hello dearhearts, I'm currently away in Coventry on a little holiday
to visit my family before Christmas. We're a little later across than
usual this year and unfortunately the weather has decided to turn
particularly vile for the time of year. If you live in the UK then
chances are you've already experienced the delightful barrage of wind
and rain we've been getting this week, along with a possible side of
severe flooding and coastal damage, as Storm Desmond batters the country.
back on the Island,
there has been some of the worst flood damage the island has ever seen,
I hope that all my friends and family back home stay safe through these
storms!
anyway, on with post I suppose...
There
are now only 20 days until Xmas 2015, and I stupidly just remembered
that I STILL haven't shared this years Christmas card designs with you
all!
this is yet further proof that I am a forgetful eejit and I know that I've probably left it too late but I'm going to show you the cards anyway.
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| 2015 Christmas Card Designs |
So this year, instead of Christmas candy Sugar Skulls, I went for something a little more kitsch, so we have festive flamingo cards + Christmas cactus cards! Because if you can't be a little wacky and unusual at Christmas time, when can you?!
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| Christmas Cactus on pink polka dots |
each design was created specifically for the cards, they were both ideas that I'd been playing around with for a while. I knew that I wanted to draw a Cactus and a Flamingo, it wasn't until I started adding Christmas stuff that I realised they'd probably make cute cards.
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| Festive Flamingo on blue stripes |
they're very bright and vibrant, the designs are happy and although admittedly not very traditional, still plenty festive and fun. As per usual I've been sending them out as my own personal Xmas cards to family and friends, but they're available to buy via my
Etsy and
Depop shops, should you take a fancy to them yourselves.
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| the back of the cards |
The cards are A6 sized (105x148mm) 100% professionally printed in the UK on 300gsm trucard, a
lovely sturdy card stock with a light satin coating on the outside while
the inside is blank and left uncoated, making it easier for you to
write your own message in a fancy gold gel pen, felt-tip, fountain pen
or a biro, whichever you prefer! + each card comes safely sealed in a cello bag, with a kraft paper envelope.
As if the cards aren't Christmassy enough, I also have some super cute Christmas glitter
brooches available! there are 6 festive shades of glitter fabric + 3
cute charms to choose from
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| Christmas Glitter Brooches |
These brooches are super sparkly but the best thing about them is that the glitter fabric DOES NOT SHED GLITTER!!! Which is perfect because if you're anything like me then you're one of those people that somehow ends up with glitter everywhere! Well, that won't happen with one of these. You can show your appreciation for all things festive AND sparkly without finding glitter embedded on your cheeks and eyelids three days later. All brooches are available to buy
HERE
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| sparkly and fun |
You're probably wondering why I'm bothering to offer any of these things if I'm away on holiday... BUT although it's true that the brooches won't ship until December 10th, I brought a big stack of the Christmas cards away with me so I will happily post them out to you while I'm in England.
aren't I considerate?!
Also, if you're in the UK then you might know that today is Small Business Saturday, which for those of you unfamiliar with it...
"Small Business Saturday UK is a grass-roots campaign which exists to support, promote and inspire small businesses, on the first Saturday in December, and beyond"
that means that today is the PERFECT day to go out (or stay in) and support a Small British Business. Regardless of where you live, there will be plenty of local or national businesses that you can support in person or online.
If you want a suggestion, then allow me to present
my own Etsy Shop as a possible candidate for your generous patronage, in an utterly shameless plug ^_^
I'm also giving away a free Sugar Skull circle sticker with EVERY order placed today in my
Etsy and
Depop shops
anyway on that note I'll shut up for now.
so until next time, cheerio!
