Helen Mitchell is the owner of The Card Gallery, Exeter. This is a medium shop, in a historic city, which has a customer base made up of locals, tourists and destination shoppers.
Cute: Little Sparkles from Alex Clark
“The rural (and coastal) characters captured are really sweet and the publisher’s ranges allow us to stand out as an indie.”
Humour: Fleet Street from Pigment; Mindfulmess from Woodmansterne; Say It from CardMix; Quotish from Brainbox Candy
“Jokes with light suggestiveness; we couldn’t get away with anything that could cause offence.”
Photographic: Norman Parkinson from ArtPress
“Vintage 1960s photos of Audrey Hepburn or Twiggy by the famous fashion photographer.”
Photographic: Framed from Woodmansterne
“A nostalgic black and white collection of photos of times gone by.”
Photographic: General from Glebe Cottage
“A local company to us who publishes eco-friendly art cards and also prints its own photographs.”
Art: Across The Board from Art Angels
“The colours, nature themes and the cards’ crisp white edging making it look like a print and appeal to the countryside dwellers around the city.”
Art: General from Dry Red Press
“A great selection of country scenes, coastal views (both in the UK and abroad) that allow us to reminisce of past holidays.”
Contemporary: General from Winged Hat (Hammond Gower)
“Fresh coloured designs in a modern style with a retro feel.”
Contemporary: Bubblegum from Think Of Me
“Bright, vividly coloured designs with inspirational words.”
Contemporary: Claire Picard from Cinnamon Aitch
“Beautiful designs on a nice size card with little gems.”
Contemporary: Coco By Rachel Hare from Belly Button
“Stunning quality designs with a jade envelope that are perfect for customers who are searching for that special card.”
Contemporary: General from Stooshie Design
“Small square cards featuring a tiny little simple and pared down flower or figure and a jewel in the centre.”
Contemporary: Little Card from Lagom
“A little note of happiness that retail at a good price – people buy them by the handfuls.”
Children’s: Happy Jackson from Pigment
“The designs for the older children’s ages – 7, 8, 9 – really capture the age group, and with bright yellow envelopes and flitter they really stand out.”
