"The Best Black & White
Scrapbooking Page"

Our competition is over, the voting has finished.
And the winner is… (drumroll please)

 Page 3
Congratulations, Karen!

Please come to claim your prize,
a lovely 12”x12” Enchanted Tea Party paper pad
with some matching embellishments. 

Thank you everyone for taking part in our competition! 
Please collect your pages from our shop when you can.

XXX

Simple, quick and effective clear peg stamps offering complete versatility and ease of stamping due to their elegant ergonomic design. They are designed to be mounted on Majestix Clear pegs, come in sets of co-ordinated images and can be used to build up beautiful multicoloured backgrounds, borders, garlands, wreaths etc. enabling the crafter to co-ordinate everything they do from hand-made greeting cards, wedding stationary, Scrapbook pages, to card inserts, envelopes, and gift tags.

New Christmas Ranges

        

Combination sets of co-ordinated images can be used to build up beautiful multicoloured backgrounds and scenes.

Happy Crafting 

xx

This week our customers used MIXED MEDIA
to create a lovely tag with a matching box

“Paris”
  
       

Materials: MDF tag, 300gpm white cardstock, craft board, tissue paper, sheer netting in red, 15mm organza brown ribbon in gold, Versafine® Ink pad in black, Acrylic Paints (reds and browns); Cosmic Shimmer® products: Metallic Gilding Wax in Golden Light, Texture Paste in Apple Red and Sparkle Texture Paste in Copper, Stickles, Seal & Glaze Glue; and flower embellishments.

Tools: Clear Stamp Paris (FRS638), Spellbinders Die set French Frills (S5-145), 2 Masks: Distressed Dots and Flights of Fancy, 3/4” circle punch, and a smoothie.

Techniques: Die-cutting, Stamping, Masking, Mixed media, Matt & Layering, Box-making and Embellishing.

If you like these creations please come to our next workshops.
Happy Crafting!
XXX

*NEW* Crafts Too Super Tacky Glue

Crafts Too have now released their Super Tacky Glue for all to buy. This is the glue that John Lockwood uses for everything and as such it’s had everyone asking about it for ages, so it’s great that we can now all buy it. It is formulated to work with mediums such as card, paper, felt, mdf, chipboard and other porous and non-porous surfaces. It comes in the size of 4 Fl oz (118ml). And at RRP £2.99, it's great value!

Our price: £2.75

What a bargain, BUY NOW!

* NEW  NEW  NEW  NEW  NEW *

Spellbinders Nestabilities Hemstitch Etched Dies.
Chantilly Paper Lace Collection by Becca Feeken is a beautiful lace design known for its outlined patterns and ornate details. 

Bring some of this French style to your projects.
Available in 4 designs - Square, Circle, Oval and Rectangle.

Spellbinders Hemstitch Dies

Happy Crafting 

xx

* A bit of Inspiration *

These cards were made using two Decoupage sets
available from our store online:

Dogs UKC-000617
Drinks UKC-000498

  

Happy crafting!
XXX

SPECIAL OFFER!

Cricut® 12” Trimmer
in store and on line
(was £17.99, now £5.99)


12" Portable Finger-guard Trimmer with two blades: straight and scoring. Continuous measuring marks on both sides of the ruler: in inches and centimetres, convenient ½" and ¼" grid marks on right side of blade, and a swing-out arm, which extends to 15" (38 cm), help you to measure for accurate results. Cutting arm lifts for easy insertion and removal of paper and locks down for stability and safety while cutting. A unique easy-glide blade system yields precise, straight cuts every time, while an ergonomic handle provides a smooth grip over hundreds of cuts. Replacement blades can be kept in the storage compartments on the underside of the trimmer.

                                    









Our Shop will be open 
on Saturday 7^th July

between 9am and 2pm

with a workshop “INTO the WILD”

from 9:30am to1pm.

This weeks workshop was called

“Little & Large”
Can you guess why? 



 

Materials: Foundation card in white, blue, red and mocha brown, 12x 12 paper: Kaiser Craft® Sea Breeze collection and Miss Caroline Dilly Dally Vines, 15mm organza ribbon in gold, 10mm gingham ribbon, and adhesive.
  

    

Tools:
Embossing folders: Die’Sire-Elegance (EF8-ELGNC), Sue Wilson’s Victorian Tile (EF-061); John Lockwood Clear Stamp Set - Larkspur Everyday Sentiments (CEC777), Round corner punch, Tag Top Punch (WWCP-807), VersaFine black Ink pad. 

Techniques:  Making a shaped card, Embossing, Punching, Stamping, Matt & Layering, and Embellishing.

If you like these creations please come to our workshops.
Happy Crafting!

XXX

Dont forget to vote, just comment below!

 "The Best

Scrapbook Page"

competition

All entries are now on display in the shop, on our Facebook page and on our blog.

Please vote for ONE entry only
between 1^st and 28^th June
either in person in our shop,
by posting a comment on

Grafton Crafts page on Facebook
or by emailing us at retail@graftonprojects.com  

The winner will be announced on 29^th June.













 

Thank you all for taking part in our competition!!!

XXX

*NOW IN STORE* - Imagination Craft Starlight Paint

New to us is the Imagination specialist crushed metal flake semi-translucent Starlight Paint. This is water based paint that can be used both inside and out. Colours can be used on their own or blended with other colours to create depth and highlights. Each colour is threaded with a contrasting colour so that when the paint catches the light the colours twinkle and flash together. The paint has a soft creamy texture which makes is suitable for brushing and rolling and is quick drying, allowing for a 2 or 3 layer application to truly appreciate the resulting unique tonal hues. Each bottle is 50 ml. With such a versatility and a vast array of colours the possibilities are endless.

Our price: £3.99 each

BUY NOW

*NEW* Graphic 45 Tropical Travelogue Deluxe Collector’s Edition.

 This is an old design but has been re-released as a Collector’s Edition. This collection pack includes 2 each of 12 double-sided 12 x 12 inch designs for a total of 24 papers, (1) 12 x 12 inch sticker sheet and 1 sheet of chipboard die-cuts. 

Tropical Travelogue, is a bold and adventurous new paper collection that will exhilarate your senses like a warm island breeze. Inspired by stunning vintage island imagery, this unique collection features lavish flora and fauna, exotic seascapes and radiant wildlife designs. You’ll find paradise on every rejuvenating page of Tropical Travelogue. It’s lush and vibrant colour pallet includes oceanic turquoise, lime green, dazzling coral, sunny yellow and coconut brown. With Tropical Travelogue all of your craft creations will shine like a brilliant island jewel!

Our price: £24.99

BUY NOW

** NEW   NEW  NEW   NEW **

Graphic 45 - Imagine

Create your own dream… open your imagination to beautiful floral covered hot air balloons, incredible castles in the air, wondrous wings that make you fly—this magical new collection showcases a gorgeous soft feminine palette of pinks, rose gold and sky blue. Come along this magnificent journey and spread your wings & soar!

Graphic 45 - Imagine

Click the link above to take a closer look or to buy yours

Happy Crafting

xx