Holiday

You may have noticed that I have been a bit quiet on here, Facebook and Twitter recently . . . well, I did sneak off on a little holiday.

We had a lovely quiet week in France with no internet access. I thought I would find it really hard with no internet for a whole week but it was surprisingly easy and very relaxing. I even managed to get myself a suntan, most of you probably wouldn't notice any difference but I've got white bits - and I never tan!!!

But now it is back to work and straight in at the deep end, Wednesday we leave for the Stitch & Creative Craft Show in Manchester - hopefully we will see some of you there.

Topiary Trees

Linda Walmsley created this card using our Front Door stamp set. So simple and yet so elegant.

Behind the blue door . . . .

Another card by Linda Walmsley. This is a great New Home card made using our Front Door stamp set.

Graffitti in Blue

Another card by Wendy Keenan using our Graffitti unmounted rubber stamp set. You'll notice that Wendy stamped his cap and sweatshirt onto patterned paper for a great look.

Using our Graffitti stamp set.

Twas & Pear Tree

This is the card Vicky made during our last TV show using our Partridge & Pear Tree set and Twas the Night stamp.

Vicky stamped Twas in Versamark and allowed to dry before apply Distress Inks with cut 'n dry. The tree has been stamped in black.

Wreath

Linda Walmsley made this card using only the wreath from our Front Door stamp set.

Distressed Snowy Village

This is the card I made in our last TV show using our Snowy Village scene and Christmas Sentiment Circle stamps plus Dots and Stars Background stamps and using only 2 inkpads - Antique Linen and Vintage Photo Distress inkpads.

Congratulations to . . . .

. . . . Anne Ray. Welcome to the Stamp Addicts Design Team.

Anne has used our Crazy Birthday stamp set.

Congratulations to . . . .

. . . Wendy Keenan. Welcome to the Stamp Addicts Design Team.

Wendy created this card using our Graffitti unmounted rubber stamp set which can be found here.

Congratulations to . . . . .

. . . Sharon Goold. Welcome to the Stamp Addicts Design Team.

Crazy Birthday unmounted stamp set can be found here.

More tomorrow

Congratulations to . . . . .

. . . Linda Walmsley. Welcome to the Stamp Addicts Design Team.

Linda created this card using our new Front Door set which I will put online tomorrow.

Another new Design Team Member tomorrow.

Stamperama & Autumn Shows 2011

Whilst we are busy setting up Stamperama ready for Sunday I thought I'd share with you the shows we are going to be at this autumn:

So obviously, we have Stamperama @ Stevenage Arts & Leisure Centre on Sunday 14th August 10am-4pm. We have approx 30 exhibitors at the show including Clarity Stamps, Little Claire, Craftwork Cards plus more.

Next, September 1st-3rd we are in Manchester @ the SCC show. This is in a new venue next to the Trafford Centre so I have high hopes for our evening entertainment - shopping!

The following weekend is GNPE @ Harrogate 10th-11th September. This show is organised by Craftwork Cards.

We then have a weekend off before The Big Stamp Show @ Alexandra Palace 24th-25th September. I've always had a soft spot for Alexandra Palace as I spent many a Sunday there ice-skating during my teenage years, and the view of London is amazing.

These are the only shows we are attending for the rest of this year, it just so happens 3 of them are in the same month - oooh that will be tough!

In 2012 Stamperama is 12th February and 12th August.

Stamperama

Well, I think we are almost ready!

If there is something specific you want to get from us at the show please call and let us know, just in case we have forgotten to pack it.

Remember to dress for the warm weather, even if it is raining outside it gets warm in that hall.

If you have your advance tickets you can get into the show early, hopefully 9.30am if the aisles are clear. For everyone else the show opens at 10am.

We have lots of fab exhibitors, you can see a list of them all here on www.stamperama.com.

We look forward to seeing you on Sunday

Twas in green

Twas (calligraphic) on a very festive background.
Card by Kerry.

Kerry

blue tree

Tree from our Patridge & Pear Tree set, Dots from Dots and Stars set. Words from Christmas Sentiment Circles set.

Card by Esther.

Snowy Easel

All these images are from our Snowy Village unmounted stamp set.

Card made by Esther.

Sneaky Peak 2

Kerry created this card using our new Partridge & Pear Tree unmounted rubber stamp set. Kerry has added gold leaf to the leaves.

Twas parchment

Isn't this fab!
Esther created this using our new Twas (calligraphic) unmounted samp and the sentiment is from our Christmas Sentiment Circles set, which has been stamped into Amazing Glaze (thick embossing) to make it look like a seal.

Sneaky Peak No.1

We are live on Create & Craft Tuesday 9th August at 1pm & 4pm using our new Twas (calligraphic) unmounted stamp and our new Partridge & Pear Tree stamp.
These stamps will be available online from Monday.
Card made by Esther.

Bird with Flowers Bright

This is our Bird with Flowers unmounted rubber stamp.
Lesley made this card and I believe she coloured it with Promarkers.
The sentiment is from Printworks.

New Design Team Members

Sorry to keep you all in suspense but we had such an overwhelming response it has taken us much longer than anticipated to make our choices.

We are almost there and hope to be able to let the successful applicants know by the end of this week.

Wacky Wednesday

We are giving Stamp Addicts members Double Discount for Wacky Wednesday 3rd August. So instead of the normal 12% discount you will receive 24% until midnight 3rd August, just enter DOUBLE DISCOUNT in the notes box and we will manually adjust total before we charge.

For non members we are giving you 12% discount, enter code WACKY DISCOUNT in the notes box.

Exclusions: Magazines, Distress inkpads, Stamperama Tickets and items already reduced.