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� The very best
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with every issue
summery vibes to brighten every crafter’s
day, starting with our stunning 22-piece
Summer Meadow cover gift! There are so many
ways to use this exclusive stamp and die set, but if
you’re stuck for ideas turn to p6 and p82 for nine
inspiring card projects to get you started.
Sticking with the floral theme, we also bring
you a unique velveteen stamping project on p64,
using new designs from Altenew, plus five
sumptuous makes with the new Nature’s Garden
Peony collection from Crafter’s Companion, p76 Create beautiful blowsy peony
cards for your loved ones
skilfully crafted by last year’s Cardmaker of the
Year, Martina Murray (p76). Speaking of which,
it’s that time of year again, folks… that’s right,
now is your chance to showcase your talent in
our national competition to crown this year’s
Cardmaker of the Year. What are you waiting
for? Turn to p36 to find out more!
Until next time…

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Sub Editor
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so I’m excited about these
nautical flip-slider cards –
they’re so much fun!”
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Thomas
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ways to use my circle dies, so
I’m going to try out these
funky rocker cards.”
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Emma
Designer
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asked me to make a table
plan for his wedding, so this
project is perfect for me!”

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Contents The UK’s No.1 cardmaking magazine

August 2019
On the cover
Your cover gift 6
Create serene wildflower scenes with your
Summer Meadow dies and stamps

Masterclass 10
Put your balancing skills to the test with our
succulent-themed rocker cards
The event 17
Three adorable makes for a new baby
10 ideas with... 19
Create cards, tags and a gift pouch with
Knowhow stamping
the washi tapes in your craft drawers

Knowhow technique
Surprise a special someone with brilliant
28 64 Velveteen designs 10 Masterclass
Rocker cards
beach-inspired flip-slider cards

Something for the weekend 34

Make sure your big day goes to plan with our
trendy wedding table plan
3 ways with... 41
Discover fabulous mermaid makes
Bonus papers 45
Make a loved one's heart flutter with our
butterflies and blooms papers

Quick makes 55
Quick and easy ideas for your summer makes
Knowhow stamping 64
Ramp up the wow factor on your stamped
Knowhow technique
designs with textured velveteen stamping
5 ways with…
Craft a summer romance with peonies
76 42 Thrifty crafter
Inky backgrounds 28 Flip-slider cards

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Imagination Crafts for three bargain makes
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Cards for hobbies 86 £is2sue!
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Make
our cover
star!
For the weekend
34 Seating planner

Features
Favourites 25
Our favourite picks for sunshine inks

Sara’s diary 26
Catch up on the latest news from Sara Davies,
plus make a gorgeous mandala gift box

Trendspotter 83
Craft a trip to the sea with these beach buys

Cover gift subject to change

The last word with… 98
Cover gift
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Martina Murray, winner of 2018's CMOTY

Every issue Summer meadow makes

Your letters 14
Take a peek inside this month’s postbag
Ten ideas with
Competition
Win fab Stampin' Up! bundles worth £1,000!
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19 washi tape
Prize time 33
Over £872 in crafty prizes to be won!

Cardmaker of the Year 36

Enter your designs to win coveted prizes

The Wish List 38

Our pick of the best summer buys for August

Crafter’s Q&A 69
Get an expert fix for your crafty dilemmas
Three ways with
The Hub
What’s happening online this month
80
41 mermaid dies
Puzzles 87
Complete our crossword and enter to win

Next month
Take a look inside issue 199 and your
96 Your cover gift!
Woodland Wonder stamp and papers set
Summer Meadow
stamps and die set
Where to buy
Back issues 85
Missed an issue? Order it here

Shopping guide 93
Our handy list of all the stockists in this issue

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Summer Meadow

flowers
stamps and dies.
Simonne has paired
the stamped bees,
butterflies and blooms
with pastel inks and
pretty patterned
Craft captivating floral cards using your papers to create a light
summery feel on her designs. You could even add
stunning Summer Meadow stamps and a few layers of Glossy Accents to the stamped
dies cover gift. By Simonne Clay flowers to give them a delicate dewy finish.

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Try these designs
If friends were flowers
1 Attach 140x125mm of patterned paper to a 140x130mm white base.
Stamp the oval frame three times onto 140x74mm of card using green
ink. Stamp a sentiment using black ink. Apply grey ink to the top of the
foliage image and stamp a stalk in the left and right oval frames.

2 Die cut stitched borders along the stamped panel. Die cut scalloped
borders along two edges of a 140x82mm piece of coral card. Layer th
stamped panel onto the coral card then attach to the base, as shown.
3 Stamp daisies using purple and coral ink, then colour the centres.
Die cut the daisies then add to the stamped ovals with foam pads. Die
cut two large butterflies from purple patterned paper and attach.
4 Add purple twine bows. Die cut a small butterfly from a piece of
coral card and attach. To finish, add pearls, as shown.

Let love grow

1 Attach a 135mm square of yellow gingham paper onto a 140mm
square base. Add a 64x130mm banner of patterned paper to the base.
2 Stamp the grass, foliage and the leafy stem across a 135x97mm
piece of card using green and turquoise inks. Layer the panel onto a
piece of purple card with a scalloped edge then attach to the base.
3 Stamp buttercups, bees and daisies onto card. Colour the bees
and the centres of the daisies with a yellow pencil. Die cut
the flowers and fussy cut the bees. Attach the elements to
the stamped panel using foam pads. Turn the
4 Die cut two large and small butterflies from a piece page for more
of turquoise card and patterned paper and layer
together. Attach to the base. Add a purple twine bow.
ideas using
5 Attach a sentiment stamped onto a 37x30mm
your gift
turquoise banner to the base. Add pearls, to finish.

Thinking of you
1 Attach 135x60mm of yellow gingham paper to the centre of a 135mm
square of patterned paper. Attach to the centre of a 140mm white base.
2 Die cut scalloped borders along the top and bottom edges of a
135x26mm piece of white card. Add stitched borders below and above the
scalloped edges. Wrap twice with baker’s twine and attach to the base.
3 Die cut a 99x124mm stitched rectangle from white card. Stamp the
grass in green ink and dandelion heads in grey ink. Stamp sentiment in
black ink. Layer panel onto 103x128mm of coral card. Attach to the base.
4 Stamp two poppy heads using coral ink, two buttercups using yellow
ink, a daisy using turquoise ink and a bee using black ink. Colour the bee
and the centre of the daisy with a yellow pencil. Cut out the buttercups and
daisy using the coordinating dies. Cut out the poppy heads and bee
leaving a narrow border. Attach to the scene using foam pads, as shown.
5 Die cut a small butterfly from turquoise card. Trim away the wings on
the right and attach using foam pads. Add a bow and pearls, to finish.

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 More ideas with your gift
Butterfly meadow
1 Die cut a 108x140mm stitched rectangle from card. Stamp the grass image
along the bottom of the panel using grey ink. Stamp the dandelion head among
the stalks. Stamp the sentiment in black ink in the top-left corner.
2 Cover a 125x140mm base with purple patterned paper. Die cut a scalloped
border along the left edge of a 111x140mm piece of yellow card. Attach the
stamped panel onto the yellow panel. Wrap a piece of twine around the left-hand
side of the panel then attach to the right-hand side of the base, as shown.
3 Die cut butterflies from yellow gingham, coral gingham and purple patterned
paper and attach to the base with foam pads, shaping the wings. Add a purple
baker’s twine bow to the top-left of the base, as shown. To finish, add adhesive
pearls to the purple border and butterflies, as shown.

Love on your birthday

1 Attach a 45x140mm piece of purple patterned paper onto the
centre of a 140mm square of coral gingham paper. Wrap twice
with yellow baker’s twine. Attach to a 145mm square base.
2 Layer a 102mm square of turquoise patterned paper onto a
106mm square of card. Attach to the base using foam pads.
3 Stamp small leaves around the edges of an 89mm die-cut circle
using green inks. Stamp the sentiment in the centre of the wreath
using black ink. Layer the stamped circle onto a 97mm scalloped
circle of yellow card. Attach to the base using foam pads.

4 Stamp buttercups and daisies using purple, turquoise and

yellow inks. Die cut the flowers and attach to the wreath.
5 Die cut two butterflies from pink card. Attach to the wreath
using foam pads. Add a yellow baker’s twine bow to the top of the
card. To finish, add pearls to the butterflies, as shown.

Birthday love tag

Win 1 Cover a 63x95mm piece of card with yellow gingham
paper. Attach a 40x95mm piece of turquoise spotty
a prize! paper to the centre. Trim into a tag shape.

2 Stamp the frame onto a 63mm square of card using

Be the first to send us a photo
of a card you’ve made using this
month’s gift, and you could win*
a fantastic mystery craft prize!
Gift available with print edition only.
grey ink. Stamp the sentiment in the centre of the
frame. Colour the frame using a turquoise pencil and
the centres of the flowers with a yellow pencil.

Email your photos to: writetous@
cardmakingandpapercraft.com
or post your cards to Cardmaking
& Papercraft, Immediate Media
Company Bristol Ltd, 2nd Floor,
Tower House, Fairfax Street,
Bristol BS1 3BN.
*UK only. See p23 for full terms
and conditions of entry.
3 Die cut scalloped borders along two edges of a
63x70mm piece of grey card. Attach the stamped
panel onto the square then attach to the tag.
4 Die cut a butterfly from a piece of coral gingham
paper and attach to the tag. Punch a hole in the top
of the tag. Thread with a piece of ribbon and tie
with yellow baker’s twine. To finish, add pearls to
the centre of the butterfly, as shown.

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MASTERCLASS

Rocker
cards

Rock the
house
Put a swing in a loved one’s step
MASTERCLASS
Project: Rocker cards
Time: 45 minutes
Expert: Ruth Hamilton
Ruth has been crafting since

this summer with these pretty childhood and cardmaking in

rocker cards by Ruth Hamilton
particular for over 20 years. She
is now a demonstrator and craft
blogger. This month, she reveals
her top tips for creating rocker
cards using Altenew stamps.

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 Masterclass rocker cards

Happy birthday
T
ake your cardmaking to the next level
with our rocker cards – they’re so
much fun to make and your friends
and family will love watching them rock.
The rounded edges of the base card allow
the card to rock back and forth, so when you
create your rocker, make sure you keep the
sentiments even on either side. This way
your cards will be perfectly balanced!
The various panels on the rocker base are
great for using up your paper scraps, which
you can die cut into circles or rectangles to
then decorate with your chosen toppers,
stamped elements and die-cut sentiments.
Here, Ruth has paired the Verdant Walk
paper pack from Altenew with the Indoor
Garden stamp set to create these botanical
makes. From a trendy succulent birthday
make to a thoughtful thank you card, Ruth’s
three rocker cards are so versatile and fun –
we especially love the scalloped details she
added to the designs. They're easy to create,
too, so the only limit is your imagination!

Template
on p91
1 Die cut a 140mm circle of white card.
Score in half and fold. Die cut a 130mm
semicircle from floral paper and attach to the
front of the card, as shown.

2 Die cut a 75mm circle of peach patterned
paper and layer onto an 85mm circle of card.
Attach the bottom half to the folded edge of
the rocker. Add two banners to the base. Add
a semicircle of white card to the reverse.
3 Stamp green leaves onto the peach
circle. Fussy cut two flowers from the
patterned paper and attach them to the
peach circle with foam pads. Tie a baker’s
twine bow and attach below the flowers.
4 Stamp the sentiment onto card using
black ink and trim. Add a stitched border
with a black fineliner. Attach the sentiment
to the peach circle, as shown. To finish, add
a few gems to the leaves.

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 Masterclass rocker cards

Thanks
Shopping list
Altenew Verdant Walk 6x6
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paper pack, Altenew Indoo
Garden stamp set
From Seven Hills Crafts
ks
Tonic Studios die sets: Than
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Sentiment Strip; Scallope
die set
Circle Stepper Card
From Tonic Studios
ng
Die-cutting machine, layeri
circle dies, white card, black
ds,
card, green and black ink pa
en t
alcohol markers, sentim
ker’s
stamps, black fineliner, ba
twine, adhesive gems
From your local craft shop

For stockists turn to p93

Add a scalloped
edge to your base
1 Die cut a 140mm white scalloped circle, for a pretty finish
score in half and fold to create a rocker. Add a
130mm semicircle of green patterned paper
onto the base. Layer a 55x85mm piece of
striped paper onto card. Draw on a border.

2 Stamp the cactus pot twice using black
ink. Apply green ink to the plants, then fussy
cut both stamped images. Fussy cut one of
the cacti and layer onto the other stamped
image with foam pads, as shown.
3 Die cut ‘Thanks’ from white card and
the frame die from black card. Layer the
‘Thanks’ die cut onto the black frame.
Attach the topper to the centre of the base
using foam pads, as shown.
4 Fussy cut three leaf sprigs from the
paper pad and add glitter glue. Attach the
sprigs to the stamped topper, then layer the
sentiment on top with foam pads. Add a few
gems to the sprigs, to finish.

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1 Die cut the large stepper card creator
shape from white card, score and fold. Die cut
the outline for the card front from black
spotty paper and attach to the base with
double-sided tape, as shown.
Birthday girl
Top tip
Add Glossy Accents
to the succulents for
a high-shine look
2 Die cut ‘Birthday girl’ from black card
and green paper. Layer the black die cut onto
the green die cut, offsetting slightly, to
create an eclipse effect. Attach the layered
sentiment onto the left side of the base.
Create eclipse-effect
sentiments with ease
using black card
Masterclass rocker cards
3 Stamp the cacti and colour in with green
alcohol markers. Stamp the bowl using a
pale pink ink and add stripes with an alcohol
marker. Fussy cut, then attach to the back
stepper panel on the base, as shown.
4 Die cut small and large flowers from pink
paper and layer together. Attach to the base.
Add a black banner to the front stepper. Add
gems to the flowers and banner, to finish.
Ruth’s top
hints &tips
Ruth’s expert tips
will ensure rocker
success every time!
�Balance the toppers and
embellishments on either side of
your rocker to ensure it moves
smoothly and does not fall over.
� Choose sturdy card for the base,
which won’t crease as the card
rocks back and forth.
� Attach your embellishments
with foam pads to add even more
dimension to your designs.
� Decorate the panels of the
rocker with your crafty scraps.
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 Your letters

Dear Hayley
Show off your cards and win a prize from Hunkydory!

“I love hearing your crafting stories

and seeing your fab cards, so
please write in and share them
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Editor

Beccy treated her

� father-in-law to a
Editor’s dapper card

Favourite Travel man

Margaret
practises her
colouring
Colour me happy
I have always been very wary about stamping
because I worry about colouring techniques
and getting them right. However, determined
to conquer my fears, I recently invested in the
complete new Hunkydory colouring range of
pens and inks. I saw this set of tractor stamps
and decided I would be brave and make a card
for my two-year-old grandson who loves tractors
and the colour orange. I stamped the grass area
and then used the stamp as a mask while I
coloured the sky using three different blue ink
Editor’s Favourite
wins £15 of
Hunkydory goodies
pads. I coloured the tractor using Hunkydory
markers and cut it out, then finished the card
with a sentiment from the same set. I was
really pleased with the result and my grandson
loved it. I’ve got a long way to go learning
different colouring techniques, but perhaps it’s
not as frightening as I thought.
Margaret Turnham, Redcar
Hayley says: You should feel proud of your
colouring Margaret, the sky looks beautiful.
When it comes to any new technique, it’s just
a matter of practising until you feel more
confident. Keep going!
I just wanted to share this shirt-style card I made
for my father-in-law ready for Father’s Day. He
loves to travel and is always off on cruises so this
design, made with the Dovecraft Travel Notes
paper, should suit him perfectly. I did enjoy
making it and I hope he likes it.
Beccy Holiday, Ashford
Hayley says: It’s the perfect paper to use,
Beccy, and the destinations shirt card will suit
a well-travelled person to a tee. We love the
cute button detail and the contrasting papers
you’ve used for the collar and pocket.
Cheers!
I thought that I’d have a go at a U-fold card, as
featured in issue 196. I needed to make a
birthday card for my brother so used the papers
and stamps from issue 195 to create this beer
tent card for him. I made some cloud masks and
inked the back panel, then stamped the bunting
before adding the red and white striped paper to
make it look like a tent. The card is now on its
way to Canada, where my brother lives.
Sarah Hill, Glasgow

Hayley says: I hope you enjoyed the U-fold

technique, Sarah. The beer tent design is a new
one on us that’s the first one we’ve seen and we
Mandala marvels love it! Thanks for sending us a picture.
inspired Cornelia to
make a speedy card

Mandala makes
Here’s a card I made using the Mandala
Patchwork gift from issue 196. I was inspired by
the mandala patterns – I thought they were so
bright and uplifting and they inspired me to
create this design. I cut the middle band from
card then die cut it and finished it with pearls.
Cornelia Brockhouse, via email
Hayley says: Well done for creating a Sarah sent
technical card in a short amount of time her brother a
Cornelia, it’s lovely. Congratulations on birthday beer
being First Past the Post this issue.
Be the first to send us a photo of a card
you’ve made using this month’s gift and
you could win a mystery craft prize!

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Pop-up perfection pop-up box cards

Last year I made a pop-up box card that, I’ll Hayley says: Practice does make perfect
admit, wasn’t very good and my friend Leanne and we’re glad you persevered
suggested I try again. So I did, and here are because your pop-up boxes are lovely. It
some cards I’ve made using a pop-up box card sounds like you’ve had a lot of fun with
die. I used the die to cut four panels and them – thanks for the pic!
attached the sides of the box together. I pulled
three flaps down and left one upright. Then
I stuck two strips of white card to the inside of
the box to add the details and used acetate
strips to attach the die-cut motifs to the
middle. As you can see, I’ve used sloth,
butterflies and baby dinos in my pop-up
boxes. The possibilities for this type of card
are endless and I have so many ideas. Star letter wins £50
Leanne O’Neill, Birmingham of Hunkydory goodies!

L plates
Here’s a design I really enjoyed creating.
I was asked to make a card for my
friend’s cousin who recently passed
their driving test. I used an all-occasion
die and printed an image of a little
L plate, which I then tore in half. I was
really pleased with the result.
Rhian Skyrme, Powys

Hayley says: We love your design,

Rhian – the way the car bursts Rhian’s fun card
through the L plate is such fun! We celebrates the joy
hope the new driver was pleased with their card. of passing your
driving test

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Floralicious
Here is a card that I made using Heartfelt CARDMAKER
Creations dies and stamps, which I really
enjoyed making. I used a Classic Rose die and ON HOLIDAY
stamp for the card, and then added vellum
flowers as I think they add a really delicate
touch to the design. I layered a piece of
In the tropics
MyhusbandandIhaven’thadaholidayinquitesometimeand
pearlescent paper behind the die-cut trellis to
decidedaminiromanticbreakwasinorder.Wewenttothe
give the card a little shimmer. After having so
beautifulMountQuincanintropicalnorthQueensland,which
much fun making this card, I will definitely
isn’ttoofarfromourhome,butweweresurroundedbybeautiful
use the stamp and die set again. I hope you like
rainforestandfarmland.Werelaxed,playedboardgames,
what I’ve made! Lindsey enjoyed a
completedpuzzlesand,ofcourse,Ihadplentyofreadingtime
Anita Kejriwal, India relaxing break with
withmyfavouritemagazine.I’mnowbackhomeandreadyto her fave magazine
createusingalltheinspirationinyourmagazine.
Hayley says: We love your opulent card
Lindsey Cowan, Queensland, Australia
Anita, it looks so luxurious! The layering and
die cutting is very effective, as is the pale blue, Hayley says: What beautiful scenery you
green and white colour theme. You should feel treated yourselves to, Lindsey. It looks like
proud of your make, thank you for sharing. a relaxing environment for a mini break.
Thanks for sending us a picture. Cardmaker on
Holiday wins £15 of
Hunkydory goodies
Newbie crafter
I’m very new to cardmaking but I’m already
hooked. I bought my first copy of Cardmaking
& Papercraft magazine, issue 196, and loved
it. I had lots of fun crafting with the Fairy
Tales gift. I made three cards, but I found it
difficult to pick a favourite so I have sent you
all three. I hope you like them.
Sarah Raney, Norwich

Hayley says: Welcome to the wonderful

world of cardmaking Sarah – your cards are
lovely! We hope you have lots of fun with Our fairy gift
welcomed Sarah
Anita’s floraltastic
your new hobby and we look forward to
to her new hobby
card is a luxurious seeing more of your makes.
and feminine make

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My eldest grandaughter, Lara, will be 10 Send your letters and
years old soon and has been crafting with Lara’s latest good quality photos to:
me since her tiny hands first held a small skill, thanks to Dear Hayley, Cardmaking
rubber stamp. She stamps, sews, draws Jane, her gran
& Papercraft, Eagle House,
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The
event
New baby Celebrate the birth of
a little one (or three!) with
Lisa West’s adorable animal-
themed makes

Triplet joy
1 Ink the edges of a 140mm square of green patterned paper and layer onto a
144mm square base. Attach a 128mm square of pink paper to the base. 2 Die cut
a scalloped border into both sides of a 106x128mm piece of card. Ink the edges of a
95x128mm piece of star-patterned paper and layer onto the die-cut panel. Attach to
the base. 3 Stamp, colour and fussy cut the lions. Apply blue and green ink to a
die-cut oval. Spritz water onto the ink to create a softer finish. Attach the lions to the
oval. 4 Layer the oval onto a larger pink scalloped oval. Add to the base. Stamp the
sentiment onto card, trim both ends into triangles and attach to the base.

New baby
1 Cut a 98x150mm piece of white card, then trim the top corners to create the tag
shape, as shown. 2 Ink the edges of a 82x149mm green tag and layer onto a larger
inked pink tag. 3 Ink the edges of a 45x146mm piece of tartan-patterned paper with
pink ink and layer onto a white scalloped frame. 4 Stamp, colour and fussy cut the
bears. Apply blue and green inks to an 82mm circle of white card and soften the finish
with water. Attach the bears to the middle of the circle with foam pads. 5 Layer the
circle onto a green scalloped circle and attach to the centre of the tag. 6 Stamp the
‘New baby’ sentiment onto the bottom of the tag. Stamp ‘Oh joy’ onto white card, cut
into a pennant and attach to the
top-left corner of the tag. Punch a hole
in the top, tie raffia through the hole
and add five pearls, to finish.

It’stwins
1 Attach a 121x172mm piece of pink card to a 124x176mm
white base. Ink the edges of a 114x166mm piece of green
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Die-cutting machine, circle
3 Stamp, colour and fussy cut the dogs. Apply green and oval dies, scalloped and stit
ched
blue inks to a die-cut oval and spritz with water. Add the border dies, white card,
stamped dogs to the oval. 4 Layer the oval onto a larger patterned papers, grey and
black ink pads, pearls, raffia
pink scalloped oval. Attach to the base. 5 Stamp the
From your local craft shop
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the other into a rectangle and attach to the base with For stockists turn to p93
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Get creative with the pretty patterned tapes
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1 Just for you

1 Tear 115mm lengths of different patterned washi tapes and attach
across the centre of a 130mm square of card. Add a faux-stitched
border to the panel with a fineliner. Attach to a 150mm square white
base. Die cut an 80mm heart from the centre of the card front and put
the heart to one side. 2 Die cut three flowers and attach around the
aperture. Add pearls to the centres. Attach the washi tape heart to the
inside of the card, directly behind the aperture. 3 Add glitter glue
around the aperture. Stamp the sentiment using black ink, to finish.

2 Lots of love
1 Tear 10 strips of washi tape to measure 135mm. Attach five horizontally
and five vertically to create a woven effect in the bottom-right of a 150mm
square of card. 2 Cover a piece of card in washi tape and die cut two
butterflies from it. 3 Attach these to the panel, shaping the wings upwards.
Attach pearls to the butterflies. 4 Stamp the sentiment onto card and trim
into a small rectangle. Add a stitched border with a fineliner and attach to the
panel. Attach the panel to a 150mm square base.

Great
for r
summe
3 Get well soon
1 Attach a 130mm square of purple card onto a 150mm square
white base. Add washi tape to create a border around the base.
Attach a 140mm square of purple card using washi tape, as shown.
2 Attach a die-cut heart to base. Create bunting from two
contrasting washi tapes, secure to twine and attach across the
base. Add gems to alternate banners. 3 Stamp the sentiment onto
a white circle and layer onto a purple circle. Cover white card with
washi tape and die cut a dragonfly. Attach the sentiment and
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 4 Best wishes
1 Attach four lengths of striped washi tape along the edges of a 150mm
square base. Die cut an 80mm heart and pleat washi tape around the
outside. Layer a die-cut heart on top. Attach the heart to the base. 2 Die
cut a large butterfly and attach to the centre of the heart. Add pearls and
glitter glue to the butterfly. 3 Stamp the greeting onto card and layer
onto pink card. Attach to the bottom-right of the base.

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5 Butterfly tag 6 You’re in my thoughts

1 Round the corners of a
1 Cover a 95mm square of card with diagonal strips of washi
65x115mm piece of white card.
tape. Die cut a butterfly from the centre of a 95mm square of
Punch a hole and loop twine
card and attach to the washi tape panel. 2 Using the die as a
through it. 2 Wrap a piece of twine
stencil, draw a border around the butterfly with a fineliner.
vertically and horizontally around
Draw a border around the square and layer onto a 105mm
a 60x95mm piece of white card.
square of pink card. Attach to a 150mm square base.
Attach to the tag with foam pads.
3 Stamp the sentiment below the butterfly. To finish, add three
3 Attach a die-cut butterfly to the
pink pearls to the butterfly, as shown.
tag. 4 Cover a piece of card with
washi tape and die cut five
flowers. Attach die-cut flowers
to tag. Add gems to the
flowers, to finish.

7 Congratulations
1 Snip a ‘V’ shape into one end of various lengths of washi tape then attach
to a 115mm square of card. Add a stitched border around three edges of the
panel. Stamp the sentiment at the bottom of the panel. 2 Wrap three lengths
of twine across the top of the panel and tie into a knot. Attach the panel to a
125mm square of purple card and attach to the base. 3 Die cut a purple
dragonfly and stick to the knot with a pearl in the centre.

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 8 Washi tape feathers tag
1 Round the corners of a 65x115mm piece of card and
punch a hole at the top. Add a loop of twine. 2 Cover a
60x95mm piece of card with washi tape and add to the
tag. 3 Attach a die-cut heart to the left-hand side of the
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i tape
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1 Cut a 280x140mm piece of purple card and attach the short ends
together to create a cylinder. Add a strip of washi tape. 2 Turn over
so the join is in the centre and flatten the top. Secure with washi
tape. You should add the contents at this stage. 3 Turn again and
flatten the top edge to create a triangular shape. Secure with washi
tape. Add an extra layer of washi tape to each join. 4 Cover a piece of
card with washi tape and die cut a large dragonfly. Attach to the gift
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1 Add four strips of washi tape around the outside of a 130mm
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2 Die cut four flame shapes from card and colour to create
the flames. Add glitter glue to the candle centres and attach
as shown. 3 Add this panel to a 140mm square of pink card
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 Sara’s diary

S a r a s
’ d i a r y . ..
This month, Sara visited the US and Germany for more fab
launches, getting crafty on Facebook live and baking with her
boys to serve up a scrummy picnic tea party…

H
i! It’s lovely to be back to Sara teamed up
share some more behind-the- with crafter Craig
scenes news from CCHQ, for a fun Facebook
and another brand-new project with Live, before baking
with son, Charlie
you all! It’s been a busy few weeks
with us working on some more
fabulous launches, plus lots of shows
scheduled in with the shopping
channels and lots of time spent in the
make-up chair to get glammed up
ready for filming. As well as Create &
Craft, I appeared on air with Craig for
a Facebook Live last month, and he
was such fun to work with – ever the
crafty gentleman. I hope you’ve been
enjoying seeing our new demonstrators “Keep an eye out for our
on your screens, and if you’ve never
tuned in for a Facebook Live demo make
Facebook Live demonstrations, last month. The boys adore being outside in
sure you keep an eye out for more in the as I love doing them!” the sunshine, so we decided to have a picnic
future, as I love doing them! A little tea in the garden with Gran and Granda, as
while later I was off to Germany and fabulous crafty launches – the fun requested by the boys! Charlie also requested
then the US with my lovely assistant, never stops! another baking session so I opted for rocky
Rachel, for a whistle-stop trip to QVC Even though Christmas may have hit road for a delicious and simple baking
Deutschland and HSN for more the crafting world, back home we made project, which was maybe not the best idea
sure to enjoy the lovely summer weather given this kid just loves ‘Daddy’s biscuits’
– his name for chocolate digestives! He
loves baking, just like his big brother, so
I envisage more baking sessions with
them both in the future. I can’t wait!

That’s all for now… happy crafting!

Sara headed to
Germany for a tour of There was a packed
fab product launches schedule of shopping
channel appearances!

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 Sara’s diary

Sara’s make of the month

With love gift box
By Karen Foy
Box up a thoughtful gift with the
Peony paper pad and the
Top tip
Attacheachdie-cut
Gemini Mandala mandala layertothelidwith
Karma die foampadstoaddlotsof
dimensiontoyour
gift box

Pair your inked mandala

with the colours of the
patterned papers for a
harmonious design

1 Stamp the mandala four times and colour in
with Spectrum markers. Completely colour one
mandala, then colour the larger petals inwards on
the second mandala and colour just the central
panels on the last two stamped mandalas.
2 Die cut the coloured sections of each mandala
using the coordinating dies. Add Stickles glitter
glue to each die-cut layer.
3 Using a Scoremaster, score two 202mm square
pieces of white card at 38mm on all sides to create
the box. Use the lid side of the board to create a lid
from one of the square panels. Use the base side of
the board to create the base from the remaining
square of white card.
Shopping list
Gemini Mandala Karma die,
Scoremaster Scoreboard,
4 Trim four 116x28mm panels of Nature’s Garden Peony
Collection 12x12 paper pad,
pink striped paper and layer onto
Shabby Chic Cherished
120x32mm panels of gold card. Attach to
Moments stamp and die,
the sides of the lid, as shown. Spectrum Noir Black Finesse ink
pad and Illustrator markers
5 Layer a 116mm square of patterned paper onto a From Crafter’s Companion
120mm square of gold card, then attach to the top
of the lid. Emboss a 100mm square of card then Die-cutting machine, white card,
layer onto a larger square of gold card. gold card, embossing folder,
organza ribbon, glitter glue
6 Place the lid over the base. Wrap with organza From your local craft shop
ribbon, then attach the embossed panel onto the For stockists turn to p93
ribbon, as shown. Attach the mandala layers onto
the lid using foam pads. Stamp a sentiment onto a
banner, layer onto gold card and attach to the base.
Tie the ribbon into a bow, to finish.

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 KNOWHOW
Flip-slider
cards

Create fun-filled seaside designs that are sure to delight your

loved ones with Sarah Jackman Read’s flip-slider cards

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 Knowhow technique

Project: Five fun

flip-slider cards
Time: 45 minutes
KNOWHOW
Expert: Sarah
Jackman Read
A flip-slider is created by adding
patterned panels to the folded
sections of a concertina strip of
card. The end of the concertina
strip forms a tab, which flips
each panel up when pulled,
creating the sliding movement.
Just add the mechanism to a
base card for a fun-filled make!

Turn the
page for your
step-by-step
instructions

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 Knowhow technique

On your birthday “Sarah's beach-themed

flip-sliders are perfect for a
Sail away to summer shores as you reveal the summer occasion.Simply pull on
the tab to watch each panel flip
maritime-patterned panels of these flip-sliders up, revealing another patterned
panel underneath!”
Thomas Poad ,
Senior Production Editor

1 Score and fold a piece of white card

to create a 130mm square base. Attach a
126mm square of blue card to the base. Trim
blue patterned paper to 120mm and attach
to the centre of the base, as shown.

2 Stamp a sentiment onto a 40x130mm

piece of sea paper. Layer onto card. Add to
the base. Mark 15mm from the end of an
80x180mm piece of card. Draw 20mm in
from either side and cut to create a T-shape.

3 Score the T-shape at 40mm, 53mm,
66mm and 79mm, starting from the ‘T’
end. Fold either side of the ‘T’. Cut four
45mm squares of blue card. Attach a
square, aligning it to the first score line.
4 Attach the second square to the panel
between the first and second score lines.
Add the remaining squares, aligning them
with the third and fourth score lines. This
will create the flip-slider mechanism.
5 Attach four rounded 42mm squares of
patterned paper onto the slider panels. Add
a brad at the bottom. Fold the tabs over the
long flap. Add the slider to the base using
the tabs. Add gems and a lighthouse tab.

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 Knowhow technique

Top tip
The flip-slider panels
are perfect for using up
your scrap pieces of
patterned paper

Heat emboss the

seaside designs in gold
for a textured finish

Bon voyage
1 Create a 150x105mm top-fold base. Cover with a 148x103mm
piece of blue card then a 140x95mm piece of patterned paper.
Add a patterned tab to the right-hand side, as shown.
2 Stamp a sentiment onto a 150x50mm piece of lobster paper.
Layer onto card then attach to the base. Stamp a starfish, crab
and shell onto white card with VersaMark ink. Sprinkle gold
embossing powder over the stamped images and set.
3 Trim the stamped images to 20mm square, layer onto orange
card then attach to the top of the base with foam pads. Follow
the photographed steps to create a flip-slider mechanism from
blue card and maritime-patterned papers. Turn the
4 Round the corners on the flip-slider then add a brad. Attach
page for
the slider mechanism to the base, using the tabs. To finish, add even more
gold gems to the corners of the base, as shown.
designs

Wonderful birthday
1 Cover a 105x150mm base
with orange card trimmed
slightly smaller. Layer a
95x140mm piece of lobster
paper onto the base. Add a
patterned tab to the base.
foam pads. Follow the
photographed steps to
create an orange flip-slider
mechanism. Cover the
panels with squares of
patterned papers.

2 Layer a 50x150mm piece 4 Stamp a sentiment on the

of beach paper onto card
and attach to the base.
Stamp a lobster with
VersaMark ink and heat
emboss in gold.
3 Trim the lobster to 20mm
square, layer onto teal card
and attach to the base using
top square using black ink.
Round the corners on the
flip-slider then add a brad.
Attach the flip-slider
mechanism to the base,
using the tabs. To finish, add
gold gems to the corners.

Swap the sentiment

Top tip for a good luck make

Fussy cut details from

your patterned papers
to make your own
découpage elements

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 Knowhow technique
Add two slider
mechanisms for
even more fun!
Favourite things
1 Cover a 150mm square base with a slightly smaller
square of yellow card. Trim seagull paper to measure
140mm square then attach to the base. Add a washi tape
tab to the right-hand side of the tab, as shown.
2 Trim beach paper to 110mm square, layer onto card
then attach to the centre. Stamp a seagull with
VersaMark ink then heat emboss in gold.
3 Trim the seagull to 20mm square then layer onto blue
card. Follow the photographed steps to create two
flip-slider elements from yellow card and maritime-
Keep the embellishments
simple for maximum impact
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Paper Poetry Travel the World
collection: Maritime and Bon
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Voyage stamp sets, paper pad
washi tape set
From Rico Designs stockists
Creativity Essentials Birthday
Verses stamp set
From Hobbycraft
White and coloured card, gold
,
embossing powder, black ink pad
VersaMark ink, heat tool, corner
punch, brads, gems
From your local craft shop
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patterned papers. Stamp a sentiment onto the top
square of one of the flip-sliders. Round the corners on the
flip-slider mechanisms then add brads.
4 Attach the two mechanisms to the
centre of the base, using the tabs on each.
Attach the heat-embossed seagull onto
the top square of the bottom flip-slider
with foam pads. Add gold gems to the
corners of the base, to finish.
Pull the tab to watch
the panels flip over
Special wishes
1 Cover a 100x150mm top-fold 3 Stamp a beach scene on the
base with a slightly smaller piece top square of the flip-slider using
of teal card. Attach a 90x140mm VersaMark ink. Heat emboss in
piece of beach paper onto the gold. Round off the corners on
base. Create a tab from white the flip-slider then add a brad.
card and washi tape then attach Attach to the centre of the base,
to the top-right corner. as shown. Add gold gems to the
corners of the base, to finish.
2 Stamp a sentiment onto a
55x125mm piece of patterned
paper. Layer onto white card then
attach to the base. Follow the
photographed steps to create a Next
flip-slider mechanism from teal
card and patterned papers.
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ace
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Something for the weekend

Bridal party
Make sure your seating arrangement go without a hiccup on
the big day with Sue Hughes’ stylish wedding table plan

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 Something for the weekend

How to make a table plan

Sue’s top
hints & tips
How to create
your own
stylish table
plan for the 1 Layer three sheets of A3 card together. 2 Cut three 400mm lengths of ribbon. Attach
big day Cover the layered card with a 500x360mm one strip of ribbon horizontally at 110mm from
piece of hessian and secure on the reverse the top edge. Attach the second strip at 210mm
using double-sided tape, as shown. and the third strip at 320mm.
�Layer at least three pieces of card
together to create a sturdy base for
the seating planner board.

� You can easily change the colour

scheme to match your wedding theme
– alter the shade of card, patterned
papers and embellishments to
harmonise with your wedding colours.

�For a stylish look match the printed

font colours with your patterned paper
and card. To achieve a gold font,
change the RGB custom colours to
Red 218, Green 165 and Blue 32. 3 Add strips of ribbon to the top, bottom and 4 Print and trim the table numbers and the
either side of the base and secure on the list of names. Trace and cut out the tag
� White acrylic glue works well when reverse. Trim 10mm from each edge of an A3 template from p88 onto patterned paper.
attaching the ribbon frame to the piece of card and attach to the reverse. Attach a list onto the tag. Repeat eight times.
hessian. It will dry clear and ensure a
strong bond to hang your tags from.

Shopping list 5 Print ‘Top Table’ and names in a row onto

card and cut to measure 25x190mm. Layer
onto patterned paper. Die cut hearts from blue
6 Die cut flowers from pink card, add a
pearl in the centre and attach to a small peg.
Attach the tags to the ribbon using the pegs.
Rico Designs Paper Poetry
r pad card and attach to each of the tags. Secure the tag to the base with a foam pad.
Bouquet Sauvage A4 pape
From Fred Aldous
ow Box
Creative Expressions Shad
Mrs die
Accessory Collection Mr &
uches Co llec tion
set; Finishing To
mp lete Pe tals
Perfect Peony Co
die set
From Icon UK
e
Cosmic Shimmer acrylic glu
From Joanna Shee n
bon,
White A3 card, hessian, rib
wo oden
blue and pale pink card,
s
pegs, wooden hearts, pearl
From your local cra ft shop

For stockists turn to p93 7 Attach the ‘Top Table’ panel near the top of 8 Die cut two flowers from pink and blue
the board. Die cut ‘Mr & Mrs’ from pink and blue card. Layer together and add a pearl in the
card. Layer the die cuts together and attach centre of each. Layer onto wooden hearts then
near the top of the board, as shown. attach to the top corners of the base, to finish.

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 r d ma ker
C a
of the
year
2019
e’re thrilled to announce
W the time you’ve all been
waiting for has finally arrived
– the annual national cardmaking
competition, Cardmaker of the Year
2019, is now open for your entries!
The competition is in its 15th year,
so why not make this the year you
seize the opportunity to show off
your cardmaking skills and be in with
a chance of winning some fantastic
prizes. Plus, you could even become a
member of the magazine design team!
Those fabulous people over at
Create and Craft have kindly sponsored
the prizes for this terrific competition.
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This year’s Cardmaker of the Year will
win £1,005 of crafty prizes, and the
chance to design for Cardmaking &
Papercraft; the second place winner
will win £534 of crafty prizes and ten
runners-up will each get a Go Press and
Foil Deluxe Machine, worth £129.99.
To enter**, all you need to do is send
us three different cards that you’ve
made yourself using any materials you
like from your stash. Winning entries
should show off your versatility as a
cardmaker and you should aim to wow
us with a range of different techniques.
We’re excited to see this year’s entries
– best of luck, everyone!
Find
your entry
form on
p92

Our sponsor
Prizes to win
We reveal this year’s amazing craft prizes for our lucky
winners from our generous sponsor, Create and Craft
This year’s Cardmaker of the Year
prizes are a dream win for any crafter,
thanks to the generosity of our fabulous
sponsors over at Create and Craft, the
craft TV channel and website.
The first prize for one talented winner
is an exciting craft bundle worth £1,005,
which includes a Brother ScanNCut
CM900 Machine (worth £399) as well
as accessories including a Scanning
Mat, Foil Transfer Starter Kit and Stamp
Starter Kit plus lots more craft goodies.
It’ll make a super boost to your stash!
The lucky cardmaker who secures
second place wins a great prize worth
£543 and will enjoy a TODO Multi-
Functional Crafting Machine, enabling
hot foiling, die cutting and embossing
in one. Plus, they’ll nab the TODO
Accessory Collection and the Tattered
Lace Violet Haze Collection with its
delicate florals, as part of the bundle.
Finally, ten runners-up will each
receive a Go Press and Foil Deluxe
Machine, worth £129.99. This nifty
machine works with most popular
The Brother
ScanNCut Machine
*Please note prizes may differ from images shown
Win yourself a fab
crafty prize bundle
die-cutting machines and can be used to
enhance cards, invitations and more.
To find out more about our sponsor, go
to www.createandcraft.com, or tune in to
Create and Craft’s TV channel 24 hours a
day, with live shows from 8am to 10pm.
**Terms & conditions apply, see p92
How to enter:
To enter, simply submit three different
cards featuring any techniques you wish,
using any products from your stash.
Please ensure that all three of your cards
are submitted together with your completed
entry form (see p92). As we receive
thousands of entries, we are unable to return
any cards, unfortunately (sorry!).
The closing date of the competition
is Thursday 5th September 2019.
Join our
design team!
The winner of National Cardmaker
of the Year 2019 not only gets
a prize bundle worth over £1,000,
they’ll also get the chance to join
the Cardmaking & Papercraft
design team. Here are a few words
from previous winner, Martina
Murray, to inspire you!
“Winning cardmaker of the year 2018 was a
dream come true for me. I had entered the
competition previously and been placed, so
last year was my lucky year. The prizes, of
course, are fabulous, especially the Brother
ScanNCut, which I’m continually learning
about. As any cardmaker knows, it is great to
have a tool that helps with crafting and makes
things easier. The top prize for me was to be
part of the design team. It gives me such a
thrill when a project appears in a magazine.
To know that my cards are good enough
to be there has boosted my confidence
considerably. To anyone thinking of entering
Cardmaker of the Year 2019 – go for it, you do
have to be in it to win it. Create projects that
show a range of techniques and folds while
still being your style. If you’ve entered before,
keep trying – this year it might be your turn.
Good luck everyone!”
Martina Murray
Cardmaker of the Year 2018 winner
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 The Wish List

The Wish List

Bask in the August sunshine with our favourite beach
prints, picnic treats and lots of bright florals

Fairy wishes
Craft a secret wonderland with the Fairies &
Elves stamp set from Creative Expressions.
The set comes with lots of magical creatures
for you to stamp and colour, which you can
combine with the two Fairy Doors stamp
sets to create your own fairy village. Each of
the door sets are filled with whimsical details
as well as charming doorstep elements to
set your magical scene.

Garden of paradise Creative Expressions Fairies & Elves and

Fairy Doors stamp sets, £11.99,
Give your cardmaking an exotic twist this
www.creative-expressions.uk.com
summer with the Tropical Paradise paper pad
from Craft Consortium. The 12x12 pad comes
with 20 patterned designs, including bright
blooms, fruits, rainforest birds and lots of
Fairy
tale
botanical prints. We love the cheerfully coloured
parrots, and think they would be perfect for
creating an Amazon-inspired rocker card using makes
the Masterclass steps on page 10.
Craft Consortium 12x12 Tropical Paradise
paper pad, £8.99, www.craftconsortium.com
Lovely layers
The brand new collection of stamps and
coordinating dies from Crafter’s Companion
Beachy bliss have just launched, and it’s filled with floral
Relax in your craft room this summer with the and nature-inspired imagery that can be
On the Beach stamp set from Lawn Fawn. The stamped and die cut perfectly every time.
set comes with a sunbathing fox and bear, Featuring floral tea cups, birds, butterflies
along with lots of beach-themed elements and a unicorn, each set comes with a handy
– we love the little bottle of sun lotion. These suggested colour palette to help those who
stamps are perfect for sunkissed sentiments! are new to layered stamping.

Lawn Fawn On the Beach stamp and die sets, Crafter’s Companion layering stamps
from £11.50, www.sevenhillscrafts.co.uk and die collection, from £7.99,
www.crafterscompanion.co.uk

Bouncing bunnies
Rabbits are certainly not just for Easter, Pick
which is why we have fallen in love with the of the
adorable set of Layered Rabbit dies from
Spellbinders. The six-piece die set comes
month
with two bunny designs, which you can
die cut to create your own layered rabbits.
From crafting scenic silhouettes to graphic-
patterned characters, these dies make
creating a dimensional topper a breeze.
We’re hopping over to our craft room now!

Spellbinders Layered Rabbits dies,

£14.99, www.crafts4less.co.uk

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 The Wish List

Dragon blooms
Take a stroll through a summer meadow Trending now…
and pick up the gorgeous Build-a-Flower
Snapdragon stamp and die set from Altenew.
The latest addition to their popular layering
Delightful dogs
stamp range, the Snapdragon set comes
with floral layers and three sentiments to
craft the most precious of makes for your
loved ones. Why not add a layer of Glossy
Accents to the snapdragon for a dewy finish?

Altenew Build-a-Flower: Snapdragon

stamp and die bundle, £26.50,
www.sevenhillscrafts.co.uk

Gemini Elements Silhouette

dog die, £6.99,
www.crafterscompanion.co.uk

Favourite frien s
Let your dearest friends know just how much
they mean to you with the Bring out the
Sunshine stamp set from My Favorite Things.
The three thoughtful sentiments will brighten
your handmade design, while the large
character stamp is perfect if you are new to
colouring. Simply stamp using black ink then
add lots of colour using your watercolours,
alcohol markers or pencils.
My Favorite Things Bring out the Sunshine
stamp set, £9.47, www.mftstamps.com
Newton’s Nook Walking
Woofs dog stamps, £8.50,
Floral fun www.sevenhillscraft.co.uk
If you’re looking to add a floral flourish to your crafting
this summer, these Tapestry Paper washi tapes from
Rifle Paper Co might just be what you’re looking for.
Perfect for jazzing up cards, envelopes and planner
pages, the three designs feature ditsy florals
and stripes in pretty summer hues. Pair Rex London Sausage
the washi tapes with your favourite Dog washi tape, £2.95,
www.rexlondon.com
floral stamps for a stunning
seasonal make.
Rifle Paper Co Tapestry Paper tape set,
£12 for three, www.thefoxandstar.co.uk

California dreaming
Be transported to the West Coast with
the beachy prints in Frank Garcia’s
Golden Coast collection from Prima
Marketing. With palm trees, coral,
seahorses and blooms in a pastel pink
and blue colourway, this collection is
bursting with summer holiday vibes.
The collection includes papers, flowers,
washi tapes and toppers to create a
radiant wedding or birthday make. Stampin’ Up! Dog Builder
punch, £17,
Frank Garcia Golden Coast collection, www.stampinup.com
from £4, www.craftie-charlie.co.uk

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 The Wish List
Trending now…
Floral frames
Kelly Creates Floral Icons
Wreath stamp set, £5.99,
www.heylittlemagpie.com
Neat & Tangled Foliage Frames
stamp set, £15.95,
www.sevenhillscrafts.co.uk
Sizzix Floral Wreath
die, £11.99,
www.sizzix.co.uk
Altenew Everlasting
Happiness stamps, £18.99,
www.bumbleberrys.co.uk
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What’s on this month
Attend a crafty workshop
at this month's show
Henley Country
Craft Show
Stonor Park, Henley
23rd–26th August
Bask in the bank holiday sunshine as you
explore marquees and outdoor markets
filled with papercraft, handmade jewellery,
homewares, clothing and more – all lovingly
created by passionate crafters. While you
browse all the beautiful products, indulge
yourself with the wide selection of artisan
food and drink as you take in the atmosphere
Stamperama Show of Stonor Park. Adult day tickets cost £10.
Stevenage Arts & Leisure Centre
For more information and to buy tickets,
11th August visit www.thecraftshows.co.uk
The fun and friendly Stamperama
show heads to Stevenage this August,
where visitors will be treated to plenty of
demonstrations from experts and an array
of shopping opportunities. Browse the
latest collections from lots of your favourite
independent exhibitors at this popular
show. Advance adult tickets cost £2.50 or
£3 on the day.
For more information and to buy tickets, Discover a treasure trove of artisan
visit www.stampaddicts.com products at Stonor Park this August
Weald of Kent Country
Craft Show
Penshurst Place, Tonbridge
30th August–1st September
Discover delightfully crafted products and soak up
the atmosphere with 150 stands and activities to
experience and enjoy at the Weald of Kent Country
Craft Show. There are workshops, demonstrations Browse the latest
and live music running throughout the day, which promises to be a truly independent goodies
memorable event for you and your family. Adult day tickets cost £10. at this popular event
For more information and to buy tickets, visit www.thecraftshows.co.uk
Try something new
Printmaking on textiles
The Tallet, Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Dates throughout the year
Give printmaking
Develop your pattern-making skills this summer on textiles a go
with this inspirational printmaking on textiles this summer!
workshop. Explore hands-on methods of creating repeat patterns and
using colour in new ways with tutor Flora Arbuthnott – you’ll learn techniques to try at home and
even discover how to make your own natural inks! With classes to suit all abilities these relaxed,
friendly workshops offer a great opportunity to dip your toe into the world of printing.
To book a class and for more information, visit www.floraarbuthnott.com
 3 ideas with… Mermaid dies

3 ideas with…
Mermaid dies
Craft sunken treasure for a loved one with
Clare Buswell’s three mermaid cards

1 Mermaid to be friends
1 Wet the surface of a piece of watercolour paper using a paintbrush.
Apply purple paint and allow to spread, then add blue paint and blend the
colours together a little. Leave to dry. 2 Die cut ‘Mermaid to be friends’
from white card and silver mirri card and trim away the sentiment from the
circle border. 3 Trim the watercolour panel to 106mm square and layer
onto a 110mm square of white card. 4 Add the silver circle border to the
watercolour panel. Attach the white sentiment to the centre, lining up with
the border. Add sequins and a twine bow. Attach the panel to a 128mm
square lilac base using foam pads, to finish.

2 Make a splash
1 Wet the surface of a piece of watercolour paper using a paintbrush. Apply purple
paint and allow to spread, add blue paint below this and blend the colours together a
little. Leave to dry. 2 Trim the watercolour panel to 98mm square and layer onto a
106mm square of white card. Attach to a 128mm square base covered with blue card
using foam pads. 3 Die cut the mermaid circle and scalloped border from white card.
Die cut ‘Make a splash’ from silver mirri card. Die cut the fish from silver mirri card
using the Oceans of Love die. Trim individual fish away from the die cut.
4 Stick the mermaid die cut to the
top-left corner of the watercolour panel.
Attach the die-cut sentiment onto the
base and add fish and sequins to finish.

Shopping list
collection:
Mermaid with Love die
Marina Layering, Mini
Moments Mermaid Ki
ature
sses & 3 Mermaid kisses
e a Splash,
Starfish Wishes, Mak 1 Wet the surface of a piece of
Oceans of Love watercolour paper using a paintbrush.
From Tonic Studios
Apply turquoise paint and allow to spread,
watercolour
Die-cutting machine, leaving some white space. Add splatters of purple paint and teal paint while the surface is still wet. Leave
ints, coloured
paper, watercolour pa to dry. 2 Trim the watercolour panel to 85x124mm and layer onto a 90x130mm piece of white card.
r mirri card,
card, white card, silve Wrap a piece of twine around the panel and secure on the reverse. Attach the panel to a 105x148mm
n
twine, sequins, glue pe
t shop lilac base using foam pads. 3 Die cut the sentiment from white card. Die cut the starfish border motif
From your local craf
p93
twice from silver mirri card. Attach the die cuts to the watercolour panel. Trim another starfish from the
For stockists turn to border and layer onto the starfish border using foam pads. 4 Add sequins and a twine bow, to finish.

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 Thrifty crafter

Shopping list
tions
a g in a ti o n Crafts Reflec
Im 9
tamps, £ 5.9
Texture Art s n
r’s Companio
From Crafte
,
and kraft card
White, black d inks,
pers, coloure
patterned pa
k, metallic
VersaMark in ol,
owder, heat to
embossing p
aker’s twine,
cardboard, b k,
, cocktail stic
wooden peg in s,
mps, sequ
sentiment sta
s
adhesive gem p
cal craft sho
From your lo
turn to p93
For stockists

get-
Budndly
frie kes
ma

Rustic textures
Each month we’ll bring you three card ideas, made using one bargain
item and your basic craft stash. This month Angela Dodson gets
creative with a fun background stamp set from Imagination Crafts!
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Celebrate
Combine your favourite coloured inks to
create this graphic layered collage effect
1 Stamp the background stamps
onto scraps of card using different
coloured inks for each pattern.
Repeat until you have seven stamped
panels, with two of each pattern and
one for the sentiment panel.
2 Using black ink, stamp ‘Celebrate’
onto the purple panel. Trim all seven
panels into rectangles and layer onto
slightly larger pieces of black card.
Happy birthday
Stamp the patterns on a variety of textured
materials for even more depth in your design
1 Stamp the pattern across a 140mm
square of card using VersaMark ink.
Heat emboss with metallic
embossing powder. Stamp another
pattern across the centre using red
ink. Attach to a 150mm square kraft
base at a slight angle, as shown.
2 Stamp ‘Happy birthday’ onto kraft
card using black ink. Stamp patterns
either side of the sentiment using
brown and white inks. Tear the top
and bottom edge of the sentiment
panel to give a distressed finish.
Thank you
Craft your own summer scene using background
stamps, bright inks and layered florals
1 Stamp the grass pattern onto the
bottom of a 130mm square of white
card using green inks. Stamp another
pattern above the grass using yellow
ink. Stamp a third texture at the top of
the square using blue ink, as shown.
2 Ink the edges of the square with red
ink. Attach to a 150mm square base.
Colour a cocktail stick with green ink
and attach to the base.
Thrifty crafter
3 Score and fold a 300x150mm
piece of white card to create a 150mm
square base. Arrange the stamped
rectangles onto the front of the base,
so that they overlap and the
sentiment panel is in the bottom
right. Attach the panels to the base
with foam pads, as shown.
4 To finish, add several large black
sequins to the panels, as shown.
3 Tear the edges of a 150x80mm
piece of cardboard. Remove the top
layer to expose the ridges. Rub white
ink over the ridges and leave to dry.
Attach the sentiment panel onto the
cardboard layer at an angle.
4 Wrap baker’s twine twice around
the layered sentiment panel. Tie into a
bow on the right-hand side and secure
with a white wooden peg. Glue the peg
in place, to secure. To finish, add three
black gems in the bottom-right corner
of the base, as shown.
3 Tear various-sized circles of
different patterned papers. Stamp a
pattern onto the smaller circles using
brown ink. Layer the circles together
and attach to the base. Stamp and
tear leaf shapes from scraps of green
card and add to the stems.
4 Stamp ‘Thank you’ using black ink,
and trim into two pieces. Attach to
the base using foam pads, to finish.
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 a ers… inspiration

6 ideas for…
your bonus
papers
Enjoy summer with Carolyne Knott’s
beautiful, layered designs using
Elizabeth Beveridge’s colourful
butterflies and blooms papers 1 On your special day
1 Layer a 140mm square of white card onto green card then attach onto a
148mmsquare base. 2 Layer a 120x100mm piece of butterfly-patterned paper
ontoalarger piece of lilac card. 3 Trim the ‘On your special day’ sentiment and
addtothe top-right corner of the base using foam pads. Attach the ‘Sending
happiness your way’ banner to the bottom of the base. Add a bow, to finish.

2 Celebrate
1 Layer a 140mm square of pink butterfly-patterned paper onto kraft card and
attach to a 148mm square base. 2 Trim a 140x95mm piece of small
butterfly-patterned paper. Die cut one edge to create a point. Die cut two more
10mm-wide diagonal strips and layer onto kraft card. 3 Attach the three die-cut
pieces to the base, gluing the smaller strips flat and using foam pads for the
largest piece. Trim and layer the pennant and sentiment. Attach to the base.

3 Thank you
1 Trim two 73x66mm pieces of blue butterfly-patterned paper
and two 58x66mm pieces of rose-patterned paper. 2 Attach the
four pieces to a 138mm square of white card, as shown. Layer onto
a larger piece of purple card and add this panel to a 148mm square
base. 3 Layer the ‘Thank you’ sentiment onto purple card and
attach to the centre of the base with foam pads, as shown.

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Bonus papers… inspiration

More designs to tr y...

4 Just for you

1 Trimatriangleshapefromofa140mmsquareoflargebutterflypaper
andlayerapieceofsmallbutterfly-patternedpaperonthereverse.
2 Usingacraftknife,cuttwothirdsofthewayacrossthepaper.Foldthe
paperbackoneachsideleavingagap,asshown.Securetheflapsusing
foampads.3 Addthepaneltoa140mmsquareofwhitecardthena
squareofpinkcard.Attachtoa148mmsquarebase.Trimabutterfly
and add to the base, as shown. Add a sentiment tag and a bow, to finish.
5 Birthday wishes
1 Layera140mmsquareofwhitecardontokraftcardthenattachontoa
148mmsquarebase.2 Trimthree35x135mmstripsofcontrastingpatterned
papers.Layereachstripontokraftcardandaddtothebase,asshown.3 Layer
Top tip
a140x22mmpieceofwhitecardontokraftcardandaddabutterflyborder.Add Trim your fav
ourite
tothebase.Trimthesentimenttagandlayerontokraftcard,thenwhitecard, butterfly and
op en o u t
then another piece of kraft card. Trim a butterfly and add to the tag, to finish. the wings befo
re
attaching to
create
dimension

6 Congrats
1 Trimtwopiecesofcontrasting
Papers
patternedpapersto140mm
squareand110x140mm.2 Diecut FOR
a50mmcirclefromthesquare
panelandan85mmcirclefromthe FRIENDS
smallerpanel.3 Layerbothpieces to download for free
ontokraftcardwith die-cut from www.cardmaking
apertures.Layerthesmallerpanel andpapercraft.com
ontothesquarepanelthenattach
toa148mmbaseusingfoam Click on ‘Cardmaking’
pads.Addaroseembellishment then ‘Cardmaking
tothebase,asshown.Layera Papers’ on our website
sentimentandbannerontokraft
card and attach to the base.

46 www.cardmakingandpapercraft.com
 Quick makes

Quick Makes
for August
Be inspired by this month’s 16 quick and easy
card ideas for birthdays, anniversaries and more

16 QUICK
PROJECTS
to make today
This month ’s designers
Jo Nevill Fleur Pearson Sarah-Jane Rae Lisa Plummer
Jo has paired This month, Sarah-Jane has Lisa’s tropical
ribbon and doily Fleur has been chosen a cards have been
details with the crafting with the modern look crafted with the
For Her paper Pearl Bouquet with the Paradise Found
collection from paper pad from aturday range from
the Paper Hunkydory to Afternoon Kaisercraft.
Boutique to craft create four collection from They’re
four divine designs – perfect for delicate floral makes for One Canoe Two. We love the guarantee to transport a
a quick summery make. birthdays, weddings and more. motivational sentiments! loved one to sunny shores.

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 Quick makes

Thank you
1 Score and fold white card to Shopping list
create a 140mm square base.
Trim a 134mm square of The Paper Boutique For Her
collection
flower-patterned paper and
From Joanna Sheen
attach to the base, as shown.
2 Layer a 130x70mm piece of White and coloured card,
flower-patterned paper onto a blue ribbon, foam pads
From your local craft shop
135x75mm piece of blue card.
Wrap blue ribbon around the For stockists turn to p93
centre of the panel, tie into a knot
and attach to the base.
3 Layer the sentiment topper
onto an 85mm square of dark
blue card and attach to the base
using foam pads. Layer the
‘Thank you’ sentiment onto a
slightly larger piece of blue card.
Attach to the top-right of the base “Tying ribbon between
using foam pads, as shown. the layers adds an
extra-special touch”
Thomas Poad
Senior Production
Editor

Design by Jo Nevill

Special birthday
1 Score and fold white card to Shopping list
create a 140mm square base. Cut
a 134mm square of leaf-patterned The Paper Boutique For Her
collection
paper and attach to the base.
From Joanna Sheen
2 Layer a 65x130mm piece of
flower-patterned paper onto a White and grey card, green
70x134mm piece of grey card. ribbon, foam pads
From your local craft shop
Attach the layered panel onto the
left-hand side of the base. For stockists turn to p93
3 Wrap green ribbon around the
centre of the base and tie into a
bow. Layer the sentiment topper
onto an 88mm square of grey
card and attach to the base using
foam pads, to finish.

Design by Jo Nevill

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Happy birthday
1 Score and fold white card to Shopping list
create a 140mm square base.
Trim a 134mm square of striped The Paper Boutique For Her
collection
paper and attach to the base.
From Joanna Sheen
2 Trim a 140x37mm strip of
flower-patterned paper and Die-cutting machine, stitched
attach to the bottom of the base. circle die, white and coloured
card, sequins, foam pads
Layer a 90mm square of
From your local craft shop
flower-patterned paper onto a
95mm square of pink card and For stockists turn to p93
attach to the base at an angle.
3 Die cut a stitched circle from
lilac card. Layer the sentiment
topper onto the die-cut circle so
it is slightly overlapping, then
attach to the base with foam
pads. Fussy cut the ‘Happy
birthday’ sentiment and attach
to the base. Add sequins, to finish.

Design by Jo Nevill

Especially for you

1 Score and fold white card to Shopping list
create a 140mm square base.
Trim a 134mm square of lilac The Paper Boutique For Her
collection
patterned paper and attach to the
From Joanna Sheen
centre of the base.
2 Layer a 90mm square of White and navy card, white
flower-patterned paper onto doily, sequins, foam pads
From your local craft shop
a 95mm square of navy card.
Attach the layered square to the For stockists turn to p93
base. Layer a 130x35mm piece of
striped paper onto a larger piece
of navy card and attach to the
base, as shown.
3 Attach the sentiment topper
to a white doily and attach to the
centre of the base. Attach the
‘Especially for you’ sentiment to
the base with foam pads. Add
clear sequins, to finish.

Design by Jo Nevill

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Your wedding day

1 Score and fold white card to Shopping list
create a 150mm square base.
Trim a 145mm square of pink Pearl Bouquet paper pad
From Hunkydory
patterned paper and attach to the
base. Cut a 115mm square of pink White card, pearls, foam pads
patterned paper and add to the From your local craft shop
base at an angle using foam pads.
For stockists turn to p93
2 Attach the large floral topper to
the centre of the base. Attach the
two sentiment toppers to the top
and bottom of the floral topper
using foam pads.
3 Add pearls to the four corners
of the base. Add pearls to the ‘On
your wedding day’ topper and the
floral topper, to finish.
“These toppers are
perfect if you don’t have
a die-cutting machine”
Katriel Costello,
Sub Editor

Design by Fleur Pearson

Get well wishes

1 Score and fold white card to Shopping list
create a 150mm square base.
Trim a 145mm square of lilac Pearl Bouquet paper pad
From Hunkydory
patterned paper and attach to the
centre of the base, as shown. White card, pearls, foam pads
2 Remove the die-cut bouquet From your local craft shop
layers from the topper sheet and
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assemble using foam pads.
Attach the layered bouquet to the
left-hand side of the base.
3 Add the sentiment topper to
the right-hand side of the base.
To finish, add three pearls to the
top-right corner of the base.

Design by Fleur Pearson

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By the sea
1 Cut a 145mm square of red Shopping list
patterned paper and layer onto
a 150mm square base. Attach the Pearl Bouquet paper pad
From Hunkydory
pink square frame to the centre of
the base, as shown. White card, pearls, foam pads
2 Trim the heart border to From your local craft shop
150mm and attach to the base.
For stockists turn to p93
Add the second square frame to
the centre of the base at an angle.
Layer the large sentiment square
onto the centre of the frames.
3 Attach the ‘Be mine’ sentiment
topper to the bottom-right of the
base with foam pads. To finish,
add pearls to the frame and large
sentiment square, as shown.

Design by Fleur Pearson

You’re so lovely
1 Trim a 145x35mm strip of peach Shopping list
patterned paper with the pearl
border on the left-hand side. Pearl Bouquet paper pad
From Hunkydory
Layer this strip onto the
right-hand side of a 145mm White card, pearls, foam pads
square of peach patterned paper. From your local craft shop
2 Remove the ornate frame from
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the topper sheet and attach to the
left-hand side of the panel with
foam pads. Attach the floral
topper to the centre of the frame.
Attach the sentiment topper to
the bottom-right of the frame.
3 Mount the layered panel onto
a 150mm square base. Add three
butterfly toppers to the
right-hand side of the base. Add
pearls to the corners of the base.

Design by Fleur Pearson

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 Quick makes
Enjoy today
1 Cover a 148mm square white
base with blue hexagon paper.
Trim a 60x130mm piece of dotty
paper and add to the left-hand
side of the base.
2 Die cut a scalloped edge along
the bottom edge of a 150x50mm
piece of triangle paper. Wrap
baker’s twine around the panel
and attach to the base.
3 Layer the ‘Enjoy today’ topper
onto a 70x102mm piece of rose
gold card and attach to the base
using foam pads, as shown.
4 Punch three stars from rose
gold card. Attach the punched
stars to the base, to finish.
Design by Sarah-Jane Rae
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Live a life you love
1 Trim a 130mm square of Shopping list
script-patterned paper and layer
onto a larger piece of black card. One Canoe Two Saturday
Afternoon 6x8 paper pad,
Staple two banners to the top-left
ephemera
corner of the panel. Attach to a From Hey Little Magpie
148mm square of striped paper
and mount onto a 148mm square White card, black twine,
white base, as shown. stapler, heart gems
From your local craft shop
2 Wrap baker’s twine around the
centre of a 150x34mm piece of For stockists turn to p93
hexagon paper. Add to the base.
3 Attach the ‘Live a life you love’
sentiment topper to the hexagon
panel with foam pads. To finish,
add two silver heart gems.
“I love the metallic
touches in the toppers
– great for a glam make”
Emma Jones,
Designer
Design by Sarah-Jane Rae
Shopping list
One Canoe Two Saturday
Afternoon 6x8 paper pad,
ephemera
From Hey Little Magpie
Die-cutting machine,
scalloped edge die, white
card, rose gold card, star
punch, baker’s twine
From your local craft shop
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 Quick makes

Let’s be lazy
1 Trim a 143mm square of
hexagon-patterned paper.
Partially die cut a stitched circle
in the bottom-right corner of the
square. Tie baker’s twine through
two sentiment tags and wrap
twice around the square.
2 Cut a 148mm square of floral
paper and layer onto a 148mm
square base. Attach the hexagon
square on top of the base.
Shopping list
One Canoe Two Saturday
Afternoon 6x8 paper pad,
ephemera
From Hey Little Magpie
Die-cutting machine, stitched
circle die, white card, green
baker’s twine
From your local craft shop
For stockists turn to p93

3 Attach the chair topper to the

bottom-right of the base with
foam pads. Trim a hexagon from
the patterned paper and attach to
the base with foam pads, to finish.

Design by Sarah-Jane Rae

Saturday ice cream

1 Trim a piece of pink spotty
paper to 148x50mm and layer
onto a 148mm square of ice
cream paper. Add to a 148mm
square grey base.
2 Die cut a stitched oval from
vellum. Apply clear Wink of Stella
to an ice cream topper and attach
to the oval using foam pads.
Attach the oval to the pink strip.
3 Attach the ‘Dear Saturday,
I love you’ topper to the pink panel
with foam pads. Tie a twine bow,
top with a pink heart and attach
below the sentiment. To finish,
add silver sequins to the base.
Shopping list
One Canoe Two Saturday
Afternoon 6x8 paper pad,
ephemera
From Hey Little Magpie
Die-cutting machine, stitched
oval die, grey card, vellum,
clear Wink of Stella, baker’s
twine, heart embellishment,
sequins
From your local craft shop
For stockists turn to p93

Design by Sarah-Jane Rae

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 Quick makes

Aloha
1 Apply Peacock Feathers Shopping list
Distress Ink to the edges of
a 145mm square of tropical- Kaisercraft Paradise Found
12x12 and 6x6 paper packs,
patterned paper. Attach to a
stickers, collectables
145mm square white base. From Merly Impressions
2 Layer a 145x50mm piece of
striped paper onto a 145x55mm White card, Tim Holtz Peacock
Feathers Distress Ink, fineliner,
piece of wood paper. Attach to the
teal pearls
base using foam pads. From your local craft shop
3 Attach the ‘Aloha’ topper to the
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base and draw a shadow with a
fineliner. Add two flower toppers
to either side of the sentiment.
4 Add the ‘Celebrate’ topper and
the ‘Just for you’ toppers onto the
central panel using foam pads.
Add pearls to the corners of the
base, to finish.

Design by Lisa Plummer

Relax
1 Apply Peacock Feathers Shopping list
Distress Ink to the edges of a
135mm square of patterned Kaisercraft Paradise Found
12x12 and 6x6 paper packs,
paper. Draw a border with a
stickers, collectables
fineliner. Layer onto a 140mm From Merly Impressions
square of pale patterned paper.
Attach to a 145mm square base. White card, Tim Holtz Peacock
Feathers Distress Ink, black
2 Trim a 135x20mm strip of
fineliner, ribbon, pearls
seashell-patterned paper and From your local craft shop
attach to the bottom of the base.
For stockists turn to p93
3 Attach the bird and tree to the
left-hand side with foam pads.
Add the ‘Relax’ sentiment to the
base. Add a border around the
sentiment with a fineliner.
4 Add two ribbon tabs to the
reverse of the ‘Be happy’ topper
then attach to the base. To finish,
add two toppers and pearls to the
base, as shown.

Design by Lisa Plummer

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Wishing happiness
1 Layer a 140mm square of teal Shopping list
paper onto a 145mm square white
base. Trim coral patterned paper Kaisercraft Paradise Found 12x12
and 6x6 paper packs, stickers,
to 135mm square, add Tattered
collectables
Rose Distress Ink to the edges From Merly Impressions
then attach to the base. Add a
border to the pink square with White card, Tim Holtz Tattered
a fineliner, as shown. Rose Distress Ink, fineliner,
Stickles gold glitter glue, pearls
2 Trim a 145x110mm piece of From your local craft shop
sea-patterned paper and attach
to the base, as shown. Trim two For stockists turn to p93
135x16mm strips of flower paper
and attach to the base.
3 Add the sentiment to the base,
then add a sketchy border using a
fineliner. Attach the tropical
flowers to the left-hand side of the
base using foam pads.
4 Attach the two glasses to the
bottom-right of the base. Add
glitter glue to the centres of the
flowers. Add pearls, to finish.

Design by Lisa Plummer

It’s your day!

1 Apply Tattered Rose Distress Shopping list
Ink to the edges of a 135mm
square of dotty paper, then add Kaisercraft Paradise Found
12x12 and 6x6 paper packs,
a stitched border using a fineliner.
stickers, collectables
Layer onto a 140mm square of From Merly Impressions
blue paper and add to a 145mm
square base. White card, Tim Holtz Tattered
Rose Distress Ink, Stickles gold
2 Pop the sentiment topper out
glitter glue, fineliner, teal pearls
of the frame and attach to the From your local craft shop
right-hand side of the base.
Attach the frame over the For stockists turn to p93
sentiment using foam pads.
3 Attach tropical leaves and
flowers to the left-hand side of the
base using foam pads. Add glitter
glue to some of the centres of the
flowers, as shown.
4 To finish, add three pearls to
the right-hand side of the base.

Design by Lisa Plummer

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 KNOWHOW
Velveteen
stamping

Velvet vision
Give your stamped designs a wonderfully textured finish
with Simonne Clay’s colourful velveteen stamped designs

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Project: Five stamped cards

Time: 45 mins–1 hour
KNOWHOW Expert: Simonne Clay Turn the
page for your
Velveteen stamping is the perfect way to lend
a subtle pattern to your card designs. Simply
step-by-step
stamp a patterned background onto card in instructions
white ink, then add additional stamps on top
with coloured inks. This issue, Simonne creates
five velveteen cards with My Favorite Things,
Altenew and Hunkydory stamps.

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 Knowhow stamping

Congrats Top tip

Heat emboss your
sentiments using gold
Pair vellum and clear sequins with earthy or silver powder to give
your finished design
inks for this subtle velveteen design extra wow factor!

1 Score and fold a piece of white card to

create a 108x140mm base. Apply a thin
layer of white ink across the entire
background stamp. Stamp the background
design onto the white card.

2 Carefully peel the white card off the

stamp. Heat the stamped background with a
heat tool to set the pigment ink, constantly
moving the heat tool so as not to burn or
warp the piece of card.

3 Beginning at the bottom of the
stamped panel, stamp flowers onto the
panel using dark and light orange inks.
Repeat stamp the flowers to cover the
entire panel, as shown.
4 Die cut ‘Congrats’ from glitter card.
Die cut a banner from white card using a
stitched border die. Attach the die-cut
sentiment to the banner. Attach the
banner to the panel with foam pads.
5 Die cut two leaves from vellum and
attach above and below the sentiment
banner using a clear-drying glue, as shown.
Attach the panel to the base. To finish, add
clear sequins to the base.

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You are the bestest
1 Die cut a stitched border
around a 108x140mm piece
of white card. Stamp a dotty
background across the panel
using white ink.
2 Stamp the foliage images
from the Altenew Floral
Shadow stamp set in green ink
in a circular pattern at the top
of the panel. Stamp small
details between the leaves
using turquoise ink. Attach the
panel to a 125x140mm piece of
turquoise striped paper. Add
the layered panel onto a
125x140mm white base.
Top tip
Use a sewing machine,
a die or a fineliner to add
a faux-stitched border
to your paper layers
Knowhow stamping
Thank you
1 Stamp a background around the floral
image several times onto arrangements, as shown.
white card using white ink,
4 Die cut ‘Thank you’ from
overlapping the stamped
gold glitter paper. Attach to
layers to cover the panel.
the centre of the white
2 Stamp flowers and leaves scalloped square.
from the Altenew Floral
5 Cover the front of a
Elements stamp set using
135mm square base with
various colours of ink on top
purple spotty paper. Attach
of the white stamped
the white scalloped panel
background panel.
onto the centre of the base
3 Fussy cut the leaves and using foam pads. To finish,
floral elements. Attach the add clear sequins around
elements to the left and the floral arrangements.
right of a 123mm white
scalloped square. Stamp
small floral images using
turquoise and purple inks
Turn the
Die cut your sentiments
from glitter card for a
page for
glamorous finish even more
designs
3 Die cut a 63mm pierced
circle from white card. Stamp
foliage from the Floral Shadow
and Floral Elements stamp
sets using turquoise and green
inks, as shown. Stamp ‘You are
the bestest’ in the centre of the
circle with VersaMark ink.
Sprinkle gold glitter embossing
powder over the sentiment and
set with a heat tool.
4 Attach the circle to the
centre of the base using foam
pads, as shown. Die cut two
leaves from vellum. Tuck them
behind the sentiment panel
and secure with clear-drying
glue. To finish, add clear
sequins to the base.
Swap the sentiment
for a fabulous
birthday design
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Miss you
1 Stamp a striped background
across a 102x134mm white
stitched rectangle using white ink.
Stamp the foliage images from the
Altenew Floral Shadow stamp set in
green ink onto the panel.
2 Stamp a striped background
across a 140mm square of card
using white ink. Stamp the flowers
and leaves from the Altenew Floral
Shadow and Floral Elements stamp
sets using green and purple inks.
Fussy cut the elements.
3 Attach the fussy-cut foliage onto
the stamped foliage on the panel.
Trim away any excess from the
edges of the panel. Attach the
purple flowers to the panel using
foam pads. Stamp details from the
Hello
1 Stamp a background multiple times along the
right-hand edge of a 115x135mm piece of white
card using white ink. Leave to dry.
2 Stamp the foliage and flowers from the Altenew
Floral Elements stamp set onto the right-hand
side of the stamped panel using green, turquoise,
purple and orange inks, as shown.
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Coordinate your inks
and papers for a
harmonious finish
Floral Elements stamp set onto the
base using purple inks, as shown.
4 Stamp ‘Miss you’ onto the panel
using VersaMark ink. Heat emboss
using gold glitter embossing
powder. Add the panel to a
108x140mm piece of purple card
with foam pads and then a
108x140mm white base. To finish,
add clear sequins.
Top tip
Create fabric textures
or fur effects with ease
using the velveteen
technique
Shopping list
Hunkydory For the Love of Sta
mps
Sketch Background Tiles stamp
s
From Hunkydory
My Favorite Things Diagonal Str
ipes
and Lined Up Dots backgroun
d
stamps; Altenew stamp sets: Flo
ral
Shadow, Floral Elements; Altene
w die
sets: Rose Flurries, Thank You
From Seven Hills Crafts
Die-cutting machine, sentiment
dies,
scalloped square dies, pierced
circle
dies, stitched rectangle dies, hea
t
tool, white pigment ink, colour
ed ink
pads, VersaMark ink, white and
lilac
card, patterned papers, vellum
, gold
glitter paper, gold glitter embos
sing
powder, clear sequins
From your local craft shop
Add a pretty border
to your design with For stockists turn to p93
patterned paper
3 Attach the inked panel to the left-hand side Next
of a 128x135mm white base covered with green
heart-patterned paper. month
by w ipe
4 Die cut ‘Hello’ from gold glitter paper and Ba que
attach to the bottom-left corner of the base.
To finish, add clear sequins around the die-cut
techni
sentiment, as shown.
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she creates a paper-pieced using Ranger Ink Crackle Accents, which is a gloss liquid
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long as she can and chipboard letters. Here, we used Ranger Ink Crackle
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has been Ranger Ink Crackle Accents, and sheen to a seahorse. You can use it straight from
cardmaking for £5.22 per bottle from the bottle or paint it on for more delicate results.
over eight www.rangerink.com It doesn’t chip or flake off so you can apply
years. This
issue, Jo
coatings as thick or as thinly as you like. Turn
shares her tips for budget inks the page
and watercolour designs.
for more
Dorothy Wood I’d like to craft a cute birthday card for my advice from
Dorothy is an granddaughter’s sixth birthday. She’s crazy about our experts
experienced
crafter and teddy bears and I was wondering if you had seen any
well-known adorable products I could use?
expert who
loves trying Tracey Culham, Kirkcaldy
out new craft
techniques. Angela says: A very happy birthday to your
This month, granddaughter! I really like this Dovecraft Teddy Bear
she makes a card for a son
stamp at 70x90mm it’s the ideal size to create the
leaving for university.
focal point on a 150mm square base. I coloured the
design with alcohol marker pens, then layered the
Thomas Poad topper onto metallic card and patterned papers. Using
Cardmaking & Dovecraft’s Happy Birthday stamp set, I stamped,
Papercraft’s coloured and trimmed the balloons before adding
Thomas them to the teddy bear’s paw. I’ve used Dovecraft Make
is always on A Wish papers, plus a wooden embellishment, along
the lookout for with some pompom trim at the top for a fun tactile
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5 TIPS you seen any purse-friendly options? StazOn Midi ink pads,
FOR PERFECT Andrea Hamilton, Glenrothes
£3.30 each,
www.stamps4u.co.uk
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pads is to buy mini or midi versions and, for this, I can recommend StazOn
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1 Always use sharp tools
when fussy cutting. If you’re
Midi ink pads. They cost around £3.30 each and come in a variety of
different colours. Like the original StazOn ink pads, only smaller, StazOn
Midi ink pads are permanent solvent-based inks that can be used on most
doing a lot of fussy cutting
O surfaces, both porous and non-porous. They are designed especially for use
you will need a small pair of
on coated paper and ordinary craft paper. These midi ink pads are versatile
O sharp-bladed scissors that
as well as purse-friendly and are the perfect size for inking up small,
are used specifically for
intricate images and sentiments. Since they take up less storage space, you
O paper only. Keep a separate
can easily pop a few into your crafting bag and take them to craft meet-ups.
pair of scissors for use on
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thicker materials such as
O cardstock and fabric.
I would love to have a go at paper piecing,
but I find fussy cutting the elements
O 2 If there’s a sheet of
designer paper you like with
difficult. Are there any easier ways of
O lots of appealing motifs,
achieving a paper-pieced look?
spend some downtime fussy Georgina Kelsey, Kettering
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cutting all of the images
from that sheet so you have Angela says:
O
a stash in advance. Paper-pieced designs
O are very on trend and
a great way to use up
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O
3 Use the bottom part of
the blades and not the tips
scraps of paper. It can
be tricky to cut out
the smaller paper
when cutting, as you will get elements but there
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a much cleaner cut. Some are die sets available
O crafters like to turn the to make this easier,
paper as they cut, while such as this Layered
O keeping the scissors still. Butterfly set from Enjoy lazy summer scenes
O Lawn Fawn. The die set from Lili of the Valley with a

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4 You don’t need to fussy
cut the entire image – you
can eliminate any details
O you don’t like and that may
be more intricate to cut out
O Shimmer clear drying glue. I added them to an embossed background for
– just keep things simple!
O When you’ve finished, look
at your work and see if there
O are any sharp angles that
you can smooth or uneven
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surfaces you can get rid of.
O Snip away any excess bits of
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paper that you might have
missed so you end up with a
O precise, even finish.
Paper piece
sections of the
butterfly wings
has two butterfly dies
and two frame dies, so
you can cut plain butterfly shapes from
Sunny Days stamp set
featuring bear, bunny and
their puppy friends having fun
patterned paper and layer the more intricate in the garden. Send happy
die-cut section directly on top to achieve a paper-pieced look. I’ve used thoughts, wish a friend a
both sizes of butterfly on this design and layered them up using Cosmic wonderful day or tell them
you’re thinking of them with
texture, then finished with a simple sentiment banner and some sequins. these cute sentiments.
Experiment with different patterned papers or coloured card to change the Lili of the Valley Sunny Days
look. The die set includes extra butterfly body shapes so you can have rubber stamp set, £10
side-facing butterflies by simply snipping away one of the wing sections.
My aunt’s birthday is in August and she absolutely adores
birdwatching in her garden. Could you suggest a card please?
Megan Shersby, Tamworth
Use watercolour

5
O paints to enhance
Jo says: There is a gorgeous Hunkydory stamp set your aunt
If you’ve been fussy would love called Amongst the Roses. It features two delightful this bird design
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cutting a stamped image, birds sitting among hedgerow flowers and is perfectly suited to
O use the brush tip of a marker watercolours. Stamp the image onto watercolour card with
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1 You are pretty cool

1 Score and fold a piece of white card to create a 148mm square base.

Shopping list Layer a 140mm square of gold and white striped paper onto the base.
2 Trim four square toppers from the sheet. Attach to the base in a grid

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Pebbles Big Top Dreams pattern with foam pads, as shown.
collection 3 Add a sentiment bubble topper to the monkey topper. To finish,
From Hey Little Magpie attach three star stickers to the topper squares, as shown.
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5 Thank you
1 Layer a 140mm square of red dotty paper onto a 148mm square base.
Cut three 140x15mm strips of different patterned paper. Attach one strip
to the base. Attach another strip 15mm below the striped strip.
2 Cut a 120x90mm square of tent paper. Attach to the base, aligning with
the top edge of the red dotty panel.
3 Attach the star paper strip to the centre of the base with foam pads.
Add the topper using foam pads and three hearts stickers, to finish.

4 Under the big top

1 Score and fold white card to create a 148mm square base. Cut a 140mm
square of floral paper and attach to the base. Cut a 95mm square of
script-patterned paper and attach to the base as shown.
2 Cut a 75mm square of yellow star-patterned paper. Attach to the centre
of the base using foam pads, as shown.
3 Attach the sentiment topper to the base with foam pads. Add an
elephant and heart sticker to the top and bottom of the sentiment.

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2 Dreams come true
1 Layer a 140mm square of blue paper onto a 148mm square base. Cut a
140mm square of striped paper into two triangles. Attach the two triangles
onto the left-hand and right-hand side of the base.
2 Attach the ‘Dreams come true’ sentiment topper onto the centre of the
base with foam pads, as shown.
3 Add golden arrow stickers to both sides of the sentiment topper.
Attach two hot air balloon toppers to the base with foam pads.
6 Hi
1 Score and fold white card to create a 148mm square base. Layer a 140mm
square of script-patterned paper onto a 148mm square base.
2 Cut an 80mm square aperture into a 140mm square of yellow dotty paper.
Attach to the base. Cut a 70mm-wide triangle of script paper. Attach to the
bottom-right corner of the base, as shown.
3 Attach the ‘My dear friend’ sentiment inside the aperture. Add a flower
topper, then attach two heart stickers with foam pads, to finish.
10 minute makes
3 Have a roaring birthday
1 Layer a 140mm square of script paper onto a 148mm square base.
Cut a 140x100mm piece of red paper and attach to the top of the base.
2 Cut a 300x10mm strip of blue paper. Score and fold in intervals of
25mm and 5mm. Attach to the base along the edge of the red paper.
For
stockists
3 Attach the sentiment topper to the left-hand side with foam pads. turn to
Add a ‘Smile’ sentiment topper to the left-hand side of the topper.
Add two heart stickers below the pleated panel, to finish.
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7 Thanks
1 Score and fold white card to create a 148mm square base. Layer a 140mm
square of blue circus paper onto the base.
2 Cut two 140mm yellow curtains measuring 70mm across the top, 10mm
in the middle and 35mm across the bottom. Attach to the base.
3 Attach the sentiment topper to the centre of the base with foam pads. Add
two heart stickers onto the curtains using foam pads. To finish, attach three
stickers above the sentiment, as shown.
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1 Peony flower
1 Score and fold white card to create a 150mm square top-fold
base. Layer a 138mm square of green floral paper onto a 145mm
square of pink dotty paper then attach to the base.

2 Die cut the trellis frame from gold card and white card. Layer the
white detail onto the gold frame and add a pink patterned oval onto
the reverse. Attach the trellis to the base, as shown. Add the
sentiment topper to the trellis using foam pads.

3 Stamp the peony leaves and petals onto patterned papers twice.
Die cut the elements and add ink to the edges. Shape the petals and
layer together with foam pads. Shape the leaves and attach to the
reverse of the petals. Cut stamens from yellow card and attach to
the peony. Add a gem to the peony then attach to the base, to finish.

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2 Thank you
1 Mark 35mm in from the short sides of a 155x280mm piece of card.
Starting from the mark, cut two 175mm lines. Score the side panels
at 35mm, 70mm and 175mm. Score the central panel at 140mm.
Fold the scored lines to create the stepper base, as shown.

2 Trim a 151x32mm, 80x103mm and two 32x103mm pieces of

burgundy paper. Layer green paper onto the 151x32mm panel and wrap
with ribbon. Layer floral paper onto the two 32x103mm panels. Add the
80x103mm piece and the layered panels onto the base.

3 Die cut the frame from pink and white patterned papers, layer
together and stick to the central panel. Stamp, colour and fussy cut
the peony and add to the central panel using foam pads. Attach a
layered sentiment and pearls to the front panel, to finish.

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3 Gift bag
1 Layer a 140x190mm piece of pink paper onto a 145x195mm piece of
white card. Attach a 140x23mm piece of striped paper to the top. Cut three
banners from different patterned papers and attach to the panel. Add to
the front of a 150x200mm kraft gift bag, as shown.

2 Die cut peony petals from dark pink card and the centre from green card.
Stamp the petals with VersaMark ink and heat emboss in white. Assemble
the peony using foam pads and top with a gem. Attach to the gift bag.

3 Attach a ribbon bow and gem to a peg then clip to the top of the bag.
Layer a gift tag onto green paper, punch a hole, thread with ribbon and
attach to a handle. Add the sentiment with foam pads, to finish.

4 Full of sunshine
1 Score and fold white card to create a 130x150mm top-fold base.
Attach a 125x140mm piece of flower paper to the base.

2 Die cut a fancy frame in the centre of a 103x130mm piece of green

patterned paper. Die cut a frame outline from pink paper and attach
to the aperture. Add to the base with foam pads.

3 Stamp, colour and fussy cut two floral sprays. Attach to the top
and bottom of the aperture with foam pads. Tear a strip of the
burgundy paper and attach to the centre of the base at an angle, as
shown. Attach a sentiment topper to the burgundy panel. Add four
gems to the corners of the central panel, to finish.

5 Have a wonderful day

1 Trim white card to measure 153x280mm. Score at 65mm,
95mm, 185mm and 215mm. Fold the scored lines to create a
U-fold card. Layer a 53x138mm piece of striped paper onto a
58x143mm piece of dotty paper and attach to the two side
panels. Layer a 82x138mm piece of floral paper onto an
87x143mm piece of dotty paper. Attach to the central panel.

2 Fussy cut a 215mm strip of floral paper, attach to a

215x35mm strip of card and add to the front of the base.

3 Layer the sentiment toppers onto pink card and attach to the
front and central panels. Punch six butterflies from pink
patterned paper and attach to the side panels. Add gems to the
butterflies. To finish, add peony toppers to the side panels.

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1 Let love grow
1 Follow the sketch exactly. Mount a 130mm square of blue spotty paper
onto kraft card. Layer a 115x60mm piece of patterned paper onto kraft
card then attach to the larger square. 2 Layer a 60x135mm strip of
patterned paper onto kraft card then attach to the left-hand side of the
layered panel. Wrap lace and ribbon around the panel then attach to a
145mm square base. 3 Stamp leaves around the edge of an oval then
layer onto a die-cut oval. Attach to the base with foam pads. Stamp and
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sentiment onto kraft card then add to the base with foam pads, to finish.

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1 Swap the position of the panel. Layer a 130mm square of music paper onto a
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Cards for...
Hobbies
Whet your crafting appetite and whip up
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baking-themed cards by Dorothy Wood

You bake the world...

1 Print the Baking Border digi stamp and trim to measure 100x90mm.
Colour with alcohol markers. 2 Layer the coloured image onto blue floral
paper then onto a 140x135mm piece of gingham paper. 3 Wrap baker’s
twine around the right-hand side of the panel and then attach to a 150mm
square kraft base, aligning with the folded edge. 4 Type the sentiment and
change the colour of ‘bake’ and ‘batter’ to blue. Print the sentiment and
layer onto kraft card. Attach to the base with foam pads, to finish.

Sweeter baking
1 Layer a 45x140mm piece of floral paper onto the right side of a 140mm
square of polka dot paper. Wrap baker’s twine around the join then attach to
a 150mm square kraft base. 2 Print the Baker’s Shelf digi stamp at 141%.
Colour the shelf with alcohol markers. Fussy cut the shelf, trimming the
image up to the utensil jar. 3 Attach to the left-hand side of the base. Colour
and fussy cut the bag of flour. Attach to the base with foam pads. 4 Type the
sentiment and change the colour of ‘baking’ and ‘sweeter’ to blue. Print the
sentiment, layer onto kraft card and attach to the base, to finish.

Lick the bowl

1 Print the Baking Bits digi stamp at 50%
and trim to measure 100x95mm. Colour

Shopping list with alcohol markers. 2 Attach a

100x150mm piece of alphabet paper
onto the right-hand side of a 150mm
fand
BakingBorder, Baker’sShel
ps square kraft card. Wrap baker’s twine
BakingBits digistam
From Splash Crafts around the base, covering the join.
12 3 Layer the stamped image onto black
Pebbles Inc My Bright Life 12x
floral paper and attach to the base. Draw
papers
From Hey Little Magpie
an outline around three bowls from the
paper, patterned paper and colour in. Fussy cut
PC, printer, kraft card, white
baker’s twine, alc oh ol marke rs the bowls and attach to the base.
From your local cra ft sh op 4 Type the sentiment and change the
colour of ‘bowl’ to blue. Print the
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attach to the right-hand side of the
base, to finish.

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Essentials

Toolbox Your indispensable guide to the craft

essentials every cardmaker should own...

1 Back to
basics 2 Tools of
the trade 3 The fun
stuff

You’ll need most of these items Some cardmaking techniques Once you’ve got the basics sorted,
in addition to those listed on require special tools; these you’re ready to get creative...
our shopping lists for every are the most common...
project you do... Stamps, inks and
Heat tool embossing powders
For heat embossing: Use stamps to create
use with clear pigment perfect images, and
ink such as VersaMark add texture with
White card
ink and embossing heat embossing
Use to stamp Black ink
on and to make powder for a glossy,
Use to stamp raised effect on
base cards sentiments stamped images
and images
Trimmer, craft knife,
craft mat, scissors
Use for basic cutting
and trimming

Pencils, mark r
pens, chalks and
Die-cutting watercolours
machine
Use to add colour to motifs, card
There are traditional, electronic
panels and stamped images
and digital models available. They
use dies to cut out shapes from
a variety of materials Ribbons
Use these to add
Base cards Eyelet setter texture, colour
Available in a variety Use to add and little bows
of sizes and colours decorative eyelets
– buy ready-made to your designs
or make your own Stickers and
rub-ons
These are
Bone folder a popular, easy
Use to achieve Stencils way to decorate
a sharp crease when Use with an and add
folding base cards embossing tool, entiments
Glues chalks or inks
Adhesive dots, foam pads, glue sticks, Embellishments
double-sided tape and silicone glue are These include
most commonly used Embossing tool brads, gems,
Use with stencils or fabric flowers,
embossing boards to beads and more...
create a raised effect
Patterned papers
Punches Use decorative papers to add
These allow you layers, colour and texture to
to easily punch your designs
out small shapes
and fancy borders

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Glossary
From die-cutting to découpage – if you’re
new to the cardmaking world you might
be wondering what it all means...
Acetate A thin transparent film
used commonly in papercraft.
Aperture An aperture is a shaped
hole cut from the front of a base card.
Bone folder A tool used to make
a neat, sharp crease in paper or card.
Découpage There are two very
different découpage techniques. The
first is the art of creating a 3D image
from paper layers. The smaller parts
of a repeated image are cut out and
layered on top of the original image
with foam pads. The second is when
pieces of découpage paper are used
to cover an object, usually using
watered-down PVA glue or Mod Podge.
Die-cutting A die-cutting machine
cuts out shapes from paper or card.
The machine sandwiches metal dies
(templates) over your chosen card,
which is then fed through a roller by
turning a handle on the machine.
Distressing A technique where
card or paper is distressed with a tool
to create a rough-edged, aged finish.
Distress Inks These water-based
inks from Ranger can be used to give
a distressed look to your card edges.
Embossing This technique adds
a raised image, pattern or greeting. It
is often done by hand using a stencil
or board with an embossing tool.
Embossing folder This plastic
folder has a raised design on one side
and an indented design on the other.
Place card inside the folder and run
through a die-cutting machine using
the correct plates to emboss.
Faux stitching This involves using
a fineline pen to imitate stitches by
drawing lines.
Fussy cutting In papercraft, this
means using scissors to cut out an
image or motif from patterned paper.
Conversion chart
5mm inch 150mm
10mm inch 170mm
20mm
25mm
inch
1 inch
180mm
200mm
30mm 1 inches 230mm
40mm 1 inches 240mm
50mm 2 inches 250mm
75mm 3 inches 280mm
100mm 4 inches 300mm
120mm 4 inches 320mm
Gel press plates Soft plates
made from durable gel that capture
fine textures from paint or ink.
Glossy Accents A clear,
three-dimensional gloss made by
Ranger. Use it to accent and protect
distinct areas of your projects.
Heat embossing This technique
creates a shiny, raised effect on
a stamped image. Stamp using
a slow-drying ink such as VersaMark,
sprinkle over with embossing powder
and tap off the excess before gently
heating with a heat tool.
Iris folding This involves building
up an image using folded strips of
paper. It’s a great way to use up any
paper scraps.
Kraft card This is light brown,
usually recycled, card that is used for
layering with backing papers.
Masking This involves covering an
area of card (often with a Post-it note)
before stamping or colouring so that
the colour or image underneath the
area is unaffected.
Punches These are used to punch
out shapes to decorate cards. There
is a huge variety available, including
border punches and nesting punches.
Shaker card A shaker card is
a type of card that has a clear window
which is filled with various beads and/
or glitter. The card can then be shaken
to see the embellishments move.
Foam pads These are tiny, sticky
fixers used to give a 3D effect when
attaching panels to a base card, or
between layers of découpage.
VersaMark ink A thick, clear ink
that dries slowly, which is used in
stamping and heat embossing.
Vellum A translucent or semi-
translucent parchment paper.
6 inches
6 inches
7 inches
8 inches
9 inches
9 inches
10 inches
11 inches
12 inches
12 inches
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Martina Murray
We chat to Martina, winner of 2018 Cardmaker of the Year,
about how she first got into crafting, what inspires her and
her new role on the Crafter’s Companion design team…
You inherited a love of crafting from your
mother, what skills did she teach you?
My mother, who made everything I wore apart
from my shoes, taught me to knit, sew and
embroider. I made outfits for my dolls to start
with, then items for myself as I got older. I was
really into cross stitch, but the charts take a
long time and I was running out of places to
put the finished pieces. A friend from work was
making beautiful cards for our birthdays, and
I thought I’d give it a go. Making cards is a lot
quicker, so it is ideal for me and I think my
Mam would have liked papercrafting, too. Any
sewing these days tends to be on my cards.
Martina loves
experimenting
with shaped and
pop-up cards
How many times did you enter CMOTY?
I entered in 2012, 2013 and 2014 and picked up
some runner-up prizes along the way. I then
decided to take a break until last year, when
I thought why not give it another try? I was on
the Trimcraft design team so used some of
their products on my projects.
Has cardmaking changed for you since you’ve
won CMOTY?
Winning has certainly boosted my confidence.
I get to design and create cards for Cardmaking
& Papercraft, and seeing cards that I’ve made
appear in a magazine is a dream come true.
I am also now part of the Crafter’s Companion
design team, which has made me feel a lot
more confident about crafting.
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What’s your favourite cardmaking technique/
colours/style?
I love die cutting, patterned papers and trying
out different shaped cards. Autumn is my
favourite time of year and I love using autumnal
colours in my card designs.
What are your favourite brands?
There are so many great brands to choose from
– us crafters are spoilt for choice! My stash is
bursting with products from Tim Holtz,
Crafter’s Companion and Trimcraft. One of
the perks about papercraft is trying out all the
new gadgets that are released. I love my Tim
Holtz stamping platform, as it has opened up
the world of stamping for me.
Who is your favourite designer and why?
My favourite designer would have to be Tim
Holtz. I just love his mixed media projects, they
are something I want to try in the future. I find
his blog and products really inspirational.
“Seeing cards that I’ve made
appear in a magazine is a
dream come true”
Who are your craft heroes?
My Mam, who set me on this crafty journey,
and my friend, Georgia, who started me on the
papercrafting trail. I cannot draw at all, but the
crafts I’ve learned from watching other crafters
has enabled me to be much more artistic.
What inspires your card designs?
My designs are usually inspired by the person
they are for, as it is so nice to be able to tailor
make a card just for them. It could be things
Being part of a
design team gives
Martina lots of
crafty confidence
they are interested in, a favourite colour, or
something with their name on. When I’m
crafting for design teams, I take inspiration
from the products themselves. I often start
with an idea in my head and see how that
looks, then play around to see what works
best. I usually place everything onto a base
card then walk away and come back to it
later. You can see things differently after a
break or even the next day. Then, when I’m
happy, I’ll attach everything in place.
You’ve just joined the Crafter’s Companion
design team... what’s it like being a DT
member for such a big brand?
It’s so exciting, I am working on my first
allocation for them at the moment. It’s great
to be one of the first people to see and use a
product and my makes might even get shown
on TV. Crafter’s Companion provides such a
wide range of products – I never know what
I’ll be working on next.
Tell us a little-known fact about yourself…
I follow Hull City football team. I was born
in Hull, but we moved away when I was 10 –
my brother and I try to get to as many of the
away games near us that we can.
Turn to p76 to see Martina’s
designs using the Peony collection
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