I am in love with greeting cards. They're like small documentations of huge milestones or occasions in your life. Even just a plain card with the words 'best wishes' across the front can remind you of who was there to support you in your final exams, to celebrate your new job, or the friend that couldn't make it to your 21st Birthday party but was thoughtful enough to get you something anyway.

I have the 'Thank You' card from my sister's hen party weekend on my bookshelf, the card I fell in love with from the Design Museum in London that Adam bought for me when I wasn't looking is on my dressing table, and I have a huge stack of 'Happy Birthdays', 'best of luck' and 'congratulations' cards neatly piled up in a box under my bed.

Surrounding yourself with colours, patterns and quirky designs undoubtedly makes people happier and I guess in a way, pinning a cute graphic card to your cork board is similar to hanging a painting up in your house, just on a smaller and more personal scale. (unless someone you know did this painting for you, in which case, you are lucky to have such a GREAT friend!!!)

I've recently had to buy a whole stack of cards seeing as eeeeeeveryone's birthday lands in summer. I usually make my immediate family their birthday cards, but after looking at some super funky prints online, I knew I'd find suitable cards for everyone. So I'm REALLY happy with my purchases and I know that when we celebrate during our annual 'Family Birthdays Weekend',  I'm going to begrudge handing these over.

At the time, I didn't realise that these 6 cards came from just 3 brands, so it's probably best I talk about them brand by brand! Or you can just look at how pretty they are like I've been doing for the past week.

Noi (£2.75 each)