A few years ago I got a set of Papio Press Greeting Cards in my Papergang Box. This year, I decided to get a set of greeting cards from Papio Press direct (as their stationery designs are so amazing). I bought one of their packs. It includes 12 beautiful illustrated Christmas cards in three stunning […]
As I am a great fan of stationery I am also a fan of physical cards, letters and snail-mail. I recently went shopping at CherryDidi. Cherrydidi is the brainchild of Jean and Ade Harmer. The first Cherrydidi shop opened in Priest’s Mill, Caldbeck, in 2012, with a focus on helping artists and makers from across […]
On a recent visit to the Lake District, I discovered artist Jennifer Guest whose artwork features scenes from the Scotland, the lake district, wild swimming and wildlife. Jennifer’s passion is drawing. The colour goes down first, using ink and coloured pencils, which are great for blending. The drawing goes on top, going over the line […]
Erika Borbely is a visual artist and illustrator and creator of Erika’s Whimsical Art. She creates plantable seeded greeting cards, flower seed packets, perpetual birthday calendars, whimsical wooden jewellery and ornaments. I recently bought a couple of her plantable seeded greeting cards which are made with plantable flower seed paper which can then be planted. […]
As I am a great fan of stationery I am also a fan of physical cards, letters and snail-mail. I frequently enjoy getting cards as part of my stationery boxes. As I don’t send many cards, these mixed stationery boxes often fulfil my needs (such as the Papergang subscription and Neros Notes). Here are some […]
It is important to have a collection/stash of thank you cards. You never know when you might need them. I like to have a neutral set of thank you cards that I can use for anything. These colourful dotty thank you cards are from Paperchase. Paperchase has now closed and been taken over by Tesco. […]
I don’t know whether I am not sending as many cards/snail mail or whether I am just buying too many, but I recently ran out of storage space for my cards. I have now bought on Amazon the Qtrednrry Greeting Card Organizer & Storage Box with 6 Adjustable Dividers for Cards. I struggled to find […]
Cath Tate has a range of plantable seeded cards: Seeded. Each design comes with a seed stick, which once planted will bloom into beautiful wildflowers! Perfect for plant lovers and green-fingered loved ones including mothers day cards, birthday cards, etc. The cards are printed in the UK and include a pack of seed sticks embedded with […]
I received this beautiful quilling card today, featuring a great horned owl. I used to love quilling at school. So it was really exciting to receive and admire this beautiful card. One of those cards, that is really art and that is worth keeping and framing. About Quilling Card Quilling is the art of rolling, […]
Pigment is a designer and publisher of innovative greeting cards based in Harrogate, UK. I recently purchased the one pictured which is part of the Pinot Grigio Collection. See their collection here. Their cards are available at lots of retail stockists.