Only a week until the general election in Great Britain. Gillian Duffy only went out to buy a loaf of bread yesterday and ended up an international celebrity, due to Gordon Browns untimely remarks.
Maybe she would like some Save The Date Cards for her Grand children’s birthdays. They make good birthday invitations to. Perhaps David Cameron would like some for his future babies Christening. We have had a lot of orders this week and many to print, pack and be posted to customers next week, so had better get more work done, so we can please all our customers.

For some years now there have been only four card colours sold on a regular basis by the Save The Date Cards team. As we move through Springtime consider the freshness of using a White card as a basis for your design. White is a traditional and familiar colour for Wedding stationery often using gold or silver for the text. A white card can add simplicity to your message, helping to embolden the message, putting it across with greater impact. As with all choices, there are horses for courses. A party invitation may look better on a gold card with holoprint writing, but for a change just consider the appearance of the same design printed on white.

Save the date cards are such a personal way of announcing your message that designs and ideas are as different as night and day. Considering the small size of a card it is surprising how many variations on a theme can be achieved. There are people who like to use as many different symbols as can be fitted on and around a long and complex message, making a complex image which can take a while to fully register and understand. There are others who like one simple classic symbol, with minimum words, in some instances as little as names and a date. Card designs can be as varied as the people they are intended for.

Card design reviews are underway in the run up to the General Election. If the country needs to have a reality check on it’s political directions, then Save The Date Cards can do likewise. There are a number of images used as artwork presently which have not been popular compared with the regular selections chosen. We have decided to look at current trends worldwide, but focussed towards UK preferences. The hearts and butterflies need supplementing with trendier more modern alternatives. Bouquets and celebratory symbols abound, but choosing the correct ones takes some soul searching, no less onerous than when choosing which box to enter a cross in on polling day.