Umbellifer Takes Flight!
September 1, 2022
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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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Gale Astley Reports: Green Greetings Pt. 2
August 18, 2022
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Just like Gardeners’ World, in the second of a two-part ‘series’, writer and promo filmmaker, Gale Astley, asks green-fingered card publishers to talk about their
Gale Astley reports: Green Greetings
August 9, 2022
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Rewilding is stirring the heart and artistic strings of card publishers as well as encouraging wildlife. A beautiful Wrendale Designs card (pictured top) illustrates the
Getting Royally Ready – Retail Jubilee Celebrations
May 10, 2022
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The Union Jack bunting will be fluttering and delicious cake devoured to mark 70 years since Queen Elizabeth II ascended the throne, the longest a
Green Stationery taken to the next level at Paperworld India
April 7, 2022
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Paperworld India is gearing up to bring the stationery industry together through its launch edition in May. International pen manufacturer Reynolds has confirmed participation in
See Songbirds & Seedheads at BCTF
March 29, 2022
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Yorkshire greetings card brand, Umbellifer, has announced a new range of greetings cards to be launched at BCTF in April. Songbirds & Seedheads celebrates some
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