Rosie & Radish's Photoshoot

A BIG thank you to Michelle Mercer for our gorgeous new product photos. Here's a few of our favourites from the shoot…

All of these designs (and many more!) are now available to buy in our newly spruced up Etsy shop here.

We hope you like them.

Helen & Amy

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A Top Time At Top Drawer...

It took months of planning, 2 days to set up but after 3 days of trade show craziness, Top Drawer Spring was all over.

Well, what can I say about Rosie & Radish's first Top Drawer experience?! It was hectic, exhausting and so much fun. We loved it!

Freezing at a ridiculously early hour at Central Station!

Despite a very early start at the freezing cold Central Station in Newcastle, we arrived at the London Olympia full of beans and couldn't wait to put our grand plan for our 3m x 1m stand in action.  Even a ripped leather jacket, paint splattered brogues and 2 emergency trips to a paint and DIY shop couldn't keep us down and soon our little stand started to take shape…

A casualty of the show - Helen's beloved leather jacket didn't make it back home in one piece :(

The spirit level was put to good use!

Even though we are relative newcomers to the greetings industry, we are still taken aback by how friendly everyone is and we were very lucky to be placed in the middle of some super talented and lovely folk. There was Yasmin from YTR Designs, Jessica Hogarth, Dandelion, Lucky Lychee, Noi Publishing and Kimono Rabbit.

An arty panoramic shot to show our stand.

First day of the actual show - very excited!

Once the doors opened it, the hours flew by and it was brilliant to meet lots of new stockists aswell as catching up with existing stockists and familiar faces. Our new ranges 'Loud Mouse' and 'Scruff' went down a storm and the 'Daydreamer Numbers' and new additions to the 'Scribbles' range proved popular too. Here's the bestsellers...

If you didn't make it to the show but would like a copy of our new catalogue then just get in touch and we will post one out so you don't miss out ;)

2 days to put up and 2 mints to take down.

It was all too much for little Radish - he slept all they way back to Newcastle!

Helen
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Well hello there stranger!

So that was a bit of a gap in between posts wasn't it? It's just as well this blog lives in cyber space otherwise it would be covered in some serious dust!

There has been a LOT happening in the world of Rosie and Radish over the last few months. I thought it might be helpful to do a speedy little recap ;) Right, deep breath and here we go...

A zillion new card ideas that have resulted in 2 brand new ranges and expansions on the existing Numbers, Scribbles and Daydreamer ranges.

One new flat for Amy Clarke, complete with a gorgeous new studio room and the biggest iMac I have ever laid eyes on.

Lots of excitement, planning and only a teeny bit of panicking about our first time exhibiting at Top Drawer (5 weeks to go eeeek!)

We hit the local press! Even our little crocheted mascot got in on the action.

I (Helen) have completed part A of the Lilla Rogers ''Make Art That Sells' course - an intense but amazing 5 week experience in which I found myself drawing peacocks, beetroots, giraffes, flowers and tortoises…random but extremely fun.

And, now we are officially in the festive month it is safe to reveal that we put a lot of thought into designing an official Rosie and Radish Christmas card that hopefully all of our lovely shops and friends will love.

So there's a quick summary of what we have been up to. Phew! Stay tuned for more shenanigans from Rosie and Radish HQ very soon ;)

Helen

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VIDEO: Behind The Scenes With Rosie & Radish

Rosie & Radish VIDEO: Helen Drawing Rosie

Radish's first venture into the world of film went very well but Rosie felt a little bit left out so, you guessed it, here's Rosie's debut ;)

Helen

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VIDEO: Radish the Filmstar

Well, it's been one of those days where you randomly decide to learn something new…(does anybody else have those? Just me? Ok.)

So my new skill for the day - film director and cameraman! After watching a zillion youtube videos of live drawing I decided to give it a little go myself.

So here it is, my first ever video!

It would be great to hear what you think. I have to admit it was really fun to do so who knows this could be the start of something…

Helen
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Sketchy Sneaky Peek!

With the sales of our current ranges going well, and with repeat orders coming in, we thought it was about time to do what we do best - brainstorming and coming up with lots of ideas for some new ranges!

We are super chuffed with what we have come up and are delighted to tell you all that we will be showcasing our new ranges and Top Drawer Spring/Summer in January 2015 at Olympia!

Our stand is all booked, so now it is full steam ahead to get our new cards up to scratch for the New Year. Our focus is on lovely illustrations, quirky handwritten typography, beautiful card stock and a whole lot of fun! We can't wait to show you what we've come up with, but for now you'll have to make do with a sneaky peek of some photos from around the studio ...

Amy Xx