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YOUR FREE GIFT SUBSCRIBE TODAY GIVEAWAYS YOUR FREE PAPERS READER OFFER Mix traditional colours with quirky shapes to make your projects stand out

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CLUB PAPERCRAFTER DESIGNER FOR THE DAY

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91 COMING NEXT MONTH 92 PAPERCRAFTER BASKET

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THREE STEP CARD Sue Hughes makes a jolly Santa with simple die-cuts and fuss-free layering

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CARD GALLERY Use Hunkydory's Little Book of a Family Christmas to make sweet cards

38 7 COLOURFUL CHRISTMAS CARDS Craft bright greetings with our round-up of vibrant makes 42 STAMP AND CUT Create cute greetings with the Making Festive Friends range from Lawn Fawn

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CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN Construct simple origami bags to make Corinne Bradd's special advent calendar SECRET SANTA Die cut Father Christmas for your next batch of seasonal cards MADE BY YOU Craft a beautiful project from Handmade Christmas FOUR WAYS WITH FOILS Make fanciful greetings for your nearest and dearest STASH BUSTERS!

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ASK THE EXPERTS Our crafty insiders share all their best tips and tricks 68 FESTIVE EDGES Explore new possibilities with innovative dies from Crafter's Companion 71 TRIED & TESTED: DIGI STAMPS Jenny Pearce gets crafty with teddy stamps from Buddly Crafts 82 STEP-BY-STEP Use your tissue paper scraps to create Paula Pascual's colourful wreath 84 3D EMBOSSING Try something new with Sarah Jackman Read's unique masterclass

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7 TRENDS AND TREATS 57 WISH LIST 58 FIRST LOOK: KAISERCRAFT FROSTED COLLECTION 88 FAVOURITE THINGS

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64 MASTERPIECE OR MASS PRODUCTION? We meet crafters who make just a handful of special Christmas cards versus others who make hundreds 80 A CHRISTMAS WISH Editorial assistant Jessica Elkin shows you how to send your seasonal sentiments a different way this year 98 THE LAST WORD We catch up with Sweet Dixie die designer, Sue Dix papercraftermagazine.co.uk

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This month, Papermash brings you adorable new Christmas stamps from Yellow Owl Workshop to jazz up all sorts of papercraft projects.

We can't wait to print and emboss invitations with them for our yuletide gatherings.

Tree stamp, £12.50, Noel bell stamp, £12.95, papermash. com

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CUTE CUTTLEBUG

The Cricut Cuttlebug is a must-have die-cutting machine for any crafter. It cleverly keeps all material in place using a unique suction mechanism to help you produce beautiful, professional results. We love the 'fold-n-store' element that allows compact storage and means you can bring the Cricut Cuttlebug to your craft clubs with you. Get die-cutting and embossing inspiration at uk.cricut.com and buy your own for £59.99 at amazon.co.uk.

SKI SEASON

Alpine has never been so in! Party and homewares website Neviti has launched an exciting classic Christmas collection called Festive Fun that is packed full of novelty motifs and even features Santa and his reindeer taking a cable car! Among the more unusual pieces are packs of scratch trivia cards, £3.99 for ten, which would be perfect for slipping into Christmas party invites. neviti.com

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY SINCERELY YOURS PAPERCRAFTS Sun 27th Nov, Taunton The last Sincerely Yours show of the year will take place at Junction 24 in North Petherton, Somerset. The show is open from 10am with tickets at £3 in advance and £3.50 OTD, so don't miss out! sincerely-yours-shows.info ETSY MADE LOCAL 2nd – 4th December, nationwide Go along to Etsy Made Local in your nearest city to bag special handmade gifts and meet the talented makers themselves.

Look up your local fair at etsy.com/etsymadelocal

TREAT YOURSELF FOR CHRISTMAS

Create all manner of greetings for the holidays, plus tags, boxes and toppers, with this great gift die set from our shop CraftStoreUK. Featuring three must-have shapes, including Santa’s Sleigh and reindeer, an ornate Christmas tree and a Merry Christmas sentiment, the dies are compatible with most leading die-cutting machines and cut beautifully. Treat a crafty friend or yourself today! £29.99, craftstoreuk.com

PAPERCRAFT AND STAMPING SHOW 3rd Dec, The National Motorcycle Museum, Solihull Set in a beautiful ballroom, this show is packed with loads of crafting goodies to stock up on for Christmas. Whether you prefer cardmaking, scrapbooking, decoupage, stamping or die-cutting, you're going to have a ball! £4 entry, excaliburfairs.co.uk

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Host a 'crafternoon' in aid of mental health charity Mind this Christmas. It's the perfect excuse to get your family and friends round to make cards, decs and gifts while fundraising for a good cause. Go online to order your pack which includes festive crafting ideas for all skill levels and a Christmas template to get you making straightaway. Become part of the Crafternoonity and visit Mind now at mind.org.uk

SWEET DEAL

Bag £30 worth of mixed paper Christmas flowers for only £17.50 with free postage at Sweet Lilac. With a beautiful variety of colours and styles, the box includes a selection from the entire Christmas range. Get it before stocks run out! sweetlilac.co.uk

NUTCRACKER KNICK-KNACKS

If you have fond memories of going to see the Nutcracker at the ballet, bring it into your crafts too. We love the idea behind the greeting and the garland kit is perfect for a traditional, kitsch Christmas celebration.

Nutcracker ballerina card, £4.50, nutcracker garland kit, £12.50, sistersguild.co.uk

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Sue Hughes makes a jolly Santa with simple die-cuts and fuss-free layering This extra-simple card is perfect for kickstarting your festive cardmaking if you haven’t already begun. Layer up motifs exactly as you want, get experimental with different shapes and don’t forget to try out a mini version with your free 11-piece nesting die set. Check out more ideas on page 19!

YOU WILL NEED: Craft essentials (see p92) Nesting dies: teardrop, circle, label Scallop-edged circle die: 11cm Paper punches: holly leaf, corner rounder Ink pad: black, grey Sentiment stamp White pom-pom

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Stamp a sentiment in black ink onto the top right corner of a white 12.5cm x 17.5cm blank.

Cut a 10cm x 12cm piece of red card, round the top corners and affix to the base with 3D foam pads. Add a 3cm wide strip of white card down the centre.

Die cut a white 11cm scallopedged circle, brush grey ink onto the edges and affix to

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the red panel, followed by a 7cm pink circle. Cut two 3.5cm teardrops from white card, overlap the wide ends and stick under a 1.5cm pink circle. Layer two 1cm black circles onto white ones, offsetting them slightly, add highlights with a white gel pen and stick to the face.

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Cut a 10cm teardrop from red card then layer with a 2.5cm wide brim. Decorate the hat with a white pom-pom and add punched s holly leaves and red gems. Cut a 2.5cm x 12cm strip of black card and secure to the base with 3D foam pads. Die cut a gold label, trim a smaller square from the centre and glue to the belt to finish.

HANDY NESTING DIES

BUILD FESTIVE CHARACTERS BY CUTTING AND LAYERING SIMPLE SHAPES

~ TOP TIP ~ LIGHTLY RUB PINK CHALK ONTO THE CHEEKS AND NOSE TO GIVE SANTA A ROSY LOOK

Scallopedged circle dies, £9.95

Easter egg dies, £12.95 Homespun heart dies, £9.95

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COUNTDOWN Fold and display simple origami bags to make Corinne Bradd's advent calendar

Counting down the days to Christmas is much more fun with daily treats, but shop-bought advent calendars offer little variety and lack a personal touch. There are so many ways you can create one yourself and fill it with the perfect mini gifts and handwritten notes for a loved one. Try your hand at these folded paper pouches and you'll count down the days until you can start opening them on 1st December!

a loop of twine to the back to hang. Tape five more lengths of twine across the tree at 7cm intervals from the top without pulling the string too taut.

Download and print the bag template from our website.

Cut along the outside on patterned paper and score the dotted lines. Crease the score lines and concertina fold the centre ones to make the base of the bag.

One at a time, fold up the sides, then bring them together, creasing the excess paper at the corner at

a 45° angle. Glue the side tabs together. When the glue is dry, crease down the centres of the sides to mimic the concertina fold on the bottom.

Die-cut a 5cm circle from yellow card, glue a 4cm scallop-edged circle of a different colour on top, then add a die-cut snowflake to the centre. Glue the edge of the circle to the top edge of a bag and fold over to make a flap.

Make a total of 24 paper pouches in this way, using different coloured card and patterned papers. Use a 2.5cm

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YOU WILL NEED: Craft essentials (see p92) Online template from papercraftermagazine.co.uk Patterned wrapping paper Dies: snowflake, scallop-edged circle Stamps: numerical Sturdy cardboard Mini pegs Ink pad: brown

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Create a triangle tree with a curved base from a 32cm x 45cm piece of sturdy cardboard. Cover the cone shape with wrapping paper, securing on the back. Secure 16

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circle die to create 24 discs from cream card. Stamp numbers 1-24 on each with brown ink and leave to dry.

Fix a number to the front of each bag using 3D foam pads, then fill them with small treats. Clip each bag onto one of the twine lines with a mini peg. You can arrange them in numerical order or by colour and pattern.

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Special blend loose leaf tea is a sophisticated alternative to sweets. These tree-shaped bags are easy to make, from dearedna.com

Brighten your advent period with a paper-fold bulb garland, from thehousethatlarsbuilt.com papercraftermagazine.co.uk

The chalkboard look is everywhere at the moment – recreate the look with black paper and a white paint pen, from ohhappyday.com 17

YOU WILL NEED: Craft essentials (see p92) Free nesting shapes die sets Online template from papercraftermagazine.co.uk Paper Smooches Swanky Snowdudes stamp Punches: corner rounder, hole Snowflake stickers Ink pad: black Mini pom-poms: red

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Layer four 10cm x 14cm pieces of card together, then top with wood patterned paper to form a stiff board. Cut a scalloped edge across a 3cm x 10cm piece of blue paper, then attach to the top.

Die cut hearts from pink and blue card and wood patterned paper in

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decreasing sizes. Layer with 3D foam pads, then stick to the centre of the plaque.

Add a 'Home' sentiment below the heart, then wrap pale pink ribbon around the scallop-edged section, securing on the reverse. Loop 7cm of pink ribbon and attach as a hanger at the back. To finish, decorate with white pearls.

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Mount an 8cm x 14cm piece of pale turquoise dotty paper on a slightly larger tent-fold blank. Curve the top edge of a 4cm x 8.5cm piece of white card, then attach to the bottom with 3D foam pads.

Use white card to die cut the largest and third largest circles, then assemble on

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the front as a snowman. Trim a scarf from turquoise card, two branch arms from brown and a carrot nose from orange.

Add the snowman's accessories and stick him to the blank, tucked under the bottom white panel. Fix on small black gems for a mouth and buttons. Finish with a sentiment label and snowflake stickers.

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Die cut three different sized circles into a 10.5cm x 14.5cm piece of blue card and set aside. Stamp three snowmen then emboss if desired. Colour and cut out, leaving a border larger than the circles.

Arrange the snowmen on a 10.5cm x 14.5cm blank so they are visible through the

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circle apertures. Use 3D foam pads to attach the circle panel to the blank.

Trim the edge of a sentiment into a fishtail banner and stick in the corner with 3D foam pads. Embellish with three pink gems.

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