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NEW PRODUCTS
Just for a laugh There’s always something new happening and that’s definitely true on the humour card front – so check out these fab fresh funny releases!
High in fibre To whet your appetite this spring, Bewilderbeest is releasing its new Wild Bites range, featuring eight recipe and foodthemed daft cards, from Beef Wellington to Crab Cakes. They look good enough to eat – don’t actually eat them, although they are high in fibre...paper fibre!
“In the studio, we’re big fans of the TV series Schitt’s Creek. It’s great for a quick pickme-up after a long day! We’ve actually worked on a range of cards featuring some of the main characters for our publishing brand Sunshine Llama with designer Ellie Purdy. They’re really popular, so we know we’re not the only ones obsessed with the show!” Lucy Nicholson, Lucy Maggie Designs and Sunshine Llama
Above: Bewilderbeest’s designs are good enough to eat.
Adding another dimension Super Fab is the new card range by Earlybird, which features some funny puns and typography to accompany vibrant neon colours. Founder and designer Dom Early started off as a humour artist so explains why he wanted to revisit the genre: “When I was younger (a while ago now!) my card artwork was all humour based, it started the business off really, so it’s great to do some more so we could add another dimension to the Earlybird portfolio. “I wanted to combine our striking neon look with some amusing imagery and, so far, they have been very popular. I think the vibrancy really catches people's eyes but also the funny sentiments hit the spot.” Printed on 350 gsm FSC accredited board, these designs come with a kraft fleck envelope and are embossed and spot UV finished along with the neon inks. Earlybird's printer Hartgraph is also carbon balanced and only uses vegetable-based inks. Below: Earlybird’s typography and puns.
Extremely relatable Relatable is the latest card range from Brainbox Candy and has been going down a storm since its launch. Featuring captions everyone can relate to and a lip-smackingly gorgeous colour palette, the designs are finished with a very touchy feely emboss and UV finish, die-cut and come with a candystriped bespoke envelope. It’s like being a kid in a sweet shop with these 20 designs! Right: Sentiments to relate to from Brainbox Candy.
Keep going on about it At Lucy Maggie Designs, the cards are known for their cheeky humour and new 2022 designs – an extension to the main card range – are certainly no exception. Founder Lucy Nicholson said: “Our favourite design from the new releases has to be our Birthday Month card, because it’s just so relatable! We all have that friend – let’s face it, we all have many friends – who likes to make a meal out of a birthday, whether it’s a big birthday or not. “We’re also really fond of some of the new Love cards, but perhaps we shouldn’t mention the captions on those!” Right: Lucy Maggie adds more cheeky humour.
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