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Flawless Designs Classes
Please scroll down to find a full listing of our cardmaking workshops, scrapbooking crops & courses, pergamanno classes & club, jewelry making classes and demonstrations.
2010 Classes
It’s a new year and time for change and we have decided to re-vamp our class programme and pricing structure. We are aware that classes are not just about cardmaking techniques but are also an enjoyable morning out for many of our ladies. To make our sessions more relaxed and to try and fit in all the chatting that goes on we have decided to reduce the content from three cards to two, which will give us time for a short coffee break during the class. This also means that we are able to reduce the cost of classes from £9 per session to £6, making them much more affordable in these budget conscious times.
Not only this but join our card club and you can earn free classes! When you attend 4 classes you will receive the 5th class free of charge. So why not try something new and book a class and see what you think.
Full payment for classes will be taken at the time of booking, however customers who attend weekly can secure their place by paying for individual classes one week in advance. Unfortunately once you have booked your place we are unable to offer refunds or transfer the payment in the event of non-attendance, although you are welcome to give your place to a friend.
Card Club Classes
Our card club classes are a great way to try out new techniques and get lots of great ideas for your cardmaking. These classes are very sociable and are a good way to meet up with friends both old and new. The classes are all designed to ‘stand alone’ giving you the choice to attend weekly, fortnightly or occasionally. Classes are suitable for both beginners and experienced crafters alike, our experienced tutors will give you all the assistance and guidance you need. All materials and tools required for the class projects are provided although you may bring your own tools if you wish.
Rubber Stamping
Wed 13th & Sat 16th Jan
10 am -12pm £6
Make two pretty floral cards using rubber stamping and decoupage techniques.
Paper Folding
Wed 20th & Sat 23rd Jan
10 am -12pm £6
Use Teabag folding and origami to make embellishments for two cards.
Shaped Cards
Wed 27th & Sat 30th Jan
10 am -12pm £6
Make your cards more interesting by adding some new shapes to your repertoire.
Notebook holder
Wed 3rd & Sat 6th Feb
10 am -12pm £6
Use papercrafting techniques to make a pretty notebook/ shopping list holder.
Pirates & Princesses
Wed 10th & Sat 13th Feb
10 am -12pm £6
Use paper piecing to create cards fit for little princesses and pirates.
Metal embossing
Wed 17th & Sat 20th Feb
10 am -12pm £6
Explore various metal embossing techniques and make two lovely cards.
Fridge Magnets
Wed 24th & Sat 27th Feb
10 am -12pm £6
Use cardmaking techniques to create some unusual fridge magnets.
Male Cards
Wed 3rd & Sat 6th March
10 am -12pm £6
Sunset Colours
Wed 10th & Sat 13th March
10 am -12pm £6
Inspired by the golden hues of a sunset, try out new colour schemes for your cards.
Rubber Stamping
17th & Sat 20th March
Wed 10 am -12pm £6
Practice your rubber stamping techniques and make two cards.
Recycling Boxes
Wed 24th & Sat 27th March
10 am -12pm £6
Use papercrafting techniques to transform empty packaging into a work of art.
Other Classes
Pergamanno Courses
We have two registered Pergamanno tutors attached to the shop, who offer pergamanno courses run over 6 sessions, catering for parchment crafters from beginners to advanced. Each course costs £45 to be paid in full at the start of the course, all papers and patterns are supplied however participants will be expected to provide there own tools, our courses are organised in such a way that you will be able to gradually accumulate the tools as you progress through the techniques.
Janice holds her classes on Wednesday evenings, at present she has beginners and advanced classes on alternate weeks. Please contact the shop and Janice will get in touch with you with further details of the most appropriate evenings for you to attend.
Wilma will be starting beginners Pergamanno classes, to be held fortnightly on Saturday afternoons. The first class will be held on Saturday 23rd January 2pm-4pm, please contact the shop to book and for a starter tools list.
Cricut Design Studio Workshops
Sunday 4th February 10am-4pm
Agnes will be offering full day workshops on the cricut machine and design studio software. These hands on workshops are restricted to a maximum of six participants, we ask if you can bring along your cricut machine and laptop with loaded software (if possible) to get the most from the course. This allows Agnes to guide you step-by-step through various functions of the software such as welding shapes. These workshops run from 10am-4pm and cost £25. Please bring a packed lunch.
Coming Soon
As the weather improves over the next few weeks we are hoping to add more classes to our programme, including evening classes. Although the details have yet to be finalised we would expect these to start around the end of
CLUBS AND CROPS
Parchment craft club
This club is open to those with knowledge of parchment craft and pergamanno. A chance to meet up with others interested in parchment craft, exchange ideas and swap tips. You provide your own materials and tools. There is no teaching at club meetings but a club pattern is available for an additional charge. Last Tuesday of the month 7pm-9pm. Phone to book.
SCRAPBOOKING CROPS
Open to both new and experienced scrapbookers, come along for a full day of cropping. We provide the space, you bring your tools, photo’s and lunch!
Booking is essential as places are limited to 15 to give you plenty room to work. A non-refundable deposit is taken at time of booking
Second Sunday of the Month 10am-4pm (£4.50)
Kit available on request.
This crop is ideally suited to more experienced scrapbookers who wan to spend time working on their own layouts with minimal support
Third Friday of the Month 10am-4pm. (£4.50)
Kit available on request
This crop is ideally suited to more experienced scrapbookers who wan to spend time working on their own layouts with minimal support
Last Sunday of the Month 10am-4pm (£10 Includes page kit)
This crop is ideal for new scrappers or those looking for inspiration, ideas and instruction of scrapbooking techniques. At the beginning of the crop there will be a short demonstration of a technique, for example, distressing, paper weaving, paint effects etc. The technique demonstrated will relate to the club kit and a completed sample scrapbook layout using the kit and technique will be available to view. You can either copy our 12 x 12 scrapbook layout exactly or use it for inspiration to create your own unique scrapbook page.
Generally we provide enough materials to complete a double page spread and allow you to borrow any specialist tools used for example punches, stamps, templates etc.
The afternoon is usually spent completing your own layouts.
This crop is ideal for new scrappers as the kit and demonstration are a great way to get you started on your first scrapbook.
DEMONSTRATIONS
Demonstrations
Demonstrations are ideal for picking up tips and ideas, and for seeing new techniques. Unlike formal classes there is no need to book, just come along and watch and chat to our experienced demonstrators. You can stay for as long or short a time as you like and it’s all FREE.
Cardmaking Demonstration
Saturday 30th January 10am-4pm Free
Come along for lots of ideas for different techniques to get your cardmaking kickstarted for the New Year.
Craft Studio CD’s demonstration
Saturday 6th February 10am-4pm Free
Agnes will be demonstrating Stephanie Weightman’s Craft studio CD’s showing you how to get the most from your CD’s.
Kids Crafts Ideas
Saturday 20th March 10am-4pm Free
For group leaders, kids and parents, come along for ideas for crafts for children.
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DEMONSTRATIONS
Demonstrations
Demonstrations are ideal for picking up tips and ideas, and for seeing new techniques. Unlike formal classes there is no need to book, just come along and watch and chat to our experienced demonstrators. You can stay for as long or short a time as you like and it’s all FREE.
Cardmaking Demonstration
Saturday 30th January 10am-4pm Free
Come along for lots of ideas for different techniques to get your cardmaking kickstarted for the New Year.
Craft Studio CD’s demonstration
Saturday 6th February 10am-4pm Free
Agnes will be demonstrating Stephanie Weightman’s Craft studio CD’s showing you how to get the most from your CD’s.
Kids Crafts Ideas
Saturday 20th March 10am-4pm Free
For group leaders, kids and parents, come along for ideas for crafts for children.
GENERAL CLASSES & WORKSHOP INFORMATION & HOW TO BOOK
Whether you are a craft novice or experienced card maker you are invited to join in our craft workshops, cardmaking classes and scrapbooking crops.
Our handmade card workshops are a great opportunity to try out a new hobby or learn new cardmaking techniques and get inspired with new craft project ideas and products.
We organise all our cardmaking workshops as stand alone classes and all the projects are designed to be completed within one class. Although we plan our workshop programme some time in advance and give a rough description of the finished cards, we do not finalise the exact project details to normally a week or so prior to the class. This allows us to incorporate all the latest techniques and cardmaking products in the class, and ensure we have enough stock if you want to purchase the items used in the class
Each cardmaking class is based on a theme, this might be around a cardmaking technique, for example rubber stamping, dry or heat embossing, decoupage and lots more beside. Alternatively some classes may be themed around an occasion or card type for example masculine cards, christmas cards, birthday cards and so on.
At a general cardmaking class, for example mens card class or rubber stamped cards, you would usually expect to complete 3 handmade cards, for more complex projects such as star cards or other elaborate projects we may make just one card. Either way we are sure that you will leave clutching your wonderful handmade projects proudly.
We dont expect you to make a long commitment to attending a course of classes, although, we do have ladies who have been attending weekly for almost five years! You can choose to attend weekly or just book in as one off to try a new technique, have a go at cardmaking or simply as a nice morning out. The choice is yours.
We currently hold our cardmaking workshops twice weekly on Wednesday and Saturday mornings, both days classes being the same. The class theme changes every week. Although we may revisit a particular technique, eg rubber stamping, or card shape eg accordian cards, the projects are newly designed for each weeks classes, and we never do an exact repeat of any project.
Our classes are held in our self-contained workshop directly adjacent to our main shop in Stirling Enterprise Park. Located just outside Stirling City Centre there is ample free parking within the enterprise park, therefore you can relax and enjoy our workshops without worrying about parking costs and restrictions. We have a maximum class size of ten so whether a complete beginner at cardmaking or more confident you will get the attention and assistance you need to help you complete some wonderful papercraft projects.
All materials and tools,including trimmers, scissors and adhesives, needed to make the projects are provided. in fact all you need to bring is yourself! Although if you wish you can bring your own scissors etc. We try to ensure that we have a good supply of tools, each participant is given their own basic craft tool kit and fiskars paper trimmer, although in some instances we may ask you to share rubber stamps, punches etc this is only when they are used briefly in the project,that way you spend your workshop time creating and not waiting.
Before each class we make up a pack for each crafter containing all cardstock, papers, embellishments and any other craft supplies that you will need to complete the class project or projects! We always use good quality card etc for all our classes and you will have ample materials to complete your masterpiece, usually with bits left over.
If you do make a mistake in card class dont worry, we usually have extras so you can try again! and we always supply an envelope or make a box for each card made. So that you have the chance to practice your basic cardmaking techniques we rarely pre-prepare any parts of the project, that way you work through each step of making your card, and will therefore be able to recreate the project at home.
All workshops need to be booked although you can phone 01786 473222 for last minute places. We take a £5 deposit at time of booking and the remaining balance is paid on the day. We are unable to refund or transfer deposits in the event of cancellations although you can give your place to a friend. Class duration times are given as a guide only as classes can both finish earlier or later than anticipated. Usually later!
All our regular craft classes are designed for adults and we regret that we are unable to accept under 16 year olds at the workshops however keep your eyes peeled for our carer and kid classes in the school holidays.
Our shop and craft class are accessible for customers with disabilities, including customers who use a wheelchair. If you have any particular needs or difficulties please let us know when booking your class. This allows us to make minor adjustments to seating arrangements etc to ensure your comfort and enjoyment during the workshop
Information for Craft Groups
Organising a crafty outing?
Calling all groups of 8 or more, if you want to plan a day out in the historic City of Stirling with a crafting experience just for you then we can help. We can organise a special class or workshop on a theme of your choice or provide a free in-store cardmaking or scrapbooking demonstration. Contact us by phone or email to discuss your requirements, and let us help make your outing fun and inspiring.
COACH PARTIES
We are happy to accommodate large groups and coach parties at our craft shop. Located in the heart of Central Scotland we are easily accessible from throughout Scotland. Our large shop is well stocked with lots and lots of cardmaking, scrapbooking and jewelry making supplies and materials, there is lots to see and you can easily spend an hour or two browsing. In addition to free parking we offer complimentary tea & coffee making facilities. We would appreciate your help by letting us know of your visit in advance. This allows us to ensure we have adequate staffing etc to cope with your groups needs and make your visit even more enjoyable. Please contact us by telephone or email to discuss your visit or just to find out more.
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