Hope so! I'll be at the Artstamps Show Newbury Racecourse all weekend behind the Craft Stamper stand, doing some demos of our subs gift for you (and serving when we are busy - I'm a show staff virgin so be nice to me if I am stupidly slow and forget how the till works!!!).
The gift I'll be demoing is a set of 6 Cosmic Shimmer Chalk Mists - I have been surprised how much you can do with them whilst prepping my samples! Plus as a special show exclusive you'll get an extra bonus gift worth £6.99 when you subscribe on the day. We'll have stock with us so you can take your gift away with you.
And (because we are so nice) there is an alternative gift too in case you don't like getting inky (but be warned, I may still try to convert you to the mucky side!).
Don't go just yet, because I also need to let you know we have a FREE GOODY BAG worth £20 for our first 10 customers each day spending £10 or more. So make CS stand your first port of call ;).
Hope to see you there.
Katy x
Wednesday, 29 June 2011
Tuesday, 21 June 2011
Assistant Editor wanted - come and work for us!
Job Vacancy - Assistant Editor
Traplet Publications is seeking an assistant editor to work on Craft Stamper magazine and any of our other papercraft-related publications.
Applicants must be passionate about papercrafting and demonstrate sound knowledge of rubber stamping, as well as other papercraft disciplines such as cardmaking, scrapbooking and altered art. You should also have an excellent command of the English language, good attention to detail and be able to work under pressure and to deadlines.
Ideally the appointed candidate will work full time (37 hours per week), based in our offices in Malvern, Worcestershire. However, for the right candidate we may consider a job-share (18.5 hours) appointment and/or some limited home-working provision.
Salary negotiable depending on skills and experience.
Please apply in writing, enclosing a CV and a covering letter stating your suitability for the post, to katy.fox@traplet.com or Craft Stamper Magazine, Traplet Publications, Traplet House, Pendragon Close, Malvern WR14 1GA.
We are looking to appoint relatively quickly so please don't delay in sending your application to us!
CLOSING DATE: 3RD JULY 2011
Traplet Publications is seeking an assistant editor to work on Craft Stamper magazine and any of our other papercraft-related publications.
Applicants must be passionate about papercrafting and demonstrate sound knowledge of rubber stamping, as well as other papercraft disciplines such as cardmaking, scrapbooking and altered art. You should also have an excellent command of the English language, good attention to detail and be able to work under pressure and to deadlines.
Ideally the appointed candidate will work full time (37 hours per week), based in our offices in Malvern, Worcestershire. However, for the right candidate we may consider a job-share (18.5 hours) appointment and/or some limited home-working provision.
Salary negotiable depending on skills and experience.
Please apply in writing, enclosing a CV and a covering letter stating your suitability for the post, to katy.fox@traplet.com or Craft Stamper Magazine, Traplet Publications, Traplet House, Pendragon Close, Malvern WR14 1GA.
We are looking to appoint relatively quickly so please don't delay in sending your application to us!
CLOSING DATE: 3RD JULY 2011
Friday, 17 June 2011
The awful truth...
OK, it's confession time...The room you saw in the Meet & Greet may not have been an accurate representation of the actual craft space. Helen Chilton was on to me when she said 'all you've done is piled the mess up just outside the photo' and she was right.
So here is a view of the attic as it normally looks after a crafty session (spent all day yesterday prepping my Newbury demo and doing a two page project for the mag). I am very, very bad at tidying up after I finish something... hence the piles of debris to the left and right of the actual workspace...
Anyone else as messy as me??? Go on, fess up. We'd love to see!
Thursday, 2 June 2011
Gallery call!
Hello all,
Just putting out a call for our Sept themed gallery feature as I have two spots remaining!
If you'd like to see your work in Craft Stamper then here is your chance!
THEME: OH, THE PLACES YOU'LL GO (cityscapes - think Paris, London, NY, Venice etc).
COLOURS: Warm cream with black and white.
The call closes 13th June so get your skates on!
Please email submissions to cs@traplet.com (NB: actual artwork will be required if you are selected). You can send images of existing creations which have been blogged (we'll ask you to temporarily take them down for publication) but please not anything you have done for a DT position.
Look forward to seeing your creations!
Just putting out a call for our Sept themed gallery feature as I have two spots remaining!
If you'd like to see your work in Craft Stamper then here is your chance!
THEME: OH, THE PLACES YOU'LL GO (cityscapes - think Paris, London, NY, Venice etc).
COLOURS: Warm cream with black and white.
The call closes 13th June so get your skates on!
Please email submissions to cs@traplet.com (NB: actual artwork will be required if you are selected). You can send images of existing creations which have been blogged (we'll ask you to temporarily take them down for publication) but please not anything you have done for a DT position.
Look forward to seeing your creations!
Monday, 9 May 2011
See your work in Craft Stamper!
We know that many of your enjoy seeing your work in print in (hopefully!) your favourite magazine, and to that end we are introducing more opportunities for readers to be published from now on.
We felt that after many years it was time to say goodbye to our Trade It swap feature and replace it with a feature which we hope will appeal to a larger number of our readers. We are opening up a brand new gallery feature to readers also.
There will now be three different ways in which readers can feature in Craft Stamper:
1 Trade It will be replaced by a new reader-focussed feature which will include:
a) Makes inspired by Craft Stamper.
b) Makes using our free stamps.
c) Reader interviews and blog reviews.
More details are in the June issue at the end of 'Trade It'. To submit work for this feature (inspired by CS or using our cover stamps) email pictures to cs@traplet.com (NB: actual artwork will be required if you are selected). Blog nominations can be sent to the same address.
2 Inspiration Gallery (still to be named!)
This will be an inspiration gallery on a given theme and readers will be invited to partcipate each month. The beauty of this for readers is that very little writing is required, meaning we can also open it up to overseas readers for whom English is not a first language.
First two themes are:
-ANIMAL MAGIC. COLOURS: brown, cream and blue. Closes 13th May.
-OH, THE PLACES YOU'LL GO (cityscapes - think Paris, London, NY, Venice etc). COLOURS: Warm cream with black and white. Closes 13th June.
Email submissions to cs@traplet.com (NB: actual artwork will be required if you are selected).
3 Reader Submissions
We will continue to accept articles from readers to be featured in the magazine in the current format.
We know that some of you will miss the Trade It feature, but magazines have to change and develop else we risk becoming stale and boring. We think the new features will give more readers more opportunity to engage with the magazine and see their work in print. I can't wait to see what you send me!
Until next time,
Katy
We felt that after many years it was time to say goodbye to our Trade It swap feature and replace it with a feature which we hope will appeal to a larger number of our readers. We are opening up a brand new gallery feature to readers also.
There will now be three different ways in which readers can feature in Craft Stamper:
1 Trade It will be replaced by a new reader-focussed feature which will include:
a) Makes inspired by Craft Stamper.
b) Makes using our free stamps.
c) Reader interviews and blog reviews.
More details are in the June issue at the end of 'Trade It'. To submit work for this feature (inspired by CS or using our cover stamps) email pictures to cs@traplet.com (NB: actual artwork will be required if you are selected). Blog nominations can be sent to the same address.
2 Inspiration Gallery (still to be named!)
This will be an inspiration gallery on a given theme and readers will be invited to partcipate each month. The beauty of this for readers is that very little writing is required, meaning we can also open it up to overseas readers for whom English is not a first language.
First two themes are:
-ANIMAL MAGIC. COLOURS: brown, cream and blue. Closes 13th May.
-OH, THE PLACES YOU'LL GO (cityscapes - think Paris, London, NY, Venice etc). COLOURS: Warm cream with black and white. Closes 13th June.
Email submissions to cs@traplet.com (NB: actual artwork will be required if you are selected).
3 Reader Submissions
We will continue to accept articles from readers to be featured in the magazine in the current format.
We know that some of you will miss the Trade It feature, but magazines have to change and develop else we risk becoming stale and boring. We think the new features will give more readers more opportunity to engage with the magazine and see their work in print. I can't wait to see what you send me!
Until next time,
Katy
Friday, 6 May 2011
New issue out today!
Yep it's offcial on-sale date for the June issue today, so you should be able to find it in the shops now.
Lots of lovely things this issue - a faux sampler, an quirky altered bird, some very classy indoor scene cards, a fabby hair colouring tutorial, a clever faux leather technique, Steampunk ATCs, Silkies, faux ivory, salt backgrounds, and ideas for Nesties! Plus more too of course.
Enjoy!
Lots of lovely things this issue - a faux sampler, an quirky altered bird, some very classy indoor scene cards, a fabby hair colouring tutorial, a clever faux leather technique, Steampunk ATCs, Silkies, faux ivory, salt backgrounds, and ideas for Nesties! Plus more too of course.
Enjoy!
Tuesday, 3 May 2011
Candy Winner!
And the winner is (drumroll please!)....
PsyPenguin
who said...
I just started reading craft stamper and I think the ezine is a great idea! Thanks for the freebie. I've added the link on my blog.
PsyPenguin please email your postal address to me at cs@traplet.com and we'll get your candy in the post!
A huge thank you to everyone who took the time to link up the e-zine on their blog.
PsyPenguin
who said...
I just started reading craft stamper and I think the ezine is a great idea! Thanks for the freebie. I've added the link on my blog.
PsyPenguin please email your postal address to me at cs@traplet.com and we'll get your candy in the post!
A huge thank you to everyone who took the time to link up the e-zine on their blog.
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