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PG asked a selection of card retailers for their ‘hot’ card sellers. Janey and Will Apps, owners of Paper Turtle, Lewes, East Sussex A medium shop in a historic town with a loyal locals and town visitors customer base. Category
Name of Publisher
Product/Name Range
Comments
Everyday
Alljoy! Designs
Message In A Bottle
Judy Lumley
General
Roger la Borde
Scissors Paper Tree
Humour
Rosie Made A Thing
Gin & Frolics
Art
Cardmix Woodmansterne Louise Mulgrew
Irene and Gladys Hysterical Heritage Across The Board
Contemporary
Paper Bird
General
Handmade/ Hand-Finished
English Graphics
Across The Board
These have been fantastic sellers and basically sell themselves from our window. Laser cut and beautifully intricate, there is a huge selection to choose from. These are new this month and are we've had to order again - beautiful designs from original lino-prints, they have made an amazing autumnal window display. Detailed and eye-catching, the range was extended over the summer and beautifully captures and translates the work of Su Blackwell onto a card. These are consistently great sellers for us with their really modern, 'of this time' humour - the range is always being refreshed too, with new titles being added regularly. It's always great when customers laugh out loud reading a range and struggle to choose just one. We absolutely love Louise's original artwork, which we have stocked right from the beginning. They are quirky and unique and carry much personality. My current favourite is the elephant and elephant calf from the new Africa range. Such a great range of modern, fun designs printed on lovely quality board with clever detail - you can make a bookmark from the rear section of the card. Beautiful illustrations, printed on lovely board and finished with biodegradable eco-glitter.
Right: A gorgeous design from Judy Lumley.
Olivia Dackombe, owner of Down Swan Street, West Malling, Kent A small shop in an historical town with a loyal locals and tourists customer base. Category
Name of Publisher
Product/Name Range
Comments
Everyday
Belly Button Stop The Clock Design
Elle General
Humour
Paper Plane Brainbox Candy
General Across The Board
Art
Fay’s Studio
General
Dry Red Press
General
Contemporary
Raspberry Blossom Lagom
General Hanna Werning
Handmade/ Hand-Finished
Lucy and Lolly
General
Children’s
Tache Redback Luckies
Across The Board Shine Beer Socks
For everyday cards we love the Belly Button Elle range or Stop the Clock for pretty floral age cards. Paper Plane and Brainbox Candy do really well for us. Really funny and lots of different ranges from one place makes for easy ordering. Fay’s Studio is our favourite arty card brand. She designs such pretty cards with a little bit of shimmer. We also like Dry Red Press for its high quality range of landscapes, animals and paintings of florals. We love Raspberry Blossom and the Hanna Werning range from Lagom. Mainly because we like looking at them lined up on our shelves! One of our customers’ favourite card brands is Lucy and Lolly who we found on Etsy. The cards come with an embossed bean that the receiver can grow. Our customers love cards with something to keep. Iron on patches, pins and necklace cards have been doing really well for us. These are amazing pick ups, especially on the run up to Christmas. They also now come in a set, which have been flying out.
Above: A design from Fay’s Studio’s 'In The Wild' collection. Right: A Lucy and Lolly design complete with plantable bean!
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