EBL Designs at the Tate Street Festival this Saturday!

EBL Designs will be at the Tate Street Festival this Saturday from 1-7 pm!  The weather forecasts are looking pretty awesome!

For more information about the Tate Street Festival, click here.

Pumpkin Note Cards

Sunday I sat down and worked on a few cards (I have to get ready for those three big shows that are less than two weeks a part!). 

When the Fall chill is in the air, I think of pumpkins.  Pumpkin pie, pumpkin lattes, pumpkin spice coffee, pumpkins, pumpkins, pumpkins!  I was really excited and motivated when I stumbled upon this card made by Donna Mikasa for Hero Arts.

I decided to put my own spin on it and these are a few cards that I came up with!  I just love them - what do you think?

EBL Designs will be at the Hand to Hand Holiday Market!

EBL Designs will be at the Hand to Hand Holiday Market on Saturday, November 29th from 12-6 pm.  Some items that will be available for sale include cameo rings, wish bracelets, button journals and frames, crochet wire necklaces and an assortment of hand crafted note cards!

The Hand to Hand Market features hip, handcrafted goods, underground art and vintage finds from some of the best regional and outer space artists, designers, crafters, and collectors the South East has to offer. The next Hand to Hand Market is our ever popular Holiday Market and will take place on Saturday, November 29th, in the Historic Carolina Theatre at 310 S. Greene Street 
Downtown Greensboro, NC from 12-6pm.

This one day, indoor designer holiday craft market is sure to have something for everyone: fine art, apparel, vintage goods, jewelry, accessories, housewares, paper goods, music and more.

Don't miss this great opportunity to get one of a kind handmade items for all those special people on your shopping list!! 

New Halloween Cards!

Sometimes I tickle myself at the cuteness of my creations!  I love these cards!  I was inspired by a card that was in one of the magazines that I get last Spring and I knew that I need to make one with my own spin!

These two cards are very similar, only the outside saying are different.  The first simply states "Trick or Treat" on the front and "Happy Halloween" inside.  The second says, "Just hanging out with my ghoul friends" on the front and "Happy Halloween" inside.  To add a special touch, on the back of the cards, about my shop stamp is an orange pumpkin.   

Each set of 6 cards come with matching envelopes that are stamped with "Happy Halloween" and another orange pumpkin. Stinking cute, right?

Want to order a set (or two)?  Visit my Etsy shop at www.etsy.com/ebldesigns!

New Watercolor Notecards

Hand painted and embossed dragonfly note cards

I've been busy trying to restock the shop with some new designs of notecards and really love the watercolor technique I've been using.  These cards are so vibrant and happy!

Interested in purchasing a set?  Visit my Etsy shop at: www.etsy.com/EBLDesigns.com!

Use coupon code FREESHIP for free shipping to the US through September, 30, 2014.

Hand painted and embossed sugar skull note cards

Hand painted and embossed butterfly note cards

Hand painted and embossed butterfly note cards

EBL Designs will be at the Tate Street Festival!

EBL Designs will be at the Tate Street Festival  on Saturday, September 27th from 1-7 pm.  Some items that will be available for sale include cameo rings, wish bracelets, button journals and frames, crochet wire necklaces and an assortment of hand crafted note cards!

The festival features live music, original art & craft vendors, local businesses and food! Live music begins at 1pm and continues until 7pm. Sponsored by ArtsGreensboro, 17DAYS, The City of Greensboro, and WUAG 103.1 FM, this event is one not to be missed! Visit the event's Facebook page for more information.

Sugar Skull Note Cards

After a busy weekend with two back to back shows on Friday and Saturday (why do I do that to myself), I decided to unwind on Sunday by pulling out my watercolors and working on these sugar skull cards for Halloween!

Each set of five cards will include at least one of each color scheme on white note cards.  I'll be listing these soon, but let me know if you're interested in a set - I have a feeling they won't last! 

See the in person at my next show, the Tate Street Festival, on Saturday, September 27th from 1-7 pm.

New Butterfly Note Cards with a Special Meaning

I've just gotten in a lot of new paper craft toys and have been hard at work creating some new cards! I'm totally in love with my latest set, "Be your own kind of Beautiful"

There's actually a real nice story behind the creation of this note card.  You see, butterflies are usually associated with Autism Awareness.   This is a cause that is near and dear to my family. My son, Will, was diagnosed at age 7, but it was an up hill battle since he was four years old (and really the signs were there from the time he was about a year old). Bill and I are active parents who were telling his doctors, teachers and counselors all along that something was wrong. The pediatrician that we saw was supposedly an expert in child behavior and made us go through parenting classes. Parenting class - without even evaluating Will, because if he had even spent 5 minutes with Will, he would have known something was different. We have never went back to him. Unfortunately, it took Will getting violent in the classroom before we were able to have him tested.

Today Will is doing well! We have wonderful doctors who are working with us, a team of teachers and counselors who are helping us and a wonderful support group of family and friends who have stood by us. 


Will and I recently signed up for the Run/Walk for Autism 5k.  We're really excited about this run.  As part of the participation for the event, we were asked if we could help fund raise for the cause.  I set a small goal and sent out a few emails asking friends and family to support Will and his goal.  Amazingly, Will reached his fundraising goal within twenty minutes and bounces in and out of the top 10 fundraisers for the event!

As a way to thank our donors, I created this card.  Will and I both hand wrote notes to each and have mailed them.  I've had many compliments on this card and have been asked if I would be selling them.  After some consideration I decided that I would sell them and all proceeds from the sell of these cards will go to the North Carolina Autism Association in honor of my son Will and in support of his fundraising efforts for the Run/Walk Autism 5k on September 27, 2014.

Want to help Will in his fundraising efforts or sign up to join our team?  Please click here: Will's Page

To purchase your sent of cards please visit my Etsy shop and search for the Be your own kind of Beautiful Butterfly Notes Cards Set .