3 New Hexley Postcards!

The sets of Clockwork Bird postcards have been so popular that I was getting low on some of the birds.  Since I needed to restock I thought it was a good time to get some new designs made into postcards too – so I now have 3 new postcards; the Clockwork Kingfisher, Clockwork Chaffinch and DORA (Deep Ocean Research Aid).

I updated my illustration of DORA for these cards – it now has a new background to match my Clockwork Birds and the border has been removed which makes it easier to print in different formats.

The new designs should be in my Etsy and Folksy shops very soon!

More new greeting card designs!

I have more new card designs to share with you today!  There are a couple of Christmas cards, a birthday cupcake card and 2 blank cards which could be used for a range of occasions.

Most of these have been printed on white card with a lovely linen texture - the pigeons and umbrellas card is printed on white card with a very slightly rough surface.  As I print the cards myself I can do personalised cards too; if you like a design but would prefer a different message I am happy to do custom orders.

The cards all measure 12.5cm square (approximately 4.9 inches) and come with white envelopes.  They are blank inside ready for you to add your own message.

Some cards have also been embellished after printing, like this Clematis pattern notecard which has glitter in the centres of the flowers...

My greeting cards are available to buy from my Folksy shop.

London Calling and Christmas note card sets

I have two new sets of note cards to share with you today; the first has a ‘London Calling’ theme.  Each card features a different one of my designs including soldiers of the Queen’s Guard, London buses and taxis, post boxes and phone boxes and zig-zag stripes…

The second set of cards has a Christmas theme – it feels too early for Christmas but the shops are starting to get their Christmas stock in now so I thought I should get mine prepared too!

All of these cards are 10x10cm square and come with white envelopes.  Their small size is perfect for writing little notes!
Both of these sets are only available to buy to buy from my Folksy shop!

Clematis Note Cards

The first set of my new note cards is finished!  This pretty set has a Clematis theme and contains 4 square cards, each with a different design.  I have designed this set so that you can use them for a range of occasions, two cards have ‘Thank you’ messages on the front, one says ‘Just to say…’ and the last has no message.  The size of these cards (10cm x 10cm) makes them great for writing little notes.

The cards are printed on lovely white linen textured card and come with white envelopes.  As I am printing these cards myself I am able to offer personalised cards too – so if you like the designs but would prefer different messages on them I am happy to do custom orders!
 

At the moment these cards will only be available to buy from my Folksy shop.

More card sets will be released soon!  As well as other sets of small square cards I will also be making cards to sell individually and in other sizes.

Crafty Giveaway!

To celebrate reaching 100 likes on my facebook page I have decided to hold a giveaway!

The prize is any 4 of my printables - you can choose any combination of scrapbooking papers, collage sheets or gift boxes.  The printables are all my own original designs and the winner will receive them as high resolution 300dpi jpg files.  You can print them as many times as you like to use in your own crafting projects.  Here is a small selection of my designs, see the full range of printables here.

The printables can be used for so many different craft projects...
From making gift boxes for giving small gifts like sweets...

...to greeting cards...

...cupcake toppers, gift tags, bunting and more!

I hope they inspire you to make something!  What would you make?

For your chance to win

Leave a comment on this post with your idea of what you would use the printables for.

Please make sure you leave your entry by midnight (GMT) Monday 7th May to be in with a chance to win.  The winner will be chosen at random on Tuesday 8th May.

For an extra entry become a follower of this blog and for a further entry 'like' my facebook page.  Just include a note in your comment here to say that you follow and / or 'like'.

Please remember to leave me a way of contacting you if you win - an email address, Folksy or Etsy username or link to your blog.

If I'm unable to contact the winner within 2 weeks another winner will be picked.

I look forward to seeing your ideas for using the printables! :)

Folksy Friday - The Secret Garden

The weather has been so changeable here – sunny one minute then pouring with rain and hail storms the next!  It’s good weather for the garden to grow but I’m looking forward to warm sunny weather to go outside myself.  This week I’ve chosen ‘The Secret Garden’ as my Folksy Friday theme – to remind me of sunshine and pretty flowers :)Click on the photos / links to see more lovely items from these Folksy sellers…

Wychbury    /    Artisan Leather

Rachel Skeet Designs    /    Rubydoo

Flutter Designs  /    Peony and Thistle

Folksy Friday – Happy Easter!

I almost made this Folksy Friday for last week but time ran away from me, so here it is for the Easter weekend.

Hope you enjoy this selection of lovely Spring items from Folksy sellers :)

Loopy La-La / Abstract Cat Crafts

Audrey’s Art / Mia Design

Butterfly & Things / Daisy Beth

My little helper...

Why is it that some days never seem to go right?  I spent most of yesterday watching over a sick budgie - Charlie has injured his leg and couldn't sit on his perch properly :(

He had a trip to the vet and some pain killers and spent the night apart from his friend Bobby so he could get some rest.  He seems calmer today and we're keeping a close eye on him.  As he has not eaten much we are hand feeding him too.  Hopefully he will feel better with some rest.

Charlie's friend Bobby is far from calm today though - she's going mad trying to see Charlie in the other cage!  She even managed to escape by pushing the lid off the seed pot and climbed out!  Here she's come to help me at my desk... :)

Somehow I don't think having Bobby on my desk will make today more productive though!

I've been meaning to post a picture of these too - my latest batch of Moo cards :)  Folksy and Moo have an offer of a pack of 50 free cards - you just pay postage and packing and the cards come with the Folksy logo on.

Printable Easter Gift Boxes

The daffodils are coming out in my garden and blossom is appearing on the trees... it won't be long until Easter now!  So today I am releasing two new printable gift boxes perfect for little Easter eggs and other small gifts :)

One of the boxes has a pastel egg pattern and the other features a design with tulips and daffodils (this one would also be great for other Spring occassions like Mother's Day and birthdays).

 

Each of these boxes prints onto 8x10 inch (A4) paper and measures 2.5 x 3.5 x 2 inches when made up.  I decorated the box photographed using eyelash yarn and a little flower tag made from layering punched paper flowers and a gem centre.
You can buy the templates to print and make yourself from my Etsy shop or Folksy shop.

Steampunk Printables Part 3

Here's the next product from my new set of Steampunk themed printables... a pair of gift boxes :)

As well as being great for Steampunk fans I think they would be a good way to wrap gifts for men.  I have designed two templates; one has clock hands, cogs and stripes on and the other has clock hands and a grey spotty pattern.

Each box measures 2.5 x 3.5 x 2 inches when made up.  You can embellish your boxes any way you like - I have decorated the box photographed using a brown silky yarn, a letter tag, photograph of an old key, tiny cog and some wire.

See a tutorial on how to make the gift boxes here: http://hazelfishercreations.blogspot.com/2011/08/printable-gift-box-tutorial.html

The printable templates are available from my Etsy shop and Folksy shop.

Folksy Friday–Twit Twoo!

I have recently been spending more time on Folksy which has led to me discovering some lovely new shops.  So today I thought I would try making my first Folksy Friday – hope you like it! :)

Buttercup Boutique / Artisan Silver Jewellery and Keepsakes

Snowdon / Eastwitching

 Lime in the Coconut / Needles and Buttons

Printable Steampunk Labels

Here's the second product in my new set of Steampunk printables - a sheet of labels which you could use in scrapbooking, cardmaking, as gift tags, book plates....

The sheet comes as a high resolution 300dpi jpg file and measures 8.5 x 11 inches (A4).  There are 8 different labels; each measures 2.4 x 3.5 inches.  These labels are available to buy from my Etsy shop and Folksy shop.

PS. Remember the Treasury Challenge #6 I posted about last week? My 'Steel' entry was one of the runners up! :)  Congratulations to Jane who won with this treasury!

New card for Mother's Day

Yes, it's the cupcakes and roses designs back again!  This time I have used the roses pattern and green spots to make a Mother's Day card (Mothering Sunday is on 18th March this year)...

I have printed my design onto lovely linen textured card and finished it with a little flower gem embellishment.

This card is now available to buy from my Folksy shop :)

Folksy shop!

Something I've been thinking about for a while now is whether it would be a good idea to open up a new online shop on a site like Folksy. I like Etsy and and am happy with my shop there, but I wonder if the fact it is only in US dollars might put some people off (even though Paypal handles currency conversions automatically).

This weekend I did some more research into Folksy. There seem to be pros and cons to Etsy and Folksy - Etsy is a bigger site with more members so more potential customers but it can be easy to get lost amongst all the other sellers. Folksy is smaller so although you are less likely to get lost there might not be so many customers. This was one thing I was concerned about - would there be enough people looking on Folksy to make it worth while listing? It seems that recently more people have been joining Folksy and they are coming out of beta testing at the end of the month. Also, although Folksy is limited to UK sellers only it does have a built in currency conversion for selling internationally. I think the forums could also be good on Folksy - more information relevent to UK sellers. So, I've decided to give it a go!

My new shop on Folksy is http://hazelfishercreations.folksy.com/ I will be selling prints and bookmarks at first and am in the process of stocking up the shop. Any other things like original ACEOs, magnets, crafting kits, vintage buttons etc will just be in my Etsy shop for now.

Has anyone else had experience with Folksy? It would be great to hear what you think! :)