Crafts Beautiful March 2015: A Digital Sample

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CRAFTS BEAUTIFUL ISSUE 277 MARCH 2015

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Contents MARCH

2015

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15 REGULARS

CARDS & PAPER

12 YOUR SPACE

15 5 WAYS WITH… ARROWS & CHEVRONS

Share makes and stories with your fellow CB readers

Point your cards in the right direction with our arrow-themed designs

22 INSPIRATION FOR MARCH Create, share and buy our bright spring ideas

28 ASK THE EXPERTS Tricks, tips and handy know-how from our team of top craft designers Welcome a little one into the world with Katie Skilton’s enchanting baby makes Create a myriad of cutesy things for a little one's nursery

71 REALLY USEFUL CRAFT TIPS CB readers offer their crafty advice

94 BROWSE & CREATE We celebrate Mother's Day, post our fave freebies and share other web delights

112 COMING NEXT MONTH See what's in store for our April issue

122 BEHIND THE CAMERA Dawn Bibby shares her jewellery making journey and more

42 WINDOW APERTURES 50 PAPER CAKE BOX

57 HANDMADE HOME

Corinne Bradd discusses her love of all things winged

Whip up a batch of Mother's Day cards using beautiful floral toppers Create pretty spring themes using Tracey Daykin-Jones' card tricks

34 OUR PAPERCRAFT HERO

68 CORINNE’S CRAFT SPACE

19 MAKE ME QUICK

Store little trinkets or mini chocolate treats in a pretty container

66 FANCY FLOWERS Simple paper pleating is at the heart of these folded greetings

84 PAPER JEWELLERY Make a unique gift with Keren Baker's stylish accessories

PEOPLE & PLACES 30 A DAY IN THE LIFE

We chat to craft superstars Julie Peasgood and Wendy Turner-Webster

74 MAKE & SELL

STITCH

53 STITCHED PINCUSHION Hop onto the sunshine bus and get creative with a gorgeous campervan softie

63 EVENING STARS Create a celestial patchwork cushion by Helen Philipps

97 HABERDASHERY SAMPLER Hunt out your prettiest fabrics and combine with clever stitch for a creative design

102 CUTE COSIES Sit back and enjoy dippy eggs and soldiers in style with these felt coverings

104 MADE BY YOU: MOUSE PINCUSHION Sew a little mouse for your craft station with our easy how-to

106 DINNER SET Dress your table top with Amanda Walker's dainty stitched creations

LEARN & MAKE

24 SHADING MASTERCLASS Create subtle shading using stamping and masking techniques

32 ELIZABETH MOAD QUILLS

Stitch up a gorgeous piece of artwork with Corinne Bradd's copyright-free moth canvas

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Show your mum just how much you care with these gifting ideas

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In This Issue

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74 38 SARA NAUMANN’S MASTERCLASS Use a toolbox essential to turn plain cards into woven washi tape designs

88 BACK TO BASICS: BEADING Discover the ancient art of beading with our simple guide

BROWSE & BUY 11 CRAFT CRUSH

Live happily ever after by looking to classic stories and fairytale motifs

78 SPRING TRENDS FROM THE BRANDS YOU LOVE See which looks and products we're coveting for spring/summer 2015

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JEWELLERY

91 TRANSFER JEWELLERY Let nature be your inspiration and create Ellen Kharade's designs

KNITTING

100 TEA COSY Knit and purl yourself Monica Russel's pretty poppy vintage cover for your teapot

BAKE & CRAFT

76 STRAWBERRY CUPCAKES Use simple sugarcraft techniques and brighten your baking with these treats

MIXED MEDIA

Freebies & Prizes

45 PHOTO MEMORIES Try your hand at image transferring so you can display your nostalgic pics in style

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72 PERFECT PACKAGING

Create a collection of papercrafts this issue with our sensational scoring tool set

Add a flourish to lotions and potions with The Soap Kitchen's easy ways

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81 CLAY IMPRESSIONS Personalise and make your crafts individual with Jill Alblas' sweet trinkets

87 INKED FLORALS Personalise a selection of Mother's Day gifts using POSCA Pens

26 FREEBIES & OFFERS We've got over £1,000 worth of goodies available to win this month!

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BAKER’S DOZEN

Decorating cakes is a breeze using a dedicated set of icing nozzles that store neatly inside an easy-spin turntable.

A silicone base grips the cake while you ice and doubles as a stand for a smooth transition from kitchen to table!

The Chef’N’ Cakewalk comes with two icing bags, a coupler, 16 nozzles and a decorating nail. Priced £29.99, Lakeland, 015394 88100, lakeland.co.uk

Inspiration for...

MARCH

MAKE, BUY AND SHARE OUR BRIGHT SPRING IDEAS

Colour Savv’reyhooked on

We PIP Studios’ new stationery range.

The beautiful detailed folded greeting cards and journals are designed with multiple layers, rhinestones and gold finishing. We think they’re a welcome burst of colour and pattern, which are sure to blow away the cobwebs! pipstudios.com

Bloomin' Lovely Spend a fabulous day out at the Country Living Magazine Spring Fair where you'll find inspiration for home and garden, as well as plenty of handmade goodies to buy. Enjoy the demonstrations or join one of the many workshops and learn something new.

The Business Design Centre, Islington, London, 18th-22nd March. countrylivingfair.com

CUSHY NUMBER

Give your mum a surprise on Mothering Sunday with these luxury handmade letter cushions. They're a fun way to spell out a message or name and would make a unique gift for any occasion. The full alphabet is available in a choice of colours decorated with an oatmeal white letter in wool. Priced £18, Swanky Maison, swankymaison.com

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READER OFFER CB readers can book their tickets in advance and get a 25% discount (paying just £12 instead of £16.50 on the door).

Call 0844 8480150 and quote CL151.

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CRAFT & CREATE

GADGET

Paper Posy

of the Month

The new Build A Bouquet and Pop-Up Die Sets from Stampendous will have you creating floral-themed greetings in no time! They're specially designed to work with the Build a Bouquet stamps and dies to produce vases and flowers ideally sized to fit the tabs on the Pop-Up Die Set. You can also use the die set with any of your favourite stamps to craft a selection of unique paper creations. For stockists details, visit woodware.co.uk

LIGHT TOUCH TINY TREASURES

Bit of a Yarn...

Knitters will be delighted to know that there are a host of exciting events planned for Love Your Yarn Shop 2015.

If you fancy stocking up on the latest yarns and patterns or simply want to learn a new stitch or two, pop along to a participating craft shop. For further details about Yarn Shop Day, visit letsknit.co.uk

Place a beautifully illustrated card next to your baby, then with a click of the camera capture the first smile, first steps, first words and 25 other baby milestones!

You'll have the perfect memento to cherish or share with family and friends. Baby Milestone Card, £12.99, Cloth-Ears, cloth-ears.co.uk

See page 26 for a spcial offer

The LED Rechargeable A4 Lightbox is a must-have tool and the perfect craft room accessory. The large illuminated area gives an even source of light making it ideal for tracing templates, or for those projects that need a back light such as crossstitch, embossing and Pergamano.

The lightbox comes with a red padded storage bag with a flap at the base, making it easy to recharge in situ. Priced £69, craftlights.co.uk

we love 5 Papers this month...

Out and About 13th-14th March. Great Northern Papercrafts Extravaganza, Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate. A firm favourite on the craft show calendar, this action-packed event attracts thousands of dedicated card makers and scrapbookers every year.

Ticket hotline, 0113 287 7794, craftworkcards.co.uk 14th-15th March, Mother’s Day Weekend, Hever Castle & Gardens, Weald of Kent.

01732 865224, hevercastle.co.uk 19th-22nd March, Sewing for Pleasure & Hobbycrafts, NEC, Birmingham. Ticket hotline 01425 277988, ichfevents.co.uk

What a Wonderful Day, fancypantsdesigns.com

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Browse & Buy

ONCE UPON A TIME LOOK TO CLASSIC STORIES AND FAIRYTALES WHEN CRAFTING FOR KIDS (OR INDEED YOURSELF!)

Celebrate the works of Roald Dahl, the Brothers Grimm, Lewis Carroll and others with story-themed crafts. We've picked some of our fave fairytale designs (think carriages and knights in shining armour) as well as other childhood classics – discover keys to The Secret Garden, or evoke the romance of Beauty and the Beast with a single pink rose. The Roald Dahl collection is full of surprises with illustrations from popular novels, including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Clockwise from top-left: 1 Red Riding Hood fabrics by stacyiesthsu, spoonflower.com 2 Santoro antique gold key charms, £4.99 for six, sprinkle-twinkle.co.uk 3 Alice in Wonderland clear stamps, £11 for nine, paperpandacuts.co.uk 4 Diamond, horse and carriage clear stamp kit, £9.98, claritystamp.co.uk 5 Premium artificial rose in soft pink, £1.15, countrybaskets.co.uk 6 Princess and knight children's colour-in placemats, £7 for 12 sheets, pipii.co.uk 7 Traditional nursery rhyme snap game, £4, ellieellie.co.uk 8 Bella Rouge chipboard shapes by Pink Paislee, £4.99 per pack, heylittlemagpie.com 9 Princess and the Pea fabric, £3 per fat quarter, billowfabrics.co.uk 10 Silvery horse charms, 95p each, jillybeads.co.uk 11 Roald Dahl A4 ultimate die-cut and paper pack by docrafts, £11.65, onestopcraftshop.com 12 Magical fairytale wooden blanks, visit daisymoondesigns.co.uk to see the range 13 Shiny fairytale stickers, £3, stickerstack.co.uk CRAFTS-BEAUTIFUL.COM 11

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HOP ONTO THE SUNSHINE BUS AND GET CREATIVE WITH CAROLYN LETTEN’S FUN

Retro pincushion

Use a 5cm seam allowance throughout

Pack up your pins and needles for some spring sewing with this gorgeous fabric campervan made from ditsy printed cottons. Complete with axels and wheels, the pincushion campervan will look fabulous

on a shelf when you’re not using it. However, if you can bear to part with your handiwork, it would make a lovely gift for a stitchy friend, complete with matching card and gift tag!

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Design detail Why not have a go at enlarging the pincushion template to make a chair cushion?

WHAT YOU NEED Fabric, printed: teal; purple floral; orange, dark orange; black scrap; typography Ricrac trim Buttons: black, spotty,

four; pearl, two Card Interfacing Felt, grey Adhesives

CAMPERVAN PINCUSHION Using the templates on the pattern pages as a guide, cut out the top and bottom pieces of the campervan twice from purple floral and orange fabric, turning the template for the second side. Overlap the purple fabric onto the orange by 5mm and stitch across. Cover the join with a length of ricrac trim, iron on the reverse, then repeat for the other side.

Use the template to cut out four windows for each side; turn the template over for the other side. Back them all with interfacing. Fix curtains to the windows with a glue stick. Place each window onto orange fabric, then machine or hand stitch over them twice using a dark purple thread. Sew a vertical purple line behind the first window to define the door and stitch a small door handle. Repeat for the other side.

Cut out four black wheel arches and stick them in place; the glue will prevent fraying. Stitch them down using black thread. From the typography print fabric, cut out the words of your choice and back them with interfacing. Stitch to the respective sides above the wheel arches. Iron on the reverse and set both sides aside.

To make the middle section of the van, which combines the front, roof, back and underside all in one piece, use a strip of orange fabric, 7cm x 48cm. With patterned side up, leave a gap of 7cm from the right-hand side, then cut the front bonnet from purple fabric, back with interfacing and stick it to orange fabric and cover the join with ricrac trim.

Cut out two front windows, back with interfacing stitch to the orange fabric; check the placement will match the windows on the sides by temporarily pinning them so that the ricrac meets.

Stitch a small circle of dark orange to make the emblem badge.

Make the sunroof from dark orange fabric, 3.5cm x 9cm, and interface. Pin to the roof, 2cm above the windscreen you have just stitched, then sew around it twice in dark purple. Iron the whole piece on the reverse.

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ADDING THE DETAIL Make the bumper from a strip of felt. Trim 'sew’ from fabric and stitch it to centre for the number plate. Sew on two black circles, which should be slightly larger than your chosen headlamp buttons at either side. Attach the buttons and hand stitch around the edge of the bumper to add details. Stick the finished bumper to the front of the van.

Make the axels from four pieces of thin card, 4cm x 6.5cm. Score three lines across the width of each axel at 1cm intervals, fold into a triangular shape and secure the end with glue. Once dry, add orange fabric to match the base of the van. Line up the axels with the black fabric wheel arches and stick in place. Once dry, attach a black button to the end of each axel for the wheel.

the basic technique making up the campervan Start by pinning the front piece to one of the sides, making sure that the ricrac meets so it looks like a continuous length. Keep pinning all the way round, overlapping the other end at the bottom where the seam will not show. Stitch a 5mm seam all the way around.

Match up the ricrac to the other side of the van and repeat. Clip the seams on the curves and turn right side out. Firmly stuff the van with toy ďŹ ller and, before sewing up the gap in the bottom, slip in a piece of thin card inside the base.

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Craft tip

Put your own car number plate onto the van or the gift recipient’s name

CAMPERVAN CARD Use the campervan template provided and cut out a card shape. Cover the bottom section in purple floral fabric and fix in place with glue. Add some orange fabric on the top half as shown.

Cover the join with orange ricrac trim.

Cut out the windows and curtains using the template as a guide. Back the pieces with interfacing before stitching them to the card using purple thread.

Cut out ‘someone’ and ‘perfect’ from the typography fabric, interface and stitch in place. Sew around the outside in purple thread and add a vertical purple line to define the door section. Cut two black wheel arches, secure with glue and attach two spotty buttons for the wheels. CB

SOURCE IT...

“THESE PURPLE AND ORANGE DITSY FABRICS ARE IDEAL AND GIVE THIS PROJECT A FUN 60S VIBE” Carolyn Letten, Designer

Fabrics, Fabrics and Trims, fabricsandtrims.co.uk Typography fabric, Frumble, frumble.co.uk Sew Happy ribbon and toy stuffing, Hobbycraft, hobbycraft.co.uk

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IFT!

G USE YOUR FREE

TO MAKE THE FOLDED BLOOMS

SIMPLE PAPER PLEATING IS AT THE HEART OF THESE FOLDED

Fancy FLOWERS

“CREATE A BUNCH OF SUNFLOWERS TO GIVE TO YOUR MUM ALONG WITH THE CARD. MAKE SEVERAL OF THEM, ADD A STEM MADE FROM ROLLED UP GREEN CARD AND SOME HAND-CUT LEAVES, AND PLACE IN A SIMPLE GLASS VASE” Colette Smith, Designer

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Cards & Paper

Make it!

WHAT YOU NEED Cardstock: green, pale blue, white, brown Papers, origami, Contemporary Colour Collection, Folded Square Dies, Framelits Circles #2 (658604), Sizzix

Punches: circle, 5/8”; 1”; 1.5”; corner rounder Pens, fine liner: brown, yellow Ribbon, orange Gems, clear Adhesives

FLORAL CENTREPIECE Take a 7cm square of yellow paper. With the white side facing up, fold into diagonal quarters.

Bring the bottom and top points to the centre, then fold again towards the middle.

Turn over and bring the coloured sides together along the length, then fold in half and hold in place with a dab of glue. This is one petal – make another seven and adhere together to make a circle. This is your main flower head.

Take two pieces of round white card: one 4cm wide and the other 11.5cm. Decorate each with a narrow doodled border. Take the smaller sphere and fix a brown dot, 2.5cm wide, to the middle. Layer onto the main flower.

Fix the flower onto the larger bordered circle. Layer onto blue card, 12.5cm square, with the corners rounded. Mount onto a white square blank, 13cm, and round the corners.

Draw and cut out three leaves from green card, then attach with a sentiment and a few gems.

How to make... FOLDED FLOWERS

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Craft tip

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You can get patterned origami papers and even double-sided ones with a different colour on each face – both would create a totally different look

THREE FLOWERS Using 4cm squares of paper, follow the folding instructions from before to make three flowers: a pink, yellow and an orange.

Punch three 1” circles for the flower centres, one in each flower colour. Make three smaller spheres from white paper. Assemble as shown, then glue a gem to each bloom.

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Create a sentiment and fix to the bottom of an A6 top-folding blank. Cover the remainder with blue card, then wrap and tie orange ribbon around the join. Round off the lower corners of the card. Glue the flowers to the blank and add three hand-cut leaves. CB

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Origami paper, Folded Square, foldedsquare.com Circle dies, Sizzix, 0844 499 8181, sizzix.co.uk

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