About The Arty Penguin

I'm Ceinwen (Kine-wen) Campbell, a watercolour artist based in Fife, Scotland and I love being part of an industry that helps people spread happiness and love to their friends and family. I studied at Glasgow School of Art and Napier University of Edinburgh before a career in technology. Marriage to a camper van and history obsessed Aussie brought 2 boys and holidays trundling round Britain visiting castles which I began to paint and sell to the property gift shops. After a few twists and turns I decided to start producing niche camper van and car Christmas cards to sell online which were a huge success. I added gift wrap to compliment the cards and haven't looked back. My range is constantly growing and includes ranges for men, women and children with many appealing to more than one category; the detailed train paper especially seems to be loved by grandchildren and grandads alike! Nearly all of my cards and papers start life as hand painted watercolour illustrations giving them a unique appearance and appeal. The papers can lift the most mundane present into a special, thoughtful one and I have many reviews saying recipients loved the paper more than the gift with someone even ironing theirs to put up on the wall! Greetings cards have been a growth area over the last year as people have kept in touch with loved ones they couldn't see; I'm so thrilled my best seller changed from "Thinking of you " to "So Proud of You!" Read their story