Having spent the last few years designing, illustrating, writing verses, and providing creative direction for over 200 published greeting cards, I’ve collected a lot of useful information about the industry & holidays which help make designing cards easier. These posts are packed with helpful information on when to submit your designs to publishers for each major greeting card holiday (season), lists of seasonal icons, colors, flowers, and font choices.

• Tips for Designing Marketable Greeting Cards

• Tips for Submitting Samples to Greeting Card Publishers

• Open your own POD card shop at Greeting Card Universe

• The Secret Language of Flowers

Tips on designing greeting cards for :

…New Years

…Valentine’s Day

…Easter

…Mother’s Day

…Father’s Day

…Halloween

…Thanksgiving

…Christmas

(my first greeting card in the shops…)