Today’s featured Etsy shop is Thumbelina Card Company.
I sell greeting cards and gift boxes, as well as ACEOs and art pieces handmade with thumbprint and fingerprint art under the name “Thumbelina Card Company”. Every card is an original since I make each one by hand (i.e., they are not machine printed). First I apply ink using my own thumbprints and fingerprints, and then I draw over it to make the characters come alive.
How did you name your shop?
I wanted a name with a connection to thumbprints, was reminiscent of childhood and all things little, and also matched the whimsical style of my work. When I came up with Thumbelina—the name of the storybook character who is the size of a thumb—I decided that the name was exactly what I was looking for.
How did you get started making your art?
When I was a little girl, one of my all-time favorite books was an acclaimed children’s instructional art book called “The Great Thumbprint Drawing Book” by Ed Emberley. My sister and I spent many happy hours using a big red inkpad to make lots of thumbprint animals when we were little. I had almost forgotten all about this happy childhood pastime when late one night in April of 2006 I came up with the idea of using thumbprint and fingerprint art to make my own line of handmade greeting cards. I started out practicing my technique by designing and making cards to give to my family and friends. The very first thumbprint and fingerprint card that I made was an Easter card for my boyfriend. My early designs were all big 5″ x 7″ cards. My “Moms and Babies” card was originally a Mother’s Day Card and “Animal Birthday Party” was a card I designed and gave to my sister for her birthday last year. I started making 3″ x 4″ greeting cards in December 2006 for a line of little Christmas and Holiday cards in 12 different designs.
Where is your work available for sale?
My work is available for sale online at my Etsy shop and from time to time at local craft fairs and craft shows in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. My line of little (3″ x 4″) greeting cards is also available at local independent stores and boutiques in Toronto including: Arts on Queen, Valhalla Cards and Gifts, The Papery, Pages Books, and Nathalie-Roze & Co.. After I move back to Montreal, Quebec, Canada in May, I will begin selling my work at craft shows and through stores in Montreal.
Thumbelina Cards are available for sale on Etsy at http://thumbelinacardco.etsy.com.
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