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By a lifetime of journey & adventures, paired together with her colourful design aesthetic, Karen Adams’s model was born. Inspiration and innovation long-established a enterprise of hand-drawn playing cards and customized invitations meant to specific happiness and share pleasure. Karen is now celebrating her thriving assortment of products, items, and designs which can be printed and produced proper out of her Memphis, TN studio.
How did you start your card-making profession?
I volunteered to do an invite for a non-profit occasion and I knew I needed to make a splash – so I had enjoyable with it, went all out. We had an awesome response and nice turnout… win-win! I then began the enterprise formally in 1999.
The place do you draw inspiration from? Meals? Pop Tradition? Timeless Motifs? Playful Puns?
All the pieces round me in my on a regular basis life and pursuits. I’ll tag it, {photograph} it, purchase it; searching the window, searching by way of previous books, touring, and scrolling by way of photos.
Generally I’ll come throughout one thing from an earlier a part of my life and it’ll converse to me. Concepts are the very best and most fun a part of the method.
What does your day seem like as a card maker and designer?
Once I’m in “design mode” I do know I will probably be sitting at my desk for lengthy durations so I like to verify I get some form of exercise in – operating, pilates, strolling or swimming. I like to the touch base with my workplace
and ensure there are not any fires to place out – then from our group conferences I’ll know what artistic route I’m purported to be engaged on.
Once I first began I wore about 80% of the hats. I feel it is actually vital to know all aspects of your small business, be acquainted with all of it – however I undoubtedly really feel like it’s a luxurious to now have the ability to
consider the design side primarily.
What’s your most well-liked medium?
I hand draw my designs after which evolve them in photoshop.
What does your artistic course of seem like?
Determining a mixture of what I really feel will probably be good available in the market and what I wish to create. From there our group will brainstorm some concepts after which slim all the way down to the ultimate product.
What are you most pleased with as a creator and card maker?
I wish to at all times proceed to evolve, get higher and converse to our clients in a manner that will probably be relatable, enjoyable, magical, humorous, nicely carried out and personable. When
somebody tells me they used certainly one of our playing cards or invites for one thing particular of their lives I feel that’s the greatest praise I can obtain.
Any private tidbits? Particular skills/enjoyable information?
Our enterprise is a household enterprise – we nonetheless have Sunday dinners collectively and have enjoyable.
Household – born to or chosen – and associates are who offer you these experiences and laughter in life that make it full.
Discover Karen Adams playing cards corresponding to Congratulations Cash Card, Season’s Greetings Vacation Card Set, or Merry Merry Luxe Card Set at your native retailer or on-line at papersource.com. For extra inspiration and behind-the-scenes motion, observe @karenadamsdesigns on IG.