Mailing delays update

Royal Mail, our only option for small package shipping, is still not accepting items for export due to a 'cyber incident'. You can go ahead and order but bear in mind there could be a delay of unspecified duration before I can dispatch your cards.

Please note this only applies to orders of less than £300. For orders above this I'll absorb the cost of a package courier.

Mailing Delays

At the time of writing, Royal Mail - our only mailing option for small letters and parcels - is not accepting items for export. Therefore any non-UK orders as of today will be placed on hold and subject to a delay. How long that delay will be nobody knows, but I'm hoping only a few days. They say it's a result of a 'cyber incident', which sounds like something out of Dr Who, so make of that what you will. I'll update again once it's fixed, or if the Royal Mail fall foul of any other breed of alien. Royal Mail 'International Incident' page

Sharpie --> Acrylic

I am now using Acrylic Paint Pens for signatures. Some of the card surfaces are such they repel Sharpies, leading to a streaky or beaded appearance, and in some instances they barely show up at all. This has always been a thing but it seems to be happening more of late, even on older cards, leading me to think that it's Sharpie production quality that's at fault.

The advantage of Acrylic Paint Pens is that they allow for a more solid, defined line, and colours are more striking. The flipside is that Acrylic is not as durable as Sharpie ink, meaning they need to be protected from excessive friction and scratching, although that tends not to be an issue with cards as of course you treat them so well.

As far as the signage goes, Acrylic Pen paint takes an age to dry, as opposed to the Sharpies which are instant. So where with Sharpies it's two outlines and into the sleeve, with Acrylic it's one outline, wait an hour, second outline, wait an hour and into the sleeve. Also, any overlap results in blotching, unlike Sharpies. For these reasons, my prices for Shadows have increased.