Craft Planet Blog coming soon!!!

Hello all you Craft Planet lovers!! As you know Craft Planet is having a make over and its going to get better and better, well good news I will be bringing you its own blog!! woop woop you all say.

I will be starting work on it soon, and on it will be a great way for you all to get sneak previews of whats to come, what you think of the products, any suggestions you have to bring to the table, just a great way to keep me up todate and me to be down with the kids!! In the words of Becks Fagg today lets Kick some Ass!!!

Craft Planet needs you!!

WHAT DO KIDS WANT??

Do Crafts and I will be giving Craft Planet a new look, new products, new better pricing and overall kids satisfaction!!!

I want to know what your kids would want in the Craft Planet range, whether its paint, stickers felt or foam you let me know what you would buy or your kids need and I will get it on my to do list.

Next year will see the re-launch of this amazing kids brand and a fresh new blog!I want to stay in touch with all you parents and kids, so I know what the people really want for this amazing fun new regenerated Craft Planet!! So keep checking my blog as it will be coming soon.......

Afew funny animals to get me in the creative spirit...

Loving Paperchase's Autum Collection

As a big lover of paperchase!! I came across this fabulous new floral pattern collection, very beautifully illustrated and coloured in with Autumn colours the whole new stationary and accessories is to die for I'll be popping back in to grab my new stylish umbrella to get me through the winter!!

Not to mention there fantastic new kitty and doggy collection of stationary, and accessories! So sweet, as a mad lover of all animals especially my two cuties Merlin and Sparkles, it looks like I have sorted the Christmas prezzies!!

New Papermania Card Ideas...

On the DoCrafts website I found some wonderful designs using my fantastic papers I designed for Papermania, keep it going all you crafters out there!

Jo Dumbleton has done it again, she has designed a beautiful card using my Sweet Nothing papers, so lovely to see creations made from something I have designed.

http://www.docrafts.co.uk/asp/projects/project.asp?id=1890

This was someone havinga hooting good time lol! Sorry bad joke but love how she was inspired by my owl acetate.

http://www.docrafts.co.uk/asp/projects/project.asp?id=1844

Another lovely card combining Sweet nothing papers and the matching clear stamps, very beautiful.

http://www.docrafts.co.uk/asp/projects/project.asp?id=1802

Now all you seeing this go get crafting and make me proud!!

Keep it Crafty

Emma Manager of Papermania and Xcut has set up another blog for anyone interesting in knowing more about the designers that work for Do Crafts, or if any design positions become available so check it out and get to know more about the team!! We dont bite promise hehehe x

http://keepitcrafty.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2008-09-22T08%3A22%3A00-07%3A00&max-results=7

Wow what an hour on QVC!!

Well didn't our Papermania and Xcut hour on QVC go well, totally amazing!! Well done Kirsty and Clare you both done a fantastic job! and made some amazing cards, scrapbooking pages and demonstrations. I was so proud to see my designs and branding of the new logos and packaging made into beautiful creations and to get such a fantastic response from the viewers, tomorrow will be such a buzz to walk into the office everyone will be on cloud 9!
Have a look at the link below for the products available on the show I haven't managed to get a link to the show but will post one when I do:

http://www.qvcuk.com/ukqic/qvcapp.aspx/app.pr/params.datetime.2008-09-30T16--00--00.tz.ET

QVC 4PM Don't Miss it!!

OMG i am so excited a papermania hour and other Do Crafts products on QVC tomorrow!! don't miss it!! I can say I designed that!! I will be so setting my vcr to record!

With Becks Fagg, Clare Curd and Kirsty Wiseman hosting it will be a treat to watch!!

Owls and cupcakes still keep coming!!

I am loving how my owls and cupcake theme is still popular amopngst you design lovers, still churning out new ideas on the fabolous themes. But who could get tired of owls and cupcakes I know I couldnt!

Cute Kitties!

Luv these cute kitties!!! Go to print patterns website for fantasitc cutie designs!!

September Rocks!!!

X-Cut

As you all know and love XCut has a new look and now more new products! here's a quick snap of some samples we had on the shelf just so proud to finally see it all packaged and sitting proud on a hook. So get your new tools:

Distressing Tool....Pokey Tool....Super Trimmer.... 7 new punches.... Corner Punch......

Alphamania

Here comes the newest sensation to crafting world!! and later on in the year a little secret is that we have Alphamini's, but hush hush I didn't tell you!! These are great though they are great quality, fantastic colours and ARE usable for card makers and scrapbookers!
Also in the Alphmania range is clear stamps to match with the Alphamania card stock stickers.

Don't Forget!!!!!!!!

We have all the amazing Papermania range going on QVC with are dolly birds Kirsty Wiseman, Clare Curd and Becks Fagg, so switch over on the 30th September and buy buy buy!!! I'll be watching!!

Sparkling Trims

Here's the new addition to the September promotion, sourced by Emma out in China a few months back, and now they are here!! Sparkling Trims! this assortment of glitter ribbon will have you crafter's going mad! I have taken a quick snap down in our concept store so get to a Creativity store near you.

Snappy Happy

For you those who don't know much about me but I am a great lover of my camera, I love portrait photography. Capturing that perfect moment is so important to me, here's a few I took over the weekend at a family wedding:

Laptop Cat

Whenever I try doing some blogging at home I always seem to have company. My cat Merlin is very much intrigued by the blogging community, and has regularly given me his input on what to write, he does this in a variety of ways, usually by standing on my keyboard and typing a lot of random letters which makes sence to him, or he sits and miaows away at me as if hes telling me what to write.

But over the weekend he wasn't in the mood to do any blogging and wasn't going to be letting me do any time soon:

Amazing Adhesive stones!!

Throughout the year we will be updating the old Papermania stock, last week we received samples of the new adhesive stones and OMG they look fantastic I was so pleased to see these stones get a make over!! I think they were in desperate need! Let me know what you think!

Saw Rodger Sanchez last nite OMG!!

Last night went parting with a few people to go see Rodger Sanchez, at a club called 2020 in Bournemouth, totally loving it in there, classy, wicked music and a great night! Rodger Sanchez was the icing on the cake for me!!! Think I will be defiantly visiting again sometime soon!!

http://www.bournemouthbynight.com/venues/2020.html

To all cat lovers!!

I went to my laptop this morning and had been sent some hilarious links to you tube, so any cat lovers get clicking. Its true cats are going to take over the world, and this proves it!

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=z3U0udLH974&feature=related

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=1JynBEX_kg8&feature=related

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=33ESMilyErE&feature=related

and this one cracks me up my cat Merlin started talking to the laptop I think he knew what this cat was saying so funny!

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=eV71mpbvl-g&feature=related

Sunday Afternoon ....

I had to make a few cards this afternoon for a few people. My little brother passed all his GCSE's so proud of him so I made him this card from the Basic grey collection.

My Auntie got married a few weeks ago in America and she having a big party next weekend so I made the happy couple this card from sample embellishments from China and Papermania vellum's.

As a little prezzie for my other brother, I was in his flat the other day and noticed he didn't have any pictures of him and his girlfriend Mandy. So I made a scrapbook page of them together.

Basic Grey Card Making Kits!!! wow

Totaly loving these kits I saw our little star Jenny at work making these up for the new issue of creativity magazine, and thought they were amazing, just give you everything to put a fantastic card together so quickly, check out the Do Crafts website fo more ideas.

I cant live without...... This yes all you scrapbookers know what I mean, this just makes scrapbooking so easy, I had to put in another oder today as I just go through them all so quickly!!

Win Big!

Hi all, was browsing Do Crafts website yes, well I do work there you say. But a fabulous competition up for grabs, click on the link below its that easy: The prize is over £40 's worth of A Wonderful Christmas times Papermania collection.

http://www.docrafts.co.uk/asp/PrizeDraw/?id=63

Card Making and Scrapbooking Inspiration

Well theres loads of great ideas on the Do crafts website to get crafting with, but to get crafting with my new Papermania July promotion heres a few select projects that just put a smile on my face as they are fantastic!!!

Jo Dumbleton

"I love mixing media on my pages to add texture and depth."

Jenny Pearce:

"Create this fabulous Acetate card using Papermania Sweet Nothings Papers and Acetates.

Becky Dreyer"Create this fantastic page by adding your photo behind the acetate and the embellishments on top!"

"I like the new Papermania Naughty and Nice collection as it offers a funky and alternative colour scheme for the festive season."

Clare Curd has also been busy again this week:

Katy has made project of the week this week with the Papermania A wonderful christmas time papers and acessories. Check out her and the other designers projects and blogs at: http://www.docrafts.co.uk/