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PG asked a selection of card retailers for their ‘hot’ card sellers. Andrea Pinder, owner of Presentation Cards & Gifts, Barrowford, Lancashire A medium shop in a thriving village with a loyal locals and visitors customer base. Category
Name of Publisher
Product/Name Range
Comments
Everyday
Blue Eyed Sun
Fiesta
Paper Salad
Jamboree
Humour
Redback Cards
Holy Flaps
Right: Beautiful Designers Guild wrap and giftbags from Deva Designs.
CardMix
Drama Queen
Paperlink
Bottom Line
Words ‘n’ Wishes Woodmansterne Five Dollar Shake
Across The Board Across The Board Across The Board
Wendy Jones-Blackett
Quicksilver
Children’s
Rachel Ellen
Jigsaw Cards
Giftwrap
Deva Designs
Laura Darrington and Designers Guild Paper Salad and Wendy Jones-Blackett Ceramic sentiments plaques, coasters mugs and Christening gifts
Floral designs with lovely illustrations finished with brightly coloured gems. Beautiful designs, all painted and foil finished, that sell across the board. Says what everyone thinks - a very funny range. The laughter that comes from our card room says it all! These cards sell every day and have stood the test of time. Great for sentiments and good quality board. Lovely designs with foil finishes and beautiful envelopes. Quality and style at its best, these cards are always in demand across all sections, especially the personalised service. We have been buying cards from WJB for 18 years. All its ranges sell extremely well across all sections. The Quicksilver range has certainly stood the test of time as the publisher continues to bring out new designs and do it well. Fantastic cards for both boys and girls. And with bright colours and trendy illustrations, the Pow range for teenagers is great too. Collaborations with card publishers to produce wrap and giftbags with artwork from their cards - with matching tissues and tags - allows us to create lovely shop displays.
Traditional Handmade/ Hand-Finished
Glick Ancillary
East Of India
Simple ceramic gifts with encouraging uplifting words.
Lindsey Adam, owner of Bonkers, Edinburgh (with another store in St Andrews) A medium shop in a city centre with a loyal locals and tourists customer base. Category
Name of Publisher
Product/Name Range
Comments
Everyday
The Art File
Across The Board
Cute Humour
Rachel Ellen Objectables
Cherry On Top I Am Objectable
Art
Art Angels
Printmakers
Contemporary
Stop The Clock Design
Joy
Traditional
Paperlink
Handmade/ Hand-Finished Children’s
Five Dollar Shake
Mimosa and Across The Board Across The Board
Earlybird Designs
Mini Age Cards
Giftwrap
Bubble (from Belly Button)
General
Jellycat
Amusables plush
Cards for all occasions, stylish and very nice quality. Bright, colourful, sparkly birthday cards. Irreverent humour with simple illustrations and strong design. Beautiful cards on quality card and wrapped in a biodegradable cello bag. On premium board, foiled and embellished designs available in birthdays, occasions and ages - Big, colourful designs. A big selection of cards to cover all occasions. Still the fanciest and best handmade cards. A smaller size card at a good price point. The gift bags are bright and contemporary with co-ordinating tissue paper. Adorable avocados, toast and watermelons!
Right: A design from Objectables’ ‘I Am Objectable’ range.
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PROGRESSIVE GREETINGS WORLDWIDE
Above: The adorable boiled egg plush from Jellycats’ Amusables range.