Don't Forget !

John Lockwood Demonstration

Saturday, 1^st September

10am - 4pm

John will demonstrate the latest products from his brand, John Next Door®, as well as other Crafts Too® products. He will show us his brilliant techniques and dish out tonnes of expert advice. There will be plenty of chance to ask questions.
It’s going to be a great day out for any crafter.

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Exclusive discounts will be available on the day!

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Refreshments available throughout the day.

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Some-one bringing you,not a problem 
they are able to wait in our designated area and have refreshments.

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FREE Parking, Disabled Toilet and Ramp Access

    

This week we made a hanging decoration using MDF shapes

“Last Days of Summer”

Materials: MDF octagonal, foundation card in various colours and coordinating patterned paper, Luna paste, Crackle paint, Starlight paint, Pixie powder, self-adhesive gems, 3mm satin ribbon in black, and adhesive.

Tools: Mini Masks: Luna Circles & Eclipse Circles; Dies: John Lockwood's butterflies (JNDAD007), Sue Wilson's florishes (CED1474, 1483, 1493), and a paint brush.

Techniques: Using paints and Luna paste, Die-cutting, Matt & Layering, Embellishing…

See you next week…
Happy Crafting!
XXX

  

You are invited to our
World’s Biggest Coffee Morning
on Friday, 28 September
10:00am - 3:00pm.

* Games & fun *
*Raffle*
* Hot drinks & cakes *
* Special Sale of craft items
(made by customers and our staff) *
* Free parking & disable toilet *

*** NOT TO BE MISSED! ***

John Lockwood Demonstration

Saturday, 1^st September

10am - 4pm

John will demonstrate the latest products from his brand, John Next Door®, as well as other Crafts Too® products. He will show us his brilliant techniques and dish out tones of expert advice. There will be plenty of chance to ask questions.
It’s going to be a great day out for any crafter.

***

Exclusive discounts will be available on the day!

***

Refreshments available throughout the day.

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FREE Parking, Disabled Toilet and Ramp Access

This week at our workshop we made a star-shaped 3D card
“Wish Upon a Star”
   

Materials: Foundation card in ivory and red; Perfect Christmas Paper pad
(12""x12" or 6"x6"), 7mm seam binding in sea foam, and adhesive.

Tools: Sue Wilson’s Embossing folder Ice Crystals (EF-071),
Crafter’s Companion® Gemini Clear stamps set Festive Phrases (GEM-ST-FESTP).

Techniques: Star-shape card making, Embossing, Stamping, Matt & Layering, Embellishing…   

Happy Crafting!

See you next week...

XXX

*NEW* Crafts Too 3D Multi Layer Stamps

Crafts Too have released two new 3D Multi Layer Stamp sets, each pack contains several stamps
that will create a layered effect, making the finished image to have more depth.
These stamp sets are Stag Head & Pine Branch.

Our Price: £5.49 each

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This week at our workshop we made three cards using paper collection called
“Misty Mornings”


Materials:  Foundation card in white, pink and deep green; 8”x8” Misty Mornings collection by Paper Boutique, 5mm pearls in white, diamond dust, 7mm organza ribbon in pink, and adhesive.

Tools:  Embossing folder, Dies: Sue Wilson’s: Frames & Tags – Sophia (CED4346), Expressions – Scripted Thank You (CED5425), various sizes of Circle dies.

Techniques:  Embossing, Die-cutting, Matt & Layering, Embellishing…

 
  

See you next week…

Happy Crafting!
XXX

*NEW* Cosmic Shimmer Luna Paste

Cosmic Shimmer Luna Paste is a BRAND NEW finish of texture paste available in 10 vivid colours. The unique formulation layers large pieces of mica to give a shimmery, luminescent effect that changes in different lights. Use with stencils or masks to create striking backgrounds for your craft projects.

Our Price £4.99 each.

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*BACK IN STOCK* The Paper Boutique - A Whisper of Winter Collection

The beautiful A Whisper of Winter Collection is now back in stock, we have all the range available including the: 8”x8” Paper Pad, 8”x8” Collection Pack, Sentiment & Topper Pad & Colour Card Collection. This collection is hugely popular and sold out quickly last time, so if you are thinking of buying it do so now, you defiantly wont regret it!

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NEW products from
John Next Door®
(a.k.a. John Lockwood) 
   
    


Christmas dies and clear stamps. 

Price range: £3.99 - £19.99.
 

To see them all please use the links to our website:
Christmas products/ page 4 and page 5.

Happy shopping!

XXX

*NEW* Christmas MDF/ Wooden Products

We have several new items that would make great Christmas decoration or even Christmas gifts, they can all be decorating using different medias, such as: paint, ink, decoupage paper and much more. Also to add a snow effect why not use some fluffy stuff, glitter gems or pearl paint.

•*NEW* Creativ Plywood Christmas Tree (20cm)
Price: £3.75
•*NEW* Creativ Plywood Christmas Tree (12.5cm) 

Price: £2.49
•*NEW* Creativ Wooden Ornaments - Snowflakes (8 pack)
Price: £4.49

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*NEW* Creativ Papier Mache Icon Plate

This little hanging plate is great for any Mixed Media projects.
If you decorate it using Chalkboard surface paint you could write notes or 'to do' lists; the possibilities are endless.
Size: 20.2cm x 10cm x 1.3cm.
You may use ink, paint, decoupage or other media to decorate this plate. 

Our price: £1.25

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Please mark your diaries:

John Lockwood is coming to Grafton Crafts
on Saturday, 1^st September.

DEMO: 10am – 4pm.

Free entry, parking and refreshments.

We have started making Christmas cards!

The three cards from this week's workshops

“All That Glistens”

  

  

   Materials:  Foundation card in white and black; Mirri card in gold, Glitter card in gold, 10mm satin edge organza ribbon in white, twine, and adhesive.

Tools:  Embossing folders: Sue Wilson’s Falling Snow (EF-074) and Hobby Solution® Background: Snowflakes (HSFC009); Dies: Sweet Dixie® Bauble (SDD005) and Holly &Star Frame (SDD018), Spellbinders® Card Creator Basic A (S6-025).

Techniques:  Embossing, Die-cutting, Matt & Layering, Embellishing…

See you next week…

Happy Crafting!
XXX

*NEW* First Edition Paper Pad & Deco Mache - All that Glistens & Perfect Christmas

These brilliant new paper pads have such great designsthat they are hard to resist. 

The All that Glistens pad adds a touch of sparkle to your Christmas crafts. The pad features stunning foil detail and glitter designs alongside illustrations of stags, pine trees, and other festive patters. In a chic black, white and gold colour palette, these papers also feature a spot UV effect for an extra special touch.

The Wonderfully nostalgic, Perfect Christmas pad features a selection of traditional Christmas motifs and illustrations including poinsettias, wreaths, and more, alongside a selection of festive-inspired patterns. Peer into the paper pack to find a green, red, and cream colour palette which perfectly embodies the holiday season. To make these designs even more magical, the pad features two fabric textured designs and three papers with glitter effects.

6”x6” Paper Pad, Our Price £6.99 each.

8”x8” Paper Pad, Our Price £8.99 each.

12”x12” Paper Pad, Our Price £14.99 each.

 Also we have matching Deco Mache (decoupage papers) in both ranges, so you can go all out and have matching items to your project! Our price: £2.50

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On Saturday, 4^th August we had a lovely time with our customers making

“Envelope Pocket Album”
 

    

 

Materials:  Foundation card in white & various colours, craft cardboard, coordinating patterned papers, ribbons: Zig Zag etc., 5mm pearls in white, Distress Ink Pad in Barn Door, and adhesive.

Tools:  Circle and Hole punches, Trimmers, Die: Flowers, and Smoothie.

Techniques:  Creating an album, Embossing, Die-cutting, Matt & Layering, Embellishing…

See you next week…

Happy Crafting!
XXX

*** NEW ***

First Edition Paper Pad - Perfect Moments

Capture all your Perfect Moments with First Edition’s romantic papercraft collection designed by Katie Pertiet. Adorned with vintage florals, delicate lace-inspired designs and charming repeat patterns this selection of romantic papers features a chic dusky pink and cream colour palette, making this a versatile paper pack for beautiful handcrafted projects.

Sizes: 12” x 12”, 8" x 8" and 6" x 6" pads. 

Weight: 200gsm. 

 Each pad consists of 48 sheets, i.e. 3 sheets of 16 designs(8 double sided papers and 5 papers with premium effects such as fabric textures and pearlescent designs).

Acid and lignin free. FSC certified.

Have a look and shop for yours: on our website.

*NEW* Paper Boutique Collections
A Whisper of Winter &
The Essence of Christmas
These new ranges are perfect for any Christmas projects. Each collection comes in: 8”x8” Paper Kit (paper pad & toppers) , 8”x8” Paper Pad, 5”x5” Sentiments Pad.

A Whisper of Winter has a wonderfully sophisticated winter feel, with calming shades of blue, green and cream. There are 6 different designs within the pad.

The Essence of Christmas has a pallet of light blues and grays background colours with vibrant coloured images of all this Christmassy. As with the other pad there are 6 different designs within the pad.

Our Price: 8”x8” Paper £7.49
Our Price: 8”x8” Paper Pad £4.49
Our Price: 5”x5” Sentiments Pad £5.49

  

Shop on our website: here!

*NEW* 6" x 6" Cards & Envelopes - Light Blue cards with White Envelopes

Crafts UK  50 pack of 6" x 6" light blue cards and white envelops. These are ideal to be used as a base for any card, they not need to be covered or coloured.
Our price: £5.99

The three cards that our customers made this week with hessian are so different:
one is suitable for male, one - for female
and one - for anyone at Christmas.

“Easy Make with Hessian” 
  


Materials: Foundation card in cream and mocha, textured grey, patterned paper – Nautical & Floral, Mirri card in gold, 5”x7” recycled paper cards (PMA-150632), Hessian, ribbons: 15mm organza (gold) and 50mm Eleganza Festive Merry Christmas Holly Design (22284), 3mm adhesive stones in Gold (PMA351619), Distress Ink pad in Frayed Burlap, and adhesive.



Tools: Dies: Sweet Dixie® Small Swirl Tree (SDD250), Marianne Design® Anchor & Starfish and Ropes & Knots (LR0232 and LR0418), CE® Modern Octagon Border (CED8402), John Lockwood® Large Butterflies ( JNDAD007); and a smoothie.

 

Techniques: Embossing, Die-cutting, Matt & Layering, Folding, Embellishing…

     

See you next week…

Happy Crafting!
XXX