New Christmas Cards!
Find the perfect holiday card with our latest mid-century reproductions. These timeless designs arrive with a festive red envelope to complete the holiday spirit.
Available as Singles or Boxed Sets!
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!
Find the Perfect Message
Card of the Week!
In the late 1800s, color printing was still new (and expensive). Publishers wanted their cards to stand out, so artists often went all-in on eye-catching, dreamlike, sometimes nonsensical imagery.
Symbolism played a huge role, too — cats often represented luck and protection, the chimney could portray the heart of the home or domesticity, and a toy-filled airship was considered a modern (at the time) delivery system.
Many such cards with simple poems and whimsical artwork were sent to friends and family as tokens of affection. Over 100 years later, you can send the same card, too!
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.
