Designer’s Christmas card gift
A STOCKPORT designer has put her stamp on a unique Christmas card for a children’s charity.
Karen Wilson founded Paper Salad in 2005, a brand which is known for unique designs produced by hand using paints, pencils and found papers.
Now she has created a festive forest card for Action Medical Research to help raise funds to save and change children’s lives.
Karen, whose office is in Romiley, said: “Taking inspiration from some friendly forest faces, we lovingly designed Paper Salad’s twist on the traditional festive nativity scene using paints and pencils to create this winter’s tale.
“Christmas in our opinion is all about children and so it seemed natural to get involved with such a worthwhile children’s charity, and we feel privileged to help in just a small way!”
Artists from around the country have teamed up to produce the range of Christmas cards with designers, printers and envelope makers donating their services for free to ensure the charity receives every penny from every card sold.
The scheme is the brainchild of Lynn Tait, a gallery owner in Leigh-onSea who has owned a greeting card business for more than 20 years.
A long-standing supporter of Action Medical Research, Lynn invited a number of greeting card publishers to design and donate an exclusive piece of artwork; to date the Real Deal Christmas cards have raised around £40,000.
For 2016 Action Medical Research will be selling nine unique designs for £3.50 for a pack of five at action.org.uk/christmascards and postage is free when six or more packs are ordered.
Action Medical Research helps pioneer treatments and ways to prevent disease that have benefited millions of people in the UK and across the world.
Research they’ve funded has helped to beat polio in the UK, develop ultrasound in pregnancy, fight meningitis and prevent stillbirths.
The charity is currently funding research into meningitis, Downs Syndrome, epilepsy and premature birth, as well as some rare and distressing conditions that severely affect children.