Upcoming Craft Show Featuring Paper Turns!

Paper Turns will be selling greeting cards at the upcoming Artisans' Market at SickKids Hospital in Toronto on Friday, May 8th, 9:30am-2:00pm. The Artisans' Market is in the Atrium/Garden Terrace of the Hospital at 170 Elizabeth Street (you can get there using the entrance at 555 University Avenue as well).

At my table you will find both my most beloved card ranges (e.g. plenty of signature crane cards in all colours, cherry blossom cards, dragonfly cards...) and my new cards for Mother's Day, for children, for sick people, for summery occasions and more. You can also order cards, or discuss your stationery needs and ideas with me. I can customise cards on site as well! 

If you've missed the "Etsy Made in Canada" show or the "One of a Kind" show, this is your opportunity to meet some fabulous local crafters. No admission fee! 

I look forward to seeing you there!

Happy Easter!

Easter cards

Why not make a beautifully crafted card in spring colours part of your Easter presents or decorations? The signature ornament on all 2015 Easter cards is a handmade origami bunny made from colourful foil. The Easter cards come in two sizes.

Art. Nos.: 14OR-A6-MIN15031 (left) and 14OR-A6-MIN15032 (right)

(1) The A6 cards are made from light green linen card stock and feature mixed green & gold chiyogami, accentuated by beige card stock. An origami bunny in purple or gold foil is placed just off centre, and a satin bow in a matching colour is placed below. Cards can be custom-made with bunnies and ribbons in other colours as well. Options include pink, blue, orange and bright green foil. The card comes with a white envelope.

(2) The A2 series comes in two card-stock colours: red (with a red envelope) and mint green (with a white envelope). Each card features colourful rabbit-patterned chiyogami, matching white tissue, and origami bunnies in red (on the mint green card) or silver (on the red card).

 

Article No.: 14JO-A2-MIN15031

Article No.: 14JO-A2-RED15031

Spring is on its way...

It's getting warmer, and my crafting desk is seeing rays of sunshine after 5 p.m. again. To me, as a part-time paper artist, whose creation processes often take place in the evening, this makes all the difference. More daylight means more opportunities to find the best and most exciting colour combinations. I certainly didn't need to see the internet try to figure out whether a dress was white and gold or blue and black in order to know how light affects the way we see colours. On my crafting desk, where I regularly work with the nuances of colours at different times of day, and through all the seasons, I see the effect of light at work all the time. Right now, I am working on the spring collection, and will be releasing new cards with flowers, butterflies, Easter bunnies etc. soon. Stay tuned!

 

The first craft sale for Paper Turns

For the first time ever since its launch in September, Paper Turns ventured into the public forum, introducing the brand to a whole new range of people. It wasn't a huge event; just a small holiday pop-up market in the College/Dovercourt area in Toronto. Nonetheless, it was a big moment for Paper Turns, so I put on a big display, and added some seasonal sparkles as well. See for yourselves. Paper Turns even received a shout-out on the Facebook page of the event location, Smiling Buddha. 

On display were the regular greeting cards for all occasions, including a big selection of blank cards, brand new business cards, and flyers to remind everyone to vote for my Christmas and Hanukkah cards in the Paper Place holiday contest...

...then there were some of the new "Four Seasons" card sets that attracted everyone's attention, some other card sets, and lots of stocking-shaped gift tags...

...and finally, the entire Holiday collection in all its glory. 

And this is me--proud creator of Paper Turns--at my first stall.

All I want for Christmas...

You know what would be a really, really awesome Christmas present for the Paper Turns card-crafting venture? Winning $300 worth of card-making supplies from my main paper supplier. And guess what, you can help me! The Paper Place, my main supplier of card stocks, envelopes, chiyogami and many other decorative papers, is currently doing a photo contest that asks their customers to show what they have crafted using their stock. Paper Turns entered with two pictures showing cards from the 2014 Holiday Collection. Now it's your turn to vote for your favourites. Would you mind doing Paper Turns a huge favour by voting for my creations?

Here is how you do it:

1. Go to the Facebook page of The Paper Place (that’s my main paper supply store), and click on the “Win $300 gift certificate!” tab. This is the direct link. 
2. Click on the button “Vote” at the top.
3. "Like" The Paper Place if you're not a fan already. (If you like my cards you will definitely like their store.)
4. Find the two entries from the Paper Turns holiday collection (the number of votes will hopefully have risen from 8 and 5 by the time you vote): 
   

   

   Paper Turns entries in the #paperplaceholidays contest

5. Click vote on each of these two photos. 
6. Done! (Or you could ask your friends to do the same...)

Thank you so much for your votes! The more votes my cards will get, the greater my chances of winning the gift card. And imagine how many awesome cards I will be able to make with all those supplies… I will keep you posted on how this turns out.

The 2014 Holiday Collection

December is here, and it's about time to introduce the Paper Turns Holiday Collection! This brand new collection includes a range of cards for Christmas and Hanukkah -- each of them handmade with exquisite papers and card stock from Japan and Canada, and with lots of attention paid to detail. You'll see when you click on the photos.

I look forward to your orders! As previously announced, cards will also be for sale at the Pop Up Market at Smiling Buddha - Holiday Edition.

**The decoration in the photographs is not included in the offer.**

CHRISTMAS CARDS

The Christmas card collection

(1) The Classic Gold Star

Article No.: 05JO-A6-BUR14111

The Classic Gold Star Card features an origami eight-pointed star, folded from beautifully textured Japanese gold-coated paper. This paper comes in five different textures/gold shades, and each card features a different texture/shade. The card stock is andaria burgundy, and the green stripe a soft obonai feather paper.

• Card dimensions: 10.8 cm x 16 cm.
• Blank inside. Includes a loosely inserted sheet of white watermarked lining paper.
• Comes with an A6 metallic-fleck light red envelope.
• Text options: "Season's Greetings", "Happy Holidays" or "Merry Christmas", handwritten.

(2) The Classic Silver Star

Article No.: 05JO-A6-SIL14111

The Classic Silver Star Card features an origami eight-pointed star, folded from beautifully textured Japanese silver-coated paper. This paper comes in five different textures, and each card features a different texture. The card stock is almic silver, and the red and green stripes are cut from metallic fleck papers.

• Card dimensions: 10.7 cm x 15.7 cm.
• Blank inside. 
• Comes with an A6 gold-and-silver-speckled ivory envelope.
• Optional: a piece of white card stock with a holiday wish/greeting text can be glued to the card as well.

(3) The Christmas Wreath

Article No.: 05OR-A6-IVO14111

The Christmas Wreath Card features a modular origami wreath, folded from green obonai feather paper and an elegant chiyogami (Japanese silk-screened paper) with a bright red-and-gold pattern. The bow is made from red satin ribbon. The card stock is ivory linen. The inspiration for this card came from the scrapperia blog.

• Card dimensions: 11.3 cm x 15.3 cm.
• Blank inside.
• Comes with an A6 ivory envelope.
• The text, "Merry Christmas", is handwritten on white card stock, framed by green obonai feather paper.

(4) The Santa Crane

Article No.: 05CO-A6-GOL14111

The Santa Crane Card features a traditional origami crane, folded from chiyogami with a colourful wave print in red, green, gold and light blue tones. The crane wears a little Santa hat made from velvety red momi paper and white Japanese tissue paper. In its beak it carries a parcel on a black string. The parcel is made from red metallic fleck paper with ivory silk thread serving as ribbon. The card stock is matte gold and the stripe is cut from a light green metallic fleck paper.

• Card dimensions: 10.7 cm x 15.8 cm.
• Blank inside. Includes a loosely inserted sheet of white watermarked lining paper.
• Comes with an A6 ivory envelope with a gold-fiber pattern.
• The text, "Merry Christmas", is handwritten directly onto the card stock.

(5) Baubles

Article No.: 05JT-A6-WHI14111

The Baubles Card features two baubles cut from simple-but-stunning chiyogami prints. The bauble on the left is red with silver dots and topped with a silver paper cap; the one on the right is green with gold dots and topped with a gold paper cap. A small piece of wire is affixed at the top of each bauble, and the baubles are connected to a green branch with black thread. The evergreen branch is cut from a dark green fiber-rich paper. The card stock is white obonai.

• Card dimensions: 10.7 cm x 15.7 cm.
• Blank inside.
• Comes with an A6 fibery green envelope.

(6) The Reindeer

Article No.: 05GO-A2-MIX14091

The Reindeer Card features a modular origami reindeer folded from a light matte-gold-patterned chiyogami and brownish grey washi paper. Gold and silver stars (plastic with a metallic sheen) are glued to the card. The card stock is a German print with a moose and fir-tree woodcut design.

• Card dimensions: 13.8 cm x 10 cm.
• Blank inside.
• Comes with an A2 white envelope.
• The text "Happy Holidays" is handwritten in gold.  

This card is unique, i.e. there exists only one.  

HANUKKAH CARDS

The Hanukkah card collection

(1) The Dreidel on Navy

Article No.: 06CD-A2-NAV14091

The navy Dreidel Card features a dreidel made from an array of beautiful papers in blue tones. The base is cut from shimmery blue ungeishi paper, and the sides are made from dark blue momi irobiki paper and a white-and-navy chiyogami. The dreidel features the Hebrew letters ש ["shin"] and  ה["hay"], cut from lightly speckled white paper and blue glitter paper. The card stock is navy.

• Card dimensions: 10.8 cm x 14 cm.
• Blank inside. Includes a loosely inserted sheet of delicate Japanese lining paper.
• Comes with an A2 navy envelope.
• The text, "Happy Hanukkah!", is handwritten directly onto the card stock, framed by two stars of David, cut from shimmery blue ungeishi paper.

(2) The Dreidel on White

Article No.: 06CD-A2-WHI14111

The white Dreidel Card also features a dreidel made from an array of beautiful papers in blue tones. The base is cut from shimmery blue ungeishi paper, and the sides are made from velvety blue momi paper and a white-and-navy chiyogami. The dreidel features the Hebrew letters ש ["shin"] and  ה["hay"], cut from shimmery white momi paper and blue glitter paper, each rimmed with a marker pen to create depth. The card stock is white obonai.

• Card dimensions: 10.7 cm x 13.9 cm.
• Blank inside. 
• Comes with an A2 white envelope.
• The text, "Happy Hanukkah!", is handwritten directly onto the card stock, framed by two stars of David, cut from shimmery blue ungeishi paper.

(3) The Hanukkah Menorah

Article No.: 06CM-A6-NAV14091

The Hanukkah Menorah Card features a classic chanukiah, cut from shimmery blue ungeishi paper. The candles are made from a shimmery white card stock, and the flames from gold paper. The card stock is navy.

• Card dimensions: 15.5cm x 11.4 cm.
• Blank inside. Includes a loosely inserted sheet of delicate Japanese lining paper.
• Comes with an A6 navy envelope.
• The text, "Happy Hanukkah!", is handwritten directly onto the card stock, framed by two stars of David, cut from shimmery blue ungeishi paper.

Paper Turns at a holiday craft market in Toronto (Dec. 13)

Paper Turns will be represented with a table at the Pop-Up Market at Smiling Buddha - Holiday Edition! On Saturday, December 13, from 12 to 5pm, you will have a chance to meet the artist behind Paper Turns, browse cards, chat about custom design, and get some holiday cards and gifts. Make sure to add the event to your calendar! I look forward to seeing you there.