Raspberries

It all started in the spring of 1991 when Jim Byrne and Dennis Schmidt set out to produce a humorous greeting card line. The business was born out of a love of humor and a desire to share that humor with the world. They came up with 23 different greeting card designs for the first run. Jim had written the funny concepts and Dennis illustrated the cards. Mock drawings were shown to area stores and 30 retailers signed up to receive the first cards as soon as they were printed. The new greeting card line was called Byrne & Schmidt Greetings. In a few years, the name would be changed to Raspberries.