Kadoodle new stamps: Carol Cockbain designs

hello,

As promised, the last but not least of the latest Kadoodle stamps are  Carol Cockbain’s designs.  Carol has drawn on real flowers for her designs and she did tell me the names of all of them but it turns out that flower names are like other names and don’t stay in my brain very long! 

Here are a few samples made by Carol to whet your appetite,  the samples in real life are stunning and much more vibrant than my photos give justice to

 

 

 

Hope you like them.

See you soon

 

 

 

SUE RODDIS WORKSHOPS

Workshops with Sue Roddis

 

 

We have the dates now for the workshops with Sue Roddis.  They are the last weekend in August – Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th.

 

 

Both are full day workshops and are priced at £35per person per day.  This includes all materials and unlimited drinks during the day.  Lunch is not included but this can be reserved at the coffee shop next door or there are plenty of pubs and restaurants in the village for you to try.

What will you be making on Saturday

I want to keep the actual projects a bit of a surprise for you for the day, so the snippet below gives you just a flavour of the project which is a faux metal book . 

The project is made with foil rather than metal and the picture only shows one page – your book will have several pages.  You  will also be using different Paper Artsy stamps with the foil, inks, and other goodies.  There is flexibility and on the day you can choose alternative stamps and either go with the colours of Sue’s revised project sample or choose your own colour scheme.   

 What will you be making on Sunday
 
On Sunday the project involves one of our wooden desk calendars.  Below is a previous version that Sue has done.  This is just to tease you because again you will be making a different version on the day! 

From this

to this

You can only book by ringing us on 01342 836398 and places are limited so if you are interested you do need to get in touch,

Happy crafting!

Scrapbook page using Wisteria papers

hi,

Here’s another page using Wisteria papers. I also used Katzelkraft DANS MA MAISON rubber stamps.

Those are two little churches we drove by here in Canada, whilst “exploring” when my parents were here. They are so cute we had to stop and take pictures.

thanks for visiting

The Craft Barn mini workshops

Hi

At last as promised we have posted the first in our series of mini workshops on the website.  This little beauty was designed by Kay Carley and you can Click here to download the project sheet absolutely free.

We hope that you will like these projects and that they will provide a bit of inspiration for you.  Feel free to spread the word to your friends that this resource is now available.  We are aiming to add a new mini workshop each week, at least for the foreseeable future.  The projects contain a range of styles and techniques some are quick and easy and some are more challenging , so come on have a go!

Please, let us know what you think in a comment below

see you soon

Sandy

PS: Ces mini-ateliers seront disponibles en français très prochainement.

Isa

More Kadoodle samples

Our talented DT has been busy making a few cards too with the latest Kadoodle releases. Here’s a couple of them.

The first one was made by Dawn

She used BIKINI BABE and those rosy cheeks were coloured with Copic Markers

The second sample was made by Lyn

She used:

OFF TO THE BEACH stamp

Coloursoft pencils and sansodor

Nestabilities

Craftwork Cards sentiments

Chalks

Not just a “girl thing”

How refreshing is this, proof that crafting is not just a girl thing!  Isabelle’s son Antoine has prepared this lovely scrapbook page using BasicGrey Wisteria papers& Katzelkraft “Dans ma maison” stamps

and another lovely layout capturing memories and spanning the generations. 

If you need more proof that boys like to craft with a bit of encouragment Click here to take a look at the gorgeous father’s day cards Julian and Antoine made

So in the imortal words of Slade “girls grab your boys” and introduce them to crafting.   (Sorry,  bit of evidence of a misspent youth there!)

New BasicGrey papers

The latest BasicGrey papers are now available in the shop and online. We have the papers and the gorgeous papers doilies.

Click here to see them

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Les nouveaux BG sont maintenants sur le site. Cliquez ici pour les découvrir.

New Kadoodle stamps: Sandra’s designs

hello,

As promised, here are the new Kadoodle stamps designed by Sandra.

We have more of the “ladies on the beach” stamps and some cute pixies too.

The first one has got to be my favourite!!

and now for the beautiful samples by Sandra

Thanks for visiting

New Kadoodle stamps: Christine’s designs

I thought I would show you a few samples of the Kadoodle new stamps which were released at the Extravaganza.

Today, I will show you Christine Dark’s designs. She has come up with lovely new beach designs as well as a puppet show one.

Here are her new stamps.

And her gorgeous samples…

Thanks for visiting.

Pop back tomorrow to discover Sandra’s designs and samples

NEW “TUTORIAL” SECTION ON OUR WEBISTE

Just a quickie to let you know that we have created a new section on our website called Tutorials.  This is a free resource for you.  It has two sections, the first is Tips and Techniques sheets, which have been available free in the shop for some time and which were uploaded today.  They are written to give you an overview of techniques and products and we are continuing to add to these regularly (when I get chance to write them!).

The second section is a series of mini workshops and projects.   We will be aiming to publish one of these per week for the next few months.  They are specific projects for you to download and try or to adapt and take inspiration from .  This will include the projects prepared by the demonstrators from the extravaganza.

Enjoy!

PS If you can think of a better/more exciting section name than tutorials please email me or leave a comment !