John Barratt, owner of The Card Centre, Felixstowe, Suffolk. A small shop, in a seaside town, with a loyal locals and destination shoppers customer base.
Photographic: BBC Planet Earth II and Blue Planet II from Museums & Galleries
“Such beautiful images on cards and notelets from the BBC’s documentaries, and environmentally friendly too as they are plastic free.”
Photographic: Gardeners’ World from Abacus
“Really colourful, beautiful photos of lovely gardens.”
Art: Rennie Mackintosh and William Morris from Colcards
“Rennie Mackintosh has always had a cult following but at the moment he’s very popular. The cards are also relevant due to the recent fire; a terrible tragedy in Glasgow. The William Morris cards are very good too.”
Art: General from Sarah Cemmick
“Found at PG Live, this artist creates very attractive linocut designs that are stunning as cards.”
Art: Royal Academy from The ArtPress
“Stunning pieces of art from the Royal Academy on cards and lovely notelets too.”
Contemporary: General from Erlenmeyer
“A lovely series of designs featuring musical instruments, such as a piano, clarinet or drums by artist Stephanie Gray, some with animals playing them, others without.”
Contemporary: Fauna from Paper Bird
“These are brilliant and quirky, particularly the designs of knitting sheep and birds wearing shoes.”