Final push to...

...clear some more of that stock.

The latest message from Andy, Joanne & Paul...

Hi everyone,

Well, we’re on the final push to downsize Pinnacles to make the much

needed space we need in the new downstairs work room and shop...

To complete this, we are having a final reductions downsizing sale...

70% off

the marked price of all stock, both in store and on line...

Yup, that’s 70% off the marked price of everything (excluding current issue magazines)...

This final reductions sale starts right now over on the website and in store from Tuesday 14^th February @ 10am..

It will continue until 4pm on Saturday 25^th February.

We will then be closed from Sunday 26^th February – Wednesday 01^st March (inclusive)

for us to de camp from our upstairs workroom and do the impossipuzzle and set up the new

downstairs work room and re arrange the shop...

We will re open @ 10am Thursday 02^nd March.

During the move, our card making lesson (Tuesday 01^st & Wednesday 02^nd March) schedule will be on hold,

(don’t worry ladies, I’ll make it up to you!)

but the Tuesday evening Parchment lesson will be unaffected..

We’ve been re stocking our shelves with more and more stock as space has become available.

So, if you’ve already been in and grabbed some bargains, there are many, many new ones on offer at this exceptional discount..

So, come and stock up!!

Whilst we are downsizing we will be out of stock of some of our essentials such as adhesives etc,

these will start to return to our shelves once we reopen.

We thank you for your patients, support and custom during this period and look forward to seeing you

during our final reductions sale and afterwards in our new look set up...

If you are shopping on line, simply enter code    downsize70  in the

promotional coupon box when checking out to activate your discount.

Orders over £40 (after discount) qualify for free delivery.. Although we don’t have a click n collect option, if you would rather collect your

order than have it sent out then please indicate this on your order in the delivery details section.

If your order is under £40 and you choose to collect it then we will of course refund the delivery cost on collection.

We will be sharing these details on our Facebook page and other social media outlets,

please feel free to do the same on your Facebook pages, blogs, or other crafting groups as this sale is open to everyone...

Pinnacles...

...WOWZA, 70% off - now it really would be rude not to take advantage of that..................................

Meet Verity Rose...

...the cute "1920s" style collection from Crafters Companion.

I remember seeing this character in card & gift shops quite some time ago - pens, notebooks, mugs, bags etc. - but hadn't realised that Crafters Companion had done a craft range of this line.

Here are 3 of the 6 characters available...

...there is also "Flutterby", "Sunbeam" and "Starlet".

I came across this range in The Works this week when I went in to see what craft stuff they had in their current promotion.

There is a clear stamp set for each of the characters and also a small accessory stamp set. Embossing folders, ribbons and sticky labels (that's what I've found in my local branch). I will be keeping an eye out to see if they have anything else as they currently have a "Triple Points" promotion for their loyalty card holders and there is also a 20% off part to the promotion when you meet the minimum spend of £10.

So if you fancy any of these "1920s" cuties; pop along to your local branch of The Works to see what they have.........................................................

Have you heard...

...the news about Pinnacle Crafts?

They are having a MA-HOO-SIVE downsizing sale. See the announcement below...

Hi everyone,

We hope you are well?

We would like to announce that we have decided to downsize Pinnacle Crafts. With Mum virtually retired now, the day to day running of the shop, teaching and the website are becoming too much for just the 3 of us to continue with in the same way we used to and still maintain our high standards of service and creativity.

So, to help us achieve this,

from Today on the website, and from the 24/01/17 in store, until a date to be announced,

we are having a MASSIVE DOWNSIZING Rummage SALE...

50% Off Of Everything in store to everyone..

If you are shopping on line, simply enter code

downsize50 in the promotional code section to activate the discount

We are obviously aware that it is Members Discount Weekend next Weekend,

so we have decided to incorporate this within our Downsizing Rummage Sale.

Therefore, Club Members “Week” will run in store from 24/01/17 – 29/01/17 10am – 4pm

However, any orders placed for out of stocks or new products will only be processed with

Club Members 30% or applicable Discount.

**Orders already placed and/or awaiting collection from us will be at discount at time they were ordered..**

The 50% Sale price is only for stock we already have within the shop

and includes already Reduced To Clear Products.

So, that’s 50% off of all in stock Dies, Embossing Folders, Adhesives, Cutting Equipment & Tools, Parchments Tools & Accessories, Card & Paper, Peel Offs, Inks & Colouring Tools, Stamps & Accessories,

Cross Stitch Kits, Pinflair Sequin Kits and already Reduced to Clear Items.

Please pass this information onto any Club Members you may know who do not receive the Members Newsletter

and also all of your crafty friends, as this Rummage Sale is open to them too (excludes CM’s 30% orders).

We’ll be sharing this on Social Media too, so please feel free to do the same or any crafting groups or forums you belong to.

Come and grab some amazing crafting bargains...

Pinnacles....

...but before anyone starts to panic about the loss of another B&M craft store - in Andy's words they are moving from a house to a bungalow. This means that the lessens will take place in the store which will be easier for Joanne, Paul & Andy to manage now that Pauline has more or less retired.

So if you live within access of Barleylands Craft Village, why not pop along and grab yourself a bargain - but don't worry if you are further away; just pop onto their website and see what takes your fancy...but please leave  some goodies for me to grab when I pop over there on Friday...........................................

Yesterday was...

...the first Friday of the month.

So?????

Time to find out what colour is going to be number six on the list of new Distress colours for 2015...



...we finally get a proper grey - Hickory Smoke.

Andy and I have been trying to guess what each colour would be and so far the only one I have been completely right about was April - I said it would be a yellow and we got Fossilized amber - as Tim calls it...a rich buttery yellow.

For May we both thought it could be a pink/mauve colour although I did add that it could be a proper green - we got Twisted citron - a vibrant lime/zesty green.

Yesterday, Andy and I were back with the mauve possibility although Andy thought we could be surprised with a new shade of brown. I said it was a shame there wasn't a proper grey in the range as Pumice stone is more browny.

Look what appeared over on the Tim Holtz blog - a lovely neutral shade of grey.

So that is six shades down and six to go.

It is quite fun trying to guess what is coming next...do you think we could get that mauve/purple shade for July?..............................................................................

Pen addict - Moi?...

...surely not LOL

Lunchtime today a group of us went to our favourite little café in Southend and had a lovely lunch and a natter in celebration of Suzie's (Weasel) birthday.

I happened to ask in passing where TK Maxx was located as another colleague had mentioned that she had picked up a few bargains in there recently - so Suzie & I returned to the office; the long way.

Now I assure you all, I only went to have a look - honest...one pack of 24 reel of assorted ribbon and a pack of paper later...

However, that wasn't as bad as Suzie's purchases and of course I got the blame (me? how could anyone believe that LOL).

Back in the office, whilst showing off our goodies - I mentioned that I had been considering buying another set of the Sharpies that WHS has on offer. Suzie laughed and said that I hadn't really needed the first set but agreed that it was too good an offer to not buy at least one set...she then asked just how many pens I own...

Ummm, this is where the title comes in.

We sat and worked out that just counting what I consider to be my 'crafting' pens, I have over 800 pens - gulp!!!

I have: -

A complete set of Copic Ciao,
Flexmarkers,
Promarkers (including the seasonal limited editions)
Spectrum Noir,
Aqua markers,
Distress markers (although they haven't arrived yet I have paid for the 12 new colours)
and now my limited edition Sharpies

Okay, so I have a thing about pens **giggle** but I do use them...umm me an addict, hmm...well......................................................................

So much for...

...being good.

I was so NOT going to buy stuff at the weekend as I want to 'pre-order' my Tim Holtz Distress Markers next weekend (after payday). All I was going to do was sit and watch the Letraset demo at Pinnacle Crafts and hopefully learn a few new techniques...what I hadn't realised was the new DoCraft promotion goodies had arrived and some were demonstrated; what's a girl supposed to do? **BIG sigh**
The latest Creativity mag has a Boofle stamp on the front which I hope to have a play with tonight and there were some money off vouchers for some of the stamps that were used during the demo so I just HAD to make use of those **rollseyes**, I mean - you can't let things like that go to waste...

The Michael Powell stamps are rather lovely too but I was fairly good about these and just got one (there was another in the Goodie bag that I bought - hehehe).

Talking about the Letraset Demo day - I had a lovely day watching Andy - yes, I did say Andy - showing how to use Flexmarkers for things other than just colouring in. He did a wonderful job of stepping in as the person from Letraset didn't turn up.

Andy used a variety of images to demonstrate colouring techniques, some stamped some digi...unfortunately we did tease him a bit about some of the buxom ladies from Sassy Designs when he was trying to describe how to shade to create the curves LOL Sorry Andy; but you did take it all in good part...

Something that I wouldn't have thought of doing was to use the Flexmarkers in a similar way to alcohol inks to create background papers, CS and embellies that all co-ordinate - an idea certainly to be tried when I get a few moments to 'play'.

Thank you Andy for making it a very enjoyable & informative day - you did a fabulous job...................................