Festive Friday 2025: Let’s Start the Christmas Cheer Early!

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03/11/2025

Festive Friday 2025: Let’s Start the Christmas Cheer Early!

At Cardgains, we’re thrilled to support the Greeting Card Association (GCA) for Festive Friday and the #Cardmitment campaign, celebrating the simple joy of sending and receiving greeting cards.

Sending a card might seem small, but its impact is huge. It’s a moment of connection, a heartfelt smile, and a little spark of festive cheer all in one. This year, we’re encouraging everyone to buy and send their Christmas cards early and help spread joy across the country.

Why Festive Friday Matters

Festive Friday isn’t just about marking the start of the Christmas season. It’s about inspiring people to reconnect in a meaningful way. In today’s fast-paced world, a handwritten card is a personal gesture that truly makes a difference.

Through the #Cardmitment campaign, we’re encouraging everyone to:

• Write your cards in November to get ahead of the seasonal rush.

• Post them 2nd Class on 28th November to kick off the festive wave.

• Give back to your community by donating cards to care homes using the GCA’s Caring at Christmas toolkit.

We’re helping the country start the season with a wave of warmth and connection and you can too!

Leading the Way in the Greetings Card Industry

As a partner of GCA, Cardgains is proud to support initiatives that encourage more people to enjoy the magic of cards. We’re helping spread the word across social media, workplaces, schools, charities, and community groups.

Even a small act - writing a card, posting it early, or donating it to someone who might need a festive smile - creates a ripple effect of goodwill. And the more cards people receive, the more they send!

Festive Friday 2025 Branding

This year’s Festive Friday logo was designed by Wendy Jones-Blackett, a GCA Council Member, and her husband Steve. Their contemporary style has earned nine Henries awards, perfectly capturing the joyful, modern spirit of this celebration.

How to Get Involved

Getting involved couldn’t be easier. Cardgains encourages everyone to:

• Host a card-writing session at your workplace, school, or community group. Provide cards, postage, and send them out together on the day.

• Organise a Festive Friday or #Cardmitment event - the bigger the participation, the bigger the festive wave!

• Share your plans so we can help amplify your efforts across social media and within the trade.

The more people take part, the brighter the Christmas season becomes for everyone.

Download the Festive Friday Toolkit

The GCA 2025 toolkit makes it easy to celebrate the joy of cards. It includes:

• Posters, banners, and leaflets

• Social media logos and assets

• Everything you need to inspire your community

The toolkit was designed by Wendy Jones-Blackett and Sarah Jackson (Stormy Knight), with social media assets by Rebecca Green from Raspberry Blossom.

If you’re ordering cards through participating publishers, don’t forget to ask for a “Send a Card, Deliver a Smile” poster, kindly printed by Graphite Creative.

Participating Cardgains Suppliers include Paper Salad, UK Greetings, Abacus Cards, Ling Design, and Woodmansterne.

Download Toolkit

At Cardgains, we’re proud to partner with GCA in spreading festive cheer and inspiring people to connect through the timeless tradition of card sending. Let’s make Festive Friday 2025 the start of a Christmas season full of smiles, connection, and joy!

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