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12 YOUR CRAFT CHAT 14 AT HOME WITH JULIE & WENDY 16 NEW FOR YOU 31 CREATE AND CRAFT 46 SUBSCRIBE TODAY 48 ASK THE EXPERTS 108 COMING NEXT MONTH 114 PEEK INTO MY WEEK
Make It
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Use your Brother ScanNCut machine to design magical motifs for any occasion
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Colourful card and bold ink combine to create stunning floral designs
30 NEW BABY CARD
Welcome a little one into the world with this ever-so sweet greeting
36 SIMPLE PAPER LAYERING
Make your cards stand out with Colette Smith's easy guide
Gaze upon this stunning scene of a family of birds created from paper
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18 HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE WI Get the latest from the Women's Institute
20 A QUICK CUPPA WITH SARA DAVIES
We sat down with the maestro behind Crafter's Companion
Cut and colour to create a dainty greeting for any animal lover
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83 MAKING FRIENDS
Give the gift of love with a gorgeous set of tiny boxes and decorative cards
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21 BUTTERFLY SET
24 LIZ MOAD QUILLS
Show your loved ones just how much you care with delicate folded flowers
This month Tracey Daykin-Jones celebrates a new home
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Delight in stamping and create paper pieced cards
Fancy joining a craft club? We've got the low-down on how and why you should Vicki Downes, Director of Beads Direct, chats trends, inspiration and customers' needs
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Crochet this little guy for your loved ones to cuddle and cherish forever
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Combine two popular flavours to create a mouthwatering bake
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This simple jewellery project from ImpressArt™ is perfect for all occasions
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Be a vision in pink with this season's hottest colour
51 Ultimate Guide To Upskilling
44 VALENTINE'S GIFTS
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69 STITCHED WITH LOVE
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The season of amour is upon us, celebrate with a little help from Duck Tape We've gone patchwork and felt crazy with three easy stitched ideas Use a variety of stitching techniques to create cute decs and cards
Have all eyes on you with Claire Nigeon's gorgeous turquoise designs Make your day extra special with Ellen Kharade's pearlescent set
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DREAM UP STUNNING 3-D EFFECT GREETINGS WITH OUR TEN INSPIRATIONAL IDEAS YOUR FREE BUILD-A-BLOOM KIT l Your Build-a-Bloom Decoupage Kit contains all you need to create six 3-D greetings l Simply layer the numbered pieces together to create stunning motifs l Attach them onto the co-ordinating blank or paper, then create envelopes using the maker included!
How to assemble your decoupage kit l Choose one of the die-cut sheets and pop out each of the pieces l Assemble the pieces together in the numbered order using the foam pads included l Stick onto a card blank or patterned paper of your choice and add a sentiment l Create an envelope with your free tool, then send out to loved ones!
Spring Blooms
With the fold at the top, cut the bottom of a printed pale pink blank to 10.5cm x 13cm. Cover with pale blue paper. Secure the mixed floral bouquet to the top of the blank so that it hangs over. Add ‘Happy Birthday’ at the bottom.
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Cover half of the blue corner floral blank with pale green paper. Layer the flowers from the pale yellow sheet with foam pads. Fix to the top-left corner, then add ‘Thinking of You’ to the centre.
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This month's free gift couldn't be easier to use, also your decoupage kit contains everything you could need to create six blooming beautiful greetings, and we've put our creative caps on to come up with ten unique designs, but the possibilities are endless. Each die-cut sheet is conveniently numbered so you know precisely where to layer each flower onto, it's as easy as 1, 2, 3 – literally! As always, we would love to see what you make from yours, who knows, you might even see your creation in the next issue.
Overlap the edges to create even more of a statement
Send with Love
Trim a pale green printed blank, 10.5cm square, and cover with co-ordinating paper. Secure the first four layers from the corner flower sheet with foam pads, fix to the lower-left and add the ‘Love’ die-cut to the top-right.
Build a Bouquet
Take a top-fold A6 blank and glue pale pink paper down the centre, then round off the lower corners. Layer the large rose bouquet die-cuts and attach to the blank. Finish with a 'Happy Birthday' sentiment underneath.
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Decorate a Blank
Assemble the pink and blue bouquet and attach onto pale pink card. Secure a sentiment to the bottom and matt the finished panel onto a card blank.
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New baby Card Celebrate an arrival with a
Welcome a little one into the world with this everso sweet card by Marianne Fisher. The term 'rocka-bye baby' couldn't be any more apparent here; the stamped image of a newborn hedgehog in a hammock just oozes with cuteness. Embellish with flowers, lace and your favourite papers to create a keepsake greeting.
Craft Clever Always choose the papers first before colouring; matching your pens to the papers is easier than trying to find papers to match the colouring
Essentials... Card: white, aqua Stamp, Penny Black, Baby Hammock Floral paper pad, The Works Die, Lawn Fawn, Stitched Circle Pen, Wink of Stella, white Copic markers Ink-pad, Memento, Vintage Sepia Embellishments
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Take a card blank, 14.5cm square. Cut lemon paper, 13.5cm square, ensuring the sentiment is at the bottom. Layer onto aqua and attach to the card front. Cut aqua paper, 10cm x 11cm, and attach to the centre of the greeting. Trim cream lace to the width of the card and adhere above the sentiment. Stamp the image onto white card using brown ink,
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Craft Shop die-cut into a circle and colour using Copic markers. Adhere centrally above the sentiment. Arrange flowers around the top of the circle, then secure using a strong adhesive. Use white Wink of Stella pen on the small wooden heart and attach underneath the flowers. Add aqua pearls to the top corners. CB
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A beautiful Penny Black stamp design that is perfect for this special occasion. ÂŁ6.99, createandcraft.com
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Birthday
Cut and colour our 'paw'some
How cute is this dainty greeting by Kitty Frampton? The little girl's dress is made by adding a layer of gingham paper which creates an impressive 3-D effect that's certain to impress your loved ones. The adorable My Favorite Things stamp set also includes plenty of animal motifs that will allow you to create a whole host of fun cards, so what are you waiting for? It's time to get crafty!
CARD Craft Clever Why not swap gems for pearls, sequins or enamel dots?
Essentials... Card: brown, white Patterned paper: yellow spotty, green gingham Stamp, My Favorite Things, New Best Friend Die, Die-namics, Happy Birthday Circle Frame Ink-pads, Tsukineko Memento, Tuxedo Black Copic markers Self-adhesive gems Adhesives
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Create a card blank, 10.5cm x 14.5cm and fold at the top. Layer yellow spotty paper, 9.5cm x 13.5cm onto slightly larger brown card leaving a narrow border. Fix to the card front. Die-cut the birthday frame from white card and place in the centre of the greeting. Stamp the girl, dog and cat onto white card using black ink. Colour each image with alcohol markers and cut out. Stamp the girl onto green gingham paper, cut out and glue onto the image to create her dress. Arrange the images on the centre of the card front with 3-D foam pads. Stamp a sentiment and layer onto brown card, attach to the bottom of the greeting with 3-D foam pads. Secure self-adhesive gems to each corner. CB
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top techniques with VINTAGE BLOOMS Colourful card and bold ink combine to create Keren Baker's stunning floral designs
These botanical beauties are sure to bring a smile to a loved one's face and they're great fun to make too! The bright inky designs are achieved by using a diecutting machine to create stencils, before decorating with blossoming die-cut flowers and pre-printed paper roses.
Essentials... Card: white, green Dies: Tonic Studios, Curved Crosses and Simple Stripes; Radiant Rose Lily; Basic Circle Elements Stamp, Winnie and Walter, Thanks All-occasion paper pad, Graphtec Ink: Ranger, Caribbean Coast dye; Tim Holtz, Candied Apple Oxide, Peacock Feathers Oxide; Tonic Studios, Nuvo Hybrid Black Pizza box, Stampin’ Up! Nuvo drops, Tonic Studios, Dandelion Yellow Red ribbon Blending tool Adhesives
Make a Happy Greeting
1 Create a white blank, 14.5cm x 16cm, and mount green card to the front. Trim white card, smaller than the base. Die-cut the Simple Stripe die several times to make a wide stencil. 2 Tape the stencil onto the white card, then roughly blend blue oxide ink over the top. Remove the stencil and allow to dry. Add a strip of red spotted paper to the bottom. 3 Trim a floral design from the paper pad and die-cut the Radiant
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Rose Lily die from yellow paper. Curl the edges, then secure smaller flowers in the centre. Stamp and trim out a sentiment, then add to the card with foam pads. Finish the card with yellow Nuvo drops.
“Always store your ink-pads uspide down. This keeps the ink on the surface of the pad” Keren Baker, designer
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KEREN’S TOP TIP S If you die-cut card to use as a stencil for colouring, why not use the leftover stencil that’s now coloured to add unique details to other projects? When cutting one or two dies at a time, place your dies towards the outer edge of the plates, not the centre. This is where the pressure on the machine rollers is at its greatest. Use self-closing tweezers to hold the ribbon in place when tying it; it's like having an extra pair of hands!
Create a Treat Box
Assemble the pizza box and cut out strips of paper to decorate the edges. Using a die-cut stencil that you’ve already blended over, adhere to the top of the box. Add green card to the bottom and wrap ribbon around the box. Trim and die-cut flowers from yellow paper, then attach to the bottom.
Die-cut a Happy Birthday Card
1 Create a white blank, 12cm x 15.5cm, then mount a smaller layer of green card. Trim white card, slightly smaller piece than the front. Die-cut the Curved Crosses die repeatedly to create a panel. 2 Tape the panel on top of the white card and roughly blend Candied Apple oxide ink over the top. Die-cut a circle
from the centre of the stencilled piece. Mount red spotted card onto the green layer. 3 Add the stencilled layer over the red paper using foam pads. Trim roses and leaves from the paper pad and die-cut flowers from blue paper. Stack and curl the flowers, then arrange onto the card. Stamp and trim out the sentiment, then add to the card. Finish with yellow Nuvo drops. CB
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Conjure blue skies and sunshine with Ranger's dye ink-pad in shade Caribbean Coast. For stockists, visit rangerink.com
Add glistening dots of threedimensional beads with Nuvo Drops in fresh Dandelion Yellow. For stockists, visit tonic-studios.com
Achieve a completely unique design with Tonic Studio's Curved Crosses and Simple Stripes die. For stockists, visit tonic-studios.com
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Upskilling Discover the best in workshops, courses and crafty travel essentials Whether you’re looking to brush up your skills with a tutor at hand or want to dip your toes into something completely new, we’ve hand-picked a whole host of in-depth programmes and classes across the UK and abroad to help inspire you. There’s something for everyone: from artisan hand-dyeing in the beautiful highlands of Scotland to downloadable videos you can watch at home with a cuppa.
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T Creature comforts with three cheerful dies FLUTTER FREE Matt a white rectangle onto a card blank, 14cm x 20cm. Create a die-cut in cream using Butterfly Lace Flourish, Lace Corner, Chain Swirls and S Butterfly. Tint the diecuts with pens and mount onto the card. Stamp a sentiment in the bottom right corner and embellish with gems to finish.
hanks to my recent holiday in St Lucia, I’m feeling lovely and refreshed. It’s the second time my husband and I have been, and it's become a tradition to learn a local craft. The first time we went, I turned my hand to palm leaf weaving, whereas this time I opted for a course to cook like a Lucian. We both tackled a few dishes, tasted several others and swotted up on the ingredients. Unfortunately, although I started off taking pictures, by the end I was eating more than I was photographing! It was entertaining, but as soon as I got home I was straight back into work mode. Luckily, the adorable Charisma Cuddles and Crescent Creations collections make for great focal points on springthemed cards as a way to celebrate new beginnings.
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This uplifting greeting can be made easily using the Crescent Creations Butterflies die set. Create a card blank, 15.5cm square, then mount with smaller green, red, orange and patterned layers, leaving a border around the edges. Prepare two discs from green and white card using the No 10 and No 9 Circles respectively. Stamp a 'wake and be fabulous' sentiment on the white circle with rainbow ink, then draw a stitch pattern around the edge in pink ink. Layer the circles and matt onto the main front. Use a Butterfly Lace Flourish die on green and L Butterfly on white. Tint the individual butterflies using red, pink and yellow pens, then cover with glitter. Matt the die-cuts onto the card to finish.
HELLO TWEETIE Fold yellow card, 14cm x 20cm, to make a tent greeting. Mount smaller white and patterned rectangles onto the front. Use the Olga Owl die on white, tint with pens and matt onto the main card. Cut tails into one end of yellow and white strips, then layer. Stamp a sentiment on top and attach to the front.
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Crescent Creations Butterflies Code 436542
FROG CHORUS Cut a rectangle, 13cm x 17cm, from patterned card and mount onto a blank, 14cm x 18cm. Stamp a sentiment in the top left corner. Use the Freda Frog die on green, yellow and black, layer the belly and eyes, then tint using pens. Trim and colour grass, then matt in front of frog die-cut.
Freda Frog Code 439204
Olga Owl Code 439203 Bring a touch of nature into your crafts createandcraft.com/shop
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