I LOVE this 'My Queen' aka Queen of Hearts card I made last night and it wasn't even my favourite to begin with. I thought it looked a little generic and boring even though it took me hours upon end to edit the face of the Queen image to make it unique. The poem was the selling point, until I finished the accompanying hand design. Now the design and poems both sell the card and balance each other out perfectly. Any woman, especially one in such a relationship from a loving man, would be honoured to receive such a card. I'm telling you. I can make that custom for you too of course.
Now this 'You Give Me Butterflies' card was also a one that I wasn't loving at first. I was freestyling as I was making it and was unusually willing to settle for a plain but alternative design. Again, I was getting disheartened that the poem was the only good part but that was until I thought of a new idea to replace my original design and it all came from a mistake. Et Voila! Much better and effective than what I originally had in mind. Both cards took forever (most cards of mine take 9-12 hours to complete from scratch to completion) and all was worth-it. The poem to this one is unmistakingly about admitting your feelings to the person that you're dying to be with, the one who makes you nervous but you have held back for a long time. We've all been there at some point.
Similar to what I thought when I completed this adorable, nicely sized card, is what many other people have told me "I can see this in Clintons or somewhere like that." A compliment yes but when I thought that to myself it left me unsatisfied with the fear that it may look too, dare I say it "average." I like for my cards to stand out. The words no doubt do. It's perfect for someone that is in the first few months to a year of their relationship, fresh new love celebrating their first Valentine's with their partner and realise just how deep their feelings have grown. I've been fortunate enough to have old boyfriends express such strong feelings for me, not as eloquently as I put it in this card lol, but impressionable nonetheless. Good times.
One of the best things about these cards for sale is that they are CHEAPER than my custom service. Not cheap as price are £9.99-14.99 INCLUSIVE of postage and packing. What you are paying for is a luxury one of kind product with beautiful, sexy (in some cases), strong, engaging poems and handmade designs. The greeting card market is competitive right now especially with independent designers verses big publishing companies who mass produce and distribute but I am proud to say that there is nothing like a "Lauren Kaye original." Period. These are not everyday designs and certainly not everyday words found in regular cards. I try to be as soulful, authentic and empathetic to the subject matter of a card as possible. I love it, I've been wanting to do his for years.
Lastly, I've recently been turned onto Soundcloud where I will soon open an account and upload audio of my recent poems including one's from my cards, looking forward to that. After Valentine's weekend there's going to be less daily card making from me as I have overdone it and my schedule will be dominated with the official launch of my book. I will of course still be accepting orders at anytime so don't be afraid to place one (Mother's Day hint hint), I'm just going to shift gears a bit. In the meantime, you can look out for exclusive cards from me on sale.
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