Sky

I love visiting this adorable card and print store when I am in Bristol.
There are so many stores that I loved that are gone in Clifton, but I am so glad SKY is still there!

Clifton can feel a little overrun with seemingly useless gift shops but I recommend that you give Sky a chance. In the centre of Clifton village it is primarily a card shop but they have a great range of gifts too.
Sky have a really great range of cards — they have some really out of the ordinary ones as well as some gorgeous prints and some that are actually funny! I love the wrapping paper and packaging they have too — it is a one stop shop for all the trimmings you need to go with a gift.
I would not say the staff go the extra mile, but they are friendly and competent.
This shop has some lovely gifts too — beautiful prints that you can have framed in store — Sky offer a same day service — and beautiful frames to put them in. As well as address books, they have some gorgeous ornate notebooks. You should avoid the other gift shops and head straight to Sky.

This is a very stylish shop which has thought about every detail in order to create an enjoyable browsing experience. The first thing you see when you go in is a display of gorgeous thick wrapping papers, in lovely stylish designs. They’re pricey, at about £1.90 for one sheet. If you want to make a real impact with your gift-​wrapping, the paper and trimmings (ribbons, curly bits), Sky will serve you well.
The selection of cards is brilliant here, and the display is pleasing to the eye with a big chalk board above it heralding each section: birthdays, new home, congratulations, etc. I would make a trip here just for the cards.
Then we get into gift shop territory, with various things for sale such as children’s books, notebooks and stationery. And the picture frames and framing service are a big deal here. They’ve got frames in lots of different sizes, so you can bring in any photo, certificate or piece of artwork, and have it framed.
It’s not quite any one thing in particular, Sky, but I think that’s deliberate, and it does well at the areas it covers.

With a name like Sky there are certain prerequisites that one would expect to be upheld. For starters it must be a clear and blue place surely. Second it must have a light and airy feel and finally you have to feel free.
Here we have a shop that ticks all the boxes with flying, umm colours. To say this is a shop that sells greetings cards and wrapping paper may very well not be putting it in the truest light possible. Rather it is a shop where artistic expression has run free and splashed pieces of art onto card and paper like the sunshine. More so it’s a place where soft jazzy grooves fill the air and you get the impression that every last detail has been planned for with love.
In short, I dig this place and highly recommend it.

Big open shop which I would say is strongest in their stationery — unusual brands and a great greetings card selection. At the moment they have sweary christmas cards which were making everyone chuckle in the shop.
They also have a framing service and some prints in house. The prints aren’t dull but they aren’t unique either.
As I say, my favourite bit is their stationery — notecards and diaries that make great gifts for someone or a treat for yourself.

Sort of a gallery, sort of a framers, and sort of a card shop, Sky is happy-​go-​lucky place where you’re sure to find stylish art or (if you don’t have that sort of money) snazzy cards.
The exterior is blue (like the sky, get it?..) and its light and airy inside. Unlike some places selling art it doesn’t feel buttoned up. You can just have a wonder round without feeling like you should have three hundred quid in your wallet. The card selection is really good too. It’s a little sophisticated — you won’t find pink teddy bear cards here. I like this, if I wanted something more everyday I can go to WH Smiths.
Whilst feeling stylish and intelligent Sky is somewhere that feels enjoyably relaxed.