A Birthday card for Di

Heres my card for Di,s Birthday next Friday.

Ive used Nestabilities,borderabilities,K&C0 papers,distress inks,Crackle paint,rubber stamps,Friendly plastic and flat back gems.

I also made her a little envelope frame book using the large and small square sets.

She can put a piccy of each of her cats in it and carry it in her handbag.

Smiles Rob

Todays Bead Class

There were only four of the girls here today as the others were on their holidays.

Today the girls made a necklace and ear rings to go with the bracelet they made last week

A great time was had by all and here are some pics of the class.

Everyone was concentrating and the room was so quiet.

But there was still time to chat laugh and drink loads of tea and coffee and nibble chocky biscuits.

I forgot my camera today so had to use a phone cam and thank Diane for letting me take a photo of the next class project which i will put up tomorrow.

The girls have all signed up for the next class which is on Sunday 9th August at 10.30 am and there are seven spaces left so book early.

Cost is £15 which includes everything you need to create your bracelet, expert tuition, tea coffee and biscuits and an absolutely wonderful time.

Smiles Rob

I will put a photo up tomorrow of the beautiful bracelet that you will be making that day.

Smiles Rob

Last Sundays Beading Class

Thought i would put some pics up to show you what the girls made on Lindas beading class at the shop last Sunday.

Remember none of the girls had ever beaded before and they were stunned at what they acheived so just look at these pics.

The girls half way through their class having a well earned cuppa and chocky biscuits.

After tea break it was back to beading and with Lindas expertise here are some of the bracelets the girls made in 3 hours.

Absolutely fantastic for first time beaders.

Thank you so much Linda for bringing your wonderful beading skills to Once Upon A Stamp we love having you with us.

Linda is going to do another beading workshop this Sunday and there are a few places left if you are interested.

The cost is £15.oo and starts at 10.30 am and that includes all you will need to finish your project tea or coffee and of coarse Chocky Biscuits.

Remember even if you are not on the beading workshop you can still come and buy Lindas Beads and beading Kits while she is here on Sundays.

Final Sneak Preview Die and Competition Rules

And the final Die is.

Nesting Pumpkins.

This die comes with 5 nested shapes for you to use for Autumnal and Halloween papercrafting projects.

So thats it all the dies are up and you can now decide which ones you would like and start pre ordering now for mid August delivery.

Order any four of the new dies for £60 and you will automatically receive one free entry into our competition draw which will take place in the shop on the 29th of August 2009.

First Prize ... All 17 new dies for FREE and your money returned.

Second Prize ... £100 credit to spend at our web shop.

Third Prize ... £50 credit to spend at our web shop.

The DEADLINE for competition entries is Saturday the 15th of August 2009.

All pre orders placed before that datewill be entered into the draw and remember you must purchase four new dies together at thee same time to qualify for the competition draw.

If you order eight new dies you will receive two entries into the draw.

Good luck to everyone who enters .

Smiles Rob Gordon and Harry

Sneak Preview Dies Day 12

Two Christmas dies for you to look at today

The first is called Holiday Cheer

The second is called Holiday Lights Border Grand

These are going to be great for Christmas cards and Seasonal scrapbook layouts and yet another two that i may just need to have.

smiles Rob.

If you would like to see how you can enter our competition to win all 17 dies for FREE just go and look at how to enter on the first sneak preview entry on the blog.

Sneak Preview Dies Day 11

Another Fantastic Die for you today and it is

Poinsettia Frameabilities.

As you can see it comes with a large frame a small frame and two accents.

This is going to be great for Christmas cards scrapbooking lay outs and other Festive paper crafting.

Please go to day one of the new dies to enter our great competition and see how you can win all 17 new dies for FREE. Also a fantastic second and third prize up for grabs too.

Smiles Rob.

Sneak Preivew Dies Day 10

Another gorgeous Labels die today.

Heres Labels 6

I really love the shape of this one too and just have to have it .

Dont forget to go to day one post for the new dies to see how you can win all 17 new dies FREE.

Smiles Rob

Sneak Preview Dies Day 9

Todays die is probably my favorite so far

It is Labels 9

I just love the shape of this little beauty it is very Elizabethan and i can see lots of possibilities for this.

Please dont forget to look at the sneak preview day one post to see how you can enter our competition to win all 17 new dies for Free and a great 2nd and 3rd prize too.

2 places left for Sundays Beading Class

Just to let you know that due to two ladies being ill we now have 2 places left for Lindas Beading class on Sunday morning at the shop.

Myself ,Jean and Di have all been attending Lindas classes in Chesterfield on a Thursdays for 7 weeks now and look what i have acheived in that time,

None of us had ever done anything like this before and we are all amazed that we are making such gorgeous things. Guess what all my girlfriends sisters and neices are getting for Christmas presents this year.

Linda is a fantastic teacher and works on the cruise liners teaching her bead designs for 6 months of the year, so we are really happy to be having her working with us, and she loves to share her knowledge of beading with you. Her style of teaching is laid back and she has so much patience she can even cope with Di haha.

So if you feel that this is the class you were looking for give us a ring at the shop tomorrow to book your place or pop in. But once you start you will be hooked and waiting for the next class.

Linda will be happy to sell her beading wares to you even if you just pop into the shop on Sunday and i must say her prices are very very good.

Class starts at 10.30 am and costs £15. This will include all you will need to complete your project and refreshments including chocky bickies.

Smiles Rob.

Sneak Preview Dies Day Eight

Two Dies for you today and both with a winter and Christmas theme.

First one is the Create A Flake die which comes with 5 different peices and gives you the fun of creating different snowflake designs.
I cant wait to use this and it will work so well with the next die which is

Snowfakes Borderabilities Petite.

Two stunning borders to create wonderful Christmas cards and winter themed projects.

Dont forget to check out our great competition to win all 17 new dies.

Just go to the first days entry for the dies to read the details.

Smiles Rob

Sneak Preview |Dies Day 7

Only one die today but it is a biggy.

Here is the Poinsettia Borderabilities Grand which is 12 inches in lengh.

Great for scrapbooking pages and dont forget you can cut it to the size of your cards as well so a good all rounder.

Dont forget to go to the day one entry to read about our fabbo competition where you can learn how to win all 17 dies for FREE.

Smiles Rob

Sneak Preview Dies Day 7

Two more Items today for you to drool over and they are.

Labels 7

Another lovely Nestabilities Die ideal for making windows and little mini books as well as the usual things we use our nesties for.

This die consists of six nested parts.

The second item is the Impressabilities Circle Cut

This will make some fabulous embossed backgrounds for your papercrafting projects and i love the pattern.

Dont forget to check the first days post for the new dies to see how to enter our great competition where you can win all 17 new dies and other prizes too.

Sneak Preview Dies Day 6

Two more dies for you today and they are fab.

First up is a set of two Harvest Borderabilities featuring ornamental borders,one with leaves and one with pumpkins. These will be great for seasonal and Halloween projects.

The second die is a Nesting Maple Leaf which comes with three different sized nested shapes.

Again these will be great for seasonal; cards and scrapbook lay outs as you can colour them to match the season, also good for woodland and camping trip scrapbook layouts.

Please dont forget that you can win all 17 dies in our fabbo competition which you can read about on the first days entry for the new dies.

Smiles Rob.

Saturdays Nestabilities Frame Workshop

This Workshop has been so popular that i had to do a third one on Saturday and we had so much fun as well as learning new techniques.

Heres some photos of the workshop and frames the girls made.

There were Wizard machines, Cuttlebugs and a Big Shot machine and it was great to see everyone being able to use the nesties in any of them to create their frames.

We made three different frames in the workshop,starting with an easyish one and then we worked up to more complex designs. I also showed the girls how to make a door opening so they could turn their frames into little shrines.

Here are some pics of their finished samples.

So there you have it and look at how different everyones art looks even though we were all using the same papers and inks.

It really was a fabulous workshop and thank you all so much for coming and hope to see you all again soon.

Smiles Rob

Day Fives Sneak Preview (two new Items)

OK here is todays sneak preview.

First up is a beautiful nested Poinsetta which contains three nested shapes.This will be ideal for Christmas and also for mixing with your other floral nesties.

Second item is the Floral Stone Impressabilitie which is really stunning.This can be embossed and coloured to enhance your card and scrapbooking pages and has lots of other uses too.

Well thats it for today and dont forget to look at the first new dies entry to see how you can win all 17 new dies for FREE.

Day Fours Sneek Preview Spellbinders Die Is

Ribbon Tags Trio 2

And what a gorgeous set they are i can see lots of possibilities for these and cant wait for them to arrive.


Dont forget to scroll down to day one of the new dies to see how to enter our great competition where you can win all seventeen new dies.

New Die Today is Labels 5

Ok heres a peek at day threes new Die that will be arriving in August.

Its Labels 5 and it has six nested peices for you to use.

I love the shape of this one too and it will work so well with the other labels dies.
Dont forget to read about our fantastic competition to win all 17 new dies plus another two prizes for second and third place.
See yesterdays post for details.

Another 17 New Spellbinders Dies On Their Way And A Fantastic Competition To Celebrate

OK Folks brace yourselves for another load of brand spanking new dies from Spellbinders,including more nestabilities,frames and borderabilities.

Each day we will be putting a new die up on our blog and on the web shop for you to fall in love with and here are the first two

This little beauty is Labels 8 which has six nested peices and i just love this shape and cant wait to get my hands on it.

And this is the Nesting Pine Tree which has three nested peices and its just perfect for Christmas cards and also for camping trip scrapbook layouts.

I will put the next one up tomorrow.

We should get all of the dies here by mid to late August 2009 so not long to wait.

COMPETITION INFO.

When you Pre Order any four of these new dies together for £60.00 you will receive one free entry into our competition draw which will take place in the shop on Saturday the 29th of August 2009.

The DEADLINE for competition entries is Saturday the 15th of August 2009.

All Pre Orders for the new dies placed before this date will be entered into the draw and remember you must purchase four dies together at the same time to qualify for the competition draw.

If you order eight dies you will receive two entries into the draw.

PRIZES are as follows.

1st PRIZE ...All seventeen sets of these new spellbinders dies and your money retuned.

2nd PRIZE ...A £100 credit to spend on our webshop.

3rd PRIZE ...A £50 credit to spend on our webshop.

Im sure you agree thats a brilliant lot of prizes so come on folks order your four sets of dies to enter this fantastic competition.

Smiles and good luck everybody from Rob Gordon and Harry.

New Spellbinders Dies have arrived here this morning

Woo Hoo they arrived this morning and we have almost packed and posted 600 orders phewee.

As our customers know we are the only retail shop in the UK who work directly with Spellbinders in the USA, so we are ALWAYS FIRST to get your dies here and posted to you if you pre order .

Thanks to you all again for your support and your orders we really appreciate it.

And heres Harry making sure we work hard to get all your pre orders out today.

Smiles Robert.