NEW Craft Consortium, Tim Holtz and so much more!

Hi everyone

Where did August go? The weeks certainly fly by! We sadly lost a dearly loved family member towards the end of July and so August was pretty intense, as you can imagine. However, keeping the crafty cogs turning and wanting to bring you exciting new products meant that we had something else to focus on too, which helped.

As a result, we have brought in all kinds of wonderful goodies for you, including two new paper collections from Craft Consortium and a new addition to their Essential Craft Papers range, new Halloween mixed media products from Tim Holtz, lots of gorgeous kits for you to try your hand at new hobbies, and more seasonal products from Woodware, Sam Poole, Andy Skinner and Angela Poole.

So, without further ado, here's a quick run-down of the new arrivals, in no particular order.

Craft Consortium launched their new premium collection Tis The Season, together with a new collaboration with Helz Cuppleditch called Candy Christmas. These two collections are both full of gorgeous imagery and an assortment of embellishments to finish your projects. They're both perfect for everything from card making to creating those one-of-a-kind centrepieces for your Christmas table. They also launched a new Essential Craft Papers addition - Tartan. Perfect for projects all year round!

Tim Holtz and Ranger have launched this year's Halloween mica sprays and associated products. The colours are as gorgeous as last year's offering and definitely worth investing in. We've also brought in Tim's first two sets of Foundry Wax which are perfect for adding gilded highlights to your projects.

Kits galore arrived only last week, including macrame, candle making, metal embossing and much more. There are lots of different kits to choose from and they make perfect gifts for birthdays or Christmas, or why not treat yourself and try something new!

Angela Poole has released a new festive collection and we have her lovely stencils in stock which are perfect not only for card making but all kinds of mixed media projects too.

Andy Skinner and Sam Poole have been busy creating some fabulous Halloween themed goodies for you.

And last, but by no means least, Woodware have released more festive stamps which are perfect for all your Christmas card making.

Coming soon .... new paint collections from FolkArt and a new essential paper design from Craft Consortium ... watch this space!

New Sam Poole Stamps and Botanical Stains

Hi

Sam Poole has just launched some beautiful new products in conjunction with Creative Expressions.  These are 9 new clear stamp sets, 1 new rubber stamp and 6 new gorgeous colours in her Botanical Stains collection.

Firstly there are the new clear stamp sets which have a definite nature and gardening theme running through most of them. They include beehives, flowers, watering cans and chickens! The odd one out is called "Hugs & Kisses" which features rustic hearts and sentiments. I've included just a few samples below to give you some inspiration for how to use them.

Then there is the rubber stamp "Rustic Alphabet" which is great for adding texture or creating backgrounds for your projects as in the example below.

And last but not least there are 6 new Botanical Stains colours available, which brings the total number of colours up to 14.  Botanical Stains are a water based dye ink which allows you to create stains and washes for your projects. The new colours are inspired by traditional colours which were originally obtained from plants such as Marigold and Lupin which are both used in the example below.

All of Sam's beautiful designs and products can be used for a variety of different crafts from card making to mixed media and home decor. So why not pop over and take a look.