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Strap(ping) Lines Tattoos, time-pieces, vinyl and vintage vehicles, these are just a fragment of the visual motifs currently gracing male card designs. PG lines-up some strapping new male card ranges. l Rocky by Lola Design offers
buyers a contemporary selection of male card designs ranging from tequila shots and other party-time inspired imagery. Lola was keen to break away from male traditional stereotypes, realising that there are many men out there to whom a golf, rugby or football-related design just isn’t relevant. The cards are finished with a matt gold foil and come with a manly grey envelope. l With one in three adults in the UK now sporting at least one tattoo, Abacus thought it was about time to reflect and acknowledge this growing obsession. And so A Touch of Ink, a stylish range based on the art of tattooing was created and launched at the recent Spring Fair. This range of birthday cards presents both male and female figures in the style of loose, watercolour, inky, illustrations, created by two renowned fashion illustrators, Tracy Fennell and Laura Tinald. The cards, which are presented in a 5” x 7” format, are printed on art board, and finished with foil details. l Following on from the success of their
very popular Carnival Celebrations range, Cherry Orchard has now launched a collection of brand new male caption designs as part of its Spring Collection 2017. With their bright spritzy feel, the Code 60 cards, with white backgrounds and colourful foiled fun images, offer a contemporary choice of male designs, with captions for son, husband, brother, nephew, granddad and godson. 40
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l Steam Fair is the latest addition to the Vintage Transport range from Clanna Cards by top selling artist Richard Partis. The range is inspired by vintage travel posters and includes Air Travel, Great Ships, Steam Trains, Brooklands, Le Mans 24 Hours and Isle of Man TT. There are over 40 7"x5" Happy Birthday or blank transport cards available, together with sport and hobby designs which are all particularly suitable for men of all ages. The cards are reasonably priced at 70p each with an RRP of £1.75. l Everyone loves a pub quiz, so Coulson
Macleod has put a pub quiz on a greeting card! Basically it’s say what you see, a fun quiz card that you'll be talking about (and disagreeing about) long after it's been opened. The new Spot It! Shout It! range of six 17cm x 12cm cards (with a bright yellow envelope) has been launched with songs from the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s so they make fantastic birthday cards. Coulson Macleod have kindly put a website link on the back of each card where you can find the answers! l Really Wild Cards has launched an exciting new Locomotives sound cards range. The new six card collection, produced in conjunction with the National Railway Museum, features fabulous locomotion imagery but then, open the card and listen to the sounds of days gone by with the sounds of The Flying Scotsman and other iconic trains, such as Mallard and Stephenson’s Rocket!