Cobalt

Excitingly my samples of the brand new super stylish men’s greeting collection I created for Cinnamon Aitch have arrived. The fab print quality shows off the modern colour palette and natural contemporary textures perfectly with a shot of tangerine hot foil making them extra special. I love the heavyweight board, it gives a real luxury feel and the bespoke textured envelope makes the range unique. From trend led retro geometrics to contemporary top notch illustrated icons there's something for everyone. I hugely enjoyed creating this for Cinnamon Aitch and am looking forward to seeing it out on the shelves.

COBALT - 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. 

#paperlove #cobalt #cinnamonaitch #contemporarydesign #concrete #newlaunches #pglive18 #texture #geometric #foil #modern #independentshops #exciting #independentretailer #tangerine #pattern

MMU Degree Shows 2018

I had a fab morning out at the Manchester School of Art's Degree Shows on Saturday. A fantastic collection of work from some great new talent. I especially enjoyed the print and textiles. The show is on until the 21st of June, some favourites below.

MMU DEGREE SHOWS 2018 - EMILY HAUCK KARIKA NOVA

clockwise from the top left: a view of the creative practice and textiles in practice work, a section of georgia hodgin's workbook - contactable by email here - love the colour and texture, a view of fashion art direction final pieces, some fabulous on trend paper print by beth young, illustration sketch art work from hannah williams, take flight banner on the grosvenor building, love this style of illustration from sarah wilson, interior of the manchester school of art's fab benzie building.

#takeflight #MCRDegreeShow18 

Father's Day Edit

Well there's plenty to choose from in Father's Day this year - from graphic text, cars and suits to the stars + beyond. Bears in all shapes and sizes are taking centre stage in the illustrated cards. Fantastic to see Paperchase making the headlines with forward thinking captions this past week. Some top picks below.

FATHER'S DAY EDIT - EMILY HAUCK KARIKA NOVA

clockwise from the top left: a classic gold best dad card by katie leamon, father's day cars from paper salad, rifle paper co father's day suit card from papermash, first daddy's day bear from stop the clock, i'm awesome father's day card from paperchase, after hitting the news this card appears to have already sold out - another here from the same paperchase range celebrating single mums, tippy toe love you papa bear fathers day card from caroline gardner, lovely illustration on this i love you dad card from the hidden pearl studio, super star dad card from berin made, dad ribbon greeting card from ohh deer, love this bear from jolly awesome at papier,

PG Live 2018

Ooh what a day. Celebrating it's 10 year anniversary (can't believe it's been 10 years!), PG Live was back this week with lots of celebration and fab new paper goodies on show. I had a great day yesterday catching up with everyone and most excitingly seeing the launch of my new range Cobalt designed for the wonderful Cinnamon Aitch - more on that soon! Now time for a brew, phew.

PG LIVE 2018 - EMILY HAUCK KARIKA NOVA

clockwise from the top left: close up of the new cobalt range from cinnamon aitch launching at the show, view from the balcony at the business design centre, early morn start at piccadilly, cobalt looking fab on the cinnamon aitch stand, peonies from the flower stall at angel tube station, show notes and pick ups.

#paperlove #pglive #pglive18 #pglive2018 #cinnamonaitch #cobalt

The Leopard

Sometime ago I bought The Leopard by Lampedusa to read whilst away visiting family in Sicily and I am only now getting around to reading it. It has inspired me to look at a recent illustration trend for leopards. Occasionally a certain icon will capture the zeitgeist, the latest trends have seen cacti, pineapples and escapist mermaids and unicorns. From further back we had russian dolls and foxes. The leopard likely follows on from the botanicals/greenery and jungelow/tropical leaf looks. Wherever it came from there are plenty of paper goodies to choose from. Favourites below.

THE LEOPARD - EMILY HAUCK KARIKA NOVA

clockwise from the top left: love this leopard illustration from amber davenport, leopard greeting card from ohh deer, time for celebration card by naomi wilkinson from lagom, a cheeky cheetah snook in - cheetah birthday from redcap cards, thank you leopard card from tinsel toots, rawr! idlewild co from papier, john lewis leopard wild mug, leopard wrappings from art file, ohh deer mum leopard greeting card, fourth birthday leopard card from stormy knight, reimagined cover for the leopard by lampedusa, 

For even more choice in spotty cats wearing party hats finds head over to pinterest.

#leopard #illustationtrend #paperlove #wildbirthday #birthday

Creator Spot: Fibre Designs

I had a lovely morning catch up in the Fibre Designs studio recently with the creative Jessica Livsey. It's an exciting year as Jessica celebrates 15 years with Fibre Designs at the Manchester Craft and Design Centre. The studio is full of original textile goodies from embroidered cushions to painted artworks to hand knitted tea cosies. Jessica's lovely fabric greetings cards, Carousel, are unique as no two are the same. For me, Jessica has made a beautiful specially designed artwork for the arrival of my new nephew, baby Jack. A very happy Auntie!
Original artworks can be commissioned direct from the fibre designs website here though I highly recommend popping down to the beautiful studio shop and calling in the craft centre cafe for a lovely cuppa too.

FIBRE DESIGNS - EMILY HAUCK KARIKA NOVA

clockwise from the top left: handmade baby booties, jessica livsey in the fibre designs studio, the specially commissioned artwork for my new nephew, embroidery artworks and knitted tea cosy, baby birth commission, fibre designs studio in the manchester craft and design centre, the carousel greetings card range - each design is individual, embroidered badges. 

#manchestercraftcentre #fibredesigns #embroidery #painting #paperlove #textiles #greetingscard

Wedding Season Edit

The weeks are flying by at moment and I seem to have zoomed into peak wedding season. It's lovely to be shopping for nuptials, especially timely with Harry + Meghan's big day this weekend. We are spoilt for choice with wedding greetings this year, I could have easily chosen two edit's worth and had a tricky time narrowing this down! From wedding cakes to beautiful fonts to hearts and confetti - here are some favourites.

WEDDING - EMILY HAUCK KARIKA NOVA

clockwise from the top left: wedding cake greeting card from blank inside, romantic wedding card by sweet pea sunday, woodmansterne perfect day wedding card, sara miller wedding day greeting card, mr & mrs card from sadler jones, winged hat champagne tower greeting card, halcyon wedding cake from laura darrington, smythson always and forever card, mr & mrs confetti jade fisher from papier, love life and laughter from card nest, getaway card from red cap cards,

#paperlove #weddingseason #wedding #weddingday #harrymeghan #royalwedding