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Friday 3 June 2016

June Workshops@ Snazzys

Welcome to my June workshop schedule featuring lots of new lines and lovely summery colours.

I have fallen in love with Prima's Tales of You and Me collection and it features in two workshops this month, a pretty vintage style triple tag book and an anniversary/wedding plaque. It's looking very different each time as there are several distinct colourways within the papers so you can mix and match or feature just one. I also have a couple of workshops using the new Dapper and Crazy Cats stamps from Tim Holtz along with his Mini Distress Inks and Mini Layering Stencils combined with foils and a lovely set of vertical greeting stamps from Impression Obsession. This month's layout workshop uses filmstrip dies and centre stage goes to a handmade blossom sprig combining dies, stamps and inks with Lawn Fawn's Polka Papers.

So, here we go....

Thursday 2 June 11am 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!

The Studio will be closed on Saturday 4 June and Monday 6 June as I can be found demoing new Mini Layering Stencils, inks and stamps from Tim Holtz with foils, texture pastes and bonding powder at Stamp Magic at Doncaster Dome on Sunday 5 June.

Tuesday 7 June 11am to 6pm

Croptime £5

Are you a scrapbooker? Thinking about trying scrapbooking? Got lots of photos but don't know where to start? Stuck for layout ideas? Want to try your hand at a mini book. If this sounds like you then why not pop along to our new Croptime drop in session between 11am and 6pm every Tuesday. It is not a taught workshop but more of a social session where we are happy to share all our tools and equipment with a few ideas thrown into the pot too! Kettle and coffee jug are on so just bring along whatever want to work on, beginners very welcome.

Wednesday 8 June 11am to 2pm

Monthly Layout Workshop £15/1SWV/£12(if paid at time of booking)

For this layout workshop gather up your spring blossom photos and we will combine them with a handcrafted sprig of blossom centre stage to create a pretty page for your album. I used one 6"x4" photos cut up and placed in the faux film strips, plus one 4"x3" photo and three 3"x2" photos. Don't worry if your photos are different sizes or subjects, we can adapt the sample page to suit your photos.

Thursday 12 May 11am 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!

Tuesday 14 June 11am to 6pm

Croptime £5

Are you a scrapbooker? Thinking about trying scrapbooking? Got lots of photos but don't know where to start? Stuck for layout ideas? Want to try your hand at a mini book. If this sounds like you then why not pop along to our new Croptime drop in session between 11am and 6pm every Tuesday. It is not a taught workshop but more of a social session where we are happy to share all our tools and equipment with a few ideas thrown into the pot too! Kettle and coffee jug are on so just bring along whatever want to work on, beginners very welcome.

Wednesday 15 June 11am to 2pm

Foiled Again! £15/1SWV/£12(if paid at time of booking)

In this workshop I will be covering lots of different techniques for using foiling on your projects. Whether just a touch to highlight areas on a tag or card or a feature piece I will show you how to achieve the look you want. I have used new release stamps from Tim Holtz Dapper range for quite a masculine look -Father's Day is just around the corner - but of course you are free to choose any of the thousands of stamps in the studio to suit your occasion/project.

Thursday 16 June 11am 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 18 June 11am to 2pm


Three Tag Book £15/1SWV/£12(if paid at time of booking)

I have chosen papers with pinks and lavender/greys from the Tales of You and Me collection by Prima for my very feminine sample but in the workshop I plan to show a different look with the soft green papers from the collection. Which will you choose? We will also be using the pretty new boxed flowers and leaves also by Prima combine with Hobby House roses but featuring some handcrafted flowers too! This is a lovely project for a wedding/anniversary/special birthday or simple a gift for someone special. With six pages to decorate I have left plenty of spaces for photos and /or greetings.

Tuesday 21 June 11am to 6pm

Croptime £5

Are you a scrapbooker? Thinking about trying scrapbooking? Got lots of photos but don't know where to start? Stuck for layout ideas? Want to try your hand at a mini book. If this sounds like you then why not pop along to our new Croptime drop in session between 11am and 6pm every Tuesday. It is not a taught workshop but more of a social session where we are happy to share all our tools and equipment with a few ideas thrown into the pot too! Kettle and coffee jug are on so just bring along whatever want to work on, beginners very welcome.

Wednesday 22 June 11am to 2pm

We're all crazy now! £15/1SWV/£12(if paid at time of booking)

Here is your chance to experiment with crazy colour combinations using the new vibrant distress mini ink colours from Tim Holtz combined with his new mini layering stencils and Crazy Cat/Bird Crazy stamps. Great fun, loads of techniques and ideas and some fab cards for the young/ young at heart!

Thursday 23 June 11am 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 June 11am to 2pm

Vintage Plaque £15/1SWV/£12(if paid at time of booking)

Join me to make a stylish, mixed media plaque with a vintage feel using loads of Prima products combined with stamps, inks and papers from their Tales of You and Me collection - an ideal celebration of a wedding anniversary or special birthday to which you can add photos or other memorabilia.

Sunday 26 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. We have lots of new mixed media products in the studio for you to try, from Tar and Glass Bead Gel to Fluid and Hi Flow Acrylics.

Tuesday 28 June 11am to 6pm

Croptime £5

Are you a scrapbooker? Thinking about trying scrapbooking? Got lots of photos but don't know where to start? Stuck for layout ideas? Want to try your hand at a mini book. If this sounds like you then why not pop along to our new Croptime drop in session between 11am and 6pm every Tuesday. It is not a taught workshop but more of a social session where we are happy to share all our tools and equipment with a few ideas thrown into the pot too! Kettle and coffee jug are on so just bring along whatever want to work on, beginners very welcome.

Thursday 30 June 11am 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!

Remember, to save 20% on your workshops in our studio all you need to do is buy a Snazzy Workshop Voucher from the studio in advance of the day you are coming to class, or drop me an email telling me you want to pay in advance, and I will send you a PayPal invoice for the reduced amount which must be settled at the time of booking. Easy!

Hope to see you in the studio soon.
Val x