Greetings Trend: Cocooning Waves
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In the swim of the second greeting card trend spotted at the Top Drawer and Spring Fair shows earlier this year, Gale Astley, greetings industry
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Umbellifer spreads its wings!
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Stephen Lennon is now into his fifth year of trading as Umbellifer, but the botanically-minded owner of the Yorkshire greetings card brand thinks he is
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Photographer Toni Cross travels across the UK and throughout the world, photographing wildlife, farm animals and wild horses and donkeys. She aims to capture the
Umbellifer Takes Flight!
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North Yorkshire greetings card brand Umbellifer is launching a new range of designs celebrating the beauty and variety of the UK’s wildfowl and wetland birds.
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