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WELCOME
Hello... ...and Happy New Year to you from everyone here at ASC. We trust that you all had a fabulous time over the holidays and that your batteries are still well and truly recharged as we race into 2010. Angie Parkins kicks off this issue’s cardmaking with a romantic array of love-themed cards for you to make and send, starting on page 10. Whether you are celebrating a wedding or an anniversary, a birthday or even Valentine’s Day, Angie’s versatile and contemporary styling makes her creations suitable for all. Following the fantastic response to her article in issue 21, Tina McOnegal is back by popular demand with more cards inspired by Spellbinders on page 21. Here she offers advice on making the most of your dies, and shows how even very basic shapes can be used to create a unique design. Lindsey Hopkins takes inspiration from across the pond with her card collection on page 38 as she showcases the treasures on offer from cardmakers’ favourites American Crafts and, not to be outdone, Hunkydory takes centre stage on page 54 with an eclectic array of sophisticated feminine designs. Debi Potter incorporates hidden elements into her cardmaking this issue with a wonderful selection of pop-up cards. Simple in design but exquisite in their detail, Debi’s cards are sure to delight anyone who receives them. Judith Hannington is going digital on page 59 as she lifts the lid on hybrid cardmaking and downloadable craft stash. As a self-confessed technophobe I have shied away from all things computer-generated up until now, but having read Judith’s novice-friendly ‘how to’ guide, I am definitely going to give it a go. With all of this and much more besides, including a fabulous guide to elegant embossing on page 72 and a wedding invitation extravaganza on page 30, I think I will leave you to it. See you next time Editor diane.grimshaw@practicalpublishing.com.au
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If you love Australian Simply Cards then you’ll love our sister magazine Australian Papercraft Essentials, packed full of expert tips and design inspiration for perfect results. PLUS why not subscribe? Turn to page 58 to find out how
Page 10 A contemporary colour scheme combined with a traditional theme makes these cards suitable for all occasions
EDITORIAL Editor – Diane Grimshaw diane.grimshaw@practicalpublishing.com.au Art Editor – Tym Leckey Sub-Editors – Anna Wright, Justine Moran Technical Editor – Tina McOnegal tinamconegal@practicalpublishing.com.au Tel: 07 3300 4022 Photographer – Rachel Burgess CONTRIBUTORS Leann Chivers, Judith Hannington, Lindsey Hopkins, Pete Hughes, Michele Marsden, Tina McOnegal, Missy Neal, Angie Parkins, Debi Potter
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CONTENTS
Issue22
21 CAPTURE THE MAGIC
More enchanting creations made using Spellbinders dies
16 GIVEAWAYS
You could get your hands on a stash of stickers, nifty chipboard packs or luxury card kits
DESIGNER TIPS
Expert advice and insider tricks for professional results
NEW PROJECTS
Embossing or die-cutting, classic wedding chic or groovy girl power, we’ve got it covered...
59 WHAT A HOOT
Going digital has never looked so enticing, with Judith Hannington’s irresistable hybrid designs
46 HIDDEN GEMS STEP-BY-STEP GUIDES
Easy-to-follow techniques for perfect cards every time
Surprise! Debi Potter has the perfect pop-up to suit every occasion and level of experience
8 USING YOUR FREE GIFT
10 LOVE ACTUALLY
Great suggestions for making the most of this issue’s fab free love-themed papers
Up-to-date colours with timeless hearts for a modern romance
PROJECTS This issue we are smitten with gorgeous love-themed cards, wedding day treats, surprise pop-up designs and irresistible digital makes. PLUS bewitching Spellbinders cards, retro style, embossing secrets and much more!
10SEASONAL
38FOCUS ON...
Born In The USA: Lindsey Hopkins demonstrates the impressive versatility of American Crafts’ array of unmissable products
46MASTERCLASS
Hidden Gems: Debi Potter is full of surprises with a range of fun-yet-sophisticated pop-up cards that will appeal to those of all ages
54TAKE ONE...
Sweet Smell Of Success: Check out these grown-up girls’ creations, made using the luxury card kits from Hunkydory with some very pretty embellishments and just a sprinkling of extra bling!
59CONTEMPORARY
Love Actually: Fall in love with Angie Parkins’ stunning romantic cards. Whether for Valentine’s Day, a wedding or special anniversary, they’re guaranteed to warm hearts
What A Hoot: Judith Hannington lures us all into the digital age with an adorable set of software-based makes featuring PC Crafter’s impossibly cute owls
21CONTEMPORARY
66TAKE ONE...
Capture The Magic: After a fantastic response to her first article on Spellbinders, Tina McOnegal is back with more die-cutting wizardry
30TRADITIONAL
Love Letters: Give that extra personal touch to your perfect day by creating your own stylish wedding stationery. From invitations to favour boxes, Pete Hughes has plenty of inspiring ideas
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Peace & Love: Groovy goes girly as Michele Marsden and Leann Chivers combine retro motors and flower power using Redhotbed’s colourful papers and toppers
72TECHNIQUE
Elegantly Embossed: Missy Neal shares some tips, tricks and fabulous designs using Cuttlebug embossing folders
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CONTENTS
10 SEASONAL
21 CONTEMPORARY
38 FOCUS ON
46 MASTERCLASS
59 CONTEMPORARY
72 TECHNIQUE
REGULARS
YOUR CARDS
All the usual news, reviews and features to keep you in tune with cardmaking
Take a look at the stunning readers’ cards this issue! See page 42
6 What’s New 8 Using Your Free Gift 16 Giveaways 18 Letters 42 Readers’ Gallery 82 Next Issue
New products on page 6
USING YOUR FREE GIFT Turn to page 8 for inspiring ideas using this issue’s FREE paper pack
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NEW PRODUCTS what’s new BEYOND-THE-PAGE Famous for its fabulous paper collections and MDF blanks, Kaisercraft has just released a fantastic set of storage drawers that we can’t wait to get our hands on! Nine handy drawers sit inside a stylish framework that
measures 33x12x24cm when assembled, making it the perfect size for keeping brads, flowers, alphabets or any other papercraft embellishment neat and tidy and in its place. Also new to the Kaisercraft Beyond-ThePage collection is a great 100-page journaling book with the most gorgeous cover all ready and waiting to be altered and adorned, and a heart-shaped display stand complete with pegs for holding
Visit www.kaiser craft.net to view the full range of products
your photos and memos. All Kaisercraft BeyondThe-Page products are made from MDF wood to provide a sturdy and solid base that can be painted or papered to suit each individual papercrafter’s specific needs.
BASKET CASE
Sit back with a brew as we bring you all the latest from the world of crafts
GYPSY SPIRIT Life shouldn’t slow down when you are inspired by a good design. Now it doesn’t have to with Gypsy, the handheld design studio for Cricut. Whether you’re on the road or just in the backyard, you can escape, be creative and have fun. The Gypsy stores all your Cricut cartridges, making it easy to search and find the right shapes. It works with any Cricut machine and allows you to size, stretch and weld images while also storing photos. Perfectly sized to fit inside your handbag, the Gypsy is set to become a regular feature on many a keen crafter’s wish list. Visit www.printblocks.com.au for more information and to locate your nearest store
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The paper engineering experts at Hot Off The Press have just released a fabulous range of templates for easy paper manipulation. The new Picnic Basket, Bushel Basket and Berry Box all fold up to create adorable 3D paper baskets that can be filled with chocolates or other special treats for the perfect gift. Not content with getting presentation all wrapped up, HOTP also boasts the Kirigami Paper Art template, which allows you to create intricate flowers, stars and snowflakes with ease – perfect
for adding the finishing touch to any papercraft project. These templates open up a whole host of different papercrafting possibilities and save you precious preparation time into the bargain. Simply trace your design, cut and fold, and away you go.
Visit www.birch haby.com.au to check out all HOTP’s new releases
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what’s new NEW PRODUCTS
BRIGHT DAY
HEDGEROW FRIENDS Fans of Flower Soft products are sure to fall in love with the brand’s newly released Hedgerow Friends card toppers, now making their debut in the cardmaking arena. Featuring incredibly cute hedgehogs and whimsical hedgerow designs, these delightful toppers make the perfect centrepiece for cards for all occasions. Simply enhance the designs on the toppers with your favourite Flower Soft colour to give your projects an instant wow! factor.
Bright Day is the latest release from Australia’s own Paper Inklings and, with its bright-andbubbly colour scheme and contemporary style, this collection is destined to bring a smile to all. The use of bold, vibrant colours set against a stark white canvas captures the imagination, while the random designs of butterflies and bubbles create a young, carefree feel. This double-sided paper collection is further enhanced by the co-ordinating rub-ons, stickers and chipboard shapes available. Other collections to look out for include Awesome Boy and the fabulous Christening designs.
To view other products in the Flower Soft range visit www.stampit.com.au
BIG IS BEAUTIFUL
OUT OF THE DARKNESS
Ever wished that Cuttlebug embossing folders were slightly larger? Well, now they are! Makers Provo Craft have released six new 5x7” designs, and the increase in size means the embossed designs fit an A6 card perfectly. With a number of the new folder designs being classic script or flourishes, these are all set to become the latest must-have items in your craft stash. Keep your eyes peeled for the new designs in the standard-sized embossing folders too.
The ingenious people at Darkroom Door have released a stunning collection of background stamps – and what makes them truly fabulous is that they can cover the front of an A6 card blank in one single stamping. Simple and classic designs have been incorporated into each of the new releases, making them suitable for any occasion, theme or style.
For more information visit www.printblocks.com.au
For more information visit www.darkroomdoor.com
NATURAL ORIGINS Fresh from BasicGrey comes the Origins cardstock and embellishment collection. In lush forest tones of greens and yellows, this collection has perfect earthy appeal. This fabulous range features 18 gorgeous 12x12” doublesided patterned papers, brads, stickers, rub-ons, stamps and the new self-adhesive painted canvas tags, providing all you need for a vast array of papercraft projects. For all the products available in this range visit www.aussie scrapsource.com
For more great products visit www.paperinklings.com.au
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FREE GIFT
Love is in the air Lindsey Hopkins shows you how to make the most of this issue’s free papers with some truly romantic designs
LINDSEY HOPKINS Designer
ALL OUR LOVE SIMPLY make... your card blank with the roses background paper. 1Cover a sentiment panel from the sheet and layer onto 2Cutelements first pink striped paper and then a cream square.
lace across the bottom third of the card blank and stick the 3Glue sentiment panel centrally above. the heart on the sentiment panel with a Pastel Pink 4Colour ProMarker pen and adhere a heart gem.
a heart gem in each corner of the sentiment panel. 5Stick the elements sheet, cut a pair of roses and 6From adhere to the lace with glue and foam pads.
Colour the rose leaves and 7 highlight the outline with
ProMarker pens.
by affixing a pearl to the centre of each flower. 8Finish
Materials ✿ free papers ✿ cream cardstock ✿ lace ✿ foam pads ✿ heart gems ✿ Kaisercraft Pearls ✿ Pastel Pink, Lime Green and Pastel Beige ProMarker pens
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FREE GIFT
HAPPILY EVER AFTER SIMPLY make... your card blank from kraft cardstock. 1Create and layer the pink wording paper onto a panel of cream 2Matt cardstock and affix to the centre of the card blank.
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Cut out the champagne bottle with glasses and a sentiment panel from the elements sheets.
the bottle label with ProMarkers and attach to the 4Colour card, positioning a pearl over each bubble.
a flower to the top righthand corner of the card 5Glue
Materials ✿ free papers ✿ kraft and cream cardstock ✿ Kaisercraft Pearls ✿ button ✿ paper flowers ✿ foam pads ✿ Grass and Lime Green ProMarker pens and smaller flowers to the bottom right. the sentiment panel with foam pads and adhere a button 6Attach over the centre of the larger flower.
a pearl in the centre of each of the smaller flowers, and 7Stick at the top and bottom of the sentiment panel.
LOVE AND BE LOVED
SIMPLY make...
Affix the sentiment panel at an angle out Cupid, the sentiment panel and trace the inner line of the frame 6 a bunch of roses from the 3Cutand with a Pastel Beige ProMarker pen. elements sheets.
Adhere the roses, gluing a pink gem Cupid’s wings and highlight a card blank using to the centre of each flower. 7 his outline with ProMarker pens 4Colour kraft cardstock. 1Create before attaching him centrally in Finish by adding pearls to the scrolls half of the card with the the kraft half of the card. on the sentiment panel and larger 8 hearts paper and affix a heart 2Cover pearls to the free kraft card corners. Highlight the heart border with border (cut from the elements 5ProMarker pens. sheet) over the join.
Materials ✿ free papers ✿ kraft cardstock ✿ Kaisercraft Pearls ✿ gems ✿ Pastel Blue, Pastel Beige and Pastel Pink ProMarker pens
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SEASONAL with love
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ANGIE PARKINS Designer
‘ Love actually A contemporary colour scheme combined with a traditional design worked really well for these cards
Whether you are sending a Valentine, celebrating an anniversary or wedding, or simply saying ‘I love you’, Angie Parkins has all areas covered with her stunning designs
WOODEN HEART
LOVE YOU LOADS
This is simple but striking and the bold design and colours give it a great masculine feel
We love the use of hemp here – its rough, frayed texture and natural shade are perfect
TWO HEARTS AS ONE
CLASSY HEART
Using a double knot instead of a bow in ribbon keeps it from looking at all girly
This design works best with a strong shape like a heart that reveals just enough background
FOR YOUR EYES ONLY
EASEL CARD
This is an ideal way to present tickets, vouchers or other love tokens you are giving as a gift
We love the choice of an embellished button as the ‘stopper’ for the easel element
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reating the perfect romantic card is easier than you think and it doesn’t have to cost the earth. A few bold accents and well placed sentiments are all that’s needed to pass on your loving messages, and I’ll bet you can find everything you want already at home in your stash! The homespun style is always a popular choice and, what’s more, it’s great for creating cards for both men and women. Homespun projects incorporate a warmth into your cards through the materials you use, so natural browns such as kraft cardstock and parcel string are a great choice.
KRAFT WORK Kraft cardstock is all the rage at the moment
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and, because it is so versatile, it will continue to be so well into 2010. Kraft cardstock co-ordinates perfectly with any colour, which makes it a cardmaker’s dream, and it has the added advantage of not being as harsh as its white counterpart. Another beauty of kraft cardstock is that even with ‘white space’ a card doesn’t look sparse, so you can keep your creations clean and contemporary in design without feeling like you’ve left unsightly space, thanks to the warmth of the colour.
TRUE COLOURS When you go into a store to buy a wedding or anniversary card you are often greeted by a sea of red, pink and purple offerings with barely a hint of anything else, but you
shouldn’t feel restricted to these colours. Any colour can be adapted to your needs, whatever the occasion, and romantic cards are no different. Picking one traditional and a selection of non-traditional colours can make all the difference when crafting for both sexes, and sometimes it’s good to jump out of the box and dive head first into non-traditional colours! The resounding theme for love and romance, whatever the colour scheme, is the trusty heart. This instantly makes us think of love, romance, togetherness and companionship, so including a heart on your projects helps set the theme from the start – and the shades of cardstock, ribbon and any other embellishments you use will jump in line and fall into place. ■