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Exhibit 23

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements of American Greetings Corporation listed below of our reports dated April 29, 2011, except for Note 1A, as to which the date is November 14, 2011, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of American Greetings Corporation and our report dated April 29, 2011, except for the effects of the material weakness described in the sixth paragraph as to which the date is November 14, 2011, on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of American Greetings Corporation included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K/A Amendment No. 2) for the year ended February 28, 2011.

 

Registration

Number

  

Description

  

Filing Date

2-89471    Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-3 Registration Statement    May 27, 1986
33-45673    American Greetings Corporation Employees’ Retirement Profit Sharing Plan – Form S-8 Registration Statement    February 4, 1992
33-58582    American Greetings Corporation 1992 Stock Option Plan – Form S-8 Registration Statement    February 22, 1993
33-61037    American Greetings Corporation 1995 Director Stock Plan – Form S-8 Registration Statement    July 14, 1995
333-08123    American Greetings Corporation 1996 Employee Stock Option Plan – Form S-8 Registration Statement    July 15, 1996
333-41912    American Greetings Corporation 1997 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan (as amended June 24, 2000) – Form S-8 Registration Statement    July 21, 2000
333-65534    American Greetings Corporation 1997 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan (as amended June 22, 2001) – Form S-8 Registration Statement    July 20, 2001
333-121982    American Greetings Corporation 1997 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan (as amended on June 25, 2004) – Form S-8 Registration Statement    January 12, 2005
333-123041    American Greetings Corporation 1995 Director Stock Plan – Form S-8 Registration Statement    February 28, 2005
333-134029    American Greetings Corporation Form S-3 Registration Statement    May 11, 2006
333-144220    American Greetings Corporation 2007 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan – Form S-8 Registration Statement    June 29, 2007
333-146244    American Greetings Corporation Employees’ Retirement Profit Sharing Plan – Form S-8 Registration Statement    September 21, 2007
333-160303    American Greetings Corporation 2007 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan – Form S-8 Registration Statement    June 29, 2009
333-175424    American Greetings Corporation 2007 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan – Form S-8 Registration Statement    July 8, 2011
333-177986    American Greetings Corporation Form S-3 Registration Statement    November 15, 2011

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Cleveland, Ohio

January 24, 2012