Valentine's Blog Hop...

Hi Guys, with Valentine’s Day fast approaching; we're having a Blog Hop at the Cuttlebug Blog Spot..

So, welcome to my little part of the crafting world if you have been directed here by my Design Team Buddy Deneen?! I'm now sending you onto Brianna to see what she has created for this week’s theme.. Or hop on back to the Cuttlebug Blogspot to see what all of the DT have been upto.. There's prizes to be won guys!! Thanks for stopping by. Andy..

Still feeling the love...

...for my Pan Pastels that is.. Just wanted to share with you a sample I made for Yesterday's & next Week’s lesson.

Had a great morning yesterday explaining, playing and demoing the virtues of the Pan Pastels. Such a receptive audience always makes the difference in a lesson. Hope you enjoyed it as much as I did ladies... Thanks for checking us out and see you soon. Andy.

My First Venture into...

...Pan Pastels! Well, it's been something I've been meaning to dabble with for a while now. But they never seem to be in stock long enough for me to constructively get my hot little hands on em! But now I have had a chance to play with them, I can really see what all the fuss is about!

I love em! They go onto your projects sooo smoothly! And if you've not been able to replicate "Saint Barbara Gray's" Brayering techniques, then these are a fantastic alternative!, as all of those who have booked onto Tomorrow's and next week’s Pan Pastels lessons will see!... Right, I'm off to play some more. Have a great day and thanks for checking us out. See you soon. Andy.

Happy Birthday Paul....

Hi Folks.. It's Paul's (B-I-L) Birthday today!

And here is the card I made for him. It is a play on the SteamPunk card I made last week, but this time in Blue! Although the colour has changed from the original, it's still no less effective. Just wish I had the time to experiment and play around with other colour combinations! But alas, time to move on to another technique this week.. Pan Pastels, here I come! Thanks for checking us out and see you soon. Andy.

Pinch Punch, first day of the Month...

Hi Everyone. Well, it's the 1st of February..! Where did January go? Seeing as it is now February, is it too early to start thinking of Christmas? Not if you are a crafter!! The more we do now, the less we have to do later in the year! Takes the pressure off a bit me thinks!!

Here's my first one for this year’s crimbo. Only thing is, starting this early, I bet I forget where I put them come December!! Ho hum! Have a great day and thanks for checking us out. See you soon. Andy..

Stamping Gear..

Hi folks.. Now, you know I love my Stamping Gear. So much so that I want to share it with as many people who will listen to me. And going by the quantity we went through last weekend, that is quite a few of you. So here's a heads up for those who aren't yet aware. We have our very own Stamping Gear Demonstration Day here at Pinnacle Crafts on Saturday 23rd February 2013. There's no need to book, just turn up any time between 9am - 3pm and see what all the fuss is about. As Inkadinkado, (great name) the makers of the Stamping Gear would say, “Going in Circles (or Ovals, and eventually Squares and Rectangles!) has never been so much fun!”

Just love the results you can achieve on your card making, scrapbooking and general paper crafting projects. So pop the date in your diary.. Thanks for checking us out. See you soon. Andy.

SteamPunk with a twist!

Hi Gang. Hope you all had a good weekend? Just getting the shop back into some sort of order after a very busy Club Members Weekend. Thanks to all of those who were able to attend. I hope you are enjoying your new purchases? Time to prep for this week’s SteamPunk class for me today. I've taken a different direction than I normally do when doing one of these classes. Usually it's a metal based theme,

but to ring the changes a little I have gone for wood this time.. And how effective it is too!

From the pale effect of the card stock itself

to adding just a tad of Ink to bring it to life!!

Now all I've got to do is finishing off cutting out 80 sets of the cogs and the clock for the classes!! I may be gone a while!! Thanks for checking us out. See you soon. Andy.