Valentine's Day is Coming!
Valentine's Day is Just Around the Year's Corner
We have plenty of Valentine's for all the loved ones in your life — and our Vintage Valentine Packets are perfect for all ages!
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Card of the Week!
This week's pick is a big deal — a reproduction of a giant postcard from the Victorian era!
Large and elaborate cards were popular during the Victorian era thanks to advancements in printing, increased affordability of mail, and a culture that valued social etiquette, sentimentality, and spectacle. These larger formats left plenty of room for heartfelt messages, and the elaborate designs were meant to be displayed and impress.
On the opposite end of the spectrum were "vinegar Valentines" — mass-produced, anonymous cards with crude caricatures and insulting poems. Instead of declarations of love, they delivered jabs about someone's looks, habits (like drinking or social climbing), or even political views. They were the ultimate tool for rejection, social commentary, and dark humour.
From larger-than-life romantic cards to anonymous snubs, the Victorian era really covered the full emotional spectrum of Valentine's Day!
New Seattle and Great Outdoors Greeting Cards
We may be biased, as we are based in Seattle and love the Pacific Northwest — But we think you'll love our new Seattle and Great Outdoors Collections!
See these cards and more created by multidisciplinary artist Cory Steffen.
New Greeting Card Collections
Check out our new Honest Words and Coffee Addiction Collections — We think you'll love the new designs!
New Letter Writing Sets
Three NEW Letter Writing Sets– Airmail, Book Lovers, and Animal Parade.
Take a look at our whole selection now! There's nothing quite like a handwritten note—it's timeless, personal, and full of heart.
Vintage Notebooks
Our Vintage Notebooks feature authentic imagery and will evoke memories of bygone days. Each is a reproduction of a vintage original. We think they will remind users of a simpler, and in some ways better, world.
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.
