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Monday 28 December 2015

Snazzys Annual Winter Sale 2015

We only have one sale each year, it's always a good one but this year's one is a real biggie!


We try to stock products and brands that are not available elsewhere locally so, whilst some lines are generic and will be stocked by any stamping store in the country, if we find that brands we carry are becoming more widely stocked then we tend to retire them and actively seek out interesting new ones. We have therefore decided to retire some brands we have previously stocked - nothing wrong with the brands, we just need to freshen up our product lines and make room for some exciting new lines for the New Year. In addition to this, there are always product lines which are retired by the manufacturers and brands which are no longer distributed in the UK so, from 11am on Tuesday 29 December you will find fantastic reductions on..........

Stamps from PaperArtsy with all A4 sheets reduced from £19.95 to £12.95 and all Minis from £4.80 to £2.95.

Stamps from Dylusions all reduced from £19.95 to £12.95.

Stamps by Tim Holtz all reduced from £24.95 to £17.95, £19.95 to £12.95, and £5.95 to £2.95.

Stamps by Teresa Collins all reduced from £4.75 to £2.50.

Chocolate Baroque stamps all A4 sheets reduced from £22.50 to £14.95, all A5 sheets from £16.75 to £9.95, DL sheets from£13.95 to £6.95 and all A6 sheets from £9.95 to £4.95. Selected sheets are even less!

 

Darkroom Door stamps no longer have a UK distributor so regretfully we are reducing their rubber sheets from £19.95 to £12.95, their background stamps from £15.20 to £7.60, the collage stamps from £13.25 to £6.95 and the photo stamps from £12.50 to £6.25. Some of the rubber sheets are in the iconic tins which are no longer available and all of them are beautifully detailed.

Hero Arts not in the current catalogue,or going forward to the 2016 one, from as little as £5.

Chapel Road Artstamps have two sale price points with A plates and all plates in retired packaging at £5 and all B plates in new packaging at £6.

All Artistic Stamper sheets are half price or less.

Now to papers, all 12x12 sale papers and Bazzill Canvas card stock are any 10 sheets for £3. All sale corner sticker sheets and specialist acetates and vellums now just 50p. All 6x6 paper pads and stacks by MME, 7Dots Studio, Bazzill, Teresa Collins, Simple Stories, Photoplay, Prima etc are reduced to £4.25.

In the inks, powders and paints aisle we have........

All full size inkpads from Tsukineko, Eco Green and Ranger (excluding Distress pads) are on buy 1 get one free for the duration of the sale - lowest price items free!

All Ranger Distress Stains are also on buy 1 get 1 free.

All Ranger Adirondack paints are £1.65 each, any four for £5 or any ten for £10 way less than half price!

All Ranger Crackle paints are half price too.

Sadly no UK distributor for these lovely creamy paints so all Eco Green paints, including the metallics are reduced to just £1.25.

Selected WOW Embossing Powders reduced from £2.50 to £1.50.

All Pan Pastels, including tools and accessories have 25% off and all Cosmic Shimmer Mixed Media bags will save you more than 50% from the original prices.

All Herma items are also half marked price....

....and finally, all our blanks, Tando, MDF, Creativ, Graphic45 plus all Grungeboard are half price too, with all Ideaology Configrations reduced by 25%!

There are the usual bargain baskets starting at just £1 and we have two Marvy Fingerguard Trimmers with all the fancy edge blades reduced from £47.95 to just £25. Sale ends on 2 January (we are closed on 1 January) so just four days to bag a bargain as when it is gone, it is gone!

We will be closed on New Year's Day but open on the other sale days from 11am to 3pm, hope to see you then x

 

 

Monday 7 December 2015

December Workshops @ Snazzys

Hello and welcome to a rather short December workshop schedule. Over the years it has become clear most of you are way too busy to commit to attending workshops at this time of the year so although all the drop in sessions will run as usual, plus an extra Tuesday Croptime drop in on 8 December, there are no formal workshops other than the regular monthly Layout Workshop.
Anyway here's what we are up to in the studio in December.
 

Tuesday 1 December 11am to 3pm

Croptime £5

Are you a scrapbooker? Thinking about trying scrapbooking? Got lots of photos but don't know where to start? Stuck for layout ideas? If this sounds like you then why not pop along to our new Croptime drop in session between 11am and 3pm on the first Tuesday of each month. It is not a taught workshop but more of a social session where we are happy to share all our tools and equipment with a few ideas thrown into the pot too! Kettle and coffee pot are on so just bring along whatever want to work on, beginners very welcome.

Wednesday 2 December 11am to 3pm and 6pm to 9pm

Stop By and Stamp £5

Whether you are a beginner or an experienced crafter, make cards, scrapbook layouts, art journal pages or create Mixed Media pieces, stamps are a great addition. In these sessions we make all our workshop tools, stamps and consumables available to you so you can have fun experimenting and creating without having to buy all the bits and pieces. Why not drop by, enjoy a cuppa and have a go!

Tuesday 8 December 11am to 3pm

Croptime £5

Are you a scrapbooker? Thinking about trying scrapbooking? Got lots of photos but don't know where to start? Stuck for layout ideas? If this sounds like you then why not pop along to our new Croptime drop in session between 11am and 3pm on the first Tuesday of each month. It is not a taught workshop but more of a social session where we are happy to share all our tools and equipment with a few ideas thrown into the pot too! Kettle and coffee pot are on so just bring along whatever want to work on, beginners very welcome. This is an extra session this month and from Tuesday 5 January 2016 this will become a weekly session!

Wednesday 9 December 11am to 3pm and 6pm to 9pm

Stop By and Stamp £5

Whether you are a beginner or an experienced crafter, make cards, scrapbook layouts, art journal pages or create Mixed Media pieces, stamps are a great addition. In these sessions we make all our workshop tools, stamps and consumables available to you so you can have fun experimenting and creating without having to buy all the bits and pieces. Why not drop by, enjoy a cuppa and have a go!

Tuesday 15 December10.30am to 1.30pm

November Monthly Layout Workshop £15/1SWV

Time to select your favourite photos from Autumn and we will make our own leaves, pockets, tags etc to add to a beautiful background and create a page which preserves your Fall memories. I have used a 6" x 6" and a 3" x 3" photo but the layout can be adapted to suit the photos you select.

Wednesday 16 December 11am to 3pm and 6pm to 9pm

Stop By and Stamp £5

Whether you are a beginner or an experienced crafter, make cards, scrapbook layouts, art journal pages or create Mixed Media pieces, stamps are a great addition. In these sessions we make all our workshop tools, stamps and consumables available to you so you can have fun experimenting and creating without having to buy all the bits and pieces. Why not drop by, enjoy a cuppa and have a go at the last sessions of 2015!

I am sorry I couldn't make a slot for Art Journal Sunday this month, I simply ran out of days, but it will be back in 2016.
 
Now a few words about Christmas arrangements and or course our Annual Winter Sale Event!


Christmas Opening
Wednesday 23 December CLOSED
Thursday 24 December CLOSED
Friday 25 December CLOSED
Saturday 26 December CLOSED
Sunday 27 December CLOSED
Monday 28 December CLOSED
Tuesday 29 December 11am to 3pm
Wednesday 30 December 11am to 3pm
Thursday 31 December 11am to 3pm
Friday 1 January CLOSED
Saturday 2 January 10am to 5pm
 
We only have one sale each year and this year our Annual Winter Sale Event will run from 11am on Tuesday 29 December to 5pm on Saturday 2 January. As usual all stock we are retiring will be on sale at up to 50% off the original price with some products offered at even larger discounts to make way for the new seasons lines which start to trickle into the studio from week commencing 4 January onwards. Watch out for a couple of brand new stamp lines we will be introducing, just saying ;0)

And finally........ as our drop in sessions are gradually increasing in popularity, space can sometimes become an issue so, from Tuesday 5 January we will run three sessions every week. The Tuesday Croptime will become a weekly session 11am to 3pm, and the Wednesday Stop By & Stamp sessions will remain weekly at 11am to 3pm and 6pm to 9pm. I have been asked about a Tuesday evening Croptime session but feel I want to wait and see how the weekly daytime one works out first, but I am not saying no and will keep you posted! The Art Journal session on the last Sunday of the month will also continue in 2016.
The January Workshop Schedule will be published later this week and there are some beautiful projects in the pipeline so do keep an eye open for that.
Hope to see you soon x

 

 

Saturday 5 December 2015

Star Book Tutorial

Hello, December is with us again and way back in 2003, very disappointed with a kit version I had bought, I designed this very simple version of a Star Book which I made, and then taught a variation of almost every Christmas since. This year's has die cut snowflakes cut through the front layer and for a more contemporary look made in Kraft card with Echo Park's Hello Winter papers. As I have decided not to use the project as a workshop again - enough already! - and, as it is nearly Christmas I thought I would share this tutorial - I simply ask no one uses this as a workshop project or for any other commercial gain. Here goes...

The 'bones' of this book is simply 15 pre-scored square cards, I tend to use quite heavy cardstock for this, around 300, as I like to think having invested the time in creating it that is robust enough to last a good number of Christmases used either as a hanging ornament or a 'coffee table' piece. The measurements I will give are for 5" or 13.5cm square cards but you could adjust them for other sizes.

 

If you think of the book as 5 segments each containing 3 cards, pre-scored crease to the centre pointing away from you. I lay them out on my desk as in the photo above which I find helps me focus on which patterned paper I want to put where in the next stage. Now for the first set of 5 cards, the back row here, taken straight out of the packet folded, always with a bone folder for crisp perfection, and stand them in a row in front of you - I told you is was really easy! Second set of 5 cards, the middle row in the photo, fold and use your trimmer to cut 2cm from the open end and stand in front of the first row. Third set, front row in the photograph, fold and cut 4cm from the open end and stand in front of the previous two rows. There you have the bones of this book and I'm pretty sure many of you will have worked out where this is going.


You are now ready to select and cut the patterned paper for your pages. Firstly you will need 2 pieces 13.5cm x 13.5cm for the first and last pages (back row, facing away from you in the photo) which will become your front and back covers, plus 10 pieces 12.5cm x 12.5cm, one for each back row page facing you. The second row needs 10 pieces 10.5cm x 12.5cm for the pages facing away from you, and another 10 for those facing you. The front row similarily needs 10 pieces 8.5cm x 12.5cm for the pages facing away from you and another 10 for those facing you. I usually stand all my cut pieces in front of me, in the places I intend to fix them, to check I like the overall effect.

Before I stick anything, I figure out how I am going to decorate front row pages which become the outer segments of the star when it is displayed. In this version I stamped, embossed with WOW Bright White embossing powder, and hand cut some wonderful Hero Arts Monogramme stamps I have had in my stash forever plus a 'merry' stamp from Stampendous of a similar age. You might die cut them or do something entirely different.

Having decided the position for each word/letter I then die cut two different snowflakes using really beautiful dies from Impression Obsession the larger from the patterned paper, with the smaller lined up and cut from the card base underneath so you are peeking through to the paper on the reverse of the paper on the back of the page. I love double sided paper for this!

You are now ready to stick all the patterned paper in place except for the front and back covers.

Once this is done and using 3mm ultra clear tape (the red backed stuff) for strength, tape along one edge of each segment in the back and centre rows, then line up and stick each edge as above. Repeat with the other edge of each segment and you have the five star segments complete and ready for assembly.

Close the first segment (merry and C in mine) and use the same tape to stick the second segment H and R in mine) on top, I do what will become the points of the star first then go back and stick what will be the centre, rather than both sides at the same time, as I find it easier to keep everything perfectly aligned this way.

Your star is complete and all you have left to do is add the ribbon, the paper for the front and back covers and any decoration, I used yet another snowflake.

Here is my book tied closed, I will make a box to present/store it in....

..and here it is tied open.

It is currently in the glass display in Snazzys Studio but it might yet have to spend Christmas at home with me.

Well I hope you can follow my rather lengthy instructions for what is actually a very simple project, perfect for cosy winter afternoons by the fire, and you are inspired to have a go yourself. I have made this book with photos, with pockets and tags between the layers, with flaps to hide journaling and with removable hinged photo mounts - how will you make yours, I would love to see.

I will be back early next week with step outs for my Snow Queen canvas which I will post over on my own blog http://inkyexploits.blogspot.com/ as it was a piece I made just for me rather than as a workshop for Snazzys.

Thank you for joining me, if you make your own version of this then do leave a link in the comments below as I would love to see it x

 

Thursday 29 October 2015

November Workshops @ Snazzys

Hello November and welcome to chillier, shorter days and longer, darker nights but with the richer colours of Thanksgiving and a bit of sparkle and shine ready for Christmas. No Double Cardmaking workshop in the Studio this month I'm afraid but they will be back in the New Year, meantime two very different mini book workshops and some brilliant last minute Christmas cards ideas plus our usual monthly layout workshop too. So, very different workshops and six drop in sessions to choose from, why not have a browse and see if there's one just right for you!
Tuesday 3 November 11am to 3pm

Croptime £5

Are you a scrapbooker? Thinking about trying scrapbooking? Got lots of photos but don't know where to start? Stuck for layout ideas? If this sounds like you then why not pop along to our new Croptime drop in session between 11am and 3pm on the first Tuesday of each month. It is not a taught workshop but more of a social session where we are happy to share all our tools and equipment with a few ideas thrown into the pot too! Kettle and coffee pot are on so just bring along whatever want to work on, beginners very welcome.

Wednesday 4 November 11am to 3pm and 6pm to 9pm

Stop By and Stamp £5

Whether you are a beginner or an experienced crafter, make cards, scrapbook layouts, art journal pages or create Mixed Media pieces, stamps are a great addition. In these sessions we make all our workshop tools, stamps and consumables available to you so you can have fun experimenting and creating without having to buy all the bits and pieces. Why not drop by, enjoy a cuppa and have a go!

Wednesday 11 November 11am to 3pm and 6pm to 9pm

Stop By and Stamp £5

Whether you are a beginner or an experienced crafter, make cards, scrapbook layouts, art journal pages or create Mixed Media pieces, stamps are a great addition. In these sessions we make all our workshop tools, stamps and consumables available to you so you can have fun experimenting and creating without having to buy all the bits and pieces. Why not drop by, enjoy a cuppa and have a go.


Saturday 14 November 11am to 3pm

Christmas Mini Book £15/1SWV

At this time of year it is always useful to have a mini book prepared ready for your seasonal photos, which can then be slipped in the post to far flung friends and relatives so they can share in your Christmas cheer. The number of pages in this little book can easily be adapted to match your needs, and it can look quite different depending upon the papers used.

Tuesday 17 November 10.30am to 1.30pm

November Monthly Layout Workshop £15/1SWV

For this workshop you will need six 6"x 4" photos of very similar landscapes (or six copies of the same photo) and we will be creating a mosaic layout. Skylines, beautiful scenery such as beaches all work really well for this.

Wednesday 18 November 11am to 3pm and 6pm to 9pm

Stop By and Stamp £5

Whether you are a beginner or an experienced crafter, make cards, scrapbook layouts, art journal pages or create Mixed Media pieces, stamps are a great addition. In these sessions we make all our workshop tools, stamps and consumables available to you so you can have fun experimenting and creating without having to buy all the bits and pieces. Why not drop by, enjoy a cuppa and have a go.

 

Saturday 21 November 10am to 1pm

Last minute Christmas Cards £15/1SWV

Worried you haven't got enough time left to create your own stylish Christmas Cards? We have the answer, five cards your friends will imagine have taken hours to create but with our ideas, hints and tips will see you make them in double quick time!

Saturday 21 November 2pm to 5pm

Monthly Layout Workshop £15/1SWV

For this workshop you will need six 6"x 4" photos of very similar landscapes (or six copies of the same photo) and we will be creating a mosaic layout. Skylines, beautiful scenery such as beaches work really well for this.

Wednesday 25 November 11am to 3pm and 6pm to 9pm

Stop By and Stamp £5

Whether you are a beginner or an experienced crafter, make cards, scrapbook layouts, art journal pages or create Mixed Media pieces, stamps are a great addition. In these sessions we make all our workshop tools, stamps and consumables available to you so you can have fun experimenting and creating without having to buy all the bits and pieces. Why not drop by, enjoy a cuppa and have a go.


Saturday 28 November 11am to 4pm

Snowflake Star Book £30/2SWV

I designed and made my first original star book project way back in 2003 and 12 years on it is still my most requested Christmas workshop. After a break of two years from the workshop schedule I have re-designed it to include snowflake shaped apertures for a different look and I am delighted at the effect of depth this has created. Great as a coffee table decoration or to hang up.

Sunday 29 November 11am to 3pm

Art Journal Sunday £5

Drop by the studio between 11am and 3pm and join in the fun with inks, stamps, stencils, masks, paints and other media all provided. Just bring your journal, pour yourself a cuppa and get started.

Well, there it is, the November schedule with a whole host of Christmas and Thanksgiving projects to choose from. Booking is simple, either ring the studio on 01793 629062, or email us at snazzysstudio@gmail.com - I do hope you can join me.

Val x

Remember, to save 20% on your workshops in our studio all you need to do is buy a Snazzy Workshop Voucher from the studio in advance of the day you are coming to class, or drop me an email telling me you want to pay in advance, and I will send you a PayPal invoice for the reduced amount which must be settled in advance of your workshop. Easy!

In all our workshops and drop in sessions we provide everything you need to complete the project including tools and basic consumables such as adhesive. If you would prefer to work with your own tools, you are of course very welcome to bring them along.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thursday 24 September 2015

October Workshops @ Snazzys

 

Hello again, how have we arrived at October already! Autumn is definitely with us but the upside is the beautiful array of shades developing in the foliage around us and an opportunity to use lots of warm, mellow colours in our crafting.

As ever we have plenty of variety for you with everything from autumnal themed cards with JOFY stamps to a pretty mixed media piece using lots of Tim Holtz dies, stamps, and inks, another double cardmaking day with the latest Christmas stamps and dies from Impression Obsession in the morning, and from Hero Arts in the afternoon. There is also a stunning book in a box with Graphic 45's new Mon Amour collection and, of course our regular monthly layout workshop, new Croptime session and weekly Stop By & Stamp sessions too.

Tuesday 6 October 11am to 3pm

Croptime £5

Are you a scrapbooker? Thinking about trying scrapbooking? Got lots of photos but don't know where to start? Stuck for layout ideas? If this sounds like you then why not pop along to our new Croptime drop in session between 11am and 3pm on the first Tuesday of each month. It is not a taught workshop but more of a social session where we are happy to share all our tools and equipment with a few ideas thrown into the pot too! Kettle and coffee pot are on so just bring along whatever want to work on, beginners very welcome.

Wednesday 7 October 11am to 3pm and 6pm to 9pm

Stop By and Stamp £5

Whether you are a beginner or an experienced crafter, make cards, scrapbook layouts, art journal pages or create Mixed Media pieces, stamps are a great addition. In these sessions we make all our workshop tools, stamps and consumables available to you so you can have fun experimenting and creating without having to buy all the bits and pieces. Why not drop by, enjoy a cuppa and have a go.

Saturday 10 October 10am to 1pm

Take One Stamp - Autumn Glory £15/1SWV

This JOFY set of stamps from PaperArtsy was actually a Summer release but the moment I set eyes on it I saw mellow colours, pumpkins and autumn leaves. We will use inks, Distress paints and embossing folders to create really gloriously warm and inviting cards for all those Autumn occasions.

Saturday 10 October 2pm to 5pm

Autumnal Mini Cabinet Frame £15/1SWV

We will use lots of Tim Holtz dies, stamps and inks with a dash of embossing powder, foils and shrink plastic to create this little mixed media home decor piece.

Wednesday 14 October 11am to 3pm and 6pm to 9pm

Stop By and Stamp £5

Whether you are a beginner or an experienced crafter, make cards, scrapbook layouts, art journal pages or create Mixed Media pieces, stamps are a great addition. In these sessions we make all our workshop tools, stamps and consumables available to you so you can have fun experimenting and creating without having to buy all the bits and pieces. Why not drop by, enjoy a cuppa and have a go.


Saturday 17 October 10am to 1pm

Die Cut Christmas Cards £15/1 SWV *

With snowflakes and Christmas wreaths we will create at least five different Christmas cards using dies and embossing folders from Impression Obsession with some stamps, embossing powders and a hint of sparkle too!

Saturday 17 October 2pm to 5pm

Baubles and Banners £15/1 SWV *

Here we will be using the brand new Hero Arts Christmas Stamp and Cut and Winter release Layering sets to create some really pretty and elegant Christmas cards.

*October Double Cardmaking Offer - if you book both these workshops and pay for them in advance via PayPal or with Snazzy Workshop Vouchers, you will only pay £24 and we will give you a free Studio Voucher (worth £5) for any Stop By and Stamp, Croptime or Art Journal Sunday session in 2015!

Thursday 20 October 10am to 1pm

October Monthly Layout Workshop £15/1SWV

Lots going on with this month's layout with background stamping and stencilling with Texture Paste, a hand cut and a die cut frame with fussy cut embellishments highlighted with Glossy Accents too! You will need one 7"x5" photo, two 4"x6" photos or three 4"x4" photos for your layout.

Wednesday 21 October 11am to 3pm and 6pm to 9pm

Stop By and Stamp £5

Whether you are a beginner or an experienced crafter, make cards, scrapbook layouts, art journal pages or create Mixed Media pieces, stamps are a great addition. In these sessions we make all our workshop tools, stamps and consumables available to you so you can have fun experimenting and creating without having to buy all the bits and pieces. Why not drop by, enjoy a cuppa and have a go.

Saturday 24 October 11am to 4pm

Mon Amour Book in a Box £30/2 SWV

These Graphic 45 papers are just a joy to work with and this book in a box project would make the perfect wedding or anniversary gift whatever the time of year, and could be made in completely different papers for other special occasions too. The book has invisible hinges and lots of pull outs, flaps and pockets to display photographs or other mementos, and the box is made in one piece, pizza box style.

Sunday 25 October 11am to 3pm

Art Journal Sunday £5

Drop by the studio between 11am and 3pm and join in the fun with inks, stamps, stencils, masks, paints and other media all provided. Just bring your journal, pour yourself a cuppa and get started.

Wednesday 28 October 11am to 3pm and 6pm to 9pm

Stop By and Stamp £5

Whether you are a beginner or an experienced crafter, make cards, scrapbook layouts, art journal pages or create Mixed Media pieces, stamps are a great addition. In these sessions we make all our workshop tools, stamps and consumables available to you so you can have fun experimenting and creating without having to buy all the bits and pieces. Why not drop by, enjoy a cuppa and have a go.

Well, there it is, the October schedule in all it's autumnal glory with a dash of Christmas and Thanksgiving thrown in. Booking is simple, either ring the studio on 01793 629062, or email us at snazzysstudio@gmail.com - I do hope you can join me.

Val x


Remember, to save 20% on your workshops in our studio all you need to do is buy a Snazzy Workshop Voucher from the studio in advance of the day you are coming to class, or drop me an email telling me you want to pay in advance, and I will send you a PayPal invoice for the reduced amount which must be settled in advance of your workshop. Easy!

In all our workshops and drop in sessions we provide everything you need to complete the project including tools and basic consumables such as adhesive. If you would prefer to work with your own tools, you are of course very welcome to bring them along.


Happy Halloween Haunting!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saturday 29 August 2015

September Workshops @ Snazzys

Hello again and welcome, I can't believe Summer has been and gone and the children are on their way back to school, college and uni; the time just passes far too quickly. Anyway we have a host of new workshop for you both looking back to Summer with a really pretty mixed media project with Prima's fab Garden Fables collection, and forward too with our first Christmas workshops starting with a double cardmaking day to get you started on your cards.

We also have a new Croptime session starting on the first Tuesday of each month so if you fancy a social scrapping session then do pop along, if it proves popular then we will add an evening session too, let me know what you think.


Tuesday 1 September 11am to 3pm

Croptime £5

Are you a scrapbooker? Thinking about scrapping? Got lots of photos but don't know where to start? Stuck for layout ideas? If this sounds like you then why not pop along to our new Croptime drop in session between 11am and 3pm on the first Tuesday of each month. It is not a taught workshop but more of a social session where we are happy to share all our tools and equipment with a few ideas thrown into the pot too! Kettle and coffee pot are on so just bring along whatever want to work on, beginners very welcome.

Wednesday 2 September 11am to 3pm and 6pm to 9pm

Stop By and Stamp £5

Whether you are a beginner or an experienced crafter, make cards, scrapbook layouts, art journal pages or create Mixed Media pieces, stamps are a great addition. In these sessions we make all our workshop tools, stamps and consumables available to you so you can have fun experimenting and creating without having to buy all the bits and pieces. Why not drop by, enjoy a cuppa and have a go.

Wednesday 9 September 11am to 3pm and 6pm to 9pm

Stop By and Stamp £5

Whether you are a beginner or an experienced crafter, make cards, scrapbook layouts, art journal pages or create Mixed Media pieces, stamps are a great addition. In these sessions we make all our workshop tools, stamps and consumables available to you so you can have fun experimenting and creating without having to buy all the bits and pieces. Why not drop by, enjoy a cuppa and have a go.

Saturday 12 September 10am to 1pm

Silver Bells £15/1 SWV *

In this workshop we will be using the fresh and pretty Silver Bells collection from Kaisercraft. With pink, silver, glitter and blue we will be using lots of different techniques to create five Christmas cards with a modern twist.

Saturday 12 September 2pm to 5pm

Home for Christmas £15/1 SWV *

A more traditional Christmas colour scheme with these cards in reds and greens with some added texture for interest. Stamps and papers from Kaisercraft again with lots of ideas, tips and techniques to get you started.

*September Double Cardmaking Offer - if you book both these workshops and pay for them in advance via PayPal or with Snazzy Workshop Vouchers, we will give you a free Studio Voucher (worth £5) for any Stop By and Stamp, Croptime or Art Journal Sunday session in 2015!

Wednesday 16 September 11am to 3pm and 6pm to 9pm

Stop By and Stamp £5

Whether you are a beginner or an experienced crafter, make cards, scrapbook layouts, art journal pages or create Mixed Media pieces, stamps are a great addition. In these sessions we make all our workshop tools, stamps and consumables available to you so you can have fun experimenting and creating without having to buy all the bits and pieces. Why not drop by, enjoy a cuppa and have a go.

Saturday 19 September 10am to 1pm

Take One Stamp Blueprints for Coffee £15/1 SWV

If you enjoy making clean and simple cards with a modern feel then this class is for you. With Fresh Brewed Blueprint stamps from Tim Holtz and elegant Smoothie cardstock from Bazzill in shades of latte, espresso and cappuccino we will make five striking cards for the coffee lovers in your life. I love the acetate cooler cup!

Saturday 19 September 2pm to 5pm

Pocket and Flap Mini Book £15/1 SWV

This is a mini book with really simple bones where every page has a pocket with a tag inside and a flap to lift so, lots of surfaces to decorate, journal in, add photos to make this your own. We will bind the spine with Bind it All machine but it could also be made with an invisible hinge for a different look.

Wednesday 23 September 11am to 3pm and 6pm to 9pm

Stop By and Stamp £5

Whether you are a beginner or an experienced crafter, make cards, scrapbook layouts, art journal pages or create Mixed Media pieces, stamps are a great addition. In these sessions we make all our workshop tools, stamps and consumables available to you so you can have fun experimenting and creating without having to buy all the bits and pieces. Why not drop by, enjoy a cuppa and have a go.

Thursday 24 September 10am to 1pm

Monthly Layout Workshop £15/1SWV

A more masculine layout this month with stunning stamps, papers and embellishments from the Time Machine collection from Kaisercraft.

Saturday 26 September 11am to 4pm

A Trio Of Garden Fables £30/2 SWV

Three 4"x4" canvas boards, clear gesso, texture paste, glassy gel, liquid acrylics, distress inks pus images, papers and stamps from Prima's beautiful Garden Fables collection and you go home with a layered mixed media piece to be really proud of.


Sunday 27 September 11am to 3pm

Art Journal Sunday £5

Drop by the studio between 11am and 3pm and join in the fun with inks, stamps, stencils, masks, paints and other media all provided. Just bring your journal, pour yourself a cuppa and get started.

Thanks for stopping by, do enjoy all that September brings, hope to see you in the studio soon x