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65 ASK THE EXPERTS Get all the latest inspo from our industry insiders 78 VIBRANT VELLUM Create delicate and detailed cards ideal for your loved ones

62 READERS LIKE YOU 13 CLUB PAPERCRAFTER 31 DESIGNER FOR THE DAY

REGULARS 93 COMING NEXT MONTH 94 PAPERCRAFTER BASKET

LET’S MAKE CARDS 24 CARD GALLERY Marianne Fisher balances cool and sweet for the ultimate springtime makes 32 7 FRIENDSHIP CARDS Show loved ones you care with these simple cards

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34 EASY INKING Follow our simple steps to create punny greetings perfect for all the family

74 STASH BUSTERS! Pay homage to the heart motif with five romantic makes

85 THREE STEP CARD Celebrate a new baby with the help of the Little Angel collection by Sara Davies

86 CUPCAKE POM-POMS Give your crafts cupboard a rest and raid the kitchen instead!

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89 SAY IT WITH FLOWERS Celebrate spring with die-cut floral designs

30 OFF THE CUFF Make a bracelet from vintage papers 69 WHAT’S ON SCREEN? Check out the amazing projects from Create and Craft TV

LEARN IT 60 STEP-BY-STEP Make a moving, grooving card with our easy nine-step tutorial

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21 82 TRIED & TESTED: STYLISH STAMPS Get creative with Hunkydory’s For The Love of Stamps range

62 FIRST LOOK: COSMO CRICKET 90 FAVOURITE THINGS

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39 CRAFT YOUR OWN INDOOR EDEN Switch plants for paper and seeds for scissors

9 TRENDS AND TREATS 57 WISH LIST

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86 80 A CRAZY, CRAFTY YEAR! All the important dates you need in your diary for 2017 98 THE LAST WORD We get creative with PaperArtsy

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Fit for a queen

Will you be celebrating Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh’s platinum wedding anniversary in 2017? You can feel regal too with these luxurious new notebooks which feature a stunning papercut Crown of India. Available in pink, amethyst and black, they’d make a perfect jotter for a princess. £9.99, historicroyalpalaces.com

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Treats Our round-up of juicy craft news and inspiration

For more important dates, flick to p80 for our Crafty Calendar!

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY Crafting Live at Sandown

28th – 29th Jan 2017, Sandown Park Racecourse Join crafty celebs Stephanie Weightman and Nancy Watt for an event that will kick off your year in style. Join in the workshop fun on Friday or drop into the show between 10am and 5pm on Saturday and 10am and 4pm on Sunday. For more info, go to craftinglive.co.uk/ shows/sandown

Stamperama Rubber Stamp & PaperCraft Show

12th February, Stevenage Arts & Leisure Centre 2017 exhibitors include all your favourite brands such as Inkylicious, PaperArtsy, ArtyCrafty Place, The Art of Craft, Honeydoo, GlitzCraft, Craftwork Cards, Time to Sow, Stamp Addicts plus many more.

Advance tickets are £2 or £3 on the door. The show lasts from 10am to 4pm – don’t miss out! stamperama.com

Porcelain pretty

Get in the mood for love this Valentine’s Day with Party Porcelain Rose goodies from Talking Tables.

All the accessories in the range, from paper plates and napkins to bunting and decorations, are so adorable that we almost wouldn’t want to use them! From £2.50, talkingtables.co.uk

TISSUE-TASTIC

Dotcomgiftshop certainly has some beauties up for grabs at the moment. Stock up on these colourful patterned tissue papers for just £1.95 for a pack of ten sheets, which will brighten up any project. Our favourite pattern is Flamingo Bay, but there’s plenty to choose from online. dotcomgiftshop.com

It must be love

Sizzix has launched the perfect dies ready for Valentine’s Day. The Sizzix Intricate Blush Thinlits die, designed by Pete Hughes, is a classic motif that will bring elegance to any cardmaking or papercraft project and Natural Love by Emily Atherton is a statement piece. Use as a standalone design for the front of a Valentine’s card or alternatively, frame for a sentimental home décor piece or gift. Intricate Blush (661064), £6.59, Natural Love (661377), £8.99, cuttingedgecrafts.co.uk

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Twilight zone

Be enchanted by the magic of Twilight Kingdom, a brand new magical collection from Hunkydory Crafts. Choose from co-ordinating items including stamps, acetate and foiled card, all featuring your favourite mystical animals, such as unicorns, dragons and fairies. The collection also includes a gorgeous Moonlit Shadow Box Card kit to make six inspiring concept cards. Twilight Kingdom Luxury Card Collection, £24.99, 01772 272577, hunkydorycrafts.co.uk

Moon and the stars

If, like us, you can’t get enough of marbled effect papers, look no further than the new Moonstruck collection designed by Pink Paislee. It’s ideal for the daydreaming crafter who wants to scrapbook her dreams and goals in style. With papers, ephemera, puffy stickers, washi shapes and more on offer, we’re currently coveting the sparkling gold flecked cork stickers. For UK stockists, go to americancrafts.com

Lovely Lavinia

Say hello to the brand new USB stick from Lavinia Stamps, compatible exclusively with Brother ScanNCut machines.

Packed with 40 cutting files, simply plug it in and start designing and cutting amazing toppers and die-cuts. Find out more at laviniastamps.com or go to page 37 to win a Brother ScanNCut CM900!

A year of cards

Never be caught out by cardshopping-panic ever again!

Lasting you a whole year, this economical pack of 40 greetings cards includes 17 different designs for as many different events. The cards have been lovingly illustrated and printed on recycled card by designer Ellie Good, using vegetable-based ink, and are a snip at only 88p each. Envelopes are included. elliegood.co.uk/a-year-of-cards 10

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Easy inking Follow our simple steps to create punny greetings perfect for all the family

Blend it

Creating inked backgrounds is a useful technique for many crafting projects. From a smooth blending of similar colours to a striped plaid effect, putting ink to paper gives exciting options. Adding ink straight to card may seem tricky initially, but there are different ways that can make it easier, and there’s also a variety of craft tools that can help you create the look you want.

a good starting point. Begin by inking onto scrap paper next to the area you want to add colour to and move the tool in a circular motion towards the card.

Mix and repeat

When you join two colours together, start with a small amount of ink and build up gradually. Add a lighter colour overlapping the inked area to help the colours mix

Round and round

The most inexpensive tool you can try is a makeup sponge. Creating a shape with soft edges is the best way to avoid lines when blending, so look for a curved sponge. Applying less ink with gentle but constant circular pressure is

YOU WILL NEED: Craft essentials (see p94) Mama Elephant stamp: Honey Bunny My Favorite Things stamps: Lucky Dog, I’m Tweet on You Inks: black, yellow, orange, pink, blue, green Nesting circles dies Blending tool

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seamlessly. A smooth card base will help; I use regular card but there are some products that are specifically designed for blending that are worth looking out for.

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Following the photo guides, create an inked panel and stick to a 14cm x 16.5cm white blank.

Add a 4.5cm x 8cm piece of yellow dotty paper to

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the greeting and arrange three stamped and coloured dogs onto it with 3D foam pads.

Stamp ‘Woofing you a happy birthday’ onto a 1cm wide strip of white card and glue onto the inked panel, positioning underneath the dogs.

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“Practise the technique on small areas of scrap paper first and you’ll soon get the hang of it” KEREN BAKER, DESIGNER

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Bunny love

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Blend yellow, orange and pink ink in a circular motion onto an 11cm x 13.5cm panel of card. Overlap each colour with the previous shade, then stamp the bunnies onto white card, colour in with blue pens and cut out.

Adhere the bunnies to a 1cm thick piece of brown card and pierce a hole in both sides. Thread twine through each hole and secure on the reverse. Add to the inked panel with 3D foam pads and secure the twine to the back of the panel.

Stamp a ‘Some bunny loves you’ sentiment in black ink onto a small piece of white card and attach to the panel using more foam pads. Trim some curved pieces of green patterned paper to create hills and layer onto the front of the panel. Glue the entire panel to a 12cm x 14.5cm blank.

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Add strips of washi tape diagonally to a piece of white card

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Blend ink into each gap and remove the tape once dry

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Give your crafts cupboard a rest and raid the kitchen instead!

n the eyes of a crafter, nothing is sacred and nothing is safe. We see the potential in everything, and we’re always on the lookout for unusual items we can adopt into our stash. Cupcake cases tick all the right boxes because they’re available in great colours and patterns, easy to work with and, best of all, they’re cheap. Corinne Bradd has made flowers using polka dot and swirl patterned liners, then used them to create giant pom-poms perfect for hanging at a tea party or to simply brighten up a room. You almost certainly have a stack of paper cases in your pantry right now, so get crafting!

Cake and craft

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Bend 5cm of wire into a hoop, then press the ends into a polystyrene ball.

Thread a 60cm length of twine through the hoop, tie off, then push the hoop in with the knot underneath.

Use a knitting needle to make 1cm deep holes over the entire surface of the sphere, leaving 1.5cm between each.

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Turn a red cupcake case inside out, then lightly press in half. Pinch the centre and gather up the paper with a few loose folds.

Twist the centre of the liner into a stalk, apply a dab of tacky glue and gently slot the flower into a hole in the polystyrene.

Repeat with pink, blue and green paper cases until half the surface is covered.

Leave the glue to dry completely, then fill in the rest.

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Polystyrene ball

Mix colours and patterns, but use cupcake cases which are all the same size if you want your flower balls to look even

Cupcake cases, coloured (about 75 per ball) Knitting needle, 3mm Florist’s wire

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WATCH OUR VIDEO TUTORIAL DESIGNER CORINNE BRADD DEMONSTRATES HOW TO MAKE THESE PARTY PIECES AND SHARES HER TOP TIPS AT YOUTUBE.COM/THECRAFTSCHANNEL

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Hanging colourful garlands is an ingenious way to decorate a room. The metallic cases used here really jazz it up, from lefrufru.com

Try your hand at a bouquet of peonies in contrasting tones of pink. Find the handy tutorial with step-by-step images at liagriffith.com papercraftermagazine.co.uk

If you like cupcakes, flowers and garlands, you’ll love this easy make decoration from thecrafttrain.com 87