Posts by Fay Martin

In just a couple of months time, the night’s will have drawn in again and Halloween will be on our doorsteps with a trick or treat. In the UK Halloween is becoming more popular, a good excuse to dress up, have fun, and enjoy some games. It is actually one of my favourite occasions and…

Here is my cute bat mummy character designed for the Party Invitations UK Ltd Spooky Scribbles competition. Adapted from my loveable Halloween characters, I hope this illustration will charm the judges. Link to the competition here, and why not enter your own character designs for the chance to win.

Working in advance as I always do, I have just received the samples of my new Father’s Day cards for 2014. This is my first range of cards for this special occasion, so I hope they are well received. For this range, I was inspired by 50’s illustration, especially the cartoon characters of that era…

Oh my poor blog, for sometime it has gone without a mention. Who knew that relocating could take up so much time, and settling in to a new county leaves things up in the air for a long while. I noticed I haven’t even shared my new ‘Vintage’ range with you. Sixteen hand illustrated 14.5cm…

Believe it or not, it may be about time that you are looking ahead to Christmas, a time when everyone gets into the spirit and our not so sunny summer is long forgotten. For 2013, I have created a range of 12 festive cards for close relatives, from Mum & Dad to Granddaughter. ‘Wonderland’ is…

Have you been wondering where I’ve been lately? Well it has been a busy time, not only preparing for the up and coming trade shows this year and designing lots of new products but I’ve also had a house move to contend with.My partner had been living miles apart for over a year and deciding…

Behind the scenes over the past month, I have seen my greeting cards taking on a whole new look and have been working with some fantastic designers who have been transforming my cards into animations! The creators at ‘Jeego’ featured in last month’s Progressive Greetings Magazine. They have cleverly animated my ‘Birdhouse’ illustration in time…

This week my first shipment has arrived in Victoria, Australia, in time for my distributor to launch my products into the market at the Reed Gift Fair at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre. The venue overlooks Darling Harbour a stone’s throw from the Opera House. My products are also now available on the distributor’s…

We’re back after a long and tiring week at Spring Fair International. It’s always such a demanding week and usually by 10pm Mum and I are dropping off to sleep. This year we were lucky as we managed to find somewhere to stay, just a 3 minute train journey from the NEC, with a great…