Retro Recipe Cards

Dashleigh's retro recipe cards are 4 x 6 in. recipe cards drawn from 1950s and 1960s kitchens: plain index card layouts, looping mid century script and diner colors like salmon, teal and tomato red. They come in sets of 48 and 50 and fit a standard recipe box and 4x6 envelope.

What makes a recipe card retro?

Retro cards borrow the look of 1950s and 1960s recipe tins and cookbooks: numbered index cards with boxes for time and servings, hand-lettered script headings, sign-style lettering and two or three bold colors on a cream card. The layout works like any modern recipe card, with the look of a mid century kitchen.

Retro recipe card designs

• Archive retro recipe cards: a 1950s kitchen index card printed in one ink on ivory, fog blue or sage green, with time and servings boxes, ingredients and directions side by side, and course check boxes. Set of 50, uncoated.
• Mid Century Modern recipe cards: cream cards with a script "Recipe name" heading and a red and green "Recipes" flag. Set of 48, uncoated.
• Retro recipe cards: Googie-style "Recipe" letters on hanging signs in salmon and teal, with a starburst "Directions" heading. Set of 48, water resistant.
• Rustic recipe cards: soft grey with a tall serif heading and a course checklist. Set of 48, water resistant.

Retro or vintage?

For older, softer looks, from farmhouse and tea to watercolor florals, see vintage recipe cards. Every design is in the full 4x6 recipe card collection, and our clear 4x6 protectors keep any card clean by the stove.