Our picks from The Louie Awards 2011
June 20, 2011
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Last month the American Greeting Card Association held its annual celebration of the greetings industry at The Louie Awards 2011, held at New York’s Espace
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Allihopa creates beautiful letterpress cards
June 18, 2011
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We loved the new cards, wrap and stationery launched by Allihopa at Pulse, rightly described as a “vibrant and eye-catching mixture of British eccentricity and
Becky Peabody publishes dots and spots
June 17, 2011
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Becky Peabody has a very distinctive, vibrant design with a resolutely cheerful buzz. This designer has her own fine line of greetings cards, stationery and
Carte Blanche Greetings to produce Simon’s Cat licensed plush
June 16, 2011
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Carte Blanche Greetings has announced that it has acquired the license to produce Simon’s Cat licensed plush products, after a deal was struck earlier in
UK Greetings launches refreshed juvenile card range
June 15, 2011
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UK Greetings (UKG) has renewed its focus on Juvenile cards having secured a number of leading licenses in this sector, including: Hot Wheels, Horrible Histories,
New Waldo Pancake mug from Really Good
June 14, 2011
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UK supplier Really Good has added a new bone china mug to its fantastic Waldo Pancake collection of humourous gifts and greetings. The mug is
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