Having had a successful career as a textile designer, Max Made Me was founded by me - Carol Maxwell - while on maternity leave with my first son Max. I found myself itching to draw all his new toys and baby gifts, I started playing around with the illustrations and trying them out as greeting card designs, before I knew it I had the beginnings of my first greeting card range. The business continued to grow from there, as did our family. It has been hard at times, juggling ill health and early motherhood but I think my long standing experience in design, love of illustrations and my sometimes brave yet sensitive approach to colour has been integral to Max Made Me’s success. Inspired by my children, family life and nature, MMM is a platform for me to illustrate and paint all that I love. I’m so thrilled that this is now what I do full time alongside my team of MMM girls who help me run the business from day to day.