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Email Create and Craft is the UK’s best shopping channel and mail order company, according to crafters.Readers of Crafts Beautiful, Let’s Make Cards! and Let’s Get Crafting voted for Create and Craft in the distinguished 2009 Craft Awards. Create and Craft beat off stiff opposition to win Best Craft Mail Order Company and Best Craft Shopping Channel. Create and Craft Director, Tony Sheridan, said: “We are delighted to have won two honours in these awards, which are renowned in the industry as they are voted for by the people who matter – the crafters themselves. “I congratulate everyone who works hard to ensure Create and Craft is the best, from the staff behind-the-scenes, to the presenters, guests and even the suppliers – who all pull together as a team to make crafting such fun! “These are important achievements and a great acclaim for Create and Craft. “ In addition, congratulations also go to Create and Craft favourite Stephanie Weightman, who picked up the coveted Best Overall Card Designer of the Year award. The Craft Awards began in 2005 and are now recognised as a prestigious accolade throughout the industry. The readers of Crafts Beautiful magazine, Let's Make Cards! and Let's Get Crafting! nominate their favourites across the range of 21 categories online at www.craftawards.com from the beginning of June until the end of August and within the pages of the magazines. The nominations are then collated and the top 2-5 companies/people/products/places selected in each category are then put forward in the voting pages in three issues of all the titles and online from early September through until mid December. Winners are then announced in January. About Create and Craft & Ideal World Create and Craft, the dedicated craft channel, can be seen on Sky 671, Freeview 36, Freesat 813 or watched via the website www.createandcraft.tv In addition, regular craft shows are shown on Ideal World on Sky 644, Ideal World 2 on Sky 651, Ideal World 3 on Sky 663, Freeview 22, Freesat 812, Virgin 747 or watched via the website www.idealworld.tv The Create and Craft Club is a subscription-based online community that seeks to serve the interests of the crafting community. Club members are granted access to online projects, articles and given a discount for all purchases made through the Create and Craft website and TV Channel. The Create and Craft Club is also available via CD, and is updated six times a year for those members subscribing to that option of membership. Ideal World, Create and Craft & Create and Craft Club are owned by Ideal Shopping Direct plc, based in Peterborough in the UK. Discuss this article in the Forum! Published: January 7, 2010
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EmailAlan & Barry’s Crafts have been working towards incorporating a download section on their website for the past couple of years and they were thrilled to roll it out at the end of November. It has proved to be extremely popular as you can have a whole range of fabulous backing papers, decoupage, toppers and even complete download versions of CDs delivered to your computer in a matter of minutes. They are especially proud of the Dot’s Heirlooms section which is a terrific range of papers based on the embroidery of Alan’s mother, Dot. Make sure that you checkout the download section regularly as upwards of 30 new downloads are being added daily. The downloads work on a credit based system. You purchase your credits first and then use your credits to purchase your downloads – its easy, effective and very efficient. As Alan and Barry say: “See it, Download It, Print it, MAKE IT!!! As an exclusive offer for CraftTelly.com readers, Alan & Barry will give you 1000 Credits worth £10 – all you need to do to get this is contact them at alanandbarry@googlemail.com and they will set up an account for you so you can try the download section for yourselves. This offer does not apply to anyone that already uses Alan & Barry's Crafts Downloads. Discuss this article in the Forum! Published: December 11, 2009
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Email The Craft Madness sale will begin on the 12th December on Create and Craft at 8am until the 20th December at midnight. These madness prices will only be available on Create and Craft, Channel 36 and Sky 671 and at www.createandcraft.tv. "There will be 100’s of lines at mad prices from our favorite craft packs to your everyday essentials. So it is perfect for pre Christmas guilt free shopping to stock up before the new card making year in 2010." Discuss this article in the Forum! Published: November 10, 2009
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EmailIn preparation for an exciting 2010 Create and Craft are delighted to announce that they will now be live on Freeview channel 36 on Saturdays and Sundays from 14th November, from 8am to 1pm. The launch of Create and Craft on Freeview back in July has proved such a success and due to such positive feedback from customers that Create and Craft have decided to extend their live hours. Provocraft have chosen Create and Craft to exclusively launch the Gypsy in the UK. Not only are Create and Craft launching the product in the UK on Tuesday 10th November at 9pm on Sky 644 and 671, Freeview 22 & 36, Freesat 812 & 813 and Virgin 747 as their Blockbuster but they will also have the UK exclusive right through until 9th December. To launch the Blockbuster Jinger Adams from Provocraft has flown in from the US to demonstrate the Gypsy, a portable handheld design device to enable you to craft on the go, charge in the car and connect to your Cricut machine to cut out your creative designs. Create and Crafts & Ideal World are selling the Gypsy for £299 or with 4 Flexi-pay payments of £74.75, plus if you are a Create and Craft Club member you will get your 10% discount. Not only are Create and Craft extending their live Freeview hours and launching UK exclusive products but they are also adding to their craft presenters with Leonie Pujol joining the craft team this month. Alison Pearce, Presentation and Production Manager said “We are thrilled to welcome Leonie to the Create and Craft team and feel she will be a valued asset to the business. With her crafting experience and popularity we have every confidence that she will become a firm presenter favourite in no time. To find out more, tune into Create and Craft on Sky 671, Freeview 36 or Freesat 813 or visit www.createandcraft.tv where this and more fantastic product is available. Discuss this article in the Forum!
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