Wooden Flourishes

New in...from Kaisercraft - various wood flourishes from £2.29.
Made from 2mm plywood these flourishes offer great value and variety. They look fantastic painted, plain or embellished. Designs range in size from 2" to 5.5"

In2crafting Girls in Print Again

A few months ago we at In2crafting were asked if we would design some cards for the Creative Stamping magazine. Issue 4 just out, comes with huge sheet of stamps worth £20.00 all suitable for the "men/boys" in your life. Our task was to come up with cards with a thank you/musical/distressed theme.

Full instructions and a material list are in the magazine which is available to buy now at the shop. Everything I used can be brought or ordered from us, the others have done fabulous cards as well. Rene used the guitar together with some Justrite stamps, Michelle used Nestabilites and the Thank you wording and my favourite Martha Stewart punch Cherish. Lastly, Sally used the drums and the Fretboard embossing folder from Creative Expressions.
The rest of the magazine is full of ideas and inspiration using the rest of the free stamps, its available to buy in the shop. Price £5.99.

Please phone the shop - 01268 730234 if you would like us to save you a copy.

Knitting Wool and Do Craft demonstration day

Just to let you know that we have had delivery this week of Wool, Knitting needles, crochet hooks and knitting patterns all from King Cole.
- Fabulous baby wools in popular colours in DK and 4 Ply from £2.09 a ball.
- Krystal Scarf Yarn to make those georgeous ruffle scarves that are all the rage - and comes with a free pattern as well!
- and a great range of everyday pricewise wools in many colours. Prices from just £1.65 per ball of wool.
Today we have had new Marianne Design Craftables dies - floral border, Circle, rectangle and ovals priced at £7.45 and £9.99 - also new in are..
Marianne Design Creatables dies for cutting and embossing paper and they have come in various greetings such as "Happy Birthday, Congrats, Just for you,Thanks, Merry Christmas and Seasons Greetings" Priced at £6.59.
Crafters Companion have just sent in some new large A3 size guillotines which look great - called Clevercut Maxi - for all those larger cutting projects.
For those who love cakes......we have some MDF cupcake stands which you can assemble and decorate yourself or get someone else to do for you while you savour the cakes!
We are open as usual on Good Friday (9.15 - 5) with double points for privilege cardholders and then on Saturday 7th we have Sarah Pinnington coming from Docrafts to demonstrate their products with various techniques.
Sarah will be with us between 10 am and 4pm. As well as getting your privilege points, we will be selling most items at 20% off the normal price on Saturday (usual products excluded such as die cutting machines, workshops, gift vouchers and magazines).
On Friday and Saturday we will be having a raffle to raise money for Marie Curie Cancer Care. £1 per strip (of tickets) with the prize being a Michael Powell stamp, 5 Heartwarmer die cut topper sheets of your choice, a Me to You A4 card kit and a Me to You 12 x 12 paper pack - total value £22.
We will be closed on Sunday as usual and then also on Bank Holiday Monday.
A reminder that our new workshop program is available at the shop or you can get one from our website
We wish you a Blessed, Happy and Enjoyable Easter.

New Nesties and M-Bossabilities folders

Just had our new stock in today from Spellbinders!!!
M-Bossabilities 2 sided folders - an original idea - from £6.65 and new Nestabilities die cut range from £19.79. Brand new designs and sure to be popular.

New stock in this week plus a continental market comes to Wickford!

New stock in this week.....Plus Continental Market in Wickford.
Stamps and guilding flakes in from Indigoblu - see photo, plus all new Sheena Douglass Fusion Painting sets and dvd. The Do crafts Xcut nesting dies are back in stock with new packaging and designs. Hunky Dory foiled sheets with various occaisions such as Mothers day, Easter, get well, birthday and many others.
On Thursday 15th and Friday 16th March, Wickford high street will contain a continental market and from 11am all parking will be free in Wickford car parks on both days. Stalls will be selling various things such as Italian nougat, Brittany biscuits, pungent cheeses, charcuterie, Tartiflette from the Alps, fresh breads, Spanish olives and much more.
We will be awarding double points to our privilege cardholders on both days as well.
So, free parking, something different to buy in Wickford and double points from us - why not pop to Wickford and have a look?
Well done Basildon Council for organising this and hopefully driving some much needed trade into Wickford businesses.

Celebration and Party invites class

Just wanted to show you the cards Carol has made for Mondays class" Celebrations and Party Invites" . She has come up with 3 great ideas to cover different occasions. If you have a free morning on Monday why not phone the shop and reserve a place today.



If you are booked on my crop next Saturday the photo sizes are 1 6x4 landscape and for the second layout using up all the leftovers I have used a 6x4 portrait and some smaller ones around 3x2. There is plenty of room to play with and a little chipboard frame that could take a photo if you wished.Colours are orange, pink, green and brown.

Have a great weekend, I am just off to meet up with John and Rene to travel to the NEC for the UK equivalent of CHA trade show see what lovely goodies we will be bringing into the shop this year. Meeting up with the girls from the shop tomorrow...going to be a fab weekend!

Jackie

Marie Curie day raised £149

On Saturday 11th - we helped raise a wonderful £149 for the Marie Curie Charity day. Thank you to all who came out on a bitterly cold day and made a card and for your donations. The cakes were truly delicious - not that John, Michelle or Sally tried any of course!
A big thank you to the crew who came and organised it in such a marvellous way.
The Raffle was won by Kay C.

At the end of this month it will be 7 years since we opened our shop, originaly in a garden centre. Its hard to believe it has been 7 years!
A customer came into the shop and remarked on it yesterday with some lovely comments and memories.
We are currently planning something special to mark the occaision - so watch this space....

Make a card for Marie Curie Cancer Care..and enjoy cake and coffee at the same time

At In2crafting on Saturday 11th February we are having one of our "Make, Take and Eat Cake" days to support and raise funds for Marie Curie Cancer Charity.
All you need to do is come along and all the cardmaking materials will be laid out in our upstairs workshop for you to create one or more cards. Karen and Gill will be on hand to assist and guide you if needed. Once you have made your card you can take it away or donate it so that it can be sold to raise more funds for Marie Curie. While this is going on you can eat freshly baked cakes and enjoy a cup of tea or coffee. Even if you don't want to make a card you can still enjoy a drink and cake to warm you up while out shopping! A raffle will be offered and the prize is a free workshop of your choice from our current list.
Come along and enjoy, this is the 3rd time we have hosted this and the day proves more and more popular each time.
All we ask is for a minimum donation of £2 to go towards the charity.
Shake off the cold and snow and pop in! Double privilege points on Saturday in the shop as well.

Class postponed on Monday 6th

Due to the forecast of ice for tonight and potential road problems for Monday morning we have decided to postpone the class in the morning until the following Monday 13th. Some of the people would be coming from various parts of the county and if you do not need to travel it's best not to.
The shop will be open as usual on Monday for those who want to do some shopping!

Creative Expressions Demonstration Day Sat 04 Feb

Lynne from Creative Expressions will be with us on Saturday 4th Feb demonstrating techniques using Spellbinders die cuts with the Grand Calibur and stamping using Justright and Umount stamps and heat embossing. She will also be using distress inks for various effects.

As well as having Lynne with us - another good reason to come in and shop is because we will be giving you 25% off your shopping on the day.*
If it is cold outside - you can be sure of a warm welcome in the shop.

The Grand Calibur Die cutting and embossing machine will be on offer on the day for a reduced price of £89.

*Discount not applicable on Cuttlebug, Grand Calibur, Big Shot, workshop bookings and Gift Vouchers.