Online - February 02, 2005

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Pancake & Franks Greeting Cards

Variety may be the spice of life, but people come up with some pretty weird combinations.

Mac-and-cheese with ketchup. Peanut butter and bacon sandwiches. Pancakes and franks.

Now there’s a new one. But greeting-card company Pancake & Franks makes the pairing quite palatable. The elegant cards and stationery are letterpressed on premium stock. Colorful designs, like Balls Dropping or Cherry Blossom, are a cheery statement; for something unusual, check out the black-on-white silhouettes of plants not normally represented in the paper world (milk thistle, eucalyptus, and the spiky chaparro amargosa).

Most of the patterns are all-purpose blank cards, but there are also fun birthday, anniversary, and get-well options (dig the chicken-noodle-soup recipe).

There’s a minimum order of six.

In this case, however, any combo is sure to yield splendid results.

Available online at pancakeandfranks.com.