CONTENTS Summer 2024 37 39 8 VOLUME 17 ISSUE 3 Features 14 SELLING XMAS: '24 EDITION 15 tips to end the year on a profitable note. 26 THE POWER OF IN-PERSON Custom offerings are bespoke again - but are best experienced off-screen. 34 THE SNAIL MAIL SEASON Once rather ho-hum, autumn now overflows with card-sending potential. 38 SUMMER SHOW PREVIEW Think small to deliver big. 34 22 ON THE COVER From Notes & Queries, the BLOOM collection 10 Departments 4 Editor's Letter 6 Fresh Picks 42 On Display 46 Show News 46 Event Calendar from British designer Laura Darrington blends a deep, luxe emboss with dreamy still lifes with dazzling effect. 48 Advertiser Index 50 P.S.: Cause Related STATIONERYTRENDS.COM 3 40 HONORING MOM - AND THE MAIL A GCA-sponsored Capitol card send literally brought home the importance of the USPS.http://www.STATIONERYTRENDS.COM