Thursday 28 April 2016

VIDEO: The origins of the humble envelope

We'd be stuck without them!

The gummed envelope is something we all take for granted, but can you imagine giving or receiving a greeting card without it being encased in an envelope? And sending a Birthday or Christmas card through the post would prove especially challenging!

Woodmansterne MD Paul, explains how this staple of modern stationery came about, and who was responsible for its development.


Tuesday 26 April 2016

Raising a smile (or two) with our comedy greeting cards

We'll be giving our retailers something to smile about on Stand 317 at this year's PGLive.

Our eye-catching themed stand will be concentrating on our fabulous selection of humour cards.

Headlining alongside our eight existing award winning ranges we will be introducing two fabulous NEW comedy acts, guaranteed to raise a chuckle or three.

So get ready for a giggle and  put your hands together for our fantastic humour line-up on Stand 317 at the Business Design Centre in London on May 10th and 11th.





Tuesday 12 April 2016

VIDEO: The Final Cut!

In our next video from the production floor Seth introduces us to Dave and his scarily powerful guillotine, which is used to make the final cuts to the cards before they are sent to be packed.


Tuesday 5 April 2016

VIDEO: Why our greeting cards are a cut above...

In the second of our series of videos giving an insight into our production process, Seth moves on to the cylinder cutter and folding machine.

He also shows an example of how we make life difficult for ourselves (and why our cards are a cut above)...