Crafts Beautiful July 2017: A Digital Sample

ISSUE 307 JUL 2017

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Wendy & Julie's thrifty tricks for crafters

Teatime Treats

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Adorable Alpacas

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In Crafts Beautiful…

IDEAS WITH CARD AND PAPER

JULY Every Issue 12 14 26 38 70 72 80

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

Cards & Paper 17 6 WAYS WITH... FLIP CARDS

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Nifty cutting and folding techniques make for stunning results

23 SEA BUDDIES

Dive into the ocean to create this pastel watercolour design

63 PUKKA CUPPA

Delicate cups and pretty papers set the mood for a relaxing afternoon

97 GNOME MAIL

Cut and stamp cute succulents to create this novelty card

112 ORIENTAL DECORATIONS

Craft these vibrant accessories for your home

People & Places 30 LADIES’ DRAWING NIGHT

Gather your friends and get ready to master pattern making

40 HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE WI

Get the latest this month from the Women’s Institute

51 CRAFT YOUR INDOOR EDEN Switch plants for paper and make a project you can be proud of

63 Stitch & Crochet 67 LUNCH AL FRESCO

Get ready for sunshine and blue skies with a deluxe picnic set

77 A IS FOR APPLE

It’s time to thank teacher with Sophia Palmer’s gift set

82 OLIVIA DOLLY

Sew your very own stylish toy and dress her in pretty clothes

85 GARDEN DREAMS

Upkeep your treasured outside space with a stitched organiser

103 ALPACA PAIR

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This cute felt duo will take centre stage of all your makes

106 SPEEDY SLOTH

Don’t hang around, make Heather Gibbs’ adorable crochet animal

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106 Create & Craft 45 IDEAS FOR YOU!

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

Learn & Make 24 ELIZABETH MOAD QUILLS Try your hand at quilling to make pretty mermaid designs

34 COLETTE SMITH’S MASTERCLASS

Turn an ordinary greeting into a fun slider design

56 SARA NAUMANN’S MASTERCLASS

Splash, splatter and spritz your way to beautiful handmade cards

Browse & Buy

24 Mixed Media

Jewellery

59 VIVA LA FIESTA

89 JEWELLERY UPDATE

73 GREEN GLOW

90 PARISIAN CHIC

98 DUCK TAPE SPECIAL

93 BURIED TREASURE

Craft everything you need for the best Mexican-inspired party

21 TREAT YOURSELF

Come exploring with us this month as we go shopping, worldwide!

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Create a unique fused glass look using just a brush and paint

Celebrate any occasion with a fun and playful Duck Tape projects

Summer brights is this month’s stunning trend Embrace a romantic vibe with Helen Cant’s vintage-inspired set

Head back to ancient times with Karon Crawford’s unique design

Baking 42 TIME FOR TEA

Gather friends and family around for a summer tea party!

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Get creative with 124 stencil designs

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115 FREE PAPERS!

Cut out and use these eight designs for your projects

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How to use your FREE Stencil Set

DISCOVER THE POTENTIAL OF THIS MONTH'S FREEBIE AND ACHIEVE STUNNING STENCILLED RESULTS ACROSS PAPER AND CARD Love & Laughter

Create a square card blank and matt with decoartive paper. Attach the jug stencil. Sponge orange ink through the design and allow to dry. Roughly watercolour the image, then mount onto green card. Fix pearls to each corner and attach the panel with foam pads. Die-cut a sentiment, thread with twine and fix as shown.

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

Flip Flop

Make a 12cm square, top-fold blank from white card. Mount an 11cm square of blue stripe paper onto red, then glue to the front of the blank. Cut red stripe paper, 5cm x 11cm, and mount to the red. Attach ribbons across this panel, secure the ends at the back, then glue to the card face. Cut 7cm x 7.5cm white card, attach the flip flop stencil with low-tack tape then sponge red ink through the design. Mount onto red, then blue card and attach in place with foam pads.

Decorate with a ribbon bow, pearls and a die-cut sentiment.

Beach Baby

Take a 10.5cm x 14.5cm top-fold card and cover the front with turquoise. Mount a blue 10cm x 14cm panel on top. Cut two pieces of sand card each 14cm long, then cut into a hill shape. Sponge distress ink onto these pieces then glue in place as shown. Attach the beach ball and spade stencils onto white card.

Sponge pink and orange ink through the opening, cut out the images, then attach them to the card with foam pads. Die-cut a sun and palm tree, then fix with foam pads. Add a sentiment sticker.

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How to use your

Free Gift Special Wishes

Start with a top-fold 11.5cm square blank.

Cut an 11cm square pink check panel, mount onto turquoise and fix to the card face. Layer cupcake paper onto beige card and glue to the pink. Sponge pink ink through the ice cream stencil onto white card, then colour the cone with markers. Round the edges and mount onto beige and turquoise card. Fix the topper onto the right of the card using foam pads. Die-cut a sentiment, thread with twine and attach with foam pads. Finish with a pretty satin bow.

You can use a thin tipped pen to recreate the ‘stitched’ effect on the circle panel

Birthday Bottles

Make a white, top-fold blank 10.5cm x 14.5cm. Cover the front with green paper. Die-cut a circle in check print and a slightly larger one using a stitched circle die. Layer and fix to the card with foam pads. Outline the bottle stencil with green ink and grey for the lids. Repeat three times and allow to dry. Roughly watercolour the bottles, and attach onto the circle with foam pads. Die-cut ‘Happy Birthday’ from a pale and darker green card. Sandwich the layers and attach to the card with foam pads.

How to stencil a greeting card…

Splash!

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Place the umbrella stencil onto white card, mask off any of the surrounding stencil motifs. With a small piece of sponge, start applying inks in rainbow colours diagonally across the design.

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Continue until the motif is fully covered. Carefully remove the stencil. Cover a 10.5cm square blank with aqua card and stamp a simple sentiment in the top left corner.

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Cut the right and lower edges close to the design. Trim the remaining sides around the umbrella in a scallop pattern.

Stick onto the lower right-hand side of the blank and add gems to decorate.

Card Dash

Mark the arrival of a beautiful newborn with a dainty card

Crafts Tip Personalise your card by adding baby's name and birth date on the front

Beautiful Baby, £7.99

My First Outfit, £9.99

Sta rt wi t h ... b Paper, Sara Signature, Little Angel Collection b Dies: Sara Signature, Little Angel Collection, The Gentle Giraffe; stitched circle, scallop-edged b Embossing folder, dotty b Ink-pad, pink b Square paper doily b Embellishments: lace, ribbon, pearls b Adhesives See our shopping list opposite 14 CRAFTS-BEAUTIFUL.COM

New Baby Card

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Matt patterned paper, 13.5cm square, onto a 14cm square blank. Layer with a 7.5cm wide panel of striped card mounted onto white, then a square white doily. Add a 10.5cm matted gingham panel on top.

Wrap lace and ribbon across the card and stick a bow to the right-hand side. Add pearls to each of the corners.

Die-cut a scallop-edged circle from white card and adhere an embossed die-cut circle onto it. Cut a giraffe from dotty paper and brush the surface with pink ink. Secure with foam pads and add a sentiment to finish. CB

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“Adapt the card for a baby boy by cutting and inking the main motif in darker colours” Kitty Frampton, Designer

Baby Carriage, £7.99

Go Shopping

Little Angel paper pad, Little Angel Giraffe die crafterscompanion.co.uk

All Who Wander

Treat Yourself

Come exploring with us this month as we go shopping, worldwide!

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1 ​Travel quote pencils, £2.99, oakroomshop.co.uk 2 Paper Plane coin purse, £11.99, totally-funky.co.uk 3 Adventure passport cover, £10, tch.net 4 Vintage map decoration, £4, paperchase.co.uk 5 World map pencils, £3.95, dotcomgiftshop.com 6 Wallpaper mural map, £45, wilko.com 7 Personalised first aid kit, £14.99, gettingpersonal.co.uk 8 Globe paperweight, £6.99, bhf.org.uk 9 VW Campervan toiletry bag, £22.89, gyrofish.com.au 10 Arrow stamp, £8.50, littlestampstore.etsy.com

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Start wit h...

Photography by Geoff Dann Š CICO Books

b Felt: skin-tone, brown, black, green, pale blue, pale pink, navy, olive b Cotton fabric, patterned, 25cm x 50cm b Stranded embroidery thread, assorted colours b Fine elastic b Buttons, 4mm b Toggle buttons b Snap fasteners b Blusher b Cotton bud b Toy stuffing b Glue pen b Dissolvable fabric pen b Long sewing needle

Find the templates on our pattern pages

Olivia Dolly

Little ones will love playing dress-up with this handmade fashionista

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Olivia is approximately 33cm tall but if you want to make a smaller or larger doll, simply increase or reduce the pattern pieces

Speedy Sloth

Sta rt wi t h ... b Yarn: DK, StyleCraft Special, Magenta, Cream, Shrimp, Pale Rose, Turquoise, Cypress b Toy filling b Safety eyes, two x 6mm, one x 12mm b Embroidery thread, black b Snap fasteners b Tapestry needle b Stitch marker b Dowel rod

Don't hang around, make Heather Gibbs' adorable crochet animal

Size

Sloth length: 18cm

Abbreviations

ch chain dc double crochet dc2tog double crochet two together dtr double treble htr half treble prev previous rnd(s) round(s) sl st slip stitch st(s) stitch(es) tr treble

Speedy Sloth Face

Using 4mm hook and Cream make a magic ring, work 6dc into ring. Six sts Rnd 1: 2dc in each st to end.

12 sts Rnd 2: (1dc, 2dc in next st) to end. 18 sts Rnd 3: (2dc, 2dc in next st) to end. 24 sts Rnd 4: 1dc, 3htr, 1dc, sl st in next two sts, 1dc, 3htr, 1dc, join with a sl st to next st. Ten sts Fasten off, leaving a long tail

Eye

Make two Using 4mm hook and Pale Rose make 5ch Rnd 1: 3dc in second ch from hook, 2dc, 3dc in next st, turn and work along opposite side of ch as folls: 2dc, join with a sl st to top of first dc Fasten off, leaving a long tail

Head and body

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Skill

Level

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Intermediate Rnd 1: 2dc in each st to end. 12 sts Rnd 2: (1dc, 2dc in next st) to end. 18 sts Rnd 3: 1dc in each st to end Rnd 4: (2dc, 2dc in next st) to end. 24 sts Rnds 5-6: 1dc in each st to end Rnd 7: (3dc, 2dc in next st) to end. 30 sts Rnds 8-9: 1dc in each st to end Rnd 10: (3dc, dc2tog) to

end. 24 sts Rnd 11: (2dc, dc2tog) to end. 18 sts Rnd 12: 1dc in each st to end Rnd 13: (2dc, 2dc in next st) to end. 24 sts Sew Face onto Head. Sew on Eyes, slanting downwards slightly. Insert safety eyes for eyes and nose. Lightly stuff Head Rnd 14: (3dc, 2dc in next st)

to end. 30 sts Rnds 15-25: 1dc in each st to end Rnd 26: (3dc, dc2tog) to end. 24 sts Rnd 27: (2dc, dc2tog) to end. 18 sts Rnd 28: (1dc, dc2tog) to end. 12 sts Stuff Rnd 29: dc2tog to end. Six sts

Jewellery

Jewellery UPDATE This month’s trend...

Summer brights

The bolder, the better is this season’s jewellery mantra – think shocking neon shades, big and beautiful tassels and statement graphic prints to get you inspired 1m neon orange cotton cord, £2.95 per 10m, jewellerymaker.com

Opaque glass daggers and 4mm faceted neon beads, from 3p each, spellboundbead.co.uk

gudbling.etsy.com

Colourful lucite flowers, 99p per pack, impressionscrafts.co.uk

Express Yourself!

Guest Editor, Camilla Westgaard from folksy.com Summer is approaching fast, so now is the perfect time to start to think about accessorising. Fashion is very bold this year with an eclectic use of pattern and colour, and the range of jewellery on the catwalk certainly reflects this. The season’s key trends include sparkly metallics, arty graphics, and shocking pinks and yellows. Geometric patterns continue to be en vogue, featuring a contrasting palette and rainbow block stripes, complemented with navalgazing pendants – the new length for 2017. Oversized earrings provide an eighties retro vibe and the mono ear drop is still very much of the moment, using threads or brightly coloured swatches of fabric. High-street collections are pared down into easy-to-wear cluster pendants and stacking bracelets in gold or silver with colourful highlights.

Handmade jewellery is also displaying a more expressive use of colour: fine jewellers have started to use enamel and precious stones to make a bold statement, while craft jewellers are using materials such as aluminium, resin, silicone, leather, felt and thread. One designer who is truly embracing the new trend is Claire Gent Design, one of Folksy’s best-selling makers. She adds colour to her design with anodised aluminium. Each individual pattern is hand-designed, made into a resist and then applied to the metal. This is then dyed, sealed and removed leaving a gorgeous contrast print on the aluminium.

Geometric Print Cuff, Claire Gent Design, £22.95, folksy.com Robin and Tree Brooch, Claire Gent Design, £64.95, folksy.com

Pom-pom clasp bracelet, £6, accessorize.com Superlon neon bead cord, from 10p a metre or £2.95 per spool, noseksjustgems.com

New names to know

John Moore

Lynsey Walters

Jenny Llewelyn

A multi award-winning contemporary jeweller based in Brighton, John’s bold pieces of wearable art are inspired by the natural world, from feathers to beetle wings. His catwalk-style creations are made from elegantly repeated shapes cut from anodised aluminium in gradations of beautifully vibrant colour.

For beautiful statement necklaces made from bright felt flowers and spheres, check out Lynsey Walters’ jewellery. Her wearable wool accessories are designed to feel like they started life somewhere between an imaginary garden and a haberdashery shop.

Her work is brightly coloured and nostalgic.

Jenny’s silicone and silver pieces are both vibrant and wearable.

Based in Cockpit Arts in London, Jenny’s unique silicone jewellery is inspired by the luminous colours, shapes and movement of underwater life, combining precious with non-precious materials, to create tactile and fun pieces.

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Last Word

Behind the

CAMERA

We get totally tropical this summer with Stephanie Weightman

SOMETHING I’VE LEARNED...

Earlier this

year I plante d seedlings as we had a lovely April, then suddenly we had fr ost.

Well, I won’t do that again!

Luckily, many survived and I was ch uffed at how well they did

My treat this month...

A very belated birthday present for my husband was to see Mrs Brown’s Boys live – it turned out to be a treat for us both!

I don’t get to watch much TV so I wasn't aware just how funny, albeit a bit naughty, the show was. I had tears running down my face from laughing.

It was wonderful medicine and I felt great afterwards!

MY CRAFT TIPS

den 4 Pop into your local gar string centre and invest in jute ts. You to embellish your projec tical and can use it for rustic, nau masculine ideas. yourself 4 Talking of string, treat the ne, twi g kin pac to a roll of from off-white type, available colour stationers. It's so easy to with pens! en a bow 4 It's such a shame wh rry, a starts to fray. Not to wo smeared h nis var l nai ar drop of cle on puts onto the end of the ribb a stop to that.

CRAFT OF THE MONTH

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he Screen Sensation has taken the crafting world by storm and I'm delighted to say that the new inks are just as popular. What's also very exciting is that you can now make your own designs to work with the Screen Sensation!

We were always asked about this, so we're delighted to bring it to you. Have a look at this lovely purse made using the Pina Colada screen – a touch of Rio!

Hot Product We are off to the Land of the Rising Sun and celebrating with a delightful Tattered Lace launch of the Discover the Orient Collection. It's a fabulous range that features charming Japanese scenes, beautiful Geisha, a noodle box and so much more. I particularly love the tigers and the way they've been coloured.

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FAVE THING!

I must confess to you that I'm not very good with IT and I only learn what I need to know.

However, it occurred to me whilst writing this just how much I love my iPad. It's never far from me, unless I have mislaid it of course!

Look what I made!

The tropical trend is just perfect for July birthdays, however, you could use this card all year round. The greens go from lime to emerald and tie together beautifully with aqua blues.

I used an Essential Square die to cut into the yellow card and ribbon wrapped around the bottom edge. The parrot and leaves have been coloured with Kurocolor Brush and Fine pens.