I fantasize about working for Hallmark making greeting cards, but I’m sure the job in my head doesn’t resemble reality. My twisted mass of grey matter imagines a vast open office space, and my spot in front of a large window. I’m sitting atop a tall stool under a swing-arm lamp clamped to a drafting table. I start Monday morning with my steaming cup of coffee, giggling as I sketch out my latest greeting card ideas. After lunch, I present my ideas to the creative group in a long room at the head of an equally long table and we choose the most promising ones that I will develop throughout the week. At the end of Friday I put my finished artwork boards in an oversized orange envelope and drop it on the office mail cart for the reproduction department. At 5pm I switch off my lamp, fold my jacket over my arm, and whistle happily as I skip to my car.

I know, it’s kind of a boring fantasy. Don’t judge!

The front of my headless snowmen Christmas card. See what’s written inside here: http://danholstsoelberg.storenvy.com/

The reality is I don’t have a job at Hallmark, but I decided to go ahead and make greeting cards anyway. I started a couple years back with my headless snowmen Christmas card. It’s been a consistent hit with multiple reprints. I think it’s the message written inside that has captured the essence of the holiday season. Click here to look inside. I then created a couple of birthday cards that went over well and prompted many requests for more. Well, since I have this little Hallmark job fantasy, I was happy to oblige! Without further ado, here are my latest birthday cards available for purchase now:

You can buy this card at my online shop: http://danholstsoelberg.storenvy.com/

To see what’s written inside the card, click here: http://danholstsoelberg.storenvy.com/

To see what’s written inside the card, click here: http://danholstsoelberg.storenvy.com/

To see what’s written inside the card, click here: http://danholstsoelberg.storenvy.com/

To see what’s written inside the card, click here: http://danholstsoelberg.storenvy.com/

If you want to browse my birthday card collection in person, I’ll be at Art-O-Con in Burlington this Sunday. It’s located at 3063 South Service Rd, Burlington. I’ll have all my books, prints, 2017 calendars (yes, I reprinted!) and other things available.

Admission is $8 for adults, $2 for kids aged 12 and under. There will be over 90 vendors there. You can see some of the other vendors at the official Art-O-Con news site.