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Spotlight
Brighten your displays in time for summer with Caroline Gardner’s new release featuring five new card ranges. The Hands Up! and Little Pleasures ranges provide a plentiful selection of new and colourful icons. Add in some of the Meadow cards for essential summer blooms, while Pen and Ink adds fun illustrations based on line drawing designs. Complete your displays with The Write Words - a celebration of text that will be sure to stand out with its monochrome striped envelopes. Additions to best-selling ranges are plentiful too, with a host of new wedding, baby, sympathy and new home designs. All newness is available to order now and will be on display at PG live. Go and say hello at stand 404. 020 8288 9696 | info@carolinegardner.com | trade.carolinegardner.com
spotlight Festive splendour Cinnamon Aitch has just launched its biggest festive splendour for Christmas 2022. Newness includes two new card ranges building on the success of everyday ranges Gypsy and She, as well as many gorgeous new designs adeded to the popular Cranberry Sauce and Margo Loves Christmas successes. From gorgeous foiling, embossing and die-cutting of the colour-popping Gypsy range, to the fun and frolics of Margo, Cinnamon Aitch has got it covered. Look out for the loveliness translating into festive gifts including candles, soaps and lip balms, beautifully extending the story, all made in the UK and sprinkled with love. 0121 773 6833 | hello@cinnamonaitch.co.uk www.cinnamonaitch.co.uk
Hot foils
Hot off the press! A fabulously foiled new range from Cath Tate. These 12 vibrant cards are by designer Jess Watson, whose prints have adorned Strictly dressing rooms and Scary Spice’s home! Everyone needs a bit of shimmer in their life. Printed on high-quality 100% recycled board and come with a kraft envelope. 0208 671 2166 | orders@cathtatecards.com www.cathtatecards.com
Wonderfully whimsical
Contemporary gift retailer Enesco has announced a new and exclusive range of ladies’ accessories featuring the wonderfully whimsical works of American artist, Michelle Allen, into its ever-growing Allen Designs collection.
The Black Moth Trinket Box is an ideal way to store small valuables at home, or while out and about. It features a highlystylish moth with its wings in soft shades of oranges and pinks set against a jet-black backdrop, surrounded by delicate and pretty florals.
Other gift ideas in the range include the Fox and Flowers Zipped Pouch and the Boldly Grow Compact Mirror. 01228 404022 | www.enesco.co.uk
Sweet scents
ExaClair Limited, the UK supplier of Jacques Herbin fine inks, has launched a new addition to its scented range.
The new ‘verte parfum citron’ is a green ink delicately scented with a fresh and natural lemon essence, giving fragrance to the written word. There are five other scented colours in the range: blue with a lavender scent, brown with a cocoa scent, red with a rose scent, amber with an orange scent and purple with a violet scent. These are all available in both 10ml and 30ml bottles.
Delicious daisies
Laura Sherratt Designs is launching a new card collection at PG Live. Daisy Deliciousness is a scalloped card collection, printed in ice cream sundae colours. All cards are handfinished with a daisy and illustration, and feature striped or checked backdrops. There will be 42 new cards on display on Stand 173. Cards include occasions, female birthday and spring 2023. They measure 15cm square and come complete with a bright envelope. 01538 384566 hello@laurasherrattdesigns.co.uk www.laurasherrattdesigns.co.uk
New this June will be the Eco Wilberry Cuddlies made from recycled plastic bottles! Plus The Puppet Company’s new Wilberry Knitted Dinosaurs, which include the Brontosaurus and larger T-Rex and Triceratops. 01462 446040 info@thepuppetcompany.com www.thepuppetcompany.com
One for the boys
Legend is a striking new male contemporary range covering general birthday, relations and age cards. Bold graphic imagery is paired with a zesty colour palette and luxurious gold foil for a truly eye-catching look. Supplied with bespoke black-andwhite patterned envelopes.
Also introducing Mika - a name of Japanese origin that means beautiful, fragrant and good. This pretty and playful range of 34 birthday and occasion cards from Rachel Ellen Designs, with a fabulous colour palette, inspired by spring blooms. Finished with deep embossing and touches of gold foil and supplied with soft pink envelopes. 0115 970 0321 sales@rachelellen.co.uk
Glow up!
Redback is launching new designs from its award-winning, reversible sequin range, Shine, but there’s a twist… they glow in the dark! With a brilliant, luminescent glow, these fun new designs give the patches a whole new life after use. Decorate a bedroom or accessorise a notebook or bag with these reusable patches; the gift that keeps on giving. With an animal print smiley face, fun neon birthday candles and space planet patch that’s out of this world, they are perfect for all ages.
These beaming cards are 160mm square and are paired with a premium white envelope and are blank inside for your own message. 01752 830482 | www.redbackcards.com
