When the artist Angela Chick began supplying greetings cards to Paperchase, she thought she’d made it. “As a small business owner, that’s kind of a dream,” the 36-year-old said.
The stationery retailer ordered thousands of cards adorned with her “colourful, cheerful”, hand-drawn designs, to be sold at its 125 UK stores and concessions in Selfridges, Next and House of Fraser.