one special pack of cards

Thursday 16 December 2010

The Queen of Hearts in Print




The Queen of Hearts is feeling a bit superior to all the other cards as she was chosen to be printed by the lovely folk at central station in their new book. She suggests you have a browse at the wealth of creative talent on display on the central station website....and from a Queen that's an order!

Tuesday 10 August 2010

Eight of Spades


sorry for the delay card lovers, gamblers and patience players! here to welcome you back are eight of the king of spades hunting hounds.....

Saturday 5 June 2010

Saturday 29 May 2010

The Lion Whispered in my Ear.....

the ace of spades lion woke me up and said that he was unhappy with his representation...he reminded me that although he could sometimes feel melancholy, he also had a fearsome roar and a talent for balance...

well mr ace of spades I hope you approve...

my super talented friend thereza rowe was also kind enough to write up a little post about these cards (with some of my sketches....gulp) on doodlers anonymous
http://www.doodlersanonymous.com/entry.php?entryID=1556

Tuesday 18 May 2010

Six of Spades





six singing girls.....plus I decided to re-do the six of hearts to keep the sixs with a musical theme...so now we have six drummer boys!

Sunday 16 May 2010

Wednesday 12 May 2010

Four of Clubs


four long-eared desert hares who run across the barren plaines of the club kingdom...

Saturday 8 May 2010

Friday 7 May 2010

Three of Spades


three ladies-in-waiting follow the queen of spades closely as she gallops through the land....if the ground is muddy they lift her flowing robe....

Seven of Diamonds



the diamonds are ready to defend

Tuesday 4 May 2010

King of Clubs



the king's steed is a six-footed-club-tailed-deer - who gallops tall, proud and swift through the desert plains of the club kingdom

Monday 3 May 2010

Queen of Clubs

the queen of clubs surveys her kingdom.....
her long neck and winged stead help her keep watch for invaders...

Saturday 24 April 2010

the pack are impatient


its been a while! I have been very busy animating...but will be back to my cards soon as I am missing them so much!

Monday 5 April 2010

Three of Hearts


this card is dedicated to Master Matt Saunders whose birthday it was on monday!

the three fanfares sound everytime the king of hearts enters the battlefield....

Friday 2 April 2010

Three of Diamonds

three of the rarest diamonds in the kingdom are kept round the neck of this big cat.....deadly but blind in one eye...

Tuesday 30 March 2010

Seven of Hearts

two clans marching.....the brave hearts and the sharp-bladed spades!

Monday 29 March 2010

The Seven of Spades


the seven knights who guard the gates to the kingdom of spades. They march with the 'spade step' in perfect uniform

Thursday 25 March 2010

The jack of Diamonds




jack lost one eye in a duel with the jack of spades. He managed to escape without further injury thanks to his diamond sculpted suit of armour....

The King of Diamonds


the king and his sharp-tongued wife...

Wednesday 24 March 2010

Two of Hearts


these two cats are the pets of the queen. She brings them small animal hearts to play with.

Tuesday 23 March 2010

Motifs

like any ruling family each suit of cards has it's own symbols. I was starting to think about the design for the back of the cards and I thought that I could perhaps incorporate these symbols into a pattern? what do you think?

Monday 22 March 2010

Two of Clubs


two hooved peacocks.......

Four of Spades

strange fruit

the four spade fruits hang from the beautiful spadious tree .....although they look delicious they are deadly and just one bite from their juicy flesh could be your last.....

Friday 19 March 2010