Alice Hinther Cards

Alice Hinther greeting cards are cards like you’ve probably not seen before. Funny, yes. A bit sassy, some. Right on, hits the spot, just what the doctor ordered.

Alice’s cards are collages of vintage photos, old love letters, magazines, books and other bits from her collection of ephemera. Many of the photos are from her own family collection or those of friends. Take a fun vintage photo, superimpose over an appropriate, usually vintage text, top off with Alice’s quip and you have a great greeting card for a friend….or just put it on your fridge when you need to take life less seriously.

Alice lives in Ottawa and with her dedicated staff of a couple of equally quirky friends, they hand make each card. One can only wonder how much fun they must have.

Heritage Gallery Designs

From years of collecting interesting quotations and proverbs, Emily and Rick Filler of Heritage Gallery Designs have chosen the most inspirational, thought provoking and profound words of the ages to accompany the images in their Canadian designed and printed cards.

Zen cards, cards printed on flax paper, some printed on textured ivory recycled paper, some colourful and whimsical, others thoughtful and inspirational.

A simple card thoughtfully crafted can be a joy to receive…and give.

moki

Greetings from moki, the little greeting card company that could.

Based in Montreal, moki designs are fun and whimsical character-driven cards. The Canadian Capers line-up features iconic Canadian critters, including a moose (Big Mo), bears (Barrie and Beau), and a beaver (Buzzie). If you’re looking for a card that says ‘this is from Canada’, moki has created playful images like a moose and beaver playing hockey, and a moose and beaver exploring the great Canadian outdoors in a red canoe – and these are just two of the great images from their unique collection.

moki is Canadian for cute. The folks at moki love cute, and they love making people smile. They feel their animal-inspired characters inspire them every day, and that they’ll do the same for you.

Share a little moki. Cute greetings, Canadian style.

Thistle Dance Publishing

Nova Scotians Rob and Joyce Stevenson started Thistle Dance Publishing in 1999 with the belief that it was time to introduce some fresh new contemporary fine art images into the art card market. To this end, they feature Canadian artists whose work may not be known outside their region.

With too many artists to mention here, we’ll just say that the style of art cards varies from landscapes to contemporary to still life to humour, many featuring the beauty of Nova Scotia and the east coast. All Thistle Dance cards start out as fine art images which they license, and pay royalties to the artist on all sales.

Most of Thistle Dance cards are blank so you can create your own special message…and support a Canadian artist as well.

yellow bird paper greetings

Vintage imagery, girlish glamour and witty sayings are what stationery designer Charmaine Carlson uses to make her line of cards so stylish – and popular.

Using nostalgic designs and fonts from old-world European and mid-century Americana, yellow bird cards are awash in soft colours and retro images, with graphics ranging from bold damask patterns to feminine floral scrolls.

After earning a degree in fashion design and marketing, Charmaine spent 10 years in the fashion business before her creative yearnings led her to start making paper and cards from old fabric scraps and baubles. yellow bird was established in 2002, supplying hand-embellished greeting cards to a handful of North American retailers. Now the collection numbers over 1,000 items! However, the company has not flown too far from its beginnings – all products are made of the highest quality papers and materials in North Vancouver.

In 2008, yellow bird started to sponsor a child in Guinea Bissau on the west coast of Africa, believing that positive steps, no matter how small, will help make our world a better place.