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BOKEH MADE EASY MASTER THIS STUNNING BACKGROUND TECHNIQUE
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EXPLODING PETALS!
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So it's been a very exciting time at CCHQ! First off, I'm sure lots of you will have seen that in March we made the big TV move to Hochanda (Home of Crafts Hobbies and Arts). Like us, Hochanda understands that for many of you crafting is much more than a hobby – it’s your passion and Hochanda share our vision – to teach you, inspire you and share our knowledge and experience with you. So come and join us for plenty of crafty fun and inspiration! Then there's our brand new Crafter’s Companion retail centre opening in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham on Saturday 30th April. The core of the centre’s ethos is education, so there will be workshops and demos every day, as well as gorgeous papercraft and sewing products to tempt you! And we're giving you the chance to win a £250 shopping spree at the new store, including an overnight stay in a hotel and a workshop with me! Full details on page 21. To celebrate all this good news, this issue we wanted to bring you lots of lovely bright and cheery projects that can easily be recreated with a little helping hand from our fabulous Design Team. I've been busy creating lots of new ranges in my Signature Collection and we're including papers from three of the collections in the kit this time – Just for Men, Together Forever and English Country Garden, meaning we've got a whole host of occasions covered. On page 56 you'll find my ideas for Father's Day, as well as a few snaps of the favourite men in my life! Turn to page 50 to make the stunning neverending card featured on our front cover, created with the English Country Garden papers on your free CD. Get creative with your free dies and embossing folder with Karen Foy's 10 pretty papercraft ideas on page 62 and if you fancy trying something new, how about Fiona Clayton's fantastic Bokeh background technique tutorial on page 22? I can't wait to see what you make, so stay in touch at dearsara@craftersinspirationmag.com. Don't forget – every letter published wins a prize!
Sara Davies started Crafter's Companion in 2005 with the launch of The Enveloper, which she developed while still at university! Since then Sara's love of craft has seen her create the Ultimate Pro, Rock-a-Blocks and most recently the Gemini – Crafter's Companion's first electric die-cutting machine – and the Diamond Press mini die-cutting machine.
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YOU WILL NEED Your free hexagon dies, stamp set and digi papers from your CD Printable Light Card Printer paper Kraft card Glitter card Funky Foam Sheets Dew Drop Brilliance Ink Pad – Graphite Black VersaMark Ink Pad Black fineliner pen Die’sire Essentials Circles Die & Only Words – Mum, Just Because, Congratulations and With Love dies Sentiment stamp Ivory Spider Web Net Ribbon Paper flower Googly eyes Black Stamen Stick-It Die-Cut Adhesive Sheets Collall All-Purpose Glue & 3D Glue Gel Red Liner Tape Foam Pads TOOLS The Ultimate Pro Die-cutting machine PC and printer Hot Melt Glue Gun & Sticks
HELLO Create a 14.5x14.5cm (5¾x5¾in) square tent-fold card blank from Kraft card and ink the edges using Graphite Black ink. Cut a 14x14cm (5½x5½in) square of Kraft card and ink the edges. Print a selection of papers from the Sugar & Spice Collection on your free CD onto printer paper and glue these to Kraft card using AllPurpose glue. Allow to dry. Die-cut large hexagons from patterned card, glitter card and Funky Foam to cover your Kraft card panel. Ink the edges and stick in place using foam pads under the Funky Foam hexagons. Trim off overhang. Ink the edges again. Stamp a sentiment on the bottom right of the panel using Graphite Black ink. Wrap ribbon around the panel. Tie a ribbon bow and stick in place with hot melt glue. Stick panel to card front using foam pads.
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JUST BECAUSE Use The Ultimate Pro to create an A6 tentfold card base from Kraft card. Cut an extra A6 piece of Kraft card and ink around the edges using Graphite Black ink then cover with Spider Web net, securing on the reverse with Red Liner Tape. Wrap ribbon around the panel and adhere to the reverse. Tie a ribbon bow and use hot melt glue to stick to the ribbon. Print the blue dots paper from the Sugar & Spice Collection on your free CD onto printer paper and glue to Kraft card using All-Purpose glue. Allow to dry.
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Die-cut five medium hexagons for the caterpillar’s body and one slightly larger one for the head. Ink the edges and stick to the card panel using foam pads. Add googly eyes, draw a smiley mouth using a black fineliner pen and glue the flower stamen antennae in place. Die-cut one small and three large stitched hexagons from Kraft card and stamp with the hexagon floral pattern from your free stamp set using VersaMark ink. Ink the edges in Graphite Black, stick to the card panel and trim off any overhang. Apply Stick It die-cut adhesive to Funky Foam, die-cut a sentiment then attach. Stick the panel to the card front.
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WITH LOVE Use The Ultimate Pro to create an A6 tent fold card base from a piece of Kraft card. Cut an extra A6 piece of Kraft card and neatly ink around the edges using Graphite Black ink. Print a selection of papers from the Sugar & Spice Collection on your free CD onto printer paper and glue these to Kraft card using All-Purpose glue. Allow the glue to dry then use your free die set to die-cut 13 medium hexagons. Ink the edges of the hexagons in Graphite Black, as before. Stick the hexagons down the front of the Kraft card panel in two columns, tessellating them as shown. Use foam pads to attach three of the hexagons to add dimension, and trim off the overlap at the card edges. Tie a ribbon around the panel, securing on the reverse. Tie a bow and attach using hot melt glue. Stick the panel to the card front. Apply a Stick It die-cut adhesive sheet to the back of a piece of blue Funky Foam and use Die’sire Essentials Only Words dies to die-cut a sentiment. Stick to the card front to finish.
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MUM Die-cut a 12.5cm (5in) and 10.25cm (4in) circle from Kraft card. Ink the edges of both using Graphite Black ink. Fold the large circle in half and burnish the fold to make a rocker card base. Cover the front of the card base with Spider Web net, secure in place with hot melt glue in the centre of the card only (this will be hidden by the smaller circle). Trim to fit. Wrap ribbon along the folded edge, securing on the front using Red Liner Tape. Tie a knot and cut the ends into fish tails. Print a selection of papers from the Sugar & Spice Collection on your free CD onto Printable Light Card. Die-cut mini hexagons from the printed card and glitter card and ink the edges. Use 3D glue gel to stick to the smaller Kraft card circle in sets of seven to form flowers. Trim any overhang. Ink the edges
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of the circle again. Stick the circle to the rocker card base using hot melt glue. Tie a ribbon bow and stick in place with hot melt glue. Apply a Stick It die-cut adhesive sheet to Funky Foam, die-cut a sentiment then attach to the card front, as shown, to finish.
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CONGRATULATIONS Make a 10x10cm (4x4in) square card blank from Kraft card, then score and fold the front in half to create an easel card. Ink the edges using Graphite Black ink. Cut two 10x10cm (4x4in) squares of Kraft card and ink the edges. Print the blue dots and yellow hearts papers from the Sugar & Spice Collection on your free CD onto printer paper and glue to Kraft card using All-Purpose glue. Allow to dry. Use your free die set to die-cut enough large stitched hexagons to cover both of the Kraft card squares you made in step 1. Ink the edges of the hexagons, glue to the panels and trim off the overhang. Wrap one of the panels with ribbon and attach a bow using hot melt glue as an easel stopper. Stick to the inside back of the card base. Apply Stick It to Funky Foam, die-cut a sentiment then fix below the ribbon. Print purple dots paper onto Printable Light Card, die-cut nine hexagons and ink the edges. Holding one of the points uppermost, in the 12 o’clock position, score a line from the 2 o’clock point to the 6 o’clock point and from the 10 o’clock point to the 6 o’clock point. Fold,
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burnish and stick one of the small flaps to the other, creating a hexagon cone shape with a flat back. Repeat on the remaining hexagons. Use hot melt glue to adhere to a scrap of Kraft card to create a rosette. Add ribbon loops and tails to the back of the rosette. Stick to the card front. Add a paper flower to the centre.
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YOU WILL NEED Verity Rose papers from your free CD Download hexagon petal fold templates from www. crafterscompanion.co.uk/ ci10-downloads Printable Light Card Cream Hammered Textured A4 Card Navy cardstock Verity Rose Metal Charms Set Die’sire Sentimentals Rubber Stamps – Memories are Made Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad – Faded Jeans VersaMark Ink Pad and burgundy embossing powder Lace, ribbon & pearls Collall All-Purpose Glue, Tacky Glue and 3D Glue Gel Foam Pads
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY HOW TO MAKE Score a piece of cream hammered A4 cardstock in half to make an A5 card base. Score the front of the card at 7.5cm (3in) and fold it back on itself. Print your choice of papers from the Verity Rose Collection on your free CD onto Printable Light Card. Cut 14x20.3cm (5½x8in) and 7x20.3cm (2¾x8in) pieces of patterned card, mat and layer onto navy card and stick the larger piece to the inside back of your card base. Wrap the smaller piece with lace and ribbon and stick to the front panel [1]. Using the templates downloaded from www.crafterscompanion.co.uk/ci10downloads, cut an exploding petal shape from cream hammered card and score each petal where it meets the central hexagon. Cut the
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EXPLODING layers for the petals from Verity Rose papers and navy card. Ink the edges of the patterned petals with Blue Sapphire Distress Ink [2]. Layer the patterned petals onto the navy petals then stick to the panels so that they are visible when the petals are folded inwards. Before you stick on the last patterned petal, take a loop of ribbon and stick it to the petal edge and then cover with the final petal [3]. Use the templates to cut the second largest hexagon from Verity Rose paper and the largest from navy card, ink the edges and layer together. Stick to the inside of the exploding petal shape. Stamp a sentiment using VersaMark ink and heat emboss with your choice of powder (we used the ‘If friends
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YOU WILL NEED Verity Rose papers from your free CD Download hexagon petal fold templates from www. crafterscompanion.co.uk/ ci10-downloads Printable Light Card Cream Hammered Textured A4 Card Kraft card Sara Signature Butterfly Lullaby Collection With Love Die Die’sire Classiques Forget Me Not die Embossalicious Vintage Floral Collection – Decadent Rose Embossing Folder Large scalloped circle die Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pads ¬– Faded Jeans & Picked Raspberry Tsukineko Brilliance Ink Pad – Pearlescent Sky Blue Lace, pearl hearts and button Glossy Accents Collall All-Purpose Glue, Tacky Glue and 3D Glue Gel TOOLS Scoremaster Scoring Board Die-cutting machine PC & printer
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were flowers’ greeting from the Die’sire Sentimentals Memories are Made stamp set with burgundy embossing powder). Use the two smallest templates to cut this into a hexagon; mat and layer onto a navy hexagon. Stick inside the exploding petal shape [4]. Fold the petals in, alternating under and over to ‘lock’ the petals together. Add AllPurpose glue to the left-half of the closed hexagon petal and stick it to the front panel of the card base, overlapping as shown [5]. Add a bow and a Verity Rose charm to the ribbon strip. Stamp and heat emboss a greeting onto cream card as before. Mat and layer onto navy card and stick to the top right of the back panel of your card base using 3D glue gel. Pull the ribbon to open [6].
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WITH LOVE HOW TO MAKE Make a 17.8x17.8cm (7x7in) Kraft card base. Print your choice of papers from the Verity Rose collection on the free CD onto Printable Light Card. Mat and layer two squares of Verity Rose papers and one smaller square of cream hammered card onto Kraft card, distressing and inking the edges using Faded Jeans Distress Ink as you go. Stick to the inside back of the card base. Cut two more squares of Verity Rose papers, one 17x17cm (6¾x6¾in) and one 13.5x13.5cm (5¼x5¼in). Distress and ink the edges. Stick the larger square to the card front. Mat the smaller square onto Kraft card and add lace to the top and bottom. Stick to the card front on an angle, as shown. Die-cut a large scalloped circle of Kraft card and emboss with the Decadent Rose folder. Buff with Pearlescent Sky Blue ink and stick to the lacy square on the card front. Following the steps on page 36, cut out three exploding hexagon petals in ascending sizes, so that each will fit inside the next size up (to create the different templates, simply print the template slightly smaller each time). From the Verity Rose papers, cut out petals and central hexagons to fit each of the layers, ink the edges using Distress Inks and stick in place. Stick the petal shapes one inside the other, smallest petals first. Make a flower using Verity Rose papers and the Die’sire Forget Me Not die. Stick in the centre of the smallest exploding hexagon. Paint with Glossy Accents and allow to dry. Stick a pearl in the centre. Fold all the petals in and ‘lock’ each layer by tucking the last petal under the previous one. After closing the outer layer, use 3D glue gel to attach a decorative button to act as a latch to pull open the outer flower. Use the Sara Signature Butterfly Lullaby Collection die to die-cut ‘With Love’ from Kraft card and Verity Rose paper. Layer the Kraft card greeting onto the card base and stick the patterned greeting on top, off-setting slightly, as shown. Add pearl hearts to finish.
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FABULOUS DAY HOW TO MAKE Take a piece of white hammered A4 card, score in half and then fold and cut down to make a square card blank. Print your choice of papers from the Verity Rose Collection onto Printable Light Card. Cut two 14.5x14.5cm (5¾x5¾in) squares of paper and two 11x11cm (4¼x4¼in) squares of paper. Edge the paper pieces with Spectrum Noir alcohol marker shade BP7 [1]. Mat the smaller squares onto white card. Wrap one of the smaller squares with a strip of ribbon. Layer the smaller squares onto the larger squares. Stick one panel to the inside back of card base and stick the panel with the ribbon to the card front [2]. Make a 9in equilateral triangle from cream hammered card. To do this, draw a 9x9in square onto your card and cut in half diagonally. Use a pencil to mark 3in, 4.5in and 6in along each side. Use a scoreboard to score between these points to create three 3in equilateral triangles on each point and a 4½in equilateral triangle in the centre. Rub out the pencil marks and fold the scorelines [3].
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Using the templates downloaded from www.crafterscompanion.co.uk/ci10downloads, cut pieces of patterned papers to fit the six outer sections of the scored triangle (you will need three triangles and six ‘roof’ shapes). Edge with your Spectrum Noir marker then stick the three triangles and three of the ‘roof’ shapes to the ‘petal’ sections so they are visible when the petals are folded inwards. Turn the triangle over and stick the remaining three roof shapes in place (these will be visible when you open your ‘petals’) [4]. Stamp a sentiment using VersaMark ink and heat emboss with your choice of powder (we used the ‘Hope your day...’ greeting from the Die’sire Sentimentals Imagine stamp set with hot pink embossing powder). Use the smallest triangle template to cut this into a triangle and mat and layer onto a larger patterned triangle, edging in pink as you go. Stick inside the exploding petal shape [5]. Close the petals and ‘lock’ shut by tucking one edge of each petal under the next. Then attach the pop-out star to the front of your card, making sure one of the points is facing down towards the bottom of the card,
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YOU’RE A STAR HOW TO MAKE Take a 12.5x17.8cm (5x7in) Kraft card blank, score the front at 6.25cm (2½in) and fold to make an easel card blank. Print your choice of papers from the Verity Rose Collection onto Printable Light Card. Cut panels measuring 14.5x10cm (5¾x3⅞in), 17x12cm (6¾x4¾in) and 17x5.5cm (6¾x2¼in). Ink the edges using Walnut Stain and mat and layer onto pink card. Stick the largest piece to the inside back of the card base. Wrap the next-sized piece with ribbon and stick on top. Stick the narrow strip to the front flap of the easel. Take a 17x2.5cm (6¾x1in) strip of pink card, stick a line of Red Liner Tape along the centre and then take a piece of ribbon and twist and fold it along the length of the card. (We also ran a little Tacky glue under the ribbon when finished to make sure it was secure). Adhere the strip to the front of the card, as shown. Following the steps on page 38, make an exploding star from Kraft card and cover the sections with Verity Rose papers, inked and matted onto pink card. Use alphabet dies to die-cut a message from pink card and Kraft card. Stick the pink letters inside the exploding star using Tacky glue then layer the Kraft card letters on top, off-setting them slightly for a shadow effect. We chose ‘You’re a star’ and added faux stitching to the central ‘a’ using a fineliner pen. Close the petals of your exploding star and ‘lock’ shut by tucking one edge of each petal under the next. Stick your exploding star to the front flap of the easel, as shown, using foam pads to lift it above the twisted ribbon strip. (Make sure one of the points is facing down towards the bottom of the card, otherwise it will stop your easel from standing up.) Add a star embellishment to the inside back of the card base as an easel stopper and add a ribbon bow, pearl flower and pearls, making sure that when you stick them to the petals of your star, the star still closes.
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YOU WILL NEED Your free embossing folder, hexagon dies & stamp set English Country Garden papers from your free CD Printable Light Card Centura Pearl – Snow White – Hint of Silver card Kraft Card Aqua and hot pink Core’dinations cardstock Assorted Distress Inks Black & VersaMark ink pads White Embossing Powder Gold Gilding Wax Easy Crystal kit Ribbon, lace & pearls Aluminium tape or foil Notepad & candle Collall All-Purpose Glue & 3D Glue Gel TOOLS The Ultimate Pro Heat tool Core’dinations Sand It Gadget Hole punch Die-cutting machine PC and printer
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folder Your free honeycomb embossing folder is so versatile. These designs by Karen Foy will soon have you buzzing with ideas!
CREATE A CANDLE WRAP Carefully ink your honeycomb folder with a VersaMark ink pad or pen then use this to emboss a strip of Kraft card. Remove the card from the folder, sprinkle with white embossing powder and heat to reveal the pattern. Layer onto strips of aqua Core’dinations card and Kraft card. Wrap around a candle and glue. Create two rosettes from lace and ribbon to attach over the join. Finish with a single pearl in the centre for shabby chic appeal.
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Make a bow by embossing two strips of patterned paper and inking with Distress Ink to reveal the pattern. Cut fishtails in both ends of one strip, then fold a second strip and stick on top to form the bow.
GO FOR GOLD Deboss a strip of Centura Pearl card (place your card in the folder ‘wrong’ side up to do this), and rub over with gold gilding wax to reveal the pattern. Layer it onto patterned paper and white card. Make a tent-fold card base from Kraft card and stamp with the bees and a sentiment from your free stamp set. Add your gilded border and a ribbon and finish with shiny gems using the Easy Crystal applicator.
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To make patchwork, emboss a border on a piece of Centura Pearl card then die-cut mini hexagons. Layer onto the border using 3D glue gel. Add ribbon, a sentiment and gems. Mat and layer onto a base card.
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STYLE IT IN SILVER Emboss a strip of aluminium tape or foil and make a metallic bellyband for a pillow box. Print papers from the English Country Garden Collection on your free CD onto Printable Light Card. Make up a pillow box, add your silver bellyband then embellish it with flowers fussy cut from the patterned papers. Use your free stamp set and hexagon dies to make a sentiment of your choosing. Attach the sentiment to the pillow box, as shown, using All-Purpose glue.
Make beautiful banners by embossing papers printed from your CD and sanding to reveal the pattern. Cut strips of papers and trim fish tails at one end. Layer onto a card base and add pearls, ribbon and a sentiment.
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SAND AND REVEAL Make a pretty gift box from white card using your Ultimate Pro. Cut strips of hot pink Core’dinations card to fit the sides of the box lid and emboss with your folder. Sand to reveal the pattern and glue to your box lid. Mat and layer floral paper printed from your free CD onto hot pink card to decorate the top of the lid, as shown. Make a topper using your free stamps and hexagon dies and glue in place. Add a ribbon bow and some gems to finish.
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DECORATE A NOTEPAD Cut a piece of Centura Pearl card to fit your notepad and use your honeycomb folder to deboss, making a continuous all-over pattern (place your card in the folder ‘wrong’ side up to deboss). Layer onto aqua Core’dinations card and glue to your notepad. Embellish with roses fussy cut from the English Country Garden papers on your CD. Use your free stamps and hexagon dies to create a sentiment and glue onto a ribbon bow for a quick and easy gift idea.
TRIM A TAG Cut a tag shape from white card and emboss a honeycomb border along the bottom. Frame the border with two strips of aqua Core’dinations card and add gems with the Easy Crystal applicator. Use your free die to die-cut five stitched hexagons from aqua and hot pink Core’dinations card and arrange on the tag in the pattern shown. Stamp a sentiment and a heart shape using your free stamps, and add a ribbon bow to finish.
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WEDDING FAVOURS BOX Create a distressed look for this wedding favours box by inking your honeycomb embossing folder with Victorian Velvet Distress Ink and embossing a strip of white card. Make a triangle gift box from Kraft card using your Ultimate Pro and then decorate with your distressed border. Add flowers fussy cut from the English Country Garden papers on your free CD, a sentiment stamped using your free stamps and stick on pearls and ribbon.