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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
What a year it has been, that is an expression that will get overused quickly. Who could possibly explain all the challenges, obstacles, defeats, and victories of an entire year? However, I am aware of the tragedies that many have faced. I hope people have come together with family, friends,...
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...
What a year it has been. We were so looking forward to 2020. The previous year, 2019, was challenging for many reasons. We had some big personal losses and were truly looking forward to a fresh start in 2020. The year started off great! We had lots of great shows lined...
Hello friends of El's Cards. What a year 2020 has been. So different than past years in many ways. Bob and I have learned so much about our business, ourselves, and how to adapt and make the best of what at some moments looked like an impossible situation. We missed working with...
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...
I got dressed up on Monday. Not in an evening gown or anything like that, but dressed up for a pandemic year. Actual pants (vs. sweats), a nice sweater, and a real top (vs. sweatshirt), jewelry, full makeup and shoes (vs. slippers). I've been working on all the items for our Christmas launch...
Ellen had asked me to write this blog at the beginning of April. I said there was plenty of time, what else do we have to do? It is funny how doing nothing can take so much time. This month is the fifth anniversary of my partnership in my wife’s...
I remember being in 7th grade and the school had a wood shop. They may have thought that by this age we would understand and respect tools. Not so in my case. A mishap with a sharp chisel and off to the hospital for a lot of stitches. I went on...
People who have visited our workshop are very quick to comment “Wow, it is so organized.” I will admit I have a sense of pride when I hear those words. Sometimes when working in a large shop with many people around, it is harder to keep things in order. I...
With the growth of El's Cards over the years, our logo has also done some developing and changing. When we first started out, this logo was on our home page. It was the creative genius of the wonderful team at Coastline Graphics! The rubber stamp image was for the website,...
We are super excited to announce that this year, El's Cards is celebrating being in business for 20 years!! There are so many adventures and moments to celebrate. Most of all, we want to thank all of our wonderful clients who we have been so lucky to meet. The 20...
What a great year we had in 2017!! It was truly our best year yet in so many ways! We had great success with our craft show schedule, launched a few new products (poster calendars, prints, and printed seating charts), and our wedding business is thriving!! I love kicking off...
We are so excited about our holiday season 2017! So much prep has been done...the shows have begun, and we are totally ready to handle all the great internet orders that are already coming in every day! Bob got an oversized mailbox for shipping ease! He does at least 2...
Recently I was going through some old photos and came across a photo from one of our craft shows in the first year we were doing them! Whoa! Thought you might enjoy photos of our show setup progression and improvements! I just about died laughing when I saw this first...
When I started working at Jet Blue in 2006, Bob and I decided to get a couple of kittens. We thought it would be good company for Bob when I was gone on trips...and good company for me when I was at home working. Both of us being cat lovers,...
