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A selection of new giftwappings launches.
l UKG has launched four new ranges: Just My Type - bright, bold, brave statement gift bags, topped with a foil finish; All New Essentials - bigger, brighter and bolder than ever before, at a value price point; WOW Balloons - soft hand-painted designs meets luxury gold foil and embossed detailing, and Confetti Cocktail - finished with stylish holographic foil and embossed detailing.
Above: UKG’s Wow Balloons.
l Nothing says ‘celebrate’ as much as painted Party Brights designs from Deva Designs. From party hats to chunky script and stars and stripes, the optimistic range is perfect for mixing and matching. Also new from Deva is Collaboration, with Julie Dodsworth creating a new bicycle design in her unique style and colour pallets. Plus double-sided Madhya from Designers Guild features highly detailed verdant leaves, with the front and back strikingly contrasting and complementing each other.
Above: Deva Party Brights.
l A trio of new designers’ giftwrap designs have been launched recently by Lagom. Manchesterbased Caroline Dowsett is literally painting her city all the colours of the rainbow; Lois O’Hara’s distinctive designs are making people smile, while Naomi Wilkinson takes her inspiration from folk art, vintage graphics and children’s books. l Kraft products feature heavily for Glick this year, starting with its Happy Birthday text designs, along with bees, butterflies, cats and dogs. Meanwhile, for Christmas there is an abundance of styles and finishes from our best-selling artists.
Right: One of the Kraft-based ranges from Glick.
l Belly Button’s Mobius is a continual hand drawn line art collection featuring across cards, bags, flat wrap, stationery and gifts ‘a way of simplifying our complex world filled with little pops of colour’. The wrap and bags selection covers flat wrap and bags in small, medium, portrait and bottle bag sizes.
Left: Delicate styling from Belly Button.
l Kali StilemanPublishing has recently added gift tags to the company’s growing product collection. The laser cut gift tags feature everything from radishes and rainbows to sports cars and lucky cats.
Right: A gift tag with a mighty roar!
l Having spotted The Wild Kind’s quirky engaging designs on its homewares products, Penny Kennedy was keen to clinch a licensing collaboration. It debuted at the recent Spring Fair and has been included on a Christmas range.
Left: Pick up a penguin. The Wild Kind style from Penny Kennedy.
l The arrival of warmer weather is reflected in Crumble & Core’s floral and outdoorsy designs across giftwrap and tag packs.
Right: A Crumble and Core Wheelbarrow design.
PG showcases a selection of new product launches
Clapping Loudly
Molly Mae’s launch of its Applause collection is perfectly timed for those pent-up special occasions and celebrations being marked. The distinctive hand drawn designs are enhanced by delicate and beautiful foil and emboss finishes that Molly Mae is known, in a new trend size of 131mm x 146mm. Supplied with a cream pearlescent envelope, the cards can be supplied either clasped or cello wrapped upon request.
Molly Mae +(44)1455 557115 www.mollymaetrade.co.uk Signs Of Life
Nature’s Bounty
Bounding out from Paper Shed Design, is Bucklebury Wood, a charming new range featuring 12 cute woodland illustrations. From hedgehogs to badgers, bunnies to foxes, squirrels to mice, the designs feature the animals in a natural setting, including wild flowers, tree stumps, leaves and acorns. All printed in the UK on quality FSC approved sustainable board, the cards are supplied with a recycled brown envelope.
Paper Shed Design 07909 596574 www.papersheddesign.com
Worldy Treats
With travel opportunities opening up, Visoni.com is expanding on the cards, posters and calendars front. Its range of blank 7x5" greeting cards and 50x70cm posters are based on vintage travel posters featuring British Airways and P&O Cruises imagery, skiing, dancing, sport and wine! New point of sale banners have also been developed for retailers' displays. In addition, Carousel Calendars is to publish two 2023 World Travel calendars based on Visoni’s vintage travel posters, one centred around the US, the other covering the rest of the world.
Visoni.com 01242 575574 www.clannacardsandvisoni.com
The bright vibrant colours mean there is no missing ArtPress’ latest collection, based on the art of Michael Pfleghaar. Celebrating the growing trend and love of bringing the outside in, Botanical not only incorporates colourful plants such as aloes and cacti, but also draws on Michael’s love for mid-century design objects, architecture, and interiors. The blank cards measure 120x170mm and come with an accompanying China white envelope.
ArtPress Publishing 020 7231 2923 www.art-press.co.uk
Love Actually
New for ’22 from Emma Bryan Design is WE TWO, a flexible collection designed to send love all year round. The range of 12 designs celebrates the different forms of love we have in our lives and those special friends, family and partners that we want to tell. Measuring 120x170mm and printed on luxury 350gsm stock, the cards are supplied with a kraft envelope and a fun infographic featuring designs from the range describing the eight different forms of love. While supplying the cards naked is the publisher’s preference, biocello wrap is available.
Emma Bryan Design 07889 598606 www.emmabryan.co.uk
Buzzy Times
Popsy & Plum pays homage to the humblest of garden visitors with its new Bees Knees collection. The inaugural range includes designs covering birthday, engagement, wedding, and new home as well as others. Printed on FSC certified, deluxe, textured stock, as with all Popsy & Plum cards, they are blank inside and come with a recyclable card clasp.
Popsy & Plum 07769 212269 www.popsyandplum.com
PG showcases a selection of new product launches
Punny Stuff
Puns and detailed artwork combine in Citrus Bunn’s latest clutch of new designs. Some 35 new super fluffy, cute and cuddly animals in the publisher’s watercolour style join the line-up covering various sending occasions (age birthdays, relations and Spring Seasons) through witty puns. Keeping it real, all cards are painted, printed and packaged in London.
Citrus Bunn 07746324124 www.citrusbunn.com
Written In The Stars Let It Snow
White Christmas is Laura Sherratt's 2022 Christmas card collection. With a title for every friend and family member, the 48 designs feature dainty Illustrations hand finished using gems to add some Christmas sparkle. The cards, designed, printed & created in the UK, are 15cm square and come with a jolly red envelope.
Laura Sherratt Designs 01538 384566 www.laurasherrattdesigns.co.uk Artistic exuberance
Over 80 new designs have just been added to Jolly Awesome’s Illustrators range, featuring the work of talented artists Darcie Ollie, Scotty Gillespie and Ant Gardner. The designs cover a wide range of occasions and are diverse, bright and contemporary, with fun positive messages. The cards are all A6 and come with white Jolly Awesome envelopes with the option of plastic-free packing.
Jolly Awesome 07904383876 www.jollyawesome.com
Rich Pickings A Star Cast
Starlight is Five Dollar Shake’s latest collection to add sparkle to the scene! The 72 contemporary illustrations are ‘starlit’ onto the board with flecks of gold and brought to life with delicately placed genuine crystals. Featuring everything from kitchen discos to baby penguins, this new occasion range is aimed at everyone fun and fabulous!
Five Dollar Shake 01424 434062 www.fivedollarshaketrade.com
New from The Eco-friendly Card Co is a range of 24 blank everyday cards by artist Sally Rich. Sally paints distinctive floral imagery by building up swirls and circles of colour to create vibrant and unusual designs. The 153mm square cards are printed on 100% recycled uncoated board and supplied with 100% brown kraft envelopes, either with a card clasp label or a compostable bag.
The Eco-friendly Card Co 01626 369269 www.ecofriendly.cards
White Cotton Cards has added to its Star Cards’ constellation. As well as a male BIG STAR collection joining the line-up, there is also a new kids’ range that is going down a storm. Both ranges feature a handmade wooden star element or some classic glitter and ‘diamonds’.
