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Hello and welcome...

Our coverstar photoshoot!

… to your winter issue of Craft Club magazine! The festive time is perfect for crafters – we really get into our element as we whip up cards, gifts and décor fit for the season. This issue is packed with great yuletide crafts to inspire: Penelope Quinn brings holiday cheer to the table with lovely makes to set the scene for a Christmas dinner (p28), while Nancy Watt’s free festive papers and toppers are just what you need for a last-minute card-making session (p30). But there’s plenty more for you to make from Boxing Day onwards, with glitzy handmade New Year’s Eve decs for the home (p40) and a bullet journaling introduction so that you can organise your resolutions for the new year in style (p50). If you’d rather be transported to sunnier times, we’ve got you covered for that too with Sarah Jackman Read’s adorable pom-pom ice cream card (p18). Over on page 48, Eli Green creates bright floral cards with Dawn Bibby’s new collection, and your exclusive member’s gift will take you straight to the tropics with sparkly Crystal Art butterflies and birds from Craft Buddy (p22). Plus, don’t miss our interview with Stamps By Me founder Toni Darroch (p6)! We caught up with Toni about her amazing creative journey, which has seen her company become a household name in the crafting community plus be nominated for five Best of Crafts Awards. I hope you enjoy making the projects in this issue – we’ve certainly loved putting them together for you. I always enjoy seeing your makes, so please send in pictures of your creative projects to editor@createandcraft.com. Until then, wishing you all a very merry Christmas and a happy new year from me and everyone at Create and Craft!

We had such a great time when we met with stamping superstar Toni Darroch, chatting and photographing the day away! It’s no secret how much our community loves Toni’s products, so we were thrilled to invite her down to Create and Craft HQ to talk all things crafting. Read more about her amazing story on page 6.

Alice

Alice Bryan, Editor

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Find Toni’s fantastic watercolour designs on page 16

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Look out for the product number you will need to use to purchase the item, and we’ve also highlighted your member savings throughout. DON’T FORGET: With Flexi-pay and Flexi-basket, you can spread the cost of your order over several months. Find out more on our website, or for our customer service details, please visit www.createandcraft.com/gb/contactus

Create and Craft supports and shares my vision in my creative ideas and inspiration – they’re a guiding light in the crafting industry TONI DARROCH

Please note that while we’ve made every effort to ensure that product details and prices are correct, they may be subject to change between publication of this magazine and your purchase. Always check price and availability when ordering. For Terms and Conditions of any promotion featured in this magazine, please refer to www.createandcraft. com/gb/competitions-and-promotions Full Club membership terms and conditions can be found at www.createandcraft.com/gb/club-termsand-conditions For all products listed in this magazine, please visit www.createandcraft .com/gb/promotions/ club+offers/vip+only+offers

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What’s in your club mag this issue... Our Club

4 The Latest From CCHQ Our crafting news 6 “This is the highlight of my year!” Toni Darroch’s riding the crest of a wave and we wanted to know more 64 Club Talk Celebrate your crafting community 66 We’re So Proud of You! Our kind members share their charitable makes

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Creative Projects

8 Get Creative with Colouring Have a go at Cathy Andronicou’s drawing techniques 10 One Knit 3 Ways Mandy Cameron’s cuddly blanket is perfect for beginners 12 Papercraft Inspiration Ideas to beautify walls 14 Great Gift Ideas for Kids Get creative with personalisation 16 Watercolour Blooms Stamped floral papercrafts by our cover star Toni Darroch 18 Cheery Pom-pom Crafts Have fun with Sarah Jackman Read’s woolly projects 20 Stitch & Bake Sew your kitchen accessories with Kelly Anne Jordan’s crafts 24 Baby Shower Essentials All you need for the perfect party 26 Ombré Effect Choker Take your jewellery making to the next level with Sarah Millsop 28 Christmas Table Try your hand at festive decs by Penelope Quinn 32 Easy Christmas Decs Get a last-minute festive fix with these lovely accessories

By post: Alice Bryan, Editor, Ideal Home House, Newark Road, Peterborough, PE1 5WG, by email: editor@createandcraft.com or on Facebook & Instagram: @Create&CraftTV, #CraftClub

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Our skill levels will help you to decide whether or not a project is right for you!

Beginner

Intermediate

54 Glam Papercrafting Hannah Oxberry creates chic die-cut designs 56 Ways with 3D Layer it up with some fab pop-up designs 58 Intricate Box Cards Craig Laird’s stylish cards use Crafter’s Companion papers 60 Clever Die Creations Create cute kitchen essentials

Crafty Must-Haves

22 Your Exclusive Member’s Gift Sparkly designs with Craft Buddy 30 Your FREE Paper Downloads Nancy Watt’s festive papers are perfect for card-making 62 Star Buy Be whisked away to a fairytale land with Hunkydory’s delightful creations 67 Save on Tattered Lace dies Craft some lovely seasonal cards with Poinsettia Perfection dies

We’re here to help Advanced

On the cover... We catch up with Stamps By Me founder Toni Darroch

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Get in touch!

34 Ways with Festive Foiling Try foiling with Lou Collins’ Christmas makes 36 Create a Winter Wedding Make a celebration extra special with Carla Bagshaw’s handmade decs 38 ’Tis the Season to Scrapbook! Try Shabneez Khan-Muztar’s yuletide designs 40 Handcrafted Party Decs Ring in the new year with Lou Collins’ fab makes 42 Customise your Calendar Design monthly pages with American Crafts 44 ScanNCut your Celebration Jo Foster’s papercrafts bring the sparkle and shine 46 Clever Cake Decorating Cassie Brown shows us the secret to drip cakes 48 Vibrant Floral Cards Eli Green’s inspiring cards feature Dawn Bibby’s new collection 50 Learn Bullet Journaling Let your creativity run wild with Carla Bagshaw’s tutorial 52 Stitch a Super Ellie Discover Becky Cole’s super patchwork elephant

Don’t miss your FREE downloads on page 30!

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Kick Start 2020 with STEPHANIE WEIGHTMAN’S AWARD-WINNING SHOW RETURNS FOR A WEEKEND-LONG CRAFTING EXTRAVAGANZA

ark it down in your calendars – Crafting Live is coming to the Sandown Park Racecourse in Esher on January 25th and 26th, and bringing a whole host of celebrity crafters with it! From 10am-5pm on Saturday and 10am-4pm on Sunday, you can look forward to hours of fun as you explore various stands showcasing stamps, dies, decoupage tools, fabric, ribbon, beads and much more. Stock up on all of your craft essentials and discover exciting new innovations in the creative world, with brand new products and on-stand demonstrations delivering all the inspiration you need. Crafting Live will also feature a free Make-and-Take area, with a number of your favourite professional crafters and brands Crafting Live hosting mini-workshops – look forward to sessions with tickets for Tattered Lace, Rare Earth, Pom Pom Pals, Carnation Crafts Diamond Club and plenty more! Places in these sessions are limited, so make Members sure to save yours when the booking point opens at 10am. Don’t forget, if you’re a Create and Craft Club member, you can save 25% on your tickets and even get them for just £2 each if you’re visiting with a group of 10 or more! Plus, if you buy your ticket in advance, you’ll be eligible for an exclusive free gift, ready to pick up at the show. Every single guest will receive a £5 voucher to spend on some crafty goodies on our website… but there’s more good news. If you love Crafting Live and are planning to visit all three shows in 2020, why not become an ultimate VIP? There are so many benefits, including fast track and early entry into the shows, free use of cloakrooms, pre-booking Make-and-Take spaces and special VIP lounge access. Plus, receive three amazing craft stashes worth £30 that will be posted out to you a week before the show, and a tote bag filled with goodies worth over £40 from your favourite crafting club. Visit craftinglive.co.uk/ultimatevip for more information. If that’s not enough to tempt you, we’ll be filming the event live, so keep your eyes peeled because you may have the chance to meet some of your favourite Create and Craft TV presenters! Don’t miss out on this fantastic craft event – visit craftinglive.co.uk/shows/sandown for more information

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We’ve got some exciting news – there’s a brand new show on the craft circuit! Our suppliers at Be Creative will be taking their successful Create It event to Farnborough Exhibition Centre in Hampshire on February 21st and 22nd. Among the many exhibitors, we’re going to be there, too! Plus, we’ll be bringing our live stage crew to the event, as well as craft celebs and presenters – so why not pop along? We hope to see you there! Tickets are available on our website now – and guess what? Create and Craft members will get a 10% discount on priority parking and advanced one day tickets.

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latest from

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ALL THE NEWS AND GOSSIP STRAIGHT FROM YOUR FAVOURITE CRAFTING CLUB

Cadence is joining us!

LOOK FORWARD TO LOTS OF TOP-QUALITY PAINTS AND MEDIUMS AS CADENCE JOINS THE CREATE AND CRAFT FAMILY We are delighted to announce that we’ve teamed up with Cadence for an exclusive partnership that will bring our members some of the best paints and mediums in the industry! You might have heard of Cadence before – the small family-run company started 10 years ago in the historic city of Istanbul, supplying education establishments with paints and mediums. Cadence’s top-quality products soon gained traction, earning the company numerous international awards for excellence in its field and making it one of the

most sought-after brands in the crafting world. All of our professional crafting guests and presenters are incredibly excited by this new development! “I have used many paint and medium products in my 27 years in the craft industry,” said Sue Baker of Imagination Crafts, “and Cadence is one of the most inspirational companies I have ever had the pleasure of working with. This partnership between Create and Craft and Cadence means that we can bring our audience of crafters the very best quality products available in the crafting world.”

Create and Craft’s Sam Gollings (left) and CEO Jamie Martin (right) with Justin Liau and Gordon Fraser from Be Creative

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There’s so uch happening this winter!

Brand

New

GET READY TO TOP UP YOUR STASH WITH AN EXCITING RANGE OF NEW PRODUCTS FROM DAWN BIBBY

The queen of crafting, Dawn Bibby has teamed up with industry experts to bring a fantastic new range of papercrafting, home décor and mixed media products to Create and Craft under her exciting new Dawn Bibby Creations range. Dawn has a loyal and growing fan base, earnt from decades of promoting the joy of creative expression through papercrafting on TV, online and print. Dawn’s timeless designs help crafters of all abilities elevate their projects, introduce new techniques to their repertoires and add opulent detail to their projects. “I’m very excited to be launching my brand new range!” Dawn says. “It includes stamps, dies, stencils, tools, and crafty accessories all in my signature pink and black.” With monthly launches of fabulous themed collections, there’ll be something for everyone in this brand new collection!

“I’m delighted that this range will be exclusively brought to you by Create and Craft where I can bring the viewers tons of ideas and inspiration!” DAWN BIBBY

Head to page 48 to check out great projects that use Dawn Bibby Creations!

WHAT TO

12th-15th Club Members Event

1st-5th New Year New Craft

20th-31st Sale

20th-26th Designer Showcase

February 6th-9th Club Members Event

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT MIXED MEDIA IS SET TO BE ONE OF THE CRAFTING TRENDS FOR 2020

PSST!

We all know and love mixed media – it’s a mindful craft that allows you to Stamps By Me is also releasing endlessly experiment and let your an exciting mixed media range imagination run free! A combination of – catch the launch on December 3rd at 12pm. mediums interact together to create a unique work of art, adding interest, texture Turn over to see what else and fun to your projects. With no limitations Toni has been up to! or rules, it’s a great craft for breaking boundaries and achieving new projects that no one has thought of before. We want to fuel this creativity and innovation! Our channel now has dedicated hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 12pm and 1pm, featuring plenty of wonderful demonstrations and inspiration. With it comes a fantastic range of mixed media-loving guests and brands, including Cadence, Stamperia, Dali Art, Pentart, Deco Art, Cosmic Shimmer, Andy Skinner, Sizzix, Tonic, Tim Holtz, Katy Sue, Olifantjie, Pretty Gets Gritty, Ciao Bella, Ranger and Ken Oliver. We will also have a new dedicated area on our website for customers to find the latest and greatest mixed media products, kits, ranges, and inspiration. Mixed media fans know that we already have great products from some of the best companies on our site, but keep your eyes peeled as we welcome plenty more. With Create and Craft at the forefront of the industry’s trends, you can expect us to bring you the best in the business as we enter the new year. Even if you haven’t tried mixed media before, we hope to give you the inspiration to have a go at this wonderful crafting medium yourself. We’re heading for an exciting 2020!

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WATCH?

2019 2020 December January

Create and Craft has teamed up with Sew magazine to launch the fourth annual Dressmaker of The Year competition. If you want to get involved, it couldn’t be simpler – take a photo of your handmade garment, log on to sewmag.co.uk/dress makeroftheyear, select the category that best fits your make and submit the photo. That’s it! As well as the chance to become Dressmaker of the Year 2020, there are some great prizes up for grabs. This year’s competition has six entry categories: Everyday, Occasion Wear, Upcycling, Children’s Wear, Vintage and Cosplay, along with an overall winner. Every entrant will receive two free Simplicity patterns, so what are you waiting for? The competition closes on March 9th, 2020.

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“This is the HIGHLIGHT of my year!” TONI DARROCH IS PROUD AS PUNCH TO BE ON THE COVER OF YOUR WINTER MAGAZINE… BUT SHE HAS PLENTY MORE TO CELEBRATE!

oni Darroch burst onto our screens seven years ago, and it’s fair to say that she has cemented herself and Stamps By Me as one of your go-to brands. With her simple crafting philosophy, undisputed crafty talent and wonderfully warm personality, it’s not surprising that she has made it into the craftroom (and the hearts!) of our members. We thought you might like to find out a little more, so we booked a space in Toni’s busy diary and had a catch up.

A creative leap of faith I realised at a young age that handmade gifts make people happy. I was especially close to my grandmother who cherished every project that I made for her; the big smiles made the extra effort worthwhile. However, it wasn’t until my mum passed away that I took up crafting seriously, as a distraction. In 2011 I realised that I wanted to make a living out of crafting. I was working as a police officer and was making wedding invites and cards for a small, but growing, number of people, so I took a creative leap of faith… actually, my partner and I jumped in with both feet and invested in a shop, workshop and warehouse. Up to this point, we had often found ourselves saying things like: ‘I wish someone would produce a stamp for this’ or, ‘why doesn’t anyone think of a die for that’. This natural desire to improve my crafting journey has shaped the Stamps By Me vision, which is creative empowerment and inspiration through well-thought-out products, techniques and education.

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The C&C journey Create and Craft TV has been the go-to channel in my house for several years. I’ve always loved the presenters, the inspiration and the community. In 2011, I was literally bursting with ideas and product innovations, which I eventually took to TV in 2012 when I had my first show. I love how Create and Craft supports and shares my vision in my creative ideas and inspiration – in fact, C&C’s philosophy of Togetherness, Inspiration and

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Creativity is a guiding light in the crafting industry, and to be part of that as a small family business is very special. It’s also incredibly exciting being on live TV, but nerve racking! Thankfully, I haven’t had too many embarrassing on-screen moments, but on one show, I did call one of the presenters by the wrong name once. To get their own back they kept calling me Carol throughout the rest of the show! I won’t make that mistake again.

Connecting with people

I like to think the number of awards we’re up for is because our supporters feel the creative empowerment and

inspiration that drives our products, techniques and education. I also think there is something to be said about simply connecting with people on a very personal level. We all struggle to manage our time, commitments and a busy life, but when it comes to making time for others it couldn’t be more important. Our workshops are all about making time for people. The key strategy is simply to challenge one’s comfort zone, but to do so in a wonderfully comfortable and supportive environment. I am a massive watercolourist, and this is a classic example of an area of expertise that people are frightened of! It’s amazing how with a little nudge, lots of support and the right approach, the face that looks back at you is smiling with disbelief and appreciation – now that’s a workshop!

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Best Brand

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Toni has designed some papers... just for you! Visit the members area to download these exclusive patterns

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Good luck Toni!

We’re wishing Toni lots of luck in The Best of Crafts Awards 2019. She’s been nominated in five categories… not bad for someone who describes her company as ‘a slightly bumpy family outfit’!

But, while she finds it surprising, Toni’s no stranger to awards, as she explains: “I was enormously proud when we won the Viewers’ Choice award on Create and Craft last year. We are a family-run business with a dream to inspire; at no point did we actually think an army of supporters would raise us up on their shoulders in appreciation. I’m also unbelievably shocked that we’re up for a massive five awards in The Best of Craft Awards. Run by Crafts Beautiful and PaperCrafter magazines, they’re the craft industry’s most prestigious awards, so I’m really proud to even be nominated – I can’t quite believe it!”

The Best of Crafts Awards celebrate the crafty companies and faces that you love. The finalists are nominated and voted for by readers of Crafts Beautiful and PaperCrafter magazines - real crafters just like you! Find out how Toni got on when the winners are announced in the February issue of Crafts Beautiful magazine and the March issue of Papercrafter magazine.

Craft room essentials Keeping it real

Next Year will be...

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up and ready for school, and then I head to the office – there are always a million things My favourite product is my Eureka 101 I get my inspiration from my senses. going on! A customer recently wrote to me watercolouring tablet; I use it every day and A feeling, an emotion, a memory, an interaction, and asked me where I get my energy from. it has transformed my crafting. I’m in good an observation – it all comes from something The same letter was full of appreciation for company – I get emails every week from new that has meaning. I genuinely think we empower our work and products, and my reply was a customers explaining how this tool has kickothers to have a go, and to feel motivated that very simple one: I get my energy from kind started their creative journey. My favourite they can start. As that step turns into a few more, people like you. collection is the stamp Beautiful Inside and Out, the journey begins with our family, which brings which was inspired by my late mother, and I just with it unlimited support, genuine care and love to colour it. I start my own designs simply, friendship. I really love my work but, to be honest, with a pencil and a sketchbook… several wasted my dog Daffy has been a good addition to the pages later, and something I like emerges! I’m family – she makes sure that I don’t spend too “EXCITING! WE HAVE MORE TOOLS, really lucky to have my own in-house creative much time in the office. I even take her to Create MORE PROJECTS, MORE IDEAS AND team all of whom have Arts degrees and work and Craft, where she gets really fussed over. She’s SOME VERY DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES TO with designers from all over the world. We have quite the star (as you can see from the front BRING AND ABOVE ALL - AN EXPLOSION this enormous mix of backgrounds in the office cover – one take wonder!) My life is very busy – OF COLOUR! WE CAN'T WAIT!” which makes designing a wonderful experience. I get up at 6am, go out with the dog, get my son

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Get Creative with

Colouring 1

olouring in is a great way to add a lovely personalised element to your projects, all while practising a bit of mindfulness in the process – and with pens as clever as these seamless colour-changing fineliners, you’ll struggle to put them down again! Here, Cathy’s used them to demonstrate decorative colouring techniques well-suited to fineliners, such as cross-hatch and pointillism dots. Give them a go yourself!

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FOLLOW CATHY ANDRONICOU’S STEPS AND DISCOVER EASY TECHNIQUES WITH STUNNING EFFECTS

Skill Level X January page template X Light box You Will X Filofax Clipbook Need... notebook, plain X Post-it note roll X Chameleon Fineliner pens: RD4 Crimson Red, BR5 Bark, YG3 Spring Meadow, BR3 Cinnamon, GR4 Evergreen, BL6 Royal Blue, BL4 Cornflower Blue, RD5 Burgundy, RD2 Red Coral X Memento ink pads: Lady Bug, Rhubarb Stalk X Ink distress tool

Fineliners: RD4 for the flower and berries, BR5 for the pinecones, RD4 and YG3 for the mittens and hat, BR3 for the twigs, GR4 for the stalks and BL6 for the wording [2]. Place the BL4 top on the BL6 pen for three seconds, then colour each letter of the wording using diagonal lines. Put the top back on, and then go over each letter again in the opposite direction to create a cross-hatch effect [3]. You can add a 3D shadow to the letters by thickening the right-side lines of each letter with the BL6 pen. Place the RD4 top on the RD5 pen for three seconds, then colour each berry by dotting the pen in a circular motion to create a pointillism effect. Colour the pinecones by placing the BR3 top on the BR5 pen for four seconds, then working from the top to the bottom of each cone. Colour the hat using the RD4 and YG3 pens,

Download and print out the 4 1members January page template from the area, or create your own decorative design on the computer. Secure the printed design on the light box and position a Clipbook page over the top, held in place using a piece of post-it note roll [1]. Trace around all of the images using the following Chameleon

using a figure-eight loop pattern. Place the YG3 top on the RD4 pen for two seconds, then colour the mittens using the same loop pattern, working from the bottom of each mitten to the top [4]. Place the RD5 top on the RD2 pen for one second, then colour each petal of the flower, working from the centre to the tip. Use the RD5 pen to add veins to the petals for extra detail. Apply Memento Lady Bug ink to the edges of the design using an ink distressing tool, then add a darker layer of ink to the edges using Rhubarb Stalk. Remove the papers from the light box. Take a grid page from the Filofax Clipbook, put it on the lightbox and place the January page on top. Use the grid as a guide to draw a cross-stitch line border using RD4 and RD5 [5].

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X Make sure each Fineliner has returned

to its original ink colour before putting the cap back on. X Store your pens upside down – this refills the cap with ink, so it will always be ready to go. X If you don’t have any art programs to make your own January page, you can use free design apps like Canva.

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I love how versatile the Chameleon Fineliners are â&#x20AC;&#x201C; whether I am doodling, drawing, writing or colouring, the fact that I can blend the colours helps me to achieve so many different effects! Cathy Andronicou

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One Knit 3Ways! HAVE A GO AT KNITTING A BEGINNER-FRIENDLY AND FULLY-CUSTOMISABLE BLANKET BY MANDY CAMERON

ow comfortable does this blanket look? Mandy Cameron from Creative World of Crafts has cleverly made it up by joining together simple knitted blocks, making it an easy and transportable project that you can pick up and put down whenever and wherever you please! Plus, since it uses super chunky yarn, the blocks will increase really quickly – why not whip up a few while watching your favourite Create and Craft shows? Once made up, the blanket works out to approximately the size of a single bed, but you can easily increase that measurement by adding more blocks or knitting bigger. There are three different methods to knit the blocks for you to choose from, all of which will create varied, interesting designs – switch up the yarn colours and patterns to create something unique to you. After all, there’s nothing better than snuggling in a soft, chunky blanket handmade with love.

Blanket

Try this...

Skill Level

• Bernat Blanket You Will yarn, 300g balls: Need... Seafoam, Taupe, Pumpkin Spice, Dorset, Sailors Delight, Sunflowers • Knitting needles, 8mm • Tension: 8 stitches and 14 rows for a 10cm square in garter stitch (knit every row)

MAKE SIX LARGE BLOCKS IN EACH COLOUR

• Cast on 57 stitches, leaving a

generous tail of yarn for sewing blocks together. • Working in rows of garter stitch, knit every row until the piece measures approx 89cm. • Cast off loosely, leaving a generous tail of yarn for sewing blocks together.

• Join blocks together in the

colour combination of your choice. Sew sides together, forming a flat, even seam which has no right or wrong side. • Weave in all ends.

...or this

MAKE NINE SMALL SQUARES IN EACH COLOUR ( 54 SQUARES)

• Cast on 19 stitches, leaving a

generous tail of yarn for sewing blocks together. • Working in rows of garter stitch, knit every row until the piece measures approx 22cm x 22cm. • Cast off loosely, leaving a long tail of yarn for sewing blocks together. • Join blocks together randomly or create a diagonal pattern with the colours. Sew sides together, forming a flat, even seam which has no right or wrong side. • Weave in all ends.

... or how about this? MAKE TWO STRIPS USING A STRIPE EFFECT WITH RANDOM COLOURS

• Cast on 57 stitches. • Working in rows of garter stitch,

Knitty Know-How

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WE CAUGHT UP WITH MANDY TO ASK HER FOR SOME KNITTING TOP TIPS “My biggest piece of advice when knitting is to always start with an adjustable slip knot on your first stitch, as you will be able to tighten the little hole you get at the beginning of the row and make it invisible. If you’re working with a tight tension, though, use larger needles for a smoother cast on and cast off, and to make it easier to sew blankets together. You can change to the correct size when starting the first row.

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“Make sure to work using a garter stitch throughout. As a result, the finished project will have no right or wrong side, because both will look great. As well as that, you should always join yarn at the edge of the project and not in the middle of a row. This makes weaving in the ends much easier and invisible, giving a more professional finish to each project. If your edges are uneven, try slipping the first stitch of every row instead of knitting it.

knit every row and alternate colours until each piece measures approximately 200cm. • Cast off loosely. • Join the two pieces together at the centre seam. Sew sides together, forming a flat, even seam which has no right or wrong side. • Weave in all ends.

Find out more

Creative World of Crafts’ Knitty Critters collection has become something of a knitting and crochet sensation with its amazing kits featuring adorable critters and sweet baby garments. Each includes everything you need to complete the project, and are well-suited to both beginner and veteran knitters and crocheters with their comprehensive instructions. Visit knittycritters.co.uk for more information.

“When sewing your squares together, use the Bickford method, as this will be invisible on both sides of the blanket. To do this, lay two blocks down flat, edge to edge. You will notice that the knitted fabric consists of knots and loops – match each block knot to knot and loop to loop. Thread your sewing up yarn and proceed by bringing your needle down through a knot on the bottom-right and up through a knot on the bottom-left. Next, bring the needle down through a loop just above the knot on the left and bring it up through the loop of matching row on the right. Continue in this sequence, and pull the sewing up yarn to close the seam – even if you do this in a contrast colour, you can hardly see the join!”

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Papercraft

Inspiration

DISCOVER THE BENEFITS OF TOP-QUALITY AMERICAN CRAFTS PAPER WITH THESE FRAME-WORTHY MAKES

f you’re looking to fill your walls with wonderful papercrafted goodies, it’s important to use materials that will result in a professional finish. After all, framed wall art will be admired by every guest that comes to visit! These masterpieces use American Crafts Precision Cardstock, which is ideal for running through a die cutting machine without clogging it up. Plus, the high-quality sheets are easy to score and fold – a perfect addition to any papercrafter’s stash!

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X American Crafts Precision Cardstock X Dies X Glue dots X Adhesive X Embellishments X 12” square frame

You Will Need...

Adventure

Framed florals

Cut out hot air balloons, hills and windmills from brightly coloured card, and clouds and an Adventure sentiment from white card. Using glue dots, layer the shapes onto a 12” square piece of blue card to create an outdoor scene. Place your design into a 12” square frame.

Cut multiple flower shapes from pastel card. Fold and bend the petals to give them a 3D shape. Layer the flowers onto a piece of neutral card using glue dots. Attach embellishments, such as wool balls in contrasting colours, into the centre of some of the flowers. Place the design into a frame.

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Welcome home Skill Level

l You only need to use light

pressure when scoring Precision Cardstock. Use a bone folder or a scoring tool for clean lines. l Layering paper makes for great 3D effect – try using contrasting colours for added WOW factor! l Pull the mat away from the paper when removing machine cut shapes.

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Cut out flowers from pink, orange and yellow card, and leaves from green card. Arrange the leaves onto a 12" square sheet of white card in the shape of a wreath. Layer the flowers over the leaves, overlapping some of the petals. Stick an enamel dot in the centre of each flower. Cut a Welcome Home sentiment from neutral card and adhere in the centre of the wreath. Tie a bow with twine and attach it to the top of the wreath. Place the design into a 12” square frame and hang.

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Great Gift Ideas

for Kids

GET CREATIVE WITH PERSONALISATION AND PUT A SMILE ON A LITTLE ONE'S FACE

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The boys love their new tops!

dding a personal touch to a project is a simple way to create a thoughtful gift for a child in your family. Hand lettering is a fantastic place to start, as you can take a pen directly to your makes. However, you can also achieve an on-trend look by using a ScanNCut machine to cut vinyl words and embellishments. Unleash your creativity with the different methods used in these projects, and then wait to see the happy faces when your gifts are unwrapped!

Shoes

You Will

Need... Skill Level X Shoes, white canvas, leather or faux leather X Pencil X Scrap paper X POSCA paint pens X Heat gun X Pen, black, fine X Mod Podge sealer spray

Clean any dirt, dust or residue from the 1superhero shoes, and remove all tags and laces. Sketch comic book-inspired words on a scrap

of paper, such as POW, BIFF and ZAP, using capital letters and multiple exclamation marks. Doodle some comic book-inspired images to use alongside these words, such as explosions, speech bubbles and smoke clouds. Plan the colours of POSCA paint pens you will use on the different areas – a combination of primary colours and black works best. The sections that will be white do not need to be coloured, as the shoe underneath will show through. Using the sketches as a plan/template, colour one section at a time – the shoe seams will act as neat dividing lines. Use a small damp cotton bud to carefully clean up any mistakes while the paint is still wet. Dry each area gently using a heat gun to avoid smudging while you work. Once dry, add polka dots to the coloured backgrounds and outline shapes and words with a fine black pen. Repeat with the second shoe – each can have different wording, but keep the colours and styles similar so that the pair is cohesive.

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both shoes are dry, apply two to three 7shoesOnce coats of Mod Podge sealer spray to protect the for use. Make sure to not wash or scrub the shoes vigorously.

Pencil case

You Will Need...

Skill Level X Paper, white X Brush pen, black X ScanNCut X Adhesive vinyl X Pokey tool X Transfer paper X Bone folder or scraper X Plastic pencil case

On a piece of white paper, write your chosen name or names in large, joined up letters, using a brush pen to get a variation between the

thick and thin lines. Scan your writing on the ScanNCut’s scanning mat and save it. Insert a standard mat, and stick the vinyl down on top with the coloured side of the vinyl sheet facing upwards. Set the blade height to around 0.75 and the machine pressure to -2 and cut your word out of the vinyl. These settings should cut through the vinyl but not the clear backing sheet. Remove the sheet from the ScanNCut and use a pokey tool to remove the excess pieces of vinyl. Press a sheet of clear, sticky transfer paper down over the front of the vinyl word and burnish with a bone folder or scraper to adhere. Transfer onto the pencil case and press down well to ensure that all edges are stuck down.

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T-shirt T-shirt

Skill Level Skill Level You Will X Paper, white X Brush pen, black Need... XXPaper, whiteXXIron-on Brush pen, ScanNCut vinylblack X ScanNCut Iron-onX vinyl X CottonXT-shirt Pokey tool X Iron X Cotton T-shirt X Pokey tool X Iron

On a piece of white paper, write On of whitename paper, outusing 1 outa piece your chosen orwrite names, 1brush chosen usingup a a your brush pen toname writeor in names, large, joined pen to write in large, joined up

letters. Scan your writing on the ScanNCut letters. Scan your scanning mat andwriting save it.on the ScanNCut mat and save it. on a Insert scanning a standard mat, and stick piece of vinyl that will fit the width of your T-shirt, ensuring that the vinyl is stuck down with the coloured side facing the mat so that you are cutting into the reverse. On the ScanNCut, group the lines and then flip the image of the scanned lettering so that it is backwards. Move and resize the lettering to fit the vinyl on your mat. With your blade height set around 0.75 and the machine pressure set to -2, cut your word out of the vinyl, making sure not to cut the clear backing sheet. Remove the sheet from the ScanNCut and use a pokey tool to remove the excess pieces of vinyl. On an ironing board, place the clear sheet with the vinyl name into position on your T-shirt. Ensuring that the steam setting is off, press a hot iron down onto the clear backing for 5-10 seconds all over to adhere. Allow to cool and then remove the backing sheet, leaving the words stuck to the T-shirt.

Head to the members area to find out how to make this toy bag

You can also try a metallic effect

l If you are not confident in your writing, you can print your text out in large letters from a computer instead of writing them out. l Ensure your scanning mat is clean so that the scanner only picks up the wording.

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l When cutting fabric, use a tight knit material that will not fray easily and will not fall apart where you have thin lines in your words. l Always check your project has cut all the way through before removing the mat. Peel back a small area, and if in doubt, repeat the cutting, lowering the blade slightly.

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Our cover star’s super project!

Watercolour

Blooms

CREATE THESE GORGEOUS STAMPED FLORALS WITH HELP FROM TONI DARROCH

loral stamps are the perfect addition to any greeting card, no matter what time of year it is. We know that you love Toni’s designs, so who better to showcase gorgeous florals than our wonderful cover star? Here, Toni has used brush techniques such as tapping and spotting to apply the watercolours onto the design. We think you’ll agree that the effect is simply stunning, with soft hues bringing the wildflowers to life.

Smile Skill Level

You Will

X Stamps By Me: Red Rose stamp; Need... Eureka 101; Carta watercolour card, white; Miya watercolour paints X Waterproof ink pad X Heat gun X Paintbrush X Sentiment die X Die cutting machine X Card: black, gold glitter X Glue

the rose stamp on the top half of the 1cutPosition card, so that the very top of the image will be off once it has been stamped. Cover with a

waterproof ink pad and stamp onto the card using Eureka 101. Repeat this process on the bottom half of the card. Use a heat gun to speed up the drying process of the ink. Wet the card around the flowers using a paint brush. With your first watercolour, begin to spot on the colour into the wet areas of the card. Layer a second colour over some of the already coloured areas to create a darker tone. Add the same colours to a clean brush and tap it over your artwork to create a splatter effect. Dry with a heat gun. Use a different colour for the flowers, loosely tapping the colour into the petals using the side of the brush. Leave some areas white to create different tones of light and shade within the petals. Repeat this process on all the petals, using different colours. Using green paint on your brush, spot the colour into the leaves. Die cut a sentiment from gold glitter card and stick onto a black matt. Take a black top-folding card blank and matt glitter gold on the top. Fix your floral artwork over the top, positioning both layers to one side to create a layered effect. Stick the sentiment over the top of the card.

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Easy beginner make!

Everybody knows that I love flowers, and these two stamps are so joyful. Take your time to choose the hues you want to colour up your stamps. Incorporating accents of metallic glitter card is a great way to add a luxe touch to your makes

Wild Poppy Skill Level

You Will Need...

X Stamps By Me: Wild Poppy stamp; Eureka 101; Carta watercolour card, white; Miya watercolour paints X Water-based ink X Paintbrush X Heat gun X Sentiment stamps

Take the poppy stamp and offset it so that part 1stamp of the image is on the card as shown. Cover the in a water-based ink and stamp it onto the

watercolour card using a Eureka 101. With a wet brush, create a thin outline around the image. Use a brush to spot some watercolour paint into the wet areas, creating a hue around your image. Use a heat gun to dry the

paint and speed up the process.

another colour and spot it into the petals 3intoTake of the flower, then use a green paint and spot it the leaves using your brush. Stamp a sentiment slightly over your image.

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Cheery

Pom-pom Crafts SARAH JACKMAN READ’S JOYFUL MAKES SHOW HOW VERSATILE SIMPLE POM-POMS ARE

om-pom making is a great skill to learn because of how versatile these woolly spheres are. As Sarah shows us, they can add the perfect whimsical touch to a card, or they can be used to create a quirky dec. Pom-poms are so easy to make and once you know how, you can enhance your designs further by trimming your pom-poms into different shapes or experimenting with multiple colours in one. All you need is a pom-pom maker and a few skeins of yarn to get started.

Ice cream card

Skill Level You Will Need... X Pom-pom maker, four-piece set X Yarn: white, pink, orange X Card: kraft, white, pink X Paper, striped X Stamp, sentiment X Ink pad X Adhesive enamel dots

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l Create sprinkles on your pom-

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Skill Level X Yarn: green, beige, white, pink X Embroidery hoop, 7” X Pom-pom maker, four-piece set

Use the 3.5cm pom-pom maker to create three pom-poms in white, pink and orange yarn. Cut the cone shape from kraft card, then wrap beige yarn around it and glue the end of the yarn to the back. Create a white card blank measuring 13cm x 18cm. Cut a rectangle of pink card measuring 12.5cm x 17.5cm and a rectangle of striped paper measuring 12cm x 17cm. Stamp a sentiment in the bottom-left corner of the striped paper, and adhere the layers in place as shown. Attach the cone to the striped paper at an angle, then glue the three pom-poms above it to create the ice cream scoops. Add different sizes of adhesive enamel dots around the ice cream cone to finish.

Sarah’s

pom ice cream by gluing beads to each scoop. l Use thin-bladed, sharp scissors for neat and professional results with your pom-poms. l Add texture and interest by experimenting with different thicknesses and types of yarn.

Embroidery frame

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You Will Need...

Cut 10 lengths of green yarn approximately 20cm long, fold them in half to create a loop, and then place the loop on the bottom of the embroidery hoop. Thread the ends of the yarn around the hoop and through the loop to attach. Repeat four more times, then trim the ends to neaten. Create one beige and white pom-pom with the 5.5cm pom-pom maker. Start with a small amount of beige yarn in the centre, then complete the pom-pom with white yarn. With the same pom-pom maker, create two white and pink pom-poms, starting with white yarn in the centre and then finishing with pink. Use the 3.5cm pom-pom maker to create two pom-poms in green yarn. Adhere all five pom-poms across the bottom of the embroidery hoop in an alternating pattern as shown.

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POM-POMS

WREATHS Add a cosy touch to a decorative wreath by sticking on a handful of homemade colourful pom-poms

GARLAND Whip up pom-poms in a few different sizes and attach them to string for nofuss festive décor FLOWERS Use pom-poms to stock your vases with a bouquet of everlasting flowers

BAUBLES Pom-pom baubles are a great option for jazzing up your Christmas tree – and they won’t break if you drop them, either!

KEYRING Never lose your keys again when they’re attached to a pair of fuzzy pom-poms on a long piece of yarn or ribbon

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Stitch&Bake COOK, BAKE AND PREP FOOD IN STYLE WITH KELLY ANNE JORDAN’S LOVELY MAKES

elly has cleverly stitched this coordinated trio of kitchen items using only one set of fat quarters, demonstrating how a little can go a long way. Have a go yourself and learn how to use binding tape and insulated wadding to create a practical yet stylish set for your own kitchen.

Apron

Skill Level X Fat quarters: blue, pink X Binding tape: 2” wide, navy; 3” wide, white X Plates: 7”, 10” X Air erasable marker X Pins

You Will Need...

Iron your fat quarters ready for cutting. Cut a 4” x 22” strip from the blue fat quarter and put it aside for another project. Cut a 7” x 10” rectangle from the pink fat quarter for the

pocket. Trim the 3” binding tape to approximately 54” for the waist ties – depending on your waist size, you can make this smaller or bigger.

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Open the fabric up to reveal neat, rounded corners. Round the bottom corners of the pocket fabric in the same way as the apron, using a 7” plate.

Position the pocket on the centre of the apron fabric, right side up, and pin in place. Stitch around the sides and the bottom to secure.

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Fold the sides and curved bottom of the pocket fabric over by 0.5” and press. Add 2” tape to the top by opening up one side of the binding tape and aligning the right sides of your fabric with the raw edge of your tape. Pin in place.

Add 2” binding tape to the edge of the apron using the same method as the pocket. Once done, lay your apron face up, and find the centre of it and the centre of the 3” binding tape.

Fold the blue fabric in half and place the 10” plate on top. Trace a rounded corner around one of the open edges with an air erasable marker and cut.

Stitch along the binding tape 0.5” from the edge. Flip it over to the back, re-pin flat and sew with a straight stitch all the way along – this will hide the raw edge and give a neat finish.

Place the apron inside the flap of the binding tape, lining up the centre points, and pin in place. Sew along all of the open sides of the binding tape to secure it, including the parts hanging over the ends of the apron.

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Beginners will love this simple tea towel, while improvers can get to grips with the cheery oven glove. Head to the members area to find out how! Why not show off your snazzy kitchen accessories by emailing an image to us at editor@createandcraft.com? Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d love to see them! 020-021 KitchenCrafts.indd 21

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From u.s.. to you

Your Exclusive

ESCAPE TO THE TROPICS WITH SOME SPARKLY WILDLIFE DESIGNS

The toucan and flamingo will also look great in this setting!

ntroduce yourself to the magical and sparkly world of Craft Buddy’s Crystal Art, perfect for beginners and advanced crafters alike. The motifs can be peeled off and used on a huge range of crafty makes – how will you use yours?

Log onto the members area every month for a new gift! Crystal Art Set of 10 Stickers with 1 Tool, 1 Tray and Crystals (484535) Price £10 Club Member Price £0.00 (P&P £2.99)

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HOW TO CLAIM

Don’t miss out on this sparkly collection! Simply log onto the members area and add the Crystal Art Set to your basket. Just pay £2.99 P&P.

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How to use your Crystal Art motifs

Push the nib of the pick up tool into the pink wax and push the wax into the nib using your finger. Each pack of crystals is labelled with a number or letter, which corresponds to a circle on the motif. Select one to start with, and dispense some of the crystals into a tray. Shake gently so that the crystals form a line and turn the right way up. Peel off the plastic covering the part of the motif you are working on. Pick up a gem using your tool, and place it flat side down

onto the corresponding numbered/lettered circle. Continue this process until all of the circles have been filled. Before attaching the motif to your project, seal the design using the Crystal Art Sealer. This ensures that the crystals will not drop off if your project is going to be handled frequently. Use a paintbrush to apply a thin layer at the base of the crystals, wiping off the excess. Once dry, the motif is ready to peel away from the backing. Use a small amount of glue on the reverse of the motif to attach to your project.

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Butterfly frame Skill Level X Craft Buddy: Crystal Art motifs sheet; Crystal Art Sealer; MDF You Will Forever Flowerz frame; Shimmer paint, Mermaid Dreams, Diamond Need... Ocean; Paper pad; Forever Flowerz, white carnations; Metallic gems, silver X Alcohol pen, dark blue X Filing tool X Pretty Gets Gritty gel medium X Glue

the butterfly motif with crystals, Peel the backing sheet off the butterfly 1theFill following the steps below. Colour the front of 5 motif and use a small amount of glue to MDF frame using a dark blue alcohol pen. attach it inside the frame. the front of the frame with Mermaid Make up four Forever Flowerz white 2youCover Dreams shimmer paint, making sure that 6 carnations. Carefully apply some don’t cover over any of the holes. Leave the Diamond Ocean shimmer paint to the frame to dry. Glue a sheet of patterned paper to the square back of the frame. Carefully cut around the edge and use a file to neaten. Once the frame is dry, use gel medium to attach the back of the frame, with the patterned paper showing through the square hole.

edges of the petals. Push two carnations through two holes in the top-right and two in the bottom-left of the frame and secure with gel. Cover the remaining holes with silver metallic gems and add smaller gems inside the frame in the top-left and bottom-right corners, as shown.

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Jungle aperture

Skill Level

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Need... X Craft Buddy: Crystal Art motifs sheet; Stamping card; 7” x 7” card blank, green satin; Self adhesive gems, green; Foam roll; Forever Flowerz A5 Pretty Poinsettia stamp set; Premium glue X Tim Holtz distress oxide ink pads: Mowed Lawn, Salty Ocean, Tumbled Glass X VersaFine ink pad, Onyx Black X Zig Real Brush Pens: Deep Green, Light Green X Water brush X Masking sheet X Craft knife

Make up the parrot motif from the kit using the 1stamping crystals and tools provided. Cut two pieces of card measuring 15cm x 16cm. On one piece

of card, blend the oxide inks in an ombré effect over the entire piece of card, then splash this with water using the water brush. Blot with kitchen towel to create your background panel. Set aside to dry. Choose a leaf stamp from the Pretty Poinsettia stamp set. Create two masks using masking sheets by stamping the leaf with black ink and fussy cutting. On the second piece of stamping card, create the jungle aperture by stamping the leaf around the edge of the piece of card on all four sides. Use the masks you made to create a natural layered look. Colour the leaves with the watercolour brush pens and water brush. Cut away the central white space using a craft knife or scissors. Mount the leaf aperture onto the ombre background panel using foam roll. Position the Crystal Art parrot inside the leaves. Matt and layer your finished scene onto white card measuring 15.5cm x 16.5cm. Then mount this onto a layer of green satin card measuring 16cm x 17cm using the Craft Buddy Premium Glue. Attach the design to a card blank using foam roll. To finish, add gems and a sentiment of your choice.

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Make up the toucan motif using the crystals and tools provided. Seal using the Crystal Art Sealer. Once dry, peel the back off the motif. Apply a small amount of glue on the reverse and attach to the LED candle.

TOP TIPS l If any of the crystals are stuck together, gently squeeze them between your fingers to separate. l If you find your tool isn’t picking the crystals up anymore, refresh the wax on the end of the tool.

l Never remove the plastic protective sheet covering the design until you’re completely finished. l Waste not, want not! Keep the leftover crystals to add onto other projects or use with crystal art stamps.

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X Craft Buddy: Crystal Art motifs sheet; Crystal Art Sealer X LED candle X Glue

You Will Need...

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6Essentials Baby Shower

THROW AN ELEGANT PARTY THE EASY WAY!

very expectant mum deserves to be spoilt by all of her loved ones, and a baby shower is the perfect way to celebrate the imminent arrival of a bundle of joy. As with all successful celebrations, detail is crucial, and nowhere is this more important than with the decorations; it only takes a few to transform your venue into the perfect baby shower set-up, and a handcrafted effect brings a personal touch.

Ginger Ray

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The Oh Baby collection from Ginger Ray is now available to buy at Create and Craft! Plus we have loads of their other ranges too... from weddings to milestone birthdays – we’ve got you covered! Mix and match to create a bespoke party theme and craft unique items to boot.

1 Balloons

What’s a party without balloons? They’re a décor staple no matter what occasion is being celebrated. To add a little wowfactor, these clear balloons are filled with a colourful confetti – pastel shades of pink or blue could reveal the baby’s gender!

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2 Bunting

Bunting is a party classic and we love the calligraphy one in this range; it provides a real focal point and sets the theme perfectly. Plus, as it comes in gold, it’s not only luxe looking but it’s ideal for a genderneutral shower.

3Tableware

Making sure that you have enough food is a big priority at any party, and with some extra finishing touches you can ensure all the dishes look as good as they taste. Keep the theme of the party running with napkins, tableware and cutlery.

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4Sash

It may be called a baby shower, but this party is all about making the mummyto-be feel special. With a designated sash, it’ll be clear to everyone that this day is all about her, and coordinating the accessory with the rest of the décor will really tie the whole event together.

With all of this effort going into treating the mother, let’s not forget there’s another little person to celebrate, too! Creating a guestbook using blocks is the perfect way to preserve the memories and well wishes of everyone who attended the party, and it can be treasured until the baby is old enough to read them.

6Advice cards

It can be daunting being a first-time mother, so a baby shower is a great opportunity for experienced parents to share their top tips and words of wisdom. Use this as a feature at the party by setting up an advice station, with cute babygrow shaped cards pegged to twine ready for the guests to fill in.

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Ombré Effect T

Choker

STAY STYLISH WITH SARAH MILLSOP’S IMPRESSIVE GRADUATED NECKLACE

his lovely piece uses five different bead colours and an impressive layering technique to create an ombré effect. The elegant swag-style drooping curves are worked on one section at a time, keeping your thread length smaller and more manageable. Why not switch up the colours and create an accessory to suit every outfit?

Swag necklace Skill Level X Seed beads, size 11, five colours X Beading thread X Beading needle X Scissors X Clasp

You Will Need...

Move through two of the 3yourself new beads added, to position at the end of the row.

Repeat steps 2 and 3 to gain length. The piece will look like it’s made up of rows of a single bead, two beads on top of each other, then a single bead again. Continue until you have 11 single ‘centre’ beads along your row.

Cut approximately 1m of thread 1needle and add your needle. Move the to the halfway point to limit

the length you have to work with. Pick up four of your lightest beads and bring them to the end of your thread, leaving a 10cm tail. Bring your needle back through two beads and pull tight. This will form a ‘square’ with the beads – every step in the frame of your necklace is made using this square shape, which will grow the length and stems for the swags of beads.

Once you reach your 11th centre 4 bead, move to the base bead of your final cluster. Repeat the same

technique to achieve ‘drop’ lengths. These will support the swags later in the project.

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Continue to pick up sets of three 5repeating beads to create new clusters, by steps 2 and 3. See panel

Pick up three new beads, loop around and bring your needle back through the bead you exited from the previous square shape. These three new beads, along with the one you are exiting, will give you a new square cluster.

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below for colour order.

X The first set of 3 will be from the lightest beads (colour 1) X Next set: 1 x colour 1, 1 x colour 2, 1 x colour 1 X Next set: 3 x colour 2 X Next set: 3 x colour 2 X Next set: 1 x colour 2, 1 x colour 3, 1 x colour 2 X Next set: 3 x colour 3

X Next set: 3 x colour 3 X Next set: 1 x colour 3, 1 x colour 4, 1 x colour 3 X Next set: 3 x colour 4 X Next set: 3 x colour 4 X Next set: 1 x colour 4, 1 x colour 5, 1 x colour 4 X Next set: 3 x colour 5 X Next set: 3 x colour 5 X Final set: 3 x colour 5

your way back through 6yourWork the bead path to the top of droplet – you may need to

finish your old thread and attach a new one. Use half hitch knots to secure, weaving your thread back into your work to hide it.

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TOP TIPS

l Decide on the range of colours

you wish to work with and graduate from light to dark. I find it useful to spill a small amount of each on my bead mat in order, ready for threading on.

l Move through only one bead at

a time when creating your base weaves. If you move through two at a time it can pull the beads out of a neat line. l Attach your clasps with jump rings so that you don’t need to re-weave your necklace if you ever need to replace the clasp. l If you do not wish to continue the swag detail all the way around your necklace, you can create a longer plain chain length to clasp.

Pick up 31 beads in colour 5 11 and bridge in between to the other drop length. Repeat as before,

moving upwards, now creating a backwards C. Position yourself on the cluster above, coming out of the far left bead for your new swag. Repeat the process, picking up one less bead on each swag each time to get a neat graduation in the tiers. The colour of the bead you are exiting from is the colour you will use for your swag. There should be 3 rows for each colour.

Colour 5: 32 beads X 31 beads X 30 beads Colour 4: 29 beads X 28 beads X 27 beads Colour 3: 26 beads X 25 beads X 24 beads Colour 2: 23 beads X 22 beads X 21 beads Colour 1: 20 beads X 19 beads X 18 beads

Once you have reached the top 13 of your necklace, repeat the process again from step 2 onwards

centre beads. Repeat steps 5 and 6 to create a new drop in parallel position to the other. When you have completed your final set of beads in colour 5,

continue around the beads until you are exiting the far left bead of the cluster, facing downwards. Pick up 32 beads in colour 5 to create a swag in between both drop lengths and attach to the same bead on the opposite drop. Your needle will come up through the far

right bead of your last cluster of beads on the other side. Move anticlockwise in a C shape through your beads, working upwards and then down into the far right bead of the cluster above, positioning the needle ready for the next swag of beads.

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a new length to the top of the 7withAdd necklace using colour 1. Work colour 1 until you have 11 new

to create identical sections. You can either create them separately and weave them together at the end, or make it all in a continuous length. Work in an odd number for the final length of your necklace, this will give you a central focal point. To add a clasp, use a jump ring or thread it straight on. Add the clasp in place of the second bead in a cluster to sit it neatly at the end of your row. Secure your threads by weaving back into your work and tying off with half hitch knots.

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Handmade Christmas

Table Setting

BRING FESTIVE CHEER TO YOUR TABLE WITH THESE PERSONALISED MAKES FROM PENELOPE QUINN

he most special Christmas setting you can have is one that you’ve made yourself. These quick, simple makes are perfect for beginners and won’t take long to create. With just a few materials, inspiration from Jack Frost and some yuletide spirit, you can create a charming rustic setting for a Christmas feast that will be remembered for many years to come.

Napkin ring Skill Level

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• Shower curtain ring • Twine • Hot glue gun • Fine wire, gold • Twigs, berries and branches • Small pine cone Cover the curtain ring by wrapping it with 1either twine, using a small dab of hot glue on end. Use wire to secure the decorative 2 twigs and berries onto the ring. Secure a small pine cone with a dab 3 of hot glue.

Name card holder Skill Level • Straight stick • White acrylic paint • Hot glue gun • White card • Pen

You Will Need...

a straight stick that is 120cmFind approximately 4cm in diameter and in length. Remove any loose bark or dirt. Paint your stick white, and leave to dry. Apply 2natural only one coat if you want to allow some of the texture to show through. Cut the stick into two lengths of approximately 10cm each. Line the sticks up leaving a narrow gap to slot the card into. Add a dot of hot glue on either end and adhere the two sticks together. Cut your card to size so it will fit snugly in between the two sticks, and write the name on the card.

3 4 Dove name card Skill Level • White card • Pen • Pencil

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texture. Think about where you want your bird to sit on the glass, and use a pencil to mark out a small slit of around 2.5cm. Cut out the dove, leaving the mark uncut, and hold the bird up to your glass. Double check that it’s weighted evenly on each side. Cut the slit and position the dove on the glass to check it sits correctly. You may need to cut deeper into the dove if you find that it’s toppling over. Once you’re happy with how it’s sitting, write the name on the card.

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Cinnamon candles

You Will

Need... Skill Level • Pillar candle • 20-30 cinnamon sticks • Rubber band • Fine wire, gold • Ribbon, gold • Twigs, berries and mini pine cones

your pillar candle to around the same height as your cinnamon 1 Cut sticks, using a knife that has been left in boiling water. a rubber band to hold all the cinnamon sticks in place around 2theyUse the sides of the candle while you position them [1]. Make sure that are nice and snug otherwise it will fall apart when it stands up. Take a piece of fine wire and wrap it around the candle, twisting the 3 ends until it feels tight and secure [2]. Remove the rubber band. Take a piece of gold ribbon, and tie it around the candle to hide the 4 wire [3]. Use a glue gun to secure twigs, berries and pine cones to decorate the candle [4].

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Why not try drying slices of orange in the oven and then sticking them to the cinnamon stick candles? It’s a classic combination!

l A shower curtain ring is the perfect size for a napkin holder, but use your imagination and see what other household bits and bobs you can use! l If you are using long cinnamon sticks to make a bigger candle holder, you may need to tie two pieces of wire at either end to keep it held together. l Lit candles should never be left unsupervised; if you’re worried about safety, you could create a similar decoration by adhering cinnamon sticks to a glass jar and using a battery-operated LED candle.

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Your FREE

Downloads NANCY WATT HAS DONE IT AGAIN WITH THESE FUN AND FESTIVE DESIGNS

ometimes, the best things in life really are free, and these seasonal papers by Nancy Watt are sure to delight. The patterned designs and toppers include fun stylised motifs, lovely winter blooms and warm wishes in beautiful calligraphy fonts, which are guaranteed to make gorgeous Christmas card. Simply visit the members area of the website, download, print and craft! Have a go at these two projects, or get started on your own creations!

Kit A

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Kit B

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l Try scoring an easel card diagonally across the front rather than horizontally to create a twisted easel. It’s a novel ‘twist’ on the classic design. l When cutting out any shape freehand, like the poinsettia flowers, a craft knife is quicker and more dexterous than a pair of scissors – just be careful with the sharp blade and don’t cut on a slippery surface. l Use a ball tool to gently curve your petals for extra texture and detail in your decorative elements. l Cut the large poinsettia a few times and trim away layers of petals and leaves to create your own decoupage layers for even more detailed depth.

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Eat, drink and be merry Skill Level • Card: white, red • Downloadable papers, kit B • Foam tape

You Will Need...

and fold white card to create a 15cm square 1 Trim card blank. a 14.5cm square from red card and a 14cm 2andCut square from kit B patterned paper. Matt together stick onto the card front. Cut a 13.5cm square from white card and a 3square 12.5cm square from red card. Remove a 10cm from the centre of the white square and an 11.5cm square from the centre of the red square to create frames. Matt together and stick onto the card front using foam tape. Cut a 9.5cm square from red card, a 9cm square from white card and a topper from kit B. Matt together and stick onto the card front inside the frame using foam tape. Carefully cut out two poinsettia flowers from kit B and layer onto the bottom-left of the card front.

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Christmas cheer Skill Level • Card: white, red • Downloadable papers, kit A • Foam tape

You Will Need...

Trim and fold white card to create a 16.5cm x 1create 21cm tent card blank. Fold the front in half to an easel card blank. Cut a 15.5cm x 20.5cm rectangle from red card 2 and a 15cm x 20cm rectangle from kit A

patterned paper. Matt together and stick onto the inside of the card blank. Cut a 10cm x 15.5cm rectangle from red card and a 9.5cm x 15cm rectangle from kit A patterned paper. Matt together and stick onto the easel front. Cut a 10cm x 13.5cm rectangle from white card, a 9.5cm x 13cm rectangle from red card and a topper from

kit A. Matt together and stick onto the easel front using foam tape. Cut a 6cm square from white card, a 5.5cm square from red card and a 5cm sentiment from kit A. Matt together and stick onto the card base using foam tape to create the easel stopper.

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Quick & Easy

Christmas Decs

THESE SPEEDY FESTIVE CLASSICS ARE PERFECT FOR BATCH MAKING OR LAST-MINUTE DECORATIONS

ne of the best things about Christmas is enjoying a fantastic feast with your family. These sweet seasonal decorations ensure that the festive table will look stunning on the big day, and they’re simple to make too, meaning you can easily whip up one for everyone in the family.

Cracker Skill Level

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X A4 card X Scoreboard X Scoring tool X Glue X Ribbon X Gifts X Embellishments

Lay an A4 sheet of card on a scoreboard landscape-oriented and trim 6cm from the bottom so that it measures 15cm. Score vertical lines 6cm, 8cm and 10cm from either side. On both sides, fold the second scoreline inwards and the first and third scorelines in the opposite direction to create a concertina fold. With the card folded on just the second score lines, cut out a row of small triangles

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along each folded side, with the tops of the triangles reaching the first scoreline. Leave a small space between each triangle. Once done, open up your card and you will have a line of diamonds on each side. Roll the card into a cylinder to create the cracker shape and secure with glue. Decorate the cracker with your choice of embellishments – the crackers pictured use textured card stars embellished with mini pom-poms, a die-cut Noel, and a cutout sentiment. Wrap a length of ribbon around one neck of the cracker and tie into a bow. Fill the cracker with a gift, then wrap and tie a bow around the other neck of the cracker.

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crackers with lottery tickets, personalised notes or handmade party hats? X Add a bang to your crackers by including a cracker snap. X If you write your guests’ names on the crackers, they double up as place cards that show everyone where they’re sitting at the Christmas table. X Stick with two or three colours overall to create a unified theme for your makes.

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Pillow box Skill Level X Card X Scoreboard X Scoring tool X Glue

You Will Need...

Trace around a CD onto card and draw an X in the middle to create four sections. Trace a second circle to the right of the previous, overlapping the previous circleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s right section [1]. Draw an X in the middle of the second circle.

Trace semi-circles in a similar manner on the three remaining sections of the left circle [2] and the three remaining on the right circle [3]. Score all of the rounded lines and cut out the figure-eight shape. Fold the semi-circles inwards and overlap to create the box. Secure with glue. Decorate the box or simply wrap a length of ribbon around it and tie into a bow.

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3 Ways with

Festive Foiling

TRY YOUR HAND AT FOILING WITH THESE YULE DESIGNS BY LOU COLLINS

othing brightens up the dark winter months like a dash of shine and sparkle, and foiling is actually easier to grasp than you might think. Get to grips with the art with these makes, then practise your skills over the holiday season. While beginners can use stencilled letters, calligraphy experts can get creative with gorgeous fonts.

Gift tag Skill Level X Tattered Lace Sahara Labels die set You Will Need... X Card: teal, white X We R Memory Keepers: Heat-Activated Foil, gold; Freestyle foil quill pen, standard tip; Freestyle stencil; Crop-a-Dile X Detail scissors X Fabric bunting on string X Foam pads or tape X Ribbon, gold dotted

Using the largest die from the Tattered Lace Sahara Labels set, cut a label from teal card. Using the second-largest die, cut a label from white card. On the white layer, lightly draw a horizontal line in pencil two-thirds of the way down. Tape a piece of gold foil so the top edge sits on this line. With the standard tip of the foil quill pen, write the word December in capital letters about 1cm tall on the gold foil. Remove the foil. On a scrap of teal card, use the foil quill pen and Freestyle stencil to trace the numbers 2 and 5 in gold foil. Carefully use detail scissors to cut out the numbers, leaving a teal border around each gold number. Glue each number onto a piece of fabric bunting, and attach them above the word December. Tie knots in the ends of the bunting string.

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With the standard-tip foil quill pen and the Freestyle With foam pads or tape, adhere the white layer 2 stencil, trace the word Merry in capital letters. Ensure 5a small on top of the teal. Using the Crop-A-Dile, punch your stencil is centred by working from the centre of the hole at the top of the teal layer and thread a piece of gold dotted ribbon through to finish.

Merry & bright card Skill Level

You Will Need...

X Tattered Lace dies: Sahara Labels, Watercolour Foliage X Card: teal, white X We R Memory Keepers: Heat-Activated Foil, gold; Freestyle foil quill pen, standard tip; Freestyle stencil X Permanent marker X Card blank, white X Pencil X Sakura gel pen: white, red X Foam pads X Glossy Accents X Docrafts Create Christmas Decorative Berries, Frosted White

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Using the largest die from the Tattered Lace Sahara Labels set, cut a label from teal card. Tape a piece of gold foil over the top third of the label and mark the centre of the foil with a pencil.

word out. Using your marker as a guide, press firmly into the top of the foil. Leaving a small space underneath, tape a piece of gold foil and write the word Bright in a script font. Remove the foil. Place the teal label onto a white card blank slightly above the centre and lightly trace around it. Tape pieces of foil outside the top-right edge and the bottomleft edge of the pencil line. Doodle some holly leaves and berries with the foil quill pen so that they will look like they are coming out from under the label once it is attached to the card. With a white gel pen, draw faux stitching around the edge of the teal shape. Use a sticker, write, stamp or die cut a small and to fit between the Merry and Bright. Attach the teal label to the card blank with foam pads. Using the Tattered Lace Watercolour Foliage die set, cut some foliage from white card and colour in the berries or flowers with a red pen. Cover the berries with Glossy Accents and leave to dry for at least half-an-hour. Glue on several Docrafts Decorative Berries in Frosted White to finish.

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l When writing text, begin in the middle of each word and work outwards to ensure your word is centred. l Work slowly and apply generous pressure when writing on foil to be sure all of your designs transfer correctly. l Before writing, ensure your foil is flat and pulled tight, and tape it down so it does not move around on your base.

Christmas day menu

You Will

Need... Skill Level X Card: black, white X We R Memory Keepers: Heat-Activated Foil, gold, teal; Freestyle foil quill pen, standard tip X Sakura gel pens: white, red X Tattered Lace, Watercolour Foliage die set X Glossy Accents X Foam pads or tape

holly leaves as shown. Use the white gel pen to embellish the letters. Securely tape a piece of teal foil over the rest of the card and write your menu choices with the foil quill pen in a script font. Die cut foliage from white card using the Tattered Lace Watercolour Foliage die set and adhere these to the left edge of the panel. Adhere a small sprig to the top-right edge. Colour the berries with red gel pen. Cover the berries with Glossy Accents and leave to dry for at least half-an-hour. Matt the black card onto white card measuring approximately 11.5cm x 21cm, using foam pads. Present it on an easel or with a festive Christmas table centrepiece.

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a piece of black card into a tall thin 1TapeTrim rectangle, approximately 10.5cm x 20cm. 4 a 4.5cm wide piece of gold foil to the top of the card, and with the standard-tip foil quill pen, write the word Menu and doodle some

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Create a Winter

Wedding

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Carla’s lovely designs are great for Christmas decorations too!

Bridal bouquet

and print the petal 1areaDownload templates from the members – you will need six burgundy

Head to the members area to to find out howter make these win s wedding idea

s there anything dreamier than an elegant winter wedding that doesn’t break the bank? “With some patience and creativity, it’s easy to make your own wedding decorations and accessories,” enthuses Carla. “The place names and favour boxes are so simple yet beautifully effective, while the bouquet’s burgundy and cream crepe roses and baby’s breath are perfect for the season.”

Skill Level X Paper X Crepe You Will paper, heavy (with a Need... min stretch of 150%): burgundy, cream, green X Hot glue gun X Polystyrene spheres, 1" X Floral wire, 18 gauge X Wire snips X Toilet paper X Craft wire, thin X Floral tape, green X Ribbon, white X Buttons, ivory

roses and six cream roses in total, with five of each petal size and one circle required per rose. Place the templates on the crepe paper with the grain running vertically and cut them out. Dab a dot of hot glue on the bottom of a polystyrene sphere and carefully pierce through it with floral wire [1]. Position the crepe paper circle so that the grain is vertical and stretch it out sideways. Dab a dot of hot glue on the side of the polystyrene sphere, and place it onto the centre of the crepe paper

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circle. Wrap one side of the circle around the sphere and glue in place, then repeat on the other side so that you have a pointed bud shape [2]. Starting with the smallest petals, stretch out the crepe paper sideways. Apply hot glue along one edge and into the centre of the petal, leaving the opposite edge free. Position the point of the petal towards the bottom of the bud and wrap the petal around the bud. Repeat with the rest of the small petals, working around the bud. Repeat step 3 with the mediumsize petals, then the large ones, gently shaping them as you work. Cut out several leaf shapes from green crepe paper and glue them to the outside of the rose [3]. Repeat the whole process for the 11 other roses. Cut out lots of elongated ovals from green crepe paper. Stick one to a length of floral wire by pinching one edge around it. Add around four

more leaves to the length of the wire in this manner. Repeat to create several of these for foliage. Take a sheet of toilet paper and fold it in half three times, then cut the strip into five even pieces. Open up the small strips and use tiny amounts of hot glue to stick them to small lengths of thin wire. Tape the bottom and the rest of the wire with floral tape. Create small bunches fastening together with floral wire, and secure with floral tape. Repeat so that you have several stems [4]. Start adding the elements together, figuring out the positioning you like best. Once everything is in place, tape the stems together with floral tape. Wrap the floral tape with white ribbon, gluing or pinning it in place, and tie a knot at the top of the wrappings. Finish by securing ivory buttons to the front of the handle [5].

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l It is easier to build up the elements of the bouquet on a table, so the back remains flat and a dome shape can be created at the front. l Keep the roses and baby’s breath in the centre of the bouquet and add the foliage to the outside edges and the bottom front, so that they can drape downwards.

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‘Tis the Season to

Scrapbook!

CHERISH YOUR MEMORIES FOREVER WITH SHABNEEZ KHAN-MUZTAR’S FESTIVE LAYOUTS

crapbooks are a great way to keepsake your most treasured memories, and what better time to start than at Christmas! Shabneez’s charming layouts are perfect for remembering special childhood moments, like baking Christmas cookies for the neighbours or showcasing a special outfit worn over the festive season. She suggests using dies to add detail to these scrapbook masterpieces, as you’ll be sure to get a clean finish every time.

Snow princess

Skill Level You Will Need... X Card: Hunkydory, Adorable Scorable Festive Essentials, Silver Supersize Mirri Cardblock; Stamps by Me, Glitter Cardstock, London Topaz, Zircon; white X Dies: Sizzix Whoosh, Framelit Circles; Trimcraft First Edition Modern Alphabet X Hunkydory Adorable Scorable Topper Set X Family photo Stick an A4 sheet of striped Adorable Scorable to the 1Position left-hand side of a 12” square piece of white card. it vertically and leave a narrow border. On top

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Skill Level

You Will Need...

X Card: American Crafts, Autumn collection X Stamps By Me, glitter card, gold X Pencil X Washi tape, Christmas designs X Family photo X Trimcraft First Edition Dies, Modern Alphabet X Pen, gold

a piece of 2.5” x 9.5” red card 24” xStick 4” from the left side. Stick a piece of 7” cream card at 4” down and 0.5” across from the red card. Repeat this with other sizes and colours of card until you are happy with the amount of layers. Adhere a square photo 0.5” from the right side corner. Die cut SO CUTE from gold glitter card, and adhere underneath the photo. Write a caption, note or date in gold pen.

Start with a green 12” square base. Mark 1down with a pencil at 1.5” intervals all the way 3 the cardstock at both the left and right sides of the paper, and adhere a different washi tape to each line horizontally.

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of this, stick an A4 sheet of snowflake Adorable Scorable, 1.5” from the top of the white card, positioned horizontally. Take a 6” x 9.5” sheet of pale blue glitter card and die cut each end using the Whoosh die. Matt and layer this onto silver mirri card, then adhere to the layout on the right side, 1” from the bottom. Place your photo into a frame from the Adorable Scorable Topper Set. Stick the framed photo on top of the die-cut pale blue glitter card. Die cut a 0.5” circle, and cut it in half. Slot these behind the photo frame, with one positioned above the photo and one to the left-hand side. Die cut eight stars from white card, and die cut PRINCESS from dark blue glitter card. Stick the letters onto the stars. Arrange the lettering on the pale blue glitter card. Stick two diagonal strips of washi tape into the top-left corner to finish.

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Baking with daddy Skill Level You Will X Card: American Crafts, Autumn Need... collection; Hunkydory Supersize Mirri Cardblock, silver; Hunkydory Adorable Scorable, Festive Essentials X Family photo X Sweet Dixie Doily 2 Die X Small fabric bows X American Crafts thickers and alignment guide

the white paper at the left side, leaving a 0.5” gap. Adhere an A4 sheet of Hunkydory Adorable Scorable 1” from the left of the white paper. Print two 2.5” x 3” photos and one 2”x 5” photo. Matt and layer each photo onto red card.

two doilies from silver card, and cut them in half. Stick half a doily under each photo.

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l The So Cute layout is a great way

to showcase all the wonderful washi tape you have been harbouring, as well as using up

scraps of good quality card that you can’t bear to put in the recycling bin. l Try adding your cookie recipe onto the Baking with Daddy layout ready to refer to next year; it also doubles up as a recipe to pass down the generations! l The Princess layout shows you how to make the most of your stash and incorporate items traditionally used for card-making, such as dies and topper frames.

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a green 12” square sheet of paper, add a 1leftOn 10” x 12” sheet of white paper 0.5” from the side. Stick a 0.5” x 12” strip of silver paper onto

To finish, stick a red bow on each photo the photos on the Adorable Scorable 3 Position 4 to embellish. Add thickers to the bottom paper in the upper-right side, as shown. Die cut of the page saying Baking With Daddy.

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Handcrafted

Party Decs WELCOME THE NEW YEAR IN STYLE WITH THESE FABULOUS MAKES FROM LOU COLLINS

ew Year’s Eve is a time when a party can be decorated in the most extravagant and luxurious way! Everyone makes an extra effort for the occasion, and these New Year decorations are no exception – they will transform any room. The colours used are classic, but if your party is themed differently, or you’d like them to match your own home’s décor, simply switch the colours for something more suitable. What’s more, with very little effort, these makes can be reused year after year.

Midnight kisses poster Skill Level

You Will Need...

X Paper, A4, white X Pencil X Lou Collins brush lettering pens: black, greyX Ranger embossing brush pen X Papermania embossing powder, Tinsel Gold X Heat gun X Sakura Quickie glue pen X Card, black

Write your message out with a pencil onto a piece of smooth white A4 paper. When you are happy with the spacing, trace over the text with a black brush pen. Press harder for the down strokes to make them thicker, and use very light pressure for the other thinner strokes. Once you have traced over all the words, add shadows to the right edge of the thicker lines with a grey brush pen. Trace over the ampersand with an embossing pen. Quickly sprinkle gold embossing powder over the wet ink and heat to melt and set the powder. Repeat this heat embossing process with smaller stars around your lettering, using a Quickie glue pen rather than the large embossing pen. Trim the edges of the white paper by approximately 5mm and matt onto a sheet of black A4 card for stability.

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Skill Level X Card: white, black, gold, silver X Hot glue X Tattered Lace nesting dies, stars X Ribbon X Self-adhesive gems

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In gold, silver, black and white, trim some strips from 12” square card with widths varying from 1” up to 6”. Anything wider than 2” will require two strips of the same width glued together at the ends to make a length of around 24”.

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Using a scoreboard, concertina fold each strip widthways at intervals of around 1cm. Once all your rosette pieces are folded, glue the two shorter ends together to form a cylinder. Take the top edge of this cylinder and push it outwards so that your bottom edge falls inwards, flattening out to create the rosette shape. Hot glue a small square of card in the centre to secure. Once all your rosettes are built, lay them out overlapping each other until you are happy with the overall shape. Use hot glue where they overlap to adhere them together and add strips of card on the reverse for stability. Die cut various sized stars and stick these over the rosette centres to hide the glue. Dot a few self-adhesive gems across the rosettes for extra sparkle, and attach a ribbon to the back for hanging.

2020 bottle display Skill Level X Glass bottles X Black spray paint X Tattered Lace nesting dies, stars X ScanNCut X Card, gold X Hot glue X Gift wrapping streamers, silver

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Wash four identical glass bottles, removing any labels, and dry thoroughly. Stand them outside on some old paper or cardboard and lightly spray with the black spray paint. Leave this thin coat to dry and repeat until the bottles are solid black. Die cut four large white stars. With a ScanNCut, cut out the numbers 2020 from gold card, each around 4” tall. Adhere the numbers on top of the stars. Attach the stars to the front of the bottles. Take two wrapping streamers, both around 24” in length, and fold them both in half. Tie the folded streamers together, leaving you with four lengths of streamer coming from a secure knot. With the edge of some scissors, curl each streamer. Adhere the knot into the bottle neck, so that it is hidden but the streamers fall out over the top of the bottle mouth. Repeat this process for the remaining three bottles.

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X For extra elegance on your

Midnight Kisses project, write the entire piece in gold onto black card and frame it! X You can create even larger wall rosettes by making the strips of cardstock 12” wide and 48” long. X For added wow-factor to your glass bottle makes, you could add Kit N Caboodle LED lights around the streamers, with the battery packs glued securely to the back of each bottle.

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Customise your

Calendar

AMERICAN CRAFTS CARDSTOCK TAKES A SIMPLE CALENDAR TO THE NEXT LEVEL

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ith the new year fast approaching, it’s time to start getting excited about all of your 2020 plans! Use these personalisable pages to help you get organised ahead of time, making sure to note down all the important events you need to remember, whether it’s a special birthday or a milestone anniversary. These projects are great for beginners and seasoned papercrafters alike, as the complexity of your design is completely up to you. American Crafts has a great selection of coloured card to choose from, so you’ll have no trouble getting creative with a page for every month.

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Skill Level

You Will Need...

X American Crafts Precision Cardstock: Bright Colors pack, Neutral Colors pack, Primary Colors pack X Calendar template X Dies X Scissors X Adhesive X Hot glue gun X Pen X Embellishments

January Print the calendar template onto white paper and

mount onto blue card, leaving a small border. Cut a 1” x 10” strip of pink card and trim the ends to create a fishtail banner. Cut a slightly larger strip from light blue card to match, mount the pink strip onto this and stick at the top of the calendar. Cut out the word January and some snowflakes and adhere these over the strips of pink and blue. Cut out a small banner shape and hand write Happy New Year. Number each day of the month.

October Print the calendar template onto

white paper. Cut out the word October and adhere onto a 0.5” x 10” strip of orange card. Stick this at the top of the calendar. Cut out a spooky tree, moon, bats and pumpkin, and adhere these around the calendar to decorate. Add the date into each box. Mount the calendar onto orange and black card to create a frame.

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June

Print the calendar template onto white paper, and mount onto yellow and pink card, leaving a slight border. Cut out the word June and attach to the top of the calendar. Cut some 0.25” x 12” strips of blue, orange, hot pink and green cards. Quill the strips and secure the ends with a hot glue gun to form flowers and leaves. Adhere these around the calendar to decorate. Add the dates into each box. Embellish with enamel dots and stickers.

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l Add extra detail to your calendar by using up scraps of card that you already have to hand. l Create letters in a variety of shapes and sizes to write out the name of each month – anything goes! l Back your calendar with heavy chipboard to add support, then attach a hook so it can be displayed.

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your

Celebration I

JO FOSTER’S ELEGANT MAKES WILL ADD A DASH OF SPARKLE TO YOUR NEXT PARTY

t’s easy to achieve a professional look for your homemade creations with a handy ScanNCut. Foil looks fantastic on a black background, and this multi-purpose machine will help you achieve crisp, perfect lines every time, as well as cutting out complex shapes with precision. Once you learn these steps, simply change up the words and colours to fit any occasion.

Wine glass

will leave a gap of 0.5" between each strip for the red liner tape. Select the fill function and fill each strip. Group and save. Attach silver foil securely to white card and foil the strips with your ScanNCut using the foil quill. Remove the foil. Attach a 0.5" wide strip of red liner tape between each foiled line and cover with glitter. Trim card to 3.5" x 6". From your ScanNCut patterns, add the wine glass (AR-E020). Add a design to the middle of the glass or personalise it with the recipient’s name. Foil your chosen design onto white card using gold foil. Remove the foil, but before cutting the wine glass shape, select the seam allowance function from the tools section. This will add a clear edge around the design. Cut out the wine glass. Attach the cut out to the striped rectangle with foam pads. Matt onto a 4" x 6.5" rectangle of grey glitter card with foam pads. Glue the grey card onto a 4.5" x 7" black glitter card blank.

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Fall in love

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Skill Level Need... X ScanNCut X We R Memory Keepers: Heat-activated foil, pink, gold; Foil quill, standard tip X Card: black, pink X Foam pads

your ScanNCut, choose the font 1twoUsing FO-A010. Add the words Fall, In and Love and hearts to your mat separately so that they can be arranged individually, as shown. Select all three words, group and save. In your tools section, select the fill function. Attach the pink foil securely to a rectangle of black card measuring approximately 4.5" x 6.5". Using the foil quill on speed setting one and pressure setting one, foil the image onto the card. Remove the foil, but leave the card in place on your mat. Remove the fill function. Attach the gold foil to the card and foil to create the gold outline on the words and hearts. With foam pads, attach this layer to a rectangle of pink card measuring 4.75" x 6.75", then matt onto a black card blank measuring 5" x 7".

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Skill Level X ScanNCut X Red liner tape X We R You Will Memory Keepers: Heat-Activated Foil, Need... silver, gold; Foil quill X Card: white, black glitter, grey glitter X Glitter X Foam pads

Use your ScanNCut to create three 0.5" x 6" 1so that rectangular strips. Arrange them on your mat each strip touches the top of the grid. This

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This is one of my favourite techniques with hot foiling. The finished result looks so professional and can be achieved so easily

Jo Foster

Balloon bottle

Skill Level X ScanNCut X MagiTack doublesided adhesive sheets X Glass bottle X Glitter or foil X Ribbon

You Will Need...

On your ScanNCut, select patterns and then 1horse. select the file with the Eiffel Tower/rocking Scroll down and select the balloon icon

(AR-I032). Create several balloons resized to 2" and 1.5" until you have enough to decorate your bottle. Cut the balloons into MagiTack. Remove the backing and attach to your glass bottle. Remove the top layer of the balloons one at a time and add your chosen glitter or foil. Tie a bow of ribbon in a matching colour to the neck of the bottle and curl the ends to finish.

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Clever Cake

Decorating

MASTER THE EVER-POPULAR DRIP CAKE DESIGN WITH CASSIE BROWN’S MOUTHWATERING PROJECT

How to...

Create icing drips Form arum lilies

rip cakes can be difficult to decorate; if the topping is the incorrect consistency, the drips will completely spill over the sides or just not run at all. However, Cassie has a secret to impart to you! “I use a drip cutter to create the perfect shape every time – it’s a lifesaver! Then, I accentuate the cake further with lovely arum lilies, which are easy to create because each flower is formed using only one petal.”

Drip cake Skill Level

X Flower paste You Will X FMM Sugarcraft: Need... Rolling pin; Non-stick mat; Drip cutter; Water brush; Arum lily cutter; Foam pad; Ball tool X Cake, 6” pre-iced, on 8” cake board X Food colouring: gold, yellow X Paintbrush X Wire X Wire cutters X Semolina X Cornflower X Green florist tape X Tylose powder X Sugar paste

Make the drips

out the flower paste on the 1sureRoll non-stick mat and lift to make that the paste is not sticking.

Using the drip cutter, press down on the paste and move around slightly to cut out a drip shape. Lift the cutter, brush a little water onto the top side of the pre-iced cake, and place the drip cutout. Repeat all around the cake, making the drips look like they are naturally flowing down the cake. Paint the drips around the cake using the paintbrush and edible gold colouring. Paint the top of the cake gold and leave to dry.

Make the lilies

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Colour some flower paste a pale yellow shade. Roll a section into a 1.5cm ball and then roll into a sausage shape. Push a length of wire through the shape from the bottom so that the wire nearly comes out of the top. Measure the length of the sausage against the arum lily cutter – it should be just over half the length of the cutter.

another small ball of paste 2shapeMake and attach to the bottom of the using a little water from the

water brush. Leave to dry. Brush some water over the sausage and roll in dry semolina – this will look like pollen. Repeat to create several flower centres. Add a little white paste to the unused yellow paste to make it a lighter yellow. Roll it out, thinner than the drips you cut previously, and add a little cornflower to the top and underside of the paste. Using the impression mat that comes with the cutters, press down on the paste to make some vein impressions. Use the largest arum lily cutter in the set to cut petal shapes from the veined paste. Place a cut-out petal onto the foam pad. With the ball tool positioned half on the paste and half on the pad, gently press down and roll around to make the cutout a little thinner at the edges. Repeat with the other petals. Brush some water along the bottom edge of the cutout, place a flower centre onto it, and wrap the petal around it. Press and smooth the paste at the bottom of the lily. Using your fingers, gently curl the top of the petal over, for a more natural look. Wrap the visible wire with green florist tape. Create several lilies in the same way.

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Assemble your creation!

Add half a teaspoon of tylose powder to a ball of sugar paste the size of a golf ball. Paint the ball of paste with the edible gold colouring. Cut the lily wires to an appropriate length and push five of them into the ball of paste. Fold both ends of a length of green wire towards the centre to create a triangle. Push the ends of the wire into the paste ball at different angles. Repeat, adding more flowers and more wire triangles.

Cassie’s

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X FMM Sugarcraft rolling

pins come with two sets of rubber bands – these will help you roll the paste to the same thickness every time. Using the purple bands creates a thicker paste, so for the icing drips, take off the pink bands and push the purple bands to the end of the rolling pin for use. X If you accidentally put too much food colouring into your paste and it becomes too dark, simply add a little of the coloured paste to a larger amount of white paste – this will make it paler. X Dried semolina makes the most authentic looking faux pollen, but you can also use food dust to create a variety of colours. X Adding tylose powder to the sugar paste will make it much stronger and dry harder, helping it to support the weight of the lilies.

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Vibrant Floral ELI GREEN COMBINES DAWN BIBBY’S NEW COLLECTION WITH ADVANCED PAPERCRAFTING TECHNIQUES TO CREATE PRETTY GREETINGS

Cards

li has used the new Dawn Bibby Creations’ Winter Floral Collection and incorporated heat embossing and simple stamping techniques to create three card styles. “I was thrilled when Dawn asked me to be part of her design team,” says Eli, “I jumped at the chance to work with someone that I have admired for so long. Working with Dawn and her team is so inspiring and I love the opportunity I get to share my work with others.”

Dream Skill Level

You Will Need...

• Sheena Douglass Stamping Card, two 6.5” squares • Tim Holtz distress oxide ink pads: Mustard Seed, Twisted Citron, Cracked Pistachio, Mowed Lawn • Dawn Bibby Creations: Winter Floral Collection; Quick Stick glue • VersaFine ink pads: Onyx Black, VersaMark • Card: pink, magenta • Card blank, white, 8” square • MDF sentiment, Dream • Heat gun • WOW! embossing powder, white • Embossing ball tool • Craft Buddy gems

Use a smooching technique to create a 1 background on one of the stamping cards. To do this, press each of the distress oxide ink

pads onwto your crafting mat in turn. Spray water over the ink, then push the white card into the wet ink, lift and repeat. Dry the card and repeat the process until you are happy with the colour. Centre the foliage heart die on the blank stamping card and cut. Line up the negative die-cut card with the inked card and glue together with Quick Stick so that the green and yellow ink shows through. Use this negative die cut as a guideline to stamp the foliage heart onto the background with the black VersaFine ink pad. Choose three small stamps from the collection, and using the distress oxide inks, stamp a border around the edge of the white card with second and third generation ink by first pressing the stamp onto a piece of scrap paper. Layer this onto a 6.9” square of pink card and then onto a 7.2” square of magenta card. Matt onto the 8” square white card blank. Press the Dream sentiment onto the VersaMark ink pad, sprinkle with white embossing powder, and then heat emboss using a heat gun. Repeat the process to give a highly enamelled look. Glue to the centre of the card. Die cut a few small flowers from the Winter Floral Collection and shape each petal with your ball tool before assembling. Glue as shown. Add gems to the centre of each flower to finish.

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l Heat emboss your MDF sentiments three times to create a high-definition and smooth enamelled look.

l Use an anti-static tool or bag over the distress ink background before heat embossing to stop any excess powder sticking. l Die cut and shape more flowers than you think you’ll need so that you have more options for placement on your card.

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Bloom Skill Level

You Will Need...

• Dawn Bibby Creations: Winter Floral Collection, Quick Stick glue • Card: pink, magenta, purple, green, white • Embossing ball tool • Tim Holtz distress oxide ink pad: Worn Lipstick, Dusty Concord • Card blank, white, 8” square • 3D foam tape • VersaFine ink pad, VersaMark • Heat gun • WOW! embossing powder, white • MDF sentiment, Bloom • Craft Buddy gems

Using the Winter Floral Collection, die cut 1 various sizes of flowers and foliage from the coloured card, making sure to cut three sets of

petals for each flower. Shape each petal with your ball tool before assembling the flowers with Quick Stick glue. Cut the following: a 7.7” square from purple card, a 7.2” square from white card, a 6.5” square from pink card and a 5.7” square from white card. Cut a circle with a diameter of approximately 3.25” from the centre of the 5.7” card. Shade the edges of the pink card with the Worn Lipstick ink and the purple card with Dusty Concord. Choose three small stamps from the Winter Floral Collection and use second and

third generation ink to lightly stamp all over the white card layers, using Worn Lipstick on one and Dusty Concord on another. Assemble the layers and matt onto the card blank as shown, using 3D foam tape to secure the top layer. Arrange your flowers and foliage in the top-right and bottom-left corner of the top layer and adhere with Quick Stick glue. Press the Bloom sentiment onto the VersaMark ink pad, sprinkle with white embossing powder, and then heat emboss using a heat gun. Repeat to double emboss. Glue to the middle of the circular window as shown. Add gems to the middle of each flower to finish.

Why not switch up the colours of the flowers depending on the season?

Love

Preserves and stamp on top of the card using first, second and third generation ink as shown. You Will Once the ink has dried fully, stamp the large Skill Level Need... floral heart with VersaMark ink in the centre of the card. Sprinkle with white embossing • Sheena Douglass stamping card, 5.75” powder and set with the heat gun. square • Tim Holtz distress oxide ink pads: Using a paint brush, paint a thin coat Picked Raspberry, Seedless Preserves, Shaded Lilac, Wilted of diluted bleach onto the flowers of the Violet • Dawn Bibby Creations: Winter Floral Collection heat embossed heart to whiten the petals. • VersaFine ink pad, VersaMark • WOW! embossing Ensure your working area is well ventilated powder, white • Paint brush • Bleach • MDF sentiment, before you begin. Press the Love sentiment onto the Love • 3D foam tape • Card: magenta, purple VersaMark ink pad, sprinkle with white • Card blank, white, 7” square embossing powder, and then heat emboss Using the same smooching technique as in using a heat gun. Repeat to double emboss. the Dream card, create a background on the Use 3D foam tape to attach this layer to a 6.2” stamping card with the four distress oxide ink square of magenta card, then adhere onto a 6.6” pads. Ink up one of the sentiment stamps from square layer of purple card. Matt onto a 7” the Winter Floral Collection with Seedless square card blank.

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Learn Bullet Journaling CARLA BAGSHAW GETS CREATIVE AS WE TEAM UP WITH LEUCHTTURM TO BRING YOU THEIR FANTASTIC RANGE

hen life seems to dash by in a flurry of to-do lists and phone pings, it’s no surprise that many of us are searching for ways to slow down. Enter the bullet journal system, an exciting way to organise weekly priorities and track creative projects. Created by New York-based digital product designer and author Ryder Carroll in 2013, bullet journaling has gained legions of loyal fans keen to organise their lives, declutter their minds and create something beautiful in the process.

Carla says...

“I love journaling. I love the freedom of expression it allows and the personal journey it can take you on. Each one is different, from very organised planners with plain, minimal designs to colourful art journals. Now, there is also the bullet journal. “The new Leuchtturm journal is aimed at the latter. I’ve always loved Leuchtturm notebooks, and this journal is no exception. It has wonderful quality dotted paper, which makes designing pages easier, with a neater and more aesthetically pleasing end result. It is also a wonderful launchpad for beginners as it provides the user with a few pre-designed pages, like the index, and it offers tips and tricks about how to journal. “But do you have to follow it? No! Absolutely not. A journal is not meant for wider audiences; it is yours and yours alone, so you can fill it in however you please. Bullet journals do normally comprise certain basic pages, such as the key, index and daily, weekly and monthly spreads, but it’s up to you how and whether they’re included.”

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Unleash your Creativity

“When it comes to designs, you can freestyle like I have, or use stamps if you prefer a perfect look. Try filling your illustrations with paint, ink, pencil or scraps of paper, and use washi tape to create gorgeous borders for your pages. “Personally, I like to use my bullet journal to practise other skills. I often paint small watercolour circlescapes – they don’t need to be perfect, but as I work through the year I love to see the clear demonstration of how I’m improving. “Remember: there are no rules. You can have September next to June if you wish, just fill out your index page so you can quickly see where everything is. You can create a spread of books you’ve read or travel notes, mood trackers or health and exercise trackers. And, if you are terribly forgetful like me, you can even use the journal to track birthdays! Your journal is like a dream paper home for your mind. Best of all, it is designed so you can do what works for you – that’s the beauty of the bullet journal.”

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When painting in your journal, stick in sheets of watercolour paper to prevent the paper warping or bleeding through

Journaling

Essentials Outline the symbols that you will use throughout the journal in your key I love to plan my month at a glance so I can jot down notes for key dates Leave space for notes so you can fill your journal with personal statements, positive quotes and things to remember

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Check out the Latest

As bullet journals continue to take the crafting community by storm, we’re pleased to announce a partnership with notebook maker Leuchtturm.

Leuchtturm has been a part of the bullet journaling craze from the very beginning, thanks to its range of colours, fantastic quality paper, numbered pages and contents page –

that’s why we’re so excited to have teamed up with the company. Ryder Carroll originally partnered with Leuchtturm to create a special, limited-edition bullet journal, which sold out within hours of being launched. The system is still so popular today that online searches for bullet journaling have risen 675% since 2014, and there are now

more than one million monthly searches for it on Google. Luckily, it is easier than ever to get your hands on a purpose-made bullet journal, and we’re delighted to bring the revolutionary product to our club members. For more information head to createandcraft.com/gb/brands/ leuchtturm1917

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Stitch a Super Ellie

PRACTISE YOUR TOYMAKING TECHNIQUES WITH BECKY COLE’S INTERMEDIATE PROJECT

ow sweet is Becky’s cuddly elephant toy? With its use of intricate shapes, fusible wadding and button-on limbs, it’s a great project for improver stitchers who want to take the step up into toymaking, as well as veterans who fancy making something cute with a professional finish.

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Visit the members area to download your pattern templates

Patchwork elephant

Skill Level X Templates X Paper You Will X Fabric pen Need... X Tilda fat eighths, Plum Garden, seven pieces in different patterns X Bosal In-R Form Fusible Foam Stabiliser, single-sided X Iron X Sewing thread: navy, complementary X Hand sewing needle X Wooden buttons: 10mm, two; 25mm, four X Straight pins X Sewing thread X Toft Premium soft toy stuffing X Sewing machine X Tape measure X Embroidery floss, purple

Download and print the pattern templates from the members area onto paper, and cut out. Stick the Belly A and Belly B templates together along the dotted line. Mark on the templates where you want to place your eyes, and where you plan to attach the legs to the body. Tracing around the templates, draw and cut out the required pieces from the fabric (see opposite page). Make sure that you flip the template so that it’s face down on the fabric when required – this will ensure that the fabric piece’s right side is facing the correct way for the side that it will go on. Transfer your eye and leg marks onto the fabric, as well as the small marks that were already on the Head’s trunk and Body’s bottom. Cut out two Ears from the fusible foam stabiliser, not including the 1cm seam allowance. Iron one to a fabric ear’s wrong side [1]. Place another fabric ear on top, with the right sides of the fabric together. Stitch around the shape along the line of the fusible stabiliser, leaving the straight edge open. Turn the ear inside out so that the right side of the fabric pieces are now on the outside. Repeat with the other ear.

Using navy thread, sew two small wooden buttons onto the head pieces where the eye marks are. Sew the four larger buttons along the bottom of the two body pieces, two on each side, where the leg marks are. With a body piece laying right side up, place one of the stiffened ears on top, aligning the straight edges. Lay the corresponding head piece on top, right side face down, lining up the straight edges and sandwiching the ear between the body and head pieces. Pin and stitch along the straight edge. Flip over the head piece and press the seam open [2]. Lay the belly piece on one of the body/head pieces, positioning the narrow end of the belly to start at the point marked on the trunk and the fat end of the belly to stop at the mark on the bottom. Pin in place, making sure that you line up the seam lines. Stitch along the marked line, from the trunk to the bottom, careful not to stitch into the seam allowance [3]. Repeat with the other body/head piece, sewing along the other edge of the belly piece. Cut into the seam allowances at 1cm intervals to allow the seams to flex when turned the other way out [4]. Pin the top edge of the body/head pieces together along the seam line, and begin sewing at the exact point that the belly stitching ends on the bottom. Stitch 5cm up then reverse stitch for a few stitches to secure. Cut the threads and move 10cm along the stitch line, leaving an open gap. Start sewing again and finish at the point on the trunk where the belly stitching starts. Cut into the seam allowance at 1cm intervals to allow for flexing. Turn the elephant body right side out – the points on the trunk and bottom where the three fabrics meet should sit flat. Start to stuff the body with small amounts of stuffing, taking extra care to push the stuffing all the way to the end of the trunk [5]. Once the

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The elephant requires the following fabric pieces, with a 1cm seam allowance X 1 x Belly X 2 x Bodies (one with the template flipped over) X 2 x Heads (one with the template flipped over) X 8 x Legs X 8 x Hooves X 4 x Ears (two with the template flipped over)

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Body Belly A

Ear

Turn the legs right side out and press them flat. Stitch a vertical buttonhole big enough to fit one of the large wooden buttons at the top of each leg. Stuff each leg with enough stuffing to make them nice and plump. Push the stuffing down as far as you can and fold in the raw edge along the bottom. Pin the bottom edge closed and topstitch. Squash the stuffing back down to the bottom of each leg. Open the buttonholes carefully with a stitch ripper. Attach the legs to

Head

Hoof

Leg

X If you want your toy to the elephant’s body using the large buttons [7]. Cut three 20cm lengths of embroidery floss. Using a hand sewing needle, thread each piece in and out through the point where three fabric pieces meet on the elephant’s bottom. Divide the six strands into three groups of two and plait them together until you have a tail approximately 6cm long. Tie a knot at the bottom of the plait and then trim off the excess [8].

have a firmer finish, why not stuff it with sawdust instead, or even rice? X For firmer legs, add some fusible foam stabiliser to each leg before you sew them together; then you just need to stitch the buttonhole through the fabric and the stiffener. X You could even add some dried lavender when stuffing your elephant for a lovely, relaxing scent.

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body is filled, sew the opening closed with a small, neat hand stitch. Lining up the flat sides of the drawn templates, sew the hoof pieces to the leg pieces. Lay a leg/ hoof piece on top of another with the right sides of the fabric facing each other. Stitch all the way around the shape from the one straight edge corner, around the curve and back down the other side, leaving the straight bottom of the hoof open [6]. Cut off the excess seam allowance around the curve. Repeat with the other legs.

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Glam

Papercrafting D

CREATE HANNAH OXBERRY’S FEMININE GREETINGS WITH CARNATION CRAFTS’ STYLISH PRODUCTS

on’t you just wish you had a real pair of these gorgeous shoes? Hannah has brilliantly combined the lovely illustrations and delicate floral papers of Carnation Crafts with a variety of papercrafting techniques, such as decoupage, nesting die matts and foiling, to create elegant results.

Aperture

Skill Level You Will • Paper, Pro • Carnation Crafts: Need... Chrysanthemum Shoe die set; Before the Rainbow printed rice papers; Rice paper glue; Pretty Shabby square die set; Precious Flowers Colour Crave cardstock; Before the Rainbow Floral stamps; Foiling adhesive; Imitation gold leaf • Repositionable tape • Ball tool • Foam tape • 3D glue gel • Card, white

and print the Chrysanthemum 1ontoDownload Shoe vignette from carnationcrafts.co.uk Pro paper. Position the Chrysanthemum

Shoe dies on one of the images on the vignette printout, secure in place using repositionable tape and run through your die cutting machine. Repeat for the second image. Use a ball tool to shape the die cuts. Decoupage the Chrysanthemum Shoe die cuts with the die-cut coordinating elements, using small pieces of foam tape and 3D glue gel to give further height and dimension. Cut and fold white card to create a 6.5” square card blank. Add daisy-patterned rice paper to the front, using water to rip and feather the edges of the rice paper – apply rice paper glue and spritz the rice paper with water before sticking it down flat. Using the Pretty Shabby square die set, cut a 14cm blue square and 13cm white square from Colour Crave cardstock, and cut a 10.5cm square and 9.5 square from them to create aperture frames. Add detail to the die-cut matts and layers by stamping textures from the Before the Rainbow Floral stamp set using foiling adhesive. Lay gold foil over these stamped areas and buff away the excess to create foiled patterns. Mount the aperture frames to the front of the card base using foam tape. Add detail to the Chrysanthemum Shoes using foiling adhesive and gold foil, and a few pearl and crystal embellishments. Mount them onto the card front using glue gel.

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Twisted easel

Skill Level You Will • Paper, Pro • Carnation Crafts: Carnation Need... Shoe die set; Before the Rainbow printed rice papers; Rice paper glue; Pretty Shabby square die set; Before the Rainbow Colour Crave cardstock; Before the Rainbow A6 sentiment stamps; Pretty Shabby Rectangle Label die set; Foiling adhesive; Before the Rainbow Floral stamps; Imitation gold leaf; Embellishments • Repositionable tape • Ball tool • Foam tape • 3D glue gel • Card, white • Inkpad, green

and print the Carnation Shoe 1ProDownload vignette from carnationcrafts.co.uk onto paper. Position the Carnation Shoe dies

on one of the images on the vignette printout, secure in place using repositionable tape and run through your die cutting machine. Repeat for the second image. Use a ball tool to shape the die cuts. Decoupage the Carnation Shoe die cuts with the die-cut coordinating elements, using small pieces of foam tape and 3D glue gel to give further height and dimension.

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Need... Skill Level • Carnation Crafts: Rose Shoe Die Set; Embellishments • Ball tool • Foam tape • 3D glue gel • Card, white • Deep box frame

For a quick but effective home décor project, cut, shape and decoupage a Rose Shoe. Embellish the shoe with pearl details and mount onto a 9” square of white card. Insert the card into a deep box frame.

using a Pretty Shabby square die. Matt onto the 10cm dark green square using foam tape. Add detail to the die-cut matts and layers by stamping textures from the Before the Rainbow Floral stamp set using foiling adhesive. Lay gold foil over these stamped areas and buff away the excess to create foiled patterns. Stick the dark green triangle, light green triangle and rice paper matt to the card front using foam tape as shown, making sure that the rice paper matt does not stick to the top-left of the card front, otherwise it will interfere with the twist hinge. Matt the 15cm dark green square, 14cm light green square and 13cm white square to the inside of the card using foam tape, and affix the sentiment matt to the bottom-right, to function as the easel stopper. Add detail to the Carnation Shoe die cuts using foiling adhesive and gold foil, and a few pearl and crystal embellishments. Mount them onto the card front using glue gel.

Cut and fold white card to create a 6.5” square 3bottom-left card blank. On the front, score from the to the top-right corner and fold in

to create the twist hinge. Add carnation-patterned rice paper to the top-left half of the card front, using water to rip and feather the edges of the rice paper – apply rice paper glue and spritz the rice paper with water before sticking it down flat. Use the Pretty Shabby square die set and Colour Crave cardstock to cut the following: two 15cm squares and one 10cm square from dark

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green, two 14cm squares from light green, and one 13cm square from white. Cut a 14cm light green square and 15cm dark green square in half diagonally. Stamp a Just for you sentiment on Colour Crave white card using green ink. Use the Pretty Shabby Rectangle Label die set to cut it to 2cm x 3cm, and cut an additional 3cm x 4.5cm light green label and 4.5cm x 6cm dark green label. Matt together using foam tape. Glue carnation-patterned rice paper to white card and leave to dry, then cut to 9cm square

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3 Ways With 3D TAKE YOUR PAPERCRAFTING TO NEW HEIGHTS WITH AMERICAN CRAFTS’ POP-UP AND LAYERED DESIGNS

dding an extra surprise to your handmade card is simple with clever pop-up and layering techniques. These projects use American Crafts’ Precision Cardstock to ensure there is no splitting or cracking when you create your intricate design. That means you can score, fold and die cut to your heart’s content – what more could you ask for?

Rainbow

Tools

X American Crafts Precision Cardstock: Bright Colors Pack, Neutral Colors Pack X Scissors X Glue dots X Adhesive runner

X American Crafts

Skill Level

You Will Precision Cardstock: Need... Bright Colors Pack,

You Will Need...

Neutral Colors Pack X Scissors X Scoring tool X Ruler X Paper, metallic silver Make a 12.75cm x 17.75cm white card X Glue dots X Adhesive runner

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blank. Cut 17 strips of card measuring 0.5cm x 10cm from a variety of colours. Attach to the card blank in a rainbow pattern with glue dots. Die cut Thank you into a circle of white card. Attach this to the bottom-right with glue dots or adhesive runner.

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A 3D element adds great dimension to your makes

Cut a 12cm x 14.5cm rectangle from black card and score diagonal and horizontal lines using a scoring tool and a ruler. To create the ruler, cut a 1.25cm x 12.75cm strip from yellow card, cutting one end into a fishtail. To create the toolbox, cut one 4.5cm x 10cm rectangle from orange card and two 0.5cm x 1.5cm strips from darker orange card. Attach the strips to the shorter sides of the rectangle as shown. Die cut Thank you onto a 12cm strip of black card and layer onto a strip of yellow card. Cut tool parts from sheets of metallic, grey and yellow card and arrange as shown. Matt the black card onto a 12.75cm x 15.25cm grey card blank to finish.

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Pizza

Skill Level

X Pizza card template You Will X American Crafts Need... Precision Cardstock: Primary Colors Pack, Neutral Colors Pack X Scissors X Hole punch X Craft knife X Glue dots X Adhesive runner X Pen X String

Find the template in the members area

the Pizza card 1area.Download template from the members Using the templates, cut

brown card to 12cm x 24cm for the card blank and another piece to make the platform for the pizza to sit on. Fold the card blank in half, and then score a line 1cm above. Score lines on the pizza platform, as shown on the template. Cut two of each of the three large circle templates to create the pizzas, cutting the largest from beige card for the crust, the middle size from red card for the tomato sauce and the small from orange card for the cheese. Use a craft knife to cut five slits into one of each size circle as shown on the templates. Cut 14 of the 1cm circle template from red card for the pepperoni and eight from black card for the olives. Use a hole punch to remove the centre from the olives. From green card, cut slivers for peppers and leaf shapes for basil. Using the template, cut out the candles from white card. Cover each candle with a different colour of card and add a yellow flame. Score as shown on the template. Create the inside pizza by layering the three circles with slits, ensuring that the slits are aligned. Slide the candles through to their score lines and attach the pizza to the platform so the candle base sticks through the hole. Fold the platform along the score lines and attach the top fold in between the two score lines at the middle of the card blank. Attach the front of the candle base to the card blank so the candles will slide through the slits when the card is opened. Attach the bottom fold of the platform about 1.5cm from the bottom of the card blank. Adhere the olives and green peppers and attach half of the pepperonis with the glue dots. Cut a 1cm x 12cm strip from white card and attach to the insidebottom edge of the card blank. Cut 14 0.5cm squares from black card and adhere as shown.

up and print out the 7wholeType sentiment You deserve the pie. Cut to 5cm x 7.5cm. Cut a 6cm x 8.5cm rectangle from red card and mount the sentiment on top. Attach this to the inside-top of the card. Cut out five triangles

in different colours and attach to string to create bunting. Adhere this above the sentiment with glue dots. Assemble your second pizza with the rest of the toppings, and attach this to the front of the card

with adhesive runner. Cut the fishtail banner template from white card. Cut a slightly larger banner from red card and mount the white on top. Hand letter Happy Birthday, and adhere this to the top of the pizza using glue dots.

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Intricate

Box Cards

CRAIG LAIRD USES CRAFTER’S COMPANION PAPERS AND EMBELLISHMENTS TO CREATE SOME STUNNING MAKES

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e all adore the wonderful innovations that come out of the Crafter’s Companion stable and these clever creations are no exception – beautiful papers, stylish frame dies and pearlescent card. It’s no wonder that the Sara Signature range is one of Sara Davies’ favourites! Crafter’s Companion TV demonstrator Craig Laird has combined these fab products with advanced papercrafting techniques to create intricate box cards. Have a go yourself and master how to score and fold 3D shapes to create a box frame card, then take the next step and try the intricate yet rewarding book gift box. For professional results, use the dies and embossing folder with Crafter’s Companion’s ever-popular Gemini machine – the advanced edge-to-edge technology and optical sensors reduce tearing and creasing when working with intricate shapes, and ensure a clean cut every time!

Box frame card

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Skill Level X Sara Signature Vintage Lace 12" x 12" paper pad X Scoreboard X Card, textured mint green X Glitter glue

You Will Need...

the left edge of the paper. Moving along the second vertical scoreline again, measure 8.25” up from the bottom and create another horizontal scoreline to the left edge of the paper. Mirror the lines on the right side of the paper with the seventh vertical scoreline. These small scorelines will be used as guides for cutting later. Fold in and burnish all of the score lines, except the small guide ones. Cut off the square corners created by the fourth and fifth scorelines. Make horizontal cuts along the guide scorelines. Cut a diagonal line between the end of the top-left guide cut and the top edge of the third vertical scoreline. Cut another diagonal line between the end of the bottom-left guide cut and the bottom edge of the third vertical scoreline. Mirror on the right side.

Take a sheet from the paper pad and place it 3 1a vertical on a scoreboard, pattern facing down. Score line at 0.75”, 1.5”, 2.25”, 3”, 9”, 9.75”, 10.5” and 11.25” from the left side. Score horizontal lines at the same measurements, 4 measuring from the bottom. along the second vertical scoreline, 2createMoving measure 3.75” up from the bottom, and a horizontal scoreline from that point to

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glue to the back of the top tab, fold the 5paper.Apply top over and glue the tab to the centre of the This will create a 3D rectangle. Mirror on

the bottom tab. Apply glue to the back of the left tab, carefully fold the left side over and glue the tab to the centre of the paper, perpendicular to the previous two 3D rectangles. Mirror on the right tab. Cut two 3.75” x 6” pieces of mint green card. Position them on the scoreboard landscapeoriented and score a horizontal line 0.75” from the bottom. Glue the tabs on the sides of the 3D box frame to function as doors. Cut two 2.75” x 5.75” rectangles from the paper pad and secure on the front. Accentuate the designs on the paper pad matts with glitter glue.

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Book gift box Skill Level X Sara Signature Vintage Lace: A4 pearl card, gold; Satin ribbon, You Will Need... purple; 12" x 12" paper pad; Venetian Lace embossing folder X Scoreboard X Card: white, textured lilac X Pebeo gilding wax, antique gold X Glitter glue

Score a vertical line at 4.38" and 5.38" from the left side, fold in and burnish. Attach a length of ribbon to either side of the card, cutting the ends of the ribbon into fishtails. Cut two 4" x 9" pieces and two 5" x 9" pieces of white card. Score each piece along the 9" length at 0.5" intervals. Repeat with the other pieces of white card. Concertina fold the pieces of card to create accordions. Carefully overlap the springs and glue together to create an accordion frame. Cut four 3.75" x 5" rectangles and one 1.75" x 5.25" strip from patterned paper, then cut two 4" x 5.25" rectangles and

a 5.5" x 9.75" piece of gold pearl card 3 1 Place on a scoreboard, landscape-oriented.

one 1.75" x 5.25" strip from lilac card. Matt the patterned rectangles onto the lilac ones, and mount the matts and strips onto the outside and inside of the gold card. Glue the accordion frame onto the inside of the card. Emboss a piece of lilac card and trim to 4.25" x 5.25". Cut a 3" x 4" aperture from the centre. Gently brush Pebeo gilding wax on top. Affix the embossed frame to the top of the accordions. Accentuate the designs on the paper pad matts with glitter glue.

Craig Laird

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Decorate your box frame card and book gift box with your favourite embellishments, stamps and die cuts. These ones use Sara Signature Vintage Lace A4 pearl card, Rococo Frames dies, Baroque Frames dies, Heartfelt Sentiments stamps and some lovely layered Kaleidoscope of Butterflies dies! What lovely papers and embellishments did you choose for your makes? Send us an email at editor@createandcraft.com 058-059 Crafters Companion.indd 59

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Clever Die

Creations GET YOUR RECIPES IN ORDER WITH THESE 3D MAKES FROM SIZZIX

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ou know what they say: tidy home, tidy mind! These makes use innovative scoreboard dies by Sizzix and Eileen Hull to create these cute and clever storage solutions for your favorite recipes; you’ll be keen to don your apron after organising them. Just score, cut and go. But don’t stop at the kitchen – before you know it, you’ll be streamlining and organising your whole life!

Recipe book

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Skill Level Need... X Patterned paper X Mount board X Sizzix: Scoreboards XL Die, Pocket Notebook; Thinlits dies, Alphabet Set, Mini Sweet Treats, Page Tabs; Adhesive Sheets; Accessory, Dimensional Domes X Card, cream X Ribbon X Foam tape X Elastic X Paperclip

patterned paper to both sides of the 1theAdhere mount board using adhesive sheets. Die cut Pocket Notebook twice from the mount board and adhere the two die cuts together. Cut a rectangular panel of mustard patterned paper and a slightly smaller panel of cream card. Stick these together, then keep layering smaller panels of patterned paper until you are happy with the effect. Wrap a length of ribbon horizontally around the journal and adhere the panels of card over this. Die cut a sentiment from the Alphabet set and adhere to the front of the journal. Die cut the Sweet Treat heart and adhere to a die cut circle using foam tape. Die cut some confetti pieces and arrange around the sentiment. Fold a sheet of patterned paper and cut with the Page Tabs die. Repeat to create the required number of pages. Die cut a circle and adhere a die cut Sweet Treat element on top. Add a Dimensional Dome, stick to a paperclip and attach to a corner of the journal.

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These makes are a great gift for someone who loves to bake, and you could coordinate the colours with their kitchen décor!

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Recipe cards

You Will

Skill Level Need... X Sizzix: Scoreboards XL Die, Box Treasure; Thinlits dies, Alphabet Set, Mini Sweet Treats, Page Tabs X Paper: patterned, white X Card X Adhesive

Type the recipes into an 8cm x 13cm space 1treasure and print on white paper. Use the lid of the box die to cut the panels for the

recipe cards. To create the dividers, cut panels using the treasure box die lid from patterned paper. Die cut Page Tabs and adhere to the top of each divider. Die cut the letters you would like on each divider using the Alphabet set, along with an element from the Mini Sweet Treats. Adhere to the front of the dividers.

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Recipe box

You Will

Need... Skill Level You Will X Sizzix: Scoreboards XL Die, Box Need... Treasure; Thinlits dies, Alphabet Set, Kitchen Set, Page Tabs; Accessories; Glue Gun X Patterned paper X Mount board X Doublesided tape X Card, white X Ribbon X Hot glue

cut the box from mount board and 1sidedDie piece together using strong doubletape to adhere. Trim two strips of

patterned paper. Adhere one around the centre of the box and one around the side of the lid. Trim a rectangular panel from cream card and a slightly smaller one from blue patterned paper. Die cut a sentiment from the Alphabet set and the scales from the Kitchen set and adhere these to the blue panel. Attach this to the front of the box. Trim a panel of card and adhere to the top of the lid. Wrap ribbon around the lid of the box and adhere with hot glue. To adhere the box to the lid, create a hinge by die cutting 4 page tabs. Attach two to the inside of the lid and two to the outside.

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l Adhere the patterned paper to the mount board before die cutting to make a sturdier base for these makes. l If you are using patterned paper with a directional design, make sure you have it the right way up before cutting. l When using a die, always have the blade facing upwards so you can see where you are placing the materials.

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Magical

Fairytale Cards NATALIE MUSPRATT TAKES US ON A PAPERCRAFTING ADVENTURE WITH HUNKYDORY’S BRAND NEW BUNDLE

Visit the members area for more great makes

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s a staple in the papercrafting world, Hunkydory is known for coming up with innovative products and great new designs. Natalie Muspratt, Hunkydory’s creative design team coordinator, introduces us to the company’s fantastic fairytale collection. Get ready to be whisked away to another world with this bundle of charming card toppers and foiled acetate sheets! With so many coordinating pieces, there is no limit to the wonderful designs you can come up with.

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the frame of the pumpkin and It all starts with a wish 2 Attach princess topper to mirri, trimmed to shape. Add this to the centre of the horse and carriage

Skill Level

You Will Need... X Hunkydory: Ink Me! card blank,

card with foam pads. Attach the topper in the centre of the frame with foam pads. Add the It all starts with a wish topper to the bottom-left corner of the pumpkin and 8” square; Mirri card, Midnight princess topper. Keep it level by using a double Black; You Shall Go to the Ball luxury topper set; Once Upon a Twilight luxury foiled acetate; layer of foam pads on the outer section and Adorable Scoreboard X Double-sided tape X Foam pads tape on the inner section. Score the left and right sides of the acetate at 0.75” to create tabs. Fold along the score Cover the front of a card blank with lines and stick the tabs to the back of the card. Midnight Black mirri card using doubleAttach to the card blank, and then place two sided tape. Cut a 7.75” square piece of the smaller toppers on the bottom-right corner horse and carriage card from the topper set of the acetate. and a 7.75” x 9.5” piece of foiled acetate.

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Why buy? 4 Create a minimum of 16 magical cards 4 Gorgeous artwork exclusive to Hunkydory 4 Delightful designs kids will love

4 Use acetate to make windows, shakers and pop-ups 4 48 sheets of coordinating inserts 4 Eight foiled and die cut topper sets

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ive your crafty projects a fairytale makeover with the amazing Once Upon a Twilight Ultimate Bundle. This incredible papercraft set includes a luxury topper collection, a foiled acetate set, card inserts and a topper deck with designs featuring silhouettes of iconic fairytale scenes. Use more than 100 versatile, coordinating pieces for a multitude of creative makes!

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Look at What

WE MADE! CHECK OUT THESE FABULOUS MAKES, STRAIGHT FROM OUR TALENTED MEMBERS!

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We know that our lovely crafting community spends hours, weeks and sometimes even months working on each project to get the perfect finish. So, it’s no surprise that we’re thrilled whenever we get to see the outcome of all that hard work! We’re always keen to show off some of our favourites, so make sure to keep the photos of your handmade masterpieces coming – who knows, you may even get featured in the next issue!

“Crafting has changed my life!”

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After receiving the last issue of Craft Club Magazine, I thought I’d have a go at the Old Shale stitch pattern, and now I’m totally smitten! I’ve knitted a blanket with it for my five-year-old granddaughter who I used to sing to sleep with I Can Sing a Rainbow.

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Crafting helped me during a dark time in my life. In 2004, I took an early retirement due to depression and spent much of my time indoors. However, while flicking through the TV channels, I discovered Dawn Bibby and was intrigued. I started trying crafts and even left the house for the first time in a while to buy crafty bits. Then, in 2007, I discovered Create and Craft and it changed my life! Despite the fact that I currently live in a small rural village in Spain with the closest craft shop 60 miles away, I craft regularly and I’m addicted to the demonstrations and the products. My mind is in a much better place – even if I have a ‘down’ day, I just tune in to the channel for the crafting demos and uplifting chatter, or closet myself into my craft room and get creative!

About 10 years ago, my husband bought me a Create and Craft membership and I haven’t looked back since! The first thing I do in the mornings while I have my breakfast is to turn on the TV and watch Create and Craft. My favourite crafting product is the versatile Cut’N’Boss machine – I make cards for charity and this machine is a little workhorse! Combined with Tattered Lace dies, it’s heaven.

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Totally Smitten

Anne Sales

Mary Walters

Emma’s trying new techniques

I adore mandala designs, so I had a go at designing a different shape in the same style. First, I put together the seahorse on Photoshop and printed it out, then I very carefully cut out the design using a scalpel blade and a CutterPillar Glow Light Tablet. I really love how it turned out and I’m so glad I tried something new – the blue background makes the white seahorse pop brilliantly!

Emma Connell

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“Just what I needed”

I absolutely loved the free papers in the last issue! They were just right for an autumnal card I was planning on making, and look how wonderful the finished result is.

Jane Mitchinson

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Get in touch, and you could WIN £100! We want to hear from you!

We love hearing from our members and know you love getting in touch. We want to say thank you to all our members who send in their poems, tips and pictures of their crafty endeavours – it’s always great seeing what you’ve been up to, and your fellow members want to see it too. Get in touch now, and you could win

£100 to spend at createandcraft.com! Even if you’re not featured in the mag, you’ll still be entered into the prize draw. All you need to do is email editor@createandcraft.com or write to Alice Bryan, Editor Craft Club magazine, Ideal Home House, Newark Road, Peterborough, PE1 5WG. Don’t forget to include your name, membership number and

daytime telephone number, just in case we need to contact you. The first name drawn on 17th January 2020 will receive £100 into their Create and Craft account.

We can’t wait to hear from you!

[Terms and conditions apply; please see createandcraft. com/gb/competitions-and-promotions for details].

Write us a Poem!

A huge thank you to everyone who sent in their verses for this issue; we loved reading each and every one. As usual, it was a tough job picking just three from the fantastic selection, so it’s a big congratulations to Susan Bird for her fun and relatable piece, Chris Blackwell for a touching ode and Selena Gemmell for her uplifting ditty!

[Winner] Susan Bird

When Create and Craft is on my screen, I go off into a crafty daydream. Lots of things tempt me to buy, From a ScanNCut to a Tattered Lace die. Then there’s Tonic and Kanban too, Oh, what am I supposed to do? I make my choice and wait to see, What day my goodies will come to me. When the delivery man is here, I open the door with a great big cheer. Thanks, Create and Craft, I enjoy your show, So now off to order AGAIN I go...

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Chris Blackwell

I sat in my comfy chair and thought my life is going nowhere, I was 70 now and things had slowed down, So, I didn’t do anything but sit in my nightgown. Work had ceased, retirement is here, While all the people around me seemed to cheer, I was more than bored with nothing to do, My fingers stuck to the TV remote like glue. “You’ve got no hobbies, no wonder you’re bored!” Said my daughters, sounding like a broken record. They tried to tempt me to take up crafts, To take my mind off things, “Come to my house this weekend, we’re going to try macramé.” Reluctantly I went and tried different crafts, As well as my nemesis, the crochet hook, But back at home, I found Create and Craft, It was better than any book. I started to buy things, things I could do, So many different crafts to choose, And now three years on, a large wooden cabin I have got, To fill with crafty things; when I’m lost, you’ll find me here, I’m happier now than I could ever dream, And l owe it all to the Create and Craft team.

“I’m so pleased with my prizes” I was lucky enough to win £500 during the August Bank Holiday event and I’m writing to thank everyone at Create and Craft for all the goodies I received. I’m so pleased with them! The Gemini machine is super useful as you can keep passing the plates through without any need for a turning crank – it’s very handy right now, as I’m making lots of boxes. I’ve also bought the Tonic Studios Luxury Storage Handbag and Roller Set, We R Memory Keepers Foil Quill Set and plenty of little dies from Tonic Studios, which are absolutely lovely.

Rita Pierce

Alice says:

“Thanks for sharing your good news with us, Rita. I’m so glad to hear you’re enjoying your winnings, and hope you have many hours of crafting fun with them.”

NEW POEM CHALLENGE

Write us a short ode featuring the words below relating to Create and Craft and we’ll publish our favourites in the next issue. We can’t wait to see what you come up with! Email editor@createandcraft.com by 17th January 2020.

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Whilst in my craft room, sitting in my chair, I spend some time alone and start to stare. I dream of one day making lots of money, Crafting my way to somewhere sunny. It will take a lot of grafting, To tempt people with all my crafting. Then I give the loudest cheer, As with my Create and Craft magazine I’m already here!

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We’re so Proud of you! OUR MEMBERS SHARE THE LOVE TO HELP CHARITIES SUPPORT THOSE IN NEED

e know that our community of crafters is made up of the kindest people around, and over the years we’ve been touched by some of the lovely stories we have received from you about your crafting for charity. All you wonderful people who use your talents to help out those in need pour so much love into your projects and we thought it was about time to tell just a few of the stories that we have been sent recently.

“If I can help even a little, I will” I make and donate cards to various charity fundraisers, including those for MS Society, Macmillan Cancer Support and Maggie’s Centres. I’ve lost family and friends to cancer in the past, and suffer from MS myself, so I’m keen to repay the charities that help those in need – if I can help them even a little, I will. Plus, card-making is a fun and rewarding way to keep my fingers and brain active Brenda loves despite my MS, especially to come up with new idea with Create and Craft’s s for every ca

Hazel was inspired to help! With the help of my sister who lives in the UK and the fantastic range of items at Create and Craft, I craft 40 to 50 cards per month to help raise money for an inspiring cancer care charity in Spain called Cudeca. It now has a hospice where patients and their loved ones can be together, and I am really proud to be able to play a small part in their fundraising.

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Hazel makes a huge variety of cards for all occasions

wonderful range of exciting crafting goodies! I highly recommend others to donate handmade cards if they can – each one is a unique, special gift made with love. All that’s needed is tape, glue and imagination, and the end result can bring so much joy to others. I’ve been crafting for 14 years now, and I intend to continue sharing this wonderful hobby with those in need for many years to come. Brenda Hood

the These are just some of ret’s makes crafted in Marga fun classes

“Nothing is more rewarding than seeing people smile” I host a number of crafting classes at a wonderful charity called People First Keighley & Craven, which aims to encourage self-advocacy and build confidence in those with learning disabilities. Nothing is more rewarding than seeing everyone’s smiles when they show off their makes, and everything produced is sold to raise money for the charity and cover the costs of ‘learning holidays’ and social events. Margaret Gallagher

Julieanne’s passionate about owls! I’ve always crafted in some form and about 20 years ago I discovered card-making while on a holiday in the USA – I had to buy another suitcase just to bring home my newfound stash! It’s a lot easier just ordering it from Create and Craft. Nowadays, I make cards for a lovely charity called the International Owl Society (IOS), which raises funds for the conservation of owls overseas. I love crafting for the IOS because with every card that I make for their fundraising, I feel that I have helped in a small way. Recently, I’ve fallen in love with The Paper Boutique’s toppers and papers, so I’ll be making lots of cards for the IOS with them! As well as my crafting, I work at Owls R Us, and my co-workers and

How adorable are Julieanne ’s sleepy-eyed ow l cards?

I visit schools, nursing homes, fairs and shows to educate others about the beautiful birds. In the picture, I’m holding an owl named Yoggi, who was in one of the Harry Potter films! Julieanne Lambourn

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CREATE FESTIVE FLORAL PERFECTION WITH DIES FROM

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This project uses some perfectly paired backing paper alongside the free Charisma download to complete a vibrant winter-themed card. Using the die to create decoupage is easy but effective, and it adds the perfect depth and dimension to your card fronts Skill Level

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Need... b Card: white, green b Foam tape b Adhesive b Backing paper, patterned b Free Charisma download b Tattered Lace Poinsettia Perfection die (495834) b Stamp, sentiment

Cut, score and fold white card to create an 18.5cm x 20cm card blank. Cut a 17.5cm x 19cm rectangle from green card and a 17cm x 18.5cm rectangle from white card. Matt together using foam tape and adhere to the card blank. Cut an 8.5cm x 18.5cm rectangle from green card and an 8cm x 18.5cm rectangle from

patterned backing paper. Matt together and stick horizontally across the front of the card. Print the Charisma download and use the Poinsettia Perfection die to cut an assortment of flowers in different sizes. Matt and layer the flowers to create a decoupage effect. Matt the flowers onto the left side of the card. Stamp a sentiment into the bottom-right corner of the card front.

TOP TIPS

l Try using your die with very low pressure in your cutting machine to lightly emboss the design into card and add an intriguing texture and pattern to your projects. l Printing the Charisma download is a quick and effortless way to achieve the perfect colour in your die cuts, but you can also use inks, watercolours, acrylic paints or embossing mediums to transform plain white die cuts in your own way.

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