Packs of cards are a great idea, not only cost-wise but they make ideal gifts too! We all like a few cards in the drawer ready for sending throughout the year.
With postage continuously rising, I am very conscious of keeping costs down for customers so you can still buy fabulous cards online. Quite often the paper quality suffers in multiple card packs, but I keep mine to two, four or six cards in a pack; these are the same quality cards as those sold individually. Not only do you save money on the cards but only pay a single postage cost.
I prefer a theme by grouping designs on nature subjects such as birds, wild cats and the natural world. I find blank cards are difficult to find in retail shops, with such a limited choice of designs, when they are really a perfect option for any occasion.
So, here is a selection of new packs of cards already available to buy with a choice of blank cards or those celebrating a certain memorable occasion.
As we are fast approaching Christmas I will start with a few new additions to the packs of festive cards. But don’t worry I have some great new packs of cards perfect for all year occasions or gifts.
The first is a new pack of cards – ‘Christmas Birds’ Such a wonderful hand-painted selection set in gorgeous festive garlands.

This set of four designs is a wise choice as it features the fascinating owl – ‘A Christmas Owl Garland’ featuring a wonderful hand-painted barn owl. As night falls he’s perched on a snowy tree trunk, set in a chilly wintry scene.
The second card is ‘The Christmas Pheasant Garland’ A majestic, colourful proud male pheasant standing on snow covered rocks is highlighted against a misty grey ombre ground with rusty Autumn foliage.

Next is the iconic ‘Christmas Partridge Valance’ Hand-painted, you see his beautiful patterned and colourful plumage. He stands proud on a mossy log and is surrounded by Autumn leaves and low hanging pears.
The fourth design is ‘A Christmas Robin Garland’ – one of our most familiar British birds adorning our Christmas cards every year. This friendly little sweet singing bird makes such a perfect festive subject with its red breast. Always first to the bird table for food it’s at home set against a frosty winter morning scene.
Set in seasonal winter scenes with Autumn leaf garlands it feels like the festive season. All these cards say ‘Happy Christmas’ and are left blank inside for your own message. They are also sold as single cards.

The second pack of cards only has two designs and has our ‘Christmas Country Favourites’ Of course, this includes the ‘A Hedgehog Happy Christmas’ as everyone loves these prickly cute animals, and this one looks so Christmassy foraging among the toadstools, holly and berries.
Another country favourite must be ‘A pair of Bunnies Happy Christmas’ These cute bunnies are often seen dashing about in the grass verges. Here they are cuddled up together on a winter’s morning. Both these cards say ‘Happy Christmas’ and are blank inside for your own message.
This is a rectangular white card with matching envelope. Size 105mm x 148mm
Two designs and two of each in this pack, also available to buy as singles.

‘The Reindeer and Squirrel Garland’ is our third pack of cards, two designs only, two of each design, a really stunning choice of colour.
The first ‘Red Reindeer Merry Christmas Garland’ has rich autumn tones of Christmas red with a garland of leaves, berries and reindeer wishing you a ‘Merry Christmas’.
If you love blues, then this second design ‘Blue Squirrel and Rabbit Christmas Garland’ with fabulous tones of blues and greens is perfect. The garland is decorated with acorns, pinecones, leaves and a few hidden rabbits sending Seasons Greetings for Christmas and the New Year.

‘Christmas Partridge in a Peartree’ must be high up as the most popular subject for cards at Christmas and is our fourth pack of cards.
Two designs only, but what stunning Christmas colours! Both have decorative borders, and the first design ‘Partridge in a Peartree’ does have the partridge perched in an actual pear-shaped tree. The golden yellows, oranges, red and fresh greens stand out on the black background.
The ‘Festive Partridge’ has a turquoise frame with the same partridge nesting on the ivy, with fruit, doves and autumn leaves coming to life on the black. With no printed message the cards can celebrate Thanksgiving, Christmas or New Year.
Two designs with two of each in this pack or may also be purchased as singles.

This next pack of cards ‘Christmas Reindeer Display’ will bring a sparkle to Christmas. Two designs linking tones of gold, brown and red.
The ‘Ikat Reindeer’ has just that – an intricate geometric ikat patterned border surrounding a large red and white patterned reindeer. The second design is the ‘Reindeer Sparkle’ as it has a large, stylised snowflake on red with a small central reindeer. Both cards wish you a ‘Merry Christmas’ and are blank inside for your own message. Two of each design included in the pack and sold as singles too.

This pack of small cards is the last in the Christmas range ‘The Christmas Lantern collection’ and again has two designs of the same theme.
‘The Christmas Day Lantern’ has an emerald-green lantern surrounded by green and gold leaves, cones, berries and robins with the message ‘Merry Christmas’
‘The Christmas Morning Lantern’ has the same design in purples, blues and greens with no text, so this card can be used for Thanksgiving, Christmas, or New Year.
Packs of cards for any occasion.
We don’t have to only think of packs of cards being just at Christmas as they can be good value and an easy way to buy all year round. I always include a pack of cards as extra gifts for family members on Birthdays or at Christmas; sometimes, you just need a card and can’t get to the shops!
My first is a new pack compiled of cards from ‘The Birds of a Feather’ range which consists of four individual designs.

Dramatic ‘Courting Cranes’, the pretty ‘Bouquet of Doves’, a very fashionable ‘Pineapple Fern Flamingo’ and a pastel ‘Exotic Parrot’.
Step into a world of fantasy, with these beautiful birds. All have wonderful hand-painted floral patterns and chintzes decorating the background or the birds themselves. Scenes mix, tropical palm with oriental in beautiful pastels. They are all blank with no text so perfect to have for any occasion and can also be purchased as single cards.

Another new pack of cards is the ‘Decorative Nature Valance’ , which also has four individual designs.
The first design is the ‘Garden Bird Valance’ This card celebrates the garden birds that visit my feeders every day. Hand-painted images bring them to life in my valance of leaves and branches, with a message ‘A Little Bird told me it’s your Birthday’!
The second card is the ‘British Fruit Orchard Valance’ a fabulous selection of scrumptious fruits. Plums, cherries, strawberries, raspberries, brambles, gooseberries, figs, apples and pears are arranged in a decorative valance. Perfect with the message to ‘Enjoy today it’s your Birthday!’
The third card reads ‘This Special Card is just for You!’ and if it is the countryside you love and wish to preserve the wonderful trees around us the ‘British Tree and Leaf Forest Valance’ is the perfect card. What would the world be like without trees, the leaves, blossom in Spring, the fruits, berries, nuts and seeds that feed all forms of wildlife?
The fourth card is by the sea, so ‘Relax it’s your Birthday’ a fabulous place to wind down and celebrate a Birthday. My watery shell design is the ‘Rock Pool Seashore Valance’, bubbling with life; colourful hand-painted shells, plants and creatures all are alive in this imaginative ombre blue habitat.

If you love Wild Cats then this next pack of cards is for you, with two exotic designs.
The first card is a patterned ‘Lazy Leopard’ relaxing on a tree trunk arching across this exotic scene on black. The mix of the very English soft lemon photographic roses with the tropical leaves and textured grasses is a unique combination. In the background a panther looks on, while resting in the shade.
The second card is the popular ‘Zig-Zag Tropical Panther’ featuring the elusive black panther resting in tropical flowers and leaves. This exotic scene is framed by a vibrant zig-zag border, with corner pineapples and leaves in an outer purple frame – all precisely drawn and coloured in Illustrator.
Both these cards are blank so perfect for any occasion and can still be purchased as single cards too.

Keeping with the tropical and exotic the ‘Tropical Skin Range’ pack of four cards contains two each of the ‘Hot Skin’ and ‘Skin Tropique’ designs. This fashionable animal skin print with bright tropical flowers, leaves, dragonflies, butterflies and birds, creates a truly exotic mix.
The ‘Hot Skin’ card has frames inside frames of skin-print, with black and white changing to hot bright water-colour skin print patterns. Lots of butterflies flutter across this tropical collection of flowers.
The ‘Skin Tropique’, also has black and white animal skin prints on a black solid ground. Butterflies, dragonflies and cockatoos appear among the bright flowers and leaves. This scene is encased within a square, a gap of white separates an outer pattered black, grey and white frame.
Both these cards are blank so perfect for any occasion, two of each design in this pack. They are also available as single cards too.

The ‘Butterfly and Hummingbird Display’ collection has two very striking Illustrator designs. The pack of cards contains four cards.
The first is the stunning ‘Charm of Hummingbirds’ card with intricately patterned hummingbirds, feeding on a cascade of flowers, on a black ground. A square frame surrounds the scene, with geometric patterns in blue, black and white, set in an outer turquoise band.
The ‘Red and Black Butterfly’ card is the other design with beautifully patterned butterflies in a stunning decorative border set in an intense red frame. One large butterfly rests in the right corner, as the other smaller ones face inwards on the patterned circles set in a central black square.
Both these cards are blank so perfect for any occasion, two of each design included in pack. They are still available as single cards.

This ‘Earth Display’ pack of blank cards has four different designs with a unique glimpse of nature.
The first design ‘Imagination in Time’ depicts sepia clocks floating with exotic birds, flowers, feathers and paisleys – all of which portray that dream element in my imagination.
Second is the ‘Soft Skin Blush ‘design which is full of pattern, skin print, and texture in earthy tones, cream, beige and browns, with interesting, detailed circles, buttons and soft lemon blush roses.
Next is the ‘Cork Bush & Butterfly’ design which is an imaginary glimpse into nature. The natural cork textured branches and leaves, soft coral roses and bright patterned butterflies combine to make a unique card.
The ‘Woodland Butterfly’ has a collection of patterned and textured butterflies in earthy, woody tones. Behind is a mixed media of animal skin in creams and browns, with hand-drawn and dusty coral rose.

The ‘Skin Heaven Display’ pack of cards has the four colourways of my ‘Decorque Classic’ collection. Featuring my signature leopard skin-print, roses, cork and buttons, this brings together a unique group of design-led cards. This is the first design to be printed on cork, fabulous placemats and coasters for the table.
The ‘Blue Skin Rose’ design has soft hand-painted and photographic roses in tones of blue, a fashionable naturalistic leopard skin print and brown and blue flower spaced decorative buttons.
The ‘Pink Skin Rose’ design has pretty hand-painted and photographic roses in tones of pink with the texture and pattern of leopard skin print and enamel, jewelled floral and brown buttons.
The ‘Orange Skin Rose’ design has delicate hand-painted and photographic roses in tones of orange with the distinctive leopard skin print and ornate gold metallic buttons.
The ‘Yellow Skin Rose’ design has soft hand-painted and photographic roses in tones of yellow with the trendy leopard skin print and three petaled yellow and simple brown buttons.

A great double act is this two design pack of ‘Red Rose Display Greeting Cards’ covering two special celebrations.
The ‘Red Rose and Glasses Congratulations’ card features two red and white patterned Champagne glasses ready to celebrate that special occasion with red roses, pansies and beautiful butterflies in flight.
The ‘Red Rose Vase Happy Birthday’ has the intricately patterned red and white vase to display the floral arrangement. Beautiful butterflies flutter encircling a floral explosion of roses and pansies, intermixed with skin-print and cork textured leaves.
Both cards are blank inside for your own message two of each design included in pack. Both cards are available as single cards too.

The beautiful ‘Butterfly Blossom Collection’ of four small cards includes two of each design. Two cards say, ‘Thank You’ and two are left blank – ideal for any occasion!
The ‘Butterfly Morning Blossom’, is set on a white ground with a soft, turquoise ombré, and brings a fresh Spring morning to life. Beautiful butter-yellow photographic roses with blue tinted petals attract the speckled skin-print butterflies to flutter around this bush of blossom. Perfect for any occasion – Birthday, Thank You, Easter or whenever you need a card!
The ‘Butterfly Eclipse’, with a black background, reveals branches of lemon blossom and butterflies spotlighted in colour, with the text ‘Thank You’ on the right side. Drawn to the light are the delicate flecked skin-print patterned butterflies that flutter around in the darkness of night.
Both cards are blank inside for your own message and are available to buy as singles too.

The ‘Forbidden Fruit – Thank You Card’ a pack of four cards, two of each design with cream envelopes.
‘The British Garden Fruit’ is the first design, and reveals the usual berries, plums, cherries, apples, pears and figs found in our gardens, all spaced on a cream background, with the text ‘Thank You’ in red.
The second card ‘Tropical Fruit’ has pineapples, mangoes, bananas and many more set on black – a little more dramatic for those delicious tropical fruits. The text reads ‘Thank You’ in green.

Another pack of stunning thank you cards is the ‘Coral Reef – Thank You Cards‘ with beautifully hand-painted detailed shells, aquatic plants and fish.
The first Exotic Shell design has convoluted, turreted, turbinate and patelliform shaped shells on a dark blue ground with intricate detail and fabulous colours; they made a stunning over all pattern with the text ‘Thank You’ in pink.
The second card has a fabulous ‘Tropical Fish’ design, bright tropical fish are mixed with aquatic plants set on black with the text ‘Thank You’ in pale blue.
Both cards are blank inside for your own message.

Sending thank you to all those little party-goers after a child’s Birthday party is easy with these ‘Safari Into The Wild – Pack of Six Thank You Cards’
Zebras, giraffe, flamingo, lion, pandas, and big cat cubs appear in this tropical border. All these amazing wild animals are hand-painted, with foliage scenes created around them with the simple text ‘Thank You’.
The single-sided postcard sized 145 x 105 mm is printed on quality paper with dark silver-grey envelopes.

Another occasion when we may buy a pack of cards is Easter and the ‘Happy Easter Floral Rabbit – Pack of Two Cards’.
The two small cards are the same design the ‘Floral Rabbit’ a popular easter subject. The green Easter bunnies have an all-over floral pattern. They stand out on a background of daffodils, lillies of the valley and forget-me-nots.
The pack of two cards are left blank inside for your own message.
Printed on white card 125mm x 125mm with matching envelopes.
I hope this has given you a glimpse into the variety of designs available to buy in packs of cards, and the value in buying this way. The quality is as high as their single counterparts with the only difference being only no embellishments are attached to the cards. This is because gems and glitter may get dislodged and possibly impact the other cards in the pack.
I shall be adding regularly additional groups of designs from my existing range which will be available both in packs and as single cards of course.