Vanessa Kimball - Sincerely Yours

Vanessa Kimball is a graphic designer with a cool, classic sensibility and the proprietor of ETSY shop http://vanessakimball.etsy.com.

She's the woman to see for your most special holiday card and invitation needs. On Dancer, on Prancer, on Vixon....Get yourself a set of the reindeer cards above, each with a red envelope. Vanessa's cards are available in sets of from 4 to 20.
Another choice for a tasteful holiday card - "All is calm" blank holiday/winter cards with a bird resting on a branch and chocolate brown envelopes. Perfect for writing a holiday greetings to your friends. Or if you are planning a holiday party with an edge of 1950's retro sophistication, consider these funky invitations to set the stage. The green invite is a two-sided flat card with rounded corners, complemented by winter blue envelopes.

In Vanessa's shop you'll also find gift tags. She also offers custom design services including shop banners for ETSY sellers.

In her 'day job' Vanessa is a designer for Ekcetera Productions http://www.ekcetera.com. Her stationary can be purchased at Ekcetera's new store in Inver Grove Heights, MN which is billed as a creative playground, and it does sound like a fascinating concept. I urge you to click the link and learn about it.

Also check out her blog where you'll find guest artist features about other talented ETSY artists and designers as part of the "90 Features in 90 Days Challenge" at
http://vanessakimball.blogspot.com .

Earmark Greetings - Create Happiness

Bridgette Salvon-Berndt, Founder and Co-Owner of Earmark Greetings, http://earmark.etsy.com, seems, by her designs, to be a woman with several distinct, and adorable, sides to her personality. Her shop motto is "Create Happiness" and she designs products, like the cheerful orange pencils above and the card below, printed with soy-based inks on recycled paper:

And then she has another side, equally delightful to the reader, but perhaps requiring a great sense of humor, or at least philosophical calm, in the receiver.

Like this elegant, rude card:

Or this set which is perfect for many of life's unpleasant situations:

The texts read: a personal hygiene reminder, you're an ass, i had low expectations anyway, thanks for nothing, thanks for the herpes, don't worry it happens to all guys.

Earmark also offers a wide range of tasteful invitations and journals and offers custom services. You can see the complete invitation line at www.earmarkinvitations.com.

Bridgette is a member of the 90 Features in 90 Days Challenge and you can read her reviews of fellow ETSY store owners at eigreetings.blogspot.com.