Valentine cards have always been intriguing to me. When I was a kid there was always that anticipation that someone might fancy me enough to secretly give me a card, mixed with the slight dread that I might be the only one who wouldn’t get a Valentine… both of which happened a few times in … [Read more…]
I added a whole lot of Christmas designs, including cartoon portrait Christmas cards, to my Etsy shop a while back, but have been holding back before sharing them with you on here. I really don’t like it when Christmas starts too soon (not because I don’t love Christmas – I do – but because it’s … [Read more…]
I’ve recently added some children’s birthday cards to my range on Etsy. At the moment I have four different designs each for 1st birthday, 2nd birthday and 3rd birthday but if you need another age before I have them in my shop please get in touch and I’ll happily design one for you. You can … [Read more…]
It’s just two weeks until Father’s Day so I thought I’d let you know about some of the Fathers Day cards in my range that could be just the thing for your Dad 🙂 You can follow me or like this post on:
Long before I started selling on Etsy I’d been dabbling in all sorts of arts and crafts over the years and also had a go at selling some of them when I was making more than I could possibly use myself. I’ve sold via websites, at home parties, at small craft fairs and markets and … [Read more…]
I’m one of those people who gets annoyed when the shops start stocking Christmas cards and decorations in September/October, but I’ve now joined their ranks. In my defense though, when you add items on Etsy they stick around for 4 months at a time. It seems a little pointless to add them in November and … [Read more…]
Since I first started doing the custom portraits of stick figure couples for Valentine’s Day, I’ve expanded my range of personalised drawings a bit, so I thought I’d showcase some of the stuff I’ve done. I’ve now done a range of different combinations, from single figures to couples and up to five people. I’ve been … [Read more…]
I grew up in South Africa so my mum is actually my Mom. I remember when I moved to the UK the trouble I had trying to find birthday and Mother’s Day cards for her that didn’t say ‘Mum’ on them. It’s much easier now that I make my own cards 🙂 There are so … [Read more…]
I’ve been having fun with stick figure couples! A couple of weeks ago I added listings to my Etsy store for custom Valentine’s Day cards with personalised stick figure drawings. They seemed to be quite popular, with several orders coming in on Etsy that week and a few others via social media as well. And … [Read more…]
I sometimes do custom illustrations when someone wants something specific drawn for them so I thought I’d share some examples here on my blog. You can follow me or like this post on:
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