If you are near the Worthing area this September then why not head over to The South Stamp Show?!

There will be a FREE hourly raffle with show programme, plus the main raffle with all proceeds going to the Royal Marsden

Show details…

Saturday 4th September

10.30am – 4.30pm

The Charmandean Centre, Forest Road, Worthing, West Sussex BN14 9HS

Telephone enquiries to 01903 774276 or 01737 789977.

Kaisercraft have launched additional collections for July in the form of ‘Lush’ and ‘Up, Up & Away’ as well as texture clear stamps and Beyond the Page items:

Lush Collection

Be swept away by Kaisercraft’s newest collection, Lush – inspired by orient this pretty collection with its delicate patterned papers and beautiful plain papers in exotic, tropical colours and delicate flowers and flourishes, Lush will have you dreaming of an oriental holiday. This collection is comprised of 6 double-sided patterned papers and a coordinating embellishment range including die-cut elements, black and coloured rub-ons, 6″ square specialty paper pad, clear stamps, journal tags and specialty and die cut paper.

Up, Up & Away Collection

Float up to the clouds with Kaisercraft’s vintage inspired, Up, Up and Away collection. With its carnival themed atmosphere, vintage newspaper prints and soft colour pallete, this collection lends itself to scrapbooking projects dedicated to the men in our lives or vintage photos from years gone by.This collection is comprised of 6 double-sided patterned papers and a coordinating embellishment range including die-cut elements, black and coloured rub-ons, 6″ square specialty paper pad, clear stamps, journal tags and specialty and die cut paper.

Texture clear stamps

Available in 8 designs, these gorgeous texture stamps are 5×13cms in size and are available in a variety of popular designs – script, flourish, sheet music, grunge and more!

Beyond the Page

Funky Wreath: This wreath is perfect for your home or a special gift for a friend.

Dress up dolls: This is a great project to create cute little dolls for your little girl, or give to your children to make up their own!

For more information about Kaisercraft products please visit their website.

We have three complete sets of the latest in the series of un-mounted rubberstamps by Jayne Nestorenko worth £38.97 each!

The Cute Companions Duos are brought to you by Crafter’s Companion and, as well as the traditional group of very cute mice, this new collection of three stamps features a delightful background stamp, which offers a different perspective to your cardmaking. Each stamp set is 6×6” and is pressed onto Cute Companions purple rubber.

The three new stamps are called: Celebration Parade, Crafting Companions and Wishing Line. The mice can be used individually as toppers, or in conjunction with the backgrounds to create beautiful cards. The designs are also able to coordinate perfectly with the scenes from previous Cute Companions CD ROMs, and the stamped backgrounds will add a further element of dimension to these cards.

With an RRP of £12.99 each, the new range from Jayne Nestorenko provides an affordable way for your customers to add a cute touch to their crafting projects.

For more information please visit www.crafterscompanion.co.uk

To be in with a chance of winning all you have to do is answer the simple question below.

Closing date for entries is 1st July 2010.

Cute Companions Duos is the latest in the series of un-mounted rubberstamps by Jayne Nestorenko and brought to you by Crafter’s Companion. As well as the traditional group of very cute mice, this new collection of three stamps features a delightful background stamp, which offers a different perspective to your cardmaking. Each stamp set is 6×6” and is pressed onto Cute Companions purple rubber.

The three new stamps are called: Celebration Parade, Crafting Companions and Wishing Line. The mice can be used individually as toppers, or in conjunction with the backgrounds to create beautiful cards. The designs are also able to coordinate perfectly with the scenes from previous Cute Companions CD ROMs, and the stamped backgrounds will add a further element of dimension to these cards.

With an RRP of £12.99 each, the new range from Jayne Nestorenko provides an affordable way for your customers to add a cute touch to their crafting projects.

For more information please visit www.crafterscompanion.co.uk

Materials…

• White 15cm-square card blank
• Green and pink ink
• Birthday Cake stamp
• Prima paper flower
• Silver thread
• Pink and green beads
• Pink and green ribbons
• Heart and number stickers
• Tag die-cut
• Computer-generated text
• 3D foam tape

To create…

1 Ink the edges of the card, quite heavily, in green ink leaving a slight white aperture. Ink the edges of the tag in pink, leaving the middle of the tag slightly white. Ink the stamp in the pink ink and impress the bottom of the tag.

2 Ink the stamp again but in green and impress a piece of white card, then use a circle punch to cut it out. Ink the edges of the circle in green and adhere to the tag on the top right.

3 Thread the tag with pink and green ribbon then adhere to the centre of the card using 3D foam tape.

4 Adhere a flower to the bottom left of the tag and the numbers 21 to the bottom right.

5 Thread the right edge of the card with silver thread by wrapping three times.  Apply two beads to the thread and secure the three threads with a knot.

6 Edge the top right of the card with ribbon excess by creating ‘loops’ and adhering to the inside of the card.

7 Cut your computer text into strips and ink the edges. Adhere to the tag using 3D foam tape. Finish by applying heart stickers to the ribbon tags.

Project by Kirsty Wiseman. Originally published in Creative Cardmaking issue 12.

Materials…

• Raisin, Pesto and Latte Ranger Adirondack alcohol inks
• Alcohol ink blending solution
• Glossy cardstock
• Jet Black Archival ink
• Black Soot and Fired Brick Distress ink
• Cut n Dry foam
• Glossy Accents
• Sandal Adirondack dabber
• Crafty Individuals Birds (CI205) & Background (CI207) stamps
• Tim Holtz Idea-ology Fragments – Ovals & charms and long brads
• 7Gypsies Savannah Collection papers: Troup, Warren, Telfair
• Paper mache tag
• Blending tool and felt

To create…

1 Paint one side of the tag with a Sandal Adirondack paint dabber. Leave to dry. Ink the background stamp with Jet Black Archival ink and stamp onto the tag.

2 Tear a piece of 7Gypsies Troup paper and ink the torn edge. Add to left-hand side of tag and trim. Sand all edges of tag and edge with Cut n Dry foam and black Soot Distress ink.

3 Ink the felt on a blending tool with Raisin, Pesto and Latte Alcohol inks and stamp over a piece of glossy cardstock. Add a drop of blending solution to the felt and re stamp over card to blend and soften. Ink Bird stamp with Archival Jet Black ink and stamp image onto background. Heat to dry and trim. Tear a piece of black card to fit behind the image. Attach to the centre of the tag.

4 Take three oval charm fragments and ink with Raisin alcohol ink. Turn over and stamp Fern images onto the back with Jet Black Archival ink. Add to the bottom of the tag with long brads.

5 Take a large oval fragment, apply a small amount of Glossy Accents around the edge. Place firmly over the Bird image and hold for ten seconds to adhere.

6 Decorate the back of the tags with 7Gypsies papers. Sans the edges and ink with Black Soot Distress ink.

Project by Dyan Reaveley. Originally published in Simply Cards & Papercraft issue 53.

Materials…

• Oregano, Mushroom and Red Pepper Ranger Adirondack alcohol inks
• Adirondack gold mixative
• Blending Solution
• Glossy cardstock
• Jet Black Archival ink
• 2″ Memory Glass
• 2″ Memory Glass frame
• Tim Holtz Idea-ology ball chain, Muse token, Word keys, Philosophy token & jump rings
• Blending tool and felt

To create…

1 Apply the Oregano, Mushroom and Red Pepper Alcohol inks to the felt on a blending tool. Add one small drop of gold mixative. Stamp all over a piece of glossy cardstock. Add a drop of blending solution to the felt and re stamp over the card to blend and soften.

2 Ink up the woman stamp with Jet Black Archival ink and stamp twice onto the cardstock you prepared in step 1. Let dry and cut out two 2″ squares to use as the images for the pendant.

3 Place the images back to back and sandwich between two pieces of Memory Glass. Insert into Memory Glass frame.

4 Thread the ball chain through the Memory Glass frame and fasten the connectors. Tie the ball chain into a knot approx 3″ above the frame.

5 Ink up a new piece of felt with Oregano, Espresso and Mushroom Alcohol inks. Place tokens and keys onto craft sheet and ink up one side, when dry turn over and ink the backs.

6 Add a jump ring to each object. Hang the knowledge token from the Memory Frame clasp. Hang the philosophy token and the keys from the ball chain knot.

Project by Dyan Reaveley. Originally published in Simply Cards & Papercraft issue 53.

Materials…

• Inkadinkado Flourishes and Garden Inchies stamps
• Paper Adventures Pomegranate, white and lilac metallic cardstock
• EK Success small circle, small and large square, retro flower and daisy chipboard shapes
• Black StazOn inkpad
• Fine black felt-tip pen
• Coloured pencils
• White gel pen
• Clear Hero Arts gemstones
• 3D foam pads
• Clear acrylic block
• ColorBox Primary Elements chalk ink set

To create…

1 Take a large retro flower, a medium circle, a large daisy, a 1″ square and a 2″ square from your chipboard shapes. Cut two of the petals from the large daisy shape to create the leaves.

2 Use the stamps, acrylic block and a StazOn inkpad to decorate the chipboard pieces as shown.

3 Cut a rectangle from a piece of white metallic cardstock to measure 6.25×3″. Ink the edge with the lilac ink from the Primary Elements chalk ink set.

4 Fix the flower and squares onto the card using 3D foam pads to create dimension. Use a fine black felt-tip pen to draw in the stem. Attach the leaves and draw a dot-dash pattern around each shape to highlight.

5 Matt onto a piece of Pomegranate cardstock, trim to create a narrow border and add a dot-dash effect using a black pen. Matt again onto white metallic cardstock and fix to the card as shown.

6 Crease-fold a piece of lilac cardstock to create a card blank and assemble the card as shown. Decorate with Hero Arts clear gemstones.

Project by Melanie Heaton. Originally published in Simply Cards & Papercraft issue 54.

The Southampton Papercraft show, organised by Sarah’s Stamp Shack, is taking place on Saturday 5th june from 10.30am-3.30pm at:

St James Methodist church hall,
St James Rd,
Shirley
Southampton
SO15 5HE

Admission is £2.50

For more details telephone 01794 322421

Materials…

• Pale pink pearlescent cardstock
• BoBunny BFF cardstock sticker sheet, My Darling paper and cutouts
• Chocolate 3/8″ ribbon
• Clover and Pink Punch Double Dot patterned paper
• Pink, white and brown flowers
• Buttons and brads
• Inkadinkado Celebrations Inchies clear stamps
• Black StazOn inkpad
• Pink Hero Arts gems
• Brown inkpad
• 3D foam pads

To create…

1 Cut a piece of pale pink cardstock to measure 9.25×7.5″ and crease-fold to create a tent-fold card blank.

2 Cover the front of the card with Clover and Pink Punch Double Dot paper and ink the edges with a brown inkpad.

3 Matt the cardstock sticker onto Pink Punch Double Dot cardstock, ink the edges and fix to the card using 3D foam pads. Cut a section from the border sticker and place in the top-right corner of your card.

4 Attach a piece of ribbon across the top of the card and add a bow.

5 Layer a brown, white and pink flower together and attach to the lower-right corner of the card.

6 Cut two flowers from the border paper and add a stamped sentiment to the centre of one of them. Attach over the fabric flowers as shown.

7 Highlight the card with gems.

Project by Melanie Heaton. Originally published in Simply Cards & Papercraft issue 54.