Full Bloom

Inspired by Cindy Gilfillan's card in Cardmaking, Stamping & Papercraft, Jill has been playing with Distress Inks and Markers to make this:

The frame used is one of Jill's favourites - great for men's cards and clean and simple in style - it is a Spellbinders Diamond Effects die.
The stamp set of Darkroom Door Full Blooms One is another favourite.
Inks used are Picked Raspberry, Mowed Lawn and Tumbled Glass.
Markers used - Picked Raspberry, Iced Spruce and Tumbled Glass.
The foliage is from a Kaisercraft clear set - Pink Gelato.
If you would like to order any of the products used please give the shop a call.

Class Schedule

Hi all

Our new class schedule is published if you would like to have a look under Make and Take above.  Please note that we are offering Parchment classes for the first time.  If you would like to support our new teachers and learn a beautiful craft this is one that you might like to consider. 

Social Capers

Social Capers starts up for 2015 this Monday evening - 19th January at the Warwick Church of Christ

It is normally held on the last Monday evening of the month from 6.30pm to 9.30pm at the Warwick Church of Christ – 77 Ellersdale Drive Warwick.  Due to the public holiday on the 26th we are bringing it forward a week.

This is an evening for like minded paper crafters (although any crafters are welcome) of all kinds to come together and work on their projects of choice.  It is a chance to meet new people, share ideas and have a chat.
The cost of the evenings is $5 per person which  covers the cost of the venue and  tea and coffee. 
Some evenings we have free demonstrations and we also bring equipment and some basic products from the shop for you to purchase. 
If there is anything specific that you require let us know before COB on Monday and we can bring it with us, if we have it in store.
Contact Crafty Capers on 94484470 for further information.”

New Ranger Products are on the way!!

Hi

Ranger have just announced a couple of exciting things, well they were to me.  First up they have released three brand new colours in the Liquid Pearls - Rose Gold, Pewter and Bronze.  We have pre-ordered some for the shop so keep an eye out for more info.  Secondly Tim Holtz has  released a new colour in his "Distress" line - Pistachio.  Looks good but is also not yet available.  I will let you know when we get them in stock.

Filigree Boxes

Angie, one of our clever customers, has been busy after doing the Filigree Delights class and has produced lots of lovely useful Christmas boxes, changing sizes to suit the contents.

If you missed out on this class don't panic - we are running the class again in January.

Gilding, Cards for Men, and Spellbinders Sneak Peeks.

We have some gorgeous new Nativity Border dies in. If you came to the Gilding Flakes class, this die works beautifully :

We also have lots of new colours of the Gilding Flakes in stock.

If you haven't been in lately, we have a display of great cards for boys and men done using the Kaisercraft Off the Wall papers. (Click on the wording to see the papers, or better still drop in and see what we have done!)

CHA - which sees the release of lots of lovely new craft goodies - is next month. Spellbinders has run a 'Sneak Peek' for some of the dies they will be releasing. You can see them here:
Spellbinders Sneak Peek

If you see anything you 'need' please let us know - we can order them as soon as they are released by our wholesalers.

Challenge entry

Have you tried entering a challenge yet? They can be a great way of getting new ideas for your cardmaking.
Mojo Monday has a new sketch each week. This week's sketch is

Here is our take on the layout:

Please leave a comment below if you've been inspired to enter.

Lost & Found

Jill has been having fun with the Lost & Found Christmas paper we have in stock.

The baubles have been die-cut from the red glitter card we have, and the Merry Christmas is from gold foilboard.

















If you don't have these dies, we have stock of some Elizabeth Craft dies and present dies:

New Stickeroos in stock

We have some gorgeous 'Stickeroos' from Penny Black in stock. These are perfect for quick and easy Christmas cards. This week's Mojo Monday challenge inspired Jill's card:

The paper is from Couture Creations Vintage Christmas 12" x 12" paper pad, the snowflakes are a Spellbinders die. This is the Mojo Monday sketch:

Sketches are a great way of getting started on cards if you are short of ideas.

New Christmas Papers in stock

We have managed to get supplies of the My Minds Eye papers which Toni used on the Christmas stair card we had on display last year. Toni will bring the card back in. The papers look like this:

Tis the Season class peek

Just a quick sneak peek at two of the cards from the upcoming Tis the Season class. We will be looking at a few ways to use gilding flakes on cards. You will use a new pack of flakes in class and take the remainder home, along with helpful hints on using them.
If you have not booked yet there are some places left - give the shop a call.

To see all of the cards you will need to drop in to the shop.

Jo's Next Scrapbooking Class

Our next scrapbooking class will be held on Wednesday 10th and on Saturday 13th. We have spaces left in the Wednesday class at 9.30am.
The layout uses the Kaisercraft Dream Big range.

This shows part of the layout - the full page is on display in the shop. If you'd like to do this class please phone as soon as possible.

Inchies on Cards

Due to a cancellation we have ONE place available in Saturday's Inchies classes - phone Toni or Jill ASAP if you would like to join in.
As promised here is the purple card (front, and inside) you could make once you have done the class.
If you missed the class but wish to order the die set or stamp set used let us know.

 

We have ordered a few sets of the tiny greeting stamps used - these will be in soon.

Social Dylusions

A big THANK YOU to everyone who came along to last night's Social Capers. There were lots of lovely cards and projects displayed and many different techniques being used by the ladies there.

Last night's product focus was the Dylusions Ink Sprays. These are bright, translucent inks which react with each other and with water - great fun to use! This card was made for the demo:

Inspired by demonstrating the ink sprays last night, I've continued playing at home today. I've been following ideas suggested here on the Friends in Art blog.
I've used Bubblegum Pink, Lemon Zest, Squeezed Orange and Calypso Teal to spray a manilla tag.
Seedless Preserves and Black Soot Distress Inks as directed. Picket Fence Distress Paint instead of the Snowcap dabber, and a white gel pen.
I've also sprayed a strip of pale yellow Bazzill with the four Dylusions inks. I'll stamp flowers on these and fussy-cut them out.
Here is the tag:

The finished card will go on display in the shop.

Capers and Classes

A quick reminder that our next Social Capers gathering is this coming Monday night from 6:30pm - 9:30pm in Warwick - hasn't that snuck up quickly? If you are unsure of where it is held please phone Toni at the shop. As always yummy treats are most welcome!

As mentioned on our Facebook page there are just a few spots left for Jo's Butterfly Book class - Wed 28th at noon, and Friday 5th Sept 9:30 and noon.

The Inchies on Cards class is also filling fast so phone if you would like to join this class. Remember that you get your own set of Darkroom Door Garden Inchies stamps to keep and you'll learn some great techniques.
  

If you would like to see the cards we'll be making or to find out more about the techniques we'll be learning, drop in to the shop.