Category: General

Disruption to deliveries -Royal Mail Strike update

**URGENT – PLEASE NOTE** Royal Mail have announced more strikes happening between now and Christmas This WILL cause delays to some people receiving their items. Please bear in mind, not only will post not be collected or delivered on strike days, but the days after these will also suffer delays, due to a backlog of […]

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Miniature model painting walk through

You may have seen my recently printed and painted model Here are a few photos walking you through my painting stages. Lots of layers adding colour on colour and then adding shading etc to get the finished result. I hope you have enjoyed this quick look at my process 🙂 Sam x

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Exciting!! New toy inbound

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Triple Bauble card

Here is a quick card made using the smaller pink ink stamps out of their bauble set. I just wanted to show how mistakes can always be fixed. This was meant to be a one layer water coloured card, but my impatience to wait for things to dry properly meant I smudged the red on […]

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nEW STEAMPUNK RELEASE

I thought i would share a quick pic of our newest release, due to hit your TV screens on 10th November at 9am.

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Exploding ‘Will you be?’ Keepsake Box card tutorial

          Hi Everyone, Sam here 🙂 Today I thought i would share with you my process when making my ‘Will you be’ exploding box cards. Maybe you make box cards and fancy a different take on them? Maybe you would like to make your own for a special occasion? Making the […]

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Update on current business situation amidst Covid 19

If you are  Facebook follower you may of recently seen a post about the current Covid 19 situation, but it is below for those of you that haven’t, there is also hopefully a video that will make you smile at the bottom of this post 🙂 My heart goes out to everyone at this stressful […]

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Exploding Box Birthday card tutorial

   Morning everyone, how are you all? This was a recent customers order. My brief was bright, colourful, very special, she likes bike rides on the Tarka Trail, knitting and line dancing. What do you think? I snapped some photos as I was making it, so that I could share the process with you all, […]

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GrafFitti wall by denyse coughlan

Graffitti Wall by Denyse Coughlan I thought I would share with you how I created this graffitti wall for the Secret Collection. I wanted to offer a different approach to the MDF design, giving an Urban Graffitti look rather then a rustic floral look. I began by masking the doorway and connecting tabs with masking […]

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Homes for Sale!

Homes for Sale by Denyse Coughlan Did you know that Samantha K sell this fabulous Snow Cabin kit which can be found HERE? This fabulous kit can be adjusted to suit the time of year as the snow pieces and Christmas figures are removeable! One customer created an amazing Farm for her grandson, using the […]

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Miniature Houses from Samantha K

Miniature Houses from Samantha K Have you seen these beauriful miniature houses from our website? Available HERE in packs of 6 or 12 the “houises”, include a church, a chalet and a pagoda style house, there are six designs in each pack. Which is your favourite?Although miniature in size they are huge in impact, and […]

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A ChiLdren’s Craft Party by Lynda Hall

A Children’s Craft Party by Lynda Hall In my day job I run my own childcare business, which is so much fun, and one of the things I enjoy most is watching the children I care for learning to craft. I was asked by one special family recently if I would consider doing a crafty […]

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Winter Scene by Lynda Hall

Winter Scene by Lynda Hall Well, there’s no denying Christmas is on the horizon now, so I have been trying to get myself in the mood with some festive crafting. I love the teeny houses from Samantha K so have used them to create a little winter scene to sit on my shelf at home. […]

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Sugar Plum Fairy by Bethany Coughlan

Sugar Plum Fairy by Bethany Coughlan I thought I would share this beautiful Nutcracker Bauble with you. I particularly wanted to show it as my daughter Bethany, created it for my Mum as a little, “I love you”, gift, whilst Mum was in hospital. Bethany has cerebral palsy, which causes a tremor in her hands, […]

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Storage with samantha K

Storage with Samantha K by Denyse Coughlan At Samantha K we have a number of fantastic storage solutions for you. The bottle holder we have is designed so that any product in the bottles is tipped forwards preventing any air from blocking the nozzles of your products. The holder itself is great to decorate and […]

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Sneak Peek of Hochanda show Monday 18th Nov 11am and 3pm

Sneak Peek of Hochanda Show Monday 18th November 11am and 3 pm I will be back on Hochanda, tomorrow Monday 18th November at 11 am amd 3pm. I would love you to join me and thought I would share some of the fabulous samples that the DT have created. We will be featuring some amazing […]

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Autumnal Pumpkin Clock by Karen Clare

Autumnal Pumpkin Clock by Karen Clare Samantha K MDF Pumpkin Base, witches brooms and numbersGesso (white and black)Orange and Gold Acrylic paintSand TextureGlitter I turned this large pumpkin plaque into a bright and seasonal clock. White gesso on the large pumpkin base allows the colours added on top to be nice and vibrant. The shades […]

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Time To Travel by Mags Woodcock

Time to Travel by Mags Woodcock Oblong large plaque from Samantha K Vintage Clock Sign from Samantha K Distress Ink pad and inking tool Scrapbook paper ( I used Stamperia) Script stamp Black Archival ink pad Heavy gel medium Foam pads Vintage ephemera PVA glue DecoArt crackle paste or paint Sanding block Tim Holtz Paper […]

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New video update

Check out our new video! Its a quick update and shows some of the new fabby products Denyse will be bringing to Hochanda on November the 18th – Jump to 5min30 if you just want to peek at the new products Sam x

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Meet Denyse

Meet Denyse I have been crafting for quite a few years now, the first heat embosing that I did was,”set”, under a gas grill to give you an idea of how long! I have been a member of Sam’s team for coming up to two years and have loved every minute of it. I particularly […]

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