Looking for a thortful alternative?

thortful is a marketplace. Thousands of independent creators list cards, thortful prints and posts them, and the range is genuinely huge - which is the appeal and also the problem, depending on what you're after.

If you like a specific creator there, buy from them. If you're tired of scrolling four thousand near-identical designs, or of ordering three cards from three creators and paying postage three times, that's where we're different.

We're one studio with one style. Every card is drawn in house, printed in the UK, blank inside, and the whole basket arrives in a single delivery.

Why people look elsewhere

• Choice paralysis - forty pages of designs and no obvious way to pick.
• Quality varies between creators because the artwork isn't from one place.
• Ordering from several creators can mean several separate parcels.
• Reordering a design you liked is hard once the creator changes their listings.
• You want a shop with a point of view, not a search engine.

What we do instead

• A curated range where every card has passed the same bar.
• Consistent card stock, print and envelopes across the whole range.
• One basket, one delivery, whatever's in it.
• Designs that stay available, so you can reorder the one that landed well.
• Cards written for UK humour rather than translated from anywhere else.

When thortful is the better choice

• You already follow a creator there and want their work specifically.
• You need an extremely niche reference we simply won't have drawn.
• You want typed personalisation inside the card.

Funny cards

Our own humour, drawn in house.

Birthday cards

Every age and every relationship.

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Frequently asked questions

What is a good alternative to thortful?

If you want a curated range from a single independent studio rather than a marketplace of thousands of creators, that's us: one house style, consistent print quality and one delivery per order.

Is thortful an independent card site?

It's a marketplace that sells work by independent creators. We're an independent studio that designs and sells its own cards - similar spirit, different structure.

Why is the range smaller here?

Because everything is drawn by us. Fewer designs, but each one has been through the same standard, and you can find what you need in a minute rather than forty.

Can I reorder a card I bought before?

Yes. Our designs stay in the range, so the card that got the biggest laugh last year is still there next year.