Latest News: Sneak Peeks - Digital Dreambook

Featured Artist: Edythe Kegrize

Title:
Hallmark Master Designer

Started at Hallmark:
October 1979

Started at Keepsakes:
October 2002

Hometown:
Pennsylvania

Hallmark Keepsake Artist Edythe Kegrize loves birds and has brought her passion to the Keepsake Ornament Beauty of Birds series since 2005.This year’s stand-out cardinal may be her most dramatic and elegant bird ornament yet.

Continue reading to learn more about Edythe and her ornaments.

Edythe Kegrize had an in-depth love of three-dimensional art ever since she was young. She remembers making all kinds of creations from scraps around the house, including a tiny paper television with pictures that rotated with the turn of a knob and a crèche fashioned out of laundry detergent and food coloring.

Edythe’s talents blossomed with the help of her loving family. Her grandmother saved tidbits of fabric, trims, and pretty papers. Her mother never hindered her daughter’s creativity despite the risks of having holes cut in tablecloths or glue on the rug. From her father, Edythe inherited attention to detail, patience and mechanical curiosity that make her Keepsake designs so intricate.

While in college, Edythe majored in illustration, but also was inspired by ceramics and weaving classes. At Hallmark, she would often devise unique folding cards that brought an extra dimension to her designs. Edythe featured needlework and collages in her greeting cards and crafted several original dolls to be photographed for select card collections.

With nearly 25 years of experience illustrating greeting cards, Edythe cultivated an appreciation for a wide range of decorative surface designs, from traditional folk art to classic, elegant scrollwork. This is perhaps most evident in the details of her Santa’s Around the World unofficial series.

(more…)

Abigail2023-01-24T20:36:48-06:00December 2nd, 2015|0 Comments

2016 Sneak Peek

Here is a sneak peek of the 3rd in the unofficial Musical Soldier series. According to Keepsake Artist Anita Marra Rogers, the design was inspired by her son, who plays the sousaphone in marching band.

Musical Soldier
Special Edition
by Anita Marra Rogers

Abigail2023-01-01T18:52:35-06:00June 30th, 2015|0 Comments

2015 Sneak Peek: City-themed Keepsake Ornaments (UPDATED)

In addition to re-issuing the three state (two Texas and one Colorado) exclusive Keepsake Ornaments from 2014, Hallmark will be releasing three city-themed Keepsake Ornaments, each with in their respective markets. The three cities represented include: Kansas City, Dallas and Denver. These ornaments along with the other re-issued state ornaments will be available beginning Ornament Debut Weekend, October 3-4 2015.

Kansas City
Cityscapes

Dallas
Cityscapes

Denver
Cityscapes

New York City
Cityscapes

UPDATE (10.02.15) – A fourth city themed Keepsake Ornament has surfaced. In addition to the three city-themed Keepsake Ornaments that we previously reported on, a fourth ornament representing New York City will also be available beginning Ornament Debut Weekend, October 3-4 2015.

digital DREAMBOOK Team2023-01-11T12:34:10-06:00June 23rd, 2015|0 Comments

2015 Sneak Peek: Regional Keepsake Ornaments

Two Kansas City-themed Keepsake ornaments have been unearthed. Both ornaments are being released (in limited quantities) exclusively in Hallmark Gold Crown stores in the greater-Kansas City area beginning Ornament Premiere Weekend, July 11-12. To reserve either of these ornaments, call Amy’s Hallmark in Crown Center: (816) 283.0459.

Additionally Hallmark will be reissuing the two Texas exclusive Keepsake ornaments and the Colorado ornament from 2014. All three ornaments will be available at participating Hallmark Gold Crown stores in their respective states starting Ornament Debut Weekend, October 3-4, 2015. Please note: some local stores may have carry over stock from last year as such they may have them available sooner.

New

My Kind of Cow Town

A Kansas City Tradition

Re-issued

Texas Cutout

Texas Boots

Colorado Mountains

digital DREAMBOOK Team2023-01-12T21:25:04-06:00April 27th, 2015|0 Comments

2015 Reveal: Event-Exclusive Keepsake Ornaments and itty bittys®

Exclusive products will be available at Star Wars Celebration, Comic-Con and D23 Expo

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (April 14, 2015) — Hallmark continues its participation at the nation’s largest pop culture fan gatherings with Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments and itty bittys® plush collectibles exclusively developed for 2015 events.

As previously announced, a pair of Keepsake Ornaments and a pair of itty bittys will be sold this week in limited quantities at Star Wars Celebration, scheduled April 16-19 in Anaheim, Calif.:

An Epic Vision, Star Wars: A New Hope™– This Keepsake Ornament two-pack features Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader locked in a heated lightsaber duel as inspired by the concept art for Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, by the famed artist Ralph McQuarrie. An Epic Vision has a total production run of 2,000 and sales will be limited to 500 per day ($40 per set).

Bossk and Dengar, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back™ – This Celebration-exclusive itty bittys two-pack features the fearsome bounty hunters seen in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. This bounty hunter two-pack has a total production run of 2,200 and sales will be limited to 550 per day ($20 per set).

Three ornament designs and a pair of itty bittys will be sold in limited quantities at Comic-Con International, to be held July 9-12 in San Diego, Calif., and at New York Comic Con, set for October 8-11 in New York City:

Batman Classic TV Series Batmobile, BATMAN™ – Featuring dialogue and sound directly from the 1960’s Batman Classic TV Series, this Keepsake Ornament depicts the series’ iconic George Barris design for Batman’s ride, styled all in chrome rather than its traditional black paint job.

Xenomorph: From Egg to Alien, Alien – Inspired by the 1979 science-fiction/horror classic Alien, this Keepsake Ornament created exclusively for event sales depicts a fully grown humanoid alien crouched next to an egg from which a fellow creature will be spawned.

U-3PO and R5-D4, Star Wars: A New Hope™ – This Keepsake Ornament two-pack created especially for event sales features droids that first appeared in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. The humanoid protocol droid U-3PO served aboard Princess Leia’s consular ship while the astromech droid R5-D4 was offered for sale by Jawa traders to moisture farmer Owen Lars on Tatooine.

Boba Fett and Han Solo in Carbonite, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back™ – The latest in Hallmark’s itty bittys line with this exclusive two-pack of the armored bounty hunter and his prisoner as seen in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.

An exclusive Keepsake Ornament and a pair of itty bittys will only be available at the Disney-themed D23 Expo 2015, scheduled Aug. 14-16 in Anaheim, Calif.:

The Band Concert – Based on a Keepsake Ornament produced in 2013, this version sports a black-and-white paint scheme for Mickey Mouse and friends, and features light, sound and motion. This event-exclusive ornament celebrates the 80th anniversary of the short film’s release.

Cinderella and Prince Charming – Cinderella and Prince Charming come to Hallmark’s itty bittys line dressed in their finest wedding attire. This two-pack celebrates the 65th anniversary of Disney’s classic animated feature film of the fairy tale.

Additional details about prices and production runs for each exclusive product, as well as Hallmark’s plans for each event will be announced closer to the respective dates.

For more information on Keepsake Ornaments, itty bittys and Hallmark’s other popular licensed character gifts, visit your local Hallmark Gold Crown store or shop online at Hallmark.com.