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Driftwood Designs has released a new collection of folding heart cards

Three heart-shaped cards and a pink envelope

Driftwood Designs has released a new collection of folding heart cards. Illustrated by artist Lizzie Spikes, these beautifully crafted cards offer a thoughtful way to show members of your wedding party just how much they mean to you.

Inspired by Victorian puzzle cards, the beauty begins with the brightly coloured envelope. When opened, the card pops out into a heart shape featuring one of two striking designs. It then unfolds into four joined hearts, with each panel showcasing one of Lizzie’s bold, colourful illustrations on both the front and back, as well as a dedicated space for a personal message.

Two versions of the card are available. One features a floral design on the front, framed by hearts, with the remaining panels decorated with floral motifs – except for one showcasing a pair of doves in flight. The other design is fronted by a red admiral– inspired butterfly, with additional sections displaying hearts, flowers, and striking animals.

Victorian puzzle cards, also known as puzzle purses, originated in 8th-century Japan and rose to popularity during the 1800s. Often exchanged as romantic tokens or love letters, these carefully folded cards concealed private expressions of affection or poetry.

For more information, visit www.driftwooddesigns.co.uk

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FAS I still remember standing in a stationery shop in Guernsey aged 12 waiting for my dad to finish a meeting. I didn't have any money to spend but I was happy just looking at all the pens. I am surprised they didn't ask me to leave as I am sure I was there for over an hour. At the time I lived in the middle east and was at boarding school in Edinburgh. I remember an absolute obsession with scratch and sniff stickers when living in Bahrain and I loved the independent stationery shops in Edinburgh where I spent most of my pocket money on brightly coloured notepaper which I convinced myself I needed to write home. Not sure I did much of that... Sorry mum.

Fast forward many years - we don't need to say how many - and I was a litigation lawyer and spent my days helping businesses resolve commercial disputes. It is fun and challenging at times but my stationery requirements were limited. Truthfully I had forgotten about the joy I obtained from stationery until Eva, my 12-year old daughter, discovered bullet journaling and spent a vast amount of her pocket money on one from abroad. I couldn't quite believe she was prepared to spend that much money on a notebook and she suggested we start a business selling high-quality journals because she was sure we could develop some which would be popular given the difficulty she had encountered finding one she liked.

I told her we could do it if she came up with a name and logo - thinking that would put her off - and she promptly came up with The Ink Pot and drew the logo which we use today.

We started very small with our Original A5 Dot-Grid journal in five colours. We couldn't believe the reception the journals got at our first sale - they sold out - and we now have a much larger range with A5 and B5 journals, lined and dot-grid, cork-covered journals as well as linen-covered and journals with black, Kraft and white paper: 33 journals in total and a wider range is coming.

I was concerned that someone could just come along and copy our journals and I asked Eva what she thought and she suggested we offer to customise journals for people so that they can choose the colour they want, the image they want on the front and the foil colour. It was, in my view, a genius idea for a 12 year-old and she even drew some of the images we use today. Others are drawn by our neighbour, Anne, who is a wonderful artist who illustrates children's books.

Today I manage the business whilst Eva is at school, juggling with the legal business and the three dogs. Eva is the creative brains behind everything we do and I do the stamping, packing and, the best bit, buying all the pens!

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