Dorothy Blunt

Indie greeting card designer and Etsy seller based in the Cotswolds, UK. Runs a seasonal stationery shop under the name Foxglove & Post, specializing in illustrated holiday cards printed on recycled 300gsm. She started using AI painting tools in 2023 to prototype designs before sending them to the printer, and now writes about the craft and economics of indie card making from the perspective of someone who mails 200 cards every December.

3 articles by Dorothy Blunt.

• AI Christmas cards
• Christmas family traditions

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  How to Restore Old Photos Before You Put Them on a Card

  October 13, 2026

  A step-by-step guide to restoring old family photos for a printed card: what to do before scanning, which tools earn their price, and when to stop editing.

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  Stable diffusion prompts guide for painted holiday cards

  September 23, 2026

  A practical guide to writing Stable Diffusion prompts for illustrated Christmas cards, from style tokens to print-ready file specs, written from a working card maker's bench.

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  DIY Christmas Card Ideas Worth Making This December

  September 1, 2026

  Six tested DIY Christmas card ideas, from watercolour to AI illustration, with real guidance on scaling to 40+ cards and which paper stock survives the post.