January 2013 | Card & Gift Network

Wonderful Bears Add Fun to New Greeting Cards

Posted by Charlotte Biggs | Jan 31, 2013 | Greeting Cards

Based in Scotland, Stooshie Design is the union of two Designers – Linda, a trained Jeweller and Silversmith, and Archie, an Architect. Their creative collaboration

Love Lammie’s Top Five Gifts for the Girls

Posted by Charlotte Biggs | Jan 30, 2013 | Gifts

Launched in 2005 by fashion graduate Victoria Lammie, the Love Lammie brand is a fantastic range of design-led accessories with great gift potential.

A Look Behind the Scenes of Sarah Hamilton Prints

Posted by Charlotte Biggs | Jan 29, 2013 | Industry Interviews

Say hello to … Sarah Hamilton from Sarah Hamilton Prints. Tell us a little about yourself and your company? I am an established Artist and Designer making colourful

Five Fab New Greetings Cards from Alice Palace

Posted by Charlotte Biggs | Jan 28, 2013 | Greeting Cards

It’s not since May that we last had a look at what was happening in the greetings card and gift world of Alice Palace, so I’m very excited

Studio Seed Launch New Cards & Stationery for the New Year

Posted by Charlotte Biggs | Jan 25, 2013 | Greeting Cards

To end the week we have an update from Studio Seed, one of my favourite independent design studios. Back in December, Studio Seed

Top Greetings Cards for Food Lovers

Posted by Charlotte Biggs | Jan 24, 2013 | Greeting Cards

My World is a new publisher creating contemporary greetings card and gift books. Today’s post is a look at one of their best-selling

A Look Behind the Scenes of Heidi Nicole

Posted by Charlotte Biggs | Jan 23, 2013 | Industry Interviews

Say hello to … Heidi Nicole Gillett from Heidi Nicole. Tell us a little about yourself and your company? From a young age I have always been creative,

Pattern Rules! Gift Ideas from Patternhill Studio

Posted by Charlotte Biggs | Jan 22, 2013 | Gifts

Set in the beautiful hills of South Wales, Patternhill Studio is a busy creative company founded by Designer Sarah Chidwick. By day Sarah works

New Bright & Bold Greetings Cards from Blueberry Street

Posted by Charlotte Biggs | Jan 21, 2013 | Greeting Cards

Based in Bristol, Blueberry Street sell bright, appealing stationery and greetings cards featuring the whimsical illustrations of Designer Sandra Oost.

Love Vintage & Modern: New Cards & Gifts from Soul UK

Posted by Charlotte Biggs | Jan 18, 2013 | Gifts, Greeting Cards

A new addition for 2013, Soul Cassis is a beautiful collection of everyday cards from boutique greetings card publisher Soul UK. The Soul Cassis range are stylish

Introducing ‘The Alley Cats’ from welovekaoru

Posted by Charlotte Biggs | Jan 17, 2013 | Gifts

welovekaoru is a boutique design studio based in London and founded by Central St Martins’ graduate Kaoru Parry. Specialising in beautifully translucent

A Look Behind the Scenes of Say It

Posted by Charlotte Biggs | Jan 16, 2013 | Industry Interviews

Say hello to … Laura Pyke from Say It. Tell us a little about yourself and your company? I live in the East Riding of Yorkshire and have enjoy

Poketo: Give the Gift of A New Wallet for the New Year

Posted by Charlotte Biggs | Jan 14, 2013 | Gifts

For the new year Poketo has launched their second generation of artist-designed canvas zip wallets. A must-have accessory, the design is a perfect way to spring

This Indie Card Business Will Make Debut at Top Drawer

Posted by Charlotte Biggs | Jan 11, 2013 | Greeting Cards

Established in 2011, Red Berry Hill is an independent, design-led greetings card company founded by Designer Nicole Orsi. At this weekend’s Top Drawer

Holy Mackerel Unveil New Minimiam Greetings Cards

Posted by Charlotte Biggs | Jan 10, 2013 | Greeting Cards

On Monday I’ll be heading to my first trade show of the year … Top Drawer in London, it’s a great exhibition filled with the top design-led brands; a great opportunity

Sneak Peek of Dipingo Design’s New Collections

Posted by Charlotte Biggs | Jan 9, 2013 | Greeting Cards

Following on from this morning’s ‘Behind the Design’ blog post, these images are a sneaky look at some of the new collections from the fabulous Dipingo Design.

A Look Behind the Scenes of Dipingo Design

Posted by Charlotte Biggs | Jan 9, 2013 | Industry Interviews

Say Hello to … Katy Donaldson, Creative Director of Dipingo Design. Tell us a little about yourself and your company … We are a greetings card company producing photographic

New Hand-Painted Greetings Cards from Sabivo Design

Posted by Charlotte Biggs | Jan 8, 2013 | Greeting Cards

Sabivo Design is a boutique greetings card company producing individually hand-painted greetings cards, created by Artist Sabina Kovacheva. Today’s blog post is

A Closer Look at the Top Ten Gifts of 2012

Posted by Charlotte Biggs | Jan 4, 2013 | Gifts, Stationery

Today we’re celebrating the Top Ten Gifts of 2012. A round-up of our favourite gift ideas from the designers and makers that have featured on the blog in the last 12 months. Did your favourite make the cut?

Top Ten Greetings Cards of 2012

Posted by Charlotte Biggs | Jan 3, 2013 | Greeting Cards

As promised, today’s pick is my Top Ten greetings cards from 2012. It was tricky to choose just ten designs but I hope you like my selection.