Crafts Beautiful October 2016: A Digital Sample

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ISSUE 297 OCTOBER 2016

Papercraft Gadgets, Colouring 20 MUST-HAVE WIN! Books, Stamps and Show Tickets

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Christmas Die Collections

Issue 297 Oct 2016

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Bright Felt Makes FUN AND FANCY DECS

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Colour Calm Masterciolanss Zentangle Inspirat

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Plus...DEBBI MOORE Q&A ✤

Stephanie Weightman's Top Tips for Die Cutting

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In Crafts Beautiful …

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IDEAS WITH CARD AND PAPER

OCTOBER EVERY ISSUE

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12 OVER TO YOU 14 YOUR REALLY USEFUL CRAFT TIPS

26 INSPIRATION FOR

OCTOBER 32 AT HOME WITH JULIE & WENDY 38 TAKE ONE DIE 70 ASK THE EXPERTS 86 NET SAVVY 114 COMING NEXT MONTH 122 BEHIND THE CAMERA

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CARDS & PAPER 17 5 WAYS WITH...

75 WINTER MAGIC

STENCILS

Make a selection of clever festive cards

80 ROCKIN’ ROBIN

51 ELFY LIVING

Try kinetic cards to wow your loved ones

Push the envelope with Debbi Moore’s pop-up birdie

81 DESIGNER CHALLENGE

Get your craft makes wrapped up with these ideas

56 SEASONAL CHARM

Sprinkle pixie dust with a pretty card

53 GIFT OF GIVING

Sprinkle some fairy dust with this enchanted design

Corinne Bradd puts the Brother ScanNCut through its paces

105 LET IT SNOW!

Say it with Marianne Fisher’s easel card this Christmas

59 CREATE & CRAFT 45 WHAT’S ON SCREEN

Catch up with the exciting world of Create and Craft

47 CRAFT CHAMPION

Become a crafting pro with Stephanie Weightman’s tips

49 EVERY DAY EASY

Paper piece a happy little robin with Tattered Lace

PEOPLE & PLACES 23 HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE WI

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Get the latest goss from the Women’s Institute

29 DEBBI MOORE

We catch up with the crafty entrepreneur herself

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66 WOODLAND FRIENDS

Celebrate the season with these woodland treats

76 DORA MOUSE

Knit up an adorable little friend

78 SEASON’S GREETINGS

Add a special cross-stitch touch to your festive cards

84 TRIO OF TREES

Jingle all the way with firs made from felt, buttons and bells

100 SHIBORI NAPKINS

Fold and dye fabric to create pretty serviettes

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Enjoy seasonal apples and pears with these dining accessories

112 CUDDLY TEDDIES

Turn your old jumpers into toys

LEARN & MAKE

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24 ELIZABETH MOAD QUILLS

Master the beehive technique with ease

34 COLETTE SMITH’S MASTERCLASS

Relax when making cards with the art of Zentangle

42 SARA NAUMANN’S MASTERCLASS

Double your creative potential using stencils

72 CRAFT YOUR CHRISTMAS

We take a look at the latest festive styles

BROWSE & BUY

BAKING

21 TREAT YOURSELF

68 RAINBOW UNICORN

36 SUBSCRIBE TODAY!

JEWELLERY

63 THE CHRISTMAS DIE HOT LIST

89 BEAD BOUTIQUE

MIXED MEDIA

91 EASTERN PROMISE

96 AUTUMN GLORY

Bake a stunning cake featuring this magical creature

Grab some ghoulish goodies, they’re a scream! Receive a free gift when you sign up

Beads and jewels inspired by exploring the great wide world

Get set for Christmas with our top 20 favourite dies

Make an opulent collar inspired by majestic elephants

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Be first in line for smooches with a mistletoe set

Try your hand at enamelling to create tumbling leaves

102 JOLLY MOSAICS

Let these colourful gifts bring a little light into your life

98 JEWELLERY SCHOOL

Get the low-down on how to start making jewellery

FAB FREEBIES & PRIZES

7 HOW TO USE YOUR FREE GIFT We show you how to make the most of your snowflake die

40 GIVEAWAYS

www.crafts-beautiful.com

There’s £1,440 worth of prizes to win this month!

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How to use your FREE

Christmas Snowflake Die! Head over to crafts-beautiful.com/videos for a die-cutting demo from Corinne Bradd!

Each snowflake is unique – just like your crafts! We show you how to make the most of your festive die

Merry Christmas

Round the bottom corners of a blank, then create a smaller teal panel. Attach twine to the back and drape it down the frontmiddle, then tie the ends into a bow and secure. Stick the section to the blank. Add a snowflake, a sentiment and pearls.

Snowflake Tag

Die-cut circles from red Christmas paper and white card, then matt together. Stick a snowflake to the middle, then make two more and trim so one is smaller than the other. Attach to the front, then add a gem.

Happy Season

Arrange and glue lilac and blue snowflakes onto white card. Mount onto lilac and blue. Stick two fishtail strips onto the front. Create a circle sentiment and fix over the banners. Adhere to a blank.

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Your really useful

Craft Tips

CB readers share their crafty advice

Paint Spritzers Create DIY watercolour tools by pouring paint into empty spray bottles. Kirsty Lewis, via Twitter

A CORKER To stop corks from crumbling when you cut them, boil them in water for ten minutes beforehand. Lorna Neil, via Email

ON POINT Keep the tips of your needles nice and sharp by creating a pincushion filled with a piece of metal kitchen scourer. Rosie Griffiths, via Facebook

“The golden rule of sewing is always wash your fabric first! There’s nothing worse than spending hours making a beautiful garment, only to find it shrinks in the wash and no longer fits.” Samantha Wilkins, Make It Today! Dressmaker Magazine

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STENCIL SAVERS Instead of throwing away the holders that foam dots and designs come in, use them as stencils. Isabella Mills, via Twitter

Bakers Tip Making cake pops and need somewhere for them to dry? Pop them through the holes in a colander. Sara Watson, via Email

MAKE YOUR MARK Refresh dried out markers by dabbing them in liquid water colour until the ink runs fluently. Abby Fisher, via Facebook

Cake Toppers

Fold washi tape over a cocktail stick and cut a triangle into it to create adorable cake topper flags. Erica Coates, via Facebook

POMPOM ERASER

Glue a pompom to the top of a dry erase marker for an easy way to draw, erase and repeat. Jane Pond, via Email

mcoyster.co.uk McOyster Paper Crafts, often described by customers as an “Aladdin’s Cave”, is bursting at the seams with dies, stamps, papers, mdf, inks, tools and all accessories from top suppliers. A family run business, they pride themselves in offering a relaxed shopping trip with advice on hand and a friendly cuppa. Situated in Cupar, Fife, Scotland in a bright red building that you just can’t miss! Call 01334 654606 or visit mcoyster.co.uk l Take time to look after your dies and stamps properly and they will serve you well for many years. l Buy quality double-sided tape or glue – this saves projects falling apart at a later date.

l Keep an image or cut out of stamps and dies as you buy them and put them in a folder so that you know what you have. It’s much easier to look through a filed system!

If you’ve a crafty tip or trick you’d like to share, get in touch via Twitter, Facebook or social.cb@aceville.co.uk!


Treat Yourself

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Something wicked this way comes! Grab these ghoulish goodies, they’re a scream!

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1 Happy Halloween Copper Glitter Bunting, £7.95, pipii.co.uk 2 Hanging bugs, £8.50, talkingtables.com 3 Kitty skirt stamp, £5.99, thecraftbarn.co.uk 4 Bat necklace by neonpolka, £16.18, dawanda.com 5 Ghost/monster stamps, £6.68, thelittlepapertree.com 6 Halloween pegs, pack of six, £3.25, pipii.co.uk 7 Happy Halloween Cake Stand, £7.50, neviti.com 8 Skel-plates, £3.50, talkingtables.com 9 Artiste All Purpose Acrylic Paint, Pumpkin (2oz), £1.25 onestopcraftshop.com 10 Bottle of Bugs, £3.50, talkingtables.com 11 Woodware Witch Punch, £2.95, woodware.co.uk 12 Ombre ink pads, £7.50 each, mymumscraftshop.co.uk CRAFTS-BEAUTIFUL.COM 21

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Die CUTTING

Take one die

Snuggle with an adorable alpaca this month and create Katie Skilton's Christmas set Make sure you've got the basic shapes that you can use again and again in your die stash!

Start with... b Dies: Lawn Fawn, Winter Alpaca, Puffy Cloud Borders, Forest Borders, Stitched Rectangles, Candy Wrapper, Scripty Joy; Sizzix, Framelits Plus, Banners #2 b Stamps, Lawn Fawn, Winter Alpaca b Paper pads: Lawn

Fawn, Let's Bokeh In The Snow 6” x 6”, Snow Day 6” x 6” b Cardstock b Silver mirror card b Ink-pad, black b ProMarkers b Embellishments: ribbon, twine, resin flower, buttons b Adhesives

Christmas Card

1 cover with green patterned paper.

Trim a card blank, 11.5cm x 15cm, and

Die-cut the second largest stitched rectangle from blue paper, layer it onto red, then white card. Stamp, die-cut and colour an alpaca. Die-cut two layers of Puffy Clouds from white for snow and a layer of Forest Borders in green. Glue all the shapes onto the blue panel. Stick the alpaca to the snow using foam pads. Wrap ribbon and twine around the top of the panel, then add a bow and resin flower. Stick the decorated panel to the card blank. Die-cut, then attach the word ‘joy’ from silver mirror card and cover the resin flower with silver glitter glue.

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Gift Tag

1 papers and white card. Stamp a

Die-cut three banners from patterned

'baby, it's cold outside' sentiment onto the smallest shape. Stick the top two banners together. Stamp, then trim '(alpaca my scarf)' onto patterned paper, trim and trap between these and the largest banner, attaching it to the others with foam pads Stamp, die-cut and colour an alpaca. Fix to the tag using foam pads. Punch two holes in the top and thread through red twine. Finish with a bow and a button.

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Cards & Paper

What Katie said‌

Use Katie Skilton's design tricks to add a professional touch to your makes 4 Use special stamping card to get the best results when using alcohol markers. 4 Change the size of the banners depending on the gift for maximum impact. 4 Score lines well with a bone folder before piecing together. 4 Stamp any of the designs onto glass to make Christmas lanterns

Go Shopping

Lawn Fawn, Winter Alpaca Stamp Set, mymumscraftshop.co.uk

Candle

1 to the desired width and length of

Trim two pieces of patterned paper

a candle. Layer them together and wrap around the middle using double-sided tape. Die-cut two small banners from co-ordinating papers, stick them together and attach them to the candle. Wrap twine around it, adding a bow and resin flower. Stamp, colour and die-cut an alpaca and fix to the banner using foam pads.

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Candy Wrapper

1 assemble. Wrap twine around each

Die-cut a candy wrapper. Score and

end and secure with a bow. Trim a section of paper, 4cm wide, and wrap around the centre of the box. Stamp, colour and trim an alpaca and stick it to one side of the box. Stamp sentiments, trim and ink around the edges, then add them to wrapper as desired. CB

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CREATE AND CRAFT SPECIAL CRAFTS BEAUTIFUL PROMOTION

Every day

EASY

Paper piece a happy little robin to perch on top of this Tattered Lace card

Start with... b CD-ROM, Tattered Lace Charisma Fluffy Robin (ETL25) b Dies: Tattered Lace Essentials Torn Edge Rectangles (ETL236), Holly & Robin (ETL221) b Card: plain, red, green, white; mirri, gold b Ribbon, red glitter organza b Adhesives

Robin Card

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Get the low down on card making with these handy ideas Paper Tricks Different weight papers can be combined to create the perfect greeting. 300gsm is heavy and ideal for a card base, whilst 250gsm and the lighter 190gsm are suitable for layering.

Layer Up Foam tape and pads are ideal for adding instant depth to your layers, whereas silicon glue is great for raising motifs of all sizes as it’s clear when it dries, so no white bits are visible on your finished card!

! Love it, Buy it

354481 Baby Blue by Tattered Lace, £49.99, Club Members, £44.99

Super Saver If you need to die-cut two shapes from different colours, don’t throw away the other elements – pop them in a storage container. You never know when they might come in useful!

Fix red card, 14cm x 18.5cm, onto a white blank, 14.5cm x 19cm, with foam tape. Fix holly paper, 12.5cm x 17cm, onto white before securing to the front. Stick a white strip onto gold mirri card, 2.5cm x 13.5cm, then cover with red ribbon and glue the ends at the back. Matt onto the blank using foam tape. Die-cut red card using a Tattered Lace Torn Edge Rectangle in No. 9 and another from gold from the No. 10. Matt onto card using foam tape. Create two of each red and green holly sprigs. Paper piece the red berries onto the green holly, then fasten to the bottom with silicone glue. Using the Charisma Fluffy Robin CD-ROM, print your chosen sheet and make three birds with the co-ordinating die. Using silicone glue, layer one robin on top of another, then trim away the holly from the third and attach it on top of the first bird. Fix the motif to the red panel to finish. CB

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See what goodies we’ve got in our basket this month 377850 Tattered Lace Tuck Ins Christmas Trees Die Set, £11.99, Club Members, £10.79

355830 Tattered Lace Ornate Reindeer Die, £16.99, Club Members, £15.29

To find all the products mentioned on this page visit createandcraft.tv Watch on Freesat 813, Virgin 748, Freeview 23, Sky 674 or at facebook.com/createandcraft

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Woodland friends

Celebrate the joys of the season with these nutty textile treats by Sophia Palmer Sta rt wi t h ... b Fabric: green, orange, assorted scraps b Ribbon b Bakers twine b Bias binding, green b Thread, black b Quilting Foot b Interfacing, iron-on Find the templates on our pattern pages

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Baking

“For smoother buttercream, warm the metal scraper by placing it under a hot tap before use� Jecelyn Latimer, Editorial Assistant

How to make... a unicorn cake topper

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