Tilly and Friends Birthday card

I was asked to create two birthday cards using illustrations from the popular BBC children's programme Tilly and Friends. Using Illustrator and Photoshop i took the characters and placed them in a greeting card design, making sure i included small elements from the magazine which accompanies the show - complete with stars, small patterns and even music notes. The small detailing made a big difference to the design in the final product.

Examples i was given of Tilly and Friends to work with

and create a birthday card design:

A birthday card design i created for a 4 year old girl:

A birthday card design i created for a 3 year old boy:

Fight for me

dear prudence

These enchanting greeting card designs are by Laura Ruth Vickers. She graduated from Glasgow School of Art in 2006 with a Masters in textiles as fashion. Her greeting cards are stocked throughout the uk - the most impressive being Liberty, Urban Outfitters and the V&A..! 

Now focusing on greeting cards and her own company, Dear Prudence, Laura is inspired by her surroundings in the Yorkshire countryside.

'I’m inspired by nature, with a focus on British wildlife. I like to give my animals and birds little personalities and dress them up, like a modern day Beatrix Potter! I enjoy the juxtaposition of a little bird or hare with everyday objects. It almost gives them a human quality.'

I adore the hare wrapping paper.

http://www.dearprudence.info/index.htm

http://dear-pru.blogspot.co.uk/

You make all things new

a few ideas for cards..

Alison Hardcastle.

Saw some of these cards in Selfridges today. They are made by Alison Hardcastle and they are so simple and sweet! She uses handwritten typography and screen printing to make a selection of greeting cards and stationery products.

http://www.alisonhardcastle.com/

http://alisonhardcastle.blogspot.co.uk/

M&S

Yesterday i went into the office to design for Marks and Spencer. I was designing a few mothers days cards for 2013 and voila..