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elcome to the June issue! This month our free gift is a nostalgic set of Lily Rose stamps and papers which we know you’re going to love crafting with. We’re so excited to reveal the new Fairy Sweethearts collection by Hunkydory Crafts – Sarah Trebilcock has designed an exclusive card project for our readers using it. Turn to page 18 now to see her gorgeous designs. Charlotte Stowell brings you plenty of ideas for Father’s Day with her striking set of gardening themed cards on page 24. She has even designed a template for a fantastic 3D paper wheelbarrow! If you like stamping then turn to page 58 as Jenny Hodges has the perfect project, as she uses folk art stamps to decorate Russian doll designs with beautiful patterns. Plus, Jenny Ellory has some fun superhero Father’s Day papers and toppers for you on page 39. Happy crafting!

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Crafty know-how

6 YOUR FREE GIFT Great ideas for your Lily Rose stamp set and papers! 10 NEW FOR YOU! All the latest crafty news & best buys 16 YOUR INSPIRATIONS Readers’ letters, top tips and cards 76 STOCKISTS Stock up on the stash and accessories from this issue 77 TEMPLATES All the templates you’ll need for this month’s projects 80 NEXT MONTH Find out what’s coming up in your July issue! 82 THE THRIFTY CRAFTER Kirsty Neale shows you how to use paper straws to make a cute card

63 MASTERCLASS Colour your stamped images like a professional 68 ASK THE EXPERTS Our panel of crafting gurus answer your card making questions and dilemmas 74 ONLINE INSPIRATIONS The best websites, blogs and downloads!

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Ways to save 15 READER OFFER Save 20% at Mandarin Card Craft 34 SUBSCRIBE TODAY! Save up to 34% when you subscribe!

Prizes to win! 9 COMPETITION Win a collection of new dies from Crafter’s Companion! 29 GREAT GIVEAWAYS Amazing prizes to be won, worth over £1000!

Great reads 23 MEET THE DESIGNER We chat with top designer Sarah Trebilcock, from Hunkydory Crafts

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Projects… 18 TOPPERS Layer up magical fairy cards with Hunkydory Crafts – girls of all ages will love these designs! 24 PAPER PIECING Grow cool garden cards for Father’s Day with Charlotte Stowell’s latest project 58 STAMPING Jenny Hodges shares her ideas and tips for a folksy Russian doll card set

More to make… 30 10 WAYS WITH... Sequins. Sparkling new ideas from Julie Kirk 36 HOME STYLE Zoë Patching’s simple and stylish doily vases 39 FATHER’S DAY PAPERS Pull out from the magazine or download for free! FREE PRINTABLES! 49 CARDS FOR ALL OCCASIONS 16 designs for special celebrations 73 ONE DIE... 3 LOOKS Jenny Hodges has three clever craft ideas for one luggage label die

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Your free gift Create summery scenes with plenty of vintage charm with your gorgeous free Lily Rose stamp set and matching patterned papers…

Shopping list Your free gifts, plus... binding – Tile * Seam Blue, Rose Pink & Mimosa Yellow * Cluny lace – Lucy * Wooden buttons – Heart * Button twine, from

Reader Challenge!

Show us what you made with your free gift – our favourite card will win a papercraft goody bag! Simply send a photo of your card or make to [email protected] by 27th May 2014 for your chance to win!

The Ribbon Girl* Stewart 3-in-1 * Martha punch – Butterfly, from Sir Stampalot*

Projects by Jenny Hodges

flowers, from * Paper Wild Orchid Crafts* ink pad, from * StazOn Handy Hippo* *see page 76 for stockists

Stamp & build! Build up layers of stamped images on a stepper card! Stamp the flower design a few times to make a background for the ducks.

Get more from your greetings Mask off part of your ‘Birthday Greetings’ stamp to make a shorter message for your card. It’s easy – check out our step-by-step guide opposite!

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tip Using a good quality solvent-based ink, such as StazOn, will ensure you get a clear and even stamp impression.

tip If you’re stamping a scene, stamp the elements on scrap paper first, then you can move them around until you’re happy with the arrangement.

Rosy corners Frame your sentiment with beautiful stamped roses – colour them with markers to match the floral patterned background papers.

Add sweet paper petals Echo the flowers on your stamped design with 3D paper flowers on your card! Place your blooms so they overlap the edges of your stamped panel.

Dress up a bag Decorate a plain gift bag with papers, ribbons and lace, and top with cute Lily Rose and her flower basket. Make a loopy ribbon bow to coordinate with her dress and bonnet.

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ike the look of intricate paper-cut or laser-cut shapes and want to create your own versions in next to no time? Then Crafter’s Companion’s specially designed ‘cut and emboss’ dies are perfect for you. The Create a Card ‘cut and emboss’ dies do not cut around the outside edge, which means you can line them up with your folded card blanks to cut beautifully detailed aperture and lace designs for gorgeous creations. The way

they’ve been designed means that you can add even more detail simply by running them through the machine twice – once to cut and then once using the embossing mat, for stunning embossed results. These dies are also so versatile as they can be used on any size of card blank, or can be used on their own with Crafter’s Companion’s decorative dies to create beautiful designs. We have seven prizes of all six dies in the range to be won!

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Simply enter online or by text (see below for details) by 10th June 2014*.

Each prize includes: B Die’sire Create a Card dies – Precious, Extravagance, Romance, Enchanted, Decadence and Aurora, RRP £24.99 each, from Crafter’s Companion*

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Every month we pick our favourite new card-making products… just for you!

New for you! Grow lavender in a flash! We’re in love with this wonderfullydetailed die set! Spellbinders’ new Shapeabilities Die D-Lites range also includes Sage and Basil designs, but the Lavender is our favourite (£9.99 per set). Die-cut the plant pot, leaves, flowers and mini label from card, then layer up to make a focal point. The finished design is just 7cm high. From Crafts U Love*.

ROMANTIC RIBBONS

Dark & dreamy Explore the world of Gorjuss, filled with cute characters, whimsical scenes, and lots of gothic charm. The quirky motifs include vintage bookshelves, starry skies, tattered lace and filigree frames. This Simply Gorjuss Fairy Lights paper pack (£8.95), includes 32 papers in 16 designs – and the inside of the packaging is printed with toppers, tags and frames for you to cut up and craft with! There are sweet coordinating embellishments in the Gorjuss range too – find them all at Docrafts*.

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Ribbons are an easy way to add a touch of luxury texture to your cards, and with Papermania’s Capsule Collection ribbons, you get six pretty patterned ribbons in handy 1m lengths. Choose from a range of colours and designs, including Parisienne Blue and Spots & Stripes (Jewels) – this gorgeous new Oyster Blush set is fresh and elegant – just right for summer birthday cards and wedding congratulations. We love the dainty roses! £4, from Docrafts*.

BRIGHTEN YOUR WORLD

Forever summer Bring sunshine to your makes, whatever the weather! The Flourish 12x12in paper pad from Authentique (£19.99) is bursting with butterflies, blooms, and geometric patterns, all in zesty shades of pink, green, blue and turquoise. There are 24 papers in 12 designs, all double-sided so it’s easy to layer up coordinating backgrounds for your cards. Find this and the 6x6in version at Craftie Charlie*.

Love colouring? Then you’ve just got to try Spectrum Noir’s new blendable pencils! They’re oil-based for thick, rich layers of colour, and they’re especially designed for smooth blending effects. There are a whopping 120 pencils in the range, divided into five sets for you to collect. Start with the Essentials and Primaries, then try the Floral, Marine or Nature sets. Spectrum Noir pencils are available from Crafter’s Companion* – turn to page 63 now to see two exclusive projects using them!

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Travel Sewing Machine Stitching on cards always looks impressive, and here’s a great way to do it quickly and hassle-free! The Vintage Crafts Travel Sewing Machine is cheap and easy to use – it’s intended for fast fabric fixes, but it works on paper and card as well. It looks a bit like a stapler, and works like one too – just slide your card under the ‘foot’, then press closed to make each stitch. You can’t do anything fancy

– the machine runs in a straight line from left to right – but it’s great fun to use. Have a practise on scrap card until you get the hang of it! The machine comes in a cute box, along with seven coloured thread bobbins, spare needles and a needle threader. There’s an adapter so you can use large thread spools too. This dinky stitcher costs just £4.95, from Dot Com Gift Shop*.

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Come to Lili’s crafty party Lili of the Valley is 10 years old this May!

This month we’re saying a huge ‘happy birthday’ to one of our favourite craft companies, Lili of the Valley. They’ve been creating and selling the most gorgeous stamps, art pads and more for 10 whole years. The team are celebrating with a fantastic crafty party on 10th May 2014 – and everyone’s invited! If you live near the Lili of the Valley shop near Leeds, pop along to meet members of the design team, watch demonstrations, enjoy special offers and browse brand-new products. Don’t forget to enjoy a cake and a cuppa in the café too! And if you can’t make it, don’t worry – you can join the virtual birthday party on Facebook. Log on to www.facebook.com/liliofthevalleycrafts on 10th May to see what’s happening and send your own birthday wishes to the team. For more information about the big birthday bash, visit the Lili of the Valley website at www.liliofthevalley.co.uk. Find the shop at the Springfield Centre in Farsley, near Leeds. Enjoy!

Floral delights Make dazzling cards with the Floral Fantasia Card Collection (£24.99) from Hunkydory Crafts*. This spectacular kit is filled with all the press-out elements you need to make gorgeous floral cards, including toppers, découpage, 3D paper basket shapes, and lots more! You’ll enjoy the four easel card designs – with scored bases plus toppers, greetings and paper ribbons, you can make dimensional designs in minutes!

Brilliant books FLORAGAMI

Armin Taubner, £11.99, Stackpole Books Folded flowers are both popular and timeless, and this stunning new origami book includes all the instructions you need to create 40 different blooms. These beautiful flowers have heaps of 3D appeal, and we think they’ll be perfect for parties and weddings this summer and beyond.

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Make space on your shelves for our pick of the latest reads EVERYBODY KIRIGAMI! Mitsuhiko Imamori, £13.99, Vertical Here’s another twist on origami! Kirigami is a type of origami that involves cutting the paper as well as folding it. This book includes 30 printed designs to fold and snip, including beautiful flowers, cute animals and seasonal snowflakes.

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Our July issue comes with fab micro beads and a matching patterned paper pack! See page 81 to find out more.

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Send a smile with Studio Calico’s Happy Mail stamp (£5.99). This wood-mounted rubber stamp has a library-style handle, so it’s easy to get a crisp message each time you stamp. Your friends and family will love seeing this cheery message on their envelopes – and maybe it’ll give your postman a giggle too!

Top picks!

Food & craft market

6th-21st June, Lerwick, Shetland. Local crafts and more, open the 1st and 3rd weekend of the month. Visit the website visit.shetland.org to find more summer events!

22nd June

Contemporary Craft Festival

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6-8th June, Mill Marsh Park, Bovey Tracey. Discover the best of British craft at this fabulous Devon fair! Find out more and buy tickets at craftsatboveytracey.co.uk.

Craft & garden fair

22nd June, Castle Square, Ludlow. Enjoy a day out at Ludlow’s traditional open air market. Click on to www.ludlow.org.uk for info and opening times.

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Making treats for Father’s Day? Here are our top craft products for men’s cards… 1

1 Kaiser Craft Wood Flourishes – Camera, from Craftie Charlie* 2 Personal Impressions 5

stamp – Gardening Man, from Hobbycraft* 3 Paper pad – Father Knows

Best, from Lili of the Valley* 4 Queen & Co 4 *see page 76 for stockists

Trendy Tape – Travel Map, from Craftie Charlie* 5 Mini clear stamp – Retro

Car, from Hobbycraft* Papercraft

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Save 20% at Mandarin Card Craft Stock up on card, paper and much more at a bargain price with Mandarin Card Craft’s exclusive 20% discount…

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andarin Card Craft offers a wide range of high quality crafting essentials that are ideal for card making – from card and card blanks, to envelopes and papers and even crystal rhinestone gems. Plus, they stock ultra smooth digital cardstock, which is perfect for all types of papercraft, including stamping, embossing, die-cutting, creasing, digital downloads and colouring. The team at Mandarin also offer a bespoke die-cutting service so if you need a quantity of totally unique die-cut cards designed by you, simply contact them directly on 02920 852444 to discuss your ideas. We’re delighted that this month Mandarin are offering Papercraft inspirations readers an amazing 20% discount off all of their products! All you have to do is visit their website to see the ranges in full, take your pick of products you want to buy and then enter your discount code (see below) at the checkout. You’ll have to hurry though, as this special offer ends on 31st May 2014. Happy shopping!

The Mandarin Card Craft website offers a wide range of card colours and finishes!

How to claim your discount To take advantage of this fantastic offer from Mandarin Card Craft, simply place an order at www.mandarincardcraft.com and quote the code PC01 at the checkout.

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Share your crafting stories, tips and cards with us! There’s a prize for every letter we feature!

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Crafty Confessions!

It’s been ages since I treated myself to a copy of Papercraft inspirations, but I’m so pleased that I bought the April edition. I made cards using the free Hugs With Henry gift, and saved this one for you. The rest have gone to a local children’s charity shop. I still have some papers left and will probably use them by the end of the month. Your article about using the free gift inspired me to go through my embellishments and use bits that have been in my craft cupboard for far too long. Diane von Kesmark, Middlesex A lovely spring card, Diane, thanks for sharing your photo. We’re glad that we’ve inspired you to make so many cards, and we bet the charity shop team was thrilled too!

Readers share stories about their most complicated card designs… Jenni Bolton, on Facebook “An A3 card, built to resemble a castle with turrets, drawbridge and even ivy round the stained glass windows. Inside was a sleeping dragon. It was my brother’s 16th birthday card from my mum.” Rita Smith, on Facebook “The one I am trying to do is a star card. There are so many nice examples online, and it looks almost easy, yet I can’t get the measurements right!” Karen Marie Singleton, on Facebook “I have a new baby card to make for a colleague. We don’t know the sex so it has to be neutral. It also has to be large for all the other colleagues to sign… hmm.”

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Letter we love most Quilling queen! I love making things with paper, and have made a huge variety of items, from greetings cards to rose wreaths and exploding boxes, but my favourite technique of all is quilling. There’s something rather lovely about adding strips of paper to a project and seeing it evolve – it’s also very therapeutic! I’ve just finished my current quilling project – quite an ambitious one – but I’m very pleased with the result. It

was done on a 9x12in canvas. Here’s a photograph of the completed project, I hope you like it. Tina Burton, by email Wow, Tina, this is truly spectacular. Your detailed quilling style is very impressive!

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Heaps of Hugs With Henry! I am an avid crafter, I have been since I was very little. I’m a home educator as well, as my daughter is autistic. Our crafty days have helped her immensely. With a family, I have to stick to a budget, so I like to make my own embellishments and find uses for other things – such as discovering the back of a mouse mat works really well as an embossing mat! I love the free gifts I get with your magazine as they help me create such beautiful items. I adored this cute kit (issue 124) so much that I immediately set about making creations with it. These cards were super-easy to make – thank you! Carol Alletto, by email What gorgeous designs, thank you Carol!

Glam origami I really enjoy creating with paper, and was delighted to see your origami bouquet in issue 123. The flowers were stunning, and I wondered how they would look on a card, so I decided to find out. Before gluing the folded segments together, I cut small slices from the tops, which gave me lovely flat-backed flowers for a card. The small piece leftover made a dainty little bloom! Pauline Mitchell, Leighton Buzzard Fantastic – we think the origami flowers look great on your card. It must have been tricky to fold them at the smaller size, though!

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Moneysaving tip I trawl the pound shops; they sometimes have gems and embellishments. Also they do Christmas gift labels to cut up – 20 gift tags make 20 cards! Heather Ballantine, on Facebook

Glittering cards After reading your gilding flakes masterclass in issue 122, I decided to give it a go and made this Valentine’s card for my partner, who loved it. I didn’t have any cork so I used cardboard instead! I’m now addicted to gilding flakes and am using them on everything. They’re a lot easier to use than I thought. Thanks! Susan Green, Wigan Wow, what a special card for your partner, Susan! We’d love to see how other readers have used gilding flakes in their designs.

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Toppers project Sarah is a new member of Hunk ydory’s Design Team. She has been an avid crafter from a young age and learned to knit and crochet with her gran. Sarah has now been designing cards by d ne sig De ! ock for over 12 years Sarah Trebilc

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Little girls will love this sweet stepper card. Cut, score and fold the card blank first, then cut sections from the Fairy Garden Luxury Topper Set to fit.

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Layer up magical fairy cards Get creative with toppers & embellishments to make these pretty cards from Hunkydory Crafts

Shopping list Basic card kit, plus

* White card blanks * Silver mirror card Fairy * Hunkydory Sweethearts Luxury

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airies make the most magical cards, especially for little girls. Mix in metallic card, foiled acetate and silky ribbons, and you’ve got the perfect elements for gorgeous birthday greetings! In this exclusive card project from Hunkydory Crafts, designer Sarah

Trebilcock shows you how to make beautiful cards using Hunkydory’s Fairy Sweethearts collection. With the Luxury Topper Sets, you can simply layer up the topper pieces – as well as the fairy characters, there are cute coordinating elements including sweet sentiments.

Turn the page for more fairy designs

Topper Sets – Fairy Garden, Very Special Sweetheart, Pretty In Pink & Shared With Friends Luxury Paper Pad – Fairy Sweethearts Adorable Scorable cardstock – Springtime Lemon Enchanted Garden luxury foiled acetate Inserts for Cards – Fairy Sweethearts Hunkydory gemstones, from Hunkydory Crafts*

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Make an easel card from foiled acetate to give your Very Special Sweetheart topper a magical, lighter-than-air look.

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How to... create this enchanting fairy Layer and embellish this irresistible fairy card, perfect for birthday girls of every age…

1 Cut a 6x6in square from metallic silver card, then stick it in place on a 6x6in card blank, using double-sided tape to secure. Check the edges are smooth and even.

tip In step 4 (below), lay the pink topper frame shape in place on the card without sticking, to help you decide where to position the inner topper.

2 Cut a 5x5in square from the printed Adorable Scorable cardstock from the Pretty In Pink Luxury Topper Set. Use a craft knife and ruler for a neat finish.

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Stick a topper from the Pretty in Pink Luxury Topper Set on the left side of the printed card square, leaving enough room for the frame shape to be added later.

Add sticky foam pads to the back of the Pretty In Pink topper frame, three of the leaf toppers and the small snail topper, using a double layer of pads on the right side of the leaves.

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Position the frame over the Pretty in Pink topper and stick to the card front, raised on plenty of sticky foam pads. Take your time matching up the petal positions!

Add a leaf topper with a sentiment to the right of the frame. Glue two more plain leaf toppers to the card front, above and below the sentiment leaf.

Draw around the card blank to cut out a piece of the card insert to fit your card. Add the insert to the inside of your finished card and write on your birthday message!

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Toppers project Share hints & tips with our Papercraft Testers! Alison Walker

These toppers and papers are simply brilliant if you need to make cards in a hurry. For my first card, I pressed out four layers of the fairy talking to the grasshopper. I mounted all these up with sticky foam pads and it looked fabulous. I added a greeting and a snail, and the birthday girl’s name using letters from another sheet. My second card was even faster. I embossed some coloured card, then mounted it onto a sheet of printed A4 card from the kit. Then I added a topper, a birthday greeting, and the recipient’s name. It’s easy to add a little extra from your own stash to make the cards your own, but if you are in a hurry, these sheets are the quickest way to create a card with a real wow factor.

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Kerry Hickton

Wow, wow, wow! These are absolutely gorgeous stunning pieces of artwork – just so cute. They all mix and match, and there are so many things you can do with them. What I loved most is that you have plenty to make large cards – I made two cards that were over 7in. The cardstock is really sturdy – when pulling out the die-cuts, don’t be afraid to give a good pull as they don’t rip. I made an easel card and a scalloped card. I coloured my edges with Distress Inks, which went well with the colours from Hunkydory. Because everything matched, I was able to take elements from one kit, then other elements from another. I will definitely be buying more of these kits, and even though the cards I made are for a little girl, you could easily do them for adults as everyone loves fairies!

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This was a really delightful project and if I had more time, I would have carried on making more cards with these pretty toppers from Hunkydory Crafts! For my first card I decided to do a gatefold design because the pictures of the birds on the border were too pretty to cover up. I découpaged the central figure using sticky foam pads to add dimension, bending the image slightly to give it even more depth. The second card was a stepper card and I ‘fussy cut’ the figure on the left from one part of the card and used the rest of the card to decorate the front and inside steps. Nothing was wasted! This card glitters and sparkles and would delight a young fairy princess. I had a lot of fun with this project!

Jane Hewes

I love the Hunkydory Card Kit, I have so far made four cards and am still going! I loved Sarah’s designs, and using acetate does give the cards another dimension. To make the kits go further, you can cut the card down to use as toppers and punch flowers from spare pieces. I used Sarah’s idea of using acetate. In one card, I cut a circle just slightly smaller than the topper to create an aperture, and in the other I used the acetate as the front panel. I used the strong double-sided red tape to fix the acetate as it leaves a neat finish. I also used my Distress Inks on the card and that worked really well.

We chat to designer and demonstrator for Hunkydory Crafts, Sarah Trebilcock

How did you first get into card making? I had been thinking about making cards for a while. I mentioned this to my sister several times before she challenged me to do something about it! I purchased some papers, card, peel-offs and adhesives, and off I went, I’ve never looked back! I’d always thought card making took up a lot of time, when really, it’s up to you how much time you want to spend on making a card. Which technique are you most addicted to? I always challenge myself when I’m crafting with Hunkydory’s newest collections. Many Hunkydory kits have set piece cards, which come with specific instructions on how the end result should look. I enjoy creating cards

Sarah designed our Fairy Sweethearts project this month – it’s just one of the Hunkydory ranges she creates cards for.

from the set pieces that look different to how they were intended. It shows that you can have some fun with your card making and that there are no rules! You’re from Australia. What are the differences in card making trends between here and there? I left Australia in 2009, and right up until that point I had never seen card making topper sets for sale over there. Even though craft is popular in Australia, there are no TV channels dedicated to craft like we have in the UK. The main craft trends over there tend to be rubber stamping and scrapbooking. Where do you get your inspirations from? Craft magazines are a wonderful source of inspiration that you just can’t beat, along with Create & Craft TV. I also find the internet is good too –

Sarah tackles her latest project in her craft room at home.

Keep an eye out for Sarah and her cards on Create & Craft TV.

I can spend hours looking on blogs for new ideas. I’d also recommend Pinterest, it’s like an online scrapbook that you can fill with ideas by saving images that you like all in one place! Do you have your own craft room at home? I have converted a double bedroom in my house into my craft room, and this is where I am based most of the time when I am not guest demonstrating on Create & Craft or doing demonstrations. How long have you been demonstrating for Hunkydory Crafts? I’ve been on the Hunkydory Crafts Design Team for over 15 months, making cards for Club Hunkydory and for product launches

on Create & Craft. I have recently made my TV debut and am now also part of Hunkydory’s Guest Demonstrator team on Create & Craft. I also demonstrate at Hunkydory’s events and I’m very much looking forward to this year’s Great British Craft Festival! What are you going to be working on next? As I write this, I am crafting with Hunkydory’s All the Boys and All the Girls Luxury Card Collections. These fabulous two new collections are sure to capture the heart of both the young and young-atheart as they feature a great selection of images for boys and gents, girls and ladies. If you were persuading someone to take up card making in just a few words, what would they be? Do not hesitate – it will change your life for the better! sarahsboomerangcrafts. blogspot.co.uk www.hunkydorycrafts. co.uk

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Cut a simple door into the front of your shed card, then you can write a Father’s Day message inside! Cork sheet adds quirky rustic texture to the shed’s roof.

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Grow a garden card for your dad Green-fingered guys will love these funky shed cards – Charlotte Stowell shows how it’s done…

Shopping list Basic card kit, plus Basics card, * Bazzill from Crafts U Love* Pants Designs * Fancy patterned papers –

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ather’s Day is on 15th June this year, so there’s plenty of time to craft a really special card for your dad. Lots of dads love pottering about in sheds, so these green-fingered cards by Charlotte Stowell are just right for a special greeting this

summer. Embellish with lots of paper-pieced vegetables, or craft up some little paper tools and cute plant pots to make your shed card look super-realistic. And these designs aren’t just for Father’s Day – they’re perfect for birthdays and retirement cards too!

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Happy Go Lucky, from Personal Impressions*

* Brads * Baker’s twine & string sheets, * Cork from Woodware* punch, * Hole from Fiskars* ......................... Templates on p.77-78 ......................... *see page 76 for stockists

Make a tiny trug tag This gift tag is amazingly detailed! Find the template for the trug and gloves on page 78 – cut the gloves from paper in his favourite colours.

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How to... make a 3Dshed card This spectacular card is a twist on a classic stepper design – it’s fun to make, and sure to be a hit!

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Glue thin strips of card to the edges of each of the folded sections – these are the backs of your mini vegetable planters.

Add overlapping strips of card to the back fold of the card base, to look like fence panels – leave a space in the middle for the shed.

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Stick the front pieces of the planters in place on the card base, layered over the brown earth shapes.

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Cut out the shed shape (template on page 77). Cover in 15 strips of card, slightly overlapping, for a wood effect.

Cut out the door shape and cover with five long strips of card, slightly overlapping.

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Give the door a brad handle. Cut out simple shapes for door hinges, roof strips and the door’s base panel and stick to the card front.

Cut the vegetable leaves from patterned paper. Glue them into the slots in the earth. Add paper strips to the path and planters.

Add a message. Thread a 40cm piece of string through the holes – a little tape on the back of the card will stop the string slipping.

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Paper piecing project Share hints & tips with our Papercraft Testers! Alison Girvan

I chose to make a card and a gift tag for this project, using kraft card as a base for both as it has a lovely, earthy feel. For my picket fence in the card background, I cut some card into strips and added little peel-off dots for the bolts. Don’t throw away your peel-off waste. It’s amazing what you can use it for! For the tag, I cheated and cut a spade and trowel with my die-cutting machine. I found a jar of tiny flowers in my stash which were perfect for both, and used 3D glue for the centres. The tag was trimmed with some natural twine I found at the back of the garden shed – how appropriate!

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I couldn’t wait to have a go at this project – I just loved all the little details and textures in Charlotte’s designs. I made a little wheelbarrow using the template. It was really easy to cut out the shapes and piece them together, and I chose a colourful brad to brighten up the wheel. The real fun was making the little vegetables! I made carrots from skinny triangles of orange card with snipped green strips for the leaves. For a cauliflower, I punched a rough shape from green card and layered three punched scalloped circles on top with sticky foam pads for dimension. I finished with two green leaf shapes on top – easy! I made a cabbage too, from scraps of green card in different shades. My dad loves his garden, so I know he’ll enjoy this little 3D card. I just need to add my Father’s Day message along the handle piece!

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Karen Walsh

I found some lovely blue wood-effect paper (complete with matching bunting) in my stash, perfect for making a shed card! I started with some handmade paper for my background, added an embossed and coloured foreground, then made my shed from patterned paper. I cut a little heart-shaped hole into the shed and went round it with a grey pen. Luckily, I already had the die-cut flowers, ferns, pots and tags in my stash, so that part didn’t take too long. I quickly cut a branch from a bit of kraft card and found some ribbon and cord to tie my sentiments on. I finished off with a little blue pearl for a door handle.

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Shopping list Basic card kit, plus Sequins Kaiser Craft papers –Telegraph Road, Hello Sunshine & Art of Life, from Merly Impressions* Parchment Acetate Papermania embossing folders – Whimsy & Birthday Papermania craft tape, ribbon & twine, all from Docrafts* Border punches Glassine envelope Buttons American Crafts glitter tape, from Sarah’s Cards* Twine Ric-rac Star charm, all from The Ribbon Girl*

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Make a luxury jewelled ribbon Transform a satin bow into a sequin-encrusted focal point. For a subtle look, use sequins in a closely matching shade, or try bright contrasting colours for a more striking effect.

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A crisp glassine envelope filled with sequins can even add sound effects to your makes! The sequins in the glassine pouch on this gift tag will swirl and swish as the recipient moves or shakes their gift.

Sequin inspirations

Mirror, mirror Line up a block of silver sequins for a glam mirrored background for your card. Lots of sequins together adds great dimension and texture, and your card will catch and reflect the light from every angle.

Embellish images Use sequins to dress up printed images or die-cut shapes. Use the colours of the original design beneath as a guide to choosing the sequins to layer on top. Stick the die-cut or paper to the background before you start, to stop it from buckling as you glue.

Fun with circles Round sequins really complement other geometric motifs like the die-cut circles on this gift bag. Just a few dotted around will add extra dimension and a bit of celebratory glimmer. This simple design would be great for a man’s birthday pressie!

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Grow pretty blooms Just a few sequins can add grown-up glamour to a monochrome card. Use them to highlight details on an embossed design, or stick them in the centres of punched or die-cut flowers for a touch of shimmer. Papercraft

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Sequin inspirations Craft a dazzling shaker card This shaker design creates a shimmering background for a special birthday number! For the shaker window, use strong double-sided tape to trap the sequins between a layer of vellum and a layer of acetate. The tight squeeze stops the sequins falling straight to the bottom of the window!

Frame your memories Surround a cherished photo with some extra special sparkle. Coat a plain wooden or chipboard frame with clear-drying glue like PVA, then cover with sequins – you can get creative with colours to make stripes or other fancy patterns. Make a tassel by sliding beads and sequins onto cotton thread.

Thread & wrap a string of sequins Add movement with a sequinned wrap. String the sequins onto thread then wrap around a strip of card. If you punch scalloped edges first, the scallops create resting places for the thread!

tips Top tricks for using sequins B If you find it fiddly to pick up and place sequins, try ScrapPerfect’s Embellie Gellie (from 3D Jean*), a tacky gel with a handy tool that makes handling small embellishments easier. B Julie says, “Glassine envelopes are often available from large papercrafting brands like Studio Calico and Maya Road, but you can also find them in shops that sell stamp collecting supplies!” B A cocktail stick is a great tool for adding drops of glue to your sequins. B Make faux sequins by punching shapes from iridescent card!

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HomeStyle Zoë Patching’s dainty doily vases are easy to make, and perfect for summer celebrations …

Shopping list Basic card kit, plus Talking Tables * floral doilies, from Present Days*

* Jam jars & small vases school * Traditional milk bottle, from Dot Com Gift Shop*

* Buttons * Baker’s twine * Spray mount adhesive *see page 76 for stockists

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hether you’re celebrating a summer wedding or looking forward to a special birthday party, these sweet doily vases and jars are sure to brighten up the occasion! “To get started, all you need is a jam jar and some paper doilies,” says designer Zoë. “Doilies are now available in a mouthwatering range of colours and patterns, so there’s sure to be a design that takes your fancy! You can choose to use sections of the doily, or you can be more adventurous and layer the filigree edges to cover the jar or bottle completely.” Group your vases and candle jars together to make a stunning table centrepiece, and use any leftover doilies to make quick bunting!

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Round doilies work for square vases too! Cut a doily in half, then stick the pieces in place so that the straight edges line up with the top edge of the vase. Fix the pieces to the front and back, so that they overlap at each side. Try covering other unusual shaped vases too!

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Always use spray adhesive in a well-ventilated area, and cover your work surfaces with plenty of scrap paper!

For the bunting, simply spray the back of each doily with spray adhesive, and fold in half over the baker’s twine!

How to craft your own lacy doily vase

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First, use a pair of small, sharp scissors to trim the filigree edge of the doily away from the plain centre. Keep as much of the lacy pattern intact as you can!

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Carefully position onto the lower section of the bottle or vase and press firmly. Repeat on the back, then add more layers above, always overlapping with the previous layer.

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ut some ‘pow’ into your papercrafting this Father’s Day with this fab set of superhero papers and toppers designed exclusively for us by Jenny Ellory. Show your dad he’s number one with Jenny’s cute card ideas – we’ve a cartoonstyle speech bubble card and superhero design and you’ll find steps for the Super Dad card over the page. You can also find these designs on the Papercraft inspirations website – simply download, then print out as many times as you like! We love seeing what you make with your papers and toppers – so send your photos to [email protected].

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tip Print your toppers onto thin card and give them extra shine with a thin coat of gloss medium, such as Glossy Accents, available from Craftie Charlie*.

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Card inspirations

Shopping list Your free papers and toppers, plus...

* White card * Sticky foam pads * Double-sided tape or craft knife * Scissors and cutting mat star eyelets * Coloured and eyelet tool * Silver star sequins *see page 76 for stockists

How to… craft up a ‘Super Dad’ card! 1 Cover a landscape base card with sound effects paper, and layer up strips of metal effect, stripy and red papers. Add your ‘Super Dad’ topper using sticky foam pads.

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Use the eyelet setter again to secure the star shaped eyelets over the holes and stick the topper using sticky foam pads onto your card, just under your greeting, to complete.

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Cards for all

Shopping list Basic card kit, plus… White card blank Assorted coloured card Memory Box Die – Cottage in the Woods Big Shot die-cutting machine, both from Crafts U Love* Black letter stickers

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Cover the top half of a white 5x7in card blank with blue card.

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Die-cut the landscape scene four times, in light grey, dark grey, green and white card. Leave a 3in border at the bottom of the white piece.

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Layer the die-cut pieces onto the card front to create the hilltop scene.

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Cut or punch a tiny red heart and add it to one of the houses.

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Add your sentiment using black letter stickers.

Shopping list Basic card kit, plus… White card blank Black & white card Red & yellow patterned papers 1in circle punch Distress Ink – Tea Dye Tiny letter stickers Scallop edge die, all from Hobbycraft* Sizzix Tim Holtz Texture Fades embossing folder, from Cutting Edge Crafts* Martha Stewart punch – Branch, from Amazon* Bird punch Die-cutting machine Hole punch

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tip If you don’t have an embossing machine, use patterned paper for the background.

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Cut two 3x3in squares of patterned paper and slice one in half diagonally to make the roof. Punch or die-cut a scalloped border from white card and assemble the birdhouse, adding a simple paper strip for the chimney.

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Punch a 1in circle from black card, and two little birds from a contrasting patterned paper. Punch some green branches.

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Layer the birds and leaves onto the card. Use a hole punch to punch little circles for the flowers.

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Shopping list Basic card kit, plus… White card blank Woodware stamp – Your New Home (FRS150), from The Glitter Pot* Card Candi, from Craftwork Cards* ProMarkers – Oatmeal, Soft Peach, Peach, Tea Green, Grey Green & Ice Grey 2 & 3, from Letraset* .......................... Template on page 77 ..........................

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Cut a piece of peach card big enough to cover the front of your card blank. Cut a heart-shaped window from the middle using the template on page 77.

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Stamp the sentiment onto white card, layer onto a larger panel of peach card, and fix to the card front.

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Finish the design with a few coordinating Card Candi dots.

Shopping list Basic card kit, plus… Assorted coloured card Silhouette Cameo machine Silhouette downloadable house & letter shapes, both from Silhouette* Enamel Accents – Black, from Handy Hippo* Gingham ribbon, from The Ribbon Girl* Sentiment stamp – from Woodware Tall House Set, from The Glitter Pot*

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Cut the house outline and the ‘home’ letter shapes from red and turquoise card using the Silhouette machine. (You can buy and download the shapes at www.silhouette onlinestore.com).

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Layer up the colourful letters and attach to the card front, using foam pads for the O, E and roof shape above the M.

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Cards for all

Shopping list Basic card kit, plus… Kraft card blank Brown & white coloured card My Mind’s Eye patterned paper & chipboard shapes – Boy Crazy, from BG Payne* Twinkle Goosebumps adhesive gems, from Crafts U Love* Brown satin ribbon

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Layer up the background pieces for your card – add patterned paper to a panel of brown card, then wrap ribbon around the bottom and add to your card blank.

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Add colourful patterned paper to your card blank.

card blank * Green Green card * Silver glitter card * Retro Fresh patterned * paper Circle punches * – 1¾in & 1 in, all from Stampin’ Up!* Designed by Zoe Pierson

Use your home computer to print your greeting on white card. Punch into a circle, then layer onto a larger circle of glitter card and add to the rosette. Cut out the faux ribbon ends from card, add strips of glitter card and fix to the card front. Add the rosette on top with sticky foam pads.

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To create the rosette, cut a 3x21cm strip of green card, then fold backwards and forwards to make a concertina. Curve into a circle and secure the ends with strong double-sided tape.

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Shopping list Basic card kit, plus… Blue card blank White & dark blue card Blue paint chart Punches – Mini Star & Decorative Label, from Stampin’ Up!*

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Punch star shapes into one of the paint charts, then flip the other paint chart upside-down and stick it on to the back.

Shopping list Basic card kit, plus… Red card blank Silver glitter card Simple Stories patterned paper – Say Cheese, from Sarah’s Cards* Memory Box alphabet dies – Parker, from Crafts U Love* Mini Star punch, from Stampin’ Up!* Black satin ribbon

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Change the greeting and this will also make a great design for a manly ‘good luck’ or ‘well done’ card!

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Cards for all

Shopping list Basic card kit, plus… White top-fold card blank Pink Paislee Luxe paper pack – Gold & Silver, from Craft Obsessions* Metallic silver card, from Inspire Me Papers* American Crafts Tickers stickers – Dear Lizzy RSVP, Parakeet Lilybee Design letter stickers – Pinwheel, both from Sarah’s Cards* Bijoux Jewellery bee charm Paper flowers, both from Hobbycraft* Die-cutting machine White doily Silver peel-off letters White grosgrain ribbon Silver adhesive gems Xcut nesting dies – Scalloped Heart, from The Glitter Pot* Wire cutters

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Cover the front of the card blank with silver chevron paper from the Pink Paislee pack. Wrap grosgrain ribbon around the card front, just below the centre.

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Add the number 25 and the word ‘silver’ using the Dear Lizzy Thickers stickers. Leave enough room to add the ‘your’ sentiment sticker between the rows.

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Stick a posy of paper flowers underneath the heart and add a few gems up both sides of the scalloped edge. Finish the card with a bee charm – use wire cutters to remove the shank and stick the bee onto the card using glue dots.

Shopping list Basic card kit, plus… White card blank Red coloured card in two shades Cosmo Cricket 8x8in paper pad – Summer Love Echo Park element stickers – For the Record 2 Basic Grey alphabet stickers – Mint Julep, all from Craftie Charlie* Chipboard frame, from Hobbycraft* Memory Box die – Pippi Butterfly, from The Glitter Pot* Die-cutting machine Red ink pad Red gems & ribbon Butterfly punches Rub-on alphabet

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Die-cut a butterfly from dark red card and back with a larger butterfly, handcut from lighter red. Stick both inside the frame and add a bow underneath. Embellish with gems.

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Add a red flourish from the Echo Park element stickers to the card front. Add your sentiment with letter stickers and rub-ons.

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Stick the finished chipboard frame in position on the card front. Punch a few small butterflies and add to the spaces around the flourish. Finish each butterfly with a gem.

Shopping list Basic card kit, plus… White top-fold card blank Cream & white card Avery Elle stamps – Petals & Stems, from Make the Day Special* My Mind’s Eye 6x6in paper pad – Collectable Unforgettable, from Craftie Charlie* Versamark embossing ink pad Gold embossing powder, both from Hobbycraft* Joy Crafts die – Swirl 2 Spellbinders Shapeabilities – Ribbon Banner Poppystamps die – Small Marianna Vine Background, all from The Glitter Pot* Gold ink pad & acrylic block Gold alphabet rub-ons Heat gun Die-cutting machine

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Cover the bottom third of the card front with paper strips cut from the My Mind’s Eye paper pad, then finish the background with a piece of cream coloured card.

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Die-cut three Marianna Vine leaf shapes from more patterned paper, then cut two flourishes from cream coloured card.

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Stamp and heat emboss a large flower from the Avery clear stamp set, using gold embossing powder. Do the same with a selection of smaller flowers and leaves from the same set. Cut out all the pieces.

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Die-cut one of the Ribbon Banners from cream card. Stamp the ‘congratulations’ message from the Avery Elle set in gold onto the banner – fix the stamp to your acrylic block on a curve.

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Stick the rest of the sentiment to the top-right corner of the card along with the banner. Add the flowers and flourishes to the card front with sticky foam pads.

Shopping list Basic card kit, plus… White card blank Crystal White Fine Thread pearlescent card White vellum, both from Inspire Me Papers* American Crafts patterned paper – Dear Lizzy Polka Dot Party, from Sarah’s Cards* White ribbon or twine Grey letter stickers White sequins Adhesive pearls – large & small Spellbinders Shapeabilities – Ribbon Banner, from The Glitter Pot* Tracing paper Bone folder .......................... . Template on page 77 .......................... .

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Cover the card front with the Dear Lizzy patterned paper. Using the template on page 77, trace the shell onto Crystal White card. Use a bone folder to score the shell’s lines, then cut out.

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Stick the shell on top of the vellum and add the ‘happy pearl’ part of the greeting with stickers. Die-cut a ribbon banner and add the word ‘wedding’ with stickers. Stick at the bottom of the shell, and complete the greeting with tiny letter stickers.

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Cards for all

Shopping list Basic card kit, plus… White card blank Pink coloured card Echo Park patterned paper – Hello Summer, from Papermaze* Digital stamp – Top Hat Cat, from Time For Tea Designs* Copic markers, from Cult Pens* Buttons

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Stick a panel of pink card to your card blank. Layer on a slightly smaller panel of dotty patterned paper. Add a piece of coordinating blue patterned paper and a strip of dotty paper across the bottom of the card front.

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Print the Top Hat Cat digital image at a good size for your card front, then colour with Copic markers.

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Cut a faux ribbon strip from blue patterned paper and add it to the top-right corner of the card with sticky foam pads. Top with three buttons.

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Create your sentiment on white card with your computer (or handwrite it). Trim and mount on patterned paper, snipping the end into a V-shape to make another faux ribbon. Add a button and stick in place.

Shopping list Basic card kit, plus… White card blank Yellow & white coloured card Digital stamp – Top Hat Cat, from Time For Tea Designs* Birthday message stamp Black ink pad Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Victorian Velvet, from Joanna Sheen* Copic markers, from Cult Pens*

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Cards for all

Basic card kit, plus… White card blank Echo Park patterned paper – Hello Summer, from Papermaze* Grace Taylor patterned paper – Hello Sunshine, from Hobbycraft* Digital stamp – Sleepy Cat, from Time For Tea Designs* Copic markers, from Cult Pens* Papermania Alpha Minis, from Docrafts* White doily Corner rounder punch 2in & ½in circle punches Small alphabet stamps Black ink pad

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Cover your card blank with patterned paper and round the corners. Add a white doily and a 2in circle of patterned paper.

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Cut a cloud shape from blue patterned paper and mount onto white card. Cut out, leaving a narrow white border, and stick to the card front. Add the word ‘Relax’ with the Papermania Alphabet Minis.

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Stamp your birthday sentiment on patterned paper, trim and layer onto white card. Trim again to leave a white border, then stick to your card front with sticky foam pads.

Basic card kit, plus… White card blank Kraft & blue card American Crafts patterned paper – Dear Lizzy Lucky Charm, from Hobbycraft* Digital stamp – Party Hat Cat, from Time For Tea Designs* Pink adhesive pearls Pink & white twine Copic markers, from Cult Pens*

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Layer panels of kraft and blue card onto your card blank. Cut a piece of stripy patterned paper slightly smaller than the blue layer.

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Use dots of white gel pen to add shine to the cat’s eyes.

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Stamping project

Designed by es Jenny Hodg

Jenny has been card making for over two years. She loves to colour in stamped images with alcohol or Distress Ink markers. These pictures are the focal point of many of her prett y cards.

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This gorgeous doll-shaped card hides a cute secret in her beautifully-decorated apron pocket – a little Russian doll tag, embellished to match.

Stamping project

Make folksy Russian doll cards Use floral stamps with lacy dies and fancy trims to make Jenny Hodges’ gorgeous doll cards

Shopping list Basic card kit, plus

* Assorted coloured card Mind’s Eye papers * My – The Sweetest Thing Nestabilities Dies – *Classic Circles, Scallop

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atryoshka dolls, also known as Russian dolls, are a classic gift. Traditionally decorated with pretty floral designs, Russian dolls are made as sets, with smaller dolls nesting inside larger ones. In this sweet set, Jenny Hodges uses floral

stamps with simple doll templates to create beautiful cards that will suit lots of occasions. “Using bold ink colours along with pretty papers and trims, you can really let your creativity flow when you’re making these Russian doll cards,” says Jenny.

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Circles & Floral Ovals, from BG Payne Crafts* dies & stamps * Wplus9 – Folk Art Floral, from Make the Day Special* dies – Stitched * Marianne Circles & Ovals, from Crafts U Love*

* Spellbinders Shapeabilities dies – Floral Doily motifs, from Craft Superstore* Nestabilities * Spellbinders dies – Picot Edge Circles, from Sir Stampalot* Darlings sentiments, * Little from Dies to Die For* pads * Copic * Ink markers * Die-cutting machine* Flowers Pearls * Buttons * *Twine * Trims * Lace .......................... Template on p.79 .......................... *see page 76 for stockists

Dress up your dolls!

You can use the same basic template shapes to make lots of unique little dolls. Try out different sizes, colours, stamps and lacy trims!

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Stamping project

How to...make this Russian doll card Craft this adorable doll card – you can even adapt it with your favourite papers and ink colours!

1 Trace the doll shape onto white card, and stamp a flower design from the Wplus9 Folk Art Florals set across the body in light blue ink. Stamp right over the edges of the shape.

tip To use just part of a stamp (like a flower but not the leaves), ink the whole stamp, and then remove ink from the unwanted areas with a cloth and stamp the design.

2 Cut out the stamped doll shape with small scissors or a craft knife. Trace her cosy headscarf onto a coordinating patterned paper and cut it out too.

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Cut out the doll’s face and colour it in with Copic markers. Cut a simple hair shape from a piece of brown card and glue in place with Tacky PVA glue.

Die-cut a small Spellbinders Picot Edge Circle design and stick onto the doll shape. Add a smaller circle of white card and stamp on a little bird with red ink.

Stamping project Create a special bag

Embellish a plain gift bag with a lacy doily and your colourful Russian doll! Stamp a coordinating floral motif onto the layered paper background.

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Add pretty lace trim to the patterned paper headscarf shape – attach it at the back. Tie a tiny blue button with twine, then add it to the front of the headscarf.

Glue the finished scarf and face in place on the stamped doll shape. Layer the finished Russian doll onto the card front with lots of sticky foam pads.

Finish the stamped flower centres with coordinating adhesive pearls – cream and gold pearls look fantastic with Jenny’s red and blue design!

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This card project was so much fun and brought back memories of playing with Russian dolls when I was younger. I adapted the project to a more clean and simple style but used the same elements to keep it folksy in its main element. Jenny’s templates are easy to use and you can use any stamps or papers that are in your stash to make the full set of dolls, as the beauty is that they don’t need to match!

Sally Sears

Jenny’s dolls are so sweet and very easy to piece together using the simple shapes from the templates. There’s no fiddly cutting and the end results are great. I started with the large doll with a little doll in the pocket. The hair and little faces are really cute! I’ve used a doily to edge the pocket and flowers to embellish. I made some buttons in a mould with some air-dry clay – great fun and well worth the investment in mould and clay, you can make hundreds! My son Greg is marrying the beautiful Tasha next year so weddings are very much in my

thoughts! The doll shape makes a really sweet bride with matching bridesmaids. I made a simple church backdrop and cut some roughly shaped stones. You could easily make a groom but I was just enjoying the pretty colours. The little group of friends in my other card look adorable in their mix ‘n’ match patterned papers. I’ve chopped up bits of doily to use here and there. I found a punch for these puzzle pieces and thought this was perfect for my ‘friends’ letters as it ties in with the idea of the dolls all fitting together.

Gail Norris

For this card, I tried to stick to the traditional red and yellow colours with bright flowers on the front, but couldn’t find a flower or leaf stamp that was quite right. I solved this with the addition of some cut-out stamped flowers to a piece of floral paper. As always, I used plenty of pearls, lace and glitter to add dimension. I have some top tips for this project – adhesive pearls coloured in with a Sharpie marker make great eyes, and you can use a cotton bud and ink to apply blush to your dolls’ cheeks!

Lisa Hines

These dolls are super cute and very easy to make using the simple templates. The great thing with them is you can make them exactly how you want using papers, stamps, lace, buttons or other embellishments. Don’t be afraid to use brighter colours too! I used my ProMarkers to shade the faces and to add blush to the cheeks. Combined with the closed eyes, this worked really well as I find drawing faces quite hard. I used a fineliner pen to do the eyes and faux stitching, and before I did the features I tried them out on a scrap piece of paper so I knew they would be perfect. Give these little cuties a go – they are very simple and fun to make, and great for girls young and old!

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Transform your cards with spectacular shading effects! Bianca Shervington shows you how to get started with Spectrum Noir coloured pencils…

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Blending & colouring with pencils Shopping list Basic card kit, plus Noir Essentials * Spectrum pencil set * Neenah cardstock * Sheena Douglass stamp set – A Little Bit Floral, Dahlia Die’sire dies Memento ink pad Blending paper stump Blending solution Collall Tacky Glue Collall 3D glue gel, all from Crafter’s Companion

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Creating professional-looking coloured pencil effects is easier than you think. Get the hang of simple shading and blending, and your stamped images will come to life – it’s addictive! Spectrum Noir’s new coloured pencils are oil-based, especially designed for blending. You can blend your colouring with a paper stump to create a really smooth look. Here’s an easy colouring project to get you started – a stamped dahlia in gorgeous shades of pink. Follow Bianca’s steps below, then snip out the flower and layer it onto a card along with patterned papers, gems and ribbons.

tip Remember to keep your pencils sharp, so it’s easier to work into the tips of the flower petals – have a pencil sharpener to hand!

Stamp your dahlia flower onto white card with black Memento ink (or a similar dye-based ink pad). You’ll be cutting out the image later, so don’t worry if you get any ink or smudges on the white card around the flower.

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Using the blending paper stump, gently blend over the area that you have just coloured. This will give your finished flower design a smooth look. You can add a drop of blending solution (from Crafter’s Companion*) to help with this.

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4 Take the medium shade of coloured pencil and add some darker tones to the flower – around the middle of each petal is ideal. With the paper stump, blend the light and medium shades together using small circular motions.

5 Now use the darkest shade of pencil to add depth and dimension to the stamped flower. Shade around the base of each petal to create rich shadows. Add a little extra shading to the petals at the bottom of the flower.

6 Finally, use the paper stump to blend the darkest colour into the rest, completing your flower image. Now you can cut out the flower and layer it onto a paper tag to make a beautiful card!

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Using pencils to add depth & detail Shopping list Basic card kit, plus Noir pencil * Spectrum sets – Essentials, Floral, Marine & Nature Spectrum Noir pens Rachelle Anne Miller stamp – Squeeze Die’sire dies Neenah cardstock Memento ink pad Collall Tacky Glue Collall 3D glue gel Blending paper stump Blending solution, all from Crafter’s Companion*

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tip You can sharpen and clean paper stumps between colours with a sanding block. Choose a fine grain sandpaper if you can.

Turn to page 11 to find out more about Spectrum Noir’s gorgeous new range of coloured pencils!

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Now colour on top with Spectrum Noir pencils. Start with the little toy, adding dark brown for shadows and blending into a lighter brown to add even more depth. Use a paper stump to blend the colours.

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4 Next colour over the jacket. Choose three shades of dark pink and start by colouring and blending with the lightest colour, then add the two darker shades. Use the paper stump to blend the colours as you go.

5 Choose pencils in two shades of green for the trousers. As in the other steps, start with the lighter shade, then colour the shadowy areas with the darker pencil and blend with your paper stump.

6 Finish with the hair. Choose three brown shades and sharpen well. Use a flicking motion to add texture. Now you can die-cut the image, stick it onto a decorated card blank and embellish with flowers and gems.

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Q The Xcut Xpress machine comes with a metal shim to use with thinner materials.

Commissioning Editor Angela has the best tips and knows all the latest products

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I’ve been experimenting with using a piercing tool on my cards, but the patterns I’m making look very wobbly and unprofessional – how are other card makers able to create such precise looking pierced shapes? Amy Abakumov, Manchester

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Angela says… Don’t worry Amy, you’re not doing anything wrong – you need to use a piercing template to help you. These are stencils with holes in them to show where you need to make your piercing. You can buy piercing templates from various craft brands – I really like the choice available from Stampin’ Up!. They have three template packs; Festive, Essentials and Occasions, which are £7.25 each and each pack contains three templates. Use them with a Stampin’ Up! Paper-Piercing Tool (£3.50), and Stampin’ Pierce Mat (£4.50). The thank you card pictured above was made using the Essentials set. They also coordinate with Stampin’ Up!’s punches, Edgelits and Framelits dies, giving you even more options to create prettily edged paper toppers and shapes to layer up on your cards. You could even sew thread through the holes to give your pieces a hand-stitched effect, which is really on-trend at the moment!

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I love die-cutting my cards but I’d like to add some dimension to my makes by layering up my die-cuts on the card. How can I do this to create a balanced card design and is it possible to layer them up with sticky foam pads, as I would with découpage? Pat Say-Ludlow, Norwich

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Sue’s new Striplets dies from Creative Expressions* are perfect for building up layered effects.

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Behind the scenes

Patchwork Quilt (right) Rose Vine (bottom) and are Leann and Ross’ personal favourites from the range.

Leann works closely with Head Designer, Ross Hodgson, when creating new folder designs.

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Behind the scenes

Embossalicious Leann Chivers, Creative Development Manager for Crafter’s Companion, explains the evolution of their amazing Embossalicious embossing folder range… When did the Embossalicious range first launch? Embossalicious launched in Autumn 2012 and has been growing from strength to strength since. Tell us a little about the range – what were your aims for it when you decided to create it? I’m in a really fortunate position being the Creative Development Manager for Crafter’s Companion, because I can generally just make things that I would like for my own

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crafting, and this is exactly what I did with our Embossalicious embossing folders range. I love the effect and range of crafting techniques that are possible with embossing folders, but I always felt restricted in the past with the sizes available and would get very frustrated when I was crafting. What I really wanted was folders perfectly sized for a 6x6in card base and 8x8in card base, and of course for batch making cards, the A4 size for me is absolutely essential.

Which members of the Crafter’s Companion team worked on developing the range and what were their roles? Everything at Crafter’s Companion is a team effort and I always encourage everyone to have some input. It’s really good to see something from another person’s perspective. However, when I’m designing the Embossalicious range, I do work closely with our Head Designer, Ross Hodgson, who understands what’s going on in my head – not the easiest of tasks! – and makes it into a reality for me. How did the team decide on how the range will take shape – what was your starting point? The starting point was definitely the size of the folders. It was key for me to have a square shape

Behind the scenes sized for 6x6in and 8x8in cards, because this is where there was a huge gap in the market. When we design new products at Crafter’s Companion it has to be to meet a need, fill a gap or solve a problem, and Embossalicious certainly filled a gap in my crafty stash. Judging by their popularity they did for lots of other crafters too. Which new products in the Embossalicious range are you most excited about? We are currently working on two beautiful vintage themes in the Embossalicious range and I can feel it in my water that they are going to be very popular. I also love the CD resource discs we

How do you decide which patterns and designs are going to be included in the latest set of folders? Ross and I will sit down and have a really thorough planning session. We will ask everyone else for their ideas and then draft up some concepts. Usually we will have a little vote to see which ones are most popular, but sometimes I insist my favourite is included, just because I can. One of the perks of the job!

The range’s bestselling folders include Ornate Butterflies and Regency Swirls (left).

How do you decide when you’re happy with everything and that the folders are ready to be sold to your customers? Oh I drive Ross mad with making last-minute changes! Ideas can

When we design new products at Crafter’s Companion, it has to be to meet a need, fill a gap or solve a problem have started doing to work with the folders. Having papers, embellishments and ephemera to work perfectly with the folder designs is really exciting. There is more in the pipeline but I can’t say too much about that just yet.

come to me at the most random times; in bed, in the shower, on holiday, when out for a meal… but he is very patient with me and always manages to sneak in a last-minute brilliant idea at the 11th hour.

Does the range have any unique features – what makes these embossing folders different to other folders on the market? They’re unique because of their size. We were the first company to produce 6x6in and 8x8in embossing folders, and to my knowledge we still are.

Which Embossalicious design has proved most popular with customers so far and why do you think this is? Well, it’s a little bit of a toss up between Regency Swirls and Ornate Butterflies, as those are the two that consistently sell out time after time. But if you were to

ask me for my favourite it would be A4 Patchwork Quilt and Ross loves Rose Vine. Which embossing machines do you recommend the Embossalicious folders are used with? Well, we always use our eBossers. However, our folders will work with all other leading machines on the market without issue. This was a very important point for us – we want everyone to be able to purchase, use and love our Embossalicious designs and we were very careful to make sure they worked with all other embossing machines. What’s next for Embossalicious? Lots! But if I told you I’d have to...

You can buy Embossalicious folders from Crafter’s Companion. Visit their website at www.crafters companion.co.uk

The square 6x6in and 8x8in embossing folders have been especially designed for card making.

Before a range is launched, Leann and Ross will often make last-minute tweaks to it.

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