Updates on Greeting Cards and Stationery from Lost Art Design — Greeting Cards
What to Write in a Sympathy Card
Mark McKnightWhat do I write in a sympathy card? As the novel coronavirus is still with us and the Delta variant rages throughout the world, many of us are faced with more occasions where we need to express sympathy than ever before. What you choose to write will depend primarily on your relationship to the recipient and your relationship to the departed. While it's important to be thoughtful, simply sending a card will let your loved ones know that you care and they have your support. Don't let the fear of saying the wrong thing keep you from doing the right thing. Here we've collected...
Our 5 Best-Selling Apology Cards
Mark McKnightWe’ve covered how to write a perfect apology card, but today we wanted to call out a few of our best-selling sorry cards and tell you a bit more about each design. As a small family-owned company we generally get our ideas from our friends and customers. Chris Lykins, the design half of our partnership, creates new cards constantly and loves hearing from customers exactly what they want to see on a card. Ironically, the more specific the message gets the more we seem to sell. So without further ado here are our top five best-selling apology cards and the stories...
Mother’s Day Cards and the Genesis of Lost Art
Mark McKnightMother's Day is Sunday May 10, 2020 Mother’s Day holds particular meaning for us here at Lost Art Stationery. Chris and I both—like all of us—literally came from our mothers, but our business emerged from that annual holiday created to remind children to thank their mothers everywhere how wonderful they are. The special annual day of motherly recognition pushed us to start the company several years ago. At the time, Chris worked for a tiny little stationery store in Chattanooga. He had always wanted to design greeting cards and loved this particular shop back when it was located close to our current...