It is October again and many people begin to realise that yet again Christmas is quickly approaching. Christmas provides us with a great chance to reach out to our near and dear ones, to our families and friends and Christmas cards surely are one of the best ways to everybody to keep in touch with each other.

No matter if you are searching Christmas cards for your mum or dad, husband or wife, or may be for corporate or business use, selecting the right card is important for this special occasion and here, at Lotus Art Studio, we are proud to reveal a new collection of contemporary Christmas cards for 2009 season. Combining striking reach colours with modern look, our handmade Christmas cards collection offers something that will please all tastes.

In addition to that, all our Christmas cards can be personalised with your special message on front and inside to make them very special. With personalised Christmas cards you can get a great chance to let your friends and family know that you think of them and send all your best wishes for Christmas and the New Year.

Click here to view all new Christmas Designs for 2009 festive season.

Here, at Lotus Art Studio, we have taken our popular handmade greeting cards to new tops by lately opening a special feature for wholesale trade customers on our website. No matter what trade you are – greeting card store or gift shop, art gallery or bookshop, garden centre or florist – we would like to offer you a brilliant business opportunity to stock our handmade greeting cards.

We offer a large variety of handmade cards for every possible occasion for trade and retail customers, such as:

    · Birthday Cards General
    · Birthday Special Ages (Milestones)
    · Wedding and Engagement 
    · Anniversary
    · New Baby
    · Christening
    · Thank You
    · New Home
    · Retirement
    · Christmas
    · Valentine’s Day
    · Mother’s Day 
    · Easter
    · Father’s Day
    ·…and many more

So with this large array of designs and styles, whatsoever the occasion, we’re confident there’s something for everyone. For more information please visit our wholesale page or register now as wholesale buyer.

… And following from the introduction of the handmade photo cards range, we’re delighted to announce that we are launching a new range of personalised photo Christmas cards. Now you can add your favourite photo to your family Xmas card and make it even more personal.

Please see our photo Christmas cards for more details…

With festive season fast approaching it is the time to start thinking about Christmas cards for your family and friends! And, keeping this in mind, we would like to offer a great discount for early buyers which, we hope, will help you not only avoid the last minute rush but also will save some money. All our individual Christmas cards, luxury cards and Xmas card packs will be 15% off until October 31st (don’t forget: use the promotional code ‘OCTOBER31′ for your 15% discount*)

* The 15% discount is valid until the 31st October 2008 and includes all products.

I hope you are pleased with the Christmas cards our team has been producing for the last month, and today we’ve added some new designs to our luxury range.

There are still more to come, and we’ll also be adding new designs to the other occasions too. In the meantime, if you’d enjoy these Christmas Cards, just let us know…

Every year I promise myself that I’m going to be ready for Christmas season, but it rolls around and suddenly I’m not even close to having completed everything that needed doing. That’s why this year I have come up with a list of all essential things I have to do this Christmas.

1. The first of all – Christmas Cards

Do you even know where your Christmas Cards are? I don’t want to think about how many times I have purchased cards in January, only to have no idea where they are months later when it comes time to send them out. I’m going to look for them today. But if you haven’t purchased your Xmas cards yet your friend and family are sure to love these lovely handmade Christmas cards from Lotus Art Studio.

2. Holiday Stamps

We spend so much time on the internet; we seldom send anything by post anymore. You might want to write down “picking up stamps” on your to-do list for the weekend. It’s definitely on mine. I can’t remember the last time I bought a pack.

3. Choose Your Gift List

How many people do you have to buy for this Christmas? Any ideas what they might like? Actually, the best way is to simply ask them. I asked my daughter for a list of what she wanted this year and she certainly gave me one. And some of the items on the list I would never have thought of! (Check out www.notonthehighstreet.com for a list of unique gifts)

4. Christmas Stocking Fillers

Now this has to be the hardest area of all for me. When the kids were small, stuffing their stockings with little goodies was easy. Now that they are grown up, those little goodies cost a small fortune. I can’t get away with crayons and colouring books any longer. To save time and money – I found my Christmas stocking fillers online on http://www.prezziesplus.co.uk for under £3 each!

5. Family get-together

For a few hours of visiting, there sure is a lot of work to be done. There is menus planning, activities to do before dinner and probably a zillion things that haven’t even occurred to me yet. I’m going to need a list for that too.

6. Holiday Baking

I have collected Xmas recipes all year long with the best of intentions (a lot of them found on Family Fun). Now is the time to go through them, decide what I want to bake and then buy the ingredients. My family can go through cookies like there is no tomorrow.

7. Wrap some gifts
This is the part I hate the most. If there is anyone who enjoys wrapping, I have tons for you. Personally, I would like nothing more than to buy gift bags for everything. Unfortunately, my kids don’t like the idea very much. According to them, it’s simply not very exciting.

8. Replenish Liquor Cabinet

Over the year, certain bottles take more of a beating than others. Now is the time to take a peek and see what bottles need replacing.

9. Indoor Decorations

Do I have enough Christmas lights? Am I going to feature more than one tree? Are they going to be real? And if I go with multiple trees, do I have enough ornaments? What has ever happened to just one tree?

Now I’m hearing that we are supposed to have a warm Christmas. I will get everything ready to go and then sit back and keep my fingers crossed…

We have launched our new collection of Luxury Christmas Cards for 2008 season.