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PG asked a selection of card retailers for their ‘hot’ card sellers. Claire North, owner of The Dinky Dove, Chertsey, Surrey A medium gift shop in a historical town with a locals and office workers customer base. Category
Name of Publisher
Product/Name Range
Comments
Everyday
The Art File
Across The Board
Humour
Paperlink
Across The Board
Art
Canns Down Press Green Pebble 1973
General General Letterpressed Cards
Lagom
General
Ruth Jackson
Pencil Shavings Cards
Apple & Clover
Bow-Tie
Children’s
Paperlink
Banoffee Pie
Ancillary
Lagom Katie Loxton
General Clutch bags
Really lovely ranges that are good quality, the publisher also picks up on current design trends. Just cheeky, non-offensive humour that appeals to our customers. They’re nice blank cards with a good variety of art scenes to choose from. Quite different looking with their retro look and style. All of the publisher’s ranges are lovely: the quality matt board, designs and even the envelopes. The cards stand out because with the pencil shavings they are a bit different. Originally the designs are silk-screen prints, then a little bow-tie is hand applied. Well-priced cards featuring cute die-cut animals. Nice and bright designs featuring children’s favourite themes. Very popular clutch bags at a good price point. Really nicely packaged; the bags feature a sweet message in simple font, such as One in a Million.
Contemporary Right: Beautiful quality cards from Lagom. Below right: Apple & Clover’s cute Bow-Tie mouse design.
Handmade/ HandFinished
Des Heathcote, owner of Zebra Cards, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent A medium shop in a spa town with a locals and tourists customer base. Category
Name of Publisher
Product/Name Range
Comments
Everyday
Paperlink
Mimosa
Lagom
Mini Cards
Humour
Rosie Made a Thing Peartree Heybridge
Art
Canns Down Press
Gin & Frolics Camilla & Rose and Tottering by Gently Across The Board
Simple designs scripted in silver foiling - great for occasions and birthdays. The best small cards we have ever sold. Contemporary, fun designs. Popular with our more senior customers. Contemporary art cards by leading and less wellknown artists. We sell lots of art cards from many publishers but these are our absolute best sellers. Beautiful British countryside cards, stationery and homewares that have been very popular, especially the Bee range. Always popular, especially the Classic ranges, notecards and journals. We don't usually stock ‘wordy’ cards but we reorder these nearly every month. This was our best selling new range for 2018. Traditional designs at a good price point. The Christmas designs were very popular last year. Always lots of new designs. Most popular are Cloud 9 and Quick Silver ranges. Fun, bright animal designs with googly eyes.
Toasted Crumpet
General
Right: A Stripey Cats Cards' Wobbly-Eyed design.
Museums and Galleries
General
Contemporary
Coulson Macleod
Wise Words
Me&McQ Wendy Jones-Blackett
Pop Up 3D Laser Cut Cards Across The Board
Stripey Cats Cards
Wobbly-Eyed Cards
Handmade/ HandFinished Children’s
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