Winter Break

December is here and it's time for me to take a little seasonal break from the Karika Nova blog. I'll be working on some fab new projects and will be back in January with news of upcoming releases in the new year - including an exciting brand new collection Amelia. I'll also be checking in online at the virtual 2021 shows and will be sharing the latest news and trends. Until then you can find me on instagram and twitter over the holidays. Wishing you all a lovely cosy Christmas x

WINTER BREAK | EMILY HAUCK KARIKA NOVA

above: how gorgeous are these dried flowers i picked up this weekend from object style! available to order direct from the shop.

 #winter #winterbreak #merrychristmas #christmas2020

Festive Friday 2020

Ooh it’s that time again, it’s Festive Friday. It’s a day for all us greeting card fans to send our Christmas post to create a great first wave of beautiful cards arriving in early December. 2020 has been a challenging year that has seen us isolated from family, friends and work colleagues so this might be Festive Friday's most important year to inspire a Christmas card-sending mood for us to be in touch with loved ones.

Following on from last year's lovely dove of peace and joy from the Christmas Luminaire collection created for Katie Phythian Design, this year I've chosen my favourite card from the Christmas Tiger Lily collection designed for Portfolio Cards. This little winter hare will soon be hopping around the world spreading some Christmas cheer.

FESTIVE FRIDAY | EMILY HAUCK KARIKA NOVA

above: the lovely winter hare from the Tiger Lily collection designed for portfolio cards, my growing pile of christmas post, my christmassy desk - it's just missing a mince pie!

#festivefriday #sendacarddeliverasmile #justacard #festive #gca #christmas #december #fridayfeeling #friday #sendacard #post #christmascard #christmas20 #christmas2020 #festivefeeling #portfoliocards #emilyhauck #emilyhauckcreative

Luminaire Christmas AW20

With December arriving soon and Festive Friday around the corner it's a good time to share a few pics of the additions to the Christmas Luminaire collection I created for Katie Phythian Design. Following on from last years lovelies we have some new illustrations inspired by Katie's travels and home in France including snowy scenes, festive stockings, presents and baubles. The Luminaire design style picks up on the traditional card making techniques of scrapbooking and paper cutting I love. Each card is hand finished in the UK with beautiful iridescent crystals and packed with a matching envelope. 

The Luminaire cards are only available from local independent card & gift shops. Although the shops are closed at the moment please do check in with your local as many are offering pick ups and deliveries through this difficult time. As the lovely people at Just a Card say, even the smallest purchase makes a big difference to a small business.

LUMINAIRE CHRISTMAS AW20 | EMILY HAUCK KARIKA NOVA

above: a selection of cards from the luminaire christmas additions I designed for katie phythian design, available now for trade direct from katie phythian design. 

#luminaire #christmas #aw20 #katiephythiandesign #katiephythian #emilyhauck #emilyhauckcreative #contemporarydesign #painterly #new #iridescent #crystals #fresh #independentshops #justacard #sendacarddeliverasmile

Penny Kennedy Christmas AW20

I'm spreading a little more festive cheer on the Karika Nova blog today with this year's Christmas gift packaging range I designed for Penny Kennedy. Following on from last year's best seller, the AW20 Festive Garland collection features a contemporary Christmas tree, yuletide foliage and antique baubles in traditional Christmas colours with beautiful gold foiling. The collection includes a large, shopper and medium gift bags plus a roll wrap & tag pack. Many might be closed in lockdown but please do check in with your local shop as everyone is working very hard so we can collect or receive deliveries and making sure we can all have a special Christmas this year.

PENNY KENNEDY CHRISTMAS AW20 | EMILY HAUCK KARIKA NOVA

above: a selection of designs from the festive garland collection I designed for penny kennedy, the collection was launched earlier this year at Spring Fair for 2020’s Christmas season, available to stock direct from penny kennedy.

#christmas #pennykennedy #aw20 #giftpackaging #emilyhauck #emilyhauckcreative #christmasiscoming #christmas2020 #merrychristmas #christmasgift #gifting #giftideas #giftshop #giftbags #giftlove #giftwrapping #shoplocal #supportthehighstreet

Tiger Lily Christmas

Well it's a little later than I planned to talk about these exciting festive additions to the Tiger Lily collection designed for Portfolio Cards. In true 2020 style I'm here minutes before a lockdown. We've learnt from the first lockdown it's important that we support our shops at this time but also that the written word, inside a thoughtful greeting card can make the all difference to ensure our friends, family and loved ones have that connection in these difficult times. Plans and diaries have gone out the window this year but I'm hoping that we can still look forward to a lovely (if a little cosier) Christmas in December.

TIGER LILY CHRISTMAS | EMILY HAUCK KARIKA NOVA

above: a selection of designs from the tiger lily collection I designed for portfolio cards, first shown at spring fair SS20, available to stock direct from portfolio cards. Tiger Lily features a rich, vibrant colour palette with accents of neon and flourishes of gold foil on environmentally friendly board. The lovely illustrations inspired by the natural world portray beautiful, festive flora and fauna. The design style embraces a flamboyant, elegant and painterly approach. Each design is printed in the UK and is packed with a kraft or white envelopes.

If you're short on time I have spotted that these lovelies are available to buy online at Cards Galore.

#tigerlily #portfoliocards #emilyhauck #emilyhauckcreative #greetings #greetingcards #design #illustration #paperlove #christmas #christmascards #shoplocal #supportsmallbusinesses #independentbusiness #justacard

Thinking of You Week 2020

Hello, it's my first week back to the blog in what feels like an age. 2020 what a year!
I’m very happy to return at this time to Thinking of You Week. I’ve taken part in this for a few years now but in the current climate of social distancing it’s never been more important to be in touch with loved ones. I’ve been writing out these lovelies I created for Katie Phythian Design, drawn with a rainbow - which is very apt considering I did them pre 2020! I loved this story Katie posted on instagram about handing out cards during lockdown and the response she received. It shows that the written word, inside a thoughtful greeting card can make the all difference to ensure our friends, family and loved ones have that connection in these strange times.

THINKING OF YOU WEEK 2020 | EMILY HAUCK KARIKA NOVA

 above: a bundle of post heading out our door this week for thinking of you week including cards, letters, drawings, stickers and the luminaire thinking of you card I designed for katie phythian design

#thinkingofyouweek #sendacarddeliverasmile #JustACard #CardToKeep #SendMoreMail #ShopSmall #GreetingCards #GreetingCardDesign #shopindependent #supportsmallbusiness #gca

Summertime

Well had 2020 gone to plan I would now be posting with all the latest from the Progressive Greetings Live show in London. I'm pleased to hear the show is confirmed to return next year. I am already looking forward to seeing everyone and catching up on the industry buzz.

As a form of lockdown continues through the Summer it unfortunately means I won't be returning to the Karika Nova blog until the autumn when my little ones are more fully back in school and nursery. In the meantime I will be continuing work on new exciting projects for 2021 -  I can't wait to share these with you. Wishing everyone the best for the Summer, keep well, see you all soon x

SUMMER PAINTING | EMILY HAUCK KARIKA NOVA

above: me and my mini me's getting creative with finger painting. i found these fabulous paints on the babipur website, i also absolutely love the pastel hue watercolours - perfect for more harmonious paintings!

#summertime #painting #lockdown #pglive #2021

Spring Break

It's that time of year again when I'm taking a little seasonal break from the Karika Nova blog. It's a little sooner this March owing to early preschool closure, unusual times! I will be continuing work on exciting new releases and projects for launch later in the year. In the meantime catch me on Instagram + twitter for updates. Wishing you all a lovely Mothering Sunday and a happy Easter. Keep well xxx

SPRING BREAK | EMILY HAUCK KARIKA NOVA

above: one of my fave spring flowers - the lovely cherry blossom 

#cherryblossom #sakura #spring #easter #happyeaster #springbreak #mothersday

Luminaire Spring Season

It's starting to feel like spring here in Manchester, with that in mind and Mother's Day next week I thought it'd be a good time to share some extra photos from the Luminaire Spring collection.

Designed for Katie Phythian Design, the Luminaire collection features a fresh colour palette with painterly washes on a textured watercolour style FSC certified board. The seasonal illustrations inspired by Katie's travels in France include classic hearts, fabulous flowers, easter eggs and balloons. Following on from the Valentine's seen earlier on the Karika Nova blog there's Mothers Day, Easter & Father's Day now available in the shops.

SPRING LUMINAIRE | EMILY HAUCK KARIKA NOVA

above: a selection of cards from the luminaire spring additions I designed for katie phythian design, available now for trade direct from katie phythian design. 

#luminaire #spring #mothersday #fathersday #easter #ss20 #katiephythiandesign #katiephythian #emilyhauck #emilyhauckcreative #contemporarydesign #painterly #new #iridescent #crystals #fresh #independentshops

Carson Ellis - Home

It's World Book Day tomorrow and following on from my last post on the fabulous John Rylands Library it seemed like a good time to take a look at our new favourite book here - Carson Ellis's Home. The fabulous book takes us on a journey through the many different types of homes from houses in the country, flats in the city, homes on buses, boats and even a shoe. At the end we find the artist herself in her studio looking at the objects which inspired the book. The illustrations are beautiful and unique. Along with Alemagna's Do Nothing Day Carson's Home most certainly has pride of place on our book shelf.

CARSON ELLIS | EMILY HAUCK KARIKA NOVA

above clockwise from the top left: a view of the artist from her window, one of my faves babushkas home, 'or home is a flat' illustration, a view of the mountains, an image of the bird who we look for as we travel through the book, teacup house & then the fab front cover.

#worldbookday #worldbookday2020 #worldbookday20 #carsonellis #home #carsonellishome #illustration #book #art

John Rylands Library

After a fun but rainy half term break I thought I'd share a little creative inspo from this month's visit to the wonderful John Rylands Library. The Manchester Library was recently rated one of the most beautiful in Europe on google reviews and the only UK library to make the list. It houses a rare collection of works featuring the oldest known piece of the new testament. I was especially interested in the exhibition pieces with unique fonts & illustrations. I also loved the intriguing old printing presses on show which give a real connection with the history of print - I'd personally like to see more of this.
The architecture is most definitely the showstopper. The building is mostly made from one material, shawk sandstone, and is so effective. Even the lighting is one of a kind and made to resemble the cotton plant of Manchester's heritage. It has an unusual blue purple glow and gives quite a magical look - little wonder the building is often compared to Hogwarts.
So lovely to have the opportunity to spend some time appreciating printed works and such a beautiful space. I'll certainly be popping back to the gift shop too!

THE JOHN RYLANDS LIBRARY | EMILY HAUCK KARIKA NOVA

above clockwise from the top left: one of the impressive antique printing presses on show, the iconic 'bottle' glass windows, john ryland himself, a snap of the spectactular ceiling, one of the beautiful reading areas - looks straight out of hogwarts, looking up the amazing stone staircase.

#thejohnrylandlibrary  #thejohnrylandslibrary #johnrylandslibrary #johnryland #manchester #library #inspo #printingpress #paperlove 

Tiger Lily SS20

Exciting new additions to the best selling Tiger Lily are here on the Karika Nova blog this week. The fabulously eye catching greetings collection created in a collaboration with Portfolio Cards now includes Mother's Day, Easter, Father's Day & new Everyday designs.

Tiger Lily features a rich, vibrant colour palette with accents of neon and flourishes of gold foil on environmentally friendly board. The beautiful illustrations embrace a flamboyant, elegant, painterly approach and are inspired by the natural world with wild, exotic flora and fauna. Each design is printed in the UK and is packed with a kraft or white envelope. Shown at Spring Fair 2020 and now available in the shops.

TIGER LILY | EMILY HAUCK KARIKA NOVA

above: a selection of designs from the tiger lily collection I designed for portfolio cards, shown at spring fair SS20, available to stock now direct from portfolio cards. 

#tigerlily #portfoliocards #emilyhauck #emilyhauckcreative #springfair2020 #springfair #greetings #greetingcards #design #illustration #paperlove

Spring Fair SS20

It's been a fantastic start to this week with my annual visit to Spring Fair on Monday at the NEC. I always enjoy catching up with everyone and talking all things creative - lots of exciting projects to look forward to in the coming year.
Most exciting was seeing the new samples on show of Birthday, Christmas & Spring seasons Tiger Lily I designed for Portfolio and the new Festive Garlands Christmas collection for Penny Kennedy which follows on from last years best seller. More on all of these soon!

SPRING FAIR SS20 | EMILY HAUCK KARIKA NOVA

above clockwise from the top left: notebook at the ready, a sneak peek of the brand new tiger lily christmas designed for portfolio, a little snap of new festive garland collection for penny kennedy, an early start on the road, a view of the gift hall, new tiger lily everyday designs - more on those soon!

#springfair #springfair20 #ss20 #springfair2020 #emilyhauck #emilyhauckcreative #portfolio #portfoliocards #pennykennedy #tigerlily #christmas #spring #greetings #greetingcards #giftpackaging

Valentine Luminaire

With February just around the corner it seems a good time to share some pics of Luminaire spring SS20 to get us in the mood for the season. Following on from the lovely everyday and christmas collections designed for Katie Phythian Design, we have added 40 new spring cards. The collection features a fresh colour palette with painterly washes on a textured watercolour style FSC certified board. The seasonal illustrations inspired by Katie's travels in France include classic hearts, fabulous flowers, easter eggs and balloons. Here's a peek at the Valentine's available now in the shops.

VALENTINE LUMINAIRE | EMILY HAUCK KARIKA NOVA

above: a selection of cards from the luminaire spring additions I designed for katie phythian design, available now for trade direct from katie phythian design. 

#luminaire #spring #valentinesday #valentine #ss20 #katiephythiandesign #katiephythian #emilyhauck #emilyhauckcreative #contemporarydesign #painterly #new #iridescent #crystals #fresh #independentshops

Cobalt SS20

Brand new for SS20, the latest additions to the best selling men's collection Cobalt I created for Cinnamon Aitch excitingly launched last week at Top Drawer. With its signature on trend colour palette of hyperreal blues and aged natural textures, Cobalt's original style picks up on the traditional paper collage style I love and contrasts this with contemporary geo shapes and zingy foil.

The new designs follow on from the AW19 release and feature icons of hot air balloons, surfboards, cosy sofas, birthday cakes and drinks. Cobalt embraces our love of the great outdoors and also those lovely times together at home. Each card is packed with a unique bespoke concrete patterned envelope. The new designs are now available in the shops and direct from Cinnamon Aitch.

COBALT SS20 | EMILY HAUCK KARIKA NOVA

above: a selection of SS20 additions to the popular cobalt men's range I designed for cinnamon aitch, launched at top drawer, available now direct from cinnamon aitch. 

#cobalt #cinnamonaitch #emilyhauck #emilyhauckcreative #newlaunches #topdrawer #topdrawerlondon #greetings #stationeryshop #ss20 #greetingcards #design #illustration #paperlove #contemporarydesign #concrete

Top Drawer SS20

Hello, Happy New Year! It's been a great way to kick off 2020 this week with a visit to Top Drawer London. This year as last year proved to be another brilliant show. I absolutely loved soaking up all the trend news and the latest industry developments. Most excitingly lots of brand new designs launched in the Cobalt collection, created for Cinnamon Aitch - more news on these soon! A fab day all round catching up with old friends and making new ones. I'm very much looking forward to what 2020 brings.

TOP DRAWER SS20 | EMILY HAUCK KARIKA NOVA

above clockwise from the top left: a view of the top products in the serene warmth trend, a pic of the beautiful bloomingville stand, loved this signature piece in the unadorned tactility trend by cwc ceramics, a little pic of the fab trends team at the retail talks, loved this summary of the unadorned tactility trend - could be a description of the cobalt range! one of a few pics of new cobalt designs on the cinnamon aitch wall - more to come on this soon!

#topdrawerlondon #topdrawer #ss20 #greetings #stationery #topdrawer20 #cinnamonaitch #cobalt #emilyhauck #emilyhauckcreative #london #tradeshow #greetingcards #cards