Want to earn gold stars on your marketing homework?
let’s solve your complex consumer puzzles with simple solutions, thoughtful touches & delightful design.
Let’s Keep it Simple
At Paper Hearts, we have helped over 130 corporate clients build stronger connections with their customers through simple messaging, clear strategy & delightful design. We help our clients to add thoughtful touches to their businesses through beautiful branding, custom cards, social media graphics, presentation templates & so much more more.
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Make your customers feel like VIPs.
Give them a brand that makes them feel something. A thoughtful little detail here. A delightful surprise there. The kind of stuff that makes people think, “Wow, their brand is on point!”
We create the good-looking, feel-good details that make your brand feel polished, personal, and unmistakably you.
Things we can make pretty:
Logo & brand development
Shopify & Squarespace website design
Brand style guides
Custom stationery
Social media templates
Website banners
Email templates & newsletter campaigns
Basically, if it’s a customer-facing piece of your brand, we can definitely make it feel a whole lot more like you.
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You’ve got a business to run. We’ve got the social media plan.
You already know your business needs to show up online.
But you’re busy. Like, really busy.
So let us help you figure out what to say, when to say it, and what the heck it should look like — then work with our designer to turn those ideas into social graphics that actually feel like your brand.
No more staring at a blank Canva screen. No more wondering what to post. Just thoughtful, strategic, on-brand content that makes showing up online a whole lot easier.
You do the business. We can keep the content moving.
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You know your business. Let’s make a plan.
You know your business best. You’ve got the big vision and about a million ideas buzzing around in your head.
You know where you want to go. You just need a clear path to get there.
Let’s sit down, sort through the noise, and turn those big marketing goals into an action plan that’s clear, organized, measurable, and actually doable.
One less thing on your plate. One less thing keeping you up at night.
Wouldn’t that be nice?
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Ready to get your products on more shelves?
Wholesale can be a game changer for your business. More retailers. More customers. More places for people to discover (and fall in love with) what you make.
But figuring out where to start? Well… that part can feel a little less fun.
Who should you reach out to? What should you charge? How do you put together a line sheet? What the heck is a wholesale margin? And how do you actually get retailers excited about your products?
I’ll help you make sense of the wholesale world and create a plan for getting your products into the right hands — and onto the right shelves.
Less figuring it out. More getting it out there.
Meet Stefanie
I’m a heart-following entrepreneur that is mildly (okay totally) obsessed with marketing, design & all things squish-in-your-face cute (also … cake).
Just over ten years ago, you could find me comfortably tucked in a cushy office, wearing cardigans far too often (& drinking way too much caffeine) as a Marketing Director for one of the world’s leading commercial real estate firms.
As part of my role there, I taught myself the art of graphic design & practiced my skills through a tiny side-business called Paper Hearts™, selling greeting cards on Sunday mornings at our local farmer’s market.
After 2.5 years of running Paper Hearts™ part-time, I was building some serious sales & marketing momentum. My little experiment was growing way faster than I had anticipated.
Our story was featured in international media publications, and we were approaching 150 retail partnerships, with no signs of slowing down — but I was TIRED. I knew in my heart that something had to give. I decided it was time to leave the security of my corporate life behind, and took a leap of faith to become a full-time business owner.
Today I run a successful seaside graphic design studio, creating cards & other whimsical treasures for over 300 retail boutiques across Canada. I also solve complex consumer puzzles for over 130 corporate clients through à la carte offerings like custom cards, social graphics & tailor-made marketing solutions.
“Stefanie and the Paper Hearts Team took my brand to a whole other level.From a thoughtful attention to detail, to a well designed and unique social media plan, to a robust archive for our team to embrace and grow with. I cannot thank her enough for bringing The Superwoman Code to new heights”
— Dr. Ashley Margeson, BSN, ND
I also lead panel discussions, conduct workshops & deliver keynote presentations.
I have spoken in front of groups of entrepreneurs, business professionals & students for organizations including the Halifax Chamber of Commerce, Dalhousie University, Volta Labs & Saint Mary’s University. I speak about business building, wholesale partnerships, social media strategy, sales vs. marketing & lots more. Want to chat about your next event?
I know you’re busy…
That’s why I’ll keep this short & sweet. If any of the above sounds like something you'd like to explore further, you can write me an email and we can get started.
Pass me a note... i’ll write you back. Promise.