We’re opening our Warehouse to scrapbook designers. You can design digital papers and kits, traditional kits, or hybrids, or host online classes, all using our systems. You don’t need to worry about hosting or credit card details, or how to deliver digital files, we do all of that for you.

Click Here for all the details.

We’ve had some interest in a Digital Scrapbook Retreat. If you would be interested in something like this, please register your interest, and an idea of what you’re looking for:

Register your interest online.

What a weekend! It’s always a bit crazy for us at Scrap Fever, but I think this weekend was one of our busiest! There were great classes by Layle and Mary Anne, and I think everyone loved their final projects, We’ve never seen scrapbookers work so hard on completing their classes at the retreat!

If you want to join us in April for another fantastic weekend scrapbook retreat, grab your place now! Register Online for Scrap Fever 5!

Hi Everyone,

Feeling Hot? Wow! What a wonderful week weather wise! Lots of hot things happening here at Willow Tree Crafts too!

Firstly we have our All Day Crop happening on Sunday. Crop with us from 10am – 5pm. We still have a few places left for this Sunday so call us or go online and book your place now. It would be great to see you!

Our evening Crop is on Thursday July 9th from 7pm to 11pm. So if you fancy a mid week creativity boost – book your place today. Again we take online or telephone bookings on 01923 678363.

We are building up to our Scrapathon, which is a wonderful opportunity to complete a Marathon of pages with us. We will be blogging all through the day of Friday 10th July, ideas, layouts, and so much for you to see. It’s going to be incredible! We so hope you can join us. Check out our blog for details.

We have some incredible work back from our Design Team to show you! Each member was sent a kit in May to inspire us with their creativity and this was the result from them all. We received some fabulous layouts, a desk diary, a little book of 12 months in the life of, a book of Love Songs and we would like to show you the results! All products are of course in the shop so if you want to recreate anything you see ask us how and we will be pleased to share with you everything used.

Online this week and in the Watford Shop we have some lovely new products from Martha Stewart Crafts and re-stocks of old favourites. Why not pop in and see everything new and exciting but do be quick as these will fly off the shelves like last time – they have proved very popular.

Do you fancy getting 10% off your next purchase from us? All we ask is you refer a friend to us, not too hard because you already love our shop! And in return we will send you a coupon to claim 10% off your next order after your friend has shopped with us. What have you got to lose? Spread the word please.

Bev from Banana Frog will be running classes with us in August on Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th August. Bev is wonderful and so creative. Come and learn some fabulous tips and techniques using your stamps. We stock all the Banana Frog range and they are clear stamps with are easy to use and the storage binders you can store them in take up little space and are see through so you can easier find what one you need. Booking online for the workshops have begun so grab your spot now.

Finally we have some spaces left for our October Scrap Fever Weekend. This weekend is always full of ideas, shopping, classes, great food, fantastic location and a wonderful retreat for everyone. If you haven’t been before why not treat yourself? You will not be disappointed. Check out our fab reviews from previous attendees and look at our Scrap Fever Section of our web site for more details and registration information.

Well that’s about it for this week! I’m looking forward to another great warm weekend. See you all soon,

Best Regards, Claire

Thank You so much to those of you that completed our Digi Class Survey, it’s great to see what you want so we can create the right classes for you!

It seems the main request was for Intermediate Classes. Our Brushes Introduction, and Sampler Layout are both Intermediate level. If you’re not sure about these, our Photo Editing Tricks is our beginner class.

In Photo Editing Tricks we show you the basics of Photoshop Elements and how to manipulate your photos. We also explain how and why the programs and tools work, giving you a great base to start using Photoshop or Photoshop Elements. It’s the perfect starting point, even if you know a bit about using these programs.

If you’ve not used brushes before, then our Brushes Introduction will open your eyes to the options and possibilities. Brushes are one of the most useful tools for traditional, hybrid, or digi scrappers, like die cuts or stamps to scrappers! Our next Brushes Introduction class is July 2nd 7-9pm.

Book Your Spot Online

If you want a go at creating a digi layout, our Sampler class is perfect.

We create a layout from the beginning, not too complicated, you can always play around with it some more when you get home. The great thing about digital is you can always go back and change it, and save another copy! We build on all of the tools and techniques we introduce in Photo Editing Tricks and the Brushes Introduction class. Our next Sampler Layout class is July 22nd 7-9pm

If you want to start at the beginning with us then the Photo Editing Tricks class isthe place to start. Our next class is July 27th 10am-4pm

We’re planning our next digi classes, and to make sure we design classes that you want to take, we’ve put together a short survey.

If you are interested in our digi classes, please let us know what you want!

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We’ve got all sort of classes, crops and workshops coming up, all our events can be booked online, or call us on 01923 678363 to grab your spot!

June All Day Crop

Banana Frog Workshops

Grab your spot at one of our Banana Frog Workshops. Banana Frog will be here teaching all day workshops on Saturday 15th August, and Sunday 16th August. The two workshops will cover the same project, but we’re sure no two Banana Frog days are ever quite the same!

book your spot online!

Scrap Fever October 2009

If you want to be at Octobers Scrap Fever, Please check that you are booked to attend. If not, book here.

See you soon!

Big Savings Day

On May 20th The savings just increase!

Spend over £30 online and get 10% off your order,

Spend over £40 online and get 15% off your order,

Spend over £50 online and get 25% off your order,

Spend over £75 online and get 40% off your order….

Be quick before we sell out of what you want!

Crops

We’ve added more All Day Crops to the calendar, and Evening Crops.

Classes

There’s more classes scheduled, including one of our popular Photo Editing Tricks Sessions on May 25th. This is a fab session that gets you started with Photoshop Elements, and a great way to spend your Bank Holiday.

You can register for all our classes and events online

We’ve had a lot of interest in our Digi Classes that we’re running, so I thought I’d post a few details here.

Photo Editing Tricks Class

• For the Photo Editing Tricks class we will be using Photoshop Elements. I personally use a Mac so that’s what I know, but there is not a lot of difference beteen the Mac and pc versions so if you use a pc it’s not a problem.
• We do not assume ANY knowledge of Photoshop Elements or Photoshop in the Photo Editing Tricks class. We literally start at the beginning which is one of the reasons why it is an all day session. We lay down really strong foundations for you to build on.
• We do ask that you have Photoshop Elements installed when you arrive. If you do not already have it there are a few options. Computer Tricks for Scrapbooking 2 has a free demo disc included. This would also be a great resource to have at home for after the class to jog your memory about things. You can also download a 30 day trial from the Adobe website.
• We can set up desktop machines as well as laptops if you need to bring your desktop.
• You will get the chance to work on some of your own photographs.
• The class starts at 10am, and runs until about 4pm. We do include lunch, and yes, you can shop in the shop during the lunch break.
• Spaces are limited in this class as we need to make sure everyone has space, and power! Please book early to guarantee your place.

Not Sure?

Not sure if you really want to do digi? Neither are we! There’s no need to abandon paper scrapbooking, and this class focusses on editing your photos, so that you can get them printed off and use them for anything. Not sure if you want to buy Photoshop Elements? Download a 30-day trial from the Adobe website, and use that during the class, you can make the decision afterwards if you like it.

January 18th 2009

February 22nd 2009

Digi: My First Layout

Digi: My First Layout Class

• We ask that you attend Photo Editing Tricks first to ensure that you know the tools and techniques that we will use in this class. As it is only a 2-hour session we won’t have time to cover the basics and finish the page.
• We will be using Photoshop Elements. I personally use a Mac so that’s what I know, but there is not a lot of difference beteen the Mac and pc versions so if you use a pc it’s not a problem. If you have Photoshop, the application will look different but you should still be able to follow the class.
• We do ask that you have your software installed when you arrive.
• You can complete the class in a number of different colourways, we have background ‘papers’ available in pink, blue, green and orange.
• We can set up desktop machines as well as laptops if you need to bring your desktop.
• Spaces are limited in this class as we need to make sure everyone has space, and power! Please book early to guarantee your place.

January 28th 2009 (Date Changed)

If you have any other questions, post them in the comments and we’ll answer them. Also let us know if there are any other topics / techniques that you want us to cover as we are still working on further digi classes.