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Lilac Tree Designs

Lilac Tree Designs have a new range of cards out late January 2025. Here’s all you need to know.

Happy New Year, everyone! As we step into January 2025, we’re thrilled to unveil our latest collection from Lilac Tree Designs! This month, we’re bringing you a vibrant range of floral cards, versatile stationery, and delightful accessories that will brighten up your days and inspire creativity.

🌸 Floral Cards

Our new floral card collection is a celebration of nature’s beauty, featuring stunning illustrations that capture the essence of each bloom. Whether you’re sending warm wishes for a birthday, a heartfelt thank you, or simply a note to brighten someone’s day, these cards are perfect for every occasion. Each design is crafted with love and attention to detail, making them a joy to send and receive.

🎉 Cards for Every Occasion

Life is full of moments worth celebrating, and our new range includes cards for every occasion imaginable! From milestones like anniversaries and new births to everyday greetings, you’ll find something special for every event. Each card is designed to convey your sentiments beautifully, ensuring your message is as memorable as the occasion itself.

📓 Notebooks

For those who love to jot down thoughts, ideas, or sketches, our new notebooks are a must-have! With elegant covers these notebooks are not only functional but also a lovely addition to your desk. Whether you’re planning your day, writing poetry, or doodling, our notebooks provide the perfect canvas for your creativity.

🛒 Magnetic Shopping Pads

Never forget your shopping list again with our stylish magnetic shopping pads! These handy pads adhere to your fridge, ensuring that your list is always within reach. Featuring charming designs they make grocery shopping a little more enjoyable. Plus, they’re perfect for quick notes or reminders!

To explore the full range of Lilac Tree Designs’ 2025 offerings, be sure to check out the online brochure. Prepare to be swept away by the beautiful illustrations, heart warming sentiments and undeniable charm that make this collection a must-have for the year ahead.

If you have come here looking for information about how to stock Lilac Tree Designs range then I can help with that too. Head over to their website and you’ll find a link to register with them. Please be so kind as to mention my name (Janet Ross-Jordan) and if you need any help getting started with them do just ask me, email me at janet@cardsandgiftwrap.co.uk.

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Charity Christmas Cards Supporting Local Charity

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I am proud to make a donation each year from a proportion of all Christmas cards sold to Western Isles Cancer Care Initiative (WICCI). A minimum of 10% is donated each year. Throughout the year I also support WICCI supplying them with stickers, paper tape and stationery items for their fabulous rainbow care boxes.

I also attend local craft fairs in the run up to Christmas and there is usually a fee or percentage donation from these sale to local charities and organisations.

Past Christmas donations

Every year Flamingo Paperie donated 1p for each of its charity Christmas cards it produced via the Phoenix International Charity. This in turn supported Macmillan Cancer Support, Cancer ResearchTogether for Short Lives and lots of local charities that we Flamingo Paperie Partners got to nominate.

In 2016 my nominated charity Hebrides Alpha Project received £150 from the Phoenix International Charity. The Hebrides Alpha Houseing project provides supported accommodation for people recovering from alcohol, drug, mental health or crimal justice related issues.

Over the past few years Laxdale Cubs and Beavers invited me several times to help them raise money for their nominated charities. Because of this, I thought it was time to give them something in return. So I nominated them as my local charity for 2017. I’ve already donated £100 from your Christmas card orders this year.

I was also really privileged in early December 2017 to support a coffee afternoon in memory of a family friend. From Christmas card sales that afternoon I gave £50 towards Cancer Research UK.

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Click here to buy your cards now and support some great causes.

The 1p donation by Flamingo Paperie was unusual for card publishers. This is not the same as the usual charity donation on Christmas cards that retailers give. Flamingo Paperie are effectively the wholesaler in this case. It’s unusual for a wholesaler to make a charity donation on cards.

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