American Greetings Christmas Card Collection has Something for
Everyone this Holiday Season
CLEVELAND, Dec. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Christmas is
the time of year when family and friends take the opportunity to
connect and celebrate the relationships important to them. It's the
time of family gatherings, gift exchanges with friends and creating
new memories. The 2012 Christmas card collection from American
Greetings Corporation (NYSE: AM) captures the wonder of the season
from printed cards to online greetings, to festive and fancy gift
bags and wrapping paper-- there is a little something for everyone
to help make the holidays merry and bright.
A Card for Everyone on the List
The Christmas card is
a heartfelt tradition. Selecting and sending an individual
Christmas card to a friend or loved one is the perfect way to tell
them they make a difference in your life. This year's collections
have been designed with a feeling of comfort and coziness and
consumers can select from a wide variety of conversational
sentiments that include the very words they would use to make the
gesture even more meaningful.
For those visiting the card aisle to pick their perfect
greeting, shoppers will find festive, eye-catching cards with
plenty of sparkle and shine. Red, a classic Christmas color, can be
seen throughout reflecting the warmth and happiness of the season.
And for those especially close relationships, the American
Greetings Premier collection features beading, feathers, sequins
and hand-stitching adding a special touch that brings a feel of
sophistication and elegance to the holiday.
Consumers can also select from an assortment of Christmas
greetings from content partner favorites Kathy Davis, Taylor
Swift, and two new faces to the American Greetings family –
noted artist, Mary Englebreit and the latest innovation, Winter
Wobblers™. Winter Wobblers feature adorable holiday characters
dancing to the beat of traditional holiday jingles. With simple,
upbeat greetings and cute-as-can-be designs, Winter Wobblers are
the perfect way to make the holiday season merry and bright!
For those who prefer to send a card whenever that special person
comes to mind, American Greetings offers a wide assortment of
Christmas ecards. With so many choices from traditional, religious,
or even funny; finding a greeting that is just right has never been
easier. Whether sent from one of the company's popular egreeting
sites or through one of its apps – American Greetings ecards
or the popular card line and corresponding smart phone app
justWink – creating a personalized and one-of-a-kind card is
a snap. With the option to deliver your message straight to an
inbox, mobile phone or Facebook wall, the convenience of sending a
card is right at your fingertips.
Gift Wrap Provides the Finishing Touch
For many
people, wrapping gifts is the last thing to check off the long list
of holiday tasks. A beautifully presented gift does more than just
hide what is inside; it is another way to show the recipient how
special they are to you. This year holiday shoppers will find an
array of coordinated gift packaging in popular holiday designs in
all shapes and sizes when visiting the American Greetings card and
gift wrap aisles.
Consumers can find the Christmas collections, in addition to a
great selection of fresh and inspiring cards from American
Greetings, at participating drug chains, grocery stores and mass
retailers nationwide, as well as in American Greetings and Carlton
Cards retail stores. For more information on American Greetings,
please visit www.corporate.americangreetings.com. You can also
follow American Greetings on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and
Pinterest.
About American Greetings Corporation
For more than 100 years, American Greetings Corporation (NYSE:
AM) has been a creator and manufacturer of innovative social
expression products that assist consumers in enhancing their
relationships to create happiness, laughter and love. The
Company's major greeting card lines are American Greetings, Carlton
Cards, Gibson, Recycled Paper Greetings and Papyrus, and other
paper product offerings include DesignWare party goods and American
Greetings and Plus Mark gift-wrap and boxed cards. American
Greetings also has one of the largest collections of greetings on
the Web, including greeting cards available at Cardstore.com and
electronic greeting cards available at AmericanGreetings.com.
In addition to its product lines, American Greetings also creates
and licenses popular character brands through the American
Greetings Properties group. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, American Greetings generates
annual revenue of approximately $1.7 billion, and its products
can be found in retail outlets worldwide. For more
information on the Company, visit
http://corporate.americangreetings.com.
SOURCE American Greetings Corporation