Celebrate The Little Joys
November 4, 2023
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You’ve Got This, Be Kind, Go Your Own Way, Don’t Let Anyone Dull Your Rainbow – there’s a magnificent mountain of greeting card captions supporting
Greetings & Stationery
New Charity Christmas Card packs from Umbellifer
September 13, 2023
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Yorkshire greetings card brand Umbellifer has five new charity Christmas card collections available to the trade for the first time. As attractively named as they
The Eco-friendly Card Co. marks 30th anniversary at the Autumn Fair
August 31, 2023
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The Eco-friendly Card Co. marks its 30th anniversary this September with celebrations due to kick off at the NEC Autumn Fair (6C02) The publisher has
Sipping La Dolce Vita
July 17, 2023
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On the rocks, a citrus twist, a splash of fizz, it cin cin to Italian cocktails living La Dolce Vita on greeting card designs this
Greetings Trend: Cocooning Waves
March 27, 2023
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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
Umbellifer spreads its wings!
February 21, 2023
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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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