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PaperCrafter Issue 69

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PAPERCRAFTER ISSUE 69

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MASTER NEW TRICKS • Carve your own stamp • Fashion bags and boxes • Create quilled shapes

WHIP-UP TOP TREATS

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BE INSPIRED! • Wise wording • Gorgeous gifting • Party makes for little ones

CRAFT CLEVER CARDS WITH YOUR KIT

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MEET THE TEAM

EDITOR Ella Johnston

DEPUTY EDITOR Elaine Bennett

ED. ASSISTANT Jennifer Ward

EDITORIAL EDITOR Ella Johnston (01206) 505994 ella.johnston@aceville.co.uk DEPUTY EDITOR Elaine Bennett (01206) 505494 elaine.bennett@aceville.co.uk EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Jennifer Ward (01206) 505978 jennifer.ward@aceville.co.uk GROUP EDITOR Lynn Martin lynn.martin@aceville.co.uk ART DIRECTOR Ami Williams DESIGNER Vicky Taylor, Ami Williams PAPERCRAFTER KIT DESIGNER Rachel Cave

ADVERTISING GROUP ADVERTISING MANAGER Martin Lack (01206) 505940 martin.lack@aceville.co.uk ONLINE ADVERTISING Martin Lack martin.lack@aceville.co.uk ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE Rebecca Reynolds (01206) 505942 rebecca.reynolds@aceville.co.uk

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Kit creations 11 PAPERCRAFTER SHOWCASE Corinne Bradd's got heaps of inspiration for all of your spring makes

19 GLAM DESIGNS Give these trendy greetings to your most fashionable friends

20 BEST REGARDS

Marketforce Sales 020 3148 3300 Published by Aceville Publications Ltd. 21/23 Phoenix Court, Hawkins Road, Colchester, Essex, CO2 8JY

© ACEVILLE PUBLICATIONS (2001) LTD. No part of this publication may be reproduced for public display or commercial usage without the prior written permission of the copyright owner

56 FROGGY FRIENDS It’s easy being green and these uber-cute animal accessories make tip-top gifts

SPRING FUN 24 EASTER GREETINGS Use your pretty stickers and chipboard letters to create eggcellent makes

26 INVENTIVE IDEAS

53 PETAL CHARMS

Combine bright colours with fancy folds for fresh-looking greetings Arrange your chipboard letters into vibrant artwork for your home

48 STAMPING SUCCESS We show you simple ways to create a unique motif from your rubber block

CLEVER QUILLING SAFETY NOTICE: This kit is not a toy. Due to small parts and plastic bag, PaperCrafter is not suitable for young children. Adult supervision is required when using scissors.

Perfect this decorative technique and create a beautiful artwork to be proud of

Whip up stylish makes tonight with the kit's quirky pop-out motifs

31 ALPHABET POSTER NEWSTRADE SALES

40 QUILLED MASTERPIECE

36 STUNNING SHOWSTOPPERS Show off your crafty skills and take on Elizabeth Moad's four brilliant designs

38 SPRING-TIME SURPRISE Try these pretty seasonal creations 4 PA P E R C R A F T E R

These super shapes are simple to assemble and can be used as dangling decs or easy favour boxes, try them today!

GREAT GIFTS 29 FAB RECIPE FILE This one's for the mums! Craft a thoughtful gift from your Studio Selection Paper Book and be prepared for Mother's day

45 TRUE ORIGINALS Add your own bespoke finish and unleash your inner designer by carving your bonus stamp into useful motifs

54 AMAZING ENVELO-BASKETS Kit your craft room out with smart storage with Susan Niner-Janes’ stylish holder

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more great makes 60 HANDMADE GIFTS Whip-up a beautiful bathroom set with a difference for a really special pressie

techniques to try 34 CRAFT SCHOOL Fashion a blooming wreath in time for spring with our helpful step by step

57 ASK THE EXPERTS Our selection of gurus answer your handmade crafty queries with advice on motifs and card-making tips

59 CRAFTERS' GUIDE TO SCAN'N'CUT Stuart Stamp from Brother speaks to us about the company's exciting new cutting machine you’re bound to want

chosen for you 6 TRENDS AND TREATS Stay in the know and be inspired by the latest paper products of the mo

66 SHOP TALK Sandy Weller of The Craft Barn shows us why she’s a lady who really knows her clientèle

your PaperCrafter 8 HAVE YOUR SAY Read the latest from the PaperCrafter community and join our monthly #CraftChallenge

52 COMING NEXT ISSUE Feast your eyes on the wonderful projects we have in store for you next time – you won’t want to miss out!

61 GIVEAWAYS This issue we've got heaps of fab prizes for you to win, including an amazing HP home printer

be inspired 32 YOU SAY IT BEST

This month it's all about the mums.

Here's our pick of treats for ma!

Don't miss our top tips for writing your own heartfelt sentiments. Plus find out how you can win a specially made stamp and a fabulous Stampin’ Up! shopping spree

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42 PAPER PARTY IDEAS

Our bright ideas promise to infuse your paper projects with a retro groove

Dep ed Elaine has found a host of great party ideas that the kids will love

22 CRAFT NOTES

COMING NEXT I UE…

Create amazing paper makes with our delightful spring-themed kit, designed by renowned illustrator Rosie Simons. On top of our Studio Selection Paper Book you'll also receive: • Designer card making kit and embellishments • Concertina albums and envelope maker • Decoupage papers and raffia strips

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If you'd like to see your paper project printed in the mag, cut out and fill in the form below to be entered into our random draw. If picked, you'll not only receive a future PaperCrafter kit before everyone else but will have a photo of your make and the instructions published in the mag. Send the form to Your Paper Project, PaperCrafter, 1 Phoenix Court, Hawkins Road, Colchester, Essex, CO2 8JY or email your name and contact details to jennifer.ward@aceville.co.uk. Good luck!

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YOUR PAPER PROJECT PaperCrafter reader Jo Jones felt very excited to be our Designer for the Day this month, and relished the chance to indulge in a period of creative play and have an exclusive peek at this month's materials! Here's what she made... ➊ Select a blue card blank and choose two different patterns of paper. Decide which pattern will form the bottom layer of the flower and cut six large ovals 3.5cm in length. For the top layer, cut six small ovals 2.5cm in length. ➋ Arrange the ovals to create a dual layer flower, as shown, positioning the top layer to sit in the gaps of the first layer of petals. Stick with glue to secure. Cut the blue dandelion

strip to an 11.5cm width and add an orange ribbon across the strip centrally, securing to the back. ➌ Select a piece of patterned paper and glue the letters to the back so the pattern faces outwards.

When dry, cut around the letters using a craft knife.

Position and stick on the card blank as desired. ➍ To make the flower centre, quill a circle from a strip of yellow paper using the quilling board. Secure the coil using a dab of glue and hold until dry.

To make six petals, shorten six yellow strips by 15cm and create a coil. Release the coil to loosen, secure with glue and pinch one of the ends.

Use the quilling board to help shape the petal. ➎ Stick the centre coil into place and allow to dry, then add the petal quills. Secure the petal quills into place, ensuring they stick to the base,

centre coil and adjacent petal. Use the remainder of the orange ribbon to create a small bow from two loops. Use a small piece of blue ribbon to secure the bow, and glue this onto the strip of orange ribbon.

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We asked you to tell us about your ultimate card design... @ANGIE THOMSON I would use paper butterflies and chipboard birds on a purple background, to reflect my favourite colour.

VICTORIA LE IGH-VELS; VI A EMAIL I am an avid cra fter and never mi ss an issue of PaperCrafter! I wa s especially excit ed to start crafting with the new PaperCrafter kit and had a huge crafty day to come up with lot s of ideas. I really love the co lours and patterns of the papers.

As soon as I got hold of issue 68, I immediately started to make the concertina box ca rd. At the moment I am going through a stage where I like to distress wi th brown ink to giv e my crafts a vintage look. I hope you like it!

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TWEET PICS

Meanwhile at Crafty HQ, the new Brother ScanNCut brought in a big crowd! #horsingaround

THE BEST SNAPS FROM OUR FOLLOWERS A N D B E H I N D T H E S C E N E S AT PA P E R C R A F T E R

Reader Barbara Kozyra shared her little birdie with us. Isn't he cute? #concertinatail

@CAROLYN At the moment I'm loving making vintage and textured makes, with soft pinks, greens and faded floral patterns. @BOXCLEVER I love the construction element, so I really like fancy folds!

Masses of die cuts and muted secondary colours. @NICOLA ROBERTSON GOLD Mine would definitely involve purple as that's my favourite colour, and some ribbons and bling too! @ANGELGONEMAD My favourite colours are blues, purples and pinks.

I like 3D embellishments too, whether it's paper flowers or decoupage. Oh, and a ribbon to tie it all together (no pun intended!)

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For us 2014 is all about making, creating and having fun! We love seeing how you've been inspired each month and which projects you have tried, so don't hesitate to share your makes with us – however big or small they are. Our team is always excited to see them! Join us on facebook.com/papercraftermag to share your latest projects and top tips, or even just to say hello! This time, we loved Nicola Robertston Gold's sweetie box and Jody Smith's first card of the year amongst all the fab makes!

Here's an Alice-inspired paper cut from our friends at Honey Flower Craft! #whoooareyou

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YOU WILL NEED: ❂ PaperCrafter kit ❂ Pen, white ❂ Baker's twine ❂ Foam pads ❂ Card, white, turquoise, navy ❂ Pearls and gems

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he's done it again! PaperCrafter designer Colette Smith has created five mouthwatering cards to tickle our crafting fancy, once and for all.

Combine the kit's cool colours and stylish pop-out elements to create great-looking makes that will impress every time. As always, the hardest part is deciding which one to try first!

WITH LOVE

➊ Attach a 6cm x 12cm piece of yellow patterned paper to the top of a 12.5cm square top-fold blank.

Add a 3cm x 12cm strip of navy card below the yellow paper and a 3cm x 12cm strip of turquoise card below the navy card.

➋ Wrap two lengths of twine around the top of the navy panel and tie at the left. Cut the ‘With love’ motif from the backboard and mount onto turquoise card, then trim and mount onto white card. Fix to the right of the blank with foam pads, as shown. Add gems to the star centres, as seen.

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FLOWER PANEL ➊ Make a top-fold 8cm x 15cm blank from white card and cover the bottom with an 8cm x 9cm piece of yellow striped paper. Apply a 2cm x 8cm strip of turquoise leaf paper over the join. ➋ Mount the tulip-shaped flower panel onto turquoise card, leaving a narrow border. Place centrally to the top of the blank. Round off the bottom corners of the card, add a few gems and affix an orange bow to the plant pot.

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“THE QUIRKY HOUSE IS BASICAllY SQUARES WELCOME OF CARD CUT AT ODD ANGLES, AND IS A GD WAY TO USE UP SCRAPS.”

➊ Create a top-fold 7.5cm x 15cm blank from white card and round off the four corners. Stamp or write 'Welcome' in the bottom right corner.

COLETTE SMITH, PAPERCRAFTER DESIGNER

NEW HOME ➊ Cut the top edge of a 5cm x 10.5cm strip of navy card to an angle, sloping from left to right.

Attach to the bottom of an A6 blank. Cut a rectangular strip of yellow paper so the left height is 1cm and the right height is 2cm, with both longer lengths measuring 10.5cm and sloping to an angle, as pictured. ➋ To make the house, trim a slanted 5cm square in navy card. For the roof, cut a small section of aqua scallop border from the backboard and trim to an angle. Snip small slanted pieces of scallop border for the windows, door and chimney pot, then cut the chimney and window frames from navy card.

Assemble to the blank. ➌ Cut the leaf panel and 'New home' motif from the backboard.

Snip out the leaf and add a trunk from navy card. Attach to the left of the house. Fix the 'New home' motif centrally to the bottom of the blank and add pearls to decorate.

DOMESTIC GODDESS ➊ Trim the bottom of a 10.5cm x 11cm piece of blue card to an angle, sloping from left to right. Attach to the top of a 10.5 x 15cm top-fold blank. Trim a narrow strip of yellow patterned paper at an angle and affix below the blue card. ➋ Cut the ‘Domestic goddess’ motif from the backboard and fix to the bottom left corner. Mount the cocktail shaker motif onto turquoise card to give a narrow border, trim and adhere to the right of the card.

Draw asterisks on the blue card with white pen and add gems to finish.

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Gems and pearls, £2.49, 020 8659 0737, charmedcardsandcrafts.co.uk

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➋ Mount the leaf panel onto a 7cm x 11cm piece of olive card and round the four corners. Adhere to the top of the blank and finish with gems.

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Give your makes a retro touch with Kaisercraft's ‘In The Attic’ collection.

Kaisercraft 12” x 12” Record Paper, 07913 394451, merlyimpressions.co.uk

A pop-out card and decoration in one, these colourful spheres add a fun vibe. Circle decorations, 0845 548 5440, thekidwho.eu

Make that memory last by pinning it in place with metal clips. K&Co Smash Retro Clips, £2.80, 01202 596100, hobbycraft.co.uk

Try these high quality, textured papers in a range of sunny shades.

Panduro Basic Paper, £2.99 for pack of five, 0844 848 5692, pandurohobby.co.uk

OUR FAVOURITE THINGS REKINDLE YOUR LOVE FOR RETRO AND GIVE YOUR MAKES A JOLLY BLAST FROM THE PAST

Make mum a special bouquet that will stand the test of time.

Paper Flowers, £8.95, info@sistersguild.co.uk, sistersguild.co.uk

Create instant ambience and stamp a camper van design. Mini Clear Stamp Stamp Retro Van, £1.25, 01202 596100, hobbycraft.co.uk

Fans of embossing will love these beautiful retro patterns! Spellbinders M-Bossabilities Retro Folders, £6.49, craftie-charlie.co.uk

If you can't bear to wrap gifts with this pretty paper, use it for crafty projects instead! 50s wrapping paper, £1.35, 01760 337333, petraboase.com

With 49 pieces to choose from, you'll be spoilt for embellishments.

K&Co Smash Retro Grab Bag, £8.49, craftie-charlie.co.uk 28 PA P E R C R A F T E R

For those extra special occasions, present cards in a luxurious envelope.

Rice Raffia Envelope, £2.95, 01565 750688, flittybird.co.uk

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FROGGY FRIENDS

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USE YOUR QUILLING SKILLS TO MAKE FUN PAPER JEWELLERY ..............................................................................................................

YOU WILL NEED: ❂ PaperCrafter kit ❂ Wiggly eyes ❂ Glue ❂ Earring wires ❂ Brooch pin ❂ Paper, red

“PROTECT YOUR FINISHED FROGS BY BRUSHING ON JUDIKINS DIAMOND GLAZE AND LEAVING IT TO DRY”

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lizabeth Moad has made a sweet brooch and earrings set from the green paper strips and tool in this issue's mini quilling kit.

Recreate the set as shown or why not get inventive and create your own animal-themed jewellery?

EARRINGS ➊ Make two tight coils from two 20cm lengths of green paper. Glue a wiggly eye to each. Create two loose closed coils from two 30cm lengths of green paper. Pinch both ends then glue them together to form the head part. Attach the eye coils to the top with glue. ➋ To make the body, take a 60cm length of green paper and create a loose closed coil. Form two legs from two coiled 20cm green lengths. Pinch these into a teardrop shape. ➌ For the four limbs, stick three 3cm strips together, leaving the ends unglued. Assemble the frog shape by glueing the pieces together as shown. ➍ Glue one hand to the earring wire.

Work the second earring in the same way, glueing the opposite hand to the earring wire.

BROOCH ➊ Work as for the Earrings, crimping each strip of paper before using it. ➋ Finish by adding a strip of red paper as a tongue and a brooch pin to the back.

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Judikins Diamond Glaze, £4.67, 0844 357 0943, madcowbeads.com

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STAMPING SUCCESS YOU WILL NEED:

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❂ PaperCrafter kit ❂ PaperCrafter Studio Selection Paper Book ❂ Embossing powder, clear, glitter ❂ Heat tool ❂ Punch, corner round, flower ❂ Ink, blue, yellow, orange ❂ Pricking tool ❂ Pricking mat ❂ Thread, blue ❂ Card, blue, green, orange ❂ Gems ❂ Craft knife ❂ Lino-cutting tools

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ollow Tracey Daykin-Jones' lead by creating your very own unique stamps from the kit's special rubber block. Using a craft knife or basic lino-cutting tools, have fun carving out shapes and words for your own set of cheery greeting cards. These four designs are great for beginners to printing as the designs are very simple to cut.

HI THERE

SQUARE VASES

➊ Trim a patterned blank to 9cm x 13.5cm. Draw a mirror image of the word 'hi' onto the rubber block. Cut it out.

➊ Cut out a 0.5cm circle from the kit's rubber block. Ink two rows of dots onto a 2cm x 10.5cm strip of blue card.

➋ Using blue ink stamp the sentiment onto the bottom right of a blue card rectangle measuring 6.5cm x 11.5cm.

➋ Emboss the dots using clear embossing powder. Whilst they are still hot, emboss some circles again to produce areas with a higher gloss.

➌ Once the wording is dry, pierce a series of holes around it. Using blue thread, stitch around the edges.

➌ Stick the embossed strip to the left of a 10.5cm square white blank.

Glue green patterned paper to the rest of the blank. Cover the join with a narrow strip of orange card.

➍ Stick a flower image above the stamped word.

Fix the completed blue panel to the card using foam pads.

To complete, glue three gems around the stamped word.

➍ Attach two vase motifs as shown.

Round the two right corners of the blank with a corner rounder punch or scissors.

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HAPPY HOUR ➊ Cover a white blank with orange card. Glue a slightly smaller floral patterned paper rectangle to this. Cut out a 2cm square from blue card, trim it in half diagonally and stick the pieces to the top left and bottom right corners.

"I LOVE THE COCKTAIL GLA IMAGES IN THIS KIT. THEY ARE GREAT FOR GIVING YOUR CARDS A KITSCH FIFTIES F L" ELAINE BENNETT, DEPUTY EDITOR

ORANGE FLOWERS ➊ Cover a white blank with orange dot paper. Trim a piece of blue card to 7cm x 16cm. Sketch two stems in pencil, as shown. ➋ Cut out a leaf shape from the rubber block. Using blue ink, stamp the leaf half way along the longer stem.

➋ Stick three cocktail glass images onto blue rectangles and fix them to a 7.5cm x 11.5cm light green card rectangle at jaunty angles.

Glue a second darker green card rectangle behind this, also at an angle.

➌ Using a pin and pricking mat, make holes along the pencil lines.

Stitch through the holes using blue thread. Stick the vase below the stitched lines. ➍ Punch three flowers from yellow and orange card. Stick to the card using foam pads. Mount the completed blue panel onto a slightly wider green card panel. Stick this to the centre of the card to finish.

➌ Cut a cocktail umbrella shape from the rubber block and stamp the motif onto white paper using yellow and orange ink. Emboss it with glitter powder. Trim the image and stick it to the bottom right of the main panel. ➍ Pierce holes around the umbrella shape and use blue thread to stitch through the holes to create an umbrella.

Attach the whole panel to the centre of the card using foam pads.

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HobbyCraft Heat Tool, £13, 0330 026 1400, hobbycraft.co.uk

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WE SHOW YOU HOW We guide you through some clever crafting techniques so you can whip up some amazing makes that will have you really looking forward to spring. Learn how to become an ultra-cool designer for a day as we show you how to fashion your very own stamp. Take Mother's Day inspiration from our present and gifting creations. Plus try your hand at a wealth of lovely card-making projects using our retroinfluenced Rachel Cave designs.

INSPIRATION STATION As well as our fab goodies and easy how-tos, next issue is packed with great ideas to help make you a better crafter. Jenny talks you through the right wording for greetings while Elaine provides some top advice on crafting the ultimate kids’ do! Why not take up a trial to PaperCrafter with three issues for just £12.99?

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