OpenCupboardDesigns

Minneapolis, Minnesota

1.9k
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5.0 (449)

13 years
on Etsy

5.0 (449)

1.9k
 sales

13 years
on Etsy

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1.9k
 Sales

5.0 (449)

13 years
on Etsy

5.0 (449)

1.9k
 sales

13 years
on Etsy

OpenCupboardDesigns is taking a short break

Note from shop owner On vacation until August 5!

Note from shop owner

Last updated on Jul 21, 2026

On vacation until August 5!

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Kim Gordon

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5.0 (449)

Average item review

We calculate this number using a recency-weighted average of all ratings, with a rating's value decreasing by half each year to best reflect the current experience.

Rhobert on May 3, 2026

5 out of 5 stars

High quality, exactly as described. The artwork is original with a ‘deco’ feel and a wonderful tribute to Siamese. Shipping was good, and I will definitely purchase here again.

Greeting card - Another Year: for Love, Birthday, Valentine's Day, Anniversary

Greeting card - Another Year: for Love, Birthday, Valentine's Day, Anniversary
Lauren on Feb 26, 2026

5 out of 5 stars

Great high quality greeting card. Beautiful design looks just like the pic.

Pet Sympathy Card "Remembered", Dog Sympathy, Cat Sympathy

Pet Sympathy Card "Remembered", Dog Sympathy, Cat Sympathy
Ellen on Feb 21, 2026

5 out of 5 stars

The cards were great - artwork, materials - all great.

Holiday Cat Greeting card set of 4 - Goodwill, Joy, Hope and Peace for Christmas, Winter Solstice, New Year, Siamese cat

Holiday Cat Greeting card set of 4 - Goodwill, Joy, Hope and Peace for Christmas, Winter Solstice, New Year, Siamese cat
Jolanta on Feb 3, 2026

5 out of 5 stars

These are beautiful cards that I'm using for New Year's! High quality and quick arrival

Greeting card - Hope: for Christmas, Winter Solstice, New Year

Greeting card - Hope: for Christmas, Winter Solstice, New Year
Etsy buyer on Jan 29, 2026

5 out of 5 stars

Love the condolence card. Elegant, and unique. Quality paper, and arrived timely. Totally recommend this talented artist.

Pet Sympathy Card "Remembered", Dog Sympathy, Cat Sympathy

Pet Sympathy Card "Remembered", Dog Sympathy, Cat Sympathy
JANE on Jan 11, 2026

5 out of 5 stars

Very lovely card which will be well received. Thank you

Greeting card - Hope: for Christmas, Winter Solstice, New Year

Greeting card - Hope: for Christmas, Winter Solstice, New Year
Lauren on Jan 5, 2026

5 out of 5 stars

My friend LOOOOVED this luminaries- what a great gift!

Luminary - "Dala Ride" Tomte and Dala design

Luminary - "Dala Ride" Tomte and Dala design
Lauren on Jan 5, 2026

5 out of 5 stars

The best cards ever. Hands down

Tomte and Dala Greeting card - Friendship: for Christmas, Winter Solstice, New Year

Tomte and Dala Greeting card - Friendship: for Christmas, Winter Solstice, New Year
Lauren on Jan 5, 2026

5 out of 5 stars

Great gifts- friends, teachers, coworkers, white elephant… these are great for everyone!

Paper luminary - "Cheer" cardinal design

Paper luminary - "Cheer" cardinal design
Lauren on Jan 5, 2026

5 out of 5 stars

The best gifts ever when mailing to friends- always really well received too. Lovely, lovely things- and I still have two from years ago I use every year- hold up well over time too

Paper luminary - "Behold" chickadee design

Paper luminary - "Behold" chickadee design

About OpenCupboardDesigns

Greeting Cards, Luminaries, Ready-to-frame Prints

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On Etsy since 2013

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Greeting Cards, Luminaries, Ready-to-frame Prints

Tableau - still scenes, or pictures, that tell a story

I grew up making images - drawing, painting, printmaking. And I have always loved stories. I have been working on these card illustrations for a long time, developing simple images that tell simple stories about elemental aspects of life: finding joy in transitory beauty, peace in nature, the pleasures of relationships. I have created characters based on my now elderly cat, Pico, and his much younger and more naive dog-friend, Finnegan, to explore these themes.

I love the design aesthetics of both the Art Nouveau and the Arts and Crafts movements and by Japanese block prints. I am also influenced by the local landscape and by natural events - the winter of the Great Gray Owl irruption for example - and find ways of incorporating these natural occurrences to tell small stories of life's chances and wonders and mysteries.

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Kim

Painter, Illustrator

My background is fine arts and my professional path is graphic design/illustration. My great loves are nature and animals. After years of making cards for friends and family, Open Cupboard Designs is a way to share my cards with the larger world!