Friday, 23 July 2010

The 'Coastal Collection' - Cards and Gifts for all - including men!

When I made these five handpainted paper collage designs, I was working on greeting card designs that would be acceptable to men, as it's not always easy to find suitable cards for them. But they have proved very popular with women as well!

They are available from my Greeting Card Universe Store, where, by clicking on the images, you will find them as Birthday Cards and Father's Day Cards, as well as 'Blank for Your Own Message' Cards.


      


These same designs are all available from my Zazzle store as Mousepads, Tote Bags and T-shirts and a host of other items as well! 

Here are just a few - 






Go to my Zazzle store and search for 'coastal' or 'seaside' and you're sure to find a great-value gift that will be appreciated by absolutely anyone - including the man who has everything! - and even a greeting card to match!





Thursday, 22 July 2010

Those cats get everywhere!

The designs on the Zazzle products I create, almost always begin as a design for a greeting card. This Ginger Tom, though, started as a pastel painting -


- but he soon found his way onto a greeting card and then a mug:
 
 This cheeky pair, on the other hand, began as designs with greeting cards in mind -

           

          

But you know how it is with cats - they have a mind of their own! And they soon started turning up on mugs -





- on mousepads (of course!)



'Ginger Cat' Mousepad mousepad
'Ginger Cat' Mousepad by helikettle
View all other mousepads at zazzle

- on tote bags:



- on keychains and magnets:




And of course, they just had to show up on T-shirts!





Those cats just get everywhere! 

And there will be more adorable cats coming soon on greeting cards and products in my Greeting Card Universe and Zazzle stores!

Sunday, 18 July 2010

Birthday Cards for Men

Choosing birthday cards for women and girls is relatively easy - if in doubt, flowers will almost always fit the bill! But finding suitable cards for men can be much more difficult!

For some men, a Fine Art card may fit the bill:

      

Or in some cases, a name-specific birthday card is just what you need to add the 'personal touch' -

    

Sometimes a little light-hearted humour goes down well -

     

    

Or how about something based on a hobby?

     
- or a sport?

    

If all else fails, most men would be pleased to receive one of these collage greeting cards - 
    


 

These cards and others like them are all available in my store at  

(Use the search facility on the left hand side of the page to find the age you need or, if it isn't in store, different ages and text on the front of the cards can usually be made on request.)