September Blog Challenge

September Challenge!!

The challenge this month is to create a Christmas card using any rubber stamp. We will leave the image up to you!  We know many of you have now started your Christmas cards and we are getting exciting new products in every day! So come into one of our stores for some fabulous inspiration. Once you are inspired you can enter the challenge and be in with a chance of winning a spectacular prize which is FOUR 6 x 6 Prima Paper Pads.... They are gorgeous!

 

 

 

  As usual the rules are:

- post your entry on your blog with photos and details

- post information about this challenge & prize on your blog and please link back to this post
- leave a comment directly under this post and your name will be entered into the September prize draw!
- you can enter as many times as you wish but we would like to see creations that would be submitted to no more than THREE other challenges.

This months prize is a 4 Prima 6 x 6 Paper Pads.

So get crafting for your chance to win this great prize!

Great Northern Papercrafts Extravaganza

Book a fun and informative Workshop at The Great Northern Papercrafts Extravaganza show, The Great Yorkshire Show Ground, Harrogate. 

Breakfast Workshops start at 08:45am and last for one hour.

On booking you pay a £4 non-refundable deposit and the balance is payable on the day of your workshop.  Please ensure you have a valid entry ticket to the show for the day of your workshop.

Before the Breakfast Workshops commence you will be servced with a hot beverage and a muffin. 

All materials needed to complete the projects will be supplied and the workshops are suitable for all levels, including beginners.

Places are limited to just 20 per class so to ensure your seat, don't delay - book today!

Breakfast Workshop - Samuel Taylor
IndigoBlue-marvelous with Kay Halliwell-Sutton
IndigoBlue stamps are currently setting the rubber stamp world alight.  Use their brand new range of stamps to create a unique double hinged wooden icon that you can use to decorate your home.  All the techniques shown can be used on cards as well as wood.  It's time to try something new as well as something you've forgotten you knew!  You will learn to apply acrylic paint to wood, dry brush, rubber stamp onto tissue and finally to distress your wooden icon.  Participants will receive a £7.99 stamp free, a voucher for £2.50 off a full IndigoBlue stamp set RRP £12.99 and 15% off all other IndigoBlu stamps purchased on the day.
Cost of Samuel Taylor workshop is £11, pay a non-refundable deposit of £4 when booking and the balance of £7 on day of workshop.

August Special Offers!

10% Off Online This Weekend!

Between Friday 5th August and Sunday 7th August you will recieve 10% off any order placed online.

We have some exciting special offers this August in store which include:
New Penny Black stamps are buy two get a third FREE. Buy any two stamps from our brand new range of Penny Black rubber stamps and get a third wooden stamp for FREE. Please see in store for the FREE stamps that you can choose from..

Rico Loopy Wool is now buy one ball and get the second half price. Loopy is £8.25 a ball. These scarves make wonderful gifts and are quick and easy to knit.

Both of these offers are only available in store.

Polka Doodles Demo This Sunday At Brighouse

Hi, from Samuel Taylors at Brighouse. This weekend we have an exciting demonstration from Nikky Hall, a designer for Polka Doodles. She will be using the beautiful rubber stamps and CD Roms from Polka Doodles to create fantastic scenes and cute cards.

The demonstrations is between 10am and 4pm and is FREE to attend.

See you on Sunday!!

Diane Whitehouse Class

On Tuesday 9th August Diane Whitehouse will be teaching you how to make a Birthday Cake Card. This is a beautiful easel card with a difference. Rubber stamped with Magnolia images and coloured using the Copic and Promarker pens. Inside it has a small box for candles and a cute little cake to stand them in. This card would be perfect for any age!