A 2000 mile road trip started this longer trip down the road of life.
Ruby Red Paper began as a fleeting thought while on a wild road trip with my husband to the West coast. We traveled 2000 miles in about 2 weeks, and it inspired me to make something of my creativity.
I first noticed the handmade movement happening while visiting our friend in Seattle. By the time we made it to California, I had decided this was the direction I wanted to take my craft. When we reached Colorado, I had already started sketching logos and brainstorming my products. It wasn't until we moved to Austin a month later that the company was truly birthed.
Since then it has morphed from resin jewelry and tediously hand-sewn journals to a fantastic collection of designs on greeting cards, notebooks, prints, stickers, and stationery. Paper is my one true creative passion.
I find inspiration through antique books that have the pages falling out, and beat up record covers that still have love left to give. I use my life as a major source for design inspiration, like playing video games as a kid with my brothers and finding humor in those quirky and bizarre things.
I now have two wonderful little boys who amp up the energy at Ruby Red headquarters. I find that I can get more work done during nap time than the rest of the entire day. I also thank my lucky stars for my incredibly talented husband Mike, who runs the technical side of the business. He wears many hats at Ruby Red, from running our e-commerce, printer repair, production, and shipping.
