New Primas now in stock! Crate arriving this week!

I've just finished unpacking the new Primas and they are beautiful.  And at prices from €3.75 to €4.95 they won't break the bank either! They're in stock and shipping now so get your hands on some before they're gone!

Starting with the biggest blooms you have the Dianthe Lulu and Dianthe Mercado.  They measure approx. 3" in diameter, are made from lovely thick fabric and have beautiful frosted detail on the ends of the petals.  They also have a carnation type centre to give them a beautiful finish.

 

They've released tons of new roses too and we've got Cameo Roses, Lilliput Roses and Tea Roses all in stock.

 

Finally there's the Innoscence Collection with beautiful daisies and pearl centred flowers

 

All of the Prima flowers can be found here!  Enjoy browsing!

Watch out for the new Collections from Crate Paper arriving this week!  Brooke, Pink Plum and Paper Doll in fab colours and designs, there's sure to be one (or more!) to suit you!

Some Card Ideas for the new Spring Flutter Kit!

I finally got a chance to play with the new Spring Flutter Kit and it is scrummy. It's packed with papers, stickers, buttons, ribbons and loads more, costs €19.00 and if you mix it with some coordinating cardstock it'll be enough to create loads of cards and layouts.

I teamed it with some Colorcore Cardstock in Love Potion and Sugar-n-Spice and the papers and embellishments matched perfectly. Here's a few cards which were very quickly made:

The first card is a 135mm x 135mm white base covered with a 135mm x 135mm piece of Love Potion Cardstock, sanded around the edges. Then stick a 125mm x 125mm piece of ladybird paper down onto the cardstock and a strip of the Umbrella Thermo paper about quarter of the way up from the bottom. The letters of the word "LOVE" are cut with the Vintage Findings card for the Making Memories Slice and again I sanded the edges. The tiny cute butterfly is from the Flutter Kit of Design Shop Stickers.

The Umbrella Card was made using a 135mm x 135mm white card blank. To that, stick a 135mm x 135mm piece of Sugar-n-Spice Colorcore Cardstock. On top of that stick a 130mm x 130mm piece of green paper, it's called Butterfly Flutter and it's in the kit. Next cut a 125mm x 125mm piece of Umbrella Thermo paper and stick that down. After that all you need to do is take 3 assorted buttons from the kit and stick them in the top left hand corner. Thread one of them with string (it's in the kit too!) and finally finish it off with a tiny flower sticker from the Design Shop Stickers. If you think that the centre of the card is a little bare, well I've left it blank so you could add a sentiment or coloured stamped image.

Kits are still available and you can purchase online here! There's also a matching 3 ring binder Flutter Album in 12" x 12" in the range here!

TFL

Annamarie

February 18th Crop Night - Meet our Guest Tutor, Mina

If you're looking for a range of papers and embellishments to get you crafting this Spring then look no further than our Spring Flutter Kit packed with papers, stickers, ribbons, trims, brads, blossoms and buttons from the brand new Making Memories Flutter Collection 2010.

Priced at €19.00 it includes 3 sheets of patterned paper, 1 sheet of diecut paper, 1 sheet of Thermography paper, 1 sheet of Foil printed paper, 1 sheet of Design Shop Stickers, 3 yards of assorted Ribbons and Trims, 10 felt stickers (not shown), 12 assorted themed brads (not shown), 12 buttons, 5 blossoms, and 2 felt flowers. Kits are shipping on Friday but you can preorder yours now.

February 18th Crop - 2 Workshops to choose from!

Workshop 1 - Introduction to Scrapbooking with Annamarie

If you've ever wanted to try scrapbooking this Workshop is for you. It brings you through the basics of scrapbooking, including materials used, layout options, basic techniques and finishes off with you creating your first 12" x 12" scrapbook layout.

Cost: €25.00 including all materials (just bring a scissors, pencil, ruler, acid-free glue and a selection of photographs)

Workshop 2 - Painting with Distress Inks with Mina

If you're a fan of rubber stamping and would like to learn the techniques for colouring in your stamped images with Distress Inks to achieve beautiful shaded effects then our Workshop with Mina on Thursday 18th February 2010 in Whitehall Parish Centre is for you. Learn the techniques and create a card with Mina Hartley, a talented card maker and papercrafter who specialises in teaching her techniques throughout Northern Ireland. Check out her blog to see some of her beautiful cards and altered projects.

Here's a sneak peek of her Workshop project:

Cost: €25.00 including all materials (just bring a paintbrush)

Both Workshop will take place from 7pm to 9pm in Whitehall Parish Centre, The Thatch Road, Whitehall, Dublin 9 on Thursday 18th February, 2010.

Places at both workshops are limited and tickets must be purchased online in advance for Mina's Workshop. Workshop places for the Introduction to Scrapbooking can be reserved by emailing workshops@thescrapbookstore.ie.

Looking forward to seeing you there,

For those in need of inspiration - January Crop Night

It seems like ages since our Christmas Crop so I'm really looking forward to our first crop of 2010 tomorrow night, Thursday 21st January from 7pm in Whitehall Parish Centre, The Thatch Road, Whitehall, Dublin 9.

Just bring along your crafty stash and we'll try to inspire you, plus we'll give you a cup of tea/coffee and some home baking and all for a bargain €10.00.

No need to reserve a place, just come along on the night or email me on workshops@thescrapbookstore.ie for directions and further details.

If you can't make it tomorrow night and inspiration is something you really need, then check out the new Scrapbook Trends Idea Books for January. They're in store and shipping now and cost €8.75 each.

I'm a big fan of these monthly publications but I have to say that this month's issues are really extra special. They have a brand new cover design and they're just jam-packed with some of the best looking layouts I've seen for a long time. Check them out here!

Christmas Party Crop 2009

Well, we had a great day at last Saturday's Christmas Party Crop in Donnycarney, Dublin. It was a really festive day and totally kicked off the Christmas season for me. We had Christmas Carols playing in the background, mince pies and goodies to eat, a fantastic Secret Santa where everyone got some beautiful pressies and to finish it all off a Christmas Prize Draw ... not to mention a few layouts and Workshops along the way!

I used the new Jolly by Golly Collection from Cosmo Cricket in my class to create two Christmas/Winter themed layouts. The sparkly snowflake is from Basic Grey, Bling It! I used two 5" x 7" portrait style photos in the first layout and a selection of smaller photos in the second layout.

Thanks to everyone who came along to shop, chat and take part in the classes. We really appreciate your loyal support throughout the year and look forward to seeing you all again in 2010.