Little Rock’s own Gerritt Whittaker, who sold her stationery and paper business By Invitation Only in March (2004), has created her own line of stationery products, dubbed “Polka Dot Papers.” The line includes a number of styles of invitations, note cards, holiday photo cards, correspondence cards, and announcements. Whittaker launched her new line in May (2004) at the National Stationery show in New York. She’s also displayed her creations at shows in Dallas and Atlanta.

Since that time, she’s acquired over 75 accounts nationwide, including New York, New Jersey, and Puerto Rico, and has been picked up by the Howard Gardiner showroom in Dallas who distributes to Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico. Polka Dot Papers is available locally at Papers in Hillcrest, By Invitation Only, and in Fayetteville at Ebeez. Log on to www.polkadotpapers.net for a complete listing of store locations and addresses.