Kate Harper's Blog: Kate's Products Online

Here are just a sample of more than 700 products I have published. These samples below are primarily gift items than can be ordered online, many are on Amazon. Unfortunately, there are not many greeting cards listed here because most cards are not sold individually online.

"Card Towels" Towels you can mail like greeting cards!

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Calendars

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Wall Calendar

Engagement Calendar

Embroidery Kits by Dimensions

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Tabletop by Dimensions

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Faith T-shirt
"Faith Quote" Shirts in Wireless Catalog

Cat Quote Plaque in Signals

Martini Quote Plaque in Potpourri

Romance Quote Plaque in Catalog Favorites

Ephemera Magnets Retail and Wholesale

Don't get MAD. Get new shoes. Rectangle Magnet 7216 Wholesale

Everyone seems normal until you get to know them. Rectangle Magnet 7217 Wholesale

My husband wanted to get me excited... so I let him do the housework. Rectangle Magnet 7218 Wholesale

When I see you, my eyes turn into little hearts. - Cameron Koch Age 4 Rectangle Magnet 7223 Wholesale

Be good. And if you can't be good, be stylish. - Anna Wootten Age 10 Rectangle Magnet 7230 Wholesale

You should listen to me. I'm the smartest one in my family. - Aydin H. Age 5 1/2 Rectangle Magnet 7232 Wholesale

You make me smile all over my face. - Ian Hobson Age 5 Rectangle Magnet 7231 Wholesale

If your dog doesn't like somebody maybe you shouldn't either. - Liam Holland Age 8 Rectangle Magnet 7224 Wholesale

You stand out like a strawberry in a bowl of peas. - Weston Twarjowski Age 10 Rectangle Magnet 7229 Wholesale

Grandma's house is like a restaurant that never closes. - Sarah Wardrope Age 12 Rectangle Magnet 7228 Wholesale

Life is like a roller coaster. It goes up and down, makes you scream, and costs a lot to ride. - Hannah Cheatem Age 6 Rectangle Magnet 7227 Wholesale

Kiss me when I'm bad. That's when I need it the most. - Maura Stuard Age 9 Rectangle Magnet 7226 Wholesale

Face it: friends and family are your whole life. - Sara Stallard Age 12 Rectangle Magnet 7225 Wholesale

Don't rush me. I'm waiting for the last minute. Rectangle Magnet 7220 Wholesale

Leaning Tree Cards

Rubber Stamps by Inkadinkado

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BOOKS FOR THE CARD DESIGN

These are books I own and recommend. Some may be out of print, but used copies may be available. Check link.

Start & Run a Greeting Cards Business Book covers starting a card business in the UK. Good basic info, but financial/measurement info is in different monetary units.

Greeting Card Design Book that shows examples of professional card design.

Publishing Your Art as Cards How to make and sell your own cards for an extra income.

Pushing the Envelope How to work with greeting card sales reps.

Complete Guide to Greeting Card Design and Illustration Great Book on understanding the greeting card profession and how to develop a style.

1000 Handmade Greetings: creative cards and clever correspondence This is not a simple craft book for hobbyists,instead it is a picture book of professionally handmade cards by leading companies and designers.

By the Batch: Creative Cards, Postcards, Envelopes & More Book that addresses how to "manufacture" handmade greeting cards.

How to Write and Sell Greeting Cards, Bumper Stickers, Tshirts and Other Fun Stuff

Sell the Fun Stuff: Writers' and Artists' Market Guidelines for Greeting Cards, Posters, Rubber Stamps, T-Shirts, Aprons, Bumper Stickers, and More!

Writing Card Sentiments

Freelance Writing for Greeting Cards Another good book on how to write for cards professionally.

You Can Write Your Own Greeting Cards Clear guidelines on how to write card sentiments professionally.

Finding the Right Words One of many basic books of this series that tells you how to add words products, cards, etc.

Licensing Your Art to Companies

Licensing Art and Design

Licensing Art 101 Good beginners guide on the art licensing business.

2011 Artist's and Graphic Designer's Market List of greeting card companies, art licensees and agents.Detailed information on submission guidelines.

Gift and Product Design

Start with a Scan One of a kind book that tells you how to transform your art into a scan and what to do with it from there.

Design Your Own Repeat Patterns Simple book on learning repeats.

Twentieth-Century Pattern Design Great book for inspiration and creative approaches to designing patterns.

How to Break into Product Design Overview of product design in all industries.

Designing a Digital Portfolio Shows you how to put a digital portfolio together for the modern era.

Mary Engelbreit: The Art And The Artist Amazing story of how Mary ended up doing licensing.

Principles of Pattern Design Good info on pattern design

Imagery on Fabric Basic info on putting images onto fabric.

Graphic Artist's Guild Handbook of Pricing Yearly updated guidelines for pricing for people in art careers.

5,000 Years of Textiles Far East, Americas, Africa, Scandinavia, and Egyptian. Good for studying fabric design.

Abstract Design and How to Create It Over 380 illustrations, diagrams, designs, border patterns and textile patterns.

Creative Illustration Workshop Exercises for integrating illustration with other mixed-media techniques, and scan and layer your illustrations using a computer.

Print Workshop Hand-Printing Techniques for low budgets. Interesting ways to put imagery on products. Perhaps a good technique for putting our designs on model items to show what they would look like on real products.

Digital Alchemy Printmaking techniques for fine art and how to transfer images to a variety of surfaces. It includes decals and skins.

Critical Mass Cutting-edge developments in international printmaking. Since printmaking is fundamental in most surface design concepts, this book's goal is a modern approach on a traditional printmaking.

Tradeshows and Booth Design