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  • All sorts of birthday celebrationsAll sorts of birthday celebrations 29 June 2020
    Most of us love birthday celebrations, whether they’re our own or for others. It’s fun to make someone feel special for a day (or more). And it’s just as fun to have others do the same for you! After all, ...
  • Homemade edible giftsHomemade edible gifts 22 June 2020
    Left it a bit late to buy a gift? Not quite sure what to get? Homemade edible gifts are a terrific solution as you can whip them up yourself really quickly. And everyone has to eat, right? At the most ...
  • Gift wrapping ideas for Father's DayGift wrapping ideas for Father's Day 15 June 2020
    So you’ve got the Father’s Day card and gift, but you need a way to present them nicely to your Dad… I love to wrap presents up in interesting, fun or just plain gorgeous ways. So I’ve been doing my ...
  • My greeting cards confessionMy greeting cards confession 8 June 2020
    Okay, it’s confession time… I have to admit that I don’t send all that many greeting cards. Yep, you heard right. You might think this makes me a terrible hypocrite, being a designer and seller of my own range of ...
  • The best boozy gifts for DadsThe best boozy gifts for Dads 1 June 2020
    Most of us in the UK loooooove our booze and it can make a very handy gift for Dads who are notoriously difficult to buy for. (If your Dad doesn’t drink then you may want to skip this post…) I ...
  • My custom cartoon portrait processMy custom cartoon portrait process 27 May 2020
    I’ve been doing a lot of custom cartoon portrait orders for cards and prints over the last few years. People just seem to love seeing themselves and others in cartoon form! Read on to find out how I go about ...
  • Choosing a 60th birthday wishes cardChoosing a 60th birthday wishes card 19 May 2020
    How do you choose a card to send 60th birthday wishes? 60 years old is an appreciable milestone, so you don’t want to give just any old card. I always think that if you’re going to go to the trouble ...
  • My greeting cards online shop has launched!My greeting cards online shop has launched! 13 May 2020
    I’m so excited to tell you that my new greeting cards online shop has now launched! It features my custom cartoon portrait collection and is also now the only place you can get your hands on my collection of music ...
  • Free colouring in pages for kidsFree colouring in pages for kids 2 April 2020
    We’ve all been in lockdown for a while now, so I hope you’re all doing ok. It must be particularly difficult if you have young children at home to entertain, so I wanted to do what I could to help. ...
  • A more personal postA more personal post 26 March 2020
    It’s unbelievable how much has changed in the last while. I wrote the last blog post on 11th March announcing that I’m planning to open a new online greeting card shop just over two weeks ago, at which point I ...