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Gracefully Yours brand reaches milestone Print Email
Written by Christine D. Johnson   
Monday, 02 January 2012 10:17 AM America/New_York

Artbeat of America has reached a milestone with its Gracefully Yours brand, achieving the 10 million consumer mark in 2011, based on actual purchases of cards and journals, the company reported.

“We are honored and blessed to have reached this many believers and seekers in one year,” said Carla Tocquigny, company president. “It goes to show you that scripture combined with great art and verse continues to serve a significant purpose with consumers.”

Seeing continued life for greeting cards at a time when e-cards are popular, the company has launched 14 new Gracefully Yours boxed cards, available to ship now, as well as six signature journals, to ship April 1.

New artists for Gracefully Yours include the internationally known painter Igor Levashov (“God’s Irises”); Italy’s leading photographer Chiari Castellini; Texas designer Suzanne Huser; Tina Ledbetter; Lisa Kaus; and Lori Siebert.

Six of the boxed sets feature 20 cards in 7-by-5-inch format with full-color interiors, retailing for $12.99. The 12-count boxes retail for $6.99 with each card priced individually at $1.99.

Each journal features four-color art, scripture and interior pockets. Among them are Encountering God, with quotations from Marilynn Blackaby and daughter Carrie Blackaby Webb’s Experiencing God Around the Kitchen Table (B&H Books); and Ledbetter’s Life is a Journey. Others are: The Transformed Traveler from the radio show focusing on travel; Life Lessons, which reinforces the importance of teachable moments and is a companion to the Life Lessons book from Thomas Nelson; and the Garden Journal that features the art of Jane Shasky and includes garden tips, inspirational quotes and pages for mapping a garden or landscape.

All products are available through Ingram or Anchor Distributors. For more information, visit www.gracefully-yours.com.