A Day Out In Harrogate

Sue formerly of Paper Paradise as was, managed to get 4 tickets to the Tim Holtz demo day (Thursday 12 February) at Art from the Heart in Harrogate. We set off around 8am with the sun shining. We decided to call in at Centagraph as it was only around the corner. We bought some goodies from there and then moved on to Asda for a cup of tea and a piece of cake. Unfortunatley this particular Asda didn't have a cafe. So after obtaining some directions, we headed off into town. We got completely lost looking for the coffee shop, which was actually a blessing in disguise as we stumbled across a buttons, ribbons and lace shop, Duttons for Buttons. Where we all purchased a little something - some more than others - Sue!!!! By this time, the snow had started to fall and we were fed up of looking for this said coffee shop, so we piled into Mcdonalds instead!!! We then headed off to Art from the Heart shop and studio.

The shop didn't open until 1pm and we were booked in on the 3.20pm demo with Tim. This gave us ample time to take in all the fantastic samples that covered the walls and browse all the goodies in the fab shop. Again, we all managed to find a little something that we NEEDED.

3.00pm came and we started to form a queue, we were at the front, obviously. At 3.20pm we were let in and we got front row seats right opposite where Tim was working. There was a limit of 25 places as it was, but due to the damming weather conditions, people had been ringing to cancel. This meant in our session there was a grand total of 16 - brilliant!!!

Tim didn't do anything that I haven't seen before, but he was promoting all his new products, ie the new stamps, the mini masks, all the new idea-o-logy range, sprockets, gears, spinners, washers, long brads, saftey pins etc. He used a variety of products from the range including grungeboard, dabbers, distressed inks, alcohol inks, crackle paint all the applicators which go with each etc. But for me, it was just great to see him in the flesh.

In the demo

This is a sample he made using alcohol inks and the new mini stamps

And of course, I asked him to sign it

Sue holding one of his pieces of art

A close up of what Sue was holding - paper grungeboard

Then he came out into the shop with us and was even helping some people with their shopping. He is so obliging, so easy going and such a genuine guy.

He was happy for us to have our photo taken with him both after the demo
And in the shop

Then we had our photo taken with Dyan, the owner of Art from the Heart, who was also demo-ing all day

These are all the bits that I purchased both from Centagraph and Art from the Heart

We had been receiving texts all afternoon telling us that the weather was getting bad at home. But unitl we got about 10 miles away we really didn't realise how bad it really was. It took a little longer as the conditions got worse as we got closer to home and the snow had begun to settle on the carriageway of the A180, but eventually we all arrived home safe and sound, albeit a little later than expected.