Thoughtfully designed greeting cards, for notes worth keeping.
Elsie & Ron is a small design studio in north Manchester, designing eco-friendly cards that start life as a scribble, collage or painting.
Inspired by childhood memories, homegrown flowers, and the simple joys of everyday life, each card has been lovingly created in the hope of inspiring you to write to your loved ones, no matter the occasion.
about
Hi I’m Laura, the one-woman band behind Elsie & Ron.
The love of a handwritten note has always stuck with me, I’ve been making and sending cards for as long as I can remember.
Every Valentine’s my Dad would take pride in choosing the perfect card for my Mum. My sister and I would push notes to each other under our bedroom doors or take turns leaving them on each other’s pillows when one of us was at a sleepover. My Grandad would always write us letters whenever he went on holiday.
Those cards and letters are some of my most treasured possessions.
The real elsie & ron
Elsie was my great-aunt and Ron was my grandad.
When I was a little girl we used to stay with my Auntie Elsie on Angelsey every Easter. I loved her garden, filled with flowers and at the bottom was a stream that trickled down to the beach. I would imagine fairies dancing across the water and would sit for hours waiting to catch one. It was magic, and I like to think those early holidays helped shape my imagination.
My Grandad Ron had a way with words. Always writing us letters, he had the best sense of humour. He introduced me to all of the best old Hollywood films, I would bake for him every weekend, always waiting for his critiques and praise. I have a lot to thank him for.
Elsie & Ron was born out of all of these memories, a place to design beautiful stationery that honours the tangible connection with our loved ones and the simple joy of putting pen to paper.
Cards to be given, framed or tucked away in a memory box, cherished for years to come.
