Giddy for gingham or tender for tartan, plaid and chequerboard have cornered greeting card designs in 2025. From the bonny Highlands to Dorothy on the Yellow Brick Road, square and criss-cross patterned weaves, infused with rustic overtones, homely nostalgia and grassy picnic lunches, are currently angling to add a touch of whimsy and playfulness to […]
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Around 40 million people in the UK celebrate Valentine’s Day and the estimated spending on Valentine’s Day in 2024 was £2.1 billion according to research analyst, Mintel, making it one of the most important spring season events and a profitable celebration day for retailers. Tiger Feet (formerly Budget Greeting Cards) a major wholesaler of greeting
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Gale Astley reports on the greetings card and gift trade: For many years sales of Halloween-related products in the UK have been the skeleton in the cupboard, leaving shop tills rattling and retailers howling as the chilling event of the autumn season left British mortals cold. However today, from out of the darkness, Halloween has
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Baking news! There’s finally a design trend you can get your teeth into! The flaky and buttery crescent-shaped croissant is currently a craze in the food world, with bakers reinventing the billowy pastry with delicious flavours and inventive shapes. However, card designers have been peeking into the Parisian patisserie parlour window and snaffling inspiration too.
In 1985, the imaginative spectacles of Live Aid, Back to the Future and the first episode of EastEnders enthralled audiences of millions – yes, 13 million watched the initial soap opera’s screening. In the same year, airing visual concepts from accomplished design creatives from universities and colleges across Britain, the inaugural New Designers show was
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Botanical greetings card brand Umbellifer is launching a new range called Glorious Gardens. The concept behind the range is to celebrate great British flower gardens from the humble cottage garden to the long borders of great estates and to inspire all gardeners to add strong design elements to their own outdoor space. Umbellifer’s owner an
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