CLEVELAND, Dec. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Christmas is
one of the most anticipated holidays of the year. As the weather
becomes colder, the connections and messages to family and friends
become warmer. Christmas is a time when consumers seek out special,
and personal, gifts and greeting cards that express feelings of
love and gratitude. This year, the Christmas card collection from
American Greetings Corporation features a variety of printed, and
online, sentiments, artistry and personality to ensure every
Christmas greeting delivered is extraordinary.
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 and an assortment of Christmas
greetings from content partner favorites, including Kathy Davis and Mary
Engelbreit. Kathy Davis
applies her signature watercolor art and heartwarming messages to
beautiful new Christmas cards that are sure to delight her longtime
fans and everyone entering the greeting card aisle. The
authentic messages and timeless imagery of Mary Engelbreit's new Christmas collection will
bring joy to shoppers this season. Her unique greeting cards have
been delighting consumers for more than 30 years! And for those
especially close relationships, the American Greetings Premier
Christmas collection brings beautifully designed and intricately
finished elegant cards that incorporate warm messages to celebrate
the season.
Consumers will love the latest innovation from American
Greetings, Sparkle Knits™, which celebrates the Christmas sweater.
Sparkle Knits is a new take on Christmas cards featuring warm,
light-hearted copy and mini-fleece sweaters decorated with layers
of ornamental accents. With just a gentle tug on the hanger, a
favorite Christmas song plays and the sweaters light up and twinkle
in harmony with the music. Sparkle Knits are available in three
designs—a reindeer, teddy bear and tree.
If you are looking to create a personalized holiday card that's
worthy of that hallowed place above the fireplace that says you
really made a huge impact on someone, Cardstore is showcasing tips
and advice for designing greeting cards worthy of the "Top of the
Mantel". With 7,000 designs available, Cardstore offers
consumers convenience, unmatched variety, as well as the
opportunity to personalize their selections through an assortment
of interactive options. Users can add personal photos, include
unique, heartfelt messages and even upload a signature for the
perfect final touch. In addition to these great options, In
addition to these great options, Cardstore can even stamp and send
your cards so you can spend more time celebrating the holidays!
For those who like the convenience of electronic greetings, or
like to send both a paper and Christmas ecard,
Americangreetings.com makes the process a whole lot simpler. From
funny online Christmas cards to sentimental and sweet, American
Greetings offers something for everyone. Sending animated Christmas
cards is a great idea for children and adults alike, especially
when you can add a personalized message to each recipient letting
them know how much you care.
It's all about making messages personal and meaningful during
Christmas. American Greetings also offers senders the unique
opportunity to send a personalized Christmas video ecard to loved
ones. In addition to the "Rockin' Toboggan" video ecard designed
for Christmas and holiday wishes, American Greetings video ecards
let consumers customize the song lyrics to create a personalized
greeting card. Consumers can enter a name and up to three other
unique customizations about the recipients. Video ecards can then
be shared via Facebook, email and more.
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 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 AG Properties group.
Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio,
American Greetings generates annual revenue of approximately
$1.9 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