We had a Christmas Workshop on Saturday .Tracey from Creative Expressions held the workshop and here are our ladies enjoying themselves.They made a table decoration and a card with a lovely Poinsettia theme.

We hope you agree they all have turned out beautifully.The instructions for the table decoration can be found in the Creative Expression Project Book - Volume One.
Not only can they be made for Christmas, but Weddings ,Christenings , Parties and many other occassions.

The table decoration which compliments the card

The cards are all  individual even though the ladies were given the same elements to make the card.

The Showroom 

will be OPEN for Sales 

from 9.30 – 3.30 this Saturday (28th September)

so come along and browse at your leisure. 

We have a huge amount of Card Making 

and Scrapbooking materials 

and we will be on hand to answer any questions you may have.

We have places left on this Saturday’s workshops so why not bring a friend along to share in the joys of creating for pleasure.If you are interested please telephone 01480 862850 and we will be happy to book your place.

This Saturday

Saturday September 28^th

10 am – 3 pm

£15.00

(Price includes all materials Tea or Coffee & Biscuits.)

Creative Expressions

presents

A Christmas Table Decoration and Card

Techniques Include the Following:-
Embossing with Plastic Embossing Folders using a Cuttlebug or eBosser Machine
3D Card Construction – Scoring and Folding.
Stamping with Perfect Medium Pads adding Embossing Powder to Image and Heating with a Heat Gun.
Die Cutting using Templates that Die Cut Shapes using a Cuttlebug or eBosser Machine
Using Matching Dies and Stamp Sets.

* Please Note that this class is unsuitable for Beginners*

The Colour of Autumn

Tilly Daydream - what a wonderful character! She is very playful.

Here the Autumn Leaves clear stamps has been used to create the topper on an Easel Card.We have also used masks to create backgrounds-one was heat embossed with clear embossing powder and then inked with distress inks allowing the leaf shapes to show through and the other was using double sided adhesive with micro beads placed over the mask,the mask removed and then covered with glitter.

A decoupaged topper is the centre of this card again in autumnal colours. The background is die-cut hexagons of the self adhesive fabric paper which is so easy to mount.The fabric paper is available from the Tilly Daydream range.

Products used:-

Tilly Daydream Clear Stamp - Leaves (TIL 907102)

Tilly Daydream Mini Decoupage - Apples (TIL 169106)

That Special Touch Mask - Leaves (MASKLEA)

Distress Ink Pad - Bundled Sage ( TIM27102)

Micro Beads - Clear (CE-MICROBEAD)

Glitz It Glitter - White (GLT108)

Double Sided Adhesive Sheet A4 ( W-2351)

X-cut Nesting Dies - Hexagons  (XCU503080)

Organza Ribbon 15mm - Terracotta (RIB04)

A4 Pearl Heavyweight Paper - Gold (8.5030)

Angel Hair Effect A4 Background  Paper - Yellow (BASICNB03)

Just Arrived !

Art Deco Christmas Papercraft Kit by Debbi Moore

Not to be missed !  

Great value at £7.99

Worth over £20 A Fabulous 68 Page ideas magazine, packed with inspirational designs for Christmas and step-by-step guides for seasonal cards and craft projects with a stylish Art Deco theme.

 * Exclusive festive clear stamp set, worth £6 

 * An exclusive Cd-Rom containing over 700 printable elements.

 *16 exclusive designer papers. 

 * 4 sheets of gorgeous die-cut card elements.

 *Red and Green  Festive Cardstock and Gold mirror card. 

 *Tissue paper for off-the-page projects. 

Available from our website www.graftoncrafts.co.uk 

or pick one up from our showroom.

We are open this Saturday 

for Sales

Saturday 
28^th September

9.30 am – 3.30 pm

Why not come along to pick up some Crafting Essentials or

 Let Us Inspire you with New products and Ideas.

We have some wonderful Christmas products in stock and lots of lovely other Crafting Items to inspire you.

If you have not visited us before 
then you will find us on the
 Bicton Industrial Park,Kimbolton,Cambridgeshire.
You can find directions on our website 
or if you are following directions 
from a Sat Nav then use postcode PE28 0LP.

We look forward to seeing you.

Christmas Bird

We are starting to make Christmas Cards in our workshops.

 It is less than 100 days to the big day.

This is an A5 card ,two Woodware clear stamps were used - Bubble Snow Flower  which is great for using Card Candi and Christmas Bird which has been coloured using Distress Inks.The Bauble has been stamped onto Silk Polished Glitter.Snowflake charms add that finishing touch.

An easel card using the Christmas Bird,again Silk Polished Glitter has been used for the bauble.

Products Used:-

Woodware Clear Stamp - Bubble Snoe Flower (JGS318)
Woodware Clear Stamp - Little Christmas Bird (FRS119)
Card Candi - Hush a Bye (CC066)
Card Candi - Cotton Candy (CC037)
Cosmic Shimmer Silk Polished Glitter -Sea Green (CSPSGSEA)

Birthday Cards

Saturated Canary - Balloon Wishes

We made these cards using the Little Darlings Saturated Canary stamps with young girls in mind.There are many designs in the range.Here we have used Balloon Wishes (LD5038).

A selection of backing card and papers have been layered and punched.The picket fence has been made using strips of white card (2 x strips 14.5cm x 1cm and 10 x strips 4cm x 1cm,cut points on one end of strips)

The flower embellishment is made by punching 7 scalloped circles(4 x medium and 3 x small),pierce a hole in each circle in the centre , layer together and join with a brad,spray each layer and scrunch up tightly.

Unfold each layer gently and leave to dry.

                

Products Used:_

Saturated Canary Stamp -Balloon Wishes (LD5038)

Martha Stewart Punch - Heart Confetti (M283049)

Martha Stewart Edge Punch - Half Daisy (M42-40012)

Woodware Small Daisy Punch (815-06)

Woodware Scalloped Circle Punch (826-29)

Woodware Scalloped Circle Punch (821-33)

Spellbinders Shapeabilities Die - Floral Flourish (S4-327)

You will not want to Miss this Workshop!

We are pleased to be able to offer you a Molly Bloom Workshop with Clare Rowlands - the designer of the Molly Bloom Stamps.

Saturday 2nd November  
10am - 3pm

£25 per person

Come along for a fun day. Let Clare inspire you with her wonderful creations and learn new techniques.

We do not have the  details of what Clare will be creating on the day at the moment,but we will let you know as soon as we can.

Please telephone 01480 862850 to book your place.Spaces are limited so book now to avoid disappointment.

Balloon Wishes

Why not join us for a morning of crafting in our workshop.

We have a few places left .

Wednesday 11th September

10 am - 12.30

£5.50 per person.You will make two cards using the lovely stamp featured above.We provide all the materials needed for the workshop and Refreshments are served during the workshop.

If you are interested,please telephone 01480 862850 we will be happy to book you a place.

We are pleased to offer you a Christmas Workshop.

Saturday 28th September

10am - 3pm

£15.00 per person

We have Tracey Laughton from Creative Expressions ,who will be taking the class.

You will create two projects, a Table Decoration and a Card with a Christmas theme.

The table decoration when decorated with different embellishments is ideal for other occasions.

   

Techniques covered:-
* Embossing using embossing folders
* 3D Card construction
* Stamping with Perfect Medium ink pad and Heat Embossing

* Die-cutting with dies and matching stamp sets



If you are interested in the workshop please telephone 01480 862850 and we will be happy to book a place for you.

Bird Frame

Another busy workshop this week,the ladies had a wonderful time creating two cards using the Stampendous Cling stamp - Bird Frame.

One is an A5 size card and we used shades of Blue and Brown.The swirls on the background which are very hard to see,were stamped using a perfect medium stamp pad and then dusted with Mica powders to add that extra sheen.

On the square card ,we created an enameled effect topper .We heat embossed a stamped image which we punch out with a Scalloped Circle punch.Three layers of clear embossing powder were applied to create the effect.The flower embellishment was created by die-cutting layers from the Lea'bilities die -Multi die Flower.

Products used:-
Stampendous Cling Stamp Bird Frame (CRP126)
Lea'bilities Multi Die Flower (45.8503)
Marianne Creatables Die - Flower and Branch
A4 Tartan Card - Brown (CRC291P)

Ranger Distress Glitter

Distress Glitter that complements the nostalgic palette of other Distress products with its unique glitter type to mimic the look of vintage mica.

 Twenty-four timeless Distress shades are available in 18 gm clear jars with a brushed aluminum lid. 

Use with Ranger Sticky Embossing Powder, Wonder Tape and other adhesives to add a touch of vintage sparkle. 

Available to order online www.graftoncrafts.co.uk or why not visit us .