Scrapbook Clinic & Crops

Saturday 30th August sees the return of our Scrapbook Clinic - Jo will be in store 10am-4pm to help you with any scrapbooking questions you might have.

Maybe you want to create your own scrapbook but don't know where to start or perhaps you have started but have got stuck on that one page you just can't finish - why not bring it in and show Jo to see what advice she can give you on starting and completing your projects.

We also run 2 crops in store every month.  We provide the tables and chairs and you can sit and crop without distraction.
September dates are Saturday 6th and Thursday 25th at a cost of £5.

Technique Workshop No.1

Due to popular demand we are repeating our Technique Workshop No.1 to make the above
on Saturday 1st Nov 10am-1pm

Techniques include:

Using polychromos colouring pencils on black card

Stamping with Mica Gloss

Stamping into thick embossing powder 

If you would like to book onto one of these workshop please call us or visit our website here.

We will also be running Technique Workshop No.2 on Saturday 22nd November.

Not long now

Until our first Christmas Cardmaking Weekend on 20th & 21st September.  I believe there are still a couple of spaces left if you would like to join us.  The cost of the weekend is £100, we provide refreshments and hot lunches on both days.

If you can't make it to our Cardmaking Weekend why not visit us on our Demonstration Day in store on Saturday 13th September.  This event is free to attend and we will be showing different techniques and lots of artwork and inspiration.

Poppies on Metal

At the last Stamperama show Chris McMillan taught a class about stamping onto metal foil.

You need to stamp with a permanent ink like Stazon and then fill the back of the metal to stop it flattening.

Pinflair Glue Gel is a really good product to use for this.

Bethlehem Stained Glass Window

This is one of the stamps we sold out of at Stamperama but we will make more stock very soon.

Another of Lesley's designs.

These have both been embossed in black and then coloured with different mediums.

Mini Frames

At the time of typing this blog post we had sold out of the small Gingerbread man 

but he will be back in stock soon.

The mini frames are from the Frame Trio set, but these are not just for Christmas, 

they are also perfect for other occasions.

The small candle is from the Festive Trio set and the adorable little Robin is from Winter Wonderland, 

as is the sentiment.

The green border stamp is from the Design A Tree set.

Most of these stamps and the card were designed by Lesley Crawford.

Sleigh full of presents

I had to look up the difference between a sleigh and a sledge/sled.

I thought a sleigh was a larger vehicle that was pulled by reindeer/horses, like the one Santa rides in!

And that a sledge/sled was the wooden or plastic ones we used as kids to ride on down the snowy hillside.

I was wrong

Apparently there is no difference, we just use different words in different parts of the world.

Lesson over for today.

This Sleigh was designed by Lesley Crawford.

Cosy Bear

You can see how busy Lesley has been over the summer creating gorgeous new Christmas stamps.

On this card she has used Cosy Bear with the Gift Trio and one of our new sentiment stamps

Happy Christmas.

In the background you can see one of Lesley's grunge stamps and a border from her Design A Tree set.

Frilly Trees

Lesley Crawford made these cards using her Design A Tree set, the base and star are from her new

Layered Christmas Tree stamp.

The background of the top card is our new Dreaming of a white Christmas stamp.

I'm afraid I can't give away any of the techniques used on the Christmas cards appearing over the next couple of weeks as we haven't yet decided which ones we might use on our Christmas Cardmaking Weekend.

We will also be making Christmas cards in our monthly Project Club from September onwards.

Layered Christmas Tree

Michelle Johnson (Stix2) made these 2 cards at Stamperama on Sunday using our new 

Layered Christmas Tree stamp designed by Lesley Crawford.

On the top card Michelle has used thick Acetate (Stix2) which she has embossed,

She has then stamped and colour the Layered Christmas Tree and applied the

Self Adhesive Sparkly Acetate Sheet (Stix2) over the top.

All these products plus lots more are available in our store or you can call us to order.

Festive Stocking

Another of Lesley's fabulous creations,

this time using her new Festive Stocking.

Festive Bouquet

This is one of Lesley's creations using her brand new stamp Festive Bouquet.

In the background is our Christmas Background stamp and the green border 

from Lesley's Design A Tree stamp set.

Project Club August - Shrink Plastic

Our next Project Club is Tuesday 6th August at 1pm - if you would like to join us please call 01234 855833 or email sarah@stampaddicts.co.uk.  We are repeating this class at 7.30pm on Wednesday 20th August - spaces also available.

Stamperama

Sunday 3rd August is Stamperama at Stevenage Arts & Leisure Centre, Lytton Way, Stevenage SG1 1LZ. 

The Leisure Centre is located next to Tesco and is connected via a bridge to the train station.

There is a multi-storey car park between Tesco and the Leisure Centre and several other car parks just after the Leisure Centre. 

Please make sure you do not park in Stevenage Leisure Park as wheel clamping is in operation.

In the show we have the following exhibitors:
Ali-Craft
Aly's Inky Fingers
Anna Marie Designs
Art & Craft Glitter Greetings
Artcuts
Craft Habitat
Crafting Time
Crafts & Me
Craftwork Cards
Crafty Bitz Clearance
Dragonfly Designs
Gracie's Greetings
Hobby Art
Honeydoo Crafts
Once Upon A Stamp
PaperArtsy
Pinflair Creative Crafts
Serendipity
Stamp Addicts
Stamps & Memories
The Art of Craft
The Craft Bug
The Hobby House
The Stamp Hut

I hope I didn't miss anyone off the list as I am doing this from memory!

Workshops will be running on the day and can be booked when you arrive, providing there are spaces available.

Those of you that are coming to visit the show we hope you have a great day.  But if you can't make this show our next one is on Saturday 25th October in Flitwick.