Centagraph Harrogate

Good Morning Everyone,

Just a quick post to let you know that I will be demonstrating at Centagraph in Harrogate Saturday 5th June on behalf of Personal Impressions.
I'll be working with new designs from Martha Stewart, Nestabilities, Fab New designs from K & Co and my all time fave Hero Arts!!!

Come along and say hello!

Centagraph Ltd

18 Station Parade

Harrogate

North Yorkshire

HG1 1UE

01423 566327

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Love Sarah xx

Sunday's Class

Hello everyone!

What a lovely weekend? I love this nice sunny weather I do hope it's here to stay!!!

Here are a few snaps from my workshop yesterday at Samuel Taylor's Brighouse!

I had a ball! It's always quite scary going somewhere new, but I was made very welcome and had such a great time teaching the class.

Here are a couple of cards, the class was based on techniques using cuttlebug/die cutting. I mixed it with the lovely new(ish) collection from Bo Bunny called Jazmin. Also the New Tim Holtz Alterations Dies, with Metal foil, Indentz folders and Alcohol Inks.

Here are some of the lovely ladies who were on my class, again they were just great!

Soooooo looking forward to teaching there again! My next couple of classes over in Brighouse are in July! Martha Stewart and Distress Inks!

Anyway better get off and water my hanging baskets before my Nana rings to remind me!
Take care

Sarah xxx

Basic Ink Pad tutorial - For the lovely Ladies of Donegal

Basic Ink Pad tutorial - For the lovely Ladies of Donegal

Versamark

Clear very sticky Ink for heat embossing, relief work, and watermark effect.
Great for Ultra Thick Embossing, Chalks and any medium needing a slow drying Ink.

**Can use in Card Making**

Comes in: Ink Pad, Re Inker, Small and Large Pads, Double Ended Pen, Clear Ink, Dazzle and Frost

Tools to use: Heat Embossing Tool, Stamps, Stamp Cleaner

Available From: Personal Impressions Stockists, visit http://www.personalimpressions.com/ for your nearest store.

Distress Ink Water based Dye ink for Stamping, water colouring, direct to paper & much more!
Acid-free non-toxic fade resistant water-based dye inks.

**Can use in Scrapbooking & Card Making**

Comes in: In Pads & Re Inkers, 36 Colours

Tools to use: Ink Blending tool, Cut & Dry & Foam, Water Brushes, Stamps, Non-Stick craft Sheet

Available From: Personal Impressions Stockists, visit http://www.personalimpressions.com/ for your nearest store.

Staz-On Black (& All Dark Colours) StazOn is a solvent-based inkpad designed for decorating non-porous surfaces such as glass, metal, shrink plastic, cellophane, aluminium foil, leather and acrylic.

**Can use in Card Making**

Comes In: Lots of different colours, Ink Pads and Re-Inkers available

Tools to Use: Staz-On Cleaner spray or original

Available From: Personal Impressions Stockists, visit http://www.personalimpressions.com/ for your nearest store.

Staz-On Opaque (like Cotton White)
StazOn is a solvent-based inkpad designed for decorating non-porous surfaces such as glass metal, shrink plastic, cellophane, aluminium foil, leather and acrylic.

**Can use in Card Making**

Comes In: Lots of different colours, Ink Pads WITH Re-Inkers NEW Metallic Colours available.
Tools to Use: Staz-On Cleaner spray or original

Available From: Personal Impressions Stockists, visit http://www.personalimpressions.com/ for your nearest store.

Mememto
Memento dye Ink Pad for Stamps is fast drying and fade resistant. The innovative pad delivers finer impressions and exceptionally even coverage

**Can Use in Card Making

Comes In: Lots of different Colours, available in regular sized Ink pads and mini Due Drop style

Tools to Use: A good Stamp Cleaner. Perfect with Pro-Markers and Copic Pens

Available From: Personal Impressions Stockists, visit http://www.personalimpressions.com/ for your nearest store.

Stampin Up Classic Ink Pads
Water based Dye ink for Stamping, water colouring, direct to paper & much more!
Acid-free non-toxic fade resistant water-based dye inks.

**Can use in Scrapbooking & Card Making**

Comes in: In regular size in Pads called Classic Ink Pads, Pens & Re Inkers, also available “Stampin Spots” Mini copies of the Classic, sold in colour collections from the “Stampin Up” Catalogue 48 Colours with occasional “In Colours” offers.

Tools to use: Ink Blending tool, Cut & Dry & Foam, Water Brushes, Stamps, Non-Stick craft Sheet

Hope this answers some of your questions, please email me if you have any more! I'm always happy to answer any questions (if I can) that you may have!

See you all again soon,

Love Sarah xxx

Making Cards Magazine June 2010

Good Morning Everyone,

Here are the cards I have featured in this months Making Cards Magazine..............

for "dudes" everywhere using My Minds Eye papers, die cuts and Brads.

Love Sarah xx

Photo's from last weekend.....

Here are some photos from last weekend...

More to follow soon.....

Love Sarah xxx

Home safe and Sound……………………

Good Morning Everyone,

Photo’s to follow!

Well, we have had a fantastic weekend; the workshops went so well, we had a ball!
Saturday was a very busy day, with a mixture of beautiful Irish ladies and stunning Scottish “Wee Doll’s” who created beautiful cards, ate a delicious lunch (s) and chatted like it was going out of fashion!

Sunday was a demonstration for just 2 hours, but we could have stayed for double that time, doesn’t time fly when you are having fun?

The only hiccup; so to speak was that our flights were cancelled coming home on Monday due to the Volcanic Ash Cloud; as we were staying at Ewan’s Mum and Dad’s house we didn’t get too down about it as it meant another few days with kind, generous and loving family!

We love visiting family, as most of Ewan’s are dotted around the world literally! Scotland, London, Ireland, America! It’s always a very special time when we get together, it was Carol’s (Ewan’s mum) fault that I got into crafting in the first place! One time when I was over at the Ireland house, she suggested that we have a play with some punches, so then began my addiction!

Friday we had an unexpected addition to the weekend, THE parcel turned up! Can you believe it? So now the craft groups in St Johnston will have some kits to work through when they all get back together after the summer break.
On the way home from the Airport (Derry – Donegal) we popped in the see the lovely Mary McAnaney, who is a very dear friend to both Carol and I. We had a good old natter and a cup of tea with the addition of some rarther nice biscuits!
Mary is the demonstrator for ”Stampin Up” Ireland, so we got out the catalogues, looked at the lovely stamps, Inks and cardstock and wondered how we could possibly get the WHOLE catalogue!!!

On Sunday before the Demonstration Ewan, Carol, John and I went for lunch at a lovely restaurant called “BiddyFields” near Letterkenny, a lovely Sunday Carvery was devoured by all four of us. Delish!

The weekend was so much fun, I think all the ladies enjoyed themselves, and learnt a lot of new techniques using Rubber Stamps. Another weekend is in the planning for towards the end of the year! I’ll keep you posted.

So Sunday is fast approaching, it’s my first workshop as Samuel Taylor’s Brighouse.
It’s Cuttlebug and I have put in some of the new Tim Holtz Alterations Dies, yum yum.
Will post some samples soon!!!

Bye for now
Love Sarah xxx

Bags packed, tickets and Passport .... Check

Evening All,
Just a quick post to let you all know that I'm off now for the Big Ireland workshop weekend! (above pic of the Resource Centre where I'll be teaching)

Flying over tomorrow lunch time to the "In Laws" and really looking forward to it. Cant wait to see Mum and Dad McC, and a certain Mary McAnaney and all the lovely ladies in St Johnstone and Carrigans!

So much hard work has gone into this weekend I'm keeping my fingers crossed that nothing else goes wrong!!! Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you, my parcel with all the prepared kits and some materials has gone missing, Parcel Force don't seem to know where it is???? It was posted on a 3 day service to The Republic of Ireland on the 4th May .... still not arrived, so I have spent two very long evenings re-design and prepping kits like a mad woman.

Poor Ewan he has been making tea every night this week (we usually take turns)
Anyway all re-done now, just gonna head off to bed I've an early start.
Will let you all know how it went when I get back Monday!
Till then have a lovely weekend!

Love Sarah xxx

Samuel Taylors Leeds

Good Morning......

If you haven’t been to the Leeds store, you need to!
It is such a lovely store, its huge! One of the biggest independent craft shops I have ever been to. Fantastic lay out, jam packed full of all the latest in card making and scrapbooking goodies.
The staff were all so friendly, Sue the manager, was great too, we even enjoyed a cheeky cream cake with our lunch!

I had the great pleasure in working with the fantastic Nestablilities and NEW personal Impressions clear stamps. Along with my all time favourite brand Hero Arts. (See previous post for samples)
There were lots of great new products filling my desk; in particular I loved the new baby animals collection designed by Lindsay Mason, great for children’s cards! How cute is the Giraffe?

Anyway just a quick update on one of my upcoming classes... I am teaching a workshop on the 23rd May at Samuel Taylors in Brighouse. It’s working with the Cuttlebug, but you don’t need to own one to come on the class.
The cards we are making will be posted on here later this week.
10.00am – 4.00pm £25.00
Using different techniques and products, like Alterations, Grungepaper, Metal sheets, Inks and lots more.
To book a place please call the Brighouse store on (01484) 401419

Have a great Monday folks…..

Love Sarah xxx

Sneak Peeks ............

Good Evening All,

Here are a couple of sneak peeks from some of the products I will be using tomorrow at Samuel Taylor's in Leeds.............

Hope so see you tomorrow....
Love Sarah xxx