Dear Uncle John, Thinking of you with love and gratitude. You have always been so important to me. My earliest memory of you is me sitting in the back seat of Mum’s car, with you in the passenger seat, going on one of our many excursions. When I think of my earliest...
Bob’s Blog - Year #8
This is officially the longest time I have ever worked anywhere. I am a baby boomer. I was supposed to work in a factory for thirty years and then retire to Florida, to complain about the state of the nation. I did have my turn at a few factories, first a...
We need your help with something fun!! :)
Hello friends! What a year 2023 has been so far! We are super busy with wedding mailings and with making some big and beautiful changes to the wedding section of our website. Now I am spending time getting our new spring and summer launches ready too-cards, notepads, new Beloved Bookshelf...
What's going on at El's Cards?!?
Hi friends!! Just a quick blog check in to say Hello and bring you up to speed on what's going on here at El's Cards. We've been radio silent with good reason! When Bob and I started working together full time in 2015, we decided that a new website was a...
I painted something for you!
Happy New Year!! 2022 really wrapped up with a bang at El's Cards! We had a wonderful year in so many ways! Thank you for all of the great orders and wonderful notes you emailed (and snail mailed!!) through the whole year. We are so grateful for all the support...
El's Cards on NH Chronicle-watch it here!
See El's Cards on NH Chronicle! Click here :) Hello friends! Happy Holidays to all! On Friday night, we enjoyed watching a beautiful segment about El's Cards on NH Chronicle created by the insightful journalist Karen Meyers. You may have seen my post shortly after Karen and Jason (the talented cameraman), came...
NH Chronicle Air Date-Friday, 12/16
We are soooo excited to share this great news! This Friday, December 16th, at 7pm on WMUR El's Cards will be featured in a story on NH Chronicle. Thank you so much to all of you who have reached out and wished us good luck! This is an exciting time...
Free Gift with Purchase AND some big news!
Hi friends!! We hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving yesterday! It's been a wonderful week here at El's Cards. On Monday, I got a phone call in the morning from Karen Meyers from WMUR! She had an unexpected opening in her schedule on Wednesday (yes....2 days later!) and asked if...
It's time! Official Christmas Launch 2022!
I look forward to this weekend every year! El's Cards likes to wait until after Halloween to officially launch the new items for the Christmas season. I've been busy creating new designs for cards, notepads, tea towels, stickers, and gift wrap! Not to mention the super personal and fun new...
Something Special for You-Avid Reader!
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...
Behind the Scenes-Kitchen Remodel by Bob
It's been a great year here at El's Cards! We have been busy with some great new projects and getting organized for the show season and the holiday season to come. Not to mention, weddings are back and going stronger than ever! For years, Bob had wanted to take the time to re-do...
2023 Desk Calendars are HERE!!
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...
NEW for Spring & Summer 2022
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...
The Annual blog to Celebrate 7 years of co-ownership of this wonderful company called El's Cards
My only experience of owning and operating a business was when I was younger, a lot younger. It consisted of a shovel, myself, and the hope for a large snow storm. I also had my second business of a rake, me again, and the falling leaves of autumn. Truth be...
Happy Valentine's Day 2022-Free Wallpaper
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...
Gift Wrap isn't just for Wrapping Presents
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...
Holiday Launch Day 2021 is here!
It's a big day here at El's Cards. Later in the day than I had hoped, but you know...everything takes longer than anticipated. Every year we look forward to the holiday season and we kick it off with our launch at the beginning of November! Last year we added a...
Happy Autumn Days...and Holiday Prep!
This is hands down my favorite time of the year! The leaves are changing, the air is dry and cool, and I start lighting my pumpkin candles and try to enjoy the present moments...yet still thinking about the holiday season to come. We are happy to have introduced some fun...
Introducing 2022 Desk Calendars!
It's been quite a summer! Weddings are back and we have been non-stop busy. We have had some personal challenges over the past couple of months, but we are happy to report that both Bob and I and "the boys" (as we have come to call Marty and Sundance) are...
Happy 6 Year El's Cards Anniversary to Bob!
I would like to call this my annual blog post, but if Ellen could convince me, she would have me posting every month. So, I compromise and offer a few blog posts each year. This one is considered the annual because it is the month when I started working with...
NEW for Mother's Day 2021
We have all heard “A picture is worth a thousand words”. Well, that’s how I feel about introducing some special new beauties just in time for Mother’s Day! We’ve put together some items that work particularly well together for you in this blog post. Hooray for color!! I love painting...