I love my card-making, it gives me the most joy. Even more so, it makes my customers and recipients very happy. Even family members and friends of mine compete with who has the best card made by me, who received one from me or who had the deepest poem! That can get overwhelming at times but it feels priceless.
Over the past 7-8 months I have made many Birthday cards which is predictable I guess, fewer Valentine's than last year but exciting nonetheless, a Congrats card and Christmas cards. The Christmas ones in particular were a lot of fun as I got to make use of some of the ideas that I had in mind for a long time, such as edible candy cane (really), a handmade stuffed stocking and the simplicity of drawing. I loved drawing as a child, always excelled in art at school. I suppose that goes without saying.
I would like to sharpen my illustration skills to a more professional level and add that in my cards more, right now I am just about confident enough to draw basic storyboards. By the way in regard to the Pisces card, I graphically designed and edited from images I found from other Artists. I will in no way claim that they are my original sketches or try to profit from them as such. Y'know what I'm getting really good at though? Doing freehand snowflakes. The snowflake Christmas card although very simple, is one of my favourites cards and it looks so pretty under certain lighting.
Believe or not those are real handcuffs sewn into this big sized card. Yep, very daring I know but was great for what I needed them for (card-making wise) although turned out to be heavier than expected. This adult humour card was a part of my Valentine's range and the poem inside can also be found in my poetry book that I encourage you to purchase so that you can enjoy reading that poem or dedicate to someone in your own time.
Despite that my handmade designs are popular and aesthetically pleasing, not all of my cards are handmade as you may have noticed. What I have noticed with my audience and customers is that they care for the poems I write for them much more. I often get told that I "speak to them" and fully understood what they felt and were trying to say, and this is after having read the 2nd or 3rd draft to them before even getting to the design. I am not complaining one bit, I feel honoured! That feedback humbles me and elates me as a Writer. My customers being happy and impressed by my skills, passion and dedication for my art- in both its forms in this case, it just doesn't get any better than that for me. Payment goes a long way too of course ;-)
For those that would not catch onto the logo reference of the cosmetics brand Motive, I included it so that it would make sense. This was for a 30th birthday card that was very enjoyable to make, especially when selecting the pictures representing childhood to adulthood in the inside covers of the card. The reason for the brand association is simply because the recipient works with the brand, so it had a personal meaning.
Now for what I have been saving as my masterpiece, what I call "My Rolls Royce of cards" so far and is currently the centerpiece on my living room stand.........
Do you recognise it? I gather that you've clicked on by now but if you haven't it is a direct representation of my book! I went all in with the book and went further in with this card oh my days. A friend of mine pointed out to me two birthday's ago that I should make a card for myself since there wouldn't be anyone to make or buy the kind of cards that I make, for me as a gift. He was right so since then I decided to make cards for myself on special occasions. I want to feel the way my customers/recipients feel too!
Furthermore, no one got me a Congrats card or physical gift like flowers or what have you after I published my book, not even at my launch party which was a downer so I have learned that it's best that I just gift myself. To be clear, I did get a 'Congrats' gift of some sort as it was monetary and very much appreciated but I do love my cards and keepsakes that's all I am saying. So with this card, I was killing 2 birds with 1 stone by making it a Congrats + B'day card and reflection of my writing achievements the past year. I had a reason to be proud as well as a reason to celebrate.
I knew that I wanted the card to represented the book and overall theme of the book which is Alice In Wonderland, so I designed the inside to have individual playing cards (seriously) that spelt out the words 'Just Published'! The inside cover looked like the flaps of my hardback book with my photo and bio, but the butter on my cracker was the glass with dice in it just as designed on my book cover. As the glass is my favourite part of the book cover that was an original design of mine, having this as a focal point in this card (literally in not on) design meant the world to me.
Nothing can top that one for the time being however, I'm currently working on a couple milestone birthday cards at the moment which I always find exciting to indulge in so I can't wait to finish them. One of these cards is very special to me and may very well be the "Bentley to my Rolls" or more than, we'll see.
I can't deny that there is a theme of red in the above images, not intentional however colours used for Xmas and V. day are typically going to be dominantly red, with black, white and green. I had an alternative colour scheme for one of the Xmas cards I made last year that I adored but cannot show it to you "sorry." There is more that I would also love to show off but some of my cards are private for the sake of my customers.
Tis' the coming time of Father's Day and Congratulations will soon be in order for exams, driving tests and graduation, of course Wedding season is also upon us (I write vowels too by the way as also seen in my book). My versatility also stretches to appropriate and comforting words of Condolences, comfort and encouragement for Cancer Survivors, as well as Get Well cards and sentimental notes (poems) to say Miss You, Thank You's or any personal feelings of communication that you would like to have in a custom card, I am here!
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