Amanda Fergusson

Millions of American’s will also be sending cards to people they care about 21st-27th September; just to say ‘Thinking of You’! First launched by the UK Greeting Card Association in 2014, Thinking of You Week has travelled to the USA and is now in its 3rd year...

Sainsbury’s is really getting behind Thinking of You Week this year, like never before. The leading grocer is giving the event a long run-up, with a dedicated display of some 50 designs from several publishers having gone into its top 200 stores from the middle of...

Jackie Collins, owner and co-founder of Cherry Orchard Publishing reveals it was her own personal experiences during lockdown that inspired the decision to launch the new Friendship range to coincide with the run-up to the GCA-instigated Thinking of You Week...

Paperchase, Cardzone, Asda, Sainsbury’s, and Card Factory are some of the major multiple retailer names to have pledged their support for this year’s Thinking of You Week (September 21-27) through various initiatives instore and on social media. In...

Yorkshire based greeting card publisher Janie Wilson donated 100’s of  ‘Thinking of you’ cards, with stamped address envelopes, to local small business’s to send out with their orders. Business’s such as local restaurants who were providing a take away...

The emotional significance of the written word during lockdown has been made clear by new Royal Mail research, which reveals that one in five (18%) UK adults have been sending more letters and cards since measures began. The postal operator shared how nearly...

Leading greeting card publisher, Hallmark Cards is giving away half a million greeting cards across the UK to help the public show gratitude and appreciation for the everyday heroes in our lives – doctors, nurses, care...

Award winning artists, and Greeting Card Association members, Lanther Black, have written and produced a film for the GCA illustrating the joy of receiving a card. GCA members, ranging from artists, publishers, retailers through to suppliers and agents, have come...

In week 8 of lock-down ITV news reflected on the important part card sending is playing during the Corvid 19 lock-down, and how the card industry is playing it's part in raising morale and supporting the NHS. ITV regional news across the country talked about the...

This period in history will always be remembered by all in many different ways, affecting beliefs and behaviour, arguably for the rest of our lives. One of the behaviour shifts is the extent to which children have embraced the making and sending of greeting cards, be...

 Anna Victoria, a design studio specialising in contemporary art cards and paper goods was originally established in Cornwall in 2010. However since marrying her Naval officer husband and silent partner, she finds herself living in lockdown in Southern Italy.  Anna...

Basildon-based charity card publisher, printer and creative agency, Elle Media Group is providing comfort to those in need in a number of different ways.  In just over a week their idea, Bright Rainbow was up and running as a not-for-profit initiative to help those in...

Good things do come out of adversity as is currently being proven in Holland on the greeting card front where Millennials are embracing card sending like never before.  What is happening in the Netherlands echoes the pattern in the UK and the US with 18-24...

Update Dec 2020: Captain Tom told the Sunday Times that he'd received over 225,000 birthday cards and raised over £39m. If ever proof was needed as to how close greeting cards are to the nation’s heart as the best way to communicate your affection and regard for your...

Well-known for coming up with inventive solutions within the greeting card trade, the team at greeting card printer Windles have diverted their attentions towards helping in the fight to stem the spread of Covid-19. And in doing so have not only manufactured PPE...