PEGGY H. DAVIS CALLIGRAPHY
GREETING CARDS AND GIFT TAGS

All-Occasion Cards

All art @ copyright by Peggy H. Davis

Contact: 413-624-3204 or phd@ganeydn.com

Happy Birthday

Simple Gifts

A colored-pencil drawing with the letters "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" part of the illustration.

The background of this card is from a collage of hills and the text is that of the first verse of the Shaker song "Simple Gifts."

Floral Thank You

These young women from the early 1900's are clearly enjoying spring!

Peggy's lettering combined with her grandmother's pastel drawing.

A card for someone with a difficult illness or life situation.

A colored pencil drawing of Shelburne Falls, MA, showing the Bridge of Flowers and Glacial Potholes.

Collage gift tags on marble-pattern paper. 3.5 x 2" folded size. Each one is unique.
Tag with rafffia tie 2.25; tag with no tie: 2.00.

Gift tag 3.5 x 2" folded size. 1) Happy birthday (same as card shown at top of page) 2) Hanukkah dreydl 3) Oak leaves 4) Mazel Tov (congratulations).
1.25 with raffia tie, 1.00 for card only.

Contact Peggy about wholesale orders for cards or other art on the ganeydn.com website at 413-624-3204 or ketuba@ganeydn.com.

All art © copyright by Peggy H. Davis

$5 shipping charge for a card order.

Digital printing on white acid-free card stock, archival ink.
Design on front, inside is blank.
Folded size 5 x 7," with matching envelope in a clear acetate pocket.
Retail price $5 per card.

All art @ copyright by Peggy H. Davis

Contact: 413-624-3204 or phd@ganeydn.com

Jewish Condolence Cards

May his or her memory be a blessing, a traditional response to loss.

Get Well Cards

Refuah Shleymah, a traditional wish for a complete recovery.

Healing prayer from the Torah, "Oh, God, pray heal her," referring to Miriam. Print of paper collage art.

Cards for Birth or Adoption

My "Garden Hamsa" art with the quotation "With Each Child the World Begins Anew." Also available with only the English text.

A card version of my Baby Amulet letterpress print, with a red ribbon tied onto it for good luck. Text around border: "May this child be blessed with a life of health, happiness, strength and wisdom." Names of the four archangels in Hebrew surround the hamsa shape, a symbol for good luck. Explanatory text on back of card.

The Priestly Blessing in Hebrew and English, part of the blessing given to children on Sabbath Eve; also part of the Saturday morning service and appropriate for a Bar or Bat Mitzvah.

Mazel Tov/Congratulations, Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Wedding, Thank You

Illuminated Hebrew letters with the traditional greeting of congratulations.

Portions of the seven wedding blessings in English and Hebrew form the shape of a wine glass.

IA frameable anniversary card. Each circle also available alone on separate cards.

For wedding, anniversary, Valentine's Day.

The text of the Biblical verse about wearing fringes on the corners of one's garment, which is seen on the tallis/tallit first worn at the Bar/Bat Mitzvah ceremony. This version includes the English translation on the edge of the tallis.

For wedding, anniversary, Valentine's Day.

The text of the Biblical verse about wearing fringes on the corners of one's garment, which is seen on the tallis/tallit first worn at the Bar/Bat Mitzvah ceremony. This version has the text in Hebrew only.

"Todah Rabah" means "Thank you" in Hebrew. Paired with an illustration by Ida B. Davis.

Hamsa Cards

"Garden Hamsa–Green" design. This is a good luck symbol from the Middle East/Mediterranean.

"Garden Hamsa-Golden" design. This is a good luck symbol from the Middle East/Mediterranean.

"Torah Hamsa" design. This is a good luck symbol from the Middle East/Mediterranean. Use this to congratulate a Bar/Bat Mitzvah, a new baby, conversion to Judaism, honoring volunteers and more.

"Copper-Blue Hamsa" based on medieval manuscript illumination designs.

"Dove-Peace" design based on the Noah's Ark story with the symbols of the dove and the rainbow. "Peace" in Hebrew and English.

"Dove-Rainbow" design based on the Noah's Ark story with the symbols of the dove and the rainbow.

"Earth Hamsa" from watercolor art. Appeals to the ecology-minded.

Digital printing on white acid-free card stock, archival ink.
Design on front, inside is blank.
Folded size 5 x 7," with matching envelope in a clear acetate pocket.
Retail price $5 per card.

All art © copyright by Peggy H. Davis

$5 shipping charge for a card order.

Thanksgiving Card

Reflecting on the time of isolation during the pandemic: "Bittersweet is this time when we can't celebrate together, but we can still be thankful for what we have."

Hanukkah Cards

This card features the dreydl or sivivon, the top used on the holiday. It shows the Hebrew word represented by each of the four dreydl letters plus the Yiddish word that provide the instructions for the game, also starting with those letters. An explanation is printed on the back of the card. The art for this card is collage and calligraphy.

A contemporary-style menorah with the Hebrew word "Hanukkah" and the greeting in English.

A papercut dove design laid over an image of hand-dyed silk. Silk by Joan Vick.

Christmas Cards

Designed for Christmas 2020 with the pandemic in mind. "We zoom you a merry Christmas," watercolor art.

"Peace on Earth and good health to all," showing two birds in a Japanese design.

Reproduction of an up-cycled collage featuring a vintage playing card and torn-paper snowman. "Happy Holidays."

Reproduction of an up-cycled collage featuring a vintage playing card and torn-paper snowman. "Merry Christmas & Happy New Year."

Digital printing on white acid-free card stock, archival ink.
Design on front, inside is blank.
Folded size 5 x 7," with matching envelope i n a clear acetatte pocket

Retail price $5 per card.

All art © copyright Peggy H. Davis

$5 shipping charge for a card order.

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