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
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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
Penny Shaw to take the helm as Chris Dyson retires from Cardgains
December 13, 2022
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One of the most well-known and popular figures in the greetings card industry, Cardgains MD, Chris Dyson, has announced that he will be retiring at
Psychedelic Vibrations
October 13, 2022
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The hippy revival continues its positive spiritual odyssey across design, and, more specifically, greeting card design universe, but this season a hallucinogenic haze is drifting
Calendars, cards and giftware from The Licky Cow Gallery
September 26, 2022
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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
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