About Us

Creating individual cards and gifts for friends and family at Christmas or for birthdays and special occasions; has been a passion for Hazel for many years.

When she had to give up her nursing career, it was a natural progression to develop the skills she had in design. As a result she joined forces with a colleague, Janet and Ivy House Designs was established in March 2003.

The partnership pride themselves on being able to offer individually designed greeting cards for all occasions and specialise in custom made wedding stationery. The company has a growing reputation for providing exclusive, quality merchandise at an affordable price. Most business is generated by 'word of mouth' and recommendation from many satisfied customers. 

All cards are handcrafted and individually designed, they can be adapted to your taste, colour and personalised. Cards can also be boxed for that special gift.

Enquiries from retail outlets interested in stocking a selection of our cards are most welcome.

Below are some of the comments from our customers:

I just wanted to say thank you for my recent purchase.The card was delivered in good time, well wrapped and beautifully created and presented.This has been an easy and enjoyable transaction, I am delighted with the result.I will be a customer of your site again in future..........Many Thanks, John..............Glasgow

Just wanted to let you know how pleased and delighted we have been with the wedding invitations and wanted to pass on not just our comments but those of our guests. They have had their guests saying ‘the best invites that they have ever seen’ and ‘what a lovely, lovely invitation‘...............Ross & Anna, Wirral, Cheshire

The cards arrived this morning just in time for Malta tomorrow - we are saved !!
Many thanks for your very efficient service and sorting out the problems with the order.
With service like this so rare today you can be assured of our future business and our friends...............Regards, Simone

Hi Hazel,

Thank you so much. The card did arrive on Tuesday and I am absolutely delighted with the
quality, presentation and impact. My wife is thrilled as today is our anniversary.
Thank you again for such prompt service.....................................Peter, Derbyshire

Dear Hazel................Just a quick message to thank you for the prompt service you provided when I ordered a couple of cards recently (Civil Partnership & Christening) and I wanted to let you know that we were absolutely delighted with the cards...................Andy,

Hazel.........I received the card in this mornings post, it's fantastic, thanks so much. I will be bookmarking your website for the future!
Many thanks, Paul.

Many thanks for the beautiful card for my parents Golden Wedding Anniversary.  Although I ordered late, it still arrived in plenty of time.  Mum & Dad were also delighted.  Thanks so much Hazel........Carol, Bucks

The cards were lovely, I will most certainly recommend you.....................Best regards, Michelle,London

Good morning Hazel........My card arrived this morning.  I am so pleased with it - it is beautiful.Your service is impeccable.Very many thanks once again.  Here's to the next time!best wishes.............Jill, West Sussex

Dear Hazel.......Thank you so much for the brilliant service - the card arrived today. I am  really pleased with it and will certainly keep you on my list of favourites for the future.............Regards, Bev,London

Hi..................my parents received their card. i would just like to thank you for  
everything. the card was beautiful. and the packaging was perfect. many thanks for a great service
nicola

Hazel..........Order has arrived, a wonderful presentation and excellent service, my parents will be thrilled, it will come in next to the queens card in ratings (The palace sends a card for 65 years of marriage).
Jennifer , Tucson Arizona .

Hi Hazel..........I received my son's wedding card today, and was so pleased.  It was done just as I had asked, and was beautiful.  I have shown work colleagues, they all asked where I had had such a lovely card made.  I have passed on your website to them.  I would certainly use your company again.Thank you so much for making such a special card, for a very important day...........................Linda, Cambridge

Hi there!...............Just wanted to say a huge 'Thank you' for the gorgeous 80th card that arrived this morning. I know my Mum will be thrilled to pieces with it. I will certainly return to your website, and recommend you to my family/ friends.......................................Thanks Again,Helen , Northants

Dear Hazel....................Just to say a big thank you for the anniversary  card which I received in the post today.The card is beautiful, am sure my parents will love it.Thank you so much for prompt, efficient, honest service.  It's a pleasure to do business with such a company in today's world.Thank you again, am sure will use you again & will have much delight in recommending your website to lots of my family & friends........... Jayne , Bedford

Many thanks for your prompt service, received the cards today. Very pleased with them, you will no doubt be getting an order from me again in the future....................Regards Margaret, Scarborough

Card received safely and I am delighted with the result. Thank-you so much. I will certainly use you again and recommend you to friends......................... Christine Thomson, Aberdeen

Thankyou Hazel for the prompt attention you have given me for the Pearl Wedding Anniversary Card I ordered.The card is individual to my needs and of superb quality I will not hesitate to contact you again in the future,thanks again-N.J.FLOWERS , Chesterfield

Hi ..............Many thanks for the birthday card received this morning. It is delightful, and the service was excellent.
Roy, Bramcote, Notts   

Hello Hazel...................Thanks for the 30th Wedding Anniversary card you sent - it was great
and my husband was thrilled. I'd been looking for months for an appropriate card in the shops but couldn't find one before I thought about the internet. I've already passed your name on to other friends
so hope they use you, I certainly will in the future. Thanks again.............................Wendy  - Newquay.

Hi Hazel ....................I've received my card today and I am delighted with it. The quality is
exceptional and the delivery very prompt. You have a very clear and easy to follow web site and I would definitely
recommend you to my friends............................... Many thanks. Sue , Wigan

Hello Hazel ...........I received the card yesterday, September 13, 2005, along with your note.
The card is perfect, and beautiful. Thank you very much......................Miren, Sacramento, California, USA

Hi Hazel .................The two wedding cards that I had ordered arrived today and I just wanted to say thank you.
Not only are the cards really lovely and exactly what I wanted but the service was also first rate. I would certainly use you again and will not hesitate to pass your name on to any other interested parties............Regards Coral,Herne Bay

Hi Hazel ................cards arrived Saturday. Very, very pleased with them. Thank you for your help and 1st class service.
Kind regards ....................Ruth , Bourton-on-the-Water
  

I received my card yesterday - thank you so much it is perfect! ........................Linda, Surrey

Hi Hazel ...................I would just like to say a great big thankyou for the speedy delivery of the cards - they are great. I will not hesitate to use you again. ......................Jenny (Stoke-on-Trent)

Dear Hazel .........Just to let you know the card arrived today and I am absolutely thrilled with it! Many thanks .........Chris , Rhondda Cynon Taff

Hi Hazel.................The cards are fantastic, just what we wanted! Thank you so much for going to so much trouble................................... Thanks again. Helen, Crawley, Sussex

Hello Hazel .......................thank you for the lovely card which I ordered. I was really suprised at how quickly it arrived as I only posted the cheque on tuesday- very efficient! Im really pleased with the design .........Clare, Northumberland

Just to let you know, card has arrived and it is fantastic! I will certainly be using you again for special cards in the future and will recommend you too!  .....................................Sam (Billericay, Essex)     


Thank you for the cards they were beautiful and thanks for taking the time to make them so quickly for me..................................Casey (Tamworth)

I am really pleased with what you have done and will definitely be in touch for future cards..........Tina Bedford

Thought you would like to know that the card you made for my cousins 50th birthday was very well received, she thought it absolutely stunning & very special. So keep up the excellent work............ Joy, Derby 

Hazel (and Janet) You have surpassed yourselves again. Got the order from Janet today and each card is beautiful, even better than my expectations (and they were high). Many thanks for making each occasion so special. ....Jane, Mickleover Derby....

........I am over the moon with my cards from Ivy House. The designs are very imaginative and the prices very reasonable. Nothing is too much trouble and any special orders are accomodated......Fran, Horsley Woodhouse Derbyshire

Hazel  ..............    Thanks a lot for the cards they are beautiful. Brenda is so thrilled with the wedding card for her grandaughter. Will be in touch for more cards soon.......  Sue, Borrowash, Derby.