My Mission and Story
A Designs Mission Statement: Spread gratitude one card at a time. A Designs is committed to spreading gratitude. We accomplish this by giving customers a completely FREE thank you card with every order!
When I was little, my mom always made me write thank you cards after my birthday. I used to dread writing them, but as I've gotten older, I've begun to appreciate how much it means to send a handwritten note. That's what gave me the idea to start A Designs, with a full line of thank you cards and stationery, including a Colorado-themed pack with mountains, the Denver skyline, and ski slopes.
I'm currently a sophmore high school, but I've been interested in art since I was in elementary school. I've always made time for art classes, both after school and over the summer. I started my business last fall, first with thank you cards and then expanding into stationery.
If you're interested in how I design my cards, this is what I do. First, I design my cards digitally, which can be a lengthy process as I experiment with line placement, foreground and background, ink color, and accent details. Then I use a machine to draw and cut each card using heavy card stock. I chose this method over commercial printing because I like the hand-drawn feel. For my stationery, I digitally adjust the design to personalize with your chosen font, color and name/initials. Thanks for reading!
