Inspired by paper - issue 1 by Inspired By Paper

The idea for this magazine started out as a cra ing community-wide problem – the dis nct lack of a papercra magazine that features more than just cards. “I can do be er”, I thought – and my ﬁnal year project at university was the perfect way to create the magazine I want to read. The concept is simple – a magazine by papercra ers, for papercra ers. There’s something for everyone here. Projects that take half an hour, projects that take half a day. Easy projects and projects that might be a li le more tricky. There’s something for every age group and every skill level. Inspired by our papercra projects? Send photos of your crea ons to inspiredbypaper1@ gmail.com and I’ll post them on the Facebook page! There’s a sketch challenge to play along with on page 12 and I’d love to see how you interpret it! This month we have an interview with Sarah Douglas, aka S ckerKi en. Turn to page 8 and ﬁnd out how her papers are designed and what it’s like to sell at a cra fair. Easter is coming up and to get you ready for the hunt, Monika shows you how to decorate your eggs on page 18. You won’t want to miss the Trimcra Design Team’s crea ons using the awesome new First Edi on ‘Storyteller’ paper pads. So much gli ery goodness! Turn to page 26. I would like to thank everyone who contributed to this magazine – par cularly my merry band of ‘Rejects’, without whom I wouldn’t be a cra er today. You have helped me so much with this magazine so this one is for you guys. Emily Grant Editor

contents

See what the Trimcra team have been making on pages 22-25

Learn how to make the cover project with Heather Mitchell on page 16

Event review - Cra ing Live - 4 Trending - 5 Interview with S ckerKi en - 6 Birthday Dinos - 8 Decoupage Trinket Box - 10 Nau cal Tag - 11 Paper Garland - 12 Decoupage Easter Eggs - 14 Decoupage Coasters - 15 Mixed Media Love Birds - 16 No Probllama - 18 Scrap Happy - 19 Mixed Media Mannequin - 20 Storyteller - 22 Just Keep Swimming - 26 Mixed Media DragonďŹ&#x201A;y - 27 Designers - 30

Michelle Gower shows you how to decoupage a box on page 10

Event review - Crafting Live: Sandown park saturday 28th january 2017 by heather mitchell As a prolific crafter, I always find craft shows such as these huge sources of both inspiration and enjoyment. Crafting Live is always on my calendar well in advance. The anticipation of spending a few hours in one huge craft shop with my little list of crafting wants and needs is sheer heaven for me. John Bloodworth (a.k.a The Gentleman Crafter) with his faithful campervan Maisy parked outside, chatted to waiting people about the ‘All Counties Challenge’ he is currently undertaking but on the dot of 10am the hall doors fly open and the crowds shuffle towards crafting nirvana. However, for me, this year was not the same. I wandered around the stalls, knowing my usual favourites and where to find them. I like to browse, eye-up the prices before committing. I was on the hunt for some new dies and stencils this time around. You always get the cheap endof-line products dumped in large bins at certain stalls but it seemed prolific this year. There was very little in the way of new products and even paper pads seems rarer than hens teeth. For sale was of course the much needed crafting basics; card blanks, foam dots, glue and rolls and rolls of double sided tape (which you always need to stock up on) alongside a considerable amount of old Christmas stock, dies and stamps from various companies. However, a distinct lack of Sizzix, Tim Holtz, Ranger or mixed media products had me almost crying in the aisles. I appreciate that crafting is an individual sport so-to-speak, and that everyone’s tastes and choices are as individual as they are but I definitely seemed to be the wrong demographic for Crafting Live. I clearly didn’t get the memo. I wasn’t interested in watching Create & Craft presenters gush over their guest presenters. Nor am I interested in having my photo taken with them. If I want to watch it, I can do so from the comfort of my sofa, not on the screens put up in the stage area. Discussing this with my partner in crafting, we decided there had been a bit of a shift this year. Out were the mixed media products and papers and in were handbag and scarf stalls, massage cushions and magnetic jewellery… none of which were artisan. Don’t get me wrong however. The majority of the women (because it is mainly women there) were having a blast digging in the bins and shrieking out when they found a retired product for £2. So if you’re happy with your Hunkydory and your Tattered Lace, Crafting Live will take you to your happy place but if you’re like me and prefer a more contemporary take on your creations, I’d recommend an online shop instead.

trending Spring is a fantastic time for new craft products. THe brands we love have exhibited their new lines at trade shows in phoenix, frankfurt and birmingham. Nature is a huge trend this year and here are some of our favourite products...

Amy Tangerine ‘Let’s Flamingle’ 12x12” Double Sided Paper £0.95 Hey Li le Magpie

First Edi on Deco Mache £1.99 The Range

‘Dare To Swim’ stamp set £11.99 Visible Image

‘Tell The Bees’ 12x12” Paper Pad Cra Consor um Available mid -March

My Mind’s Eye ‘Meow’ Die Cut Cardstock £6.59 Cra ie Charlie

Hero Arts Hummingbird Layered Dies £13.49 Cra ie Charlie

5 minutes with.....

sarah douglas, aka What made you start S ckerKi en? I started my blog S ckerKi en.co.uk in 2012 to talk about my love of collec ng s ckers. The ‘ki en’ bit was because it’s my husband’s silly pet name for me! Soon I got into card making a er I made my own wedding invita ons, and a er being on a few design teams for cra companies I decided wanted to have a go at my own range of cardmaking supplies. I always have lots of ideas in my head, and as I work in publishing I know a bit about paper and prin ng. My husband was also working for a print company at the me so we decided to have a go at making our own papers and the Birthday Dinos range was born. A er the papers we expanded out into stamps, sequins and bu ons, and then our Penguins and Presents range for Christmas.

What inspires you to come up with the designs for your collec ons? Ideas o en pop into my mind while I’m falling asleep and then I have to write them down/draw them before I forget! I have so many designs I’d like to do – it’s just making them reality that’s the hard part. I think spending a lot of me cra ing and looking at beau ful things on Pinterest gives me a background of ideas in my head that I can draw on to come up with my own designs. I also really love cute kawaii characters like Pusheen, so that plays into the ranges we’ve made so far. I come up with the central concept ﬁrst (like dinosaurs, or penguins) and then the next step is to choose a colour scheme. We spend a long me picking a set of colours that work harmoniously together. Once the basic designs are decided, it’s easy for me to envision what kind of coordina ng products I’d like to include in the range, like sequins for shaker cards. And some items come about through trial and error, like James wan ng to have a go at making his own bu ons and spending hours in the garage cra ing silicone moulds and colouring pots of resin un l we had perfect li le dinosaur bu ons!

How are your papers designed? I’d like to take credit for the artwork, but my husband James has all the talent in that department! I draw out my designs really roughly on paper and then put together a Pinterest board of what kind of ‘feel’ I want for the collec on (the colours, textures and style – such as cute/colourful/vintage/modern). James then a empts to create what I’ve described! He uses an iPad and pen in ProCreate to sketch all the li le elements by hand (such as the dinosaurs, cakes, balloons etc) and then colours them with different kinds of brushes in the program. Then once an element is perfected it can be duplicated and made into a pa ern across the page. We spend a lot of me looking at the size of the pa erns on the page, whether they’re the right colour, whether the paper works in the collecon as a whole. A lot of designs are discarded along the way un l we have 10 we’re happy with. I also think about how I would like to use the papers myself, which is why there are a mix of background pa erns and elements that can be cut out and used as toppers on a card. I like to have everything matching! You sell at cra fairs - what do you enjoy most about it? People are the best thing about cra fairs. Other sellers are o en interested in my cra range and impressed that we’ve designed and created it ourselves. Customers are always really complimentary about my cards made with the ranges, and curious about the cra supplies. I like explaining how to use the Birthday Dinos stamps to people who don’t cra , and of course bu ons appeal to most people anyway! I like ge ng my name out in the local community and just talking about card making with people. I would love to see more people in their twen es and thir es ge ng into cra ing, as tradi onally it has been something associated with older genera ons. Papercra ing has a lot to offer people no ma er what their age, but I’m hoping my modern designs will draw in a new genera on of cra ers. What’s next for S ckerKi en? I’m working on my next range, Bee Garden, which is inspired by a mix of trends in homeware, fashion and cra s such as li le bees, honeycomb designs and watercolour textures. I also want to expand the range of embellishments we offer with some die-cut toppers and s cker packs so I’ve been experimenting with how to do those. I have a lot of work to do on my website and social media too to try and build up a following of customers. It’s hard fi ng a new business into our spare me – some mes it’s really frustra ng and some mes really rewarding – but we’re improving bit by bit!

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love stickerkitten products? Here’s some inspiration using the birthday dinos papers! shop at stickerkitten.co.uk/shop

6x6” paper pack £5.99

Sequins £1.99

Stamp set £9.99

Heather Mitchell I loved making this party decora on and it would look great in the middle of a table surrounded by cupcakes! I’ve used a heavy jar so it doesn’t p over and the stems of the decora ons are BBQ skewers coloured using ink pads.

Sarah Douglas I have got into shaker cards in a major way over the past 6 months. They look super fancy but are actually pre y straigh orward to do. You can just use any acetate le over from various bits of packaging, and shaker cards are a really good way to show oﬀ pre y sequins – another major cra trend that is s ll growing.

Ka e Lamb This card is simple to make. I covered a 6 x 6 card with the balloon pa erned paper and covered the bo om with the green star paper. I stamped the Dino onto smooth card and colored it in using alcohol markers. i then cut out a small heart using a die and stuck the Dino on top. I then wrapped twine around the bo om of the card which i held n place with tape and stuck the topper over it. I finished off by adding a sen ment and bu ons. Michelle Gower Of course, I had to put together a quick mini book. 6 x 6 papers are perfect for these kind of projects and cost effec ve as there’s very li le waste. I put together this li le pocket page album with tags in about an hour and only used black cardstock and some scrap chipboard in addi on to the papers.

vintage floral trinket box by michelle gower

Papers from simply creative ‘country garden’

“I love decora ng boxes. This one was a li le wooden blank I purchased. This may be the perfect box for my pearl choker, a suitably vintage match.” 1) Remove all the hardware from the box and set aside. For this project use a wet glue to adhere the paper. 2( Cut a piece of ﬂoral green spot paper the height of the complete box and wide enough to wrap around the box with a slight overlap. 3( Measure the box base height and cut the paper strip to the same height. Adhere the paper to the box base ensuring the overlap is at the back of the box.

4) Cut a piece of floral green spot paper to fit the box top with the flower design central. 5) Adhere the remaining strip to the box lid, aligning the pa ern with the box base. 6) Once the box is completely dry, rea ach the hardware. 7) Using a makeup sponge or blending tool, ink around the edges of the box lid and base and along the corners for a vintage look.

nautical mixed media tag by heather mitchell You will need: MDF Tag (Approx 9cm x 17cm), Gesso, Acrylic Paint, Modelling Paste, PVA, Stencils, Distress Ink Pad, Distress Ink Sprays, Natural Fibre, Wooden Elements , Wow! Embossing Pad and Embossing Powder, Small Bo le, Pearlised bu ons, Raﬃa.

1) Paint an MDF tag in gesso to prime it and then apply copper acrylic paint. 2) When dry, apply a coat of PVA glue and, while the glue is s ll wet, paint a coat of acrylic over the top. While drying, the top coat will split and crack revealing the warm copper tones underneath. 3) Using modelling paste, stencil nau cal images onto your tag and allow to dry thoroughly. Using a foam blender, gently apply the Carved Pumpkin ink onto the ‘Love Post’ stencil. 4) Mask out the shapes of the shells and apply a light spray of the distress ink sprays. 5) Take a small amount of the natural ﬁbre and secure to the tag using a glue gun. 6) Take a white gel pen and write’ Beach’ on the wooden sign post. If you want to stamp instead, use Stazon Opaque Ink. Heat emboss the circular MDF shape in silver and secure over the sign post. 7) Trim a small length of cream paper and ink the edges using the Carved Pumpkin. Place into the bo le and a ach.

Grab some of your favorite crafting paper, your Xyron® sticker maker and get creative with a paper garland. You can decorate your home for any holiday, or add some color to a party! by jessica litman

you will need Cu ng Machine or Large Hole-Puncher Decora ve Paper Xyron® 1.5 S cker Maker and Permanent Reﬁlls Fes ve Twine or Clear Bead Wire

I started by grabbing some decora ve paper and cu ng out circles using my Silhoue e Cameo. I tried to use a variety of colors so that the garland would look interes ng. Once all my circles were cut out, I folded each circle in half. Then, I ran each folded circle through the Xyron® 1.5 S cker Maker. I decided to run four folded circles through at a me. Once all four circles were folded, I took oﬀ the top layer.

Then, taking one folded circle, I would lay it on top of another folded circle while it was s ll on the s cker sheet. I repeated this for the remaining two circles. Then, I peeled the folded circles oﬀ the s cker sheet and a ached the remaining two sides together. Carefully, I opened up all the folds to get a fun 3-D eﬀect.

I repeated this process un l I got enough garland as I wanted, which was about twenty-ﬁve 3-D circles. There are two diﬀerent ways you can string these garland. Once all four of the folded circles are on the s cker sheet, and before you fold them all together, grab your twine and lay it in between the folded circles. Then, close the remaining circles so that the twine is included in the s cker poron of the garland. Repeat for all your 3-D circles

the circles are on the wire. Then, hang and decorate your home!

The second way uses clear beading wire. Once all the 3-D circles are created, use a needle and the beading wire to string through each circle. Once the circle is where you want it on the wire, knot the wire to keep the circle in place. Repeat un l all

GET CREATIVE Now that you know how to make these no-sew paper garlands, you can get super crea ve! Make 3-D hearts, squares, shamrocks, pinwheels…the list could go on and on! I even got my kids on the crea ve side as well, by encouraging them to add some ﬂair to their s cker-making skills.

decoupage easter eggs by Monika Graefling-Gladysiak you will need

Styrofoam eggs Decoupage blue / mod podge Toothpicks Colourful napkins Paintbrush (1 ﬂat and one thin) Small sponge brush Acrylic paint Acrylic varnish Ribbons Relief paints

1) Insert a toothpick into astyrofoam egg and paint with white acrylic paint and leave to dry. 2) Take the top colourful layer of the napkin of your choice and use a p of a thin paintbrush to ‘paint’ with water around the image and tear gently (don’t cut the image with scissors as you will see the edges later).

3) Put the image on the egg, hold with one ﬁnger, apply mod podge/decoupage glue with a ﬂat so paintbrush from the middle of the image to the edges.

4) Use sponge brush to apply a li Once dry, add a coat of varnish.

le bit of any colour of acrylic paint around the image.

5) Add ribbon, pearls or relief paint for details.

decoupage coasters by sarah douglas papers from craft consortium ‘english garden’ First I chose 4 different designs from the paper pad and cut out a rough square of each just larger than a blank MDF coaster. You can buy coaster blanks ready made or cut them yourself from a large sheet of MDF. You may prefer to have a handy husband do this for you as I did… The decoupage technique is very simple and you just need to smooth PVA glue over one side of the coaster with your fingers, making sure to go right to the edges, then press down on to the back of the pa erned paper. Cut around with a cra knife and then sand the edges to help the paper integrate into the wood. The final stage is to cover the coasters with three layers of gloss enamel, leaving the layers to dry for at least an hour in between. This gives a more hardwearing finish and means they are wipeclean when you rest your drinks on them. I used Ronseal clear gloss enamel. Once dry your coasters are ready to use!

love birds by heather mitchell you will need

MDF Heart 8x8â&#x20AC;? Paper Flowers paper pad by First Edi on/Trimcra Distress Ink Pads in Tea Dye and Vintage Photo 3D Foam Dots Pink Adhesive Gems Heat Emboss Ink Pad Silver Heat Embossing Powder Washi Tape Adhesive Le ers Ribbon 1)Relief Take paints an MDF heart and paint the back to protect it (I painted mine silver to match the silver embellished feathers on the hanger). 2) Trim a section of the polka dot paper and adhere it to the heart, inking the edges with Tim Holtzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tea Dye and Vintage Photo Distress Ink Pads. 3) Trim a smaller heart using the feather paper, also ink the edges and secure to the MDF shape. 4) Either die-cut or trim a scalloped circle and a plain circle form different papers, ink and attach to the centre of the heart.

5) Fussy cut two of the birds and attach to the heart using 3D foam dots.

6) Cut two pennants, adding the sentiment using the inked adhesive letters. Add 3D dots to the rear and secure in place.

7) Die-cut 3 feathers using the coloured

feather paper and wipe the Embossing Ink Pad over the ends of each feather. Sprinkle liberally with silver embossing powder and heat to melt.

8) Make a small flag by wrapping a strip of

washi tape around the end of the cocktail stick and glue a clear bead to hide the top.

9)Secure this in place using a glue gun.

Using 3D foam dots, secure the feathers to the bottom of the heart.

10) To finish, attach adhesive gems and a length of ribbon.

no probllama!

sarah douglas shows you how to make these super fun cards using the birthday fiesta stamp set by stampin’ up! For this card I went for a bright background paper from the Fes ve Birthday Designer Series Paper pack. The colours in the paper pack are Crushed Curry, Emerald Envy, Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie, Temp ng Turquoise and Whisper White, but I decided to stamp my llama in Bermuda Bay and I think he matches really well. I stamped the cactus in Deligh ul Dijon which also goes well too as it’s pre y similar to Crushed Curry.

I layered up two diﬀerent papers in the background and then added a strip of washi tape and a thin banner across the centre. I added my llama, stamped in Tip Top Taupe this me, and a cactus, a ached with foam squares, and then adhered a stamped banner across the top right corner, cut into two sec ons. I really like this cra collec on and think I’ll be doing a lot more Stampin’ Up Birthday Fiesta cards!

scrap happy

box full of scrap paper? Too nice to t hrow away? Mags woodcoc k shows you how to use it up!

by mags woodcock

This Mixed media card has a layer of paper scraps covered with a layer of Gesso over the top. Texture paste is added through a stencil and distress stain ink highlights the texture. Once dry stamps are used to add interest to the texture diamonds. A sen ment on yet another scrap of paper ďŹ nishes the card oďŹ&#x20AC; nicely.

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Use mixed media to create this stunning steampunk art doll using an mdf shape. by Katie Lamb

You will need:

Paint a large spool white and stamp the base using the texture squares by Oak - Wooden Steampunk Angel - Oak House Studio Fabric Hearts and Textured House Studio. Squares stamp sets. - Peeled Paint Ink Dabber 6) Decorate the spool with ribbon and e - Black Marker a bow at the front. - Ribbon - Gelli Plate

Paint the steampunk angel MDF shape with white gesso and leave to dry.

Paint the body in light pink and the head in ďŹ&#x201A;esh coloured paint.

Use a stencil to apply a pa ern to the body and once dry go over the pa ern with Tim Holtz Peeled Paint ink dabber.

Draw around the glasses with black marker and glue two silver half pearls for the goggles.

Create several backgrounds using the Gelli Plate and once the sheets are dry stamp the Fabric Hearts Stamp.

Cut the hearts out and arrange into a bun ng and glue to the angel.

the trimcraft design team were challenged to each make a project using the first edition ‘storyteller’ paper pads. Let’s see what they came up with! watercolour card by manuela navarro 1) Add spray ink to watercolour paper. Once dry, cut 3 circles from it. 2) Cut flowers from watercolour paper and colour them with alcohol markers 3) S ck the flowers through the circles and put 3D adhesive to the watercolour paper to give volume. 4) S ck pa erned paper underneath. Rip a strip of patterned paper and s ck it to the le side of the watercolor paper. 5) S ck to a white card, finish decora ng with sequins and the tle crea ng a visual triangle.

Hanging Hearts by May Jones These hearts were in the post Christmas sale at the pound shop. Turn the heart over and trace the shapes onto the back of pa erned paperurned them over, traced the shapes on. Cut them out and stuck them to the wooden hearts using PVA glue.

Decorate them with a selec on of die cuts.

Gift Bag by Kathy Hodson

5) Using the score line created at the base of the pa-

1) Trim a 12 x 12 paper to 8 inches by 12 inches.

Score 1 and a half inches from the bo om. Then score at 1 inch ver cally and fold the paper back on itself at this top score line.

2) Turn the paper over and fold in the right side to the middle. Repeat on the right side crea ng an overlap.

per, fold the paper up and open out to create a gap, pushing in the corners and folding to create triangles shapes at each edge. Fold and crease each corner. 6) Fold the top edge back and the bo om edge up, securing with decora ve washi tape. 7) Turn the bag round 90 degrees and fold the edge over level with the corner folds on the base. Repeat on the other side.

3) Unfold one side to allow you to place s cky tape

8) S ck two strips of washi tape together to form a underneath the edge of the ďŹ rst side. Place the tape ribbon and a ach to the bag to form handles. Finish half on and half oďŹ&#x20AC; the paper so that it s cks when with a large adhesive gem where the tape a aches you fold the side back into the centre. to the bag. 4) Cover the seam with decora ve washi tape folding the tape over the top edge of the bag.

Open out the bag and ďŹ nish with your chosen embellishments. 9)

see the video at youtube.com/watch?v=8kw0VAOO5pY

Mini Album by Michelle Gower 1) Cut two pieces of mount board 14.5cm x 12.5cm. Cover both sides with pa erned paper. I used the gorgeous pink and gold design for the front and back covers. 2) Cut four pieces of paper 15cm x 29cm. See the cut and score diagram above. To make the four pocket pages score each piece at 11cm and 22cm. Rotate the paper a quarter turn and score at 1cm and 14cm down from the short edge. Trim away the 1cm side strips from the two 11cm secons. 3) Fold at the score lines with the 7cm sec on wrapping around to seal the large pocket. 4) Apply glue to the folded 1cm tabs of the 7cm sec on and adhere to seal the pocket sides. 5) Bind the book with either a binding tool or book rings. 6) Decorate the book cover adding your chosen tle. I gli ered a frame and added a printed word along with a watch die cut to complete the tle...Story Time. I added gems, flowers, pearls and a s ck pin as well as more die cuts. 7) Cut four pieces of cardstock 18cm x 10.5cm. Score at 7cm down from the long edge. Fold at the score line. Mat the large sec on. Round the corners of the smaller flap and adhere a mat. Insert the tags into the pocket pages. 8) Add a die cut bu erfly to the bo om right of one of the plain pages. Apply glue to the lower edge only, to allow it to hold tags in place. Add photo mats, shaped tags and folded booklets to the other pocket pages. 9) Fill with stories.

trapeze fold card by maxine norman 1) Open your Dovecra 6x6 card blank and measure along the score line at 4cm and 5.5cm on the le hand side and the right hand side, ensuring to make a mark at each measurement. 2) From the marks you created, score from each of these to the bo om of the card. Repeat this on the opposite side. 3) Cut two strips of the First Edi on storyteller papers, to fit the side secons. Choose a coordina ng paper to fit the front of the card. Adhere the papers to the card blank. 4) Cover a Dovecra frame with a piece of backing paper, use a cra knife to cut out the centre of the frame. 5) Stamp the Dovecra sen ment onto a plain piece of backing paper, adhere to the back of the frame, cut around the frame. Adhere to the card. 6) Cut 3 small bun ng flags, adhere to the top of the card, using foam pads to add dimension. 7) Die cut the Dovecra sen ment and flowers. Adhere to the card as shown.

Here’s a template to make a pocket page for your mini album! 25

just keep swimming by emily grant

You will n First Edtio eed: n Decoupag e glue FIRST EDITI ON decoupa ge papers wooden fra me

1) Remove the inside of the frame and s ck a 5) Add a layer of glue over the top of the solid sheet of decoupage paper over it with frame and leave to dry. The extra layer of glue decoupage glue. Once stuck down, go over gives the frame a smooth, ma finish. with another layer of glue and leave to dry. 6) Fussy cut several fish from the decoupage 2) Cut four strips of decoupage paper, wide paper. enough to wrap around each edge of the frame. Make two as long as the long sides 7) Arrange the fish on the inside of the frame and two and long as the short sides. (doesn’t ma er if it is not yet dry) and s ck down, again adding a layer of glue on top. 3) S ck the strips to the frame, wrapping around the edges and securing with glue. 8) Once everything is dry, put the frame back together. You could add more decora on with 4) Cut diagonals in each corner so the papers ribbons, gems and alphabet s ckers! sit flat.

Dragonfly mixed media card by katie lamb You will need: Brushos DecoArt White Gesso, Black Modeling Paste and Pixlated Stencil Bee Cra y Stamps Poppy border and Crea ve Expressions Arty Background stamp set

Spritz water onto the card and then flick the Brusho powders over the top using a paint bush. Then apply DecoArt White Gesso to middle of the card with a pale e knife Dab with a baby wipe to soak up excess ink and then reuse this to add more ink over the card once the first layer has dried. Add a row of stars with Decoart Black Modeling paste. The wooden dragonfly is from Docra s and i painted it white and stamped over the top. I added a few paper layers which i cut from paper scraps and layered them up. I added texture stamps along the edge of the card and finished with a sen ment.

designers

inspired by the designers in this issue? Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s links to their blogs so you can see more of their work. sarah douglas - stickerkitten.co.uk Michelle gower - scrapthology.blogspot.co.uk jessica litman - theorganizedmama.com monika graefling-gladysiak - quillinglady.blogspot.co.uk mags woodcock - thetaglady.wordpress.com katie lamb - whatkatiedid2.blogspot.co.uk kathy hodson -kathycraftstv.wordpress.com maxine norman -facebook.com/Maxinecrafts may jones - trimcraft.co.uk/projects/author/mayjay manuela navarro - esrscrap.blogspot.co.uk heather mitchell - heathermitchelldesign.wordpress.com Emily Grant - emilygrantdesign.blogspot.co.uk/

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