Gingerbread Bookstore Christmas Card

🎉✨ We’re so excited to be at HYPER JAPAN Manchester! 🇯🇵💖

📍 Manchester Central Convention Complex
(Windmill Street, Manchester M2 3GX)

🗓️ Event Dates & Times:
⭐ Friday 14th Nov 2025 — 12:00–20:00
⭐ Saturday 15th Nov 2025 — 10:00–20:00
⭐ Sunday 16th Nov 2025 — 10:00–17:00

We’ve prepared all our best sellers, plus lots of super kawaii Christmas goodies and fun new surprises! 🎁🎄✨
All our products are illustrated and designed by me (a real human artist 👩🏻‍🎨❤️) — no AI involved. Everything is lovingly handmade by me and my husband Chris in our small London home studio. 🏡💫

Come find us at Stall G25 — and swipe to the next slide 👉 to see the floor plan and our stall location!

Please stop by and say hi — we’d absolutely love to meet you all in person! 🥰🌸

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Today I had a stall at Leadenhall Market—thank you so much to everyone who came to support me! Special thanks to returning friends and new customers, and to @solocraftfair Solo Craft fair and @leadenhallmarket for organizing such a lovely event. 🎄✨

I also received a care package from a customer—she included a cute card, candy, and a cookie, with a heartwarming message reminding me to rest and stay hydrated. She just moved to London and was so happy to purchase from me. I literally had tears in my eyes.

I don’t have my parents and I’m an only child, so I don’t have much family around, but her kindness today made me feel truly loved. Thank you, my sweet pink-haired lady—you are an angel. 💖

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🎄✨ Welcome to Tinsel Town! ✨🎄

My brand new 2025 Christmas postcard collection has officially landed — and this year, the magic twinkles brighter than ever! 💫

Step into Tinsel Town, a merry little village bustling with festive cheer, where every window glows with Christmas spirit and sweet treats await around every corner 🍭🍩🎶

🍪 The Gingerbread Bakery — where the air smells of warm spice and sugar snowflakes
🍦 Peppermint Ice Cream Parlour — a frosty delight even Santa can’t resist
🍩 Jolly Rings Doughnuts — piled high with frosting and festive sprinkles
🐧 Penguin’s Chippy — the coziest spot for golden chips by the snow-covered pier
🎵 Tinsel Tunes Music Studio — jingling with melodies of the season
…and don’t miss the town’s trusty travellers! 🛩️🚌

🎅 Santa’s Special Delivery Airplane and the North Pole Bus are ready to bring Christmas joy far and wide!

Each postcard is lovingly illustrated and printed in our little London studio — perfect for sending a sprinkle of Christmas magic or adding to your festive decor ❤️

✨ Available now in my website shop — link in bio!

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❄️✨ Cozy cuteness incoming! ✨❄️

Meet “Hygge Winter Days” — a sticker sheet full of warm wool socks 🧦, cinnamon buns 🥐, hot drinks ☕, snuggly sweaters 🧣, and all the little things that make winter extra cozy! 🫶

Perfect for your winter journals, scrapbooks, or just sprinkling hygge magic wherever you like ✨

Illustrated by me and handmade with lots of love by Chris in our tiny, extra-hygge home studio in London 💛🏡
Bring some warm fuzzies to your winter days! ❄️💖

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🎉 Exciting News! 🎉

We’re going to MCM Birmingham this November! 🛸✨

I’m honestly over the moon—this is my first big convention, and I can’t wait to share all my cute, kawaii, quirky goodies with you! 🐰🍭🎀

It’s been since 2008 that I last visited Birmingham (we moved to Edinburgh after that!), so this trip is extra special. Can’t wait to explore the city and soak in all the vibes! 😍

A huge thank you to the amazing Urban Maker Market team 💛—they helped me move my Christmas market date to 14th Dec, so I can still celebrate the festive season with all my lovely local customers! 🎄✨

I’m so excited to see familiar faces and meet new ones. Let’s make this a November to remember! 💖

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🎄👻 Just in time for the holidays… my newest colouring book “Spoopy Christmas” is here!

I almost forgot I illustrated this one—it’s a mischievous mix of spooky-cute Halloween monsters meeting jolly Christmas scenes. Think creepy-cute Christmas vibes that are equal parts festive and fun! 🕸️🎅

✨ Available now on Amazon, and I’ll also have artist copies for sale at my November market. Perfect for anyone who loves a little holiday twist!

100% hand-illustrated, no AI used.

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I just realized I’ve never properly shared my sticker sheets on social media before! 🌟 Designing and illustrating them is one of my absolute favorite things to do. I love every step of the process.

I’m also a big fan of journaling, though London life keeps me super busy these days. Still, I often imagine: “If I could journal weekly or daily, what stickers would I want to use?” That’s where the fun begins, and it’s exactly how my sticker sheets are born.

I hope they bring you as much joy as they bring me—and make your journaling even more fun! 🖊️✨

Available in two sizes: 6x9” and A6.

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