Crackers aren't just for Christmas

Lets admit it when you think of crackers you think of Christmas. But with a bit of creative and crafting imagination you can create a lovely cracker for any occasion. Celebration of a new baby, Mothers Day, Fathers Day or as a unique Wedding Favour.

Below are a couple of Fantastic Easter Crackers using the Cracker Making Kits, Ribbon, Raffia and Glue and Glitter tri-packs.

All are handmade by Karen Mackie. 

For more information please contact the sales team on 0191 2697810 or sales@Stix2.co.uk

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New Team Member Rushanne Young

At Stix2 we are please to always be expanding and adding members to our team. We have 9 Demonstrators across the UK and are please to announce Rushanne Young is now one of them.

Rushanne has her Debut Demo Day 7th March at Keep On Crafting Demonstrating new techniques with Stix2 and Woodware. 

Rushanne's Valentine Project is a very sweet window card. 

Handmade by Rushanne Young.

Rushanne has used...

Diecut Card Shapes Heart S57325

Project Acetate S57131

Seed Bead and Glitter Red  S57076

Ultra Clear Tape 3mm x 5m S57089

Ultra Clear Tape 6mm x 5m S57090

Tape Runner S57269

Stardust Glitter Card White SGBCA4WHITECARD

Craft Foam Pads 5mm x 5mm x 2mm  S57050

Layer Perfect S57322 / S57321

Scissors 

Sentimental White Paper 

Red Sekura Pen

For further information about Demo Days please click here or to contact our sales team call 0191 2697810 or email sales@stix2.co.uk 

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Bow and Hearts Valentine Card

Make your card stand out this valentines by making something special.

Handmade by Karen Mackie

Karen has used...

Double Sided Adhesive Sheets S57107

Layer Perfect S57321 / S57322

Seed Bead and Glitter Red S57076

Stardust Glitter Card Charcoal SGBCA4CHAROCALCARD

Hot Melt Glue Gun S57234

Tape Runner S57269

White Card 

Die Cutting Machine

White Card

Embossing Folder

Black and White Ribbon

Heart Die Cut 

For more information contact our sales team on 0191 2697810 or sales@stix2.co.uk

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Someone Special Valentine Card

Add a personal touch this Valentine Day by making your card. 

Handmade by Karen Mackie

Karen has used...

Double Sided Adhesive Sheets S57107

Seed Bead and Glitter Red S57076

Stardust Glitter Card Red SGBCA4REDCARD

Tape Runner S57369

Layer Perfect S57321 / S57322

White Card 

Someone Special Peel Off Sentiments

Crafting Knife / Scissors 

For more information please contact the Stix2 team on 0191 2697810 or sales@stix2.co.uk

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Love Balloon Card

Want to make a card for your Valentine? 

Handmade by Karen Mackie

Karen has used...

Seed Bead and Glitter Red S57076

Ultra Clear Tape 25mm x 5m S57093

Double Sided Adhesive Sheets S57107

White Card 

Black Pen

Crafty Edger and Cartridge

Heart Punch

For more information about any of our products please contact 0191 2697810 or sales@stix2.co.uk

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Button and Heart Bookmark

If your loved one enjoys getting stuck into a rom-com this valentine why not get them a gift a little more personal with a bookmark like this...

Handmade by Kirsty Wiseman

Kirsty has used...

Diecut Bookmark S57315
Bookmark Sleeve S57317
Double-Faced Satin Ribbon Red 16mm x 5m S57209
Extra Thick Acetate S57320
Borderline Tape  S57030
Ultra Clear Tape 6mm x15m S57085

Buttons
Coloured Paper
Heart Punch
Black Ink
Sentiment Stamp

For further information please contact our sales team on 0191 2697810 or sales@stix2.co.uk

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Customer Review Extra Thick Acetate

Sam Packer from D4Daisy  and Workshop on the Web ... A lovely and loyal Stix2 Customer has kindly written a product review on our Clear Extra Thick Acetate. This is what she had to say...

Stix2 Extra Thick Acetate Sheets

These Acetate Sheets come in a heavier weight of 300 microns and a great for a number of uses. With the Vitrail paints, the surface worked very well, and particularly if you don’t feel you have a use for the paints with glass, this is a solid alternative.

The strength of the sheet makes is ideal for cutting out shapes and creating stencils on the die-cutter. I have cut thinner acetate sheets before and found them too flimsy to place and easily bent, particularly where there were delicate designs.

These thicker sheets are much easier to handle. I also found it easy to cut with a blade for simple handmade stencils. This provided me with a leaf-shaped stencil, several masks from the cut-out shapes, and also some curved edge masks which are good for printing.

I used these on the Gelli plate with the Pebeo Studio Acrylics.

Since writing this review Sam has also kindly informed up that Stix2 Extra Thick Acetate is also good for crochet edging and kindly sent us this image via her WorkShop on the Web. Its great to see our products being used in different ways and this is a perfect example.

Thanks Sam. It's great to know how people use our products and how they get on. Looking forward to the next review.

For more reviews on Stix2 and other products head over to Sams Workshop on the Web page. Or to order books with plenty more product reviews, by Sam and many other authors and crafters please visit D4Daisy.com 

For more information on Stix2 call 0191 2697810 or email sales@stix2.co.uk

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