I've been interested in postcards for over the past year, and I have always enjoyed looking at nice card designs and artwork. I collect postcards and cards that I enjoy looking at. One of my favourite places to shop is in card stores, and I have been keeping track of the postcards that the shop Paperchase offers.
Last year, Paperchase had a range of 2011 wedding postcards, and the theme for these cards was the royal wedding. The 2011 wedding postcard range in Paperchase is photographed below.
The above photograph of the 2011 wedding postcard range was taken by Nigel Lupton and uploaded onto Twitter.
Another card design by Hanna Werning and sold in Paperchase features fruity designs. My favourite includes bright red strawberries and strawberry blossoms. Another features apples, another mixed fruit salad, and the final in the range features a collage of banana stickers.
Hanna Werning's fruity postcards.
Other postcards feature letterpress-esque black cats, and these were created by Jane Ormes. She also has some cute Dalek artwork, but this sadly was not one of the designs for sale in Paperchase.
Jane Ormes' postcard designs
Other designs include a repeating pattern of objects, and I've posted two examples below. These designs are apparently created by Sukie.
Sukie's designs, from http://bugsandfishes.blogspot.com/2010/08/paperchase-pretties.html
In 2012, a popular design for postcards is featuring several London landmarks made with different sizes of text. I love the Battersea Power Station, created with many different types of words that are used to describe London and places in London. There are also postcards featuring the London taxi, phone box, and post box. There are many more similar designs featuring landmarks of London. I've photographed a few below.
In 2012, the postcard wedding range featured British theme with glittery bunting and a lucky horse shoe. The horse shoe card has a glossy finish, and the bunting card is glittery. There is also a 'Love' card in the range (by Art File), and this also uses glitter.
In 2012, the Paperchase postcard themes are all about Britain and British traditions. The following postcards highlight these traditions and contain tongue-and-cheek text along with the images. One features tea and strawberries and cream. Another features fish and chips, and another morris dancing.
In addition to the British theme above, "Keep Calm and Send a Postcard" (pictured below) is one of my favourites. The design was created by Dean Morris Cards.
UK flag postcards in various colours and patterns are also a part of the range, such as the one below.
I also liked the following postcards, including the "You are the cream in my coffee" (by Keep Calm Ltd.) and the London letterpress-esque ink monuments, which are both pictured below.
Another range features cute cards, such as flowery cupcakes and a teacup with blossoms. The designs are by ArtPress.
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