Penelope and the Ducks

11/12/2024

New design in the shop!
There’s a bit of a story behind it too. So my husband (Steve) was diagnosed with tongue cancer on 1st October this year. Which was quite a shock as he had no risk factors, such as smoking or alcohol, and he’s 35 years old.

During October in England we had these amazing Northern Lights which I then googled and realised their acronym was STEVE (Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement), so I decided to base my design on that!

Steve is doing really well recovering at home after having surgery to remove the cancer in his tongue, and a neck dissection which removed about 30 lymph nodes. We got the amazing news a month ago that he is cancer free as they tested everything they took out of him and they found no cancer in his lymph nodes nor on the margins of his wide excision on his tongue. He should be starting a phased return to work in January.

I’m so proud of him ❤️

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1822196502/northern-lights-card-northern-lights?click_key=81fc7dab61f7bb8babb4ca9b1a4b8b1783baacf7%3A1822196502&click_sum=32798ae1&ref=shop_home_active_11&pro=1&frs=1&sts=1

03/06/2024

Hello there! I’ve been a busy bee recently with my Etsy shop - these are a few of my new designs done this year✨ Available to buy as prints and cards 🎉
If you’d like to check them out please visit penelopeandtheducks.etsy.com to browse!

04/06/2023

This is a milestone I’ve been wanting to get to ever since I made selling art my ’proper job’ - 10000 sales on Etsy has finally been reached!

A big big thank you to everyone who’s ever bought anything from me, be it a single card or a wholesale bunch of prints - I am so grateful!

07/11/2022

I went wild swimming a few months ago at Spring Lakes and was inspired to create a print, so here it is! Available here as a print https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1269769939/wild-swimming-print-sea-swimming-print?click_key=69a7ecada5896be5b7441b50da14f859518f453b%3A1269769939&click_sum=d6308973&ga_search_query=sea&ref=shop_items_search_2&pro=1&frs=1

and here as a card https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1256189780/wild-swimming-card-sea-swimming-card?click_key=e01642f4706a40942ce84a3f34f0978172c2e152%3A1256189780&click_sum=2d3d308b&ga_search_query=sea&ref=shop_items_search_1&frs=1

03/07/2022

Hello! Long time no see! It’s been a while since I’ve designed anything new, mostly down to a horrendous loft conversion experience which took a whole year! (If I never see another builder again it will be too soon!)

My creativity has definitely taken a battering, but I’m pleased to say it is bubbling up again!
I really enjoyed painting and composing this lake print, and it’s available here
https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1244088990/lake-print-reflection-print-mountain?click_key=40edb9cf91079b728ca6eadcc8cfe296cd6c64ef%3A1244088990&click_sum=b186b4ef&ref=shop_home_active_2&pro=1&frs=1

And also as a card here https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1258589741/lake-card-nature-greetings-card?click_key=b02e8c394fd1c424732e33170e4f3bb394927f3c%3A1258589741&click_sum=1483b303&ref=shop_home_active_1&frs=1&crt=1

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22/12/2021

It was a pleasure to design this years Christmas card for Grace Enterprises 🙂

What an amazing year of doubling!
Radiant Cleaners has doubled in size with 32 people now cleaning!
And in January 2022 we will be officially doubling the number of businesses we run = more lives changed in Nottingham and beyond!

If you look carefully at our bespoke Penelope and the Ducks card made by the multi-talented Jeni Spreadborough you'll get a clue!

Have a great Christmas... and keep your eyes peeled for the launch in Jan!

14/09/2021

Rudbeckia flowers are all over the place at the moment! I completed this illustration before the summer holidays, and as of today, all 3 kids are at school or preschool so I’m settling down to some uninterrupted work. It feels so good! This print is available through my Etsy shop, and also available as a card.
penelopeandtheducks.etsy.com

18/05/2021

Hello everyone! I’m running a 25% off sale when you buy 2 or more items 🥳 This includes everything in my shop - prints, cards and digital downloads!
penelopeandtheducks.etsy.com

18/03/2021

A new(ish!) one! Cards for surfers, or wannabe surfers! Or just beach lovers 🏝 https://etsy.me/38VDYc9

01/03/2021

Last weeks labour of love 🦭 One of the most enjoyable prints I’ve designed to date - everything just flowed. Available as a print and a card via my Etsy shop https://etsy.me/3q8zUuG

11/02/2021

After a good week of tweaking, we now have another home learning print set in the shop. This time it’s the pre-cursive alphabet (so standard upper and lower case) to help little ones form their letters as they learn to write. The times tables print has also had a revamp 🎨

Prices for set of 2: (Shipping is free)
A5: £12
A4: £16
A3: £20
A2: £40

https://etsy.me/2NfrJPy

04/02/2021

I have a limited number of homeschool prints on SALE! They are on sale as I have made slight changes to the designs and so won’t be selling these versions anymore.

A4: £4 (was £12)
A3: £6 (was £16)
Free UK shipping as normal ☀️

Visit penelopeandtheducks.etsy.com