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A selection of product launches (some of which will be on show at Top Drawer, February 20-22)
Past and Present 21st Century Disasters is among the latest launches from Cath Tate Cards. The designs in this new humour range playfully pair novel modern quandaries with elegantly illustrated Georgian scenes. All the cards are printed on 100% recycled paper and come with a recycled kraft envelope. Cath Tate Cards 0208 671 2166 www.cathtatecards.com Top Drawer Stand O29
Worldly Wonders Fashion Forward Meraki will be brimming over with newness at Top Drawer. As well as its Electric Sunshine range, which delivers a neon, modern take on adult age cards, is Moonlight, a fashion-inspired collection. The designs in the latter, feature gold textured foil on luxury cream board with a mixture of debossing and embossing. Meraki 020 7840 2662 www.merakigreetingcards.co.uk Top Drawer Stand O88
Representing a new move for Belly Button Designs is Wonderful World. This new children’s range of 22 everyday designs takes its inspiration from nature, featuring attentiongrabbing elements in the design and text. The cards are made in the UK, printed on board made from 100% post consumer waste. Belly Button Designs 0161 902 0200 www.bellybutton.cards Top Drawer P61
Small Is Beautiful Tails Of The Unexpected Snapshot is life as you don’t know it. One of the new greeting card ranges from Mint, is courtesy of Helga Stentzel’s ability (evidenced by her 200k+ Instagram followers) to transpose everyday objects into unexpected playful settings. A lettuce as a pup, avocado halves as a choir, a slice of cake as a dog’s head, it sure is a quirky and fun range! Mint Publishing 0116 230 4197 www.mint-publishing.co.uk
Rosanna Rossi has released lots of new additions to its popular collections for 2022, including 12 new 125mm square cards within its Kirra Mini collection. These beautiful, painterly illustrations cover birthday, wedding, thank you and good luck titles. Also being released are new vibrant birthday designs within the Fiori Rosa and Confetti Sprinkles collections. Rosanna Rossi 07900 698522 www.rosanna-rossi.co.uk
A Gem Collection Bug Art has just extended its best-selling Jewels range with a clutch of new designs, which exude elegance, enhanced by their black background, a style that has kept this popular range flourishing for over 20 years. Each of the cards (118mm x 167mm) is embossed with two different foils, is blank inside and comes with a gold envelope, all wrapped in a biodegradable bag. Bug Art 0115 929 4776 bugart.co.uk PROGRESSIVE GREETINGS WORLDWIDE 91
