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We will still take orders as per instructions on the ordering
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Check out the brand new Bling
It On Over Range
and Rubber
Stamp Tapestry products.
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| Please be aware that the
store will be closed over the Bank Holiday Easter
Weekend. It will be closed Good Friday, Easter
Saturday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday. |
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Don’t
miss our Christmas Demonstration Days!
Saturday
Sep 15th with Bramwells
and
Saturday
October 20th with Creative Expressions
Congratulations to the winner of
our draw!! And the lucky winner is Patricia Cuffe.
Please come in and collect your goodies.
See
you in store soon …
Wendy and Martin
Hi
There
At
long last we have a workshop schedule, which is
enclosed with this letter.
Workshops will be added more frequently now, so
expect more on our next newsletter, due in around five
weeks or so.
We
are currently adding new fittings for all our workshop
materials and at least this time we have plenty of
space.
We
are stocktaking in the first week in April so
unfortunately the shop will be closed from the 2nd of
April to the 9th of April
and will re-open on the 10th. In which time
we are also hoping to fit the ceiling drapes.
Weekend
Craft Extravaganza
Due
to the success of our opening weekend craft
extravaganza, we are holding another one: Look out for
our next one with a host of crafting celebrities . Saturday
April 28th
and Sunday 29th 10am
to 4pm. Featuring;
Diane Dorward, Wendie Rhodes Audrey Sibbert all as
seen on Ideal World and Create and Craft
and more
demonstrators besides. Use the voucher at the bottom
of the page to get 10% discount during the
Extravaganza weekend.
We’ll keep you posted about other
demonstration days which will be held throughout the
year.
Now
we have enough space, we will be running Childrens’
Holiday workshops during the Summer break and
introducing Children’s Birthday Parties,
we’ll keep you posted.
We
are holding our first
crop/craft club
on Friday May 18th between 6pm and 9pm.
Come down and swap ideas and benefit from the
use of our workshop tools and equipment (there will
even be a Cricut Machine to hand).
There will be a workshop demonstrator in case
you have any questions or need some help. The cost is
only £3 per person and includes refreshments.
Opening
Times. We now close at 4pm every day because the roads to the shop
get congested at rush hour.
We open at 10pm Monday to Saturday and open at
12 Noon on Sundays. We are not
normally open on Bank Holidays.
See
you in store soon …
Wendy and Martin
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| Newsletter July 25th 06 |
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We are Moving…..We are Moving….We are Moving
Closing Down Sale….Closing Down
Sale….Closing Down Sale
You may have guessed that, at last, we’re moving to larger premises. No more bumping into display units and squeezing through racks
etc. (at least for the time being J). The Gidlow lane store will close on the 19th August. . The move has been caused by the proposed residents parking scheme in Gidlow lane.
The clearance sale will start on 29th
July with up to 50% discount on many items.
Three day Craft Extravaganza!
26th 27th and 28th of August
We’re celebrating our third birthday with the launch party of our new store on August Bank Holiday weekend 26th, 27th
and 28th August. Ample free parking and 2,000 square feet of Craft products including a seating area, so you can bring your sandwiches! 3 days (Saturday, Sunday, Bank
Holiday Monday) of continuous craft demonstrations from some of the countries leading designers and demonstrators, with names like Jayne Nestorenko (as seen on Create and Craft), Wendie
Rhodes (as seen on Create and Craft), Lyndsay Mason (as seen on Create and Craft) and Paul Church from WS designs, and many more. Supported by; Making Cards magazine, Creative
Expressions, Bramwells, Kuretake and Kars. Plus Cricut preview. Come and witness this fantastic electronic die cutting machine for yourself (no computer needed). Free ‘Make and Takes’
for the children. Free refreshments on the day.
We’re near the Pier! Our new store is in the triangle building (shared with
Swag 2), on Swan Meadow Road near the pier. Our new address is; Card-io, Triangle Building, Swan Meadow Industrial Estate, Swan Meadow Road, Wigan WN3 5BJ. There are stairs at these
premises, please ring for details. We will be organising a winter workshop schedule nearer the time and we will now be able to hold crop nights and run a craft club.
Win Prizes. Everybody who has supplied us with their e-mail address by Bank Holiday Monday will be entered into a prize draw to win a range of craft
goodies. If you have not already done so, please fill in the slip below. The Prize will be drawn at 4pm on Monday 28th August.
See you in store soon … Wendy and Martin
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| News Letter 13 Feb 06 It’s been so long since we sent you a letter. We have so much to tell you.
Don’t miss our Docraft Day on March 18th. This should be well worth while, because you will be able to buy all the
materials needed to copy the demo in specially prepared goody bags for half the recommended price when bought separately! You can also look forward to Demo Days presented
by Bramwells on June 10th and Trimcraft on June 24th. The Bramwells day was a real hit last year, when Jenny showed us some lovely cards, giving some great tips.
We will be publicising new Demo days throughout the year, see our posters in store and the website for details.
We have enclosed a brand new Workshop schedule with some new exciting craft techniques and ideas along with some favourites from last year. Why not bring a packed lunch if you’re coming
to a dinnertime workshop? We recommend that you ring quickly to book on a workshop, but if your chosen one is fully booked it may be possible to arrange a private workshop as long as
you can arrange a party of six friends.
We will soon have all 72 Rubber Stamp Tapestry sets available in store, and the good news is
that the price of these sets has dropped since last year. Check out our website to see the latest designs and prices.
We have many brand new products in store, these include new ranges of English Embossing
Stencils and Elegance Stencils. We now have the FULL Range Clip Punches including 6 new designs. There are some mirror Mosaic Tiles and new Wooden Embellishments. Come and try the X-Stamper; these are self inking
stamps and they’re Fab! We also now stock a cool selection of Templates from Barking Dog.
But there’s more to come! We’ve just got back from our trip to the States, and we’ve found some real gems that will be finding their way across the Atlantic over the coming months.
We’re sorry that it has been so long since our last letter, but it is costly and takes such a long time to print the increasing number of letters. We want to send you our news more
often, and we feel this will be easier if we e-mail our news to all our customers who have an e-mail address. E-mail, is more practical and cost effective, and those receiving their
news by e-mail will get it that bit sooner than by post. For your chance to win a beautiful Rubber Stamp Tapestry set please fill your e-mail address in the tear off slip at the bottom
of this letter and hand it in to our store before the end of March.
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NEW YEAR; NEW SETS; NEW PRICES |
| Check this out! The immense popularity of these stamps has meant that we can buy in greater quantities.
So we can offer these fabulous sets at even lower prices! We have also added more stamp sets and single stamps to the range. |
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| We are having a clearance to make room for more crafty goodies coming soon. Check out our special offers many at half price. |
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| NEWSFLASH |
We have a new Demo Day booked for Saturday 29th October see Demo Days |
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NewsLetter 12 - 15/10/05
Many of you have yet to pick up your loyalty cards. They are available to collect in store. Any newcomers to our mailing list will
be able to pick up their card on our demo day this Saturday.
We are running a Christmas wish list again this year. Just leave a list of those craft goodies
with us, and when friends and family come in to buy your pressies we can point them in the right direction.
We have many brand new products in store, these include new stamps from Penny Black,
Hobby Art, Hero Arts, Inkadinkadoo, new colours of Glitter Card, clip punches, emboss punches, new Rub-ons and Bulk Christmas colour card packs, emboss decoupage, embossing stencils and
of course more designs from Rubber Stamp Tapestry.
There are still some spaces on the following workshops:
Christmas designs with Rubber Stamp Tapestry Thurs 20th Oct 12-3pm (2 Places)
Christmas Decoupage Thurs 27th Oct 12-3pm (1 Place)
Christmas Mixed Media Thurs 3rd Nov 12-3pm (1 Place)
Beginners Guide to Scrapbooking Sat 5th Nov 12-3pm (2 Places)
Just Masking Monday 14th Nov 6 – 9pm (1 Place)
Patchwork Cards Thurs 24th Nov 12-3pm
Christmas Iris Folding Mon 28th Nov 12-3pm
New Workshops
Christmas Decorations with Jane Thur 10th Nov 12-3pm & Mon 5th
Dec 6-9pm
Make some beautiful paper folded decorations and one glittered ‘Medallion’
Mini Keepsake Book Sat 19th Nov 12-3pm & Thur 8th Dec 12-3pm
Beautiful folding keepsake to fill with lots of small photos etc. (great Christmas gift idea).
Christmas Floral Punch Fri 25th Nov 12-3pm
& Sat 3rd Dec 12-3pm
Stunning Christmas designs using ordinary punches (great for those special Christmas Cards).
Star Card Thur 1st Nov 12-3pm
A fantastic concertina pop out effect card, which neatly folds into a little book tied with ribbon.
Distressed Cards Sat 10th Dec 12-3pm
Unusual designs with an aged nostalgic look.
Christmas Designs with Rubber Stamp Tapestry Wed 16th Nov 12-3pm Sat 26th
Nov 12-3pm
We are planning new demo days on the run up to Christmas, see posters and flyers in store, and visit our website for more details.
You will be pleased to note that most forthcoming demo days will be held in our workshop room, where some seating will be provided and it will be much easier to actually see what’s going
on!
Don’t miss out on your 10% discount, on our demo day this Saturday 15th October.
Hope to see you soon …
Wendy and Martin |
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| Great News!! Due to larger scale ordering, we can now reduce prices on the lovely
Rubber Stamp Tapestry sets. We have also added 4 new designs. |
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Newsletter 11 25/8
The first piece of news is that PSX is no more. We’re not sure what has happened, but the license for many of the most popular
designs has been bought by Inkadinkadoo. We believe though that they will be relabelled, and original PSX stamps may well become collectable. We have quite a selection of PSX stickers
including Christmas designs. We don’t know if these will ever be available again.
Believe it or not, we’re celebrating our second birthday on 13th August! Where has the time gone? Come and join us at the
store and pick up your new loyalty card, we’ll have nibbles, and we’re giving double loyalty points on the day. Plus some fantastic offers including a Christmas stamp bonanza; Buy any
two Anitas or Whisper Xmas stamps and get a third (cheapest) one absolutely FREE.
DEMO DAYS: You will be pleased to note that all forthcoming demo days will be held in our workshop room, where some seating will be
provided and it will be much easier to actually see what’s going on!
We are proud to represent two brand new lines in the UK: Paper Glide and Rubber Stamp Tapestry.
We are currently revamping our website. The new address is www.card-io.co.uk. We now have a selection of 15 Rubber Stamp Tapestry
Sets to view on-line (although mail orders must be made over the phone at present). Watch out for a card Gallery, projects and craft tips to be added over the coming months. Plus a
list of Shows Demos and workshops.
The ‘You can make-it’ show proved to be a great success. So we’ll be exhibiting at more shows. See us at the GMex September 2nd
to 4th (Stand BI6) and at Hobby Craft show (stand J28) at the NEC November 10th to 13th. We’ll be exhibiting alongside some of the biggest names in the
business. Come and see us demonstrating the new PaperGlide and Rubber Stamp Tapestry along with some other exciting products.
Stamp Library: We promised this for June, but when we started to sort things out, we
realised there was much more involved than we anticipated. We’ll introduce this just as soon as possible.
However on the stamping front, we are planning a ‘Stamp exchange’. A service to you that will give you the opportunity to sell
on those stamps you don’t use any more, and to pick up some second hand stamps and raise money for charity.
Late night shopping Don’t forget the shop will be open on those Monday evenings that
we are running Workshops (see the list). This is the ideal opportunity to come if you would like help, advice or perhaps a demonstration.
If you showed an interest in selling cards in store, then we’ll be contacting you shortly.
Hope to see you soon …
Wendy and Martin
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