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INTRODUCTION
Welcome! We’re pleased to bring you the very first edition of The Complete Guide to Digital Crafting. You will by now have noticed the two free CDs on the page opposite, and we’re sure you can’t wait to load them up and get started! There’s over £100 worth of software, papers, toppers, découpage, fonts, templates and much more on the discs from a variety of the top digital crafting companies, giving you everything you need to create projects galore! First of all we guide you step by step through how to use the wide variety of versatile software on the discs, giving you the ability to make the most of your digital stash. They start on page 8, and include instructions on how to use the fantastic My Craft Studio and CraftArtist Compact programs. Then it’s onto a plethora of card design ideas made using the content on the free CDs, starting with NitWit Collections on page 38. Whether you’re planning to make cards for female birthdays, male birthdays, spring, summer, Mother’s Day, weddings or children’s birthdays, you’re sure to find plenty of inspiration. There are 157 cards in total, plus the beauty of digital crafting is that you can print out the designs as many times as you like! We’ve got some great reader discounts for you inside too! If digital scrapbooking or blog design is something you’d like to try, look no further than the guides on pages 125 and 138.
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Kathleen Summers shows us how to get to grips with the digital form of scrapbooking to create stunning layouts with ease, while Kirsty Wiseman demonstrates how to set up your own bespoke header to make your blog stand out from the rest. Finally we take a look at craft hardware starting on page 129, with a round-up of printers suitable for your digital crafting needs, plus reviews of the best electronic die-cutting equipment on the market. We hope you enjoy reading the magazine and creating with your jam-packed discs. We’d love to hear your thoughts and see your creations, so please do contact me at the address below! Happy digital crafting!
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Contents
Tutorials
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How to use your free software, plus guides to blog design and digital scrapbooking
8 My Craft Studio
16 Serif CraftArtist
26 Serif PagePlus SE
28 Paint.NET
30 GIMP
32 Scrapbook Flair
34 StudioLine Photo Basic
36 Twisted Brush Open Studio
125 Digital scrapbooking
138 Blog design
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CONTENTS
Projects
Ideas and inspiration galore for using the content on CD1
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38 NitWit Collections
44 Wedding Fever
50 Dreamees
56 Teddy Bo
62 Spring Has Sprung
68 Sarah Paris
74 Craftsuprint
Crafty Sentiments 80 Designs
90 100 free fonts
96 Ladybug Crafts Ink
102 Cupcakecrafting 108 Animal Magic
Hardware 129 Printer round-up 132 Sizzix eclips 135 Provo Craft Cricut
114 The Paper Shelter 120 Birthday Bonanza
Craft hardware put to the test, plus how to choose the best printer for your needs
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The basics of digital crafting:
how to get started We guide you through everything you’ll need to get crafting with your free CDs
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our free CDs are jam-packed full of fantastic software and content from a wide variety of craft companies, and we’re sure you’re keen to get started, so here’s a quick introduction to how to use the CDs, plus a reminder of the other basics you’ll need to make impressive digital creations! If you do encounter any problems with your free CDs, please refer to the advice on the reverse of the CD wallet. We’d love to see your digital designs, so please send your pictures to leej@magnesiummedia.com
How to... use your free CDs
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Load the disc and click on Run Browser.exe.
You can now see what is available in your chosen collection. Select the section of your choice.
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The CD browser will now load. Click on OK.
You will now see everything that is available in your selected section. Doubleclick to open files, or drag them onto your desktop and save them in your desired folder.
You can now see what is on the CD on the tabs across the top. Select a collection.
To install the software on the disc, select the software and follow the on-screen commands.
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THE BASICS
You’ll also need... Computer & printer The free CDs will work on home PCs running Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7. Mac users can browse the content files in their Finder window, but unfortunately won’t be able to run the software programs. Choosing a suitable printer for your needs can be a daunting task, as there are so many on the market. For a round-up of some of the best ones available, see our handy guide on page 129.
Paper to print onto
Card blanks You can either create your own from plain cardstock, or buy packs of readymade blanks. You’re then ready to get started on decorating them with your digital elements!
To make the most of digital content, you’ll need to invest in good-quality printer paper. We recommend that you use a weight of at least 120gsm. You’ll find printer paper at all good online and bricks-and-mortar craft shops, as well as stationery supply stores. For a wide variety of printable card, paper, acetate, vellum and more, take a look at CD-ROM specialist Crafter’s Companion’s website – www.crafterscompanion.co.uk
Scissors, craft knife & trimmer For cutting out intricate découpage elements you’ll need a pair of sharp scissors, plus a craft knife for any extra fiddly bits! Craft trimmers are a particularly useful piece of kit, as they allow you cut perfectly neat lines with ease. We recommend the Woodware FingerGuard trimmer, as it comes with several blades for different effects. Visit www.woodware.co.uk for stockist details.
Colouring mediums There are some lovely image stamps on CD1, and if you’d like to colour them by hand rather than digitally, you’ll need a suitable colouring medium. Crafters’ favourites include ProMarker pens, Copic markers and Spectrum Noir pens, watercolour pencils and Twinkling H2Os.
Finishing touches Once you’ve created your basic card design using digital elements from your free CDs, you may want to add finishing touches to make them even more special. Glitter glue, gemstones, ribbon, Glossy Accents, buttons and brads are all perfect for this, so raid your stash and see what you can find!
Adhesive There are many types of adhesives available, and most crafters will have double-sided tape, a glue runner, a glue stick and a glue pen in their stash. When using digital elements, 3D foam pads and/or silicone are must haves for adding dimension to your designs.
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Don’t forget to check out the video tutorial on CD2!
How to use...
My Craft Studio We guide you through how to make the most of the impressive My Craft Studio software and content on CD2
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y Craft Studio Professional is a simple-to-use graphics program designed for crafters by crafters, with lots of exciting features. You can create your own projects using the vast array of artwork included on the discs and change the colours, sizes, brightness, opacity and more of any standard image file. Create your own backing papers, digitally punch, emboss or swirl your artwork or crop to work with just the section you choose. Add text in any font to your projects and even select the colour for the text from your image for a perfect colour match! To see the wide variety of My Craft Studio CD-ROMs available, visit www.crafting.co.uk
How to use... My Craft Studio Professional
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Install the software, then click on the plus sign next to MCS Artwork, then My Artwork, then Digicrafts Bookazine.
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Click on the folder you wish to use – the artwork will appear in the box below. Drag and drop your selected item onto the page. Use the handles at the sides of the image to resize it. Alternatively, type the desired measurements into the boxes at the bottom of the screen.
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To change the colour of a paper, drag it onto the page and click on Effects. Click the image to select it and drag the sliders as required.
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To add swirl effects, drag a paper onto the page, click Effects, click the image to select it and drag the Swirl slider as required. To create a starburst effects, do the same but use the Starburst slider.
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To crop an image, drag it onto your page, select the Crop button then click and drag a box round the desired area.
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You can also digitally punch with any text from any font on your PC. Click Text, Add Text, then click on the page and type your text. Select your chosen font and resize as desired.
Click on Digital Punch, then select Keep Inner or Keep Outer as before.
To make a background using a single element, bring the design onto the page, resize as desired, click Tile and drag the boxes to duplicate the images.
Click Keep Outer to punch the negative from the design.
To create shaped text, click on the Text tab, then Add Text and click on the page. Type your text, click on Shapes and select one. Click to the side of the page to apply the shape.
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Klever Konstruction Framed Flowers
Lindsey Hopkins
These floral creations are so easy to make and are sure to impress!
Have a wonderful day TO CREATE
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Print and cut out the desired elements from the CD-ROM. Attach the border strip down the left-hand side of the card blank, then position one of the floral panels over the top using 3D foam pads. Cut the plant pot from the second floral panel and attach over the first using 3D foam pads. Add three pearls to the top-right corner of the image panel, then affix your sentiment. Highlight the roses on the topper and border strip using glitter glue to finish.
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Floral hearts
CD2 pink 7x4cm card blank Kaisercraft pearls Crystal Ranger Stickles glitter glue 3D foam pads computer & printer
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second image and attach over those already on your card front using 3D foam pads. Cut a plain pink framed square, floral square and small floral heart from the remaining images on your sheet and dĂŠcoupage onto the plain square in the bottom-right corner of the card front using 3D foam pads. Highlight the two heart panels using glitter glue and add small pearls between each heart on the border.
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MATERIALS CD2 10.5x15cm Inspire Me Papers card blank Kaisercraft pearls Craftwork Cards Birthday Mini Message Crystal Ranger Stickles glitter glue 3D foam pads computer & printer
TOP TIP es are Kaisercraft pearls and rhineston you do only not as nt, stme a great inve come get lots in a packet but they also in a selection of sizes!
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TO CREATE
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Resize the sunflower panel and copy and paste onto a single A4 sheet to give yourself four identical panels. Print the sheet and cut out the first panel. Attach to your card blank and trim to size for an even border. Cut away the outer square from the second panel and dĂŠcoupage onto the first using 3D foam pads. Repeat for the remaining two panels, cutting away the next outer rim for each. Once all of the panels are in place, highlight the top image using Glossy Accents and glitter glue to finish.
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Sunflow
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MATERIALS CD2 Inspire Me Papers nk 10.5cm-square card bla s ent Acc Ranger Glossy s kle Stic ger Ran Waterfall glitter glue 3D foam pads computer & printer
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Potted heart
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Resize the heart panel to give you two identical panels on the same A4 sheet. Print the sheet, cut out the first panel and attach to a pink card blank. Cut the potted heart panel from the second sheet and attach over the first using 3D foam pads. Highlight the border and heart using glitter glue. Add Glossy Accents to the plantpot. Add a piece of Candi to each corner of the panel using 3D foam pads.
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MATERIALS CD2 pink 13.5cm-square Inspire Me Papers card blank pink Craftwork Cards Candi Ranger Glossy Accents Crystal Ranger Stickles glitter glue 3D foam pads computer & printer
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Happy Mother’s Day
35 minutes
TO CREATE
MATERIALS
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green 10.5x19.5cm Inspire Me Papers card blank yellow Bazzill Bling cardstock green pearlescent cardstock pink cardstock Craftwork Cards Family Mini Message Ranger Glossy Accents Crystal Ranger Stickles glitter glue 3D foam pads computer & printer
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MATERIALS CD2 ers 9.5x14cm Inspire Me Pap card blank ock purple pearlescent cardst rls pea ft cra ser Kai e Crystal Stickles glitter glu s 3D foam pad computer & printer
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Print the pink floral sheet and cut out the patterned paper, floral panel and three flower heads. Cover your card blank with patterned paper. Matt the floral panel onto purple pearlescent cardstock and attach in the top-right corner of the card front. Affix the flower heads in the bottom-left corner of the floral panel using 3D foam pads. Add pearl and glitter glue highlights as shown to finish.
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daffodil panel using 3D foam pads. Highlight the daffodils using glitter glue and add Glossy Accents to the flowers on the background of the panel.
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Deco Follies
Ruth
20 minutes
The Art Deco style is always a favourite with crafters, and these creations prove why! TO CREATE
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Select a topper and use the My Craft Studio software to resize it to 18x12cm. Select the Ruth character and size to fit over the image on the topper. Print both out. Fold a sheet of A4 cream cardstock in half and the fold the card front back on itself to create your card blank. Cover the folded section of the card front with copper mirri card, then cut out the topper and affix as shown. Cut out the single image of Ruth and attach over the topper using 3D foam pads. Add gems to the corners of the topper to finish.
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Margaret
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MATERIALS CD2 cream A4 cardstock copper mirri card gold gemstones 3D foam pads computer & printer
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MATERIALS CD2 white & pink cardstock pink polka dot ribbon Letraset ProMarkers 3D foam pads computer & printer
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paper onto white cardstock. Cut the patterned paper to measure 11.5cm square, wrap with pink polka dot ribbon and attach to the card front. Add a polka dot bow.
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Print the envelope template and insert from the CD-ROM, cut the notches from the envelope template where indicated and assemble the envelope, adding the insert. Cut the sentiment to measure 9.5x3.5cm, layer onto pink cardstock leaving a narrow border and attach to the front of the envelope.
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Rose
15 minutes
MATERIALS CD2 white A5 card blank purple cardstock black & Diamond Ranger Stickles glitter glue silicone glue computer & printer
TO CREATE
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Use the My Craft Studio software to resize a patterned paper to measure 13.5x19.5cm. Select the coloured image of Rose and shrink to fit on the steps of the backing paper. Copy and paste a second and third Rose image and print all onto white cardstock. Cut the patterned paper to size, matt and layer onto purple cardstock leaving a narrow border and affix to the card front. Cut out the second image of Rose and secure to the card front using silicone glue. Cut out just the dress from the third image of Rose and fix in place using silicone glue. Add glitter glue highlights to finish.
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MATERIALS CD2 white A6 card blank Martha Stewart Punch e Around The Page Doubl ch pun ner cor ps Loo Crafts Too Swirls embossing folder Sizzix Big Shot Tumbled Glass Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Inkpad blending sponge silicone glue computer & printer
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To create pretty background effects, ink the inside of your embossing folder with Distress Ink before embossing, as we have done here
image of Elizabeth and resize to fit the image on the topper, then copy and paste this three times. Select the sentiment and resize to approximately the same width as the topper. Print everything out. Cut out the topper and affix to the card front. Cut out areas of the single images and dĂŠcoupage onto the topper using silicone glue. Trim the sentiment to size, colour using Tumbled Glass Distress Ink and attach as shown to complete your design.
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Jean 1
MATERIALS 15 minutes TO CREATE
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Print out the envelope elements and insert and assemble. Print out the A6 predesigned card and cut out the main image. Matt onto brown mirri card. Create a cream 11.5x17cm card blank and affix the topper using 3D foam pads. Add
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Glossy Accents and gemstone highlights. Add gemstones to the front of the envelope to finish.
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MATERIALS CD2 cream cardstock Vintage Photo Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Inkpad Diamond Ranger Stickles glitter glue Ranger Glossy Accents silver gemstones 3D foam pads computer & printer
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How to use...
Serif CraftArtist Jo Gaskin shows us how to make the most of the fantastic CraftArtist software and digikits on CD2, with a set of cute cards that are sure to impress! Jo Gaskin
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raftArtist is a fantastic piece of software that allows you to create impressive hybrid or digital cards, scrapbook pages, invitations, photo books and more with ease! It features realistic tools and materials you’d find in a craft store, there’s no mess or wasted materials, only high-resolution embellishments are included, and the digital stencils act just like the real thing! You can make your designs beautifully unique by painting on brushstrokes and stitches, while adding and editing text is simple! You can share your designs with family and friends for free on the fantastic community website, daisytrail. It’s free to join and you can upload your designs with one click. Find out more at www.daisytrail.com
How to... use Serif CraftArtist Compact – using a template
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How to... use Serif CraftArtist Compact - making a card from scratch
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Select the Backgrounds tab from the lefthand side and drag a background paper onto your page. Let go and the background will automatically fit to your page.
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