Saturday, 23 June 2012

Cardmaker's Club

Our next Cardmaker's Club is Monday 25th June, so come along and support us by spending a fantastic evening crafting with other like-minded crafters, and having a play with our huge selection of papercrafting tools and gadgets! I'm pleased to say we are also able to extend our workshop discount to those attending the club. I'm really looking forward to seeing you all there for a nice relaxed few hours of cardmaking and papercrafting!

Whilst an awful lot of goodies are provided, please bring your own project of choice too.


Anne and Paul’s
Cardmaking & Craft Club
“A fantastic opportunity to spend an evening crafting with other crafters – with short demos and try before you buy opportunities”
£6 per session
Every Last Monday of the Month
From 6.00pm - 9.00pm
At:
Anne & Paul’s Sew Simple, 94 Church Road
Ashford, Middlesex, TW15 2PL
01784 255 742

Please call to reserve your place – only 10 spaces available per session
Or you’re welcome to pop into the shop to book!
DISCOUNT ON ALL PRODUCTS PURCHASED ON THE NIGHT

Please bring your own project of choice
A huge selection of tools and materials are provided for use free of charge including;

Cricut Electronic Cutting System
The ultimate die cutting tool! We have a wide range of cartridges for the machine allowing you to cut anything from paper dolls to some gorgeous lettering!
 
Sizzix Bigshot with Dies, Nesting Dies & Embossing Folders
An incredibly versatile cutting and embossing tool. The bigshot is the new must-have die cutting machine! We have the plates to allow you to emboss brass stencils, as well as an extensive range of brass stencils to choose from. There are plenty of embossing folders covering all sorts of themes, as well as more nesting dies than you can shake a stick at!
 
Ellison Industrial Die Cutting Machine
One of the most powerful die cutting machines available. The Ellison Prestige Pro will cut anything from card, felt, foam and fabric, through to wood, and everything in between! We have a good range of dies for use with the machine. 
 
Huge selection of paper punches
Butterflies, 3D punches, Stars, Hearts, Nesting Punches, Corner Punches, you name it, we've probably got it somewhere!
 
Wide range of Tim Holtz Distress Inks
If you've ever fancied distressing, but wanted to try it first, this is the right place! We have a huge range of colours for use and a very enthusiastic crafter who will be happy to show you how they work! (Yes, me!)
 
Blending Pens & Watercolour Pencils
We have the full range of Papermania Blending pens and watercolour pencils available to try, along with waterbrushes to make life easier!
Collection of Urban & Clear Stamps 
Covering every theme from Born to Shop through to vintage, there are plenty of stamps available for use.
 
All the basics including Guillotines, Glues, Scissors, Craft Knives, Adhesives, Stamping and Embossing Inks and Powders, Glitters, and various other goodies!
Come along and enjoy a friendly, relaxed evening swapping tips and ideas and trying out new products and techniques!
 
Next Upcoming Clubs: 

Monday 25th June 2012


Monday 30th July 2012


Monday 20th August 2012
Please note, the last Monday in August is a bank holiday, so the Club will be held a week earlier.

Please note - our next Cardmaking Workshop, The Penny Slider Card, is on Tuesday 26th - click here for more info


Tuesday, 12 June 2012

Best of British and the Jubilee

Hope everyone enjoyed the Jubilee weekend! Personally, I decamped round to a friend house with cake and tea to watch the whole thing on the telly out of the rain!!

And of course, the long weekend made time for crafting, so I've made the Queen a jubilee card using one of the stamps from the gorgeous new Forever Friends Best of British range.

I'm going to pop it in the post to Buckingham Palace and hope it ends up in pride of place on Her Majesty's mantelpiece!

After the weekend was over, I hunted down some photos of the event to print off and made myself a nice unique Jubilee Souvenir in the form of an 8 x 8 scrapbook album. I've used mainly the Forever Friends Best of British range (which I am so in love with!) and a bit of Portabello Road.
All the photos I've used are "public domain" so there's nothing to stop you printing them off to use yourself. (Or asking nicely and I can print you off copies of the ones I've used!) I've taken the pages out of the sleeves to photograph, but the finished album is in the shop if anyone wants to have a proper look.

Enjoy!














Monday, 11 June 2012

The Docrafts "Do"...and goodies coming soon!

Every year Docrafts very kindly cook up a nice barbie, and invite some of us retailers to come along and have a nosey at the new products due out throughout the rest of the year. So of course this year we just had to take a few photos to bring back and share with everyone!

There was so much to see! And there are some really exciting new releases which are coming soon. One of which is a new X Cut die cutting machine...but sadly that one isn't coming until next year.

Faith and Emily from Anne and Paul's beside the new Forever Friends range, Best of British

Some of the gorgeous goodies the Docrafts Designers have made with the Best of British range

Love the little Forever Friends Bear dressed as a Bus Conductor!

Some wonderfully inspirational Wellington cards

I just love what they've done with that Michael Powell stamp on the aqua background! That's one of his gorgeous new seaside designs used alongside the fabulous new Capsule collection, Lincoln Linen.

 Tall Urban Stamp - Michael Powell - Coastal Getaway

 12x12 Capsule Collection Paper Pack - Lincoln Linen

How's that for a shaker card! Loving the gems. The gorgeous vintage clocks background paper is one of Wellingtons.

Love the pink Union Jack card made with the Tulip range

A fabulous display of Michael Powell ideas

The photo of these two really doesn't do them justice. It's Michael Powell's gorgeous decoupage card kits made up, and they really did look lovely.

Tall Decoupage Card Kit - Michael Powell - Harbour Master

Portabello Road! I just adore this collection.

(Am I the only one who always gets that song from Bedknobs and Broomsticks stuck in my head every time I see the Portabello Road collection...?)

Isn't that stunning! It's Portabello Road and Best of British

Coming Soon! Happy Days, a gorgeous 50s themed collection. 

A couple of the cards Docraft's Designers have made with Happy Days

A Sneak Peak... Strictly Party and Strictly Christmas, Coming Soon!


Stunning new Embossing Folders!

And not coming until later in the year...Boofle Christmas!

Hope you all enjoy seeing these as much as we did!