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EXPERIMENT WITH COLOUR

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Adorn your walls!

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CRA FT

EVO LUTION Combine contemporary style with traditional techniques • Papercutting • Iris folding • Plus more!

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Contents...

Watch out for fab projects, competition prizes, giveaways and much more inside this issue!

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Creativity HQ

In the headlines........................................................................8-11 1O minutes with............................................................................12 Competitions........................................................................ 25, 64 The Creativity community.............................................46-47 Giveaways......................................................49, 5O, 77, 83, 9O Useful templates................................................................93-95 Shopping list.........................................................................96-97 Next issue.......................................................................................98

Special feature

The evolution of craft.........................................................14-24

Papercraft

Hanging pocket letters................................................... 26-27 Inventive iris folding.........................................................28-3O Goody Bag makes............................................................. 32-33 DIY wedding stationery.................................................. 34-35 Six quick cards.................................................................... 38-43 Stationery organiser.........................................................44-45 Quilled Santoro wall art................................................... 5O-51 Pergamano lightbox......................................................... 56-57 Pens, pencils and pigments.........................................58-63 Geometric frame.......................................................................65 Timeline scrapbook layout...........................................66-67 Patchwork card................................................................. 68-69 Papercut party invite.........................................................7O-71 Rustic Anita’s card..................................................................... 75 Double easel card...............................................................76-77 Craft with Elements Wood............................................8O-81 Decoupage house card.................................................. 82-83 Heat-embossed Santoro card....................................88-89 Three ways with… folk floral die............................... 9O-92

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Papermania, Capsule Elements Wood Paper Pack Paper Weaving & Xcut Mini Dies *One die per issue, designs may vary

Home décor

Fringed wall hanging............................................................... 78 Quick makes.........................................................................85-86

Workshops

Technique workshop....................................................... 48-49 Tricks of the trade..............................................................54-55 Scrapbook know-how......................................................72-74

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THE EVOLUTION OF CRAFT Creating with your own two hands is something that will forever stand the test of time.

Inspired by this unrivalled longevity, we’ve taken a retrospective look into the art of papercraft over the years Words by Lucy Scott

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DIY wedding stationery Combine classic and contemporary with pretty parenthesis shapes

Patchwork card

Snip, piece and stick your way back to the simpler times of Follow us on docrafts.com /docraftsTeam traditional soft craft, with/docrafts this cool and/docrafts contemporary creation 68

Scrapbook know-how Give your summer memories that special wow-factor with a clever folding technique

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PAPER CRAFT

Heat-embossed Santoro card Join us as we combine the ‘gorjuss girls’ with one of our all-time favourite techniques…

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