2018 Reveal: Stanley Cup® Champions Washington Capitals®
Stanley Cup® Champions Washington Capitals®
Special Edition
Congratulations to the Washington Capitals. For their first time ever, the Capitals are Stanley Cup Champions. Join the celebration and commemorate this historic win with this special Keepsake Ornament. But don’t wait long – supplies are limited.
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Available at participating Hallmark Gold Crown Stores and on Hallmark.com
Local Club News: June 2018
Hallmark is saying farewell to the printed version of the Collectively Speaking Newsletter to Local Club and/or store sponsors. In the future Local Clubs and store sponsors will receive the same types of exciting news, fun stories and games via email directly from the KOC.
Here is the first such Club communication that was received today.
Hello Local Club Presidents and Club Leaders! Summer is here in Kansas City and the heat is on! It’s hard to believe it’s been since March that we’ve touched base. I hope you are enjoying your 2018 Keepsake Dream Box and the benefits as well.
As a valued member of our Keepsake family and an important influencer and communicator for your club members, we want to keep you informed about some important and fun information related to the KOC. Here are a few important updates we want you to know about.
Q&A: Ken Crow
Keepsake Artist Ken Crow was asked to give a little more background on some of his ornaments coming out later this year. Here’s what he had to say!
Santa’s Magic Train
Ken: Toymaker Santa is happy and loves to have fun with the things he creates. He was the perfect character to play with a train set!
Off We Go!
Disney Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Ken: Disney characters make animated fun to come to life! When I see a Disney film or cartoon, I want to become those characters and do the things that they get to do. They bring out the kid in me and make my ornaments more fun.
Steamboat Willie
Disney Mickey Mouse
Ken: This year is the 90th anniversary of Disney’s Steamboat Willie, which is where we first met Mickey Mouse. The ornament is in black and white because the original short film was black and white when it came out in 1928.
Sweet Treat Cart: Artist Contributions
Every artist in the Keepsake Studio helped in the creation of this ornament–each one loves to add his or her own special touch!
Keepsake Artist Contributions
Design Concept and Team Coordination – Edythe Kegrize
Cart Structure – Robert Hurlburt
Snowflake Design on Cart – Terri Steiger
Snowflake Wheels – Jake Angell
Treats:
Snowman Cupcake – Robert Chad
Peppermint Swirl Cupcakes – Joanne Eschrich
Christmas Tree Cupcakes – Nina Aubé
Rocking Horse Cookie – Debra Nielsen
Santa Cookie – Sharon Visker
Gingerbread House – Ken Crow
Plum Pudding Under Glass Cloche – Tammy Haddix
Jar with Chocolate Dipped Pretzel Sticks – Nello Williams
Jar with Star and Tree Cookies – Orville Wilson
Gumdrop Tree – Matt Johnson
Yule Log Cakes – Anita Marra Rogers
Holiday Lollipops – Tracy Larsen
Bottom Shelf:
Napping Kitten – Kristina Gaughran
Bottom Shelf Illustrations – Tom Best
Candy Jars on Bottom Shelf – Rodney Gentry
Tech and Color Team: Nita Obbink, Jennifer Swanson, Lisa Vogel, Susan Wieland
Sweet Treat Cart
Event Exclusive
(right side)
Sweet Treat Cart
Event Exclusive
(left side)
Ornament Spotlight: Chutes and Ladders®
Chutes and Ladders®
Family Game Night
5th in the series.
Designed to look just like the classic game box, this Keepsake Ornament will evoke fond memories of family fun. Artist crafted by Orville Wilson, and 5th in the Family Game Night series, it even features mini versions of play pieces and the game board!
Featured Artist: Ken Crow
Title:
Hallmark Senior Artist
Started at Hallmark:
August 1979
Started at Keepsakes:
November 1983
Hometown:
Long Beach, California
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At their core, Keepsake Ornaments crafted by Ken Crow are about storytelling. His 2018 creations feature beloved characters like Mickey Mouse and Santa Claus—take a closer look at them, and you’ll find deep layers of meaning and detail.
Most of us doodled in our notebooks during high school, but Ken Crow’s drawings were a real learning experience. In his 11th grade history class, he discovered that his pictures were worth a thousand words. History teacher, Mr. Ciriello, began letting Ken use creative illustration instead of taking class notes.
During a civil war lesson, Ken drew battle scenes. When Ciriello explained how an economy works, Ken sketched his teacher running a treadmill turning the cogs of an economic engine.
Ken calls Mr. Ciriello’s encouragement the “green light” for his ability to express his artistic sensibility. Ken always understood the power of communicating ideas through art, and he became an editorial cartoonist for a newspaper. Now he conveys a sense of history and emotion in the expressive and complex work he does with Keepsake Ornaments.
But how did Ken go from drawing to becoming an expert in mechanical Christmas ornaments? As a child, he tore apart every toy he ever had to see how it worked. He even made other toys out of the spare parts. For Ken, Keepsake Ornaments will forever keep him connected with that inquisitive kid inside.
June Keepsake Wallpaper
Create the purr-fect amount of mischief with this month’s free desktop or mobile device wallpapers featuring playful kittens, from the Mischievous Kittens series by Nina Aubé, discovering inviting temptations.
Mischievous Kittens
series
Artist Sketchbook: Joanne Eschrich
I wanted to share some sketches and thoughts on many favorite things!
Cross of the Sea
For my cross I created the original using real sea shells. Some of the shells are from my hometown beach…Horseback Beach in Westport, Mass. I love how this turned out!
Angel of Courage
Creating Susan G. Komen Angel of Courage has a special place in my heart for my sister Laurie. I always think of her when working on this one.
I am very inspired by statues and images that provoke my imagination. This is a ’storyboard’ I put together to ’sell’ my idea.
Winter Angel
Two of my favorite photos hanging in my office : )
Joanne with Dave and Don Hall Jr.
Joanne with daughters, Jamie and Anna
Artist Journal: Jake Angell
Friday, May 11, 2018
Thought I would share a bit of my history here at Hallmark. I have been at Hallmark since 2000, my first 3 years were as a contract worker just filling in where I could. I then became a full-time employee in 2003 working in our Gift Wrap and Party areas designing party plates, cups, tabletops, etc. for licensing characters.
My first work in 3D or sculpture was working on a Hallmark Property called Asteroid Andy, created by the wonderfully talented Hallmark artist Peter Martin–I sculpted the characters and props for a video game CD that was part of a Birthday card. This was my first time being able to show people at Hallmark I had a passion for creating 3D/sculptures. It was my start to getting into the Keepsake department, but it would not happen for a few years after this. (more…)
2018 Reveal: When Calls the Heart
Hope Valley Church
When Calls the Heart
A When Calls the Heart ornament not pictured in the 2018 Dream Book has been revealed.