Metal Magic

Sir Stampalot are currently harbouring a creative lady! We have the lovely Kim Reygate giving a big helping hand around the place, if you pop in store over the next few days you'll find her beavering away at a make shift demo table in the shop - having just way too much fun!

Kim is teaching a class on tomrrow (thursday) using the walnut hallow metal embossing kit among many other cool new mediums and embellishments.

This is one of the cards Kim's prep'd for thursday's class

It uses a magenta stamp called Joyful Daisies Row (37244J), stamped onto metal with staz-on, embossed with the walnut hallow tools, distressed with alcohol inks and acrylic paints. The flower centres have been emphasised with the cup and ball tool, from the walnut hallow creative metal beginners kit:

I think this is just so cool, really gives a different texture to your cards.
And if you look at the flower cluster in the corner of the card, you'll find the very unusual new embellishment from magnolia - chandelier garland. You can see the complete range of gorgeous colours on our website.

You can also see some of the new iridescent pinstripe ribbon wrapped around the centre piece, and the way Kim has coordinated the scalloped punch edge with the black self adhesive pearls.


If you want to come along and play with such cool products like walnut hallow metal embossing tools and the new chandelier garlands and take home plenty of inspiration, then why not give me a ring (01733 324 007) and get yourself booked on one of the classes tomorrow, Thursday (25th march). We are running the same class at 10am, 2pm and 7pm and still have a couple of spaces available on all sessions. It's just £10 including all materials and refreshments and held in our Peterborough store. Click here for store directions and info.

And you can check out more of Kim's work on her blog - "Kim x"

Hope to see you soon.

- janicex

Big Stamp Show - Here We Come!

We're off to Alexandra Palace, London, this weekend for the Big Stamp Show. We are very lucky to have 2 wonderful demonstrators on our stand all day, both days.

Kim Reygate will be stamping and inking and giving loads of advice about embossing, bleaching, sponging and colouring:

This iris stamp is an older design from the Stamps Happen range but has been brought to life with this great looking card. Kim's used the new Kaiser Craft paper range for the backing and the Hero Arts clear set for the birthday wishes motif,(please bear in mind the Kaiser paper has gone so well we are sold out on lots of the designs but more stock will be arriving in the next few weeks).

This stamp design from Magenta looks great with the same design being used as the background as well as the focal point of the card.

Kim's really getting into the nestabilities and has made an interesting frame here using a scallop and plain oval of the same size, it's a great looking frame without giving the appearence of too many layers:

Bleach isn't just for cleaning! Kim's used bleach to colour in the flowers on the background of the card too (use cheapest, thinnest bleach available and results will vary depending on card type/manufacturer):

Gina Martin will be demo'ing on our stand too. She'll be "watercolouring the Art Impressions way" using the English Countryside rubber stamp range and more besides:

Due to customer demand of all things English, Art Impressions have designed a wonderful range of stamps for us (available in clear sets, ez mount sets and wood mounted individuals).

This traditional telephone box (a slightly modified K2 design apparently!) looks brilliant and with the wonderful array of stamps that Art Impressions manufacture (and of course we carry online and instore!), you can achieve an incredible number of different looks, whether the 'phone box will reside in the village, on cobblestones near hedgerow, adjacent to trees, on a plinth or just standalone.

Here's another idea with the new stamps, create a brilliant scene with the new bridge and foliage, a great, simple idea for father's day considering it's not too far away:

Right, best finish preparing for the Big Stamp Show. It's always a great day out. Hopefully we'll see you there.