The Lewis Croft Co.

Watercolour card: Angus the seal, paddleboarding past a white croft house with a seagull on the board

Cards with a bit of island in them

Gentle watercolour cards from the shores and crofts of the Outer Hebrides, starring a gang of island characters doing the things they love: wild swimming, golf, knitting, the allotment and the odd ceilidh.

Each one is a card for someone in particular. The friend who swims in the sea all year round. The dad who lives on the golf course. The gran who is never without her knitting.

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The cards

Twelve cards, twelve small island moments.

Watercolour card: Flora the otter, wild swimming — **Flora the otter**Wild swimmingSwim cap on, goggles up, straight into the turquoise water.

Watercolour card: Flora the otter, after the swim — **Flora the otter**After the swimWrapped in her changing robe, warming up with a flask of tea.

Watercolour card: Donnie the Highland cow, prize leek — **Donnie the Highland cow**Prize leekVery proud of his prize leek. Rightly so.

Watercolour card: Donnie the Highland cow, cycling — **Donnie the Highland cow**CyclingPedalling home along the single-track road, veg in the basket.

Watercolour card: Peigi the puffin, birdwatching — **Peigi the puffin**BirdwatchingBinoculars up on the clifftop, among the sea pinks.

Watercolour card: Peigi the puffin, painting — **Peigi the puffin**PaintingQuietly painting the sea at her little easel.

Watercolour card: Finlay the mountain hare, tea at the summit — **Finlay the mountain hare**Tea at the summitTea at the top of the cairn, the loch far below.

Watercolour card: Dougie the red squirrel, golfing — **Dougie the red squirrel**GolfingMid-swing on a windswept seaside links.

Watercolour card: Effie the sheep, knitting — **Effie the sheep**KnittingKnitting a Fair Isle jumper by the peat fire.

Watercolour card: Donnie and his sweetheart, ceilidh dancing — **Donnie and his sweetheart**Ceilidh dancingA ceilidh reel outside the village hall.

Watercolour card: Angus the seal, fishing — **Angus the seal**FishingFishing off the harbour wall, gulls looking on hopefully.

Watercolour card: Angus the seal, paddleboarding — **Angus the seal**PaddleboardingPaddleboarding across the bay, with a gull hitching a ride.

Meet the gang

They all live round the little croft, and they all have their hobbies.

Flora the otterFirst in the sea every morning, whatever the weather.
Peigi the puffinBirdwatcher, painter and keeper of the Fair Isle scarf.
Angus the sealUnhurried. Nothing bothers Angus.
Donnie the Highland cowLives for his allotment. Dances a fine reel.
Finlay the mountain hareAlways off up a hill with a flask.
Effie the sheepNeedles always clicking by the fire.
Dougie the red squirrelKeen golfer. The swing is a work in progress.

The croft

Where the moor meets the sea

On the Isle of Lewis, crofts sit where the moor meets the shore: a whitewashed house, a peat fire, the kettle always on, and the Atlantic just over the wall.

The Lewis Croft Co. grew out of a love for that island life, its weather, its wildlife and its quiet sense of humour. The cards are a little celebration of it, and of the people in our lives who are happiest out swimming, walking, growing or making things.

Card details

Made to be kept, not just sent

5 x 7 inch (12.5 x 18 cm) folded greeting cards
Printed in the UK on heavyweight 324gsm matte fine-art card
Blank inside for your own message
Supplied with a kraft envelope, in a protective sleeve

About the artwork: each design starts with my own idea and characters. I create the illustrations using AI image tools, then edit, check and finish every one myself.