Craft Fairs

Fifi Craft Supplies will be at the Craft and Collectables Fair. in the New Community Hall, Stocking Fen Rd Ramsey,  this Sunday [10th October],from 10 am until 4 pm. We will also be at the Ramsey Mereside, Village Hall on 28th November 2-5pm and at the Communuty Hall again on 12th December. We will be selling craft paper and Craft calendar, as well as hand made items.

Christmas cards

I have been hard at work on my Christmas cards using my new dies. I am pleased with my Merry Christmas die and have put some die cuts on ebay to share with everyone It works well in all sorts of materials but the best is Bling which is a foil paper. I have made them self adhesive for easy sticking.

Also new in The Velvet Paper Shop on eBay is a new butterfly with  velvet paper outline and a white infill which can be coloured with felt tips to stunning effect.

craft fair

I have had to cancel the Ramsey craft fai stallr as my Mum is in hospital with a broken hip.

Craft Fairs

Fifi Craft Supplies will be at the new Ramsey Community Centre on this Sunday for the bi monthly Craft and Collectors Fair. On 18th August we will be at The Creative Exchange in St Neots for the Craft and Food Fair. I have been busy making things for these fairs.
 The first is a Brag Book for Greatgrandma to show off her family. I cut some large tags from .5mm black coated chip and added 2 tags in the same chip but with red Pellaq Crocco on 1 side as covers, all on a 2.5cm book ring. With pictures of the family inside the book, the black card shows off the pictures a treat, this is just the thing for Greatgranma's handbag.
I shall be selling these and other scrapbooks at the Fairs.

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Craft Calendars

Now is the time I start to think about next years calendars, I print out a calendar on the lower half of an A4 sheet of card and put a frame in the top half. These are great for kids and were popular last year at the craft fair. I put one together using velvet paper and a tractor die cut.
Unfortunately prices for velvet paper will have to rise on 1st August by 5% as the suppliers have increased their prices  If you are thinking about velvet paper for your Christmas projects now is the time to buy. http://www.fificraft.co.uk/

Passport Photos

I needed a new passport, so I filled in the form online, and I was sent the completed form to sign. I needed 2 photos and decided to have a go at producing my own, I had the leaflet that came with the completed form with very specific instructions about photo size, expression and other details and some sample pictures.
 I decided that if I followed the instructions to the letter I could produce a reasonable photo. I had heard tales of even so called professional pictures being rejected and I had plenty of time to have another go if I was unsucessful..
I got my husband to take the pictures with our camea against a cream wall, and after a couple of attempts had something to work with. I used Microsoft Publisher to crop my chosen picture to look like the samples and printed onto scrap paper at first to check the size when printed.  I then  printed 2 copies onto photo paper and cut them to the required size.
I sent the signed form off with the pictures and a large cheque and a week later received my new biometric passport.  Lanzarotte here we come! and no I am not going tpo upload the picture, it is not very flattering but it does look like me.

Furry animals with velvet paper

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To make velvet paper animal die cuts 3d, they need shading. I first used an old felt pen, that was dried up so it was fuzzy. It left subtle marks on the velvet paper, and could be shaded and smudged with a finger. Crayons are a bit too subtle, but new felt tips need to be used carefully or they can be overpowering. Just go round the outside and follow the perforated lines for definition. I have added these animals to cards and have coloured them like the dogs of different family members .Bill is a brown and white spaniel, Holly is a golden retriever, Fifi is a yorkshire terrier. A little bit of snipping was needed to make the feathery tails and Fifi needed snipping all over to make her long hair.Velvet paper is absaubent so it takes felt tip and printing well on the lighter colours.

Tractor diecuts cards

This diecut is a hit for male birthday cards. The 540gsm diecut tractors are cut and layered to reveal different coloured parts. The base tractor is black, the second is green, the exhaust pipe, wheels, top and inside of the cab are cut away to reveal the black layer.Then yellow wheels are added and some metalic pieces for effect.

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These cards went down a storm at the craft fair, so I made several.

Velvet paper website

This week Fifi Craft Supplies has launched a new website, featuring velvet paper and other unusual crafting papers. Now you do not have to belong to eBay to get the best deals on velvet paper. As well as sizes A4, and 12 x 12. velvet paper is now available by the metre.
As well as velvet paper, the site also has Pellaq, an easy to use plastic coated paper with a glossy finish and an embossed pattern. Another favorite is double sided adhesive sheets, a dry way to stick in A4 size, stick almost anything without mess.
For those who have not used Fifi velvet paper before there is a free swatch card, available from
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