Almost there!

Oh yes, the Blog Hop starts tomorrow at 10am! But the fun doesn't stop there - we have a whole week of activities planned for you!!! Make sure you keep coming back for more inspiration and join our Facebook event page to follow what's happening (click the Join button on the right-hand side).

 

Fri 1st February, 10am - BLOG HOP!
This is the main event! Visit all the blogs on the list for your chance to win tons of fabulous prizes (see previous posts for details) and to find fantastic and FREE inspiration from the wonderful team behind Craft Stamper magazine. The hops remains open for entries all week.

Mon 4th February - FREE tutorial
From the lovely Kim Dellow

Tues 5th February - FREE tutorial
From the fantastic Hels Sheridan

Wed 6th February, 3pm - Live Q&A
On Facebook with the Editor - your stamping dilemmas answered!

Thurs 7th February - FREE tutorial
From the delightful Carol Fox (and you can win her beautiful artwork in a giveaway too!)

Fri 8th February - Trish's Challenge!
We launch our BRAND NEW challenge! Inspired by an article in the latest issue - try the technique and share the results with us for your chance to be published in Craft Stamper and win a gorgeous IndigoBlu stamp.

All week long!Flash Prizes on Facebook! At random times we'll have prize draws on our Facebook event page - make sure you follow us as you'll only have a limited time to enter these draws.

Don't forget the hop is open ALL WEEK to give you plenty of time to visit the blogs at your leisure and enter the competition. So if you can't hop on Friday don't worry!

See you in the AM!
Katy x

New Issue Out Friday

The March issue of Craft Stamper goes on sale on Friday 1st February.

Don't miss this fab Mini Book Special issue - we have three fantastic mini projects for you, an envelope book, a tag book and a lovely fabric book too. Plus our new feature, Turn Up the Heat, starts - find out just how much you can get from the humble embossing powder with this fab new series.

Our beautiful cover project is by new DT member Christine Dark, who shares a stunning collage technique.

Full contents are available here.

Don't forget our Blog Hop starts on Friday too, to co-incide with the new issue coming out.

ALSO THIS MONTH:
Our brand new Reader Challenge begins - hosted by Trish Latimer. Pop back on Friday 8th for more info!

The rest of our wonderful sponsors

Last but certainly not least we have:

A selection of four stamps from the wonderful JOFY collection from Jo Firth-Young - including some brand new hot-off-the-press releases!

PaperArtsy have long been a favourite with Craft Stamper readers. Made famous by their quirky and vintage inspired Ink & The Dog range, PaperArtsy have gone from strength to strength in recent years with their gorgeous Lynne Perrella range, popular Hot Picks, and the latest addition, JOFY from Jo Firth-Young.

A £20 voucher to spend in their online shop!

The Craft Barn carries an absolutely massive selection of crafting products covering everything - paints, inks, mediums, embossing, tools, embellishments.... you name it, you can probably find it. Plus of course they also have an awesome range of stamps to choose from. Their bricks and mortar shop is located in Lingfield, Surrey.

Stamps and journaling goodies!

The Stamp Attic is a long-established specialist stamping retailer. Their bricks and mortar shop is in Wantage and hosts a great line up of workshops and you can also buy from them online. There are so many wonderful products to choose from you are bound to find something you like, but if you are struggling owner Wendy is both knowledgable and very friendly and is always happy to help.

Gorgeous Lynne Perrella stamps from PaperArtsy

Artist Trading Post specialises in products for the arty crafter and as well as stamps from many of your favourite companies they carry loadsa of arty supplies, mediums and finishing touches. If you love altered art and mixed media then this is a place you are bound to love! You've almost certainly seen their friendly faces at various craft shows in the UK.

£20 worth of Tando products of your choice!

Tando Creative are British manufacturers of fabulous chipboard and gorgeous masks. As well as chipboard shapes that make fantastic embellishments, they have a great range of 3D items you can alter and assemble including hangings, frames, clocks and more! Tando don't sell direct to the public but a list of suppliers can be found on their website.

Thank you again to all these wonderful people for their support!

More wonderful Hop sponsors

Here are the next five prizes up for grabs from our generous sponsors. Last reveal tomorrow!

These gorgeous stamps

Visible Image are a UK-based manufacturer of clear stamps. Their eclectic range has something for everyone from quirky characters to grungy collections and some great stamps for those difficult men. Why not pop over and treat yourself?

A selection of four A6 stamps

IndigoBlu is the home of quintessentially English stamps and is fast becoming one of the most popular UK stamp companies. Their stamps have a lovely vintage feel. If you haven't tried their famous FlitterGlu yet then you need to get shopping!

These beautiful butterfly stamps

myStampBOX has a delightful range of stamps with a clean, modern, graphic style. There is almost any theme that you can think of and, unusually, they do a small selection of stamps in German, French and Dutch. Check out the Design Team gallery on their website for some stunning cards and scrapbook pages.

£12 gift voucher to spend on goodies of your choice

Merly Impressions are specialist stockists of Kaisercraft products, amongst which are an great selection of fantastic value clear stamps starting at a bargain price of £2.95! They also carry a huge selection of Kaisercraft alterables that are just begging for ink and paint, patterned paper galore, and lots, lots more besides.

Gorgeous new Tim stamps!

That's Crafty really is a one-stop shop for all your crafting essentials - and plenty of more unusual items too. Owner Laura is really quick to pick up on new trends and products are refreshed very frequently. It can be quite dangerous to go here as it's very hard not spend, spend, spend! These lovely Tim Holtz stamps are new releases and proving popular.

A huge thank you to our generous sponsors - please support them with your custom!

Announcing our fantastic Blog Hop sponsors

We have 15 amazing sponsors for the Blog Hop (be here 1st February to play) – here are the first five prizes that will be up for grabs in our hop! More reveals tomorrow and Wednesday.

A selection of gorgeous Alice Palace stamps

Crafty Individuals are a firm favourite with CS designers and readers alike. These adorable Alice Palace stamps are the latest addition to their stamp line. Check out their fantastic new-look website.

£15 worth of Artistic Stamper stamps of your choice plus Kling-On to mount them

Visit the Artistic Stamper for a whole range of gorgeous own-brand stamps from handy backgrounds to Steampunk and sweet Mabel Lucie Attwell. Jennie has just opened a bricks and mortar shop so make sure to check the workshops out on her website if you live near Faversham.

A $30 gift certificate to spend online

If you want something totally different and really unique then your first port of call should be Stampotique Originals! Original certainly describes this company to a tee - no-one else does quirky quite like they do. Check out the whole range on their website and watch for new releases coming soon.

A beautiful Donna Downey Stamp

A Sprinkle of Imagination is a treasure trove of goodies for the mixed media artist, art journaler or scrapbooker. Inks, paints, stamps to suit all tastes, alterables.... there is something here for everyone! These Donna Downey stamps from Unity are new in and are gorgeous!

This stunning set of rubber stamps

Austrailian stamp company Darkroom Door are famous for their high quality stamps and matching paper elements. As the name suggests, many of their stamp designs are based around photographic images. For inspiration their Pinterest gallery (linked from the website) is well worth following. DD don't sell direct to the public but their stamps are widely available in the UK. Keep an eye out for their new winter releases.

A huge thank you to these companies for their support and generosity.

Scrap365 Blog Party!

Our sister magazine is having a week-long Blog Party starting this Friday over at www.scrap365.blogspot.com

Starts Friday - loads of inspirations, loads of prizes up for grabs!!! Don't miss it.

More information here.

Hippity Hop!

Announcing our totally awesome Craft Stamper Blog Hop experience, coming to a computer near you on 1st February!

15 members of our wonderful DT will be sharing inspirational projects with you and prizes from 14 fabulous sponsors will be up for grabs! Not to be missed!

Join our event on Facebook events page to keep up with the latest news.