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Simply Silly Cards Puts The Humor Back Into Greeting Cards

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“Humor. Some people got it, some people want it and some of us sell it!”

That’s the mantra of Beaverton, Oregon’s Simply Silly Cards, a company that makes the funniest, silliest, and outrageous greeting cards in the industry!

With jokes and sayings crafted by founder Connie Urbana, these cards are guaranteed to make the receive giggle with joy, or snicker in silent appreciation.

Don’t believe me? Check out some of the jokes!

  • 49 again…and again and again and again and again and again and again…oh hell, you get the point! Happy Birthday!
  • Beautiful, sweet, smart, successful. Well crap. Now that I think about it, if we weren’t such good friends I would hate you. Happy Birthday!
  • Get well real soon. I’m getting sick of being nice to you.
  • Hey girl, a dress and a man have one thing in common…chances are you’ll grow out of both of them. Congrats on moving on. Time to buy a new dress!
  • Therapy Tip #253: Never admit to hearing voices, seeing dead people or being able to fly while wearing a sombrero. Your therapist will never buy the whole “wearing a sombrero” thing.

These card are full of life and a humorous spirit, and are some of the sassiest cards you’ll see in any store.

And unlike other cards, there are no fancy colors, images, or designs to distract from the humor of the message. Just black text against a stark white background, showing that humorous cards don’t need fancy designs to be effective!

Whether you need a card for a birthday, a thank you card, congratulations, graduation, divorce, or a “thinking of you” card, Simply Silly Cards has the funniest selection around!

Say It With Greeting Cards

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You have wonderful gift items for your store. When you think about those gifts, do you think about what makes great add-on sales to them? Of course, you think about wrapping it up in beautiful packaging and topping it with a gorgeous bow. Do you think about featuring a variety of greeting cards? Cards help say things that your customers have a hard time finding the words for. So, FGmarket has chosen a few of our favorite designs that your customers will love pairing with their gifts.

Beautiful Designs – All cards feature different designs. Some are simplistic, while others feature unique designs. You’ll find designs based on nature, colors, graphic designs and photography. When looking for cards, your customers definitely go with what’s on the outside of the card. They want the design to match the recipient. The card captures the theme of the gift and helps match the recipient’s personality to the gift. If that special someone is a dog lover, then finding a card with an adorable dog captures their personality. There is a card out there for everyone! Here are a few of our picks:

b.street LTD, Bonair Daydreas, Ray Hooper Design, LLC

Sentimental Meaning – Along with beautiful designs, comes with what it says on the card. Sometimes, people have hard times with showing their feelings. In that case, cards help show their emotions and help them with the words that they can’t seem to find. Greeting cards truly do help your customers say what they are wanting to say. Finding cards that have beautiful sayings is a must for your customers who just can’t seem to find the words they need. Here are a few of our picks that help your customers with the right words:

Expressions By Lauralee Greeting Cards, Sun Day Greetings, The Morgan Heritage Collection

Greeting cards are great products to sell in your store. They make wonderful gifts and add-on sales to your great gifts that you feature in your store. Your customers love greeting cards that help find the perfect words for their occasion.

Find The Right Words With Karen Graham Design

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Do you feature a variety of gifts in your store? Do you have gifts for almost everyone? Along with gifts, comes the accessories for them. So, do you offer the accessories, also great add-on sales, in your store? This includes packaging, gift wrap, gift wrap accessories and greeting cards. You also should offer a wide variety of cards for your customers, since they all aren’t interested in the same things.If you’re looking for adorable greeting cards, Karen Graham Design offers a variety of styled greeting cards that you can’t go wrong with.

Sunflower Greeting Card
You’ll find that these are absolutely beautiful greeting cards that help say the words that your customers have trouble finding. They say just the right thing. Always offering wonderful customer service, beautiful cards and variety will make them your go-to greeting card wholesale supplier.

These special occasion cards will definitely bring smiles for big events, such as birthdays, baby, congratulations, graduation retirement, thank you and get well. You’ll also find that they offer different product line to match different styles including, Life Moments, Kaleidoscope Greetings, Blue Skies and Dubadees.

When you see their Life Moments collection, you’ll see beautiful cards with photos that are captured from everyday life with inspiring quotes. Their even featured on 100% recyclable paper. Choose from gorgeous cards that feature sunflowers, dandelions and fireworks.

However, if you choose their Kaleidoscope greeting cards, you’ll get fun pictures with beautiful background designs and patterns. Their Dubadees feature absolutely adorable characters with cute, simple sayings like, I love you or Congratulations on being Mr. and Mrs. Always offering different designs so they can please all of your customers.

Dubadee Wedding Card
Pair their greetings cards with the right gift and ideal packaging and gift wrap, finish it off with a bow and your customers have an amazing gift.

Not only do greeting cards pair nicely with gifts, they also help your customers find the words that they have a hard time expressing. Continue reading “Find The Right Words With Karen Graham Design” »

Feature Beautiful Greeting Cards From Indigo Paper Goods

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What makes the perfect pairing with a gift? A card, of course! Cards are extremely useful with letting the recipient know who that particular gift is from and provide a meaningful message. Special occasion cards are great for birthdays, parties, weddings and any special event for that matter. However, find a company that offers unique designs and beautiful words that will touch anyone’s heart. So, choose Indigo Paper Goods.

Greeting Cards
This wholesale supplier that features beautiful cards for every occasion will be a huge hit at your store. Your customers will have to have a card to go along with their amazing gift that they got from your store. They’ll definitely choose Indigo Paper Goods.

When they are designing, they receive inspiration from beautiful textures, interior & fashion design and gorgeous mountains. Along with being beautifully designed, they also find the most environmentally friendly products that they can find. They use vegetable based ink on all their cards, as well as their cards being printed on 100% post-consumer waste recycled paper. Environmentally friendly greeting cards are a must!

Whether your customers are needing a card for a birthday, thank you card, inspirational card, party invitations, holidays or everyday notes; they offer it. Beautiful birthday cards with paisley designs, vines, scrolls and wild daisies are the gorgeous designs that are featured on each one. A beautiful “Happy Birthday” on the front of the card says enough.

On the inside of their cards, your customers will  be able to write their own personal note on the inside. Having their own space to say what they want to say makes the card that much more personable and special. Just add some gorgeous wrapping paper and a card and your customers are all set.

Birthday Card
You will even be able to feature party invitations in your store with Indigo Paper Goods. Bridal shower invitations, cocktail parties, birthday party invitations, baby shower invitations, surprise party and even holiday party invitations are what you’ll get in fun and creative designs. They will definitely set the tone for your customer’s next party.

Featuring paper goods and stationery in your store are an absolute must! Customers will always need a great greeting card to Continue reading “Feature Beautiful Greeting Cards From Indigo Paper Goods” »

Gallardo Works Embellished Cards are Timeless Keepsakes!

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“How do they do that?!” will be the first words out of the mouths of customers squinting to get a closer look at the details on cards by Gallardo Works.

The answer? Simple: By hand.

That’s right, each and every exquisite embellishment on every card by Gallardo Works is applied by artisans in Boston, MA., before being sent out to stores who proudly display these stunning cards. Cards for every occasion feature small, charming details that bring their modern designs to life! Tiny beads and buttons are added alongside bright, cheery colors and clever designs to take every item from card to keepsake.

Gallardo Works cards capture holiday, birthday and “just because,” moments with cheeky sayings and eye-catching design that is minimal enough to be both trendy and timeless. Their cards are like the “little black dress” of stationary: They’re a fool-proof and classic choice that will never become dated or go out of style!

Artfully-designed cards by Gallardo Works say exactly the right thing without going overboard, and their handcrafted bead work only adds. It never distracts or makes an image fussy.

Take for example, their Halloween collection. One of the most darling cards is a simple “Happy Halloween” script on a plain background. However, the magical touches make this a must-have for this year. The last of the script shoots down the page and ends with a teeny spider whose eyes are what else? Beads! Tiny, bright orange beads! It’s adorable! Continue reading “Gallardo Works Embellished Cards are Timeless Keepsakes!” »

Abbey Press Has The Perfect Gift For Every Occasion!

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The saying, “Life is in the details,” couldn’t be truer for the products from Abbey Press. They provide the little treasures that mean so much when passed on to a friend or loved one. From greeting cards to wall hangings, Abbey Press has the items you need when you want to send a message to the ones you love.

Whether you’re sending a message to yourself to remind you of what’s truly important, or letting someone know you’re thinking of him or her, Abbey Press has exactly what you need to express what’s most important in life.

Abbey Press has the perfect gift, big or small, for a special someone’s birthday or a beloved holiday. And special occasion gifts, such as graduation and first communion, are other wonderful specialties available at Abbey Press.  No special occasion is left uncovered at Abby Press! They have gifts for every stage of life!

Need a religious gift? As Easter approaches, people begin looking for gifts that not only fit the recipient, but also express something significant. Abbey Press offers gifts of faith for all ages that both honor individual and the important holiday. Children will enjoy the Easter Countdown Calendar and adults will be reminded of the message of the day with “Hang it on the Cross” prayer cards. Continue reading “Abbey Press Has The Perfect Gift For Every Occasion!” »

Greeting Your Customers With Cards

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Greeting Cards Capture Emotions

Brithday Card From Bottman Design
I laughed, I cried, my soul was touched. All these emotions came from reading greeting cards at my local gift store.

Relatively inexpensive and easy to display, greeting cards are a compliment to any existing product line you carry. In fact, gift givers are more likely to purchase a greeting card at the same place in which they purchased the gift. In essence, you have a captive buying audience. You sell a gift and the greeting card purchase is inevitable. It’s as simple as that.

What You Need To Know About Greeting Cards

Over 7 billion dollars worth of greeting cards are purchased each year. To effectively capture a piece of this market, it is important to know the ins and outs of the greeting card world. Seasonal and every day are the two categories which divide the greeting card market.

Mothers Day Card From Gina B Designs
Seasonal greeting cards are just as the name implies; cards revolving around a holiday season. For example Christmas cards, Halloween cards, Easter cards, Valentines Day cards, and Mother’s/Father’s Day cards, as well as graduation cards are all considered seasonal or holiday cards. These types of cards account for 50% of greeting card sales. In this group, Christmas cards are the big sellers with 60% of the category’s sales.

All other cards are lumped into a category called everyday. These cards revolve around events that can occur on any given day. Birthday cards, sympathy cards, congratulation (wedding/engagement) cards, anniversary cards along with friendship cards make up the everyday card group. Parallel to the Christmas cards in sales, birthday cards are the top seller in this category.

We’ve shown you the numbers on why greeting cards are good sellers, what greeting cards are and the identifiable groups they belong to. But, you want the answer to the most important greeting card question “how do you sell them?”

Greeting card marketing is kind of like that movie “Field Of Dreams”. You know the one where Kevin Costner builds a baseball field on the premise “build it they will come”. Greeting cards are that field. Select good wholesale greeting card suppliers with themes in line with your products and they will sell.

Tips For Selecting And Selling Greeting Cards

A tip to keep in mind when selecting card from your wholesale greeting card vendor is balancing trendy with traditional. You will want a combination of trendy as well as classic greeting cards. Trendy cards are those types that play music, have led lights along with movable artistry, or even humorous political cards. Classic cards are the cards that are timeless. They follow a pattern that has been seen for ages. For example, classic greeting cards are often the Mother’s Day cards embellished with calligraphy and floral pictures or wedding cards with a very formal and proper tone. However, that doesn’t mean this is the only style for these types of cards. With greeting cards, you have the many options running the gamut from humorous to classic and from artistic to cartoonish.

Greeting Card From Blending Moments
A versatile assortment is the strategy that works best for most gift shops. Carry a wide selection in both the seasonal and everyday categories. Select cards that set you apart from the crowd. Look for quirky cards that most people won’t find in the “marts”. Find cards that evoke an emotional response. The idea with greeting cards is to affect the person purchasing the card. Greeting card buyers want to feel emotion because they are using the card to send an emotional message.

“Heavy on the holidays” is a strategy that suits flower shops. Weight your seasonal selection with more Mother’s day and Valentine’s Day cards as convenient add-on sales. However, a few every day cards will still be needed. Don’t forget the blank greeting cards which are fantastic ways for customers to personalize their floral gifts.

Greeting your customers with seasonal and everyday cards puts you in the game with the potential to win a piece of a 7 billion dollar market. Your “Field Of Dreams” resides in greeting cards sales. Offer a card for every occasion and they will sell.

The wholesale greeting card vendors at FGmarket can provide all your cards needs from humorous to sentimental, from classic to trendy and from quirky to cards made from recycled paper. To jump start your search for the perfect greeting cards for your store, we have profiled a few of the many wonderful greeting card companies available through the FGmarket wholesale directory.

Greet Increased Sales With Cards

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Reach Out and Touch Someone With Greeting Cards

Help customers stay connected to family and friends by offering a variety of greeting cards. Appropriate for many occasions; greeting cards usually accompany gifts, flowers, and balloons. Giving your customers the convenience of purchasing greeting cards, as they purchase gifts, will boost your add-on sales. Customers will appreciate this convenience and your intuitiveness to their needs and wants. Saving them time will increase your sales. This FGmarket newsletter highlights a few of the many wonderful wholesale greeting cards available through our suppliers.

Choosing the Right Greeting Cards

You don’t need to stock thousands of greeting cards; select a variety of the basics, which include birthday cards, thank you cards, sympathy cards and anniversary cards. Augment your basic greeting cards with blank cards, humorous cards and animated greeting cards. Carry seasonal holiday greeting cards when appropriate. With this combination, customers will have a wide variety of cards to choose from for any occasion. Wholesale greeting cards can help you capitalize on niche markets. By carrying hand adorned, bi-lingual, religious and other unique greeting cards you can target a potentially unlimited market. These vendors provide various greeting cards options.

 

Some of Me Cards offers an extensive and beautiful selection of hand adorned wholesale greeting cards. In addition to the traditional sized greeting cards, they carry a selection of 5 1/4 x 5 1/4 square cards with a paper liner. These square cards offer a stylish look and a more refined presentation. You’ll find cards for every occasion and holiday including new baby, apology, congratulations and sympathy. Not only great for add-on sales, these greeting cards with their paramount quality and designs are “gifts” themselves.

 

High-quality wholesale greeting cards and stationery are found at Page Stationery. Unique custom and boxed stationery compliment their greeting cards; perfect for even the most discerning customer. Using soy-based inks when possible, Page Stationery products will appeal to your environmentally conscious customers. Specializing in custom wedding, baby, holiday and stationery sets designed on high-quality papers; they, also, carry exquisite holiday greeting cards, imprintable coasters, note cards and photo cards. Their products are great for the eco-friendly or discriminating markets.

Bi-lingual Greeting Cards

 

The Hispanic community is growing and creating a substantial niche market. Nos Vemos Greetings caters to this developing customer base. Dedicated to providing the best of both worlds; they combine Hispanic values with American aspirations to create greeting cards for all occasions. They supply a new generation with brightly colored greeting cards from sixteen different categories including children, family, friendship, love, everyday, humor, religious and proverbs. All of their cards are bi-lingual as well. If you have a large Hispanic customer base, Nos Vemos Greetings are sure to be a big hit.

Special Interest Greeting Cards

 

Grab your part of a multi-million dollar industry; carry greeting cards that celebrate pregnancy and birth. Waiting For You offers cards for baby on the way, new baby, big brother & sister, preemies, adoption and special occasions. Their cards depict real babies with cute expressions, poises and greetings to meet all your customer’s needs including cards for expectant parents, grandparents and cards for twins. These cards are sure to attract attention of those with a special interest in all things baby. Great way to boost baby gift sales.

Embrace the individuality of your customers and address their “niche” market needs. Carrying greeting cards based on customers’ interests is easily accomplished with these specialty card suppliers. Barnyard Friends features cute and cuddly animal greeting cards. With a feminine twist Gina B Designs offers a fun and whimsical side to everyday greeting cards. And who can’t use a bit of humor to brighten their day? Greeting cards from Cute Old Women Stuff features cards especially for women with themes they can relate to on a daily basis. Although they specialize in birthday cards, you’ll find entertaining cards for all occasions. The fun doesn’t stop there. MJ Zoom offers whimsical cards featuring stick figure characters that are a sure fire way to bring cheer to someone’s day.

Looking for a spiritual format with religious and Christian greeting cards? Due Season Word uses a Christian perspective to communicate a spiritual message with original writings and designs. Their cards provide the means to say the right thing at the right time to those in need of a comforting, uplifting or fun word. By the same token, Dear Cards offers a more traditional Christian greeting card that features scenes from nature. Both companies offer spirituality and sentimental messages in clever greeting cards.

People have a driving need to connect with each other. Encourage your customers to “reach out and touch someone” with your line of greeting cards. Providing your customers with convenience and a unique selection of greeting cards promotes loyalty and continuous sales. So connect with your customers and carry greeting cards from these and other FGmarket wholesale greeting cards suppliers.

Contributor: Jill Evans