Vicky Yorke Designs

One of my most exciting recent collaborations was the launch of my luggage collection with Halina at the end on 2018. To celebrate our partnership Halina are kindly currently giving away a Vicky Yorke Urban Jungle Cat carry-on case to one lucky winner in the USA or Europe. ( Find out more here. ) So I thought this would be a perfect opportunity to tell you a little more about the collection and my inspiration behind it! My 'Urban Jungle' collection features cats and dogs, as well pretty meadow flowers! While I do like dogs, I am most definitely a cat lover and this collection was initially inspired by watching my beautiful kitty moving around our garden with the serenity and grace of her wild big cat relatives - Our garden is definitely her jungle! She got very involved in the drawing process too, rolling all over my paper as I sketched - I think this was her seal of approval! All of my designs always begin with hand sketches. I usually start in pencil and th...

Exciting news! To celebrate my collaboration with Halina  across luggage, they are offering one lucky person the opportunity to win  a Halina Vicky Yorke Urban Jungle Cats carry-on case as shown in the photo! Two steps to enter: Follow Vicky Yorke Designs and Halina on any  social media (listed below) Like this post on social media and t ag two friends in the post.   Social Media Instagram: @vickyyorkedesigns / @halina_madewithlove Facebook: @vickyyorkedesigns / @HalinaMadeWithLove Twitter: @vyorkedesigns / @halinawithlove The giveaway is for the USA and Europe. Full terms and conditions can be found here. Good luck!

A few months ago I entered the Really Good design search to find:  "... the best, most original, and commercial range of designs that are suitable for cards, stationery and/or gifts." ( David Hicks ) The competition was being judged by some of the most influential people in the UK greetings and gift market, so I thought it would be a great opportunity to get some of my newest designs in front of industry experts including  WHSmith buyer  Claire Castle ;  Alan Harnik , president of US distributor Notes & Queries;  Jenny Cummins , MD of Australian distributor Macmillan Cards; Postmark’s managing director,  Mark Janson-Smith  and Progressive Greeting’s editor  Jakki Brown.   At PG Live in London in June it was announced I had made the shortlist of 4 finalists . And at the Harrogate gift fair on July 16th it was announced that I have won ! I could not be more surprised as the other finalists were very st...