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Saturday 27 June 2015

July Workshops @ Snazzys

 
We have a full schedule of workshops this July to fill the long summer days, from clean and simple cards to a vintage 12x12 layout, a fabulous junk journal on a travel theme plus a mixed media canvas on a musical theme, and cards made with your own original mixed media master board. You can book a workshop space by calling the studio on 01793 629062 or sending an email to snazzysstudio@gmail.com. Don't forget our Wednesday Stop By & Stamp sessions and our monthly Art Journal Sunday session are drop in so no need to book those, just pop along and join in. Hope to see you in the studio soon x

Wednesday 1 July 11am to 3pm and 6pm to 9pm

Stop By and Stamp £5

Whether you are a beginner or an experienced crafter, make cards, scrapbook layouts, art journal pages or create Mixed Media pieces, stamps are a great addition. In these sessions we make all our workshop tools, stamps and consumables available to you so you can have fun experimenting and creating without having to buy all the bits and pieces. Why not drop by, enjoy a cuppa and have a go.


Wednesday 8 July 11am to 3pm and 6pm to 9pm

Stop By and Stamp £5

Whether you are a beginner or an experienced crafter, make cards, scrapbook layouts, art journal pages or create Mixed Media pieces, stamps are a great addition. In these sessions we make all our workshop tools, stamps and consumables available to you so you can have fun experimenting and creating without having to buy all the bits and pieces. Why not drop by, enjoy a cuppa and have a go.

Take One Stamp Scrap Yard Cards Sat 11 July

Saturday 11 July 10am to 1pm

Take One Stamp Kaisercraft Scrap Yard Cards £15/1 SWV

Fun cards with a slightly grungy twist using fab new release papers and stamps from Kaisercraft, ideal for the men in your life


Saturday 11 July 2pm to 5pm

Mixed Media Cards £15/1SWV

We are going to mix things up a bit using paint and ink, a touch of texture from embossing folders and texture paste, plus some stamping and embossing to create your own original master board ending up with some completely original cards.


July Layout Workshop Tuesday 14/7


Tuesday 14 July 10am to 1pm

July Layout Workshop £15/1SWV

A layout with lots of layers using the new Prima Garden Fable collection. I have used one 4"x 4" photo but the layout can easily be adapted to larger or multiple photos if you wish.


Wednesday 15 July 11am to 3pm and 6pm to 9pm

Stop By and Stamp £5

Whether you are a beginner or an experienced crafter, make cards, scrapbook layouts, art journal pages or create Mixed Media pieces, stamps are a great addition. In these sessions we make all our workshop tools, stamps and consumables available to you so you can have fun experimenting and creating without having to buy all the bits and pieces. Why not drop by, enjoy a cuppa and have a go.

 

Wednesday 22 July 11am to 3pm and 6pm to 9pm

Stop By and Stamp £5

Whether you are a beginner or an experienced crafter, make cards, scrapbook layouts, art journal pages or create Mixed Media pieces, stamps are a great addition. In these sessions we make all our workshop tools, stamps and consumables available to you so you can have fun experimenting and creating without having to buy all the bits and pieces. Why not drop by, enjoy a cuppa and have a go.


Saturday 25 July 11am to 4pm

Travel Junk Journal £30/2SW

In this workshop we will be using a host of packaging, old maps and other ephemera to create an original junk journal on a travel theme. Please feel free to fetch along any photos, junk or memorabilia you would like to include.


Sunday 26 July 11am to 3pm

Art Journal Sunday £5

Drop by the studio between 11am and 3pm and join in the fun with inks, stamps, stencils, masks, paints and other media all provided. Just bring your journal, pour yourself a cuppa and get started.

Thursday 30 July 2pm to 5pm

Clean and Simple Monochromatic Cards £15/1SWV

We will use stencils and distress inks to create some fresh, clean and simple cards with a monochromatic colour scheme demonstrating how less is definitely more, whatever the occasion.


Remember, to save 20% on your workshops in our studio all you need to do is buy a Snazzy Workshop Voucher in advance of the day you are coming to class, easy!

In all our workshops and drop in sessions we provide everything you need to complete the project including tools and basic consumables such as adhesive. If you would prefer to work with your own tools, you are of course very welcome to bring them along.

 

 

 

 

Tuesday 2 June 2015

June Workshops@Snazzys


The workshops this month all have a fresh, light, and bright feel just right for Summer. We will be using lots of new products from Sn@p papers to Kaisercraft stamps, coloured embossing powders to lovely word stamps from Hero Arts with some new PaperArtsy too. Also from Hero Arts we will be using their hugely popular layering stamps plus more of their stamp and cut sets that are just so versatile.
I do hope you will join me.

Wednesday 3 June 11am to 3pm and 6pm to 9pm

Stop By and Stamp £5

Whether you are a beginner or an experienced crafter, make cards, scrapbook layouts, art journal pages or create Mixed Media pieces, stamps are a great addition. In these sessions we make all our workshop tools, stamps and consumables available to you so you can have fun experimenting and creating without having to buy all the bits and pieces. Why not drop by, enjoy a cuppa and have a go.


Saturday 6 June 10am to 1pm

Clean and Simple Cards - Layered Stamps £15/1 SWV

In this workshop we will be making some Clean and Simple Cards using the brand new layering stamps from Hero Arts featuring birds, butterflies and flowers combined with Tsukineko inks.


Saturday 6 June 2pm to 5pm

Step by Step Journal Page £15/1SWV

I have been asked so often about how I create the scraped paint backgrounds in my journal so I thought I would offer a step by step workshop to take you from the gesso base right through to the finishing touches. As with all our workshops no experience necessary, beginners always very welcome.

 

Wednesday 10 June 11am to 3pm and 6pm to 9pm

Stop By and Stamp £5

Whether you are a beginner or an experienced crafter, make cards, scrapbook layouts, art journal pages or create Mixed Media pieces, stamps are a great addition. In these sessions we make all our workshop tools, stamps and consumables available to you so you can have fun experimenting and creating without having to buy all the bits and pieces. Why not drop by, enjoy a cuppa and have a go.


Thursday 11 June 2pm to 5pm

Dotty for Summer £15/1SWV

Fresh, clean and simple cards are the order of the day here with the new Sn@p dotty and zigzag papers from Simple Stories. I have included baby, birthday, engagement and graduation cards but they are all interchangeable to suit your preferences.

 

Tuesday 16 June 10am to 1pm

June Layout Workshop £15/1SWV

This layout uses die cut hearts to create flowers and vines on a single photo layout. A 6"x4" or 3"x5" photo either portrait or landscape is all that is required.

 

Wednesday 17 June 11am to 3pm and 6pm to 9pm

Stop By and Stamp £5

Whether you are a beginner or an experienced crafter, make cards, scrapbook layouts, art journal pages or create Mixed Media pieces, stamps are a great addition. In these sessions we make all our workshop tools, stamps and consumables available to you so you can have fun experimenting and creating without having to buy all the bits and pieces. Why not drop by, enjoy a cuppa and have a go.


Saturday 20 June 11am to 4pm

Love to..... canvas £30/2SWV

In this workshop we will be creating a 12"x 12" mixed media canvas on the theme of 'spread your wings and fly' using paint, ink, stamps, die cuts, embossed metal and fabric plus we will make our own UTEE heart embellishment too!


Wednesday 24 June 11am to 3pm and 6pm to 9pm

Stop By and Stamp £5

Whether you are a beginner or an experienced crafter, make cards, scrapbook layouts, art journal pages or create Mixed Media pieces, stamps are a great addition. In these sessions we make all our workshop tools, stamps and consumables available to you so you can have fun experimenting and creating without having to buy all the bits and pieces. Why not drop by, enjoy a cuppa and have a go.


Saturday 27 June 10am to 1pm

Take One Stamp Hero Arts A little...... £15/1SWV

Fun cards including a slider and pop up box cards ideal for lovers of coffee, wine, chocolate etc.


Saturday 27 June 2pm to 5pm

Subway Art Cards £15/1SWV

Using a range of word stamps from Kaisercraft we will make a clutch of striking cards, using inks and embossing powders, to cover most occasions.


Sunday 28 June 11am to 3pm

Art Journal Sunday £5

Drop by the studio between 11am and 3pm and join in the fun with inks, stamps, stencils, masks, paints and other media all provided. Just bring your journal, pour yourself a cuppa and get started.

 

Remember, to save 20% on your workshops in our studio all you need to do is buy a Snazzy Workshop Voucher in advance of the day you are coming to class, easy!

In all our workshops and drop in sessions we provide everything you need to complete the project including tools and basic consumables such as adhesive. If you would prefer to work with your own tools, you are of course very welcome to bring them along.

 

 

Monday 1 June 2015

Hello June!

Well, here we are in June already and as my perpetual calendar says, officially the first day of Summer. I don't know how the weather is where you are but it is pretty chilly and very wet here so....

........to cheer things up we finally have these in stock.

All 48 of the Distress Ink colours are now here in the mini size, in open stock. The price is £2.40 each and we have a very special introductory offer of one each of all 48 colours for just £79.95, bargain!

If that doesn't give you enough trouble choosing, we also have these......

......four of the new monthly colours in the full size, January to April and even better we are holding the price at £4.75. Unfortunately May's release missed my shipment by a day but it should be with us in the next week or so with some more lovely goodies.

I haven't managed to get the June workshop schedule posted yet, a combination of a mislaid diary and the very lovely wedding our eldest son last weekend in Cardiff Castle.

Here is a quick snap of the new Mr & Mrs MacLeod just after they signed the register. It was a wonderfully happy weekend and, despite a few hitches, everything was beautiful with some very clever and thoughtful touches that made it so individual. Huge thanks to everyone involved and to all of you who sent your best wishes.

A special mention for the flower arrangements which were stunning, in the chapel for the ceremony, in the library for the reception and in the area used for the party in the evening. Again, very cleverly thought through with white roses for an English rose combined with thistles for the Scottish half of the partnership. I will enjoy these on my desk for a few more days.

That's all for now, if you want any of the new Distress Inks and can't get to the studio, just email me, we only ever charge what Royal Mail charges us for postage.

Thank you for dropping by x