We have some designs now.

Each of us has created a set of card designs and are really excited to get them printed as soon as possible. We love our designs and are also anxious at the same time. Anxious if we will be able to reach our goal of raising funds and supporting the cause that has propelled this endeavor. We will be donating all the funds raised for the relief and rehabilitation of the Earthquake victims in Haiti. We are using the vehicle organisation Doctor's without Borders to make our contributions.

We have carefully choosen the themes of our cards. They are all very special to us, in that they convey the message of love, healing, joy and peace. We want to help and serve and want our designs to reflect these feelings. Most of us make cards for friends and family on the ocassions of birthdays or anniversarries to celebrate their lives and it is such a joy to give it to our loved ones. But making cards that will impact the lives that have been severely disrupted was a very different experience. We had to be sensitive to the design depictions, we had to depict beauty and joy in as simple a manner as possible. Oh how exciting it was to see our art work spread across the table, ready to go. Now printing them is the next big step.

We are printing locally

Visited the printer today-Printer's Mark in Richmond, VA. This is going to be wonderful. Mark was very cooperative and suggested different paper options. We have decided to print the colored cards on white paper and black and white cards on beige colored paper. So far we have 24 good designs showcasing different styles. We will post the link that will showcase our card designs.

Choosing the paper was important because we wanted to cards to look handmade and yet presentable. Not too heavy like the ones you get in stores and not too flimsy either. The surface of the paper needed to be slightly glossy and of the kind that you can write on with ink or ball point pen. We had collected several samples of various cards that we had liked for their paper quality and printing style. I had never paid so much attention to the style of a card until now and doing it was really fun.