Paper & Card 4 Crafters has so much to offer anyone who loves all things crafty. With leading Paper and Card suppliers exhibiting, workshops, live demonstrations, Make & Takes and a Craft Stage, a one day visit might not be enough!

Craft Stage Every hour you will find some thing different happening on our Craft Stage whether it’s Ready Steady Craft, A Master class in Foiling, Scrap Booking, Painting there is something for everyone. Ready Steady Cook Like the popular Ready Steady Cook, watch two crafting celebrities battling it out to create a creative card with limited time and products chosen by the audience! This show, organised by Debbi Moore Designs, will run for just over 30 minutes, in that time you will be able to see now the experts can produce designs and at the end you have the chance to vote for the winning team.

Master Classes with Alan & Barry There are always lots of laughs and great fun when Alan & Barry take to the stage challenging the audience to get involved. They run a series of different classes keeping audiences captivated and wanting more. Their sessions will give you a chance to see the experts in action as well getting great ideas and a chance to win some fantastic prizes!

Debbi Moore Designs! We are please to announce that Debbi Moore and her creative team will running workshops continuously through out the event. Debbie has been involved in the craft industry for several years. Her team includes Jill Johnson, a regularly writer for several monthly craft magazines, Amanda Bateman a regularly demonstrating on television and Kirsten Lapping a gifted cardmaker who recently launched her own range of stamps. All will be at the exhibition running demonstrations and classes.

Alan & Barry Alan & Barry have been characters in the arts & crafts world for many years. For 5 years they had their own show on Ideal World and Create and Craft. They can currently been seen on TV everyday in Alan & Barry’s Craft Choice on Sky Channel 649 - at 9am and 1pm. They have also worked on TV in the USA and have a great following over there. They are known as "The Two Fat Glass Painters"!! They have also made a number of appearances on the Ruby Wax Show for the BBC.   Alan and Barry have 7 best selling books and write magazine articles for many magazines. Alan was once a top patisserie chef working in Sweden which is where he started Acting. His first acting job in the UK was at the Royal National Theatre. He has since appeared in many productions in theatre, TV and radio including The League of Gentlemen for the BBC. Alan has always had a passion for crafting and began painting glass in his dressing room between rehearsals.

Workshops 4 Crafters Over the years we have run 100s of workshops at our shows, feedback from you is that you want more! So 08/09 sees more classes, more celebrities and even more variety! We now give you the chance to book workshops in advance, with an amazing choice of classes you are spoilt for choice. Watch out for the new Workshop 4 Crafters site. Here you will be able read up on all the classes, select and pay in advance. All classes are run by experts in their field many now becoming celebrities in the Craft world.

So if you are looking for inspiration, ideas or just want to pick up a new craft, planning time in the workshop zone will be just what the doctor ordered.

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