Sunday 30 June 2013

Sunset over Bethlehem

Images from our Bethlehem unmounted stamp set.
Glossy card coloured with multi-coloured dye based inkpad or can be brayered.

Saturday 29 June 2013

Front Door

This is the card I made on Create & Craft earlier in the week
using our Front Door stamp set, Christmas Text background and the sentiment from our new Holly Christmas set.
I stamped and embossed the door in gold onto black card.  I then used a knife to cut out the inner panels on the door and layered this onto top of some velevet paper.

Friday 28 June 2013

Swirly Kitty


This is our new Swirly Kitty stamp.
Available online here.
Cards by Lesley.

Thursday 27 June 2013

Strawberry Tea for Breast Cancer Care

On Saturday 27th July we are hosting a Strawberry Tea to raise money for Breast Cancer Care.

We will be selling tea, cakes and ice creams (from Franco's)

We will also be running make & takes (for a small donation)

We hope you can join us on the day and if you would like to bake a cake for us to sell or give an hour of your time to make tea or provide a prize for the tombola then we would love to hear from you.

Wednesday 26 June 2013

Gold Stars

This card is our Stars Background and words from our Holly Christmas set
embossed with Sticky Stuff and covered with imitation gold leaf.

Tuesday 25 June 2013

Holly Wreath

DT member Brenda made this card using our new Holly Wreath from our Holly Christmas unmounted stamp set.
We are on Create & Craft today at 2pm.

Monday 24 June 2013

Gold Noel

DT member Brenda made this stunning card using our 'A Grand Noel' stamp.
Did you spot the deliberate mistake?  - This is a left-handed card.





Sunday 23 June 2013

Oh no, not snow!

These images are from our Snowflake Splendour stamp set.
Stamped with Blue Breeze Kaleidacolor Inkpad.
Made by Vicky

Saturday 22 June 2013

Christmas Bears


For these cards we have used the Christmas Hat from our new Holly Christmas set and placed it on our Teddy Relaxing and Jolly Bear.
Both coloured with Promarkers.
Jolly Bear is also available in our Free Gift section if you place an order for over £20.

Friday 21 June 2013

Time for Pudding!

Brenda made this card using the Christmas Pudding from our Holly Christmas
unmounted rubber stamp set.

See this card and many many more on our Create & Craft TV show on Tuesday 25th June at 2pm.

Thursday 20 June 2013

Snowflake Trees

These images are taken from our new Holly Christmas unmounted rubber stamp set.
All these new stamps are available to pre-order for despatch after our TV show on Create & Craft on Tuesday 25th June at 2pm.

Wednesday 19 June 2013

Snowflake Dove

These images are from our new Snowflake Splendour unmounted stamp set
which is featuring in our show on Create & Craft Tuesday 25th June at 2pm.

Tuesday 18 June 2013

A Grand Noel

This is one of our brand new Christmas Stamps - A Grand Noel.
Vicky made this card by stamping with Versamark and embossing with Sticky Stuff embossing powder and then covering with Gold Leaf.
This stamp is available to pre-order for delivery next week and will feature in our show on Create & Craft on Tuesday 25th June at 2pm.

Monday 17 June 2013

Cardmaking Weekends

Our next cardmaking weekend is this month on 29th & 30th June and we have 3 spaces available.
We spend the two days cardmaking with a variety of rubber stamps from Stamp Addicts, DeNami Design, Printworks, Stamps by Judith and JudiKins.

We start at 10am and finish at 5pm with frequent refreshment breaks as well as pizza for lunch.  We work in small groups, maximum of 6 per group.

If you would like to join us for this weekend the cost is £99 per person.

Our Christmas Cardmaking weekend is on September 28th & 29th but only a couple of spaces are available, we are repeating this weekend on October 19th & 20th.

You can book these via our website or call us on 01234 855833.

Sunday 16 June 2013

Birds of a Feather

This is the card from our last months Project Club using our Birds of a Feather stamp.
Coloured with Polycolour pencils and layered onto a background stamped with our Etched Flourish and masking technique with a doily.

Saturday 15 June 2013

Farmland Blend

This is our Farmland stamp.
Vicky created this card by colouring the card with Pinflair Blends
and then using a waterbrush to remove some colour.
Extra highlights are created with a white pen.

Friday 14 June 2013

Blended Golf

This is our Vintage Golf stamp.
Vicky created this card by colouring the card with the Pinflair Blends.

Thursday 13 June 2013

Farmland Wash

This is a card I created on Create & Craft last month using our Farmland stamp.
I inked the stamp with 2 different Distress inkpads and then used my waterbrush to move the colour around.

Wednesday 12 June 2013

Fathers Day Inspiration

These are the two cards we have been making in our June Project Club, these would be perfect for Fathers Day cards.
The background is created by applying Lyra crayons direct onto the rubber and then spritzing before stamping.

Saturday 8 June 2013

Table Top Sale

In store next Saturday we have 5 customers all selling their pre-loved tools, punches and stamps, unwanted papers and embellishments plus lots more.

Pop in to see what bargains you could pick up.

We might even have our brand new Christmas stamps available in store too.

Thursday 6 June 2013

Vintage Golf Oval

This is a card Vicky created using our Vintage Golf stamp and Birthday Greetings set.
Stamped in Archival over a background created with Distress inks through an oval template.

Tuesday 4 June 2013

Flowers & Butterflies

This is a card Vicky was going to make on Create & Craft using our Butterfly & Flowers stamp and Birthday Greetings set, but we ran out of time.
Stamped in Memento and coloured with Promarkers.

Monday 3 June 2013

Birds of a Feather

This is a card I made on Create & Craft using our Birds of a Feather and Ironworks stamps
(original by Vicky).
The Ironworks background is stamped in Distress inks and the Birds are stamped in Memento and coloured with Promarkers. 
I used our Dottiness stamp to stamp the corners with the same Spun Sugar inkpad in the corners, just to break up the whiteness of the card.

Saturday 1 June 2013

The White Inn

Vicky created this card using our Village Inn, Ironworks and Birthday Greetings stamps.
Vicky coloured the Gentle Blends through an oval template and then stamped the Village Inn over the top in Archival ink