East Midlands Dog Rescue Charity

We also did a design for the East Midlands Dog rescue which they have been selling as part of their fund raising, by all accounts they have been going really well. 

What Little Sheds has been doing

Over the past few months i have been designing my Christmas cards as the festive season will soon be upon us. Animals have dominated my designs and i now have ten designs all printed up and just waiting to be sent.

Hitting the media

Article in Progressive greetings

Me and my rural friend

In September Little Shed Designs featured with five other companies featured  in "progressive greetings" the trade magazine for the greeting card industry.  We all had to write a short piece on being rural and its connection with greeting cards. 

II got a friend to help with the photo shots, not too sure he knew what he was doing!!!!I had to get in my friend to help me with the photo shots, wasn't sure he knew what he was doing!!!

Back to blogging

Get well card designed by Little Shed Designs while  in the ZONE!!

Well as you can see there has been yet again a little break in my blogging, not my own fault honestly!!!! circumstances out of my control and a stay with the wonderful NHS. Anyway now being back in the driving seat again i shall pick up where i left off, just fast forward a little.

Inspiration at the show

 father's day animal cards were abundant.  I also managed to do a quick ten minute sketch of the scene below us, if you can imagine cows. The stand went well and sales mostly of farm  moooing for 8 hours you will get the picture!!!!!!

More from the show

The Staffordshire County Show

Last week as a member of www.simplystaffordshire.co.uk i helped Emily on her stand at Staffordshire County show.  We had a good two days up above the indoor arena, with all the sights and sounds that only a building full of cattle and sheep can make.  In between manning the fort I took off into the show to see what I could find......

There was a curious wig in a cage, Lots of sheep and wayward pigs and even the actual  FA cup!!!!!

The Squirrels made it!!!

I am so happy that the squirrels made it to London !!!!

Squirrels hanging out the bunting for the Diamond Jubilee

With the Diamond Jubilee reaching it's peak this weekend I have even caught the squirrels hanging out their bunting!!!! I am hoping that the sun shines on everyone's celebrations, have a great weekend.

Confession and new brochure

I must shamefully confess that I have not blogged since Wills and Kate tied the royal knot!!! and now we are nearly upon the Queens Diamond Jubilee.

 On the upside though I have been busy busy with Little Shed Designs trying to make my mark in the wonderful world of greeting cards.  In this year since my previous blog! I have continued to illustrate more card ideas which seem to include a lot farm animals, sheds and flowers.  I now have my cards printed professionally which is a great relief, so all I have to do now is pop them in a cello bag and send them out. 

The greatest breakthrough that has helped me with selling is that I have designed a brochure to collate all of my designs together, as carrying around 40 different cards was becoming problematic, especially when you  make a prospective card suppliers counter look like a card crash!!!!