Forget singing e-cards. Go retro—and classy—with a fabulous paper card.

Flax Pen to Paper is stocked with cars for every occasion. The handmade gems bear craftsmanship not found at Hallmark, with embellishments like a tiny beaded wedding dress. In the back: Shelves of high-quality stock paper for creating custom invitations. Journals, portfolios and seriously elegant (and expensive) pens round out the store's stock. There are even books on writing love letters or thank-you cards—the sort of notes that get noticed more than, say, a dog dancing to Village People on the recipient's computer monitor.—Mai Dinh