Entries by sbrockway

History of the cardboard box

If you’ve got children or cats, you’ll understand the joy that a simple cardboard box can bring. I remember a time when my now grown-up kids would spend all of Christmas Day playing with the cardboard boxes their toys came in. They turned them into houses, TV’s, cars, rockets etc. They found 101 ways to […]

When is Father’s Day 2021?

Father’s Day is on Sunday June 20th this year. That’s just a day before lockdown restrictions end (if all goes to plan). It always takes place on the third Sunday in June and that’s why the date changes each year. What is Father’s Day? It’s actually an American invention. A woman called Grace Clayton created […]

What are worry dolls?

According to Mayan legend, there was a princess named lxmucane who was granted the ability to solve any human problem. It is thought that her story is behind the legendary Guatemalan worry dolls, which are traditionally given to children with anxieties. The children tell the dolls their fears, before placing them under the pillow at […]

The joy of matchboxes

I’m a closet phillumenist, although to be honest, I didn’t know the word existed before I Googled the term ‘history of matchboxes.’ A Phillumenist is someone who collects matchbox-related items. I can’t say I have a store of matchboxes, but I have always been fascinated by them. As a child, they’d be fashioned into beds […]

This is how our cards business started

Friends and family laugh at the idea of me running an online popup cards shop because I am always the first person to forget birthdays and for decades, I never sent cards. I didn’t see the point. They all end up in the recycling bin anyway. Then, in May 2016 all that changed when my […]

The 3D Robin Christmas Card – new for Xmas 2019

I love robins. It delights me when they hop by to say hello while I am gardening, hoping to snatch a newly exposed earthworm or grub. They are virtually fearless and it always makes me smile when they come right up close and ruffle their feathers as if to say ‘Look at me, aren’t I […]

Does your business card stand out?

I don’t know about you, but I don’t take much notice of business cards until I come across one that really stands out – these usually come from designers as they know the importance of first impressions, the power of the visual image and why good quality card is so much better than the flimsy […]

Pop-Up Christmas has arrived…

They’ve arrived! Our new range of pop-up Christmas cards are here. They’ve been designed exclusively by us, which means you won’t find them anywhere else in the world! We hope you like them. This year, we’ve added a glorious Christmas Wreath Pop-Up Card, A Christmas Cracker Pop-Up Card and Santa In A Cadillac Pop-Up Card to […]