“‘Send a card, deliver a smile’ is something that really resonates with us” says Alex Turner from greeting card publisher Ohh Deer, who explains the Loughborough based business’s Thinking of You Week initiative. "It’s important not to underestimate the importance,...
This Thinking of You week Caroline Gardner has teamed up with Age UK Westminster. The Caroline Gardner team used their best-selling Positive Note card with the caption “Sending you Sunshine”, and handwrote cards to the elderly people Age UK support. The cards...
Paper Yam, whose art greeting cards are influenced by a melting pot of culture, are celebrating Thinking of You Week with a ‘doodle a card’ competition on Instagram. They are offering 2 free downloadables that can be printed and decorated with a doodle... only this...
Thinking of You Week has reached down under! Thinking of You Week is now a firmly established global event. This year Australia and New Zealand celebrated Thinking of You Week in June for the third year. 2021 saw the UK's popular rainbow livery adopted by Australia,...
GCA member, publisher Shmuncki Verse, are experts on the written word. Their beautiful greeting cards feature evocative poems, perfectly expressing sentiment for special occasions and relationships, so the GCA was delighted when they agreed to write a poem specially...
Nottinghamshire publisher, The Art File, are planning to work with local charities for Thinking of You Week 2021, having built up relationships with a number of organisations during Thinking of You Week over the last few years. In 2020 the team at Queens Medical...
"2020 was such a strange year for most of us and at Paper Salad it was no exception", says Karen Wilson, co-owner of Stockport based publisher Paper Salad. Karen, and her business partner, Claire, designed the Thinking of You Week logo for the Greeting Card...
Thinking of You Week invites everyone to share the joy of sending and receiving cards during the 3rd week in September. Everyone can join in!
After what has been such a difficult year Thinking of You Week was more poignant this year as we all got used to seeing so many symbolic colourful rainbows and messages of support. Cherry Orchard ran a competition to look for the best Thinking of You display and the...
'Say it with Songs' is a new greetings card brand that was born in lockdown, and gives 10% from each sale to music charity Nordoff Robbins, to help them continue their brilliant work using music to enrich the lives of people with life limiting illnesses,...
As TOYW draws to a close, there have been some really positive inclusions and engagement in the press and across social media; click here for a taste of all the coverage! Sarah Ebner, the head of the Daily Telegraph’s Good Newsletter, ran an original story...
GCA member Lucy Driver was approached by one of her suppliers who wanted to join in with Thinking of You Week, so she designed them this postcard to share. Rachael Giordani, Managing Director says “At Pioppo we loved the idea of Thinking of You week!...
Wee Wishes is a family run greetings card publisher based in Fife, Scotland, who pride themselves on delivering high quality quirky cards for all occasions, many with a strong Scottish slant. They design all our cards in their wee studio, taking inspiration from...
Manchester greeting card and gift company, Belly Button Designs, has been ‘thinking’ about its retail customers as well as patients and staff in their local hospital. The publisher has again donated ‘Thinking of you’ cards to its local hospital, Manchester University...
Paper Salad, who kindly designed our new Thinking of You Week logo and livery in January 2020 (yes we were first with the rainbow that has become such a potent symbol of 2020!), have also been spreading the Thinking of You Week message. They have been getting involved...
UKG’s activity has got off to a great start with the launch of a ‘freebie Friday’ prize draw on social platforms going live last Friday. There is a further competition planned for later this week with winners to be announced after Thinking of You Week. “Across the...
