Good morning everyone,
It has been such  a busy time with the new company, that my poor blog has not been as up to date as I would have liked!
I will keep trying to post my latest news and projects on here, but the best way to find out what's going on is, if you'd like to, is join our CoolKatzcraft Facebook group.
Hope you can join us,
thanks for dropping by,
Maggie x

Hello everyone,
It's still been so busy, but so excited to share with you all, our brand new dies- CoolKatzCutz , which work brilliantly with albums, journals and card making.
We have 2 album shows on Hochanda tomorrow at 10 & 2, where we have new album and planner kits, new dies, and a special Architape. Hope you can join us then.

Hope you like the video, if you haven't already, why not join our Facebook group: coolkatzcraft

Thanks for dropping by,
Maggie x

Hi everyone,
Well its been a very busy time- we launched the InkyWizz on our very fisrt CoolKatzCraft show on Hochanda. We have our next show booked for April 25th at 4pm where we will be doing a dedicated album show, with lots of lovely new items.
Tomorrow I'm on Hochanda at 8 & 2, for Oakwood Archer showing some album kits and some dies, and also some lovely paper packs from Kaisercraft.
Kay & I (CoolKatzCraft) are hoping to get more YouTube videos posted very soon for page layouts etc; at the moment the best way to keep up with everything going on is to join CoolKatzCraft group on Face Book- if you haven't joined already, we'd love you to join us.
Thanks for dropping by, and I will try and post some more photos very soon.
xx

Sorry, but it has been sooo busy!

Have you seen the INKY WIZZ?? the amazing ink pad storage designs that we've now released on our website CoolKatzCraft; it's taken us a while to get the design properly protected but its all sorted now. We launched it at Stamperama last Sunday which was a great show and we met so many lovely people.

This is the mini - that holds 66 mini inkpads - distress, archival, dewdrop, altenew etc. There are 2 other sizes- the standard that holds 36 distress, versafine clair, versafine, adirondack, staz on etc, it can also hold mini inkpads at the same time with the addition of add-ons. The large holds 66  (as above) and again with add-ons can hold mini ink pads. These storage racks rotate, so you can easily find the inkpad you're looking for, and all of the sizes will fit into an Ikea Kallax Cube!
Check out CoolKatzCraft website or our Facebook page to see more, and how people have decorated theirs.


After all that excitement I've finally finished prepping for tomorrows shows on Hochanda at 10am & 2pm with the latest collections from Kaisercraft - "Breathe" and " Greenhouse".
These papers are beautiful. "Breathe" has colour tones of dusky pink, soft greys and soft blue/greys.
"Greenhouse" has natures beautiful blues, greens, pinks but in soft tones- I love these collections.

I haven't made up an album with the collections yet, but instead did a couple of 12" x 12" page layouts; of course there was still fussy cutting and plenty of glossy accents. Really hope you can join me tomorrow.

Thanks for dropping by,
Maggie x

Good morning everyone,
A very busy weekend coming up!!but am sure its going to be a lot of fun!
Hochanda on Saturday and then Stamperama at Stevenage on Sunday with our very first crafting event as CoolKatzCraft where we will be launching our amazing Storage with a Twist.
Hope you can join us there and you can join me tomorrow. It would be lovely if you emailed in and sent photos of all the beautiful albums I know you've been creating.


I'm on Hochanda tomorrow for a couple of shows:
Starting at 8am (so very early start for me) with Wild Rose Studio, where we have some lovely stamps, dies and beautiful papers - this is actually a sale show and there are loads of goodies at fantastic prices.

Then at 11 & 4, I'm doing album shows, and we're bringing three new designs:
a beginners album, a mini fold over album and a back to back album,
Here's a few sneaky peaks.

Beginners album, using the Nature's sketchbook papers from Graphic 45

The mini fold over album, using World Fair paper collection from Graphic 45

Back to Back album, decorated using the Seasons collection from Graphic 45.
thus is my  favourite one , and is really 2 albums in one.

I will post some video clips next week to show all the pages and layouts.

Thanks for dropping by,

Maggie x

Hi everyone,
Here is the information I found on the website for Kaisercraft asking if you could sell items made up using their products.
this is what I copied from their FAQ section

11.   Can I use your products in items I sell?

All Kaisercraft products are protected by copyright. We do allow our products to be used in items for sale (cards, pre-done layouts, collages, etc) as long as it is the original product that is being sold and credit to Kaisercraft is given. You may not reproduce our products in any way without written permission. If you would like to request written permission, you can email us through our website's contact page.

Hope this helps,

Maggie

Good morning everyone,
Just a busy first show using the lovely February releases from Kaisercraft. Two beautiful paper collections: Paradise Found - a very vibrant, colourful and tropical collection and Rosabella, a more muted, vintage and romantic collection.
Here's a couple of photos and a sneak peek of the new mini fold over album from Coolkatzcraft which will be featured on my album show for Oakwood Archer on Hochanda on February 23rd.
The Coolkatz are also having a stand at the Stevenage Stamperama show on Sunday 24th Feb, where we will have lots of goodies.

This album is using the 12" x 12" Kraft card for the cover and pages, and is decorated with the fabulous Paradise Found paper collection, and also using the Collectables pack and the lovely grosgrain ribbon.

This is a sneak peek of a new album design- the mini fold over.

The pages are decorated in more of a scrapbook style, providing space on each page for a photograph. The papers are beautiful, as are the and ribbon, and the sentiments in the Collectables are perfect.

Hope you enjoy these.

Thanks for dropping by,

Maggie xx

Good morning everyone, and a belated Happy New Year!
Hope 2019 is a good year for you all.
Sorry I've been such a bad blogger... it's been a very busy and exciting time.
Coolkatzcraft is slowly starting to take off- Kay & I have been busy with several new designs, which we will hopefully be launching very soon.....
The website is up and running and has some of our  album and 3D laser cut kits including the new spring plaque. We also have some Architape in stock and are expecting the next delivery very soon.

The spring plaque decorated using different embellishments around the edge.

 

This is the coolkatz introduction album, which we will be making using the Deep Sea paper collection from Kaisercraft.

We still have a few places available on our "introduction to album making" which is on Saturday 26th January, at The Christie Hall in Wansford (just off the A1 near Peterborough)- if you're interested or would like to go, here's the link
 https://www.coolkatzcraft.com/events

At the moment there doesn't seem to be enough hours in the day!!
On Tuesday at 10am & 2pm I'll be on Hochanda with some of the brand new designs from Stampendous. They are lovely designs and as usual fun and a little bit different.
I'll be posting a couple of sneaky peeks later.
Hope you're all ok and thanks for dropping by,
Maggie x

Good morning everyone,
Sorry it's taken so long between posts.....it's been a very busy but exciting time.
I'm on Hochanda tomorrow (Thursday 29th 8am & 2pm), doing  the Oakwood Archer shows where we'll be bringing you the first products from CoolKatzCrafts.......the company that Kay (Molyneux) and myself have started.
There will be some new album kits and an amazing 3D project for storing all your precious memorabilia.
The CoolKatz website is now open, but still has lots more to go on the website.
Here's a few sneaky peeks

This is a 2 in 1 project, making the roll top box and a matching album.
I used the fabulous Natures Sketch book papers by Graphic 45

This is the roll top box with a drawer instead of an album, decorated by Kay
using paint and texture paste.

Here's a selection of boxes made by some of the design team,
 thank you Sue, Anita and Rosemary

There are more pictures on the coolkatz website and a link to the blog

We have a You Tube channel and there are step by step instructions for creating the basic album cover, spine and pages. There will be more going on, hopefully by the end of next week.

Really hope you can join me tomorrow, and please email in and say hello; it would be lovely to have your support.

Thanks for dropping by,

Maggie

Good morning everyone,
I'm back on Hochanda tomorrow at 11am and 3pm, hope you can join me;
It's Kaisercraft and we have 2 beautiful paper collections :" Let's go" which is a travel theme and "Scrap studio" which is a beautiful shabby chic/vintage/floral theme.
Both are perfect for scrapbooking, journalling, card making and for covering 3D projects.
We also have some stencils and stamps which compliment the range.
There is a fabulous MDF sleigh advent calendar ( the sample is beautifully decorated by Yvonne- thank you), MDF shapes to decorate for the tree (samples beautifully decorated by Rosemary- thank you ; and some lovely Christmas stamps.
Plus... a couple of amazing die sets - Nested postage stamps, mini envelope and 2 birds with a branch which you can do loads with!!
Here's a few pictures......

 

       MDF shapes from Rosemary                        Parchment tree star decorations, from June

                                                                                             

 

  







Mini book decorated with the lovely Scrap Studio papers, stamps and embellishments.

 
Opening out box using the "Let's Go" collection

 

Travel journal using some of the " Let's Go" collection embellishments and stencils.

 
 Cards using the "Scrap Studio" papers.

 

These 2 cards are made using the bird and branch dies by Rosemary and Yvonne

 Fabulous eclipse card made by Sue

The amazing sleigh advent calendar, beautifully decorated by Yvonne.

If you bought the MDF village scene we featured in the last show, it may fit into the hidden top slots on the sleigh

Thanks to all the amazing crafty gang for all the lovely samples- I  couldn't do any of this without your help and support. 

Thanks for dropping by,

Maggie

Good morning everyone,
Hope it's not too cold and chilly where you are.
Feeling very relaxed today as gained an extra hour....hooray!! as the clocks went back last night.

Sorry I forgot to post it earlier, here's a short video of the mini album using the "12 days of Christmas" paper collection by Graphic 45.
The album is made from a CoolKatzCraft album kit that was shown on Hochanda.

Now busy planning a couple of new album designs that should be available very soon,
Thanks for dropping by,
Maggie

Morning everyone,
Busy doing demo prep for tomorrows shows....I have to do them the day before so I can remember them as they're still fresh in my mind!
As promised a couple more pictures of cards and MDF scenes.

One of the other MDF scenes available, decorated with tissue paper, imagination crafts sparkle paste through the lovely star stencil, and the spots on the deer are from another stencil

Lovely card from Rosemary using the new papers with a teabag folding twist

Beautiful card from Yvonne, using the Christmas tree stamp which she embroidered and added beads too for more dimension.

Another MDF scene,  by Kay using another fabulous stencil with duralar matt for the windows and doors.

Thanks for dropping by and hope you'll join me tomorrow on Hochanda 8 & 12

Maggie x

Morning everyone,
Thank you for all your lovely comments you've been sending me.
Another show on Monday coming up at 8am &12 noon. We'll be using products from Kaisercraft, a mixed bag of everything- embossing folders, dies, stencils, papers and an amazing sticker pad plus a couple of MDF Christmas scenes.
Here's a few sneaky peeks, but first a huge thanks you as always to the crafty gang who make some amazing samples.

This card was made just using a stencil and some stickers!

Beautiful card from Sue using the papers & stamp set

Lovely "brag book" from Anita using the 12 x 12 paper pad

Card background using stencil & dimensional paste, and a fabulous die.

One of the lovely 3D MDF kits...great fun to do

There will be a few more sneaky peaks coming up, Rosemary has been tea bag folding and Yvonne has been sewing- can't wait to see them.

Thanks for dropping by and have a lovely weekend.

Maggie x