Have you got your entry in for Best of British Scrapbooking 2008? The deadline is rapidly approaching, but there's still time. We're looking for six talented scrapbookers to hold the title of 'Best of British Scrapbooker'. If you've not been scrapping long, don't worry, as there's a special category for those who've been making layouts for under one year. Take a look at the full entry criteria and the rules, then get sending! Remember, we've set up a special Best of British email address just for this competition: bob2008@futurenet.co.uk. To spur you on, here are the prizes that our talented winners will receive.
Each of our six winners will receive a host of prizes from top companies, see below for details. As well as a massive stash boost, we’re offering every winner a paid-for commission in ScrapBook inspirations and Joanna Campbell Slan will be sending signed copies of her brand new scrapbooking murder mystery, Paper, Scissors, Death. The contest culminates in a Best of British Scrapbooking gallery at the Stitch and Craft Show at London’s Olympia in 2009. We’ll be displaying layouts from our six winners so you can come along and see them all up close!
The latest printing technology from Canon
For the ultimate scrapbooking flexibility, a photo printer is a must-have item. Canon has generously offered each of our winners a SELPHY ES2 compact printer and consumables. The ES2 is just the right kind of printer for scrappers. You can print straight from your camera, making use of built-in features including image trimming, colour adjustment and red-eye removal. Better still is the Creative Print button that allows you to add clip art, frames and speech bubbles to your photos. You can see the full Canon printer range online at www.canon.co.uk or call 0844 3690 100 for information.
Essential tools from Prym
Crafting specialist Prym produces a host of tools and supplies and we’ve got a selection of the best for each of our winners. Each prize includes a craft knife, spare blades, two pairs of titanium scissors, pinking shears, a large foldaway cutting mat and a ruler. The top prize also includes a rotary cutter and blades, self-adhesive ribbon, rub-ons, rhinestones and a jumbo storage box to keep all your new kit in. To see Prym’s full range of tools and accessories visit www.coatscrafts.co.uk or call 01325 394 237.
Brilliant brands from Craft Superstore
With a huge selection of top brands, Craft Superstore is a must-visit. Its prize includes an All My Memories Tote-ally Cool Tote and Urban album, We R Memory Keepers designer ribbon, chipboard alphabet and eyelets, BasicGrey rub-ons and a pot of Prima flowers. The overall winner will receive this plus even more! See www.craftsuperstore.co.uk for the full range of scrapbooking and crafting treats, or call 0870 0842 225.
Lush new stash from Craftime and must-have reads from David & Charles
Craftime and David & Charles have teamed up to create a bumper prize of scrapbooking goodies and idea books. From David & Charles each winner will receive copies of Scraptastic, Rubber Stamper’s Bible, Scrapbook Page Maps and Simply Sensational Scrapbook Cards. From Craftime: citrus papers, monograms, flowers and brads by Hot Off the Press, plus a heavy-duty tag punch from McGill and a 12x12in album. Our overall winner will get all this plus a McGill Hang Tags punch, Hot Off the Press acrylic stamps, tags and pinwheel pockets, courtesy of Craftime, and a bookshelf-boosting bonus from David and Charles: Travel Scrapbooks, Embellished Emotions, Words for Every Occasion and Paint on Paper. For more details visit www.craftime.com and www.davidandcharles.co.uk, or for David & Charles you can also call 0870 990 8222.
Sweet Fancy Pants designs from Creative Expressions
There’s a gorgeous array of treats by Fancy Pants Designs on offer, courtesy of Creative Expressions: 12x12in ‘Doodles and things’ clear stamps and acrylic block, selection of ‘Celebrate’ papers, titles and tags, rub-ons and ribbons, ‘Sweet and pretty’ 12x12in felt, pins and buttons. Our top prize winner will also get acrylic stamps, ‘About a boy’ papers, titles, tags, rub-ons, ribbons and transparencies, ‘Simplicity’ papers, titles, tags, ribbons and rub-ons, 12x12in felt and chipboard plus pins and buttons. To see the Creative Expressions’ full craft range visit www.creative-expressions.uk.com or call 01536 481 778.
Inspirational papers and embellishments from Melissa Frances
Renowned for her soft pastel designs, Melissa Frances’ latest ranges, ‘Hush a’ bye’, ‘Thankful’ and ‘Ambiente’, do not disappoint! The ‘Thankful’ range includes papers and stickers addressing breast cancer; Melissa was inspired by her own battle with breast cancer to create them and all proceeds from sales of the range will be donated to charity. Each winner will receive a selection of papers, stickers, embellishments, stamps and tags, with some extra surprises for the overall winner. You can see details about the ranges and discover more about Melissa’s journey to recovery at www.melissafrances.com.
The deadline for all entries is midnight on Friday 22 August, so go and choose your six layouts and get sending. If you have any questions you can email me at the usual address, scrapbookinspirations@futurenet.com. Good luck!
