We love all of the amazing independent designers out there. In order to find out more about just what makes all of these creative types tick, we present to you an ongoing segment called Indie Designer Interviews.

Love beautifully wrapped gifts and gorgeous invites? Then you're going to love today's featured designer, Cathe Huynh-Sison of Feterie - Modern Stationery and Bespoken Lovelies. These papers, greeting cards and invites are lovely alright, and they're sure to put the perfect finishing touch on your celebration.

We love all of the amazing independent designers out there. In order to find out more about just what makes all of these creative types tick, we present to you an ongoing segment called Indie Designer Interviews.

Today's interview is with designer of A Punkin Card Company. Amie is originally from Louisiana, where she began as a historian with a focus on English studies. After realizing her dream of design and art, she opened her own stationery company in February 2007 and hasn't looked back. She is also the author of A Punkin Card Company Blog, a design and trend blog featuring artists from all over the indie world.

Summertime around here means fun, fabulous parties. We love throwing impromptu get-togethers, but with Memorial Day and the Fourth of July coming up, not to mention weddings, bachelorette parties, baby showers, housewarmings, and more, we have the opportunity to plan ahead. And if we can plan ahead, you can bet your ass we're going to send out some seriously stylish invitations!

I'm a big fan of all of the amazing independent designers out there. In an effort to get inside the mind of the indie designer and find out just what makes all of these creative types tick, I present to you an ongoing segment I call Indie Designer Interviews.

Spring means babies, right? What better way to announce the birth of your new bundle of joy than with a one-of-a-kind custom photo birth announcement? That's just the sort of thing that today's featured designer Jennifer Hickey creates at her company, Apple Blossom Prints.

Tell us a little more about what your company does. Apple Blossom Prints is a photo announcement, card and invitation company specializing in traditional, whimsical and modern photo birth announcements, holiday cards and other photo stationary. My designs capture the innocence of new baby and the whimsy of childhood. All of the designs are all fully customizable and range from the simple and bold to ornate and elegant. At Apple Blossom Prints the design options are as endless as the customer's style, taste and imagination. I create the designs using bright colors, bold prints, a little bit of whimsy and a touch of tradition. I like color combinations to be upbeat and unique. Our photo cards are offered in a variety of printing choices including archival quality photo paper or heavy weight cardstock in glossy, matte or pearl/metallic finishes. Full color back-side printing offers even more design possibilities on cardstock photo cards.

Soon-to-be parents patiently wait 9 long months to see their baby's face. At Apple Blossom Prints, I want baby's introduction to family and friends to be just as memorable and beautiful as the first time they looked into those eyes. Apple Blossom Prints offers playfully simple ways to capture baby's firsts – from the first yawn to the first holiday.

The photo card process: Customers place all orders via the website where they select a design. Customers then submit photos and within 1-2 business days receive a photo card proof. At Apple Blossom Prints no change is too small. The photo card will go through as many revisions as necessary until the perfect design is achieved. Once the proof is approved the order ships with 4-5 business days. At Apple Blossom Prints customer satisfaction is priority and no order is complete until the customer is 100% satisfied the design is perfect.

I've been a quiet fan of Jenn of Just Jenn Designs for years. As chronicles on her blog Just Jenn Rants and Raves, she bakes, she crafts, she designs and still finds time to raise two young children and remember all the 1980s songs I've long since forgotten. She also makes great cards and stationery that showcase her quirky sense of humor. She recently shared the good news that some of her cards are now available at Target.

My faves however remain her "curse-ive" cards, a set of eight cards with saucy words that sell for $8. In these pre-Valentine days of pink and sappy words of love everywhere these cards warm the cockles of my wee shriveled heart.

CARGO, the masters of single serving beauty-on-the-go products have a cute idea for giving: five brightly colored cards that each include a little button of CARGO lip gloss in Bora Bora inside. They're not exactly Christmasy but they still might be fun for holiday parties or a nice way to write you thank you notes. Plus you get to do good as your friends look good, CARGO donates 100 percent of the proceeds from the sale of GlossyGreetings Cards to the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. A set of 5 costs $20.