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to the exciting Little Book of Stamping & Papercrafts, FREE with the May issue of Crafts Beautiful magazine. It's an inspiring time of the year for crafters, with vibrant shades everywhere you turn and gorgeous new products adorning the aisles of our favourite craft shops. We've teamed up with some of your favourite designers to ensure you've got plenty of ideas to keep you busy! With 30 projects included in this handbag-sized mini-mag, there's something to suit every occasion. If there's a special birthday girl who can't wait to celebrate her special day, you'll love Debi Hammons's perfect pink card (p36), and Jane Gill has got a few tricks up her sleeve with a beautiful yet surprising gift box (p52). Not only that but weve got all the hottest products for your crafty shopping list (p27), a handy beginner's guide to stamping (p39) and a budget-busting feature on how to get five different looks out of a single stamp! So what are you waiting for! Happy crafting!
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Fly Away
Use stamps and ink to create this charming pocket-card and wistful butterfly embellishment
Designer: Nathalie Metivier Time Taken: 30 minutes
Glue a chipboard butterfly to printed paper from the Magenta Printemps Passion collection. Trim around the outline and allow to dry. Stain the edges with a turquoise inkpad. Stamp the leafy design across the right half of the motif. Add gold peel-offs to the other half, then cut the excess with scissors. Enhance this design with glitter-glue then leave to dry. Slightly curl two straight pins then secure to the core of the chipboard, each side of the head of the butterfly. Cut two squares of different printed paper. Glue both in the centre of a white square blank. Cut a complementary panel to the same width as the largest square, but 4cm tall. Glue it to the front using the bottom three edges to create a pocket. Add more gold peel-offs to finish.
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o Butterfly, chipboard o Paper, Magenta Printemps, Passion Collection, MEMOR-211 Branches & Blossoms, MEMOR216 Peacock Blue, MEMOR-209 Spring Rhapsody o Scissors o Ink-pad, green, turquoise o Stamp (41.022.N) o Bold Leafy Swirl Peel off (93330) o Glitter-glue, gold
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Fab Friends
Designer: Franoise Read
Celebrate the coming of spring as well as friendship with these pretty blooms
Time Taken: 30 minutes
Stamp several blooms onto pastel, pink, lilac and teal card using black ink. Colour the flower heads using pencils and add highlights with the white gel pen. Trim neatly around the outline of each motif. Cut a panel, 8cm x 17cm, from pastel pink card. Add a sentiment along the bottom, as shown. Stamp black flower stems and leaves on either side of the wording. Mount this section onto a slightly larger piece of pastel teal card. Create a white blank, 10cm x 19cm, then stick the panel on the folded greeting. Sponge foxglove ink to the letters and emboss. Arrange and mount across the panel using foam pads for alternate letters to give the project depth. Stick the flower heads in place using foam pads. Punch a number of pastel yellow dots and secure amongst the letters. Add a small black flower to a circle, using it to create the dot of the i. Punch two holes in the panel then thread ribbon through and tie off into a knot.
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o Stamps, Clear Magic, Flowers and Stems (FRCL134) o Acrylic block o Ink-pads, Brilliance Graphite Black, Memories Pigment Foxglove o Embossing powder, Deep Impression, clear o Card, white, pastel, pink, lilac, yellow, teal o Chippies, alphabet o Gel pen, white o Colouring pencils, Derwent, Inktense o Punches, 1/4 hole, 1/8 hole and 1.5cm hole o Ribbon, pink and white polka-dots o Foam pads, 3-D o Glue
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Tinker Tailor
With subtle ribbon touches and a cute triangle shape, this design complements its character's story beautifully
Designer: Tracey Daykin-Jones Time Taken: 20 minutes
Stamp the Tailor of Gloucester motif onto white card using black ink. Sprinkle clear embossing powder on top, and melt with a heat tool. Colour using iridescent paints and leave to dry. Cover the front of a triangular blank with patterned paper. Trim a slightly smaller triangle shape from deep pink, and tear the bottom edge. Trim the stamped image to fit within the triangle and add three button brads to the bottom left-hand corner. Attach to the greeting using foam pads. Complete by stapling two pink ribbons to the top right.
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o Blank, triangular, deep pink o Ink, black o Embossing powder, clear o Paints, iridescent o Foam pads o Button brads, three o Ribbons, pink o Paper, patterned o Heat tool
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Full Bloom
Designer: Jane Gill
Say it with flowers! Simple paper punches are all you need to build up a bold and beautiful design
Cover a blank with paper then, using the clear stamps, curve the sentiment and print it around the swirls on the pattern. Position green ricrac, then punch out ten cherry flowers, plus a large circle, from deep red card. Mark the centre of the blooms and cut between the petals, creating individual shapes. Edge with black ink. Place them on the moulding mat. With the etching tool, drag the needle end flat along the length several times to create lines and curl the shapes upwards. Stick them around the circle, working inwards from the outer edge. Leave a 2cm gap in the middle. Punch small daisies from black card and cut into individual petals. Etch a single line down the centres. Press out a 1 red circle and apply small blobs of black Fluffy Stuff all over, then heat. Allow to set. Stick the small daisy petals around the edge and position in the middle of big flower. Attach to the blank. Punch out several smaller red sakura blooms and green 1/4" circular centres, then arrange as shown.
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o Card, red, green, black o Blank, white, A5 o Paper, background, Magenta collection o Punches: cherry (839-47); daisy (821-01); 1" circle (821-19); sakura punch (830-56); 3" circle (839-07); long reach 1/4" circle (823-13) o Stamp, clear, Jane's Script set (JGCL508) o Fluffy Stuff, black (2774) o Moulding mat (FPC-T6) o Etching tool (FPC-T7) o Glue, PVA o Heat tool o Ricrac, green (RIB208) o Glossy Accents o Ink-pad, black
ntiments or Clear stamp se curved borders can be and fferent shapes into di ly well with work real swirly paper!
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Think Pink
Designer: Lynell Harlow
Add sparkle to a translucent embossing plate to produce these feminine designs

Fix the stencil to white card using the removable tape and decorate the centre areas of the blooms with yellow pigment ink. Cover the ends with pink, as shown. Graduate the two colours together by lifting the brush. Repeat this process each time you lift the brush until the top of the petal is reached. Do this again for the stems, using green ink. Reposition the stencil onto the design and paste emboss using the translucent embossing paste, following the directions on the jar. Sprinkle glitter over the design while wet to decorate.
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o Stencil: Dreamweaver; metal, Mum (LJ892) o Ink-pad, pink, yellow, green o Brushes, stencil o Glitter, transparent o Embossing Paste, Dreamweaver o Translucent Tape, removable o Bowl of water with scrub brush o Knife, palette o Card, white
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Teen Queen
Combine jazzy papers and funky embellishments to celebrate this exciting milestone!
Designer: Jo Hopkins Time Taken: 45 minutes
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o Blank, red o Card, colour core, orange, red o Paper, patterned o Ink, black o Stamp, Dancing Maggie o Card, orange o Punch, decorative o Embellishment, flower o Button o Pen, black, white o Stickers, foam, alphabet
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Take a red card blank, 15cm square. Tear a slightly smaller panel from patterned paper, fold down the top right corner and attach to the cover. Stamp the dancing girl image using black ink and colour it in. Draw a border around the motif with black pen, then carefully trim out. Cut orange card down to 8.5cm square. Attach the image on the left side. Press a decorative punch along the right-hand margin. Fix the finished piece to the left of the greeting. Use foam alphabet stickers to spell out 'wow' and '13!'.
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Use rub-ons or a pen to add the word 'youre' on white card. Trim down and mount onto red. Adhere a flower embellishment and button to the top right using craft wire. Draw a decorative border around the outside of the card with white pen.
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Loving Thanks
Create a sentimental greeting using romantic tones that are sure to warm the luckt recipients heart
Designer: Franoise Read Time Taken: 30 minutes
Trim a white panel, 7cm x 9.5cm, then stamp the girl and wording using black ink. Run the pens on a plastic surface and pick up with a wet brush to create a watercolour effect. Mount the section onto a slightly larger piece of blue card. Create a blank, 12cm x 14.5cm, and partially cover the front with gingham paper. Add a thin orange strip border, as shown. Mount the little girl on the greeting using foam pads. Tie ribbon around the front section and secure in a knot. Punch a tag from orange card. Add the word friends to the tag using black ink. Attach this to the greeting, adding a brad as decoration. Stamp with love below the tag, allowing a gap for the letter F. Accentuate with glitter highlights to embellish and leave to dry.
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o Stamps, Clear Magic FRCL131 Mary and Friends o Acrylic block o Ink-pads, brilliance graphite black o Card, white, orange, kingfisher blue o Paper, 12" x 12", magenta, blue gingham o Markers, impress o Chippies, alphabet o Punch, super duper multi-tags o Ribbon, polka-dot, blue, white o Brads, blue o Foam pads, 3-D o Glue
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Good Times
Team scrapbook papers with jaunty polka dot ribbon to create a greeting card that oozes charm
Designer: Sam Currie Time Taken: 30 minutes
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o Stamp, Flourish; Thank You o Card blank, white o Scrapbooking paper o Ribbon, grosgrain, polka dot, pink o Cuttlebug and embossing folder; scallop o Ink-pad, black o Foam pads, 3-D
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Trim patterned paper to fit two thirds of a white card blank. Using the flourish stamp and black ink, print a pattern across the front. Stick pink polka dot ribbon along the lower edge of the stamped panel with double-sided tape. Knot ribbon to form a bow and fix to the left side with a glue dot. Trim a strip of pink card and emboss using the scallop Cuttlebug folder. Stick to the bottom of the blank, then fix the
stamped panel to the upper half of the greeting, as shown. Stamp 'Thank You' with black ink onto patterned paper. Stick onto a punched pink scalloped circle with 3-D foam pads, then fix to the righthand side of the card.
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SweetTreats
Designer: Jane Gill
Using the tin lid as a template, draw a circle onto pink card and cut out with decorative scissors. Add dots around the edge with a fine black pen. Punch a 3" scalloped circle from pink paper and stamp little cherries all over. Colour with marker pens, then stick in the centre of the lid. Thread ribbon through a star brad and glue this on top. Gradually peel off the backing from felt fusion and position it around the edge, as shown. Punch out a 2" green circle, then press a 2" scallop disc from pink. Add dots around the outside and glue on top. Stamp an ice cream motif onto white card using black ink, then shade in with marker pens. Cut out and
Hide a recipe book for scrummy desserts inside this pretty tin, decorated with bright pink papers
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o Scrapbook in a Tin (2838) o Stamps, clear, Ice Cream Parfait (JGCL507) o Felt Fusion, friends (FE054) o Chippies, alphabet (JL721), tag (JL720) o Ribbon brads, pastel star (JL404) o Card, pink, green, white o Papers, printed o Punch, 2" scallop circle (83025), 3" scallop circle (839-04), 2" circle (830-04) o Scissors, scallop-edged o Ink-pads, coloured o Glossy Accents o Foam pads, 3-D o Ribbons, assorted o Pens: black, fine tip; marker, coloured
attach to the pink scallop. Add glossy accents to the cherry and around the vase. Colour a large tag chippy with a green ink-pad and add faux stitching around the outline using a fine black pen. Edge a smaller shape with the same colour and print the greeting. Tie lots of bright, contrasting ribbons to the large tag, then adhere to the lid using 3-D foam pads. Attach the smaller one with more trimming. Position the ice cream circles on top of the label with foam pads. To decorate the card inside the tin, cover each panel with printed paper and rub an inkpad around the edges. Draw on faux stitching and stamp the greetings, as shown. Add recipes or summer photos to finish.
several Why not create tins featuring themed tails or even cupcakes, cock uctions for quick instr crafty makes!
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Fancy Flowers
Embrace the new season with these elegant designs made using a simple stamp technique
Designer: Nathalie Metivier Time Taken: 35 minutes
Stamp one of the square cling images from the set onto ivory card. Enhance with coloured pencils, as shown. Secure the largest gold peel-off flower to a separate panel, shade in, then cut out. Cover the square with peel-off dots, as for the flower. Once covered, trim these sections out. Colour the edges of the chipboard topper with the same ink-pad, then attach the bloom to it. Mount this decorated tile to a larger square of printed paper, then repeat with a bigger piece. Adhere to a light green card rectangle. Decorate the four corners with more gold peel-offs, as shown. Add a strip at the bottom of the greeting and add the trimed bloom to finish. Secure this to a white blank.
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o Card, ivory o Ink-pad, Dark Peony o Pencils, coloured o Peel-offs (93332), gold, dots o Chipboard, square o Paper, Printemps Passion (MEMOR-214 Artsy Flowers), (reverse of MEMOR-210 Robins Nest) o Stamps, Clematis Cling Set (Cling36)
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Daddy Cool
The bold mix of bright colours and textures give this card the 'wow' factor
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o Card blank o Card: chenille, blue; orange, colour core o Marker, black o Stamp, Chef Hamish o Foam pads o Glitter-glue o Stickers, alphabet o Embossing machine o Embossing folder, 'Happy Birthday'
Take a card blank, 12.5cm square. Trim blue chenille, 5mm smaller, and stick centrally to the front. Emboss a sheet of orange using the 'happy birthday' folder.
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Lightly sand the raised area to expose the lighter coloured core. Tear around the panel to make a rectangle, 7cm x 10cm, and adhere to the left side of the greeting. Create a faux stitched border using a thin black marker. Stamp the chef motif onto white card, and colour in. Trim out and stick to the righthand side using foam pads. Spell out 'dad' with alphabet stickers. Add a touch of glitter-glue to the 'candle flame'.
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NewLook
CB checks out the latest exciting spring products the Woodware Craft Collection has to offer
Summer is on the way and crafty companies up and down the country are releasing some new innovative products. With pieces ranging from wood mounted and clear stamps to blanks, papers, embellishments, ribbon, tools and more it is easy to see why Woodware is definitely one to watch. It has a wide range of funky products and is a brilliant distributor for your crafty goodies!
Fine Lines
Where would any paper crafter be without a good quality ruler? It is clear, with a metal edge and is 150mm long perfect for scrapping layouts! CB loves the colour markings, making this a great tool to use on darker surfaces. For only 5.95 this is a 'must-have' item!
Hot Stuff
No matter what technique tickles your fancy, crafting can be a messy business! The 'Hot Stuff' mat, 6.50, is a heat resistant non-stick sheet and work surface protector which withstands temperatures of up to 260 C. This is the perfect tool for rubber stamping, embossing, jewellery making, shrink plastic and much more! crafts-beautiful.com 27
Stamp About
These gorgeous new releases have something for everyone and with prices of around 11.95 they are great value for money. If there are wedding bells on the horizon, invest in these beautiful pieces to help celebrate the big day! Animal prints are still enjoying life in the style lane so make sure you pick up the jungle inspired designs.
Box It Up
This range of storage solutions are a good investment for the space-conscious crafter. Available in a range of sizes and can be used for paper, card, stamps, inks and more! Prices start at 2.90
Embellishing cards with these little pieces has always given a wonderfully professional finishing touch. The new releases for May are right on-trend, we could not be more excited! The introduction of textiles into card making isn't exactly new but the felted treats are certainly worth shouting about. They come in vibrant and pastel shades and are a bargain at 1.95 per pack!
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Freeze Frame
Have you ever put together a design layout - be it a card or scrapbook page - then when you want to stick it in place never can get quite the same placement? There's a new product that can solve your problem, Freeze Frame featuring Magic Mesh is the perfect solution.
This great new craft punch, 11.25, hits the shops this month and we've enjoyed the sneak preview! It is ideal for matting and layering with the eight different cuts measuring 3.5 in diameter. Create stunning, professional designs using this affordable punch!
Cute Cutter
Add a splash of colour to your crafting with a set of floral fancies! They come in a range of eight different mixes and for 1.99 per pack, are ideal for the coming summer months.
Flower Power
Super Stamper
CB catches up with Jane Gill, Woodware crafts designer, about the latest products to hit the shelves.
Book Worm
The new book drill, 12.95, is available now! It is perfect for journaling and comes with six interchangeable heads.
The Essential Ruler is the most useful tool in the work box. It is perfect for scrapping or working on large projects. The grid markings help you position accurately which is important when creating professional designs! Unlike a regular ruler, the measurements
start in the middle, making sizing and trimming easier and more symmetrical. I never leave home without it! It's practical, useful and always at my side.
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Fishy Business
This vibrant greeting is a sure-fire way to catch a loved one's attention!
Designer: Debi Hammons Time Taken: 20 minutes
First Steps
o Stamps, Stampendous Perfectly Clear Stamp Sets: Sushi Bowl Party (SSC194), Sushi Favourite Words (SSC242), Bold Blossoms (SSC172), Golden Sand (EP211) o Embossing powder (GM22OU) o Card, bright pink, lime green, white, yellow o Glitter, Multi Fine Crystal o Ink, permanent black, white pigment o Paints, watercolour o Adhesive, dimensional foam o Embossing Marker o Glue pen
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Stretch the fish bowl motif from the Sushi Bowl set into a vase shape. Print onto white card using black ink. Stamp other elements from the same set plus Bold Blossoms in black ink and decorate with watercolours. Apply an embossing marker along the bottom of the vase, then sprinkle with embossing powder and heat. Layer the stamped and coloured panel over lime card, leaving a narrow border visible, then adhere to the front of a bright pink blank. Stamp a flower onto pink, then another on yellow.
Cut out the pink bloom and a yellow centre, then secure to the greeting with foam pads, as shown. Stamp and emboss the message along the bottom using white powder. Add glitter highlights to finish.
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Paws forThought
These adorable characters will leave recipients begging for more!
Stamp one dog, slipper and bowl onto white card using black ink. Colour all items using the pencils and trim around the outline of the last two. Repeat for the dog motif, leaving a small border around the outer edges. Cover the frame with background paper. Distress using a nail file and sponge over the edges with blue ink. Stamp the wording in black and add a screw brad, as shown. Attach the dog photo to the frame, then apply blue ink to the letters and emboss. Create a white blank, 14.5cm square, then cover the bottom half of the front panel with background paper. Add a thin ochre border, as shown. Partially cover the top right-hand corner and neatly stamp the word to the paper. Mount the frame on the card using foam pads. Arrange the text and the dog across the bottom half of the greeting and secure in place. Stick the slipper and bowl above the woof, woof.
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o Stamps, Clear Magic, Mans Best Friend (FRCL119) o Acrylic block o Ink-pads, Brilliance Graphite Black, Memories Pigment Celestial Blue o Embossing powder, Deep Impression, clear o Card, white, ochre o Paper, 12" x 12", magenta, street savvy collection o Colouring pencils, Derwent, Inktense o Chippies, alphabet and tags o Brads, screw o Photo o Foam pads, 3-D o Glue
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Flower Power
Designer: Jane Gill
Use peel-offs on coloured vellum to create a beautiful, bold embellishment for your handmade greetings
Take a white blank, 14.5cm square. Cut background paper, 0.5cm smaller, and cover the front panel. Trim white card, 4.5cm x 6cm, and layer onto a coloured rectangle that complements the patterned sheet. Attach a Get Well Soon greeting, position 3-D foam pads on the reverse, then put aside. Carefully remove all leaf designs from the backing sheet and stick firmly onto coloured vellum. Cut out each one close to edge, then curl and shape. On the blank, make a dot with a pencil where you want the centre of the flower to be. Using PVA, stick the larger leaves away from the middle then work your way inwards, layering up the medium and smaller shapes until the bloom is complete. Dot a peasized amount of silicone glue in the centre and sprinkle with micro beads. Allow to dry, then position the greeting panel in the bottom right-hand corner.
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o Blank, white o Card, white, coloured o Paper, background o Vellum, coloured o Peel-offs, Magenta collection, copper (98219); everyday messages (92664) o Beads, micro (EMB264) o Glue: PVA, silicone o Foam pads, 3-D
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Birthday Girl
This fab and feminine greeting is just the thing for a little princess or trendy teen
Stamp the letters onto spotty card using brown ink. Cut out and adhere to a brown panel strip, spelling out 'girl'. Print candles onto cream card in brown ink. Use a glue pen and glitter to add highlights, as shown. Cut out the motifs and secure to the top section of a pink blank. Stamp 'birthday' in the top lefthand corner of the greeting, using brown ink. Trim a rectangle of spotty card to the same width as the blank and secure horizontally to the bottom. Wrap ribbon around the 'girl' panel and adhere to the middle, overlapping the candles.
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o Stamps, Stampendous Perfectly Clear: Birthday Brackets (SSC132); My Favourite Letters, G (SSC462), I (SSC463), R (SSC451), L o Glitter, Multi Ultra Fine Crystal (GM22OU) o Ink, Brown Chalk o Card, pink, dark brown, cream, spotty o Ribbon o Glue pen
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Good Impressions
Learn all there is to know about getting started in this versatile technique
From loving sentiments and personalised greetings, to swirling flourishes and adorable character motifs, there are so many rubber stamps out there, it is understandable that a newbie crafter may feel a little daunted but don't worry, we're here to help. This useful beginner's guide covers the essential materials and basic techniques to get you printing like a pro, plus tips and advice from some of the UK's top designers.
Getting Started
Before you're ready to go, there are a few things you need to know...
Watercolour pencils and brush markers are the easiest means of shading your image, although gel pens, felt tips, inks, chalks and paints can also be used.
Stamps are available as woodmounted, unmounted and clear. Unmounted are often cheaper, but you will need to purchase a wooden block. An acrylic one is needed for clear stamps.
Pigment ink-pads give strong colours and are ideal for embossing, while dyebased ones are best for glossy surfaces. The other main types are permanent StazOn ink and Versamark, which gives a watermark impression. crafts-beautiful.com 39
With all the different stamps on the market it is easy to get carried away, but some work better than others for beginners' projects. The clear variety are ideal as they're really simple to use. Many are self-clinging so will stick to the acrylic block without additional adhesive. As the block is see-through, it allows you to position the image much more accurately. With an extensive range of sentiments, graphics and illustrations, the possibilities are endless. Flat and easy to store, you also get more motifs in a set than with mounted stamps, making them good value for money.
Crystal Clear
Standing Out
Simply printing and colouring images can produce some gorgeous projects, but if you want to go a step further, then embossing is a great technique which gives a really professional finish. Place your work on a heat-proof mat, then stamp the motif as normal; pigment-based inks work best as they are slowdrying. While the image is still wet, generously sprinkle the whole area with embossing powder and shake off the excess. Clear powder works best on black designs. Using a heat gun, slowly move it around until the powder melts. When dry it will leave a shiny, raised finish. 40 crafts-beautiful.com
Colour of Magic
There are loads of different ways to help bring your image to life. Inks, pastels and pencils are all fab solutions, but for beginners brush markers are a really versatile workbox staple. Use them like regular felt-tip pens, or why not add a small amount of water on a fine paintbrush to spread the colour around. This is a great for blending. They can also be applied directly to the stamp to allow you to print in different shades. Using chalks is another idea and gives a subtle effect that is brilliant for creating backgrounds.
In the Know
Designer and author, Joanna Sheen, on how to make a good impression To get an even coating of ink, lay the stamp flat on its back, then tap the ink-pad gently across the whole surface. Hold firmly and press down onto the card, keeping one hand (or just a finger) on the stamp at all times. Apply pressure systematically across the whole image, then lift from the paper using a vertical straight up movement to prevent smudging. CB Designer, Tracey Daykin-Jones on adding colour If I am using paints, usually Twinkling H2Os, to shade a stamped image, I always heat emboss the printed motif first using clear powder. This creates a barrier and stops the paint from bleeding over the edges. Alternatively, I just stamp the image and colour in with pencils. crafts-beautiful.com 41
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Run Rabbit!
This beautifully colour co-ordinated Peter Rabbit greeting is a must-make for Potter fans
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o Blank o Card, blue, brown o Ink, black o Embossing powder, clear o Paints, iridescent o Crystals o Ribbon, brown checked o Heat tool o Stamp, Peter Rabbit o Foam pads
Stamp the rabbit image onto white using black ink. Sprinkle clear embossing powder on top and melt with a heat tool. Colour in using iridescent paints and leave to dry. Cover a blank, 12cm square, with blue card. Trim a smaller square from brown and mount the motif to the left of this. Using rub-ons or a pen, spell out the words Peter Rabbit' onto light blue card. Round the top corners. Fix to the bottom left of the stamped image. Hot-fix three crystals vertically above it.
card by Personalise this it the Peter Rabb replacing th the wording wi e recipients nam
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Tie two short lengths of brown checked ribbon around a longer piece and secure in place down the right-hand side of the brown square. To finish, adhere the completed panel to the centre of the greeting using foam pads.
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Heart Felt
Designer: Lynell Harlow
This card is simple but classic and can be put together in next to no time by stencilling on a regular embossing plate
FirstSteps
o Stencil: Dreamweaver; Floral heart (LG712), metal o Stencil shield, Picasso (LL332) o Paste, embossing o Knife, palette o Bowl of water with scrub brush. o Ink-pads, iridescent pigment, assortment o Brushes, 1/8 o Tape, removable o Card, white, sparkly, purple
Centre the large heart stencil onto the greeting using removable tape. Paste emboss this design according to the instructions on the jar. Clean the stencil in water using a small scrub brush and dry with a soft rag. Once dry, reposition it with removable tape. Tap a small stencil brush onto the pigment inkpad, then off-load the excess by tapping the brush away, ensuring it's not too wet. Colour using a circular rouging technique. Be sure to keep the bristles flat against the surface as you go. Repeat with a second colour, using the shield to protect areas where you do not want the ink to overlap. Continue stencilling a different shade for each bloom all the way around the wreath. Save the green sections until last.
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One Stamp, FiveWays

Discover the variety of creative possibilities that one design has to offer
Good quality stamps are often quite expensive and it can be difficult to justify spending out on a design if you are only going to use it a few times. However, if you can learn how to incorporate a motif into a range of projects, then you can easily make them earn their worth. Here we show you the wonderful assortment of items that can be created simply by applying one pattern to different surfaces.
Table Toppers
Make guests feel welcome with this beautiful place name
FirstSteps
o Card, cream o Metal lapel with matching brads o Ink, green o Craft knife o Ruler
Stamp the paisley design into the centre of cream card, 8.5cm square, then carefully cut around the top part of the motif. Fold in half either side of the cut part so that the design protrudes from the top. Print out the name of your guest, place in the metal lapel and attach below the motif using brads.
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Pretty Purse
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o Drawstring bag, organza o Cord, green o Paint, fabric o Diamant, blue o Glue, fabric o Plastic film o Sponge
Place a piece of plastic film inside the bag, remove the draw strings and lay flat. Pour fabric paint onto a piece of sponge, then rub to disperse the colour, then stamp the image onto
Stamp your way to this stunning mini drawstring bag

the surface of the bag. Print the design randomly at different angles. Fix a diamant to the centre of each motif. Rethread with the green cord.
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This design would make stunning wedding favour containers simply change the paint to match your colour scheme
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Dinky Dish
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o Plate, ceramic, white o Paint, porcelaine, pink, gold o Sponge o Paintbrush, fine
Pour pink paint onto a piece of sponge, then rub to disperse the colour and stamp the image onto the centre of the plate. Make pink and gold dots around the outer edge of the plate, then create four diagonal spotted pink lines towards the central design.
This plate is sure to spark off conversation at the dinner table!

Finish with teardrop shapes at the ends, as shown here in the picture. Surround the motif with two dotted circles. Leave the paint to dry for 24 hours, then bake in the oven following the manufacturers instructions.
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This method is also great for jazzing up plain bathroom tiles and matching accessories
SewCool
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o Funky foam o Felt o Paint, fabric o Scissors o Tape, double-sided o Cord, green o Diamants, green
Pour blue paint onto sponge and rub to disperse the colour. Press the pigment onto the stamp and print the image onto a piece of pink foam. Cut a rectangle around the design and stick to
Funky foam is a bright, sturdy and versatile material to print on and it's fun to work with too!
one side of a blue foam rectangle, 14cm x 9cm. Trim a slightly smaller piece of felt and fix inside the blue foam rectangle to create the pages of the 'book'. Stick a green diamant to the centre of the stamped design. To complete, tie a green length of cord around the cover and secure with a bow.
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Have a go at using this design to create a fabric swatch book or needle case
ClayTime
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o Polymer clay, blue o Paint, fabric o Eyelet, silver o Diamant, green
Roll out the clay to a thickness of 5mm. Pour pink paint onto a sponge, then rub to disperse the colour. Stamp the image onto the clay. Carefully cut around the design, making an extra circular shape at the top. Press the eyelet into this section and remove the clay from inside.
Add texture to your designs by printing on this versatile material

Add a diamant to the centre of the design. Bake in the oven following the manufactures instructions. Once cool, tie a length of green cord through the eyelet.
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The stamp featured in all these projects is the palm fan (229), which is available from The English Stamp Company. For more details, call 01929 439117, www.englishstamp.com
Prints Charming
Be inspired to think 'outside the box' with more fabulous stamping ideas
Another Dimension
Use individual motifs, such as flowers or balloons, to create pop-up greetings. Here the motif was stamped onto scrap pieces of card and attached to coiled wire, before being fixed to the inside using foam pads. For more inspiration, check out 3d Rubber Stamping by Joanne Sanderson (David & Charles, 12.99). Call 0870 990 8222, www.davidandcharles.co.uk
Material World
Printing stamps onto fabrics is a fantastic way to create beautiful patterned material. The stunning purse pictured here was made by printing a butterfly foam stamp onto cotton using craft paint. The motif was then mounted onto green felt and the sides sewn up in blanket stitch. This project was featured in issue 5 of our sister title, Let's Get Crafting. 50 crafts-beautiful.com
Border Line
Tapestry stamps are brilliant for creating trimmings for all sorts of home furnishings, such as this gorgeous treasure box by sarah Beaman. Peg-type designs are easy to use in a variety of formats, such as wreaths and all-over patterns, making them a versatile and valuable addition to your kit. Use the motifs as inspiration for the embellishments and stitches that you use to complete the project. Here Emma has coordinated beautiful flower sequins and beads to go with the floral images.
Image Conscious
Create your own decoupage papers by printing similar themed images onto white paper. This stunning treasure box was made by stamping and cutting out celestial themed images, and then pasting them onto the surface using decoupage glue. To find more inspirational projects, take a look at 100 Great Ways To Use Rubber Stamps by Francoise Read (David & Charles, 12.99).
Have a go at transferring your favourite stamp designs onto home furnishings, such as cushions and napkins. Sarah Beaman designed this pretty cushion for our August 2008 issue. The method involves stamping a posy of flowers onto silk using versacraft ink, then shading in the blooms with watercolour pencils.
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Box Clever
Designer: Jane Gill
Take three pieces of different coloured card, 30.5cm square. Trim one, 28.5cm square, and another, 26.5cm. Divide each into nine boxes, score and crease. Cut the corner squares off the two smaller panels and keep for later. On the largest sheet, diagonally score each corner square towards the centre and fold the triangles back on themselves. Open out and lay flat. Make four, 10cm squares from coloured paper, cut in half diagonally and stamp in black. Adhere to the corners. Using the biggest cut off squares, apply double-sided tape to the sides and base, then stick to the middle shape to create four pockets. Make tags to fit inside from black card and ribbon. Stick the little squares flat on the
Surprise your friends with a neat little trinket that opens up to become so much more!
smaller panels. Cut eight squares, 9cm, and stamp. Layer four onto contrasting card and adhere to the back of the squares on the main section. Stick the others on the pockets of the middle piece. Decorate each pouch with a stamped greeting. Trim four pieces of paper, 7.5cm square, stamp and adhere to the smaller shape. Punch four ovals, decorate with printed motifs, layer onto black and position in the centre of the little panels. Cut coloured card, 8.5cm square, stamp and fix to the inside base. Stack the sections in size order to assemble. Make a box lid from card, 16.5cm square, then add a stamped piece, 9cm square. Finish with a decorated brad and lots of ribbons.
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o Stamps, clear, Magenta collection (CS-042) o Ink-pad, black, StazOn o Ribbon, black o Card, coloured o Paper, coloured o Brads, maxi (EMBJ001)
squares are Make sure the accurately sured and cut mea the ll not fit when or they wi ed up box is fold
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Cats Whiskers
Designer: Franoise Read
This fabulous feline greeting can be whipped up in next to no time!

On a piece of white card, 8.5cm x 11cm, stamp the cat, mouse, yarn and wording using violet ink. Take a spare sheet and add another feline and ball of wool. Run the pens on a plastic surface then pick up with a wet brush to create a watercolour effect. Cut out the face, paws and ball of wool from spare card. Layer over the original image using 3-D foam pads. Create a lilac panel, 11cm x 11.5cm, then stamp paw prints down the right-hand side. Mount the cat onto this section, then add glitter highlights and leave to dry. Create a white blank, 14.5 cm square, then partially cover the front panel with gingham paper. Mount the cat onto the folded card. Punch a lilac tag, adding a hole, as shown. Decorate this with a violet inked fish bone, then colour. Thread the label onto pink wool and secure to the front with a bow.
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o Stamps, Clear Magic, Groovy Cats (FRCL124) o Acrylic block o Ink-pad, Brilliance Victorian Violet o Markers, impress o Card, white, pastel, lilac o Paper, 12" x 12", magenta, pink, gingham o Punch, super duper multi-tags o Stickles Glitter, Diamond o Pink wool o Foam pad, 3-D o Glue
e Trim out all th images together stamped to save time
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Cheeky Monkey
This cute and quirky thank you card makes use of a fun motif, the perfect way to send special wishes to a friend
Stamp the monkey design onto square white card in black ink, then decorate using watercolours. Use a glue pen and glitter to highlight the water and rain on the image. Apply Dimensional Magic to the rain drops and allow to dry. Adhere the stamped white panel onto brown card, then trim, leaving a narrow border visible. Secure a large, light pink panel to the front of the greeting, then position the stamped design on top. Create a white tag and print the message. Mount onto brown, then tie spotty ribbon through the hole and affix to the bottom, as shown.
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o Stamps, Stampendous: Row Changito Row (Q145), Bailing Me Out (L2229) o Card, bright pink, light pink, dark brown, white o Glitter, Multi Fine Crystal o Ink, black, permanent o Paint, watercolour o Dimensional Magic o Ribbon o Glue Pen
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Pyjama Party
Designer: Jo Hopkins
Create an invite to remember using an irresistably cute motif and sparkly backing paper
Take a horizontal A6 blank. Stick sparkly white patterned card to the top half and the flower print paper to the bottom. Use brown ribbon to cover the join, and secure with two purple brads. Stamp the image using black ink, then colour and shade it in. Cut out and mount onto red. Use the rub-ons to spell the word 'sleepover'. Mount on the lefthand side of the card with dimensional foam pads. Cut a flower motif from patterned paper and stick to the top right of the stamped image. Print the 'youre invited' text onto white card, using black ink. Trim out and matt onto red. Adhere to the bottom right of the greeting.
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o Blank, A6, horizontal o Card: Doodlebug, Lily White Daydream; patterned, sparkly o Paper: We R Memory Keepers, Jingle Jangle o Ribbon, brown o Brads, purple o Ink, black o Foam pads o Stamps: Bedtime Maggie; 'you're invited'
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Gorgeous Greetings
Send stunning cards just to say hello using this versatile template and contemporary colours
Designer: Lynell Harlow Time Taken: 20 minutes
Lay a blue paper panel in a cardboard box to protect your work area. Hold yellow spray ink eight inches away and apply. Create larger specks by releasing the pressure on the nozzle. Allow this to dry, then attach the flourish template with removable tape. Tap the brush onto the ink-pad, then off-load the excess into a soft rag. Colour using a circular rouging technique. Be sure to keep the bristles flat against the surface of the stencil. Repeat this process for the hello stencil. Position the bird template onto a swirl of the flourish design, as shown. Mask out all the edges leaving the motif open. Paste the outline according to the instructions on the jar. Mount the completed panel to a yellow blank.
FirstSteps
o Dreamweaver stencil, bird (LS94), hello (LS96), flourish (LG713) o Paste, embossing, yellow, matte o Ink, pigment, blue; spray, yellow o Brush, stencil o Tape, removable o Knife, palette o Card, blue, yellow o Bowl of water with scrub brush o Soft rag
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Mighty Mouse
Combine simple embossing with subtle pearlescent shading to create this stunning character card
Designer: Tracey Daykin-Jones Time Taken: 20 minutes
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o Blank, A6 o Card, brown, pink, white o Ink, black o Clear embossing powder o Paints, iridescent o Foam pads o Ribbons, pink o Paper, patterned o Heat tool o Stamp, Appley Dapply o Scissors, scallop-edged
scissors Scallop-edged tools for are brilliant edges in creating pretty e at all no tim
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Trim a circle, 8cm diameter, from white card. Stamp the Appley Dapply motif in the centre using black ink. Sprinkle clear embossing powder on top and melt using a heat tool. Colour in with irridescent paints and leave to dry. Cover an A6 blank with patterned paper. Trim a wide panel from deep pink card using scallop-edged scissors. Attach centrally to the greeting, as shown. Trim a larger circle from brown and fix the character motif on top. To complete, staple pink ribbon to the top of the stamped image and attach to the right of greeting using foam pads.
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Cool Cowboy
These wild western cards are sure to go down a real treat with any lone ranger in training
Work on white card and use black ink for all the stamping. Trim a section, 5.5cm x 12.5cm, then add the mountains, cactus, wagon and text. Transfer the cowboy to a tag and cut out. Add the rope frame, then the wording and cut out. Stamp the boots on a panel, 4.5cm x 6.5cm, then the hat on another piece, 3cm x 5cm. Colour with pencils. Cut a tan panel, 13.5cm x 17.5cm, then stick a length of ribbon across the top half. Create a white blank, 14.5cm x 18.5 cm. Secure the tan section to the folded piece an mount the landscape as shown. Add the brads and then include the text, Wild West twice above it. Stick the hat to the tag, securing brads and the boots as you go with 3-D foam pads. Mount this to the panel and tie string around the rope frame then secure to the greeting. Punch out gold stars then adhere in the gap, as shown. Stamp and colour a horseshoe image then attach to the front.
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o Stamps, Clear Magic, Cowboys (FRCL123) o Acrylic block o Ink-pads, Brilliance Graphite Black o Card, white, tan, gold o Colouring Pencils, Derwent, Inktense o Punches, Super Duper tag, star, mini-star o String o Brads, gold o Ribbon, gingham, red o Foam pads, 3-D o Glue
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High Five
Use a cuddly juggling bear stamp to create this fun birthday greeting
Emboss blue card using the swiss dots folder. Lightly sand the raised areas. Attach to the top half of an A6 blank. Stick the patterned paper to the lower section. Cover the join with green ribbon, and secure using blue brads. Stamp the bear motif onto white card using black ink. Cut out, leaving a small white border. Attach to the middle of the greeting with foam pads. Trim five circles out from patterned paper. Fix the circles above the bear, using foam pads. Adhere a number '5' sticker to the bottom left of the greeting and add the word 'today' using rub-ons. Draw a border around the edge of the card with black and white felttipped pens.
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o Card blank, A6 o Card, colour core, blue o Ribbon, green o Stamp, Dexter o Embossing machine o Embossing folder, Swiss Dots o Felt-tip pens, black, white o Ink, black o Brads, blue o Paper, patterned o Foam pads
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Blue card, Core-dinations, 01543 570042, www.craft4creation.co.uk Dexter stamp, Sugar Nellie, 01343 548864, www.funkykits.co.uk Swiss Dots embossing folder, Cuttlebug, 01634 686823, www.oysterstamps.co.uk
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Duck Tales
Designer: Tracey Daykin-Jones
Complete with shaded shawl and bonnet, Jemima really comes to life on this adorable greeting
Stamp the Jemima motif onto white card using black ink. Sprinkle clear embossing powder on top and melt using a heat tool. Colour in with iridescent paints and leave to dry. Cover an A6 blank with lime card. Stick a wide panel of patterned paper down the centre. Trim a narrow panel from brown, then round off the top corners and tear the bottom edge. Stick spotty green ribbon horizontally across the bottom of the brown panel. Attach the Jemima motif on top using foam pads. To complete, hot-fix crystals to the cape and hat.
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o Card blank, A6 o Card, lime, brown o Ink, black o Clear embossing powder o Paper, patterned o Paints, iridescent o Ribbon, green o Crystals o Stamp, Jemima o Heat tool
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Warm Welcome
Invite friends to your new abode with a cheery handmade card
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o Paper, Metropolitan, American Crafts o Card: Stampin Up!; Pink Passion, orange o Ink, Versacolor, opera pink, brown o Embossing powder, white o Jewels, Doodlebug o Punches, scallop, circle, Stampin' Up!
papers Make patterned ckground with a white ba rd by 'pop' on your ca ging the edges lightly smud with chalk ink
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Cover a white blank with patterned paper. Punch a pink scalloped circle and stamp 'New' in black ink. Embellish with three jewels, as shown. Cut an orange panel to fit across the card and scallop the edge. Stick stripey paper just above. Fix to the card front overlapping the scalloped circle slightly. Stamp 'Home' onto card, sprinkle with white embossing powder and melt with a heat gun. Sponge on pink ink, wiping away any excess on the embossed area using a tissue.
Cut the letters out and lightly apply brown ink to the edges. Punch a scalloped circle and make a hole in the middle. Fix to the card, then attach to a small bloom with a gem. Finish by securing the letter squares onto the card using 3-D foam pads.
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Pure Purr-fection
The feline make is ideal for all cat-lovers and the fun flock creates fabulous textures
Designer: Jane Gill
Cut coloured card, 0.5cm smaller than a white blank, 14.5cm. Print lots of little images all over using the clear stamp set and brown ink. With a marker pen, shade a ribbon brad to match the background, thread card through the holes and adhere to the stamped sheet, securing the brown strip with foam pads. Stick to the blank. Stamp three cats onto white card, then colour in with a brown marker pen, lightening with water. Allow to dry and cut out. Apply Glossy Accents to the creatures and sprinkle on three

different colours of Fun Flock to create stripes. Add more Glossy Accents to their noses and leave until set completely. Trim white card, 10cm x 6cm, and dust powdered chalk around the edges. Print the wording and layer the panel onto brown, fixing to the blank with 3-D foam pads. Cut out the cats. Stamp 'you're the' and 'whiskers' onto white and layer onto brown. Secure the animals and sentiments with foam pads. Spell out 'Cat's' using peel-off letters and position, as shown. Attach a mini bell to the brad to finish.
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o Card, white, coloured o Blank, white o Stamps, clear, Forbes and Friends (JGCL506) o Peel-offs, letters, A's (90233), C's (90235), S's (90248), T's (90249) o Fun flock, caramel latte tan (FL404), cantaloupe orange (FL805), chocolate lotto (FL821) o Glossy accents o Ribbon brads (JL404) o Marker pen, brown o Bells, mini, multi-coloured (EMB3903) o Ink-pad, Memories, artprint brown (MP29) o Chalks, powdered o Foam pads, 3-D, black
applying Be careful when cents to ensure the glossy ac cks in a the fun flock sti iped pattern str
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Lets Party
Stamp this cute cupcake trio onto a greeting and create the perfect tea time invite
Trim spotted card to fit the front of a white card blank and scallop the edges. Cut a strip of pink to fit below the scallop edge and fix both to the front. Stamp 'Youre Invited' three times in black ink along a length of white card. Trim so that one of sentiments sits in the middle of the strip then fix to the front as shown. Using black pigment ink, stamp three cupcakes on the card, sprinkle with clear embossing powder, then melt with a heat gun. Using the water brush and the twinkling H20's, colour the cakes in bright pink and turquoise. Apply glitter-glue as 'frosting'. Leave to dry. Cut out carefully and fix to the card front using 3-D foam pads.
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o Stamps: Hero Arts Cupcakes (CL158); Studio G Youre Invited o Glitter-glue, Twinkling H2Os o Card, dotty, turquoise, Bazzill ; pink, Stampin Up! o Punch, scallop-edged o Water brush
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New Arrival
This adorable rabbit character card is sure to become an instant scrapbook favourite
Take a tall card blank, 7.5cm x 21cm. Attach worded paper to the top half of the card and a coordinating striped panel to the bottom. Cut a narrow strip of green patterned paper, 2.5cm wide, and use a decorative punch along one border. Fix this trim so that it covers the join. Stamp the image onto white card using black ink. Matt onto green patterned paper. Draw a border around the image with thin black felt-tip. Mount in the top right corner using foam pads. Spell out 'baby' using adhesive alphabet letters, and fix along the bottom panel. Use rub-ons or a pen to add 'new' and 'girl' above and below the main lettering.
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o Card blank, tall o Paper, worded o Paper, green, patterned o Felt-tip, black o Alphabet letters, adhesive o Stamp, Baby Bunny o Ink, black o Punch, decorative
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