawn on you when you’re farthest away from a pen?

Like, say, in the shower? Or on the treadmill?

Or when you’re supposed to be on the treadmill but are actually taking a nap?

The clever kids at Sprout share your sentiments. The difference? They always have a ballpoint handy to capture those fleeting thoughts on delightful handmade cards.

Sporting all sorts of nifty materials (like cotton, wax, and newspaper), each note captures a quirky notion at just the right moment. A bit of prose found on a cocktail napkin. A little ditty jotted on sheet music. A note of brilliance scrawled on a legal pad. From grocery-bag quotables to shy clothing-label apologies (“I’m sorry XXL”), each gift card reminds us that genius can visit at any moment.

So go right on dreaming. No matter where you — or your pen — happen to be.

Available online at sproutcards.com.