Today I started my internship with the Greeting Card Association under the supervision of Sharon Little. It was an exciting first day for me, as I was definitely thrown into the deep end by visiting my first trade fair - Top Drawer at Earls Court.
Anzu is a company that specialises in embellished and hand-painted illustrated cards. As well as greeting cards, they also have a range of candles and notebooks. Anzu have such a delicate element that there's no doubt that their products will carry on to be discovered and treasured. To find out more about Anzu, please click here.
The space was lovely, and the standard of work from the exhibitors was particularly high. As part of the GCA, Sharon and I made our way down the numerous aisles saying hello to all the card companies. Everyone was so friendly and there was a real sense of community.
I loved all that exhibited, but unfortunately if I listed everyone I'd be here typing all night! The following are a few of my favourites of the day:
Anzu is a company that specialises in embellished and hand-painted illustrated cards. As well as greeting cards, they also have a range of candles and notebooks. Anzu have such a delicate element that there's no doubt that their products will carry on to be discovered and treasured. To find out more about Anzu, please click here.
This humorous 80s range is Visoni's latest collection of greeting cards. They also have a collection of original vintage posters which can be purchased on their website here.
I fell in love with Ruth Jackson's quaint ink illustrations of ice cream vans, which seems fitting as I'm a huge ice cream fanatic! The elegant white stall with its mouthwatering large-scale 99p deservedly won Top Drawer's Best Dressed Stall prize.
Also on show was her collection of greeting cards that cleverly incorporated pencil sharpenings. To find out more about Ruth Jackson and her work, please click here.
Alice Palace take pride in creating hand illustrated eco-friendly cards. Alice's designs are always fun and colourful, and bound to bring a smile! To find out more about Alice Palace and the other products she sells, please click here.
This was another stall that I liked. Diane Williams' animal illustrations work as beautiful art prints as well as a greeting card range. To view and to find out more, please click here.
Overall a very eventful day, and I enjoyed meeting such friendly folk. Who knew going to trade fairs would be so tiring? Next up - Spring Fair, Birmingham!
