Crafts Beautiful August 2017: A Digital Sample

ISSUE 308 AUG 2017

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OVER TO YOU CARD DASH INSPIRATION FOR AUGUST QUICK TRICKS WITH DIES ASK THE EXPERTS NET SAVVY AT HOME WITH JULIE & WENDY 108 TEMPLATES 124 COMING NEXT MONTH 130 BEHIND THE CAMERA

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Cards & Paper 17 5 WAYS WITH...

LAYERED STAMPING

Get creative with rainbow shades and nature-inspired designs

23 GOAL IN ONE

Score top points with a football fan by creating a layered greeting

30 KOALA CUDDLES

Be inspired by our cute animal friends down under

33 MAKE A WISH

Rustle up a birthday greeting using pretty pastels

63 FESTIVAL FEVER

Camp out in your craft room and make these fabulous summer makes

102 PARTY MAKES WITH BROTHER SCANNCUT

Corinne Bradd shows us a simpler way to make fun designs in bulk

112 FOREST ADVENTURE

Take a step into the great outdoors and see what you stumble upon

People & Places 31 LAYER IT UP

Snip, rip and glue your way to beautiful handmade storage

40 HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE WI Get the latest this month from the Women’s Institute

52 KIDS CRAFTS

Ten ways to keep the little ones crafty this summer

24 Share it! with the rest of the CB community via

Stitch & Knit 66 TWEET HEARTS

Create pretty embroidered birds using Debbie Von Grabler-Crozier’s how-to

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104 67 BON VOYAGE

Treat adventurous pals to a pretty and practical first aid set

76 BRIGHT BUNTING

Use pretty mix-and-match colours to make a vibrant party decoration

77 AHOY THERE, MATEY

You’ll be buoyed up to create these nautical-inspired makes

82 SEWING ANGEL

Stitch a delicate Tilda doll with her trusty sewing machine companion

85 BEDTIME TED

Quick cuddles for kids with this sweet bear and quilt

104 BABY STEPS

Treat tiny tootsies to Amanda Walker’s chic spotty footwear

106 ELVIS ELEPHANT

Knit Sachiyo Ishii’s adorable party animal and his stylish co-ordinating jumper

Baking

56 SARA NAUMANN’S MASTERCLASS

Create delightful dandelion cards with this traditional screen printing method

Browse & Buy

42 LET’S CELEBRATE

The great British summertime equals festivities and hours of fun

51 CB MEETS RHIANYDD WEBB The Renshaw Academy tutor talks all things cake

21 TREAT YOURSELF

Create & Craft

Take a walk on the wild side and track down some beasty bargains

45 IDEAS FOR YOU!

Get inspired to craft with these ideas and buys from Create and Craft TV

Learn & Make 24 ELIZABETH MOAD QUILLS Dream up a set of 3-D ethereal showstoppers

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Mixed Media Papercraft a fairy castle and make someone’s birthday very special

Craft your accessories with an ethical twist Transform haberdashery leftovers into chic boho jewellery

93 TUTTI FRUTTI

Embrace tropical brights this summer with Linda Jones’ wooden bead set

Say it with flowers with these foil fancies

A calming themed greeting using a technique that’s perfect for summer

89 JEWELLERY UPDATE 90 ZIP IT

59 MAGICAL KINGDOM 73 POPPY LOVE

34 COLETTE SMITH’S MASTERCLASS

Jewellery

99 COPYCAT BOTANICALS

96 RAZZLE DAZZLE

Decorate clay tiles to create Ellen Kharade’s elegant papercraft set

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Shimmy into summer using the latest products from Bead House

07 FREEBIES & PRIZES 7 HOW TO USE YOUR FREE GIFT

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54 GIVEAWAYS Enter to win £1,500 worth of prizes!

115 FREE PAPERS!

Cut out and use these eight designs for your projects

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How to use your FREE

Decoupage Kit GET CRAFTY WITH THIS MONTH’S FABULOUS FREE GIFT AND HAVE FUN DECOUPAGING YOUR SHAPES IN A VARIETY OF WAYS Tweet Birthday

Cover a birdcage with white paint and a bird with gingham paper, allow to dry. Cover the top 10.5cm of a blank with pink card. Glue the wooden motifs to the coloured section and stamp a sentiment in the top-left corner. Create a ruffle flower from gingham paper, add a gem to the centre and attach to the lower-left of the blank. Decorate the bird and cage with gems.

Candle Holder

Paint a heart white on one side. Brush with decoupage glue and place strips of red and blue paper on top and smooth down. Trim, then when dry, drill a hole each side and thread with ribbon. Decoupage a red heart onto the candle. Glue the wooden one over, then secure ribbon around the candle. Embellish with buttons and gems.

Head over to crafts-beautiful. com/videos for a demo from Corinne Bradd!

Teacup Card

With the fold along the short side, trim a blank, 6cm x 9.5cm. Brush acetate, 5cm x 7cm, with decoupage glue, cover with gingham paper and smooth down.

Fix against the fold. Paint a teacup white, then glue scallop-edged blue paper to the front. Leave the handle, base and top white. Glue to the decoupaged acetate. Embellish with a bow, gems and greeting.

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How to use your

Free Gift Gift Tag

Cut two circles of the same size, one in pale blue and the other in white card. Cut scallops from the white and stick onto the blue. Stamp a sentiment on the white section. Cover a butterfly with patterned paper, once dry, attach to the circle. Punch a small hole at the top and thread with white twine.

Birdcage Card

Create a blank, 8cm x 14cm, and tape a strip of floral paper along the base. Glue paper on acetate, 6cm x 9.5cm, and fix to the blank. Attach a gold birdcage to the decoupaged acetate. Add birdsand gems, then a bow and greeting to finish.

Key Ring

Paint one side of a flower white.

Once dry, decoupage with gingham paper. Trim around the edge and centre when dry.

Repeat for the other side. Drill a hole through the top and attach a key ring. Embellish with green card, ladybirds and gems.

Box

Paint one side of a bird white. Once dry, decoupage gingham paper on both sides. Cover a small box with blue paper. Use a sharp knife to cut a slit in the lid, large enough to fit the base of the bird. Push the bird in place and glue firmly on the inside. Embellish with paper flowers, raffia and a bow. Glue buttons round the lid.

Invitation

Cover a teacup with floral paper and allow to dry. Cut floral paper, 9.5cm x 10cm, and stick centrally onto a square 10.5cm blank, so the top is in line with the fold. Matt white card, 7cm x 8.5cm, onto the floral panel. Stamp a sentiment at the bottom and stick the teacup above. Wrap and tie red ribbon around the top.

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In The Jungle

Treat Yourself

Take a walk on the wild side and track down some beasty bargains!

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1 ​Safari Life wooden trophy animal head, £39, cultfurniture.com 2 Cuban Fiesta square plates, £3.99 per pack, talkingtables.co.uk 3 Biscuiteers safari baking tin, £42.50, biscuiteers.com 4 Safari sketch pencils, £7.50, npwgifts.com 5 Yellow tiger cushion cover, £40 per pack of two, crownfrenchfurniture.co.uk 6 Hand-painted zebra vase, £44.99, oakroomshop.co.uk 7 Elvis the Elephant tissue paper, pack of 10, dotcomgiftshop.com 8 Glamingo A5 thick notebook, £10, paperchase.co.uk 9 Lion luggage tag, £3.95, dotcomgiftshop.com 10 For the Love of Stamps Safari Adventure set, £8, hunkydorycrafts.co.uk 11 Sizzix Thinlits Baby Elephant die set, £7, sizzix.co.uk 12 Animal-tastic A4 paper pad, £5.99, hunkydorycrafts.co.uk CRAFTS-BEAUTIFUL.COM 21

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Koala Cuddles

Cards & Paper

Colour blend and stamp Kitty Frampton's cute birthday greeting

Crafts Tip If you prefer an ink splodge background, simply heat dry between each of the colours to prevent them from blending

“Creating your own backgrounds is great fun.

You can use any combination of colours and you can even design your own scenes�

Sta rt wi t h ... b Stamps, My Favorite Things, Cuddly Koalas b Dies: Die-namics Dies, Cross-Stitch Rectangle STAX; Oval Word Window Frames b Pens: Copic Markers; Zig Clean Colour Pens b Ribbon b Self-adhesive pearls

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Koala Card

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Create a white top-fold card blank, 11cm x 14.5cm. Trim green card, 10.5cm x 14cm.

Stamp small branches in green around the card edge. Attach ribbon onto the bottom-right corner and trim off the excess.

Glue the background panel onto the front of the card.

Trim watercolour card, 7.5cm x 10.5cm. Apply yellow, green and blue colours onto the panel using a water brush. Blend the colours together, then dry with a heat gun.

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Die-cut a stitched rectangle from white card and glue the watercolour panel to it. Attach the panel onto the front using foam pads.

Stamp, then colour in the tree and koalas using markers.

Fussy cut each image and fix in place with foam pads. Tie a blue bow and stick at the topleft corner of the panel.

Die-cut the word window from white card, then stamp the sentiment onto it. Position the sentiment with foam pads.

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Add self-adhesive pearls to each corner of the card to finish. CB

Go Shopping My Favorite Things stamps, Die-namics, mftstamps.com Zig Clean Colour pens, Copic markers, cultpens.com

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Stitching

Ahoy There, Matey!

You'll be buoyed up to make these nautical-inspired makes by Sophia Palmer

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Magical Kingdom

Cards & Paper

Papercraft Helen Fitzjohn's enchanting fairy castle and make someone's birthday very special Any little princess will adore this pop-up castle birthday card. Open the doors to reveal a hidden message inside the 'walls', it's a little like a summer advent calendar!

The matching castle gift box has a pull-down drawbridge, perfect for some fairytale party games.

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Jewellery

Tutti Frutti Embrace tropical brights this summer with Linda Jones’ wooden bead set

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Last Word

Behind the

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Stephanie Weightman's summer is all about florals – and a couple of buns!

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My treat this month...

With everything ripening, I'm looking forward to harvesting my little vegetable plot in the garden. We have beetroots, cauliflowers, runner beans, potatoes in buckets and lots more, so fingers crossed!

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ugust is here, which means there’s plenty of beautiful flora in gardens, parks and even in the middle of roundabouts.

We crafters just can’t get enough flowers, and love using their intricate shapes and uplifting hues in our cards, gifts and decorations. While there's no denying the real thing is inspiring, it's amazing to make them from scratch. If you're looking for a way to make it easier, you'll love Flower Forming Foam – it's a fabulous way to make your own stunning blooms!

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FAVE THING!

One of my all-time loves is the British seaside. We make sure we go to the Lincolnshire coast at least once every summer, and again during the Christmas break. We pop into our favourite café and have a cup of tea and a bun. It's never changed, so I'm always reminded of when I was a little girl with my family. Bliss!

Look what I made!

I'm loving this card, with its dreamy riot of colour. I'm particularly fond of lilacs and purples in a garden, especially lupins. I'd normally think twice about putting blue purples and pink purples together, but lilacs and amethysts work beautifully, and together with the reds and corals it's reflective of the quintessential British summer. Adding coloured die-cuts gives such pretty detail and depth.

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