This year, greeting card publishers Heyyy Cards will be collaborating with independent retailer Jo McBeath from Chirpy in Chapel Allerton to celebrate Thinking of You Week with an event in store on Saturday 23rd September, offering a personalised card printing...
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Stripey Cats inspires the children at St James’ Junior School
To mark Thinking of You Week, greetings card designer and publisher Jonathan Crosby has hooked up with his old school Whitehaven St James’ Juniors to donate a quantity of cards for the pupils to write and send to their friends and family. Jonathan’s business,...
TOYW Joy Spreads to Harrogate
The Harrogate Home & Gift show is the destination for design-led gifts and cards. At this years show, the Thinking of You Week message was shared with everyone who attended the show. "The ‘Thinking of You’ week has come a long way since the launch in 2014, and...
LGBTQ+ Cards Celebrated at Pride London
The greeting card industry was loud and proud at the Pride In London parade on Saturday 1st July – with 10,000 cards handed out at the event. Having secured 50 official walking places, publishers, retailers and trade suppliers all signed up and were proudly sporting...
UK Retailers and Royal Mail supporting TOYW 2023!
Cardzone, Scribbler, Sainsburys, Card Factory, Tesco’s and Asda are the first retailers to sign up for 2023! Last year Clintons, Scribbler, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, House of Cards, Stationery Supplies, Co-op and...
House of Cards Thinking of You Promotion with Caversham AFC Swans Under 10
South of England based retailer House of Cards supplied every team member of Caversham AFC Swans under 10 players with a “Goodie” bag. The bags contained a pack of notecards, pen and stamps and they asked the team to write to someone special. They responded...
The importance of human connection
A lovely story about the joy of sending cards, by Devon based publisher Redback Cards: "At Redback, we believe in the importance of human connection, in uniting together in joy and in recognising that, if you can’t laugh in the face of adversity, you’re done for!"...
The Psychology of Sending Greetings Cards
Guest post By Dr Emma Lawrence, Illustrator & Owner Emma Lawrence Designs. Following a successful career as a Clinical Neuropsychologist, Emma now publishes greetings cards, as well as undertaking commissions and licensing her designs for home and giftware. ...
A game of hide and seek with cards in Derbyshire
Dandelion Stationery based in Derby, have this week tried to generate positive feelings & wellbeing in their local community by leaving packs of thinking of you cards for members of the public to find and send to a loved ones.
North London shop attracts buyers with standout window display
Stoke Newington based retail store Earlybird has been attracting the attention of shoppers with its imaginative display for Thinking Of You Week.
Stationers’ Hall get involved!
Stationers’ Company will be encouraging its membership of nearly 1000 people working in the Communications and Content Industry to take the time to handwrite and send a card to someone during the GCA’s “Thinking of You” week from 19 to 25 September. The...
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Thinking Of You Week Competition
Stationery Supplies and Heyyy Cards team up to offer personalised Thinking of You cards in Wilmslow!
Independent retailer Stationery Supplies and new publisher Heyyy Cards have teamed up to organise a Personalised Card printing event at Stationery Supplies’ Wilmslow store on Friday 23rd September. Yvette Clarkson, co-owner of Heyyy Cards told us that “As a new...
Arrthi little spreading a little joy in Winchester and Southampton
Illustration for ‘Thinking of You Week’ campaign Designer Arrthi Little joins the thinking of you week campaign and creates a new greeting card . "I am incredibly thrilled to be participating in the 'Thinking of you week' campaign and supporting it with my...
Super mum Lottie Simpson joins the Thinking of You Week campaign again.
Super mum Lottie Simpson joins the Thinking of You Week campaign again.
UK children connecting with Ghana schools through greeting cards
Thinking of you week links schools between UK and Ghana
