Halloween Season is Here!
No tricks, just visual treats: our collection of vintage Halloween illustrations showcases an array of wonderfully weird art that will put you in the mood for the spooky season!
Explore postcards, greeting cards, art prints, stickers, and our ever-popular Halloween Garland!
Boo-tiful Costume Ideas!
Drawing a blank on your Halloween costume? Need inspiration for the fab party you're planning? Looking for some truly unique seasonal decor? Look no further than vintage illustration! We've curated a fun collection of costume party scenes and characters in great costumes—and they're all on sale this week!
Save 25% on our entire Costume Party Collection with Promo Code: BOOPARTY24
Sale ends Tuesday, October 22nd, at 11:59 PM PT.
Get Well Wishes!
With cold and flu season officially here, we have an adorable array of Get Well Soon cards that are sure to make your recipient smile!
Many of our designs are mid-century reproductions, meaning they’ve been sending healing wishes through the mail for over 50 years!
Card of the Week
This week's card was selected to honor the 120th anniversary of its illustrator’s birth this month! Rene Cloke, born in 1904, began her career illustrating textbooks, later moving on to designing greeting cards (a gal after our own heart!), and during WWII, she worked as a cartographer. However, she’s best known for her charming watercolor paintings and drawings illustrating over a hundred children’s books. Notably, she illustrated FOUR different versions of Alice in Wonderland and one of its sequel, Through the Looking-Glass, each in a distinct style. This card’s image comes from her 1940s version, and we offer it as a greeting card in two different themes.
Check Out Our Blog
In the intriguing world of historical Halloween postcards, jack o’lanterns and black cats are just the beginning!
The Golden Age of Postcards, circa 1905-1915, offers a treasure trove of glimpses into early 20th-century American life, complete with forgotten holiday traditions. Join us on a journey through vintage postcard reproductions that shed light on Halloween's enigmatic rituals!
Nice to Meet You!
We are Laughing Elephant, a greeting card and gift company founded in 1969. Our warehouse and retail store are located in Seattle, Washington, and we are the keepers of one of the largest libraries of illustrated books and ephemera in the United States. From this library, we draw inspiration and images that become the source material for all our offerings. We curate our collections with the goal of sharing beautiful images with the world.
We celebrate the golden age of design, when artists and illustrators were an integral part of advertisements and merchandising. Their beautiful, hand drawn images inspire us to make gifts and cards you will love.
