Gorjuss!

This is such a beautiful range. So very exciting! There are tons of lovely things, including decoupages, mini decoupages, some beautiful unique embellishments and brads, papers, notelets, and the cutest little mini pockets I've ever seen!

To start with, here's one of the decoupages done onto a Gorjuss card blank. These decoupages have got a really interesting texture, which I just can't describe or capture in a photo! They really need to be seen. I suppose it's almost like a velvety texture, very distressy!

How adorable is that! This particular decoupage is from the Ultimate Die Cut pack. The little paperclip ribbon is from the All Aboard range. Love the idea of these, just so unique and different. The gems are from the Anita's Pearl Gemstone Wheel, and of course have been put on with the Magic Pencil!

These are the Ribbon Clips from the All Aboard range:

One thing I really like about these card blanks is the envelopes. Here they are:

Now, the photo hasn't quite captured the detail, but this should give you an idea of it:

I love the beautiful lines on that!

I've added a little something extra inside this particular card. I love notelets, and I love how they can finish a card off perfectly. The Gorjuss paper pack comes with a sheet of notelets to cut out, but you can buy them separately too.

Very pleased with that one. All I did was stick it on inside using my Stick It Roller.

Now, these are just sweet! They're mini decoupages and they're only £1.50 to buy.

Here's what they make:

So adorable!

I'm really proud of this next one. It's another decoupage, but it's also got some of the Gorjuss paper on it (comes with the decoupage pack) as well as one of the notelets and one of the new Gorjuss brads.

The notelet on the inside is from the paper pack, but the one on the front is from the notelet pack:

These notelets are perforated at the top, so you can tear off the little hanging tag and just keep the nice frame shape:

I must admit...I do have a problem with notelets! Can't help collecting them! But they're just so lovely, they look equally sweet on the front or the inside of a card, and they're especially useful when you've made a shaped, or fancy card that needs somewhere specific to write.

Now wait till you see these...aren't they just fabulous?

Just yummy! Here's a close up of the one I've used on the card:

I just love the stunning detail and the beautiful antique effect on these brads.

This next card is made using the unique new Memory Pockets from Gorjuss:

I love these, because those beautiful Vintage Tags I'm so addicted to at the moment fit perfectly inside them. The new printed tags from All Aboard also fit inside these little pockets.

 

Here's an All Aboard tag and pocket:

I haven't used this yet, but from the same range, here's one of the sheets from the little All Aboard Notepad. This pad has a load of different designs which you can tear out and either use on the front of cards, in the pockets, or inside like the notelets. Or of course, in scrapbooks.

And finally, here's a card made using one of those tags. I quite like this new style with tags hanging off the edge of your cards, it's something a little different.

Loving these new Gorjuss Goodies! They're just totally adorable and have been so much fun to craft with. I hope you all enjoy seeing them as much as I enjoyed making them! And of course all these products are now in stock in the shop if you want to make your own.

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And to finish, just for fun!

Some lovely ladies were kind enough to say to me that my last messy desk wasn't all that messy. Now it's not that I'm out to prove them wrong or anything, but, erm, yes...

...Gorjuss creative chaos!

Ever had trouble with Gemstones and tweezers?

Because we've got a solution!

I think we've just genuinely discovered the best thing since sliced bread!! Honestly, this is a truly fabulous little gadget...

Now bear with me, I know it looks like a slightly uninteresting white pencil. But it's not actually a pencil at all, and you can't even write with it. It's much, much better than a pencil!

I was informed by the lovely ladies that were demonstrating that the technical term is a Sticky Picky Uppy Tool. (Although you may still catch me referring to it as a magic pencil...)

The Led isn't Led at all, but a type of adhesive. And the pencil can pick up gemstones and other fiddly little embellishments effortlessly. Basically, any little bits you might have picked up with tweezers, you can pick up with this tool instead. I found it so much easier to use, since it holds onto the gem, you're much less likely to ping gemstones around the room like I often do with tweezers!!

Just press down the pencil onto the gem and it will pick it up: 

Magic!

Then when you put the gem down into glue, the pencil will let go and it will stick just where you want it to.

Being a pencil, you can sharpen it with a normal pencil sharpener to a very fine point for particularly fiddly, tiny gemstones:

And of course if you damage the tip in any way, or get it dirty, you can just sharpen it again. So you won't need to go out and buy a new tool.

I have had a good play with it, and so far it has successfully picked up small gems, large gems, the extra large chunky gems, pearls, sequins, buttons, mica flakes, and just for fun I tried it out on some coins, and it almost managed a 5p piece!


This amazing new gadget will be arriving between the first and second week of March and has an RRP of just £2.99!

Sneak Preview! Coming Soon...

At the beginning of March, we've got some incredible goodies coming in!

So for now, here is a little sneak preview of the Gorjus Range:

How scrummy is that! Loving this range, I've started to have a little play with it and will put up some card ideas soon.

And now we've had Valentines Day, I can safely put up this photo!

So pleased with this design, you just fold back the front half of an A5 Card Blank on itself and decorate away!
I've used a decoupage from the Tatty Teddy Valentines & Mother's Day range, along with some flowers cut from Payperbox Pearlised Card using the Petal Posy Nesting Die and the Bigshot.

Inside is a Happy Days Journelling card to write on and some more Happy Days Paper.

And I loved this particular design so much, I've recreated it with some of the new goodies:

That is a gorgeous Mother's Day Decoupage from Forever Friends, and one of those lovely new floral dies from Tonic.

Again, I've used a Happy Days Journelling Card inside to write the message on.

This one I'm really pleased with. So very simple, but really effective. It's made from the new Forever Friends papers, with a few pearls, a glittery butterfly and a peel off added.

Very excited! Can't wait for all of this to arrive. There are so many gorgeous new things coming in, it's hard to know where to start!

Cardmaking Workshops 26th February - 19th March

Cardmaking Workshops

“Whether you’re new to card-making or you want to add to your skills, there will be something for you!”

£13 per session

Tuesday Evenings from 6.30pm - 9.00pm

At:

Anne & Paul’s Sew Simple, 94 Church Road

Ashford, Middlesex, TW15 2PL

01784 255 742

All tools and materials provided to make 2-4 cards per session!

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

Tuesday 26^th February: Shaped Mother’s Day Cards

Create an unusual shaped card with movable elements. A stylishly clean, simple and timeless design with a twist.

(This workshop is ideal for beginners)

Tuesday 5^th March: Go Nuts with Glitter!

Try out a fabulous new Die Cutting or Punching technique. Create a super sparkly mixed glitter and Mica Flakes card using a unique new product.

(This workshop is ideal for beginners)

Tuesday 12^th March:  Interactive Cards from Gorjuss

Gorjuss – it is what it says! Have a play with this gorgeous new range from Docrafts to create fabulous interactive cards with adorable little pockets.

(This workshop is ideal for beginners)

Tuesday 19^th March: Floral Delights from Tonic

Try out some stunning new Tonic Dies designed by Jodie Johnson, these really are something unique! Create some delicate, realistic shaped flowers effortlessly with your Die Cutting Machine.

Workshops run every Tuesday for 4 weeks, then 1 week off, and then begin again.

Sign up at www.anneandpauls.co.uk to receive monthly money off vouchers & email updates as new workshops are announced!

We've been to the NEC!

...and we're bringing back some fantastic goodies for you all!

But before we get on to the lovely new crafting products which are coming soon, you just have to see some of the amazing things people were making and demonstrating:

Although it's entirely made on an electronic die cutting machine, this card had been stuck together using a new paper glue from Beacons. I couldn't quite believe it, but amongst other things it works as a proper vellum glue!! It actually sticks vellum invisibly, and we will of course be testing it out at our workshops. It also sticks paper beautifully without any wrinkles showing. And it dries in a matter of minutes!

This next selection of crafts are truly incredible! These are full size models, all decorated with die-cut paper shapes:

I just don't know if I'd have the patience!

This next little selection are some lovely delicate cards made using some new dies (which we have of course ordered!) A lot of the dies start at rrp £3.99, and go up to around £10. So we like the prices as well as the designs!

(Don't mind the christmassy ones, have just put those in for inspiration)

And I just love this display! What a way to show off your finished cards.

And to finish with, how beautiful are these? They're new dies made by Tonic and they'll be arriving in around 2 weeks!

Much more on these coming soon, because the lovely people at Tonic gave me a sample die to play with and it's completely fabulous!!

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Because I managed to leave my camera at home, photos are courtesy of Liz at http://busylizziescards.blogspot.com/ who fortunately remembered to bring hers! Thank you Liz!