Cardtime is a popular greeting card shop in the Cornish town of Penzance. Here, owner, Jinny Semmens shares some of the greeting card, gift and giftwrapping ranges that have been going down well with her customers.
Keeping in Touch
Words of Wisdom from Dandelion Stationery
“We’ve sold many of the ‘With love from Penzance’ and ‘A humungous hug from West Cornwall’ designs.”
Everyday
Lustre and Artisan by Paper Rose
“Lustre is my personal favourite at the moment, they are so beautiful and uncomplicated.”
Humour
Country Cards
“Wonderful range. We do especially well with the farming designs.”
Art
Love From The Artist
“A great discovery. It is a not-for-profit organisation where you can buy from just one of each of a design from artists and photographers. We can’t get enough of the designs featuring paintings of local scenes by local artists.”
The Skillipigs from Skiltons’ Artwork
“The bespoke designs feature a cute hedgehog enjoying local scenery.”
Relations and Occasions
Gibson from UK Greetings
“Gibson takes a lot of beating for ‘wordy’ cards.”
Children’s
Juvenile Ages from Nigel Quiney Publications
“So colourful with colouring-in pics on the inside.”
Adult ages
Down Memory Lane from Cherry Orchard Publishing
“They seem to have a strong fan base.”
Giftwrappings
Glick Designs
“The Paper Salad designs especially are always very striking and will suit anybody.”
Gifts/Ancillaries
Jigsaws from Otter House
“Very sweet. We started selling these last year. For environmental reasons they have made the boxes smaller and with no plastic wrapping, which is great.”
