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76 STASH BUSTERS! Craft hilarious greetings for the most 'pun-derful' time of the year 80 FESTIVE FOILS Corinne Bradd road-tests the TODO from Create & Craft

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58 INTERNATIONAL CRAFT AWARDS 92 PAPERCRAFTER BASKET 94 COMING NEXT MONTH

15 THREE-STEP CARD Ingrid Vichova spreads joy, peace and love with an easy wreath 29 CARD GALLERY Craft cute and playful cards with Marianne Fisher 55 CHRISTMAS CRACKLE Katy Leitch shows you how to add tantalising texture to your makes 90 5 SCANDI CARDS Swap traditional greetings for Nordic-inspired projects

MAKE IT 62 ENCHANTED WREATH Create a stag-gering decoration to add sparkle to your home 72 EASY-PEASY GIFT BOX This slim case is the perfect way to present jewellery at Christmas 4

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42 SHRINK ART Create gleaming plastic toppers with Corinne Bradd on her latest adventure 64 CREATIVE QUILLING Use our step-by-step guide to make delicate greetings with Quilling Art 69 ASK THE EXPERTS Get helpful craft tips from industry insiders 73 TRIED & TESTED: TATTERED LACE ESSENTIALS DIES Die cut intricate toppers to make Sue Hughes' creations 82 STEP-BY-STEP Welcome autumn into your home with a delicate filigree leaf

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Create amazing festive makes with your three-piece die set. See what we made with ours on page 19

TURN TO PAGE 37 TO SEE OUR 100 ALL-TIME BEST FESTIVE GREETINGS!

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7 TRENDS AND TREATS 66 FIRST LOOK: CRAFTWORK CARDS PEPPERMINT FOREST COLLECTION 84 FAVOURITE THINGS 89 WISH LIST

READ IT 37 100 BEST CHRISTMAS CARDS Join us as we explore PaperCrafter's favourite festive greetings 60 HAPPY HALLOWEEN Will you be crafting a trick or treat with our five spooky bonus projects?

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CHRISTMAS CRAFTING

Create a fun crafty advent calendar for the whole family to enjoy! Simply grab some card in your favourite colours and textures, washi tapes, glitter and paints, and get creative designing 24 different boxes and envelopes. It's a great task for the kids to get involved with too. Next, choose what you want to fill your advent calendar with – whether that be sweet treats, or loving quotes and vouchers to share with your family this December. Hang each box or envelope on the wall using Command Picture Clips and Command Poster Strips, then at the end of the month you can remove the whole calendar, hassle and damage-free, 3mdirect.co.uk

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We love these fab drawers from Boxy Lady – they're absolutely perfect for storing all your crafty supplies. They can even fit 12" papers inside. The drawers can be personalised to suit you, so why not print free papers from papercraftermagazine.co.uk and decoupage them to make a unique piece of furniture? boxylady.co.uk

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Catch the next Craft4Crafters show in Bath on 13th-15th October. For more information, call 0345 3040 222 or visit craft4crafters.co.uk

This board can easily create words by punching every single letter from the alphabet plus some symbols. It's perfect for creating short sentences like 'Happy birthday' or 'Merry Christmas'. Download the app for Android and iPhone to create letters and symbols today, craftelier.co.uk

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Add a rustic touch to your Christmas celebrations!

A deep green and rich red colour palette, woodgrain textures and festive patterns take on a rustic feel in the Silent Night collection, where traditional Christmas storybook imagery comes to life. The collection includes 12” papers, a stamp set, collectable pack, sticker sheet and a 6.5” paper pad. You'll also receive the fabulous Kaisercraft Workshop magazine with all orders.

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The Stamperama festival returns for its third year in the Rufus Centre, Flitwick, on Saturday 29th October in support of the East Anglian Air Ambulance. Following on from two successful years, Stamperama will bring together a wide variety of stamp and papercraft products made by the people of Bedfordshire and beyond.

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FILL YOUR BOOTS

Fill your own set of three Gift Box Crackers with seasonal treats fit for all the family.

These fab Gift Box Crackers designed by Bea Thackeray still make the famous 'bang' that we all know and love, but they pull without tearing. Re-use them and buy replacement snaps – perfect for the eco-friendly home and a happy Christmas all round! They come in festive red and white tones in flat-packs of three, get your own at keepthiscracker.com

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SEE THE LIGHT

The Daylight company has introduced a brand new DuoLamp with a clamp, ideal for all of your crafty needs.

It features two independently adjustable shades, allowing high light output over a very wide area or an intense glow instead. Find out how you could win your very own lamp on page 16.

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Jump on the papercutting train, next stop awesome crafty makes! Cut It Out! By Poppy Chancellor (£14.99, Virgin Books) is the new fashionable guide to papercutting that features 30 unique designs perfect for all occasions.

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WINNING WAYS

You entered our Christmas Cardmaker of the Year competition in your masses and we've loved each and every one of your creations, but now the time has come to choose a winner. Pick up a copy of issue 101, on sale 21st October, to find out who will be crowned the ultimate Christmas Cardmaker of the Year. If you're the lucky winner you'll receive £500 of prizes from our amazing sponsor Tattered Lace, and a Sizzix Big Shot Express machine worth nearly £170! Five runner-ups will also win a £115 goodie bag.

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FESTIVE DIES Use your Christmas die set to create a variety of fun projects

Whether you are speeding ahead with your Christmas projects, or still haven't found enough hours in the day to begin yet, your stunning new die set will come in handy! Featuring intricate snowflake and tree shapes and a jolly sentiment, they're perfect for an array of unique designs. Keren Baker has spoilt us with these colourful makes, including a variety of cards, simple tags, a gift bag and a gorgeous frame.

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YOU WILL NEED: Craft essentials (see p92) FREE Tool Buddies Festive die set Dies: circle, bag, stars Sentiment stamps Ink pad: black Embossing ink pad Embossing powder Acetate Vellum Frame

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Cover a 10.5cm x 12cm blank with a smaller piece of green card. Die cut six trees from white card and one from green.

Glue the trees onto the green card in a pattern, trimming off any excess. Stick a thin red strip onto a piece of white card and cut a

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Adhere to the centre.

Punch out tiny circles from different coloured card and attach to the green tree.

Glue onto the red strip. Add a stamped sentiment to the centre to finish.

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Create a 10.5cm square blank and add a smaller layer of blue on top. Die cut a star from a smaller piece of blue card and stick to the front.

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Die cut the sentiment from seven different colours.

Carefully stack the words on top of each other, slightly offsetting each layer. Add gel pen details onto the top.

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Create a red tent-fold base measuring 10.5cm x 15cm.

Take a smaller piece of white card and die cut five snowflakes.

Behind two of the snowflake cut outs, add a blue backing.

Adhere the white layer onto the red card. Place the snowflakes over three of the apertures, slightly rotated.

Add a strip of blue card along the base.

Die cut 'Christmas' from black card and stick to the bottom right corner.

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Cut out red spotty paper to fit a frame and layer with a die-cut circle from blue patterned paper. Make a sentiment from blue paper and three snowflakes from red.

Die cut the sentiment from the blue circle and a snowflake from the bottom, adding green card behind both.

Stick the blue die-cut into the space. Add two red snowflakes either side of the cut-out, and the other over the aperture. Add a small gem in the centre of each.

Fix a twine bow onto the bottom of the circle, then glue onto the red paper.

Insert into the frame.

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Create a white 6cm x 13cm tag. Add a smaller layer of green card. Die cut 'Merry Christmas' from the green tag and again from a piece of red card. Stick the red sentiment into the green.

Die cut blue snowflakes and place around the words.

Punch a hole in the top of the tag and add red ribbon.

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Cut a 6.5cm x 14cm green tag and layer with a smaller piece of white card. Punch a hole in the top of the tag. Thread ribbon through and tie a length

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Die cut snowflakes in blue, red and green and arrange onto the tag, trimming off any excess. Die cut 'Merry' in black.

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Die cut two circles from red, and a smaller one from light blue. Die cut a tree from the centre of the blue, then from the green one.

Adhere the two red circles together, either side of a piece of folded green ribbon.

Stick the blue piece centrally onto the tag with the green tree inside.

Add green gems onto the tree and dashed white lines around the blue circle to finish.

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ENCHANTED wreath Create a 'stag-gering' decoration to add sparkle to your home

Christmas is all about illuminating your home with an array of bright twinkling lights, and that's exactly what you get with this beautiful project. Sarah Jackman Read has designed a truly impressive stag wreath, inspired by woodland and nature. The decoration is super easy to make, as it is formed of tiny die-cut foliage pieces and white LEDs.

1 YOU WILL NEED: Craft essentials (see p92) Xcut Woodland Stag Wreath dies Tattered Lace Bright Heart craft lights Punch: petal 3D clear gloss Cardboard box

Die cut a 16cm diameter circle from a cardboard box, then a smaller circle through the centre to create a frame. Repeat with another piece and glue them together.

Die cut six pieces of wreath foliage in dark green card then glue around the cardboard circle so the leaves overlap the outside edge. Repeat with a lighter colour and stick around the circle slightly inside from the green foliage.

Wrap the lights carefully around the wreath. Fix the battery pack to the back

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of the cardboard with a strip of green card, and tape any excess wire down. Add a loop of ribbon to the top.

Die cut a variety of foliage and sprigs from various colours and glue around the wreath, hiding any wires on show.

Colour the berries on the sprigs with a pink marker.

Cover each one with a dot of 3D gloss and leave to dry. Punch out small flowers, place around the wreath then glue in place. Add silver gems to the centres.

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ADDING A FIRST LAYER OF DARKER FOLIAGE TO THE WREATH CREATES THE ILLUSION OF DEPTH

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This slim case is the perfect way to present jewellery at Christmas

YOU WILL NEED: Craft essentials (see p92) Online template from papercraftermagazine.co.uk Tracing paper

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Use a photocopier to resize the template from our website, if necessary.

Transfer it onto a sheet of card using tracing paper and a pencil.

Flip the card over. Glue a sheet of tissue or decorative paper to it, making sure that it is stuck down completely.

Using a scalpel and a cutting mat, cut around the outside lines of the box. Make sure not to cut into the folding lines.

Use a ruler and one side of a pair of scissors to score along all the internal folding lines before erasing any pencil marks.

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