'Tis the season for pyromania!!

Well we didn't burn the hall down and there were no alarms or sprinklers to set off, so all was well and we were very impressed with the results of your pyrography last week!

Lots of lovely cards and gifts produced to really get our Christmas crafting under way:

And our wood theme continued with these stamped tree and leaf cards, using woodgrain wallpaper or woodgrain embossed card:

And here are all your entries for the Game Piece Challenge Card. Votes are being counted - watch this space...

School's Out for Summer...

...and so the blog post is a late night one due to having to share the PC with the children!!  It's been a long time since the last workshop, as this month's workshop is on the very last day of the month. Where has July gone to? Loving the sunshine though! Our latest challenge must have really worked - all that creative thought you have been putting into your sunshine cards must have convinced the sun to come back and shine!! Don't forget to bring them on Wednesday to keep the rain away and for a chance of winning a free workshop.

Our techniques this month involve working with acrylic paints and the Cuttlebug. I will be showing you how to cut out chipboard embellishments and decorate them with acrylic paints and PVA glue to create a crackle effect.

Michelle will be using acrylic paints with Cuttlebug embossing folders to create textured paint backgrounds.

Another chance to get colourful hands!

See you on Wednesday.

Last post for Christmas...

...and 2012. Just wanted to show photos from our Christmas Speedcrafting workshop and our Christmas Gifts workshop. The Speedcrafting was a little more relaxed this time as most people knew what to expect! Techniques included Magic Motifs with foil or glitter, ready made toppers, Cuttlebug cutting and/or embossing and finally a Christmas Zentangle challenge. See below for some examples.

And a big thank you to Kay once again for her superb demo on how to make the Christmas wreaths and table decorations. They proved to be very popular and no doubt will now be brightening a few doorways in and around Ashtead! Here are a couple made at the Saturday workshop. For instructions on how to make the origami flowers click here.

The children had fun too making all sorts of gifts for friends (and for themselves!)

So that's all for 2012.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Looking forward to another crafty year in 2013.

Cuttlebug Techniques

Just to let you know that Wednesday's workshop is a "Bring your Cuttlebug to Club" month. Michelle and I will be covering some of the basics and showing you more techniques with your Cuttlebug. So if you have one then bring it along with you!

You still have another month to complete your white on white challenge and there will be opportunities to make your challenge card on Wednesday night if you don't have time to do it at home. Don't forget the winner gets free entry into a workshop.

See you tomorrow.