Crop Reminder

It’s your last day to book onto the Crafting Ireland Crop!

BOOK HERE

Venue: Athlone Springs Hotel
Time: 10am to 5pm
Cost: €5 to pre book on-line. If there are spaces available tickets will be €10 on the day.

The entry cost includes a space to crop at all day, fun demos throughout the day, snacks and a raffle ticket for some fantastic crafty prizes. There will even be a shop, brought along byCreate With Kate for all those of you who want to get your shopping fix!

We want the day to be all about having fun, getting to meet fellow Irish crafters, and just enjoying yourself while getting as little or as much crafted as you like. The crop is open to all crafters, no matter what your style or medium is. You simply bring along what ever project you want to work on!

More information will follow on the demos. Currently they will be run a little something like follows:

Timi Konya - Dimensional scrapbook layouts
Nicole Mullen - Electronic cutting machines (eCraft)
Sandie Dunne - Quick tag demos
Felicia Thomas - Mini album techniques
Kate Walsh -  ‘Movers and Shapers‘ dies as well as the ‘Stamp and Die Cut Sets

 

Hi All,

Just dropping in with a sneak peek on the Create With Kate demo/make and take for this Saturday! You can see Kate’s post here.

You will get to Playwith the ‘Movers and Shapers‘ dies as well as the ‘Stamp and Die Cut Sets’.  It sounds like so much fun to us!

Check out Kate’s blog for more images. If you haven’t booked yet you can find all the information on our dedicated crop page here.

Remember – Saturday 26th May @ 10am, Athlone Springs Hotel – entry €5 if you pre-book or €10 if you book online!

Looking forward to seeing you all there….

Fun Crop – Supply list

Hi everyone,

Only a few weeks left till our Fun Crop in Athlone on 26th May.

Below is a list of supplies that you can bring along if you want to create a textured layout with me on the day.

This is what we are going to do:

Supplies:

* 1 white 12×12 cardstock

* white or clear embossing powder and some embossing ink

* a background stamp

* bits and pieces that you would like to include on the layout (like doily paper, scrap pieces of patterned paper, stickers, a tag etc…)

* a piece of fun foam (so we can make a stamp)

* and some inks or watercolour paint ( I used Derwent Inktense Blocks) – it is important that it is watersoluble

* baby wipes

* foam adhesive

I hope lots of you come along, we are going to have so much fun

Timi

REMINDER!

Design Team Call Reminder

Crafting Ireland is looking for enthusiastic crafters who have a passion for paper crafting and would like to share their own tutorials and ideas.

What we are looking for:

• Two projects every six weeks with step by step photo or video tutorials
• Good photography skills for suitable images for publication in the magazine
• We are looking for card makers, scrapbookers, altered art creators and any other type of paper crafters out there!
• Keep  your personal blog up to date
• Active participation on Social Media sites, including Crafting Ireland’s Facebook page and blog
• The term is for five issues of the magazine, starting in Issue 11

In return you will be published in the magazine and featured as a regular contributor.
You will also have a feature on our website, including a link to your personal blog. You may also receive occasional items from sponsors.

To enter:

• Submit photos of five of your favourite projects that highlight your style and skills
• Try to include one project, or link to a blog post/project that shows your ability to write a crafty tutorial
• Write a short biography about yourself and tell us why you would fit on our design team
• Entry is open to everyone, regardless of geographic location
• Email your submission to submissions@craftingirelandonline.ie

Submission deadline: 14th May
Date of Announcement: 28th May

Altered Canvas

Hi Everybody,

Have you seen the altered canvas tutorial on page 42 in Issue 9?

I always pick up cheap canvases in Aldi or Lidl when they are on sale and when I feel like altering one I have it on hand.  Writing quotes on your creation is very popular nowadays, you can find good ones here: thinkexist.com

Check out the tutorial and if you alter a canvas share it on our Facebook page

Have a nice weekend,

Timi & Nicole

PS: Just a quick remimder of our DT Call, check it out here :)

Crop class – free class!

Hi All,

Just a reminder about the Crafting Ireland crop on the 26th May, in Athlone. You can find all details here and booking information also. It is €5 to pre book online and €10 to pay in on the day. The entry cost includes a space to crop at all day, fun demos throughout the day, snacks and a raffle ticket for some fantastic crafty prizes. There will even be a shop, brought along byCreate With Kate for all those of you who want to get your shopping fix!

As well as demos on the day there will be a free mini album class presented by Felicia Thomas. Full details on what you will need to bring for the class are below:

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This album is ideal for using up those hardly touched stacks in your stash, it uses quite a lot of design paper – but what are you keeping it for?! I dug deep and found “Lifes Journey” by K&Company (you can imagine how long that had been in there!)

What you will need:

• A4 Card in cream and black – Crafting Ireland will provide this card stock
• Cutting mat
• Craft knife Paper trimmer
• Ruler / pencil
• Double sided tape
• Wet glue
• Scoring tool bone folder
• Distress inks / applicator
• 2 x chipboard covers 15x18cm (cereal box will do but needs to be doubled for strength) – to save time on the day, paint a 2cm border around each cover (both sides) in a colour that matches your papers.
• 3 x binding rings or a strip of 12 Bindit-all rings. ( I will bring my Bind-it a-all for all to use) You can also use ribbon. If you choose to use eyelets please bring an eyelet setting tool.
• 4 x Hinge clips (Tim Holtz or similar size)
• Your choice of 12×12″ papers – bring at least 8 to give you a selection, remember if your paper is directional you may need more sheets. embellishments, ribbons and fibres to match paper. This album is for Portrait style photos, it will hold 20 4″x6″

Product review: Portfolio Series Water Soluble Oil Pastels

I recently came across this product and thought it sounded too good to be true. However a very forgiving price made me buy a pack to try out. At £14.95 they were about €18. This was a very decent price for a pack of 24 colours!

The box they come in is very clever and a handy way to store them.

I used to use oil pastels a lot back in my traditional art days.  I love how smooth they are to draw and colour with and love the texture. However I hate the mess they can leave. Oil pastels are obviously oil based. The oil in them never completely  dries so anything done with oils can be difficult to fix and preserve.

So what makes these pastels so special?
Well these pastels can be used as traditional pastels. Or you can use water to blend or wash the colour out. If you combine this with a fantastic range of colours that comes in the pack you have a very fun and versatile product.

To see how easy and versatile they are to work with check out page 16 of Issue 9! Below are some of the samples of what you can do with them….

Swap Partners!

The swap partners are up and listed here and also below:

GERALDINE – DEIRDRE
NICOLE – EVONNE
ELAINE- VAL
FRANCES – NICOLA
KRISTINE – ANN
ORLA – SARAH
AIDEEN- JENNY

You should all have received an email from Felicia giving you your swap partner name and email address so that you can get in touch and start getting crafty!

Don’t forget to send on pictures of your completed project to Felicia so that we can feature your work!

 

Sneak Peak

Hi Everyone,

Here is a little sneak peak of the textured layout project that Timi is going to demonstrate at the Crafting Ireland Crop on 26th May, in Athlone, Co. Westmeath.

 

Timi will show you how to add different texture and dimension to spice up a scrapbook page. If you want play along with her, watch this space, we will post a list of supplies that you will need.

 

We hope to see many of you there,

Timi & Nicole

Swap Reminder!

Good morning everyone!

We are just popping in with a quick reminder that the Swapzville Swap’s closing deadline is tomorrow at 1pm gmt. If you want to take part make sure to email Felicia with your details at felicia@craftingirelandonline.ie

You can find all the crop rules and details on our website here.