The Curious Fox

Popped into our local treasure trove for all things Christmas - The Curious Fox - who are stocking the fab gold foiled Florentine Christmas collection created with Portfolio Cards. So lovely to catch up with Christmas experts Stewart & David. As always the shop is looking gorgeously bedecked with festive decorations & their famous (see here) Christmas window is a joy.  Stewart makes the models by hand. Recently his work was featured on Grayson Perry's Art Club and is currently on show at the exhibition in Birmingham!

THE CURIOUS FOX | EMILY HAUCK KARIKA NOVA

above clockwise from the top left: the florentine collection designed for Portfolio Cards, the gorgeous curious fox shop window, the florentine christmas stag card, beautiful christmas decorations & the curious fox! 

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Florentine Christmas 2022

I'm happily bringing some photos to the journal this week of the new 2022 Christmas additions to our favourite Florentine collection created in a collaboration with Portfolio Cards. 

Following on from Festive Friday I've been writing lots of these beautiful new designs this week. Royal Mail have just brought forward the last post dates for Christmas. Second class post has come forward by a week to Monday, 12 December, and First class Christmas post has been reduced by five days to Friday, 16 December. Best get our ice skates on!

Florentine features a rich, jewel like colour palette with detailed debossed artwork and golden foil. The beautiful illustrations are inspired by traditional Italian papers, specialist letter press art prints and ornate wallpapers. The design style embraces a lux, fine detailed and illustrative approach. Each design is printed in the UK with plastic free foil on environmentally friendly board and is supplied with a kraft or white envelope. Released this autumn and now available in the shops this Christmas season. French captioned as seen below are available from Kiub supplied boutiques in France.

FLORENTINE CHRISTMAS 2022 | EMILY HAUCK KARIKA NOVA

above: a selection of designs from the florentine collection I designed for portfolio cards, available to stock direct from portfolio cards along with the tiger lily greetings. 

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Festive Friday 2022

Ooh I can't believe it's that time already, it's Festive Friday this week. A day for all us greeting card fans to send our Christmas post to create a fantastic first wave of beautiful cards arriving in early December and getting us all in the mood for sending Christmas cards. 

Following on from last year's festive London skyline scene, this year I'm sending a card from the 2022 new additions to our favourite Florentine Christmas collection created for Portfolio Cards. This merry little Christmas tree will soon begin it's journey around the world spreading some Festive cheer.

Dates for your calendar for UK post, Royal Mail’s advertised last posting dates are 19 December with second class stamps, and 21 December for first class. 

FESTIVE FRIDAY 2022 | EMILY HAUCK KARIKA NOVA

above: the new christmas tree from the golden foiled and debossed florentine collection  designed for portfolio cards.  for more information on festive friday visit the greeting card association's website. 

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Thinking Of You Week 2022

Following the big events of the last few days it seems a meaningful time for this years Thinking of You Week. There will be many who may appreciate a little boost that an unexpected letter might bring.

Thinking of You Week (September 19-25, 2022) is an international movement supported by the Greeting Card Association to celebrate the joy of sending and receiving hand-written notes and greeting cards. Me and little Miss G have been making unique cards from recycled papers for our contribution to the letter wave of happiness travelling across the globe, letting people know that we’re “Thinking of You”.

THINKING OF YOU WEEK | EMILY HAUCK KARIKA NOVA 

 

above: our little thinking of you art project, to create the flowers draw a circle around a glass on some paper you'd like to use (old wrapping paper etc) cut out the circle,  fold in half, repeat and then fold in half once more, then using the scissors cut out some interesting small shapes, unfold the flower.

  

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Cobalt 2022

Here are my snaps of the new set of twelve additions to the best selling super stylish men's collection Cobalt I created for Cinnamon Aitch. I'm happily catching up with my posts and so glad I'm now sharing these exciting new designs that were released earlier this year. 

With its signature modern colour palette of hyperreal blues and aged natural textures, Cobalt's original style picks up on traditional paper collage that I love and contrasts this with contemporary geo shapes and zingy foil. The new designs follow on from the SS20 release and feature icons of mountain bikes, skateboarding, wild swimming, birthday balloons and a barbecue (super popular in this hot weather!). The range 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 were shown at this year's PG Live and are available in the shops and direct from Cinnamon Aitch.

COBALT 2022 | EMILY HAUCK KARIKA NOVA

 above: a selection of cards from the cobalt men's range I designed for cinnamon aitch, available now direct from cinnamon aitch. 

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PG Live 2022

Oh what a fab day in London last week for the Progressive Greetings Live Show. It was lovely to catch up with everyone after such a long break in the usual running of the trade shows - my last PG was back in 2019! So exciting to see the new Florentine collection for Portfolio Cards, the latest Cobalt 2022 (post coming soon) for Cinnamon Aitch and the new birthdays Ditsy Bloom for The Great British Card Company up on the walls.

I've been working keenly on new product for next year however other commitments have taken my time for instragram and journal updates recently. I'm looking forward to sharing soon all the latest releases from earlier in the year.

PROGRESSIVE GREETINGS LIVE 2022 | EMILY HAUCK KARIKA NOVA

above clockwise from the top left: my big bundle of show prep, a view of the business design centre in islington, a snap of the portfolio stand showing the latest florentine and tiger lily designs, me having chair envy in abigail ahern's gorgeous islington store, the cobalt looking fantastic with the new additions on the cinnamon aitch stand, the gold foiling on the new florentine everyday glowing under the design centres natural light.

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Florentine Spring

Following on fabulously from the festive collection we have new for 2022 the Spring Edition of the beautiful Florentine created in a collaboration with Portfolio Cards.

Florentine features a rich, jewel like colour palette with detailed debossed artwork and golden foil. The beautiful illustrations are inspired by traditional Italian papers, specialist letter press art prints and ornate wallpapers. The design style embraces a lux, fine detailed and illustrative approach. Each design is printed in the UK with plastic free foil on environmentally friendly board and is supplied with a kraft or white envelope. Released autumn 2021 and now available in the shops this Spring season.

FLORENTINE SPRING | EMILY HAUCK KARIKA NOVA

above: a selection of designs from the florentine collection I designed for portfolio cards, available to stock direct from portfolio cards along with the tiger lily greetings.

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Spring Fair 2022

It's been a fab start to February with the long awaited return of an annual visit to Spring Fair at the NEC. I always enjoy catching up with everyone and talking all things creative but it was especially so this year after such a break in the regular running of the shows. 

Trend wise, there is some contrast between the beautifully crafted sanctuary themes made with natural materials and the opposite exciting loud, proud, celebration brights of party balloons, streamers and strong scented bath bombs. Looking ahead it will be interesting to see how these themes go together out in the shops. 

It was joy for me to see some of the projects I've been working on appearing on the shelves. There will be plenty to share on here with you this Spring.

SPRING FAIR 2022 | EMILY HAUCK KARIKA NOVA

above clockwise from the top left: a view of the coach house interiors stand, hall two entrance, the fab show areas,  a second view of the coach house room,  microtrend report on mountainscapes - something i've long been interested in and appear throughout the cobalt range - and my photos,  the latest from bloomingville interiors, a swatch from the spring fair - trend bible loud & proud trend report, classic view of the nec's distinct look! centre is a snap of some of those fab bright party balloons.

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