Summer Sale starts 9 am on Saturday 1st July.

There are lots of goodies in our Sale.Whether you are looking for paper pads, stamps, embossing folders, cutting dies or all the other fancy bits and pieces then we have something for you.

You can either visit us in store - we are open Saturday 9 am - 2 pm - or you can browse our website and place your order.

Summer Sale

Happy Crafting 

xx

This week our ladies created three cards in our workshop called
Wild at Heart

   

Materials used:
Foundation card in cream, black, Polyanna Pickering 4 x 4 Card Popper Pad “World Wildlife”, Colour Cloud Blending Ink in  Chic Pumpkin, Metallic Gilding Wax in Decadent Oak, 15 mm organza ribbon in orange, foam tape,
and clear silicone adhesive.

Tools used:
Embossing folders: 5 x 7 Hessian (EF5-HES) and Dry Stone Wall (EF5-DRYW) by Crafter’s Companion; Dies: Sue Wilson’s Swiss Collection - Bern (CED9105) and Spellbinders Nestabilities Art Deco – Savoy (S4-589); Finishing Touch Masks: Heroic, Spot On and Boomerangs; Spellbinder Card creator die- Vertical Chain (S6-084), 1” circle punch; Distress Ink pad in Black Soot, and Smoothies.

  

Technique used:
Die-cutting and Embossing, Masks and Blending Inks, Embellishing, etc.


We hope you like these creations and will join us for our workshops in the near future…

Happy crafting!!!

XXX

* SCRAPBOOKING *

Last week our scrapbookers created some wonderful pages.

 For a baby album

 

For a family album

 

Hope you enjoy looking at these pages.
Happy crafting!
xxx

   

This week our ladies created from scratch this
“Little Box of Happiness”

 

 

Materials used: Foundation cardstock 300 gsm, Core-dination paper in buttercup yellow, pink and teal, double-sided Fiddlesticks “You & Me” Bloom paper by Mind’s Eye, Butterfly metal charms, Gem Brad, 5.5 cm Heart deco pins, Organza ribbons: 15 mm in lemon yellow, 7 mm in baby pink & lemon yellow, and acrylic glue.

Tools used: Spellbinders Nestabilities die Heart Circles (S4-316), scissors.

Techniques used: Box Making, Die-Cutting, Punching, Flower Making, Embellishing and more.

 

If you like these creations please come to our next workshops.
Till next week and happy crafting!
xxx

    

Last Friday

at our scrap-
booking workshop
some great pages
were made by our
customers. 

The next scrap-booking workshop on Friday, 23^rd June

is fully booked, but there are a few spaces left

on 14^th and 21^st July.

Happy crafting! XXX

Remember: 

We are OPEN next SATURDAY, 1st July 
from 9:00 till 14:00. 

Please come to have a browse or book 
into our workshop (9:30-13:00).
There are a few places still available.

We have a brilliant selection of art deco products including
dies, embossing folders, stickers, paper pads,
toppers, embellishments and much more!
If you are interested in the 1920’s era you may come and have a look at our shop display or browse online.  

Art Deco

This week at our workshop ladies made
"Treasure  Box"

Materials used:
Graphic 45 paper pad “Portrait of a Lady”, foundation card in white and green, Chalk Colour Cloud Blending Ink in Toasted Rose, Metallic Gilding Polish in Apricot, 1.1cm nylon lace ribbon by Kings Lace, and double-sided adhesive.

Tools used:
Marianne Creatables dies: Deco Corners (LR0285), Tea Rose (LR0398), trimmer, smoothies.

Techniques: Die-cutting, Embossing, Chalk Colour Cloud Inking, Embellishing, etc

 If you like these creations please come to our next workshops. 

Till next week and happy crafting!
xxx
P.S. It is amazing how different the boxes made by different people look. 

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Don’t forget that Father’s Day will soon be here!

If you’ve left it a bit late don’t worry you still have just enough time to get all those bits and pieces you need. We have a whole array of masculine products to choose from, so why not take a look on our website.

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Cosmic Shimmer product update

Please be aware that Creative Expressions will be raising prices of their Cosmic Shimmer products (between 6% and 38%) in early July, which in turn will affect retail prices.

Remember to stock up on your favourite CS products now:

Metallic Gilding Polish, Gilding Wax, Glitter Jewels, Embossing Powders, Colour Cloud, PVA Glue, Flake & Glitter Glue,Twinkles, Mists, Mica Pigment, etc.

You may use this link to your website: 
COSMIC SHIMMER

NB: Glitter Kiss and Chalk Cloud will NOT be affected!

“Mr. & Mrs.“

Can you hear wedding bells?
This week we held two workshops called ...

Mr. & Mrs.

Materials used: A4 foundation paper card in coconut white, maroon and pearl vanilla, 12” x 12” card in chamois, Acetate, Adhesive sheets, Glitter Jewels in Iced Snow, Metallic Gilding Polish in Dark Cheery and Periwinkle Kiss, Metallic Gilding wax in Golden Light, 7 mm organza ribbon in burgundy, 3 mm satin ribbon in white, and adhesive.

Tools used: X-Cut dies Mr & Mrs (XCU 503181), Sweet Dixie die Mr & Mrs (SDD206), Nellie’s Snellen Wavy Hearts dies (MFD072), Marianne Design die –Flowers; Embossing folders: 8” x 8” Bramble Rose (EF-082) and 5” x 7” Great Almanzo by Couture Creations (CO723444), Daisy Patch Mica Mask, inverted corner punch, and smoothies.

Techniques: Die-cutting, Embossing, Masking, Gilding polishing, Flower making, Embellishing and more.
If you like these creations please come to our next workshops.
Till next week and happy crafting!
xxx 

*NEW Products*

Following on from Lisa’s Demo we now have a range of new products in store and online.

Firstly we have the Graphmaster Alcohol Marker Pens which come in range of 124 colours and the Aquarelle Brush Pens that come in three different themes, Basic, Pastel & Skin tones that consist of 12 pens per pack.

Additionally, we have a selection of new stamps designed by Lisa Horton which work great alongside her new matching Pop-ems. They go well with the tropical themed dies by sue Wilson.

Also we have a new DCWV - Birds and Butterflies 12 x 12 Premium Pad, which also coordinates well with the tropical theme.

For more information on each of the products visit our Website.

  

   

What a great day we had on Saturday! 😊

Thank You to all who came to see amazing Lisa Horton's demonstration! We certainly learn a few new techniques that we shall be using.

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NEW Deluxe Collector's Edition 

from Graphic 45

Introducing French Country, a stunning new collection that celebrates the splendour of the abundant French pastoral. Journey to a past time when quaint cottages and family farms were nestled harmoniously amid picturesque scenery. Every gorgeous page combines the opulence of vintage-inspired French style with the copious bounty of the land. 

The richly saturated Graphic 45 colour pallet includes sunflower yellows, rustic reds, cornflower blues, olive greens and cinnamon browns. Each pack includes 2 sheets of each design 12 double-sided papers, chipboard tags and cover-weight stickers.

Please click on the link below to order yours:

French Country

Happy Crafting 

xxx