Happy Brrr-thdays!
As temperatures fall and frosty winds sweep in, send warmth through the mail to your winter-born family and friends!
With over 200 designs, you’re sure to find the perfect vintage-inspired card for everyone—whether you’re looking for cozy, funny, punny, sweet, or sentimental, we have it all!
'Tis the Season for Card Writing!
Celebrate Christmas in vintage style with unique art prints for seasonal décor, stylish stickers & tape for next-level gift wrapping, and postcards & greeting cards guaranteed to stand out in a crowded mailbox. Our Christmas collection is packed with retro good cheer, including our adorable BRAND NEW Vintage Christmas Packets—perfect for the young and young-at-heart.
May your holiday shopping be as joyful as the season itself!
Cozy Up With a Good Book!
Our fun Books & Readers Collection features greeting cards with illustrated readers (many with blank interiors), art prints perfect for gifting book lovers, and literary-themed NYPL products—just right for stockings!
Popular year-round, this collection feels especially fitting now because nothing beats curling up with a book when it’s cold outside!
Card of the Week!
Share the merriment with friends and family this season, and make their holidays even brighter with this popular card featuring Santa cutting a rug with some polar bear friends!
While the artist's name may not be widely known, Janet Sue Rumely holds a special place in our hearts. Her mid-century cards are a hidden treasure, showcasing delightful winter and holiday scenes filled with bold colors, wintery scenes, and charming animals. Her playful art is perfect for the holidays, with blank interiors inviting your personal message and secular imagery that captures the season's spirit!
Check Out Our Blog!
Celebrating a December birthday? You’re in excellent company with some truly great creatives! Let us tell you about the understated revolutionary comics of James Thurber, explore the pachydermal legacy of Jean de Brunhoff, get lost in E.H. Shepard's Hundred Acre Wood talent, soar with the flying books of William Joyce, marvel at Quentin Blake's artistic and literary intersection, revel in the playfulness of Johnny Gruelle, appreciate the intricate work of Gennady Spirin, and be inspired by the art-inspiring creations of Rudyard Kipling.
Some names are widely known, while others are familiar only to illustration enthusiasts, but all are worthy of celebration for their unique artistic contributions to the 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.
