New Cards for Father's Day Sunday 16 June May 24, 2013 18:10

Have a look at our new cards added today with Father's Day in mind, but, as all the cards are blank inside, you could use them for many other occasions, such as birthdays, thank you - or any other message you would like to write.

The original drawings were made with ink and brush, and oil pastels.

These cards come in packs of 4, so you can use them for several occasions.

Work in Progress - for Christmas! May 16, 2013 11:46

Here are some previews of work in progress for Christmas themed lino prints and cards. It's so cold here at the moment it feels like Christmas won't be long!

Experimenting with purple and green at the moment - though think I will do a traditional red and green version too.

What do you think - purple and green or red and green?

Facebook Competition: Flower Cards April 26, 2013 10:24

Congratulations to Moira McTague for winning my Facebook competition! Moira correctly identified the chrysanthemums in the flower stall cards and won a free pack of 5 cards!

Have a look at Moira's art work on www.facebook.com/MoiraMcTague - she's created some beautiful nature drawings and watercolour paintings.

Find Louise Slater Cards & Prints on Facebook to see future promotions for those who like my page.

Now on Etsy.com February 22, 2013 14:53

Just to let you know I've opened up a little shop on Etsy. Have a look and see what you think.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/LouiseSlaterCards

Colour Reduction Lino Print Process February 8, 2013 12:59

Colour reduction lino print process: how is it done? Well, first of all you draw your image on to the lino tile and then cut away the first lines, which if you're printing on white paper, will be white!

My first colour for this print was yellow, so now I have several yellow and white prints.

Using the same lino tile, I then cut away any areas I want to remain yellow, because I'm going to ink up the tile in another colour, this time green and print over the top of the yellow prints.

I've now got lots of yellow and green lino prints. But I need blue on the image - for the blue tit obviously - so I now wash the lino and cut away all the areas I want to remain green. There's not much of the lino tile left by now! I then ink up the tile with blue and print on top of the yellow and green prints. It's quite a long process, because I have to make sure the ink is dry in between colours and sometimes that can take several days!

Et voila !

All I have to do now is sign and number them!

Now on Folksy.com January 31, 2013 08:27

You can now find Louise Slater Cards & Prints on Folksy.com, the website for modern British craft. You can find our Valentine's Day cards on there, individually priced if you only need one, and let's face it, you probably won't want more than one!

http://folksy.com/items/4075710-Blue-Sparrow-Pair-Valentine-s-Day-Card

Ring Necked Parakeets January 13, 2013 12:26 2 Comments

Here are my neighbours. They're a lovely couple who come by once a week or so for some peanuts and a chat, except I can hardly get a word in! They do most of the talking: if they're not bickering with each other they're cooing to each other! They sound like little puppies whimpering! Found out they don't really like being photographed though.

Valentine's Day Thursday 14 February 2013 January 8, 2013 14:15

Have you got your Valentine's Day cards for this year? Here's a cute little card you could send to the one you love - a lovely pair of sparrows available in black and white or blue - a colour for love and loyalty. Blank inside for your own message or love poem!

Blue tits for the Spring December 17, 2012 12:37

Here's a sneaky preview of new products to be launched in Springtime - two new greeting cards of blue tits - perfect for Spring birthdays, Mother's Day, Thank You cards..... any occaison you like!

Which one do you like best? Green chest or yellow belly?!

Ripon Cathedral Christmas Gift & Food Fair November 30, 2012 22:45

Had a great day at Ripon Cathedral Christmas Gift & Food Fair! Thanks to all our customers who bought cards and lino prints. Hopefully we'll be there again next year. Look out for us in the Old Deanery Hotel. Thanks to all the staff at the Old Deanery too - especially Linda - for all their help and support.

Christmas Robins November 17, 2012 11:03

Here are some more lino prints added today of Christmas robins. These are hand printed limited edition lino prints, made with water based inks and are provided with a crisp white card window mount ready to pop in to a frame of your choice. Do you know someone who loves Christmas robins - or maybe you have a loved one called Robin!

There are three versions with different colour backgrounds: yellow, pink and white. Please contact us if you would like one of the lino prints with the white background.

Christmas Gift Ideas November 7, 2012 11:17

Two new products have been added today, which may be just what you're looking for as an original Christmas gift. Do you know someone who is a keen bird watcher? Surprise and delight them with one of these exquisite limited edition lino prints of sparrows - hand made and signed by the artist.

Ripon Cathedral Christmas Gift & Food Fair Sat 24 Nov October 18, 2012 10:15

Come and meet us at this year's Ripon Cathedral Christmas Gift & Food Fair on Saturday 24 November 2012 from 10.00am til 4.00pm. We'll be in the Old Deanery just across Minster Road. We'll be selling Christmas cards, other greeting cards and limited edition lino prints of various sizes and prices - ideal Christmas presents for bird lovers everywhere.

Ripon Cathedral

Minster Road

Ripon, North Yorkshire HG5 1QS

Now on Facebook! October 3, 2012 16:39

Louise Slater Cards & Prints is now on Facebook - see if you can find us!

Autumn Greeting Cards - Longtails in a London Plane Tree September 20, 2012 14:40

Just in case you can't decide which longtail greeting card to buy, I've put a pack of three up for sale on the multi-pack page with one of each of the designs: a black and white one; an orange and black one; and a three colour one - pink, orange and black.

So now you can buy some lovely new cards for the autumn season!

New Lino Prints September 13, 2012 10:10

Two new lino print designs added to the website today: a three colour reduction lino print of a longtail tit and a blue tit. Check out the lino print page. Square greeting cards of the same images have just arrived from the printers so they'll be added soon. I just need to photograph and upload them!

Secret Garden Market, Ezra Street, London E2 September 2, 2012 19:45

Had a lovely day at The Secret Garden Market, Ezra Street - off Columbia Road - London E2

Thanks to all the customers who bought my cards! Next time I'll take some lino prints to sell!

The Secret Garden Market - every Sunday 10.00am - 3.00pm

Poem August 23, 2012 10:48

I like this. By my sister:

Please buy your cards from Louise

They won't put a strain on your purse

There's a nice illustration for every occasion

But you will have to write your own verse!

Longtail in London Plane August 20, 2012 22:04 1 Comment

Here's a brand new lino print for sale! It's a little longtail tit sitting in a London Plane tree. The paper is lokta natural - very fragile and almost transparent. Look on the lino print page for more details. Two and three colour reduction prints will be ready soon, along with greeting cards with this design. Watch this space.

Just Hanging Out ... August 10, 2012 13:19

Here are some new lino prints hanging out to dry, black and white long tail tits sitting in a London plane tree, printed on lovely lokta natural paper. There are some three colour reduction ones of the long tails coming soon, which - when they're dry! - will be ready for creating new greeting cards.

Flower Stall Cards July 13, 2012 15:15

Getting more cards printed of a flower stall drawing made with brush and ink and oil pastels - so far, look like nice autumnal colours.

Hmm... Friday the 13th - what could possibly go wrong?

Work in Progress: Long Tail in London Plane Tree July 5, 2012 11:13

Here's a sneaky preview of a new design coming soon.

You can see the lino block on the safety bench hook (yes, that's lino - the same as you may have on your kitchen floor!). You can also see the print taken from the block is in reverse - a bit tricky if you're doing letters or numbers.

And that round thing is a seed from a London plane tree - really prickly. And that's a long tail tit sitting in the tree: the next colour to be printed will be black, so that will be a three colour reduction lino print.

First Sale! July 2, 2012 16:54

Had my first sale - very exciting!

Having new artwork photographed and scanned today ready for the next set of greeting cards which will be coming soon.

First Post June 23, 2012 12:15

Hello! Welcome to my new website.

Hope you like my greeting cards - keep checking back as new ones will be added soon!

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