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Swing into spring! Using this issue's Succulent Florals Collection from your free CD, Angela Blaney shows you how to create super-addictive swing cards
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‘Swing cards are huge amounts of fun to make and give. Recipients are always asking how I did it!’ ANGELA BLANEY, DESIGNER
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Angela Blaney Angela lives in the Midlands and has loved making things since she was a child. She discovered papercrafting five years ago and spends hours getting lost in her craft room! YOU WILL NEED
Making and giving cards is truly a joy, and there's nothing more rewarding than wowing a friend or family member with a 3D card that looks particularly stunning. Thankfully, this issue we're giving you the crafty insight into one of our favourite awe-inspiring designs – swing cards! Packed with brilliant, unusual shapes and quirky detail, they provide exactly the right kind of
amusement for makers and recipients alike. Once mastered, swing card techniques are easily adapted – as you can see from these wonderful cards by talented designer, Angela Blaney – so they are ideal for both beginners and experts. Whether you use them to draw attention to a sentiment, topper or pattern, one thing's for sure, your card will never be overlooked.
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Succulent Florals Collection from your free CD Centura Pearl – Snow White – Hint of Gold A4 Card Neenah Classic Crest Card – Solar White Printable Light Card Matt black cardstock Die'sire Create-A-Card Accordion Card – Circle Accordion Die Downton Abbey Dies – Ornate Oval Frame & Ornate Square Frame Sara Signature Floral Delight Collection Dies – Pretty Petals & In Bloom Tag & flower dies from the Gemini die-cutter set Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Milled Lavender Ribbon & gems Collall All-Purpose Glue, Tacky Glue & 3D Glue Gel Red Liner Tape TOOLS The Big Score or Scoremaster scoreboard Gemini die-cutting machine PC & printer
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Floral fancies Use your free die to create beautiful blooms complete with stunning watercolour backgrounds. By Laney Delaney
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TIP Use the hanging heart technique below to create decorative stars for displaying on your Christmas tree Laney Delaney Laney is passionate about all kinds of papercraft, from stamping to die-cutting and beyond. As a proud member of the Crafter’s Companion Design Team she feels she learns something new every day!
YOU WILL NEED Your free Sheena Douglass Create a Flower die The Sunny Garden collection on your free CD Centura Pearl – Snow White – Hint of Gold Card Printable Light Card Core’dinations 12x12 Core Essentials Card – Pastels Kraft card Die’sire Create-A-Card Die – Vine Leaves Die’sire Edge’ables – Rococo & Die’sire Essentials – Circles dies Sarah Signature Butterfly Lullaby Collection – Flit & Flutter Die Set Leaf die Sentimentals Stamp Sets Textures 5x7” Embossing Folders – Parquet Diamond Press Fashion Dies – Block Alpha Capital Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad – Rusty Hinge Black & teal ink pads Ribbon, lace & string Gems & pearls Glitter glue & Mod Podge Collall Tacky Glue & 3D Glue Gel 6x6in box frame MDF heart & notebook
TOOLS Gemini die cutting machine Paintbrush PC & printer
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Print papers from your free CD onto Printable Light Card. Using your free die, die-cut six large petals from one paper. Die-cut six medium and six small petals from peach Core’dinations card. Shape and layer up using Tacky glue. Fix a gold gem in the centre. Add glitter glue to the edges of the petals. Print a backing paper onto Centura Pearl card and cut a heart to fit the front of an MDF heart. Glue in place and ink the edges with Rusty Hinge Distress Ink. Die-cut a filigree flourish from another printed paper and butterflies from the printed Centura Pearl card using the Rococo die. Stick the flourish across the heart, glue the flower on top and affix the butterflies. Add pearls and a ribbon loop to finish.
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Stylish storage Spring clean your craft space and tidy away your precious crafty bits and bobs in these clever storage solutions. By Samantha Thompson
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The stylish images in the new Catitudes™ collection on your free CD are purrfect for stretching your fussy-cutting skills. By Leann Chivers
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Gemma Hynes A hoarder of paper and pens, Gemma loves being creative and is thrilled to be on the Crafter’s Companion Inspirers Team. Her passion is for mixed media and construction. YOU WILL NEED Papers from the Succulent Florals Collection on your free CD Neenah Classic Crest Card – Solar White Neenah Desert Storm A4 Kraft Colouring Card Printable Light Card Thin printer paper Die’sire Essentials Hearts nesting die Die’sire Create-A-Card Accordion Card – Circle Accordion Die Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Ground Espresso Polystyrene eggs Natural ribbon & leaf ribbon Baker’s twine White paint pen Shredded pages from an old book Collall Tacky Glue PVA glue
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TOOLS Small hole punch Gemini die-cutting machine PC & printer
Easter basket Celebrate Easter with our lovely basket centrepiece complete with découpage eggs. By Gemma Hynes
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Totes amazing Use the digi papers on your free CD to make these adorable tote-style gift bags. By Bianca Shervington
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Papers from the Threaders collection on your free CD Satin Finish Printer Paper Core’dinations cardstock Flower dies Tag dies Tim Holtz Distress Ink Ribbon & twine Gems Collall All-Purpose Glue & 3D Glue Gel Red Liner Tape TOOLS Hole punch The Big Score scoreboard Gemini die-cutting machine PC & printer