A Papercraft inspirations promotion

Do you enjoy stamping and papercrafting? Then Stamperama is the show for you! Browse products from 30 exhibitors ranging from Clarity Stamps, Stamp Addicts and Little Claire to Craftwork Cards and Payper Box. 

The show is on Sunday 12th February 10am-4pm at the Stevenage Arts & Leisure Centre which is ideally placed for trains and buses and easy access from the A1. The venue is surrounded by car parks and there's a cafe set up inside the hall too!

Lots of exhibitors have demonstrations on their stands so you can learn new techniques and be inspired by all the artwork.

Tickets are available from Stamp Addicts on 01234 855 833 for only £2 each (£3 on the door) and more details and exhibitor list is available at www.stamperama.com.

2012 is in sight, and we're making crafty resolutions for the new year!

Editor Jenny Dixon says "I really want to get my card making stash sorted out so it's easier to find what I need! Because I live in a small flat, my craft storage is on display, so I want something gorgeous to keep my stash in. I'm really tempted by the beautiful Martha Stewart storage boxes at WeHeartCraft, or perhaps I should go for Really Useful Boxes in every shape and size from Storage 4 Crafts? It's a dilemma! Whatever I choose, I can't wait to get all my card making supplies in order."

Enjoy your stash-sorting, Jenny!

Let us know about your crafty resolutions in the comments below, or send us an email. We'd love to see photos of your newly-organised craft desks too!

Designer Lucille has a great resolution for her card making in 2012. 

"I want to try some new techniques - I'd love to add stitching to my cards! I've already had a go with the Sew Easy range from We R Memory Keepers. I love all the different stitches you can make with the stitch piercing heads, and the Twine looks really stylish on cards. My next step will be to try stitching with a sewing machine. Angela's stitched balloons look great in issue 95!"

Happy stitching, Lucille!

What are your crafty resolutions? Let us know in the comments, or send us an email.

We've been talking about crafting resolutions here at Papercraft HQ. Have you made yours yet?

This week, we'll be bringing you some of the Papercraft inspirations team's resolutions for 2012. Here's one from our Creative Editor Angela:

"I've accidentally inked, glittered and glued too many of my favourite dresses this year, so I'm going to make sure I always wear an apron when I'm crafting! I'd love one of these gorgeous aprons from Anthropologie. Although they're so beautiful, I think I'd end up wearing an apron to protect my apron!"

Good luck, Angela!

What are your crafting resolutions? Let us know in the comments, or drop us an email.

Are you a knitter? If so, you can help our sister magazines Simply Knitting and The Knitter raise money for charity!

We’e got some fabby news that we thought you’d like to hear.

Hope you had a good weekend, and that you enjoyed any Father's Day celebrations you might have been having yesterday!

We thought it'd be nice to share a gallery of some more gorgeous Father's Day cards that came in to Papercraft inspirations HQ before we could feature them all in the magazine. And also when we've been out and about visiting your blogs and checking out what card making you've been up to lately. There are some great designs that your Father figures are sure to have loved and that we can't resist sharing! Click on the links if available, to find out more. First, here's a classy simple design by Aileen, using textured card to look like tree bark for her card blank...

It’s just a little over a week until Father’s Day so there's plenty of time still to make the special man – or men – in your life a card! 

And don’t forget the chance to celebrate anyone who’s a father in your life... step-dads, your kid’s dads, adoptive dads... They all deserve a special thank you for Father’s Day. This year it’ll be on Sunday 19th June, so if you’re still on the lookout for a little crafting inspiration before then, maybe to make a card this weekend, here are a few ideas. For starters, take a look at the ideas for men’s cards in the latest issue of Papercraft inspirations, issue 88 July, which is on sale now.

Just had to quickly update with with the frolics that we've been having at Papercraft inspirations HQ today!

Hi again, and just a quick update on yesterday's post about scrapbooking-supremo Shimelle's fabulous fund-raising efforts for 'Because I'm a Girl' at Plan-UK.....