Masterpiece Studios®, located in North Mankato, Minnesota is a market leader in the manufacturing, marketing and distribution of boxed holiday cards, boxed social stationery, imprintable invitations, scrapbooking & paper crafts, and preprinted decorated paper for laser and inkjet printers.

HISTORY

Masterpiece Studios is the result of the merger of Royal Stationery and Great Papers!. Royal Stationery was established in 1949 as a manufacturer of social stationery. Purchased in 1984 by Taylor Corporation, Royal Stationery continued its focus on upscale, value-priced stationery products while making its mark as a dominant supplier of boxed holiday cards, featuring the Holiday Collection®, Masterpiece Studios®, and Brett Collection®, brands. Royal Stationery also developed into a leading distributor of blank holiday cards to imprinters around the globe, who personalize the cards for business and personal greetings.

Great Papers! was created in 1993 by Royal Stationery as a product line for the desktop publishing and home computer market. In 1996, Great Papers! was spun-off as a separate operating company, due to its rapid growth and market penetration. Also in 1996, Taylor Corporation purchased ACI-Action Communication. Founded in 1987, ACI-Action Communication pioneered the decorated paper industry. In 1997 Great Papers and ACI-Action Communication were merged, creating the oldest and largest preprinted decorated paper company in the world.

In 1999, Royal Stationery and Great Papers! moved together into a brand new facility from which the efficiencies of marketing, production, packaging and distribution could be attained. Now, the merger of Royal Stationery and Great Papers! is complete and both companies are conducting business under the name of Masterpiece Studios.

Masterpiece Studios sustains industry leadership by investing in new ways to improve their products and service, including:

• Packaging and Warehouse Efficiencies utilizing State of the Art Equipment
• Technology Upgrades including EDI Capabilities
• Development of New Products
• Access to leading industry Artists and the Latest Design Technology

MARKETS

Masterpiece Studios® distributes the following brand names on its products: Great Papers!®, Stemma™, Treasure Masters™, Holiday Collection®, Century Greetings®, Brett Collection® and Savoring Grace™.These brands are featured on products ranging from boxed holiday cards, social stationery, decorated computer paper, scrapbooking & paper crafts, and imprintable wedding invitations. These brands can be found in department stores, gift stores, party stores, mass market, drug & grocery store, scrapbooking & craft stores, office supply stores, direct mail catalogs, paper houses, office supply stores, superstores, and quick printer markets.