merrry christmas & happy new year

I'd like to wish all my blog readers a ...





This is what my printed Christmas cards looked like, so I thought I'd share the artwork here with everyone.

christmas ... already?

Well I don't know about the rest of you, but personally I can't believe it's come around to Christmas again ... already!

new email newsletter sign up

I've just added a new page to the blog with a form to enable you to sign up for forthcoming newsletters - just go to the email newsletters tab and complete the form ;-)

If there's anything in particular you'd like me to include on my blog and in the newsletters please let me know.

Thanks x

advertising in UK Handmade ...

I recently placed an ad in the Autumn issue of UK Handmade, click link to view the publication online.

This is my ad ...

etsy graphic shop coming soon ...

I'm currently working on some 'ready-made' graphic packages which I will sell through my etsy shop.

These will include banner and avatar sets, some completely 'ready-made' and some more customisable. Watch this space ...

cardium design business cards

I've had my Cardium Design business cards a while now and thought it would good to share them here ...



I'm pleased with how they turned out. What do you think?

introducing Cardium Design ...

I have been working for a while now on a launch of my Graphic Design business ... I had been working simply as Gail Bennett up until now but didn't feel happy with this so decided to do a re-branding exercise ... hence the birth of Cardium Design ...



Along with this will come a change of focus for my blog ...

snow, snow and more snow ...

Over Christmas and the New Year we were in Yorkshire and there was snow on the ground for most of the time we were there ...

Here's some photos from our break ...








Then, unusually when we got back we've had snow here in Plymouth and the surrounding areas too ...







These last photos were taken from a moving bus, which explains why some are a little blurry! ;-)

Happy New Year!

A few days late I know, but before any more time flies by I'd like to make a point of wishing anyone who should drop by a Happy New Year! May 2010 be a good year for all!

I bore you all with a list of New Year's resolutions, except to say I plan to blog a little more ... and to be more healthy, happy and creative ...