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Posted on 5 October 202013 March 2021 by Lou Longworth

New Christmas Card and Seasonal Collection

I’m very excited to let you know that my new Christmas card and seasonal greeting card collection for the holidays is now available in my shop. This collection is for those people who you want to give an extra special card to this Christmas or holiday. People like significant others, parents, best friends. The ones you love the most!
If you buy a lot of cards for a lot of people then I hope you’ll support a charity by buying your cards from one of their shops. My cards are for when you need something a bit different for your very favourite humans! They’re all A5 sized, which is quite a bit bigger than a standard card but can still be posted with an ordinary letter stamp.
You can see the full collection in my greeting card shop, or take a look at a selection below.

Cards for your significant other

For your other half you can choose from a selection of romantic, cheeky or cute cards…

Or why not get a custom cartoon couple portrait drawn of you and your favourite squeeze in Christmas outfits?

Holiday cards from the whole family

For parents/grandparents, give a card from the whole family.

Or these family cartoon portrait Christmas cards are as unique as you can get…

Holiday cards for besties

And don’t forget your best friend!

Christmas cards for businesses

Of course if you have a small business, your top clients are also very special, so why not send a holiday card that stands out from the usual corporate seasonal greetings? They’re A5 size so there’s plenty of space for everyone to sign.

happy holidays from all of us snow people card

You can also order these in a smaller size in bulk, or have an inside message printed – get in touch with me for a quote.

Unique to 2020

And finally, we’re all going to remember the 2020 holiday season as the year of the pandemic. That’s no reason not to make this Christmas as special as possible anyway though!

I hope you like the new Christmas card and seasonal collection. I’m always happy to quote for completely custom cards too if you have something very specific in mind.

I also offer bundle deals to buy 3 or 5 ready to ship cards at a time, which give you a bit of a discount, as most of us have more than one special person in our lives 🥰

See the full collection in my greeting card shop.

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Posted on 14 September 202013 March 2021 by Lou Longworth

Gifts and Discounts for VIPs

If you’re not one of my VIPs yet, you’re missing out on some great free gifts and discounts. Here’s everything you get when you sign up to become a VIP subscriber…

Terrific discounts

When you first sign up you’ll get a discount code to get either 15% off in my greeting card shop or 10% off in my Etsy shop. This isn’t just a one off discount, you can use this every time you shop with me!

This means you always pay less, whether you buy a custom cartoon portrait or a ready to ship card, and whether you buy one card or stock up on a whole load.

In addition to this, whenever I release a new collection my VIP subscribers get another special offer on top of this discount – this is only available through the monthly newsletters I send out. It can vary from a further discount to a BOGOF offer or a multi-buy incentive.

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Free gifts

As well as the discounts, my subscribers get free gifts! You’ll get at least one free printable when you first subscribe and every now and then I’ll send out a newsletter with an extra freebie included too.

Examples of the freebies you currently get when you subscribe are these printable gift tags:

Gifts for subscribers - free printable gift tags — Printable gift tags

And this printable cocktail wall art:

Free cocktails printable - gifts for subscribers — Printable cocktails wall art

The freebies may sometimes change, but once you’re a subscriber you’ll always get any new subscriber freebies that I start offering, so you’ll never miss out as long as you continue to get my newsletters.

The latest news and greeting cards

I realise not everyone has time to keep checking for the latest blog posts or my newest greeting cards. The monthly newsletter I send to my VIPs also includes a round up of all the blog posts from the last month as well as pointing you towards any new greeting cards I’ve added to my shop at loulongworth.co.uk. It’s also a great way to remind you to order any cards you might need for the month ahead. No more last minute panics 😁

You’ll also be the first to hear when I release a new greeting card collection (with a special offer as already mentioned…)

I’ll be releasing a new collection for the upcoming holiday season at the beginning of next month. So sign up now – you don’t want to miss out!

Worried about getting too many emails?

When you sign up you’ll get a few introductory emails over a couple of weeks (about 3-4 max) with your discount codes and free gifts, and so we can get to know each other a bit. Besides that I send out a newsletter once a month, so you can stay up to date and get the benefits without feeling like I’m always in your inbox. (Nothing makes me unsubscribe from a list faster than being constantly bombarded with emails!)

Get your free gifts now

So you’ve really got nothing to lose and lots of lovely discounts and free gifts to gain. If you decide it’s not for you, you can unsubscribe at any time, but I don’t think you’ll want to miss out once you’re in 😁

You can sign up right now right here. See you in your inbox next month 🙂

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Posted on 1 September 202013 March 2021 by Lou Longworth

Free Printable Gift Tags

This week I thought I’d treat you to some free printable gift tags. I’m really happy that you’re here, reading my blog, so want to show you my appreciation.

The gift tags cover a range of different occasions, so hopefully you’ll be able to find one that’s just right.

How to get your free printable gift tags

To get your hands on these gift tags just click the button below to enter your email address. I’ll then email you a link to a PDF of the free printable gift tags (and you might get another freebie too!) All you need to do is print the PDF onto some card.

You’ll also be subscribed to my newsletter to get all the latest updates and offers each month (if you’re already a VIP subscriber you’ll be getting this freebie in the next newsletter, so don’t worry about missing out!)

GET YOUR PRINTABLE GIFT TAGS NOW

How to use them

Print the PDF onto A4 size card stock. It doesn’t have to be particularly thick, so any plain card that goes through your printer will do.
Cut around the light grey tag shaped outlines. You can use a guillotine to get really straight edges if you have one, but scissors and some careful cutting will work just as well 🙂
Punch a hole in each tag where indicated – just use one end of a normal paper punch.
Thread some ribbon or string through the hole of each gift tag and tie together. you can do this two different ways…

close up of free printable gift tag before cutting

And voila! You have some ready to use gift tags…

They’re great for sprucing up plain wrapping. The bright colouring makes them a real feature against any plain coloured paper, including white or brown paper. The picture below shows a gift wrapped in plain white computer paper which really makes the ribbon and gift tag pop!

You can also create a gift bag yourself out of paper and attach a gift tag – you’ll find the instructions on this page: Gift wrapping ideas

I hope you have fun with them! I’d love to see how you use them, so if you post your creations on Instagram or Facebook, please tag me so I can take a look 🙂

GET YOUR PRINTABLE GIFT TAGS NOW

Posted on 7 July 202020 April 2021 by Lou Longworth

New Sportsy Greeting Card Collection

I’m very excited to announce the launch of my new Sportsy Greeting Card Collection! I’ve been working on these for a while now and really wanted to do a collection centred around activities and sports that was fun and not too serious. I think the name ‘Sportsy’ reflects this too 🙂

I have a lot of friends who are runners or cyclists, my family were always tennis obsessed, and I also do yoga with a lovely bunch of people, so they were my inspiration. I’m sure you also know someone (or several someones) who is a running fanatic or a cycling devotee, a golf maniac or a tennis enthusiast. These cards are for them!
I’ve tried to cover a variety of occasions, so you’ll find birthday cards, anniversary cards, good luck cards and well done / congratulations cards.

You can view the whole Sportsy Greeting Card Collection in my shop at loulongworth.co.uk (there are too many to show here!) There are some examples from each sport below though, and you can click on the photos to go straight to that particular card in my shop.

Sportsy Greeting Card Collection sampling

Yoga greeting cards

I love yoga and am part of a lovely class with other people who can also still see the funny side of it all (Happy Baby pose anyone?!) This is an example of one of the two yoga themed birthday cards in the collection.

Cards for runners

I love running and made a lot of good friends when I used to do it regularly. I’ve not run much for a while now due to various injuries and issues with my back, but still have some lovely runner friends that I stay in touch with, and am determined to get back out there again one day! Below are two examples of running themed cards in the collection. There are also good luck and well done cards for when that runner in your life needs some encouragement or applause for an event 🙂

Cycling greeting cards

I also have friends who seem to manage to cycle very impressive distances. My bum seems to get sore after just five minutes on a bike. (And it’s not like I don’t have a lot of built in padding…) So I’m in awe of anyone who can keep going for longer! There are several different cyclist themed cards too, in addition to the example below, including anniversary, good luck and congratulations cards.

Tennis greeting cards

I grew up in a family who are tennis OBSESSED! They love to play it, watch it, discuss it and my Dad even managed a tennis club for a while. Unfortunately I didn’t seem to inherit the same talent as the rest of them… It is one of the few sports I can bring myself to watch on telly though. So I couldn’t not include a few tennis themed cards in the collection… There is a tennis anniversary card in the collection as well as the birthday card below.

Cards for golfers

I’ve tried golf a couple of times. But I must admit I’m more interested in the lovely surroundings than in the sport itself. And I’m constantly worried I’m going to take a ball to the head when I’m anywhere near a golf course. It does seem to be one of those activities that people get particularly obsessed with though. So it seemed like the right thing to include a few golfing themed cards in the collection too. There is also an anniversary card version.

Fishing cards

Fishing is the one activity in the collection that I must admit I can’t see the appeal of at all… Those poor fish! However I know that there are plenty of people who love it and I’m sure you know one or two. As well as the birthday card below I’ve also included an anniversary card in the collection.

What do you think?

I had a lot of fun creating this greeting card collection. I hope it brings a smile to the face of that sportsy fanatic you know 😀

I’d love to hear from you by email or on social media if you have any feedback or if you have any suggestions for some sports or occasions that you think I should add. And if you love any of the cards above, please pin them to one of your Pinterest boards to share with others!

Posted on 13 May 202013 March 2021 by Lou Longworth

My greeting cards online shop has launched!

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 themed cards.
Some of my lovely VIP subscribers have already done some early bird discounted shopping to test the site, I’ve fixed a couple of typos and bugs and everything seems to be working as it should so I can’t wait for everyone else to see it now 🙂

If you can’t wait either you can go straight to loulongworth.co.uk or click on Shop in the menu to check it out right now.

So what can you expect?

Cartoon Portrait Collection

This includes custom cartoon prints as well as greeting cards for a wide range of occasions, from birthdays to anniversaries and for all the good people in your life – mums, dads, your special squeeze, friends and more. This range is all custom drawn from photos you supply so they are completely one of a kind and as personal as you can get. And who wouldn’t love to see themselves in cartoon form?

Check out the Cartoon Portrait Collection now…

Music Themed Collection

These are an online exclusive in my greeting cards online shop. You can’t get them anywhere else unless you see me in person (and that’s not happening anytime soon in the current situation!) This is a range of stick figure cartoon portraits of bands and singers, with something for all sorts of music tastes – great for any music fans you need to get a card for! They cover a decent range of different celebrations too, and some are versatile enough to be used for more than one type of occasion.

Take a look at the Music Themed Collection now…

Greeting Cards for All Occasions

As well as particular collections you can also search by occasion – currently divided into Fathers Day Cards, Birthdays, Wedding & Anniversary and Other Special Occasions. There are funny cards, soppy cards and of course custom cards that say exactly what you want them to.

Safe Shopping for Greeting Cards Online

You can pay securely by credit or debit card when buying from my online shop as LouLongworth.co.uk is protected by an SSL certificate. (You can verify this as in your browser bar you can see that the website URL begins with https:// and has a small padlock next to it to show that it has been secured. SSL is used to secure credit card transactions, data transfer and logins, so that you know your information will be safe when shopping.) Transactions are processed by Create Payments via Worldpay, a well known payment provider.

Check it out now

If you haven’t taken a look yet, what are you waiting for? Head to LouLongworth.co.uk to check it out, and I’d be thrilled if you’d let me know what you think – any feedback is very welcome.

And don’t forget – if you sign up as a VIP subscriber you will get great discounts off future collections as well as 15% off in my shop at any time. You’ll also get a cocktails printable completely free. Sign up now!

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