The greetings card industry is huge (and quite unique to us – French people for instance rarely send them). But most cards are made from virgin paper, leading to millions of trees chopped down (mostly for nothing other than a card that is then thrown away). Never sent plantable cards to homes with pets, as many have wildflowers which are toxic to pets.
Stephanie Cole Designs offers really nice greetings cards, all made from recycled card and sent in recycled envelopes. When their cellophane protective packaging runs out (recycle at kerbside or supermarket bag bins), cards will all be sent ‘naked’ (without packaging).
Scandi-inspired recycled greetings cards
These Scandi-inspired recycled greetings cards are perfect to stock up on, so you can buy a set and pick one to send to someone you love, whenever it’s a birthday or special occasion. These cards are hand-painted and printed onto eco-fleck card in an A6 size. The cards are blank inside for your message, and are sold with 100% recycled brown Kraft envelopes.
‘made for you’ recycled greetings cards
This ‘made for each other’ greetings card is ideal for a wedding or engagement, and has options for gay couples too (just pick the ‘merfolk’ that suits from the options – the artist is happy to send the cards direct if wished). The card is hand-painted and printed onto eco-fleck card in an A6 size. The cards are blank inside for your message, and are sold with 100% recycled brown Kraft envelopes.
‘watercolour Easter’ recycled greetings cards
These watercolour Easter greetings cards are perfect to stock up on, when sending a card at Easter time. They are hand-painted and printed onto eco-fleck card in an A6 size. The cards are blank inside for your message, and are sold with 100% recycled brown Kraft envelopes. Featuring happy hens and Easter daffodils, the packs contain 1 of each design.
greetings cards made from elephant dung!
These beautiful greetings cards made from elephant dung are made with a combination of recycled paper. Elephants eat the equivalent of us eating over 300 cans of beans a day, so produce a lot of dung! On a serious note, lack of habitat has meant that elephants end up veering into local villages, and in the past have been shot dead as they trample or eat crops. So paying local people to collect dung, means they see elephants as opportunities for income, so helps to save critically endangered elephants.
If you prefer a more neutral design, these feature beautiful brass elephants on the front, with a cream flecked base card. You also have the option to personalise it with a message.
where to buy recycled Christmas greetings cards
This set of vintage-style Christmas cards is ideal to stock up on, to send a tree-friendly Christmas card to someone you love. The cards are hand-painted and printed onto eco-fleck card in an A6 size. The cards are blank inside for your message, and are sold with 100% recycled brown Kraft envelopes. Choose from a pack of 5 (one of each design), a pack of 10 (2 of each design) or a pack of 20 (four of each design). The artist also offers a a festive stamp design. And a retro-style pack of recycled Christmas cards.
