Charity Craft Fair

I have a stall at this Charity Craft Fair this evening.  It'd be a great event to start your Christmas shopping at whilst helping raise money for a good cause!  Hope to see you there!

Charity Craft Fair

OH MY GOSH!! This is NEXT WEEK!!! I've been soooo busy that I totally forgot to post this up!  It's a charity craft fair so do a good deed and come along, get a head start on your Christmas shopping and help us raise some money for a cracking cause!! I hope to see you there :)  Please Share and tell everyone you can, the more the merrier!

Getting back into the swing of things!

I've had a little bit of a creative lull this past few months what with holidays and work commitments.  But, I got an order for No12 in Marple for birthday cards and blank cards which threw me back into it!  Thought I'd share a few pics with you. 

 

I have a few little updates regarding my artwork and things but for now I say goodnight!

Mother's Day Special deal

A hand crafted original Mother's Day card and a hand made stuffed love heart together for just £8.  Get yourself down to New Mills Original Gallery, New Mills for this special offer :)  Or if you're not local let me know if you'd like a duo deal!

Mother's Day

It's not far away only 2 weeks to go!  If you 'like' my Facebook page you'll know I've been a busy bee making up card orders for The Pavilion Gardens in Buxton, No.12 in Marple and also a few of my friends have requested some too!  So I've listed a couple in my Etsy shop so everyone can order one!  Happy Sunday :)

Valentine's Day is approaching fast!

So get yourself 'down' to my Etsy shop to purchase my 'cherry on a cupcake' greetings card, hand crafted for that special yummy muffin in your life!  Here is a sneak peek to tickle your tastebuds!

If you are local to Buxton or if you fancy a day trip to a beautiful historic spa town in the Peak District then get yourself toThe Pavilion Gardens, where you will find these three Valentine's Card designs!  I will be delivering them at the end of this week, hopefully just in time for the weekend!

Fancy New Camera...

I have finally invested in a proper fancy camera, which I am still getting my head round how to use!  I thought it was about time I got one really as I'll be able to take better photographs of my work which will hopefully make them more appealing.  I thought I'd show you some of my new Female Birthday card designs Iwhich are now stocked in No12, in Marple.  Floral fabrics, cute buttons and a lovely sprinkling of glitter too!  Next up is Valentine's Day, so I'm busying away with card designs ready for the 14th February!

Christmas Sale!

All Christmas cards and packs in both my Etsy and Folksy shops are 25% OFF!  So get organised for Christmas 2012 and snap up a bargain!

Happy 2012!

I'll start the year with a few last bits of December, those being two birthday cards I made for friend and family.  My teacher friend Steph made my day one week in December when she told me how much she liked my stag sketch (seen here).  So I made it into a birthday card for her!  And she loved it, yay!

And this is the second I made for another December birthday.  Gorgeous ribbon, lilac diamante, sparkle, mother of pearl button and hand stamped message.

Christmas Card Commission

Back in November I undertook a commission for 45 bespoke Christmas cards, and as one of them has made a return journey 'back home' I think it's safe to share with you some photographs of my design.  It was a different way of working than usual but I enjoyed it all the same, up until the use of the sewing machine (which I'm not always friends with!), but it was the prettiest method of attaching the verse sheet to the card.  I do quite like doing large commissions, it pushes you to try different methods and techniques to meet the clients brief.  Happy 14th Advent Day!

It's nearly December...

... which means Christmas is creeping up fast! So, if you know a special someone who deserves a unique hand crafted original Christmas card, head over to my Etsy shop!  There are new listings for individual Christmas cards and also packs of Christmas cards too!  Check them out here!

Quiet on the Blog front...

I've been super busy getting everything prepared for my first craft fair this Sunday, which I am very excited for!  If you are local to the area please come and visit for individual and original handmade gifts and greetings cards.  Santa will be making an appearance too!  The Christmas Handmade Market, Stockport Indoor Market Hall  From 10am - 4pm!

Christmas has arrived in my Etsy shop!

Now it's November I've allowed myself to list my Christmas card designs in my ETSY shop.  The festive season is drawing closer so, get yourself organised and check out my shop for a special one-off original card for your favourite person!

Click here to visit HelensCardHouse on Etsy!

Thrifty Christmassy

I don't like to waste fabric, especially not my gorgeous printed Christmas fabrics.  So with all the bits left over from the Christmas Tree design I came up with this idea.

I like the curviness to the shapes and everyone loves a bauble or two!  I still wanted to keep the design contemporary looking and I think these make a nice contrast to the sharper lines of the tree.

Feeling Festive!

I thought this year I'd be more organised and make a start on Christmas cards.  I've completed a few orders for Pavilion Gardens in Buxton and No.12 in Marple already and I am continuing to stock them up for New Mills Original, Fibre in Manchester and for the Stockport Handmade Market I am taking part in on the 27th November (more about this soon!)

So, to get you all in the Festive mood I'm posting up some images of the Christmas cards I've made already.  Happy (almost) Holidays!

The Big Reveal...

I can finally show you all the Wedding Thank You card commission I undertook over August and September.  First here are the two other card designs I came up with responding to ideas from the clients brief.

Tea cups, tea pots and tea bags were a running theme for the couple so for something more personal I came up with this final idea, which they went with.  The forest green ribbon matched the colour of the bride's dress trimming and the groom's tie and handkerchief and the tea bag tag records the date of the wedding day.  Original photo courtesy of William Garland (photoshopping by me!)

The client was very pleased with them and I hope the recipients like them too!  I'd love to get some feedback if anybody is reading this!  I really enjoyed it and would love to take on another commission one day soon!

Very Excited...

... to say that I have finished my wedding card comission and will be delivering all 80 cards to the client tomorrow evening!  What an undertaking it was, but I have enjoyed every minute.  I will post some pics in a few weeks time.

Meanwhile, I have been making a start on Christmas cards... which has completely confused me when asked what date it is!  Here are a few sneak peeks, however I am still waiting on some embossing powder to finish the cards off; fingers crossed it arrives soon!

To Be Honest...

...I've not done anything creative for a while. I've been getting far too excited about my hollibobs coming up so creativeness has been put on the back burner. I thought I'd show you a birthday card I made for my friend's little girl's 3rd birthday, in July. How the time has flown! I chose to do Ballerina fabric on lilac card with sparkly glitter hand painted dots, proper girly for a gorgeous girl!

Graduation Time Again!

It seems a life time ago since mine but it was only this time last year! So I've made a simple but lovely Graduation greetings card, which is in my Etsy shop here

New Baby cards...

I've been experimenting with felt and lettering, as my Mother's and Father's Day designs were really popular at three of my stockists. Using pastel coloured felt I have created a simple bold design with a hand stamped message and hand painted dots to add detail. These will be on there way to Fibre in the Manchester Craft and Design Centre along with Birthday versions of the MUM and DAD designs and a few more designs to boot!