Mad about Cards is an online retailer and wholesaler of quality craft supplies for card making. We specialise in supplying a wide range of beautiful embellishments to make your own handmade greeting cards as well as stocking card blanks, envelopes, card bags, glues, tapes, tools and accessories.

Our pricing means that you can buy as little or as much as you need with great wholesale savings for quantity. Whether you are a retailer or a card-maker, we should have the right card making supplies for you.

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We try to provide inspiration via our weekly email newsletter which usually highlights what is new on the website. This normally includes new card projects, useful information, special offers or just new products.

If you're looking for ideas, we have an excellent online card gallery which may give you just the inspiration you're looking for.

Many of our Card Projects feature free downloadable backgrounds. Type 'download' into the search facility to find just the cards that include free downloadables.

Don't know what to send your friend or partner for their birthday or Christmas? Want to send a friend a nice 'Thank you' gift? Well, why not send a Mad about Cards Gift Voucher?

Available in any value from £5 upwards, we will print your voucher in a hand finished DL card with your choice of greeting. The voucher will feature a unique code which the recipient can enter at checkout.

Click on the sections on the left to browse or use our excellent search facility (near the top left of every page) if you're looking for something in particular. You could also try our Products A-Z which shows off all of our product ranges on one page.

if you're looking for information on cardmaking, why not try our Useful stuff section. Here you'll find a wealth of information including copyright, pricing cards, wedding anniversaries, sayings and verses, a glue review and a guide to card and paper.

Our Occasions page features groups of craft supplies suitable for different occasions.

From 'Birthdays' to 'Food and drink' and 'Animals' to 'Weddings', it's all here!

Our Essentials page features the card making products that we feel are essential for cardmaking and selling cards - card blanks, envelopes and card bags.

Card making

We all know the pleasures that come from getting involved with card making and producing something that makes someone else happy. For a few minutes work, anyone can produce a personal and completely unique offering that could be perfect for birthdays, Christmas or any other occasion - even just as a way of showing how much you care for someone.

Card craft

People new to card craft and a little lost about where to begin should track down an online guide, as many card projects come with instructions that will allow even the newest practitioner to pull off a perfect card. The majority of these are free and include printable backgrounds, objects to cut out and many other things that combine to offer an ideal way to enter the world of card making. By mastering these skills, people can make fully customisable gifts for almost any conceivable purpose, with anything from anniversaries, Valentine's Day and engagements to Halloween, 'Thank You' messages and 'Get Well Soon' cards.

Card making supplies

It has never been easier to get involved with card making, as a huge range of products are available to make sure that these projects are a success. Whether you are using card blanks to create a customised birthday card, poly bags to protect cards you intend to sell at a local craft fair or card making embellishments which turn a great card into something really special, there are a whole host of cheap card making supplies on the market. One of the best ways to buy these without breaking the bank is through a craft pound shop, with many online stores offering a wide range of card craft goods at the cheapest of prices.

Card making ideas

Card craft fans looking for inspiring ways to use their cheap card making supplies should think about the different purposes they can turn their designs to. While children could appreciate animal-themed cards containing bears, elephants or kittens, there are also plenty of mature designs featuring butterflies and Forever Friends-based designs that would be more suited to a grown-up. Decoupage, origami designs and pop-up cards could all be good choices for fans of card crafts, while designs incorporating cross-stitch or glitter can also producing interesting designs.

There are plenty of occasions where products made from cheap card making supplies can provide the perfect, unique touch. Easter cards can contain felt chicks or rabbits, strips of material or even miniature bonnets, which can all be added to a card blank to create a seasonal card.

Card making envelopes

After putting labour and love into designing and creating the perfect craft card, the last thing you want is to crumple this into a poorly-chosen envelope. Many retailers who sell cheap card making supplies also sell card making envelopes, which could be the perfect way to present the ideal gift.

Card making envelopes are available in a variety of sizes, ranging from A6, DL and square to A5 and 7"x5" card blank sizes.