8th April 2013

Hope you all had a good Easter? Not too much chocolate?

We are pleased to let you know that our agents have grown....we now have more areas covered than this time last year so there will sure to be an agent covering your area. If you would like to find out if there is, please call us in the office to see for more information.

Are agent areas are not the only things that have grown. Our ranges are continually growing for you and your shops. Please keep updated by emailing us your email address so we can add you to the newsletter list and this way you will be updated online.

Many thanks for your custom once again and have a great April!

8th Jan 2013

Happy New Year to you all, new customers and old!

Thank you for following us into the new year where we have so much to write about!

The publicity has been amazing from our greetings card industry trade magazines these last few months showing you all our new ranges and yes we have alot.

The local papers are halping us support CHUMS our charity which is always good.

We are at the Spring Fair again this year in Hall 4 Stand 4J27 so please pop by and see our new ranges. As usual, Design Hog have come up with such diverse ranges all printed with quality and a little bit of love....not too much as we are saving that for Valentines day : )

There are a few ranges which we have not even put up on the website yet as we are saving them for the Spring Fair. If you do want a preview though, please email us with 'Spring Fair Preview ' in the subject line and email sales@designhog.co.uk!

Enjoy January and hope to see you early Feb at the NEC.

As always, We thank you for your business and if there is anything else we can help you with or you want to put in an order, please get in contact on 01234 364188 or email us at

12th September 2012

Well...our Summer came and went but we didn't really see much of it unfortunatly....But on a sunnier note, we have just launched out Elegance range of cards! They are all 150x150mm and all have hand finishing of glitter and diamond embellishments on. Again, all of our cards are printed on only the very best quality and FSC certified.

Have a look at our shop to see the 14 Designs now ready for ordering.

Don't forget to enter our Childrens Christmas card designing Competition, see details below!

As always, We thank you for your business and if there is anything else we can help you with or you want to put in an order, please get in contact on 01234 364188 or email us at

8th August 2012 - Christmas Card Competition

Design Hog have launched their annual competition with CHUMS to design a family based card for Christmas. The competition is in conjunction with the Beds on Sunday midweek paper which is for the Bedfordshire and Luton areas..... although anyone can apply.

We need your design by 14th October to be able to judge so please send all entries to sales@designhog.co.uk or post to: Unit 12 Bsssie close, Bedford, MK42 9LB.
Therew will be 3 winners who will all get their design published and sold in local shops around the Bedfordshire areas. As well as a goody bag with Cards, keyring, cuddly elephant and a few other treats for the 3 winning entries. All profits will go to CHUMS.

Good luck.

For more information please call Nicky on 07786433277. Get Involved!

8th July 2012 - Meet our new 'CHUMS'

Welcome to the Summer??? Well, we have had a few apperiences from our friend the 'Sun' but here's hoping we have a few more in the next few weeks....

We are proud to announce the addition to our Design Hog Team in the form of our new Chum!

We are happy to say that we have taken the charity 'CHUMS' on board and are working with them to raise funds with the sales from our Greeting Cards for their fantastic charity in our own home of Bedfordshire.

CHUMS the Child Bereavement and Trauma Service is a new Social Enterprise, having recently left the NHS, which supports children, young people and their families with bereavement, trauma and emotional well being. Interventions offered include; One to one support, group work, residential weekends and family days. CHUMS has 13 years of experience in providing support to children and young people and their families following the death of someone close.

CHUMS’ unique model is based on an evidence-based approach, delivered by a small team of skilled staff in combination with over 90 volunteers in the community.

CHUMS - Child Bereavement and Trauma Service, Wrest Park Enterprise Centre, Wrest Park, Silsoe, Bedfordshire MK45 4HS.

Telephone: 01525 863924 www.chums.uk.com

20th May 2012

Our 'Card Vases' are NOW ready for you to order on-line!! So what are you waiting for?

We have 10 great designs for you to choose from, from Baby Girl and Boy to Sympathy or just a general Birthday sending occasion, Design Hog have it all in Bloom!

1st May 2012

Design Hog have been busy growing flowers which you can now buy on line from now!!! whoop whoop - For all those special occasions, click on the 'Flowers' tab on the top and pick a wonderful bouquet from our selection and send it to someone you care about.

We will be adding our Brand new card vase to the website too soon so watch this space. For more information about the 'Card that turns into a vase, 100% waterproof & 100% bio-degradable, please email us at sales@designhog.co.uk for visuals....but we will get the images up here soon....

Thank you for visiting our website!
If there is anything you are looking for but can't find it, please let us know.

Visit our 'Shop' to search for your favourite cards

7th April 2012

Hope you all had a good Easter?
We are busy designing our new ranges for launching early May so keep watching this space for the latest fashion trends and stylish cards for you or your shop.
Have you looked at our 'CoCoBrown' range yet? Its printed on Fantastic texturered 300gsm FSC board which is a lovely addition to our selection along with 'over the Rainbow' range, this is equally superb with it's eye catching bright imagery on the front.

Visit our 'Shop' to search for your favourite cards

28th Febuary 2012

Thank you to everyone who came to visit us at the Spring Fair. All our existing customers and also our new ones, It's great to be expanding as a company with such fantastic people spreading the word around about Design Hog Greeting Cards.

For everyone who has our discount voucher from the show...you still have 4 weeks to redeam it by buying on-line....so don't let it go to waste!

Don't forget to see our new British Racing Drivers' club range - get in time for Father's Day for a really different Male send.

Have fun looking at our new Co Co Brown range, It is full colour inside and out on the most beautiful GF Smith board with glitter on the front.....very prim and stylish!

13th Febuary 2012

Happy Valentine's Day to all our customers or website visitors.....

Well Hetti hopes that her Husband will cook up a treat for tomorrow nights Romantic occasion?!?!

The Spring Fair went very well this year and we have new customers and new suppliers on board along with more agents over the UK so let us know if you need someone to visit you to show myou our fantastic cards and we will make an appointment.

Any sales questions please email: sales@designhog.co.uk

Have a wonderful Valentine's day all!

3rd January 2012

Happy New Year to all of our customers! We hope you haven't eaten all the mince pies quite yet?

Don't forget to have a look at our Valentines Day cards and get your order in asap. We have the handmade finish along with some fantastic designs for those secret special Valentines in your life. All of our Valentines Day cards are 150 x 150 and again, as usual are printed on only the very best FSC 300gsm board for the highest quality.

Any sales questions please email: sales@designhog.co.uk

Have a wonderful start to the new year!

21st December 2011

Wow what a month it's been! Hetti got married and went on her honeymoon!

Dubai is fantastic at this time of year, there was so much to see and do but now Hetti can't wait for Christmas.

Have you stocked up your new ranges for the new year yet? If not you should check out our new 'KIDS PARTY' range of children's cards....

Our official launch will be at the Spring Fair 2012 in Feb but if you want a sneek preview, select the web page from our ranges menu on the left.

We all want to wish you and your families a very Merry Christmas and thank you for your business in our first year of trading.

Hope you have fun this festive season!

If there is anything else we can help you with or you want to put in an order, please get in contact on 01234 364188 or email us at as we only stop for Christmas Day!

22nd October 2011

Note to all TRADE customers - We are exhibiting again at the NEC Spring Fair 2012 - Date for your Diary
After last years sucsess at the Spring Fair, we have a stand again but this time in Hall 4 so please come and see us with all of our new ranges on stand 4G73

16th October 2011

Hello!

Hope you all like the NEW feature WEBSITE?

Don't forget to let us know how the cards are selling by dropping us an email. We are always keen to learn which ones are going faster than the others in different areas etc or if there is anything in particular your customers want? We will always try and be flexible with new designs.

So the NEW website as you can see is easy to navigate, you can order on line via pay pal or debit/credit card and has a blog to keep you updated with new ranges etc so you can get in first. We also have SALE ITEMS and MEGA DEALS but when they are gone, they are gone!! So you will need to get in quick with these!

Our Christmas cards this year consist of 15 different designs in which we have 3 cards each of 5 different styles so there is a wider choice this year of designs and styles to suit everyone. These ARE NOW ready for ordering.

We are also doing the Erotica show this year at Olympia in November with a 2 meter stand and also have a new range launching with a Burlesque, Gay and Seductive theme running through it for those of you who can sell these types of cards! These will be available late November 2011 so keep your eye out for these.

Our NEW 'Stitched Up' range is now hot off the press consisting of the following captions:

New home
Retirement
Good luck
Birthday
Get Well Soon
Baby Boy
Baby Girl
Engagement
Thank you &
Congratulations

These all have a hand stitched fabric look and can be seen in the 'Stitched Up' range in the searches on the left.

And if you didn't already know. We have Hetti the Hog van now driving around so wave if you see her on her delivery rounds!

As always, We thank you for your business and if there is anything else we can help you with or you want to put in an order, please get in contact on 01234 364188 or email us at