Please note: we will be out of the studio from 4/26-5/3. Orders placed in that time period will be filled after 5/4.
Bonjour, mes amies! It's been a while since I have done a blog post. The rain is coming down (April showers today...looking forward to those May flowers!). We are still here and hard at work in our New Hampshire studio. We have had a super busy year thus far...lots of...
BIG day as we launch a fun new product for the upcoming holidays 2022 (if you need to see it before reading this post...here is the product page)!! This painting started in my head years ago!! I have always loved to read. My Mum taught me to love books and reading at a...
It's that time of year! And I am SOOOO pleased to roll out our NEW desk calendars for 2023! What a great year 2022 has been so far. Looking around when shopping, I was already seeing calendars and figured I should get my act together so we are excited to...
Happy Spring and “almost” Summer to all! The past month has been really great here in the El’s Cards studio. I have been hard at work with paintbrush in hand working on new designs to launch just in time for Mother’s Day. Anyone who knows me knows that I don’t...
It's that time of year again! I love Valentine's Day and all the fun flowers and colors! This year for your desktop wallpaper treat, I mixed up the color palette a little bit. My inspiration was a crest I created just this week for one of our June wedding couples....using...
It's been another great year for creative ideas! Last year, we introduced some gift wrap that I had designed as part of our gift wrap service. That paper went over so well that earlier this year we decided to do some gift wrap using our hydrangea design. And that was...
I love a good challenge and always have! This one came to mind one morning in January when Bob and I were having our coffee and working on our Goals for 2021. Every January, we make a list of intentions that we hope to accomplish here at El's Cards for the coming year. When I...
Every year, Valentine's Day sneaks up on me! We always work so hard right through December for the holiday season and then all of a sudden, it's mid-January and I realize we need some new Valentine designs. For the longest time, I have enjoyed sending Valentine's Day cards to my friends...
During a regular year in craft show season, our watercolor maps are often the star of the show. We put them in barn wood frames for a beautiful display and we have sold out of these frames in a day more than once. Every year, I add a few maps...
We are so excited to have rolled out our new collection of Tea Towels this fall. It's something I have been wanting to do for many years, but we just didn't have the best vendor for printing. We are happy to report that we finally have found one that we...
So many creative ideas as autumn approaches! And this year, since our wedding and craft show seasons aren't really happening, we decided to add some new products. Introducing...drum roll, please...our new line of Notepads! When I think of the fall, I think of getting organized. The summer is so carefree with...
2020-It's been quite a year so far. Different than any other to say to say the least. Every year I look forward to creating our new calendar designs for our annual desk calendars. We always offer two designs, "The Sea" and "something else". There are stories behind some of the...
We are so excited to announce something new!! Last year we purchased an extra wide format printer to use for our seating charts. This year we have been perfecting the print colors and are happy to introduce our 16" x 20" watercolor maps!! We have been bringing them to the...
What a super productive winter it has been here at El's Cards! We introduced 15 new wedding suites for our 2018 couples...and now we have another surprise! I've been working on new layouts and painting some new designs just for this special addition to our product line. So often, people...
We are so excited to introduce some new designs for summer 2017! We have 12 new card designs and 4 new boxes of note cards! All of our note boxes are mixed...so you know what that means! 16 new designs! We are also offering free personalization on our notes for...
We are thrilled to introduce to you something NEW and special-just in time for Valentine's Day! It's our new collection of prints! Florals, birds, scenes, quotes...we are starting out with 15 original designs and will be adding more as time goes on!! For Christmas of 2016, we had some special...
We love the upcoming season! Bob and I have been preparing by stocking up on cards, frames, paper, ink, etc. for our on line orders and our shows. Bob has ordered plenty of supplies so we have everything we need...and working on adding new products to the website! We currently...
We are so excited to introduce this new perpetual calendar just in time for Holiday Shopping 2016! It's a great way to remember the special days of all the people who are important to you. Since there are no days of the week on it, just dates, you can start...
Years ago, when I was first starting out, the thought came to me....what if I run out of ideas one day? I think at that point my next thought may have been....don't worry about that now. Just finish the job you are doing! After being in business for a little...
