New Additions at Hummingbird!!!

Well, we are normally adding on new cards or designs but this week we have a couple of rather special additions to the Hummingbird Studio.... litle Woody was born on Saturday 19th September weighing in at 9lb 3.5oz!!! He is a little star and is doing great...and Suzi and her family are over the moon about their new addition!

And Sally-Ann also has a new little helper in the studio....

here is the gorgeous 'Charlie', a gorgeous fluffy bundle who now resides in the studio...keeping us entertained!! What a cutie!!

TOP DRAWER

We just wanted to say a big THANK YOU to all our lovely customers who visited our stand at Top Drawer. We had a great show, with lots of new interest and great feedback to the range. The new designs we have added into the range have gone down really well and will be winging their way out to the shops in the next few weeks!

Le Chien et Moi.....

Le Chien et Moi is a stockists of our cards in Nottingham…..

This fantastic shop is housed in a beautiful restored, listed building with the resident basset hound called ‘Mulberry’ ready to greet you at the door. Owners Pip & Andrew have created a most beautiful space filled with a diverse range of pieces for the home & garden.
Products are sourced from around the world, with lots of unique items from little known designers and artists…so you will always find something totally different. A fantastically mixed combination of beautiful antiques, the new and the nostalgic, recycled and reclaimed, soap and stationery, books, clothes and all manor of interesting things!…
This shop is a pleasure to visit and browse around…. totally unique!
Check out there amazing website…. www.lechienetmoi.com or pay them a visit at
60 Derby Road, Nottingham, NG1 5FD....the most beautiful shop in Nottingham by far!!

Some gorgeous new cards to the range!!

Here is a little taster of some of our new designs that we have just launched at Top Drawer...they are literally just back from the lasercutters so will be on our website for you to buy in a week or so! If you want to place a trade order just give us a call .... Nice Pear!
Bite Me!

Sunflower

We love these luminous paper lanterns with beautiful cut out butterfly shaped graphics,they will really enhance your outside space, create a lovely soft glow and look magical!These lanterns are fabulous for weddings to compliment our Butterfly stationery!
Just place one or two tea lights inside a lantern, weigh down with a little gravel or sand and place around your garden or use them to line a path.

Available from Bob by Post You can buy them here.....

http://www.bobbypost.co.uk/cgi-bin/WebObjects/BOBGIFTS.woa/wa/seeItemChosen?product=027&qcategory=the+great+outdoors

Blast Off!

We will be launching quite a few new cards at the Top Drawer show,
we have some gorgeous new kids cards!
Here is a sneek preview of one of our new designs 'Blast Off',
available to buy on our website here:
http://www.hummingbirdcards.co.uk/hummingbird-card/cards/kids-cards.cfm

Top Drawer Autumn

We are very happy to let you know Hummingbird Cards

will be exhibiting again at this years

Top Drawer Autumn show in Olympia, London

From Sunday 13th - Tuesday 15th September.

We will be on STAND G108 so please come and visit us

and see the new cards, notelets and decorations we have added to the range!

You can register here: http://www.topdrawerautumn.com/

(RETAIL ONLY)

Not On The High Street

As you may know we also sell a selection of our greetings cards and wedding stationery through the fabulous internet shopping site...'Not On The High Street'

We were very happy to be picked out as 'most original cards' in their latest mailing!

take a look at their site here.... http://www.notonthehighstreet.com/thehummingbirdcardcompany/products

lots of gorgeous and unique ideas for presents or a treat for yourself!!

Happy Easter!

Not long now until Easter is upon us...just to let you know we have two lovely new laser-cut Easter cards for you, available here:

http://www.hummingbirdcards.co.uk/hummingbird-card/cards/easter-cards.cfm

So Happy Easter and enjoy those eggs!

Don't forget it's Mothers Day !

Just a little reminder to you all that on Sunday 22nd March it is Mothers Day...you can buy some gorgeous cards to treat your Mums in our online store here:

http://www.hummingbirdcards.co.uk/hummingbird-card/cards/mothers-day-cards.cfm

Some Inspiration for your wedding day !

We have just discovered this beautiful shop, based in South West London. Jane sells beautifully made vintage, bespoke & bridal millinery, perfect for your big day. Her amazing hats, fascinators and headpieces are created in her London Studio...each hand crafted piece is unique and finished with vintage trims, veils, feathers and antique embellishments.

Take a look at her website here:

http://www.janetaylormillinery.com/

You can now buy our cards online..Hoorah!

We are over the moon to tell you all that our Greetings Card range is now available to buy online here http://www.hummingbirdcards.co.uk/hummingbird-card/index.cfm

We have beautiful laser-cut greetings cards for all occasions: Birthdays, Love, New Baby, New Home, Get Well, Good Luck, Weddings, Anniversaries and a range of beautiful styalized florals! Our cards are totally unique, for those who appreciate a little work art and want to send a special card to a loved one or friend. They look lovely framed too. All our cards are made on a beautiful quality, textured Ivory card and lovingly finished in our studio in Leicestershire. We hope you love the collection and we would welcome any feeback or comments you may have, just drop us a line at info@hummingbirdcards.co.uk

Our New Valentines Cards...

Flower Heart

We are very happy to announce the launch of our New Greetings Card Collection. We have just returned from the launch of the range at the Top Drawer show in London.We had a fantastic response from all the retail buyers so hopefully they shall be popping up in a shop near you soon. You can either give us a call on 01530 411905 and order over the phone or buy online at http://www.hummingbirdcards.co.uk/hummingbird-card/cards/love-valentines-cards.cfm We have a gorgeous selection of laser-cut Valentines cards...so take a look and remember to take a look at the full collection online!

Hope you love them. Valentines Love I love YouLovebirds

Our New Greetings Cards Range

We are very excited to tell you about our new Greetings Cards Collection.

We have been very busy in the studio coming up with a new range of cards for all those special occasions...we havent quite covered them all yet, but we are working on it!

We shall be launching the collection at The TOP DRAWER Trade Show

Earls'Court, London from the 18th - 20th January 2009,

so hopefully you shall see them in a shop near you very soon!!

They will also all be available to buy online through our website very shortly,

so check back in a few weeks. Here's a sneak peek!

A little bit of luxury....

Here are some examples of our lovely new colour combination, Chocolate & Gold!

Shown above is our signature heart design, which can be complimented with our full range of stationery...see some example below!

Our beautiful butterfly design, on a large invitation.

Order of service...in vintage gold with a chocolate inlay.

One of our pretty table numbers.

Favour box with favour tag

Thank-You card.

Gatefold Invitations & Favour Boxes.

Thought you might like a look at our new gatefold invitations...these are truly stunning and totally unique. With our signature heart design, they are tied with your choice of coloured ribbon and open in a gatefold style. Beautiful! drop us a line if you want a sample.

Shown above in the white accent card with a vintage gold ribbon!

One of our options of RSVP card...a flat A6 card with lasercut detail.

We have also added favour boxes to our range. These come flat packed and can be made in the card colur to match your invitations...perfect to finish of your table. They look gorgeous decorated with one of our favour tags to match your stationery, or simply tied with a coordinating ribbon and a little sprig of fresh flowers!

The launch of The Hummingbird Card Company!

The Hummingbird Card Company has launched! We have just spent three days exhibiting at The National Wedding show at the NEC in Birmingham. The response was fantastic and it was great to meet all the new brides and grooms that are using our stationery for their big day!

Our stand!

Sally-Ann & Suzi

One of our beautiful table plans!

The heart collection

A well deserved glass of bubbly at the end of the day, before we took the stand down!!