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THE GREATEST COLLECTION OF GREETING CARDS IN THE WORLD

Show Essentials When: Where:

Tuesday 27 and Wednesday 28 July 2021.

Islington, London N1 0QH.

timings:

9.30am to 6.00pm on 27 July (with a free opening night party onsite until 7.45pm)

9.30am to 4.30pm on 28 July.

Business Design Centre, 52 Upper Street,

Registration:

Via the show website or by

calling the number below.

getting there:

The BDC is only a few minutes walk away from Angel underground station and 20 minutes walk from Highbury and Islington station. It is also a short taxi ride from Kings Cross/St Pancras and Euston while Waterloo, Liverpool Street and Paddington stations are easily accessible.

Parking:

There is a car park at the BDC (spaces are limited and the cost to park is fairly high).

Other car parks are nearby or try www.parkonmydrive.com or other similar sites.

organisers: Max Exhibitions Telephone: +44 (0)1635 297070 Email: info@progressivegreetingslive.com Website: www.progressivegreetingslive.com Twitter: @PGLiveLondon Instagram: @PGLiveLondon 2

Extended hugs of thanks…

While it is very much down to our wonderful exhibitors to create an amazing array of thousands of brand new designs for you, our PG Live visitors, we also have to thank many others from the extended greeting card community for helping us to add the extra touches to the show.

We would like to give a PG Live hug of thanks to…

Hallmark for the lovely PG Live Kate Smith keepsake tote bags; G . F Smith for the stunning show lanyards and eco-badge holders; Skylight Media for sponsoring saxophonist Graeme Airth; Windles for the (essential) tea and coffee trollies and refreshment points and Fedrigoni for making a gorgeous job of dressing the lunchroom.

Much praise, as ever goes to the fab team at The Imaging Centre for supporting the buyers’ lounge area, and not forgetting printing all the exhibitors invitations and Golden, Silver and Sunshine tickets on wonderful board, provided by G . F Smith.

We could not have done it without them!

The PG Live 2021 Reunion!

After over a year of no trade shows, PG Live 2021 is all set to be a very special reunion of the greeting card community – where business will meet pleasure and no mistake.

This will be the 12th PG Live, but it should have been our 13th, so it will be a double celebration of everything great about our industry – wonderful products, a great bunch of people and a true sense of camaraderie.

Greeting cards have really come into their own over the last 15-month period, providing that all important tangible way of people being able communicate and show they care.

As publishers have pulled out the stops with designs that chime with the public’s tastes so retailers have been there to meet the demand.

PG Live 2021 will very much play a part in the continuation of this – with thousands and thousands of new designs being launched by a vast array of companies – from leading brands to newbie start-ups and everything in between. (Not to mention some stunning complementary gift, stationery and party lines with some fab artists’ agents also all revved up to share their portfolios of newness too).

This Preview gives sneak peek of just some of the fabulous products that will be launched at the show, with exhibitors keen to tell you, in their own words, all about them.

With us all having endured one of the most challenging periods of our personal and business lives, we really are so looking forward to seeing you at PG Live 2021, and enjoy getting the ‘band back together’!

See you there!

Jakki, Warren, Simon, Tracey, Jim and Ian The PG Live Team

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all the great stuff! Newness newness newness After a time when happiness has been rather rationed, retailers, greeting card publishers and trade suppliers have not held back in their positive delight about Progressive Greetings Live 2021 going ahead as an all singing, all dancing ‘real’ exhibition.

Here are just some of the extra touches which will go towards making PG Live 2021 a very special show!

The wonderful venue With its sunny airy feel and high curved ceiling, the Business Design Centre just doesn’t feel like an exhibition venue. Nestled in vibrant Islington, surrounded by lovely shops, restaurants and bars, the BDC is easy to get to and a joy to be in.

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Eat, drink and be merry As ever, buyers will be incredibly well looked after. The popular tea trolleys will be out in force pouring out real cuppas (in ‘proper’ cups) throughout the day (thanks to Windles) while a free delicious lunch will be served to exhibitors and visitors alike (thanks to Fedrigoni) and there is even an opening night drinks party for visitors and exhibitors to christen the first day of wonderful trade.

Known the world over as having the greatest selection of greeting cards, the exhibitor line-up for PG Live 2021 will not disappoint. As the only UK trade show dedicated to the greeting card community, this year more than ever before, PG Live 2021 is the perfect platform for showcasing new collections with publishers of all sizes using the show as a launchpad for their exciting new releases.

The stellar line-up of leading names, such as Abacus Cards, The Art File, Belly Button Designs, Cath Tate Cards, Danilo, Emotional Rescue, Five Dollar Shake, Hallmark, Ling Design, Ohh Deer, Paperlink, Paper Salad, Pigment, Portfolio, UK Greetings, Words ‘n’ Wishes, Wendy Jones-Blackett and Woodmansterne Publications will be among those presenting inspiring new designs and ranges for every card-giving occasion imaginable while there will be also fresh designs galore from new sparkling brands such as Animo Alphabets, Hopping Dog Cards, Bexi Cards and The Seed Card Company.

GOING FOR PROMOTION Exhibitors are putting the finishing touches to a whole load of extra incentives and quirky elements. From ‘show only’ offers to fun competitions, surprise happenings on stands to great photo opportunities, will all add to the positive vibe.

There also be the flurry of excitement as retailers (who are winners and finalists in The Retas and The Greats retailer awards as well as Cardgains members), produce their ‘Willy Wonka’ tickets to seal the deals with extra aplomb.

A LIVING HISTORY

While the PG Live exhibitors’ stands will be living proof of the UK’s pre-eminence in greeting card design, the show will also include an exhibition of greeting card design over the last century.

Initially unveiled at the GCA’s 100th Anniversary Conference and AGM in October 2019, the GCA’s Centenary Exhibition features a rich history of greeting card designs from the previous 10 decades.

“We are delighted to be able to bring the exhibition to PG Live 2021,” said Amanda Fergusson, ceo of the GCA. “It’s a fascinating look at how it has changed over the last century and truly demonstrates the broad range of innovation and design within the world-leading British greeting card industry.”

The exhibition was curated by industry expert Geoff Sanderson with support from Helen Snell of Orchard Design House. It includes submissions from a range of personal and company archives as well as from museums and auctions.

GOOD COMPANY The key is in the name - PG Live really is where the greeting card community comes alive.

While the exhibitor ‘cast’ is full of fabulous characters, retail buyers from right across the spectrum will be there – from top buyers from specialist multiples, department stores, garden centres, supermarkets, online players, to countless indie card and gift retailers. You never know who you are going to meet!

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JUST FEAST YOUR EYES...

There will be thousands of brand new greeting card designs, loads of incredible new ranges as well as some great giftwrappings, partyware, artwork and gifts from the super talented exhibitors at PG Live.

The following pages give you just a taste of the smorgasbord of wonderfulness that you will see for real at the show.

Aardvark Press Hot off the Press! Our new ranges are here!

At our Aardvark Press studio in the Kent countryside we have been busy creating 200 new designs and expanding our popular collections ready to launch at PG Live 2021! Our brand new 10 ranges are printed in the UK on beautiful boards, with fabulous foils, and distinctive embossing, all bursting with vibrant colours.

We look forward to seeing you!

Show Offer: 10% discount and free carriage for orders placed during the show.

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Abacus Cards Abacus are delighted to be exhibiting at PG Live, our first in-person trade show of 2021! We are thrilled to be unveiling an array of fabulous new designs, including our brand-new spring seasons’ offering for 2022. Our collection is also home to some highly regarded and well-loved licensed brands, including BBC Earth Springwatch, BBC Countryfile and BBC Gardeners’ World. We look forward to seeing you at the show.

Alex Clark Art We create a unique range of cards, many featuring animals and pets, in Alex’s distinctive style. Most major events in the calendar are covered. We’ve diversified into stationery, textiles, ceramics and other small gifts, but cards are the foundation upon which everything else is built.

Alex Sharp Photography We can’t wait to welcome you onto our stand and show you the fabulous new floral cards that have been introduced, along with a few other exciting ranges. The floral cards have images that wrap right around the card front to back, making the card pretty from all angles. Come and see why we were a Henries’ 2020 finalist.

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Alphablots Winner of an Exciting Use of Colour Paper Award at our trade fair debut, you certainly won’t miss the stand! New to PG Live, Alphablots create bright, inclusive and positive cards for kids and colour-loving grown-ups. Designed

by Sarah and made in the UK, we believe that being green doesn’t have to be beige and are proudly plastic-free.

Amy Illustrates Amy Illustrates is a quirky, new brand with PG Live being our very first trade show! We pride ourselves in producing beautiful quality goods, so rest assured we have taken time to produce three unique card ranges that all bring something different to the table. Please come and say hello…we look forward to meeting you!

Animo Animo is a fine paper goods company, based on the watercolour paintings of animals by the Swedish artist and stage designer Anna Gisle.

Our animals tug at your heartstrings with their endearing emotions. We offer a range of 14 collections of greeting cards. Our eco-friendly cards are printed in the UK. Show Offer: Special discount available for buyers at PG Live.

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Art Matters New in the ‘Shoreline & River’ range from Art Matters comes everyone’s favourite ‘Avocets’ shown here in square format as a blank card.

The original images for these quality art cards are the limited editions screen-prints, created via hand-cut paper stencils by professional printmaker Lizzie Perkins from Berkshire. The full catalogue can be seen at www.lizzieprints.com

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Belly Button DesignS

ArtPress publishes beautifully designed greeting cards, and we are delighted to be returning to PG Live. It has been sooo long! A warm welcome awaits all our lovely customers, both new and existing. Our portfolio continues to grow and amongst other ranges we will be launching Lisa Hardy’s colourful florals and Brian Wildsmith’s timeless animal portraits.

The ever-popular Royal Academy Collection will feature new wallets, boxes, gift wrap and tags.

Belly Button Designs’ cards are designed in Manchester and printed in the UK. Offering a wide range of greeting cards and giftware for every occasion. We’ve been on a journey together to spread joy, share love, and create smiles through connecting people for over 25 years in the simple act of designing greetings.

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Bettie Confetti A tad cheeky or ever so slightly offensive, our cards are guaranteed to make you laugh. Always tipping their hat to the great art of sarcasm, our cards fly in the face of conventional greetings. There’s no expression of heartfelt emotions, not a teddy bear in sight and just enough passive aggressive sentiment to put a smile on your face!

Bexi Cards I’m so excited to debut my large assortment of fresh, bright, quirky, and sometimes a little rude cards which cover most categories and notebooks. Our cards are printed with environmentally-friendly HP indigo technology and come with recycled envelopes, no plastic.

Show Offer: 10% off any orders made at the show, carriage paid for UK orders.

Bold & Bright Bold and Bright are super excited to be returning to PG Live this year. Please visit us on our stand to check out our many new designs in the hugely popular Jeffrey & Janice range. We will also be showing off some completely new ranges launching freshly at PGL 2021. All funny, some rude, but everything brilliantly unique.

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Well tickle my bum and call me Barbara, it’s PG LIVE!! Brainbox Candy is delighted to be exhibiting once again with a stand full to the brim of fresh new booty. Come and feast your peepers on our hilarious, colourful world. There’s so much newness we had to buy a bigger truck.

We look forward to catching up with you!

We distribute stylish high quality greeting cards and stationery gifts, imported from the USA and Europe, and can proudly announce that we are now designing and publishing our own brands, manufactured in Britain. Our forwardthinking team are dedicated to delivering high quality service and products, at affordable prices. We will be showcasing all our latest collections at this show.

Cardology Exceptional times call for exceptional cards.

Cardology offers super-premium pop-up and officially licensed designs. We focus exclusively on producing cards that live long in your customer’s memory. Join us on stand 505 where we’ll unveil our new officially licensed collaborations, reversible eco-packaging and our fresh new look for trade sales.

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Launched this year, Carpe Lumen offers a wide range of photographic cards of landscapes, nature, travel and ‘amuse-yeux’. Printed on sustainable art stock, the images are selected from a photo library shot by Ed Crispin. We offer an expanding range, now over 100 designs, and can also offer exclusive rights for larger orders.

Show Offer: UK carriage paid from £99.

Carte Blanche Greetings

Producing bestselling humour cards, mother and daughter team Cath and Rosie Tate come up with witty captions that see the funny side of life. New for 2021 we are looking forward to sharing brand new humour ranges and new art cards. We have a range of contemporary empathy cards that we look forward to sharing with you and lots of hilarious new additions to bestselling ranges.

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We are thrilled to be at PG Live 2021 showcasing our new ranges and designs, welcoming visitors and other exhibitors alike with a Cheeky smile!

We are excited to display our new designs, having had immense fun putting them together, and cannot wait to help you select the best cards for you and your customers alike! Drop by our stand, have a chat, and get some great Cheeky Chops freebies...we look forward to seeing you there!

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Clare Maddicott Publications

We can’t wait to showcase our fabulous new 2021 designs. Pop by and see our latest Specialist offer, newest designs across our Integrated range and some new humour too.

With industry leading brands across cute, contemporary, traditional and humour, it’s the creative spark that flows through everything we do that sets us apart from the crowd.

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Cheeky Chops Gifts & Cards

We are excited to be exhibiting at PG Live for the first time! We have one of the most comprehensive ranges of vintage travel, fashion, transport and countryside greeting cards and posters available, including licensed ranges from British Airways, P&O Cruises and Brooklands Museum. Much of our range is described as ‘very British’ and many are ideal for the male market. We look forward to seeing you on our stand!

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Clare Maddicott Publications are dedicated to designing and creating beautiful greeting cards. We have an enviable reputation for great quality and excellent customer service. Look out for new releases due to be showcased at the show. Do stop by, to take a look, and say hello.

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Counting Stars New Christmas single cards, and natural real wool tied Christmas packs ~ Counting Stars is Five Dollar Shake’s spirited little sister!

Established in 2013, Counting Stars is a bohemian yet contemporary brand of stationery and accessories. Expect the unexpected!

Creative Card Collective

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We are excited to announce the new look Creative Card Collective, created by Bev Cunningham, who has teamed up with art agency Creative Sparrow, founded by Hannah Curtis. Introducing a membership subscription service, website and blog, a community for creatives working in the greeting card industry.

Creatives can look forward to free talks to introduce the community at PG Live.

Show Offer: Special show promotions and discounts.

Creative Sparrow Creative Sparrow is an art licensing agency representing the best creatives. We provide beautiful art to greeting card publishers and can’t wait to showcase our stunning portfolio at PG Live. With new creatives, designs and ranges, we are brimming with gorgeous content for next year’s best greeting card ranges. We also have some exciting collaborations to announce at the show!

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We have missed you! Come and join us at PG Live. Our gorgeous new everyday card designs sit perfectly with coordinating notebooks, list pads and gift wrap designs. Christmas preorder offer available, pop by for more details.

Show Offer: All show orders over £200 will receive 10% off, plus get free delivery on all orders placed at the show (no minimum order!).

Back for 2021, we are excited to be launching some brand new ranges including Coco Melon, Super Mario, Animal Crossing, Elmer the Patchwork Elephant, Animal Planet, Call The Midwife plus many more hot licences across greeting cards, gift wrap and gift bags. As a leading publisher focused on sustainability, we look forward to showcasing our new offerings at PG Live.

Psst. Wanna know a secret? We’re your go-to experts for all things ethnic. We understand the British Asian and Jewish greeting card sender, and that’s why we’ve been at the top of our game for over 15 years! We know the secrets of what sells where and how to maximise sales of ethnic and minor season cards. And we’ll share them with you at PG Live. But don’t tell anyone.

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Dean Morris Cards I’m SOOOO excited to be seeing you all again in our first trade show for AGES!!! I’ve spent the last 12 months designing loads of new cards and gifts and I look forward to showing you my new Popsicle Head range, new Fabulous and Bubbles and of course loads of random stuff I came up with over lockdown. Along with all new Christmas for 2021, I’ve got all the humour you’ll need.

Desk-Top Trading UK Under the brand of CELEBRATION STATION we offer a basic range of everyday partyware at realistic prices.

Deva Designs Based in Chester, Deva Designs prides itself on its lost-established reputation of creating stunning design-led products. Our gift wrap collection is designed in the UK, and where possible, we source manufacturing locally within the UK. We are focused on the sustainability and the recyclability of all our ranges. We also have a stunning range of wedding and baby stationery and the classic baby plush range from Bunnies by the Bay.

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Come and see our exquisitely detailed, handdrawn designs. Bursting with beautiful colour, pattern and tiny floral detail, Doodleicious really does offer something a little bit unique. We use only eco-friendly, top quality board and beautifully vibrant envelopes. Looking forward to seeing you!

Powered by a team of creative women, we nurture our community of independent artists to bring you the very best collection of contemporary cards. Our cards are currently stocked in over 100 retailers worldwide, including Paperchase and Scribbler. As a small publishing house, we work tirelessly on our ever-expanding collection to keep it on trend, now spanning over 500 designs to choose from.

New to PG Live, Eleanor Bowmer is a design and illustration studio packed with personality, colour and northern soul. Showcasing our new Christmas and occasions cards and wrap collections, bursting with bold typography, original pattern and feel-good vibes. Designed and hand-painted by our team in Manchester and made in Britain. We can’t wait to see you there!

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Emma Bryan Design Returning to PG Live for a second time after a year like no other, EBD will be bringing new Pretty Elegant designs to the Village Green, new vacation vibes, and new foiled Christmas 2021, as well as our Henries nominated Softly Spoken range.

Show Offer: Be in with a chance to win a free Bestseller Bundle in our Lucky Dip full of show offers.

Emotional Rescue We would love to show you some of the 600 new designs we have created during lockdown.

We’re exhibiting brand new ranges, plus a load of new designs in our existing ranges across everyday, Spring Seasons and Christmas.

Oh, and if you fancy a cheeky tipple, come to our stand and shout, “Mine’s A Pint!” and we’ll give you one!

Envelopes Ltd We offer a wide range of envelopes and postal packaging for all your needs! Our products are unbranded and you can buy as little or as many as you want, there is no minimum quantity order!

We can offer in-house printing and have also developed an eco-friendly range of products that we are looking forward to presenting at the show!

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Fiona Clabon Illustration

An unusual and enchanting storytelling animal kingdom, told through watercolour illustrations hand-painted by British artist Stephanie Gray.

Our extensive and elegant greeting card range covers every occasion and sentiment, with recurring characters exploring different celebrations and hobbies. The Erlenmeyer World has had a loyal following since the brand’s launch in Sydney, Australia in 2017. Erlenmeyer greeting cards are designed to be kept and treasured; our brand philosophy centres around nostalgia and personal connection.

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A cheerful Bristol-based brand, debuting colourful cards at PG Live this summer. Fiona uses delicious textured papers to create bright, joyful designs which are then responsibly printed in the UK. Come along to see the latest additions to our Occasion card range as well as our colourful art cards. Find Fiona in the Village Green area, come and say hello!

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Five Dollar Shake With over 350 stunning and completely new Christmas cards and 15 boxed designs including enchanting illustrations, biodegradable glitter and genuine crystals.... this is Christmas at its luxurious best! Five Dollar Shake Christmas will sparkle like no other this festive season! And if you want to put some colour in your customer’s lives; PGL21 sees the official launch of our magical Liberty print everyday range of cards.

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Foxes & Angels We are excited to be here, our second show after Top Drawer 2020 where we were very well received. Besheer illustrates all of the 70 greeting cards and gift wrap. See for yourself his unique style of beautiful retro art cards; including Summer Meadow range, Snow Angels and Christmas packs themed around London parks. Currently stocked in some lovely shops, we hope to entice you to our stand to check out our wares!

Show Offer: Carriage paid on all orders placed at the show over £60.

Ginger Betty Ginger Betty are delighted to be at PG Live; bringing our beautiful, high quality card collection. We’re really excited to launch lots of new captions in our successful Owl’s Nest range. The gorgeous hand-painted illustrations, with little words added, are the perfect sending combination. At the show we’re also launching a new exciting collection, ready to touch more hearts!

Globe Enterprise Globe Enterprise offers the finest, handcrafted luxury gift wrap. Our papers are environmentally friendly, as we take left over cotton, and recycle it into something beautiful.

We also offer gift boxes, bags, and beautiful stationery. Our products offer a blend of rich Indian style and modern design. We have a reputation for exemplary products lines, competitive prices, and good customer service.

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We are a specialist greeting card printer and the Graphite team is delighted to be back at PG Live to showcase the fabulous range of finishes we offer and explain why we really are ‘The Home of Beautiful Print’. We pride ourselves on offering a one-stop shop service where all print is fulfilled in-house by our experienced printers and craftsmen. We’ll be showcasing our brand new finish - Liquid Foil raised foil and using no dies! Please drop by our stand.

Welcome to Greetanica, the world’s first platform for embedding digital video in physical greeting cards, albums and customised gifts, making them so much more exciting and personal. Visit our stand to see our beautiful range of occasion cards featuring GreetCodes, scannable codes to upload a personal video link. Plus, check out the new GreetCodes stickers, ready to scan and add to any card or gift. Turn greeting cards into an interactive video experience, with just a smartphone camera!

Excited to be to be back at PG Live along with a selection of quirky new dogs to add to my unique range of dog greeting cards. I’m a photographer who is dedicated to creating beautiful stylish images of dogs that will change the way you look at dogs forever. If you are a dog lover, be sure to pop along to my stand and see my full range of cards.

Show Offer: Enter a competition and get the chance to have your dog or a friend’s dog photographed in a unique style.

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Hallmark Cards At Hallmark we believe when you care enough, you can change the world. Our story at PG Live this year is all about empowered feels, uplifting spirits, and creating meaningful connections.

With feel-good favourites, new licences, joyful delights, innovative concepts, collaborations with amazingly talented artists, and some magical moments, you should come by and say hello.

Hammond Gower Reminiscent of our popular Piano range, Hammond Gower is delighted to reveal our brand new Ombré line. Where Piano gave us all monochromatic simplicity, Ombré is here to deliver the much-needed colour we all need in our lives in 2021! Combining cheerful and heart-warming sentiments with a wide rainbow of bold shades, this range is guaranteed to delight any lucky recipient.

Hearts Designs Beautifully unique greeting cards, stationery and jewellery for life’s special moments.

Stylish and contemporary designs with heartfelt sentiments. Our luxury products are embellished with diamanté jewels. At PGL we will be showing lots of new additions to our Mad Dots collections, including Christmas, new notebooks and gift wrap We look forward to seeing you.

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I’m incredibly pleased to be exhibiting for the first time here at PG Live - what a year and a bit it’s been! I’ve been very busy designing lots of new greeting card ranges - some with a more ‘grown-up’ feel as well as my trademark quirky characters. Everything is hand-designed and painted in my studio at home in north Essex.

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Hopping Dog Cards is a new and exciting greetings and stationery publisher. We have all sorts of cards, from postcard correspondence packs to greeting cards and gift wrap. We use British made papers, and all our cards use unusual print techniques and designs. We like to think of ourselves as a vibrant and innovative modern brand which offers fun and tactile stationery. Our cards will be a fantastic addition to your shop on the high street or online!

We’re beyond excited to share our new collections at PG Live! We are celebrating birthdays and friendship with our newly painted Oh! Dotty collection featuring summer blooms and fancy florals. We have a new eagerly awaited male collection, as well as a cheeky humour collection!

We’ve also expanded our popular Frida and Parasol collections, for female birthday, relations and occasions.

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Hux Loves Honey We’re so excited to return for our second year at PG Live! We’ll have lots of bright and cheerful new animal-themed designs for you to see, including a new Christmas range. As always, we are licensing and eco-friendly. Come say hi and see what’s new!

Show Offer: Free UK delivery on all orders placed at show.

Huxley Jones Designs New to PG live, Huxley Jones Designs will be showcasing a range of hand-drawn illustrated occasion cards. From dog lovers, to garden enthusiasts, animal wild kids, to festive folk, there’s something for everyone! Made with the environment at heart all cards are printed in the UK on 100% recycled premium quality card.

Hype We are delighted to be exhibiting at PG Live, and very much looking forward to meeting customers old and new. We already have an amazing variety of ranges to offer with some fantastic new additions. Our products include greeting cards, gift wrap, and super cute button badges. Everything is made in UK Show Offer: A counter display box filled with the badge range of your choice worth £120.00 at retail, free with every order over £150.00.

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I Am Roxanne We launched at the start of the pandemic and are excited to be at PG Live for our first year, where we will launch two new collections alongside our current offering. I am Roxanne is a brand committed to looking after our planet and ourselves. Our contemporary greeting cards and paper goods are designed with the purpose to inspire and uplift.

Show Offer: 10% off all orders placed at the show.

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Owner of I Drew This, Ilona Drew is delighted to be back at PG Live and this year she has decided to showcase her award-winning Landmarks range. The range has now reached over 200 designs and continues to go from strength to strength, proving continuously popular throughout the last year. Please do come along to discuss any Landmarks that may be of interest to your beautiful shops and customers.

At Icon we design some of the most stylised and innovative contemporary greeting cards available. Our multi award-winning collection of cards is extensive and covers most occasions.

We continually evolve our products and introduce new designs, but the one thing that remains constant is our unerring commitment to excellence. All of our products are designed with attention to detail and are produced to impeccable standards. We love our cards and we hope that you will too!

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Imaging Centre The Imaging Centre are specialists in greeting card printing for illustrators, artists and photographers. With our IC Simplicity services, your artwork is digitally printed in high quality with fast turnaround times. It can be produced in short runs, on-demand, and sent directly to the retailer. We are a sustainable company and do what we can to reduce our impact on the environment, by printing only what is required when its needed, using FSC, recycle and FSC recycled boards, with a full range of packing options to reduce our plastic use.

Inkystick Inkystick publishes artist drawn contemporary greeting cards, with over 80 designs inspired by nature, astrology and mythology. The beautiful cards are brought to life through a combination of vibrant colours and strong black lines. They have been designed with affordability and every occasion in mind. We use sustainable FSC certified card and 10% of our proceeds are given to charity.

Into the Green Publishing Into the Green Publishing is a new environmentally-friendly greeting card company, founded on the belief that great cards don’t have to cost the earth. Our company values ensure, all of our cards are: • Free from Plastic • Made from Sustainable Paper • Made with Biodegradable Glitter • Packed & Shipped in Paper Packaging • Designed & Made in the UK

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James Ellis We are really excited to introduce new designs to our colourful confetti-filled Paper Shakies range. We will also be showing our new Christmas Paper Shakies range and mini packs.

All of our cards and stationery ranges are now 100% recyclable and plastic-free.

Show Offer: Every UK order taken at the show carriage paid with no minimum.

Jane Buurman Handmade We’re thrilled to be at PG Live with our range of free-motion embroidered designs printed from Jane’s original stitched and mixed media artwork. We’re showcasing our new ranges ‘Lace’ and ‘Leaves’ (age ranges), ‘Into the Wild’ (animals) and ‘Hey Ewe’ (funny, cute, sassy sheep), as well as our very popular ‘For DaBoyz’ (male range), ‘Bloomin Lovely’ (florals) and Christmas ranges.

Jessica Hogarth I am delighted to be at PG Live for the 7th time!

My hand-drawn illustrations and text combine with eye catching foil and colour resulting in a unique collection of cards. Pop by to see the new everyday ranges as well as Christmas, which include my 2020 Henries award-winning decoration card range. I can’t wait to see you!

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Kali Stileman Lots of lovely luxury design-led greeting cards and wrapping papers for children and the young at heart.

Kim Garrity Design I am so excited to be debuting at PG Live 2021.

My playful and colourful designs are all handdrawn with a splash of fun. Current ranges include cheeky animals, cute objects and catchy messages. I will be launching three exciting new ranges which feature bold geometric typography and hand-lettered florals.

Kingfisher Cards Two brand new ranges are being launched at PG Live, Shimmer is a sumptuous range of 18 female relations and ages while the vibrant colours of Fruitini encompasses 18 male relations and ages.

Show Offer: New to Kingfisher Cards? Ask on the stand for an unbeatable show offer!

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Award-winning British illustrator Laura Stoddart launched her collection of beautiful greeting cards in 2019 following huge success with her stationery and homeware ranges.

Laura’s work features her delicate watercolour artwork. Her exquisite outsized blooms held by miniature people are her distinctive trademark and have featured in House and Garden, Country Living, Good Housekeeping, Period Living, Red Magazine and The RHS’ Garden Magazine.

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At PG Live 2021 we will be launching extensions to some of our most popular ranges including King Street and Beautiful.

We will also be introducing brand-new collections for adult ages and female relations.

You will also find luxury gift packaging from Penny Kennedy, including collections by Morris & Co, Louise Tiler, Sara Miller London and Emma Bridgewater.

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Lottie Simpson Here at Lottie Simpson, we create beautifully illustrated cards, hand finished with the finest, sparkliest hand crafted crystals. Unique collections include our award-winning Colour + Send range, cards designed by us for little ones to colour before they send! We’re also launching our new range of luxury postcard style greeting cards, featuring iconic buildings, beautiful countryside and coastlines, available to order bespoke for your area.

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Loxleys Print ‘The Home of Greeting Cards’, Loxleys are the UK’s specialist greeting card manufacturer with over 165 years of expertise in lithographic and digital greeting card production. No order is too small or too large for Loxleys, our on-site capacity means we can print to suit your needs from as little as one card or as many one million cards.

Lukewarm Sentiments A brand new collection of honest, funny cards for awkward people. We’re launching a range of new birthday cards, new job and familyrelated cards at Progressive Greetings Live. We look forward to meeting you!

Show Offer: We will be offering 10% off to show attendees.

Megan Claire Our contemporary greeting cards use quirky captions alongside hand-foiled and luxury embossed finishes to create simple yet beautiful designs.

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Creators of contemporary greeting cards, all made with soul, creativity and love. We have been busy creating lots of newness since we saw you last, so can’t wait to see you all to show it off!

We are so excited to be back at PG Live with our range of pun-filled paper goods! We’ll be bringing our most popular designs along with some new additions to the animal menagerie.

All printed in the UK from original watercolour illustrations and packaged in eco-friendly materials. Come and visit to see our fun range of cards and wrap.

Show Offer: Free UK shipping on all orders placed at the show.

N Smith Packaging & Display We manufacture cardboard packaging and point of purchase solutions for greeting cards, gift, retail and multiple other sectors including ecommerce.

Founded in 1901 and still privately owned to this day, we offer cardboard products from protective transit boxes right through to fully printed display stands seen in all the major supermarkets and everything in between, including cartons, shelf ready packaging and ecommerce boxes delivered on a daily basis to all of our homes.

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Neon Tiger Studio Neon Tiger Studio is dedicated to creating beautiful, contemporary, and joyful designs.

During lockdown, our brand illustrator Martyna Zoltaszek (her client list comprising of BBC, Nina Ricci and Djeco) has created a comprehensive collection of giftwrap and greeting cards. Excitingly – these fresh designs will be launched at PG Live 2021, and we cannot wait to meet you on our stand.

Njeri Illustrated Bespoke designs for all! Returning to PG Live 2021, Njeri Illustrated is your one-stop shop for bespoke greeting cards. With the motto “Your City… Illustrated”, we offer custom designed greeting card ranges that feature scenic city chic artwork tailored specifically to your local area. With retailers in London and throughout the UK, we are keen to expand our range and clients! Our bespoke range is printed on blank cards and comes with white envelopes.

Noi Publishing Here at Noi we really have one mission and that is to create designs brimming with fun.

Welcome to our world where we hope that our lines bring joy to all who give and receive them.

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We are PG Live newbies and are delighted to be able to share our quirky greeting cards with you. Expect to see lots of ‘world weary’ cats in our humorous range, and a contemporary take on urban landscapes in our scene cards.

We would love to chat to you so come and find us… warning, we may be overly excited!

Oaktree UK is the only British company that manufactures foil party balloons.

Quality, design and creativity are key philosophies in the production of our balloons.

See our stunning new 34” balloon numbers in rainbow, matte pink, matte blue, green and market leading Sparkling Fizz 18” foil balloons ranges in rose gold, black gold and blue. Visit our stand to see the exciting range of balloons and accessories we offer to meet all special occasions.

Funny is our thing at Objectables, so while we have seriously lost our sense of humour at some points over the last year, we have never lost sight of the value of a bloody good laugh.

So just come along and have a free laugh. We can worry about selling you stuff later.

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Ohh Deer The established place to go to find quirky, artistic and fun illustrated products. We have a host of new ranges which will have their first trade show outing at PG Live this year, including exclusive licences from Cath Kidston, Pusheen, Bob Ross, Chris (Simpsons Artist), Ken the Cat, Owen Davey. In addition refreshes to our popular established ranges, including Hello!lucky, Gemma Correll, Twin Pines and The Social Type.

Olivia Goddard Designs With two new ranges to launch, ‘Minis’ and ‘Beautiful Gardens’ Olivia Goddard Designs is really looking forward to seeing everyone at PG Live 2021.

Show Offer: Free carriage on all UK mainland orders, and two free packs of cards with every order.

Out of the Blue Studios An award-winning (Best Wholesale Everyday Range in The Henries 2019) publisher of greeting cards, offering an everyday ‘In-Stock’ range of 600+ SKUs along with Christmas counter and boxed assortments and a full comprehensive range of Spring Season products. Established in 2017 - with 150 years of experience within the greeting card industry.

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Papagrazi So happy to be back at PG Live again! Can’t wait to see you all. As well as a whole heap of designs never seen at PG Live before, we’ll also be showing some great new additions to our popular ranges. Lots of lovely neon colours and a focus on love, fun and friendship. Come and see us on The Village Green to see what’s new!

Paper Salad Once again we have worked our magic on these small pieces of board to bring something different to the market! This year we will be showcasing new ranges, including Pot Of Gold and Sunbeam, along with additions to some of our best selling ranges, Hunky Dory and our award-winning Hoopla range! We can’t wait for you to see them!

Paper Shed Design Welcome back wonderful retailers! Introducing Paper Shed Design, born out of the chaos of 2020. We produce quality greeting cards featuring beautifully crafted original artworks.

We are so excited to launch our debut range ‘absolutely barking’ at the show! A charming collection of hand-drawn illustrations celebrating our love of dogs. We can’t wait to welcome you onto our stand.

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Paperlink Three decades of innovation and celebrating new talent! Paperlink continues to be leading edge publishers of fabulous greeting cards and we’re excited to be showcasing several new ranges we’ve been working on for the past few months. We’re really looking forward to seeing all our lovely customers - we’ve missed you all!

Pigment Productions At Pigment we genuinely love what we do – designing and writing cards that reflect the world we live in right now. At PG Live we’ll be showcasing brand new collections, such as The Life and Times, Pitter Patter, Edward Monkton and our new Hey Girl edition, celebrating reuniting with our best friends and drinking partners!

Pocket Mountains We publish the UK’s most accessible, inspirational and affordable pocket-sized walking guidebooks. The perfect gift for anyone with a love for the outdoors.

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Poet and Painter continues to create fresh, eclectic, funny cards with unique content and hand-drawn illustrations. Our fine art training puts us on a slightly wayward path through life, and that’s where we plan on staying. With a smorgasbord of bright, clever work, and a growing global client base, why not come and say hello?

The newest greeting card idea on the market!

Our self-inflating greeting balloons are much more than a traditional greeting card or foil balloon. Simply plug-in our product and watch your 22” or 24” shaped balloons rise before your eyes! The product is powered by USB, tablet, power-bank, wall plug, battery, or your Smart Phone for no-fuss inflation. THE perfect gift for your next party or celebration. Reusable and recyclable, with no helium required!

Making our PG Live debut, we are excited to share our range of distinctive, colourful, and contemporary cards. We will also be launching three new collections including our first male inspired range. Popsy & Plum cards are designed in our Surrey studio and printed in the UK on luxury FSC-certified board.

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Portfolio We at Portfolio are so looking forward to seeing you again! We cannot wait to show you our bestselling ranges and new designs.

Having successfully published greeting cards for over 40 years, we have a large range of eclectic designs to suit all tastes. Come and see our lovely cards and receive a fabulously heart-warming…

Show Offer: £30 off all orders over £200.

Quite Good Cards At Quite Good Cards we mix cutting-edge humour and detailed hand-drawn pencil illustrations that are hugely popular with both retailers and customers. Our original and distinctive designs make our work a ‘must-see’ for anyone visiting PG Live. Make sure you take the time to pop by and we guarantee you’ll leave with a smile on your face!

Raspberry Blossom We’re Mark and Rebecca, husband and wife duo with the aim to inspire everyday moments of joy through our colourful designs. In 2021 we’ve already launched over 120 new designs with another 30 dropping at PG Live. Come and explore our colourful, award-winning designs, exciting new collections, sensational seasonal designs and funky children’s wall art too. See you there!

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Woohoo, we are very excited to be back exhibiting and can’t wait to see everyone again.

We’ve got lots of new products to showcase, including a brand new contemporary range.

Can’t wait to see you there!

Show Offer: 60 days credit on all orders placed at the show.

We are delighted to be showcasing our brand new lines at PG Live for the first time! We create bright, beautiful and colourful greeting cards with a variety of styles across each range.

You’ll find luxe hot foiled typography, fun and playful illustration in addition to whimsical greetings, plus a range of botanical and floralthemed designs, all printed in England.

Rocket68 will be unveiling new beautifully illustrated designs including Christmas and male ranges. Excited to share our new ‘Passion4Plants’ range, and many stunning additions to our award-nominated Kimono and London Calling collections. All our products are sustainably made and packaged. We were proud to be Gift of the Year 2021 shortlisted and The Henries 2020 nominated

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Roger la Borde Roger la Borde are the creators of charming, eclectic and wonderful stuff since 1985.

We are excited to present our Winter 2021 Collection at PG Live. Highlights include the Hollow Tree Hideaway range filled with woodland creatures, festive dinosaurs from the Epoch Before Christmas range, lots of new cards and a variety of incredible 3D Pop & Slot Advent calendars.

Rush Design Put simply, we publish fabulous greeting cards.

All printed and hand-finished or foiled right here in the UK. Back at PG Live for the fifth year running (it should be sixth, thanks 2020!).

As expected, we have lots of new designs. So much in fact that you just need to come and see for yourself. We have missed you.

Rusty Pencil It’s Rusty Pencil’s second appearance at PG Live and he is all too eager to show off his nice new top, dodgy home haircut along with the new Aches & Pains range. It’s a combination of age milestone and occasion-related cards highlighting the joyous moments of getting on a bit, like myself. They’re bold, witty and funny.

Find out for yourself.

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We been busy sharpening our pencils getting ready for the show. New everyday and Christmas designs will be on display as well as all the current favourites. Ruth will be making some cards live at the show if you want to see how it’s done. All our cards are lovingly designed, printed and hand-finished here in the UK. See you there!

I’ve been super busy over the last year and am looking forward to showcasing my bigger bolder and brighter new designs! All cards are now printed onto gorgeous textured card and come with an eco-friendly card clasp option. I can’t wait to see what you think!! Please pop by and say “hello”.

Say it with Songs is a new brand that combines the sentiment of a greeting card with the power of a song. It’s bold, bright and a completely novel way to celebrate special moments, bring back happy memories or tell someone exactly how you feel by letting the lyrics do the talking. With over 100 Designs to choose, plus Christmas and a ‘Top Secret’ collaboration collection to unveil at PG Live, Signed, Sealed, Delivered - We’re Yours (and we can’t wait to meet you).

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Scentiment Gifts Scentiment Gifts maybe a new company born in 2020, but it boasts a wealth of gift and card experience. Featuring ‘Light Up Your Life’ our Scentiment Candles are a real winner with all. Retailing at a price that is well received at just £9.99!

Shmuncki Verse If you’re looking for something a little bit different, then Shmuncki is for you. Taking beautiful poems and exceptional quality card, we’ve sold over 20,000 cards on Etsy alone.

Finding the words to suit that sentiment, is what we’re all about. Bringing a host of new poems and clever one liners to PG Live 2021, Shmuncki are delighted to show you what we’re made of.

Sooshichacha Sooshichacha is an award-winning British design studio and greeting card publisher based in North Manchester. Our cards begin life as beautiful hand-painted artwork created by our talented team of in-house designers.

We supply major multiples, small independent retailers and everyone in between with an eclectic range of styles from quirky humour to pretty florals to super cute characters and we also manufacture complimentary single sheet wrap, stationery and giftware.

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We’re so excited to be back at PG Live and to be sharing our newest collections – including BLOOM, a new extra-special collection of cards in collaboration with much-loved illustrator Clare Owen. Each beautifully designed, foilfinished card comes with UK-made seed sticks inside so the recipient can plant them and watch them bloom!

Show Offer: Free carriage on all UK mainland orders.

Stripey Cats is excited to be back at PG Live this year. We have new Easter, Valentine’s and Christmas designs and we are unveiling our new wobbly eyed wooden clocks featuring some of your favourite wobbly eyed characters!

There are new additions to the wobbly eyed animal range too and plenty more to see at stand 94! We’re looking forward to seeing you all.... We’ve missed you! x Team Stripey!

We look forward to showcasing the 14 brand new ranges we’ve launched this year, including six brand new everyday collections to celebrate the return of PG Live. Alongside this, we’ll also have our entire Christmas 2021 collection on display, and we can’t wait to see you!

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The Bright Agency Bright is a global agency that nurtures passionate, gifted artists and authors. You’ll see their work everywhere: children’s books, billboards, greeting cards, films... They’re here to make a mark on the world, and our mission is to make it happen. Always one step ahead of visual trends, we source, develop and licence beautiful illustrations for cards, stationery and gift wrap. Whatever the occasion, choose from our extensive portfolio or commission bespoke designs to fit your needs

The Great British Card Company

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We are very excited to be exhibiting at PG Live this year and will be taking the opportunity to share our newest ranges with you. We will be showcasing our designs for occasions and relations as well as from our general birthday collections, including brand new designs for juvenile ages. We are also thrilled to be debuting new collections from gift packaging, including our Morris & Co stationery. You will be spoiled for choice!

The Illustrated Saying Realising how often they used popular sayings, two friends created a unique greeting card company designing playful illustrations, based on nostalgic sayings we ALL say. The simple, literal drawings and textures add detail showing the quirkiness of everyday life. The Illustrated Saying add a fun and educational twist by including the meanings and origin of each saying, on the back of the cards!

Looking for beautiful, original pastel art loveliness perfect for an Autumn-inspired colour palette? Then enjoy animal artist Anna Danielle’s latest collection of wildlife artwork!

Featuring hares, red squirrels, pheasants, stags, and other much-loved creatures from our natural world, these new card designs and gifts offer plenty of choices to build a stunning in-store display.

If you’ve enjoyed our vintage cards over the past five years, we think you’ll like our new range of vintage papers, adapted from an array of eclectic imagery spanning several centuries.

Some, like ‘Longitude’, courtesy of our partner Wellcome Collection, will make striking posters, while others will wrap presents beautifully.

All are printed on the finest sustainable and recyclable paper.

Newly launched this February, visit The Seed Card Company for a truly inspirational collection of beautiful, plantable and biodegradable eco-friendly greeting cards, notecards and thank you card sets. All designed and manufactured in-house and made from upcycled post-consumer waste embedded with wildflower seeds and printed with vegan-friendly inks. Send. Plant. Grow.

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Christmas Fun Bioglitter™ range of flat sheets and rolls. All designed and printed in the UK on FSC® paper, using water-based inks and finished with a touch of sparkle from Bioglitter™ - the best alternative to glitter; derived from wood pulp, sustainable and independently certified to biodegrade in natural, freshwater environments. Come and see this and all our other eco-friendly wrap options.

Turnover Designs On stand 431, we’ll be launching our brand new Turn Over brand and brand new ‘Secret Postcard’ format cards, all eco and naturefriendly creations, using natural recyclable materials (as far as we know), saving resources and limiting our impact on the environment.

Besides, they’re just really nice cards, some of them with greetings you won’t have seen before. See you there!

Twizler Twizler is back! We have brand new ranges including Brush With Nature which is something entirely different for us! We have extended our best-selling humour range into occasions and have lots of new designs in both our everyday and Christmas Humour collections. We offer several styles and categories to suit every retailer’s need!

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Type and Story is delighted to return to PG Live after our successful debut show in 2019, showcasing our brand new Wild-Life collection! This ‘story’ features nine playful cards celebrating the natural world and its wisdom, ready to pull at your heart strings!

Alongside these ‘newbies’ sit our beautiful, award-winning collections, Planet Earth and Ethereal, complete with a hot foil finish and mindful messages.

At UK Greetings ‘We care’ about people and the world we live in. Our primary purpose is to share happiness, laughter, and love by creating products that celebrate the most important moments in all our lives. Pay us a visit on Stand 400 to see some of our latest products and new initiatives we are proud to be associated with.

Fresh, vibrant, modern designs that suit every occasion. We are so excited to be back!

Established in 2011, Wendy Bell Designs is an award-winning studio based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. Our designs are printed in England onto beautiful, responsibly sourced board.

We’ve moved to the Village Green and we can’t wait to show you our newest collections - some so new we haven’t even named them yet!

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Wendy Jones-Blackett Come and visit us at PG Live, let’s see your lovely little faces again and have a chat! Over the past 16 months we’ve all kept on top of social media but there really is nothing to replace the face-to-face :D On top of that we’ve got lots of lovely cards - a brand new foiled range called ‘Alchemy’ and a new, completely handmade concept range, ‘Artisan’, which we’ll be launching at the show. We’ve also got beautiful Valentine’s, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day and Easter cards for 2022!! Can’t wait to see you - let’s get back on it!

Woodmansterne Woodmansterne are the leading supplier of premium greeting cards to independent retailers. We design, produce and finish all our cards in Britain. We make cards that feed the soul, lift the spirit and reflect British culture, whether through the magic of Quentin Blake’s illustrations, the beauty of National Trust images or the iconic pattern of Emma Bridgewater designs. As a third-generation family business, we understand the importance of protecting our environment and commit to using sustainable materials and practices wherever possible.

Words ‘n’ Wishes As one of the leading ‘verse & sentiment’ publishers we are enjoying our 10th Anniversary in 2021. We offer a broad spectrum of quality design styles and genres, with great quality finishes and price points that offer added value across a collection of over 900 designs. In addition, we are proud with the service levels we offer including next-day delivery. Our leading brands are ‘Moments in Time’, ‘Little Ray of Sunshine’, ‘Blossom’ and many more. We just love ‘Thinking of You’.

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At WPL Gifts, we have designed all of our contemporary and wonderful gifts in the UK. Our leading brands include the totally unique Inside Out Mugs, More than Words, wooden plaques with a twist, Hang Ups tin plaques and also our brand new Heartwarmers jewellery and plaque collections. All ranges have bespoke display solutions. Look forward to meeting with you!

We are excited to share our new designs after an intense year of creativity. We have flower collages with crisp white messaging, loads of cards for men (we love celebrating beer, bears and whisky), and a fox-themed range, for computer gamers. We’ve expanded our Mother’s Day and Father’s Day cards. So much has happened since we last met at PG Live 2019, can’t wait to see you!

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And there will be lots, lots more new ranges and companies at PG Live 2021.

We can’t wait for you to see it all!

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A-Z list of Exhibitors From leading card publishers to brand new start-ups, incredible giftwrappings companies to some great surprises from allied gift and partyware businesses, plus the best trade suppliers, PG Live 2021 exhibitors have it covered!

Aardvark Press Abacus Cards Alex Clark Art Alex Sharp Photography Alphablots Amy Illustrates Animo Alphabets Art Matters ArtPress BB Designs Europe Belly Button Designs

“Of course we’ll be at PG Live 2021.

I can’t wait to see all the new products and the faces behind them.

No better place to find them!”

James Taylor,

trading director of Cardzone

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“I can’t think of a better show to kick off the return to normality than PG Live.

I’ve missed everyone from the industry a lot this past year and this will be a show like no other. Roll on July!”

Mark Janson-Smith,

managing director, Postmark Emma Bryan Designs Emotional Rescue Envelopes Erlenmeyer UK Fiona Clabon Illustration Five Dollar Shake Foxes & Angels

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GBCC Ginger Betty Globe Enterprises Graphite Creative Greetanica Gruff Pawtraits Hallmark Cards Hammond Gower Hearts Designs Helen Wiseman Illustration Hopping Dog Cards Hotchpotch Hux Loves Honey Huxley Jones Designs Hype I Am Roxanne I Drew This Icon Imaging Centre (The) Inkystick Into the Green Publishing James Ellis Jane Buurman Handmade Jessica Hogarth Designs

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“We are so excited that PG Live is able to go ahead this year, apart from being able to say ‘hello’ to all our lovely publishers it is also the perfect place to find new and exciting ranges from new suppliers!”

Adam and Harriet de Wolff, owners of The Indigo Tree, Crystal Palace and Streatham

Kali Stileman Kim Garrity Design Kingfisher Cards Laura Stoddart LG Print Ling Design and Penny Kennedy Lottie Simpson Loxleys Print

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“Fantastic atmosphere, lovely venue and great tasting complimentary coffee! Oh yes, and so many new range launches, new suppliers and a great place to see new trends and hear about the issues facing our industry.”

Deborah Tingay,

owner, Southbourne Cards

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PG LIVE 2021 Where business meets pleasure!

• Great products • Fabulous people • Wonderful welcome • Memories in the making It’s going to be some reunion!!! www.progressivegreetingslive.com

About us: Progressive Greetings Live is owned and organised by Max Exhibitions, which is owned by Simon Boyd, Jakki Brown, Warren Lomax and Ian Hyder. In addition, the latter three directors of Max Exhibitions also own sister company Max Publishing. They have each been committed to the greeting card industry for over 30 years and produce the highly successful monthly magazine Progressive Greetings Worldwide as well as organise The Retas awards for greeting card retailers and The Henries awards for greeting card ranges.

PG Buzz.net, the digital twice weekly e-newsletter all about the greetings industry is also part of the family!

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