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PG asked a selection of card retailers for their ‘hot’ card sellers. Cathy Frost, owner of Loveone, Ipswich, Suffolk A small contemporary shop in a historic market town with a locals and destination shoppers customer base. Category
Name of Publisher
Product/Name Range
Comments
Cute
Brie Harrison
General
Art
Printer Johnson
Tropics Collection
Contemporary
Wrap Magazine
Traditional
Art Angels
Alexandria Coe for Wrap Angie Lewin – Printmakers
Children’s
Hype Associates
Elmer
Giftwrap
Nineteen Seventy Three Ark Colour Design
Silk Collection
Beautiful floral images perfect for all occasions and seasons. Postcards are also available and very popular. A vibrant range of cards that captures the summer vibe. Perfect for all occasions or just to collect and display as mini pieces of art. Stunning letterpress nudes in soft muted colours. New in store and very popular. Beautiful natural scenes and botanical images. One of our most popular ranges, and we look forward to the new designs every season. Loveone is currently playing host to a small Elmer figure as part of Ipswich’s Summer Art Trail, so Elmer is proving very popular with all ages, not just kids. Beautifully textured papers in modern designs and colours; a joy to wrap with. A quirky range of colourful leather keyrings for under £20. The perfect present for any natural history fan.
Right: A beautiful design from Brie Harrison.
Ancillary
Insect leather keyrings
Samantha Gibbs, owner of Nest, Leicester Three medium stores in a city with a locals and tourists customer base. Category
Name of Publisher
Product/Name Range
Comments
Everyday
Paper Salad
Jamboree
Humour
Rosie Made A Thing
Across The Board
Art
The Hidden Pearl
General
Contemporary
Megan Claire
Neo and Pandora
Handmade/ Hand-Finished
Handmade And Hooked
General
Children’s
Think of Me
Kiddiwinks
Giftwrap
Heather Alstead
General
We love the colour on all of the publisher’s ranges but Jamboree is a particular favourite at Nest. So vibrant and on-trend. Without a doubt our customers’ favourite cards when they want a giggle. Rosie is local to us and so we champion her ranges in all three of our outlets and online. She has a gift of noticing our nuances in life and demonstrates them with kindness in her fab illustrations. Charlie is a new artist to us and a real rising star. She has captured the thoughtful art card beautifully - a growing section of the market. This is a publisher we have admired for some time and so spent one of our three vouchers at PG Live with them. We went for these ranges for a spike of neon colour and the simplicity of gold on white. We have just taken on this lovely new range, which are handmade locally (and found on Etsy). They’re beautifully hand-painted cards designed with specific occasions in mind. We have been buying Think of Me cards for years now, they’re one of our true staples. Its Kiddiwinks range is full of sophisticated colour and so gives more than a pastel or bright range to the racks. Anything with her Brown Bears on! Beautiful illustrations on a lovely quality paper, with matching cards available too, which we love!
Right: Heart-felt words from The Hidden Pearl. Below right: Customers are ‘pawing’ for Heather Alstead’s Brown Bear wrap and cards at Nest’s stores.
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