Advent Calendar Box

Over the course of two workshops (for two weeks) our Ladies created these amazing Advent Calendar boxes. It required lots of measuring, cutting and folding to make 24 small drawers and the frame. Then it was time to decorate: put the numbers on the drawers, cover the base with the light blue card, embellish each side in a different way and, finally, decorate the top of the box. It was all done in stages.

Wednesday Group photos:
 
Week 1
 

Week 2

 

Wednesday group with their finished boxes.

 Thursday Group PHOTOS:

 Week 1

 Week 2

Thursday group photo with the finished boxes.

Materials:

Cardboard, Cardstock in White, Navy Blue and Duck Egg Blue, and coordinating patterned paper. Tim Holtz idea-ology Hitch Fasteners (TH92731) that can be substituted by beads or brads; Distress Ink Pads in Scattered Straw and Tumble Glass, Number Stickers, Add-ies Snowflakes by Joy crafts, and white ribbon.

Tools:
Winter Wishes Dolly (6002/0536) and Pine Trees (6002/0548) dies by Joy Crafts,
Stars die by Marianne Craftables (CR1321), 15mm (5/8”) Circle punch by Woodware, Christmas Rounds clear stamp by Woodware (FRCL184), Christmas Rose Stamp (UMS728) and Die collection (CED3052) by Sue Wilson.

Techniques:
Cutting, Stamping, Die-cutting, Painting, decorating with fasteners, ribbon, stickers, etc.

We hope you like our fab creations. Till next time!

Happy Crafting

xxx 

***NEW*** 

Products from Woodware

Please take a look at these lovely new items from Woodware suitable as a stocking filler or just because......

     

Item Number:  W-MCD934A                    Item Number:  W-MCD934C

Item Number:  W-MCD934A Craft Decor: Chalkboard Door Knob Hanger 3.69"x 11.75" with chalk in PVC Box - Rounded Corners.

  Item Number:  W-MCD934C Craft Decor: Chalkboard Door Knob Hanger 3.69"x 11.75" with chalk in PVC Box - Kettlebell.

  

Item Number:  W-MCD964A 200ml Chalk-It-Up Chalkboard Surface Paint Black.

Please click on the link below to order yours:  

Woodware Chalkboard

Happy Crafting  xx

*** More NEW Products ***

Graphic 45 Nature Sketchbook Paper and Stamp collection

8 x 8 and 12 x 12 Papercrafting Paper, 12 x 12 Patterns and Solids

  

Nature Sketchbook Stamps: design #1 and #2

       

12 x 12 Place in Time Paper crafting Set 

(inlcl. 2 of each 12 designs /double sided papers, Chipboard set, 12 x12 Coverweight Sticker)

Click  on link to order yours

Nature Sketchbook Collection


Happy Crafting !!

*** NEW Product this week ***

Phil Martin Inkspirational Stamp Collection

Sentiments, Birthday Sentiments and Borders

Four Inkspirational Frames: Floral and Daisy,

Butterfly and Leafy.

Phill Martin Inkspirational Collection

Happy shopping!

***New*** Clear Stamps 

From Joy Crafts - Out of Africa

          

                         Animal Print (CT-6410/0435)                      Giraffe (CT-6410/4025)

       

Zebra (CT-6410/0426)

Please take a look at these lovely new clear stamps they are easy to align for precision stamping.  Sticky back for direct mounting onto acrylic blocks.  Can be used stored and reapplied many times.  Please click on the link below to order yours:   

 Joy Crafts Clear Stamp "Out of Africa"  

                         

***
LOVE
is a four legged word!
 ***

The dog lovers made these cards on Wednesday.

***
All you need is LOVE and a Cat! 

The cat lovers made these cards on Thursday.

This week we had two slightly different workshop using the same techniques:Matt layering, Embossing, Punching, Inking, Embellishing, etc.

Materials used:
Cream, black and orange card stock, ‘It’s Raining Cats & Dogs’ papers by Graphic 45 and a Black Ink pad

Tools used:
Paw Print lattice embossing folder (EF-036), Inverted Corner punch, Scalloped Circle punch, Paw Print punch, Heart punch, and a Smoothie.

Please see more samples of cards: 

Hope you like our creations.
Till next week. Happy crafting!

Xxx

We were Open on Saturday.
Thank you to everyone who visited us!

We also ran a Workshop for our Crafters and they made this wonderful Basket.

   

With lots of measuring, scoring and cutting the base of the Basket was formed. 

A lid and a handle were added and the Basket was decorated with a lovely Red Poinsettia and Foliage.

The ladies were busy creating.

A poinsettia embellishment adorning the Basket

Here are the Ladies with their finished creations.

If you would like to join us for a Workshop then please contact us on 01480 862850 for more details .

Happy Crafting

xx

This Weeks Private Workshop

 with Whittlesey U3A, Craft Group - 03/11/16

We had a lovely time this week with the ladies from Whittlesey 

U3A, Craft Group.  They all made a card and a tissue box - we hope you all enjoyed yourselves, we look forward to seeing you again soon.   

   

If you are like these designs are interested in joining our weekly worskhops.  Give us us a call on 01480 862850 to find out more.....

Sue Wilson Cling Stamps to Die for and dies. 

We have just stocked up on some new Sue Wilson Cling Stamps to Die for and dies. 

Here are just a few samples... 

      

  

 

You may see and order all these new products by clicking on this link below (make sure check all 4 pages):

Sue Wilson NEW Cling Stamps and Dies -November 2016 Release

Remember, remember the Fifth of November?

Remembering Guy Fawkes is one thing, but do you remember that 
Grafton Crafts is open 
this Saturday, 5 November?

The shop is open from 9 am till 2 pm.
When you come for a browse you may have a look at our ladies making another beautiful craft item at this Saturday’s workshop.

See you soon!

This week workshop
Santa is coming to Town

Our Wednesday workshop was very well attended; our creative ladies made these two cards.

Materials: white, red and green card stock, white glitter card, Fluffy Stuff,
Glitter Jewels in Iced Snow, Distress Ink as watercolour (two pads: Fired Brick and Tattered Rose), metallic embroidery thread in silver and green polyester ribbon.

Tools: ‘Eternal Ivy’ embossing folder (EF-066), Jolly Santa clear stamp (JGS100),
and Spellbinders Card Creator (Cut, Emboss, Stencil, S6-026).

Techniques: Stamping, embossing, inking, die-cutting, hand-painting, etc.

Do you like our Santa cards?
We hope to see you at one of our workshops soon!Till next week and happy crafting! 

xxx

***New*** and now in stock 

Delicata Ink Pads by Tsukineko

 Silvery Shimmer

    

White Shimmer                                                  Black Shimmer

Golden Glitz

Please click on the link to order yours: 

Delicata Ink Pads

Delicata is the latest generation of metallic inkpad.  Remarkably true and bright, it outshines other inkpads and provides stamping results that resemble the true effects of gold and silver leafing without the mess.  Great for the holidays and for year-round bling. Water-based, essentially odorless, and highly fade-resistant pigment ink Air dries quickly and cleans up easily with StazOn All-Purpose Stamp Cleaner Available in full-size inkpads and inkers These pads feature a substantially raised inkpad surface to accommodate even the largest stamps without interference from the inkpad case Archival and acid-free