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• My Mind’s Eye collections • A white watercolouring technique • Tips & Tricks • Cardmaking on a Budget and much more!
CONTENTS Vol 19 No 1 Projects
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WHITE WATERCOLOURING
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By Alisa Tilsner
PASTEL CHIC
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By Tanya Sullivan
WITH ALL MY LOVE
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By Karen Yates
SPRING GARDEN
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By Colleen Boshoff
BOLD & BRIGHT
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By Rachael Merrick
COLOURING WITH SPRAY INKS
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By Elaine Kelly
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Product Spotlight NEW RELEASES
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Mounted and unmounted stamps
NEW PRODUCTS
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Embellishments, tools, papers and more
PRODUCT SHOWCASE Four gorgeous collections from My Mind’s Eye
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Budget Feature CARDMAKING ON A BUDGET
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By Sephi Kemp
Special Features 10 QUICK CARDS
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By Alicia McNamara
1 CARD, 3 WAYS
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How to stretch one card to fit three different themes
ATC GALLERY
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Miniature works of art
VOLUME INDEX
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A comprehensive guide to all the projects in Volume 17
TIPS & TRICKS
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How to secure vellum without unsightly marks
VALENTINE’S DAY
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Cute cards for your loved ones
18 Community READERS’ FORUM
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Your letters and submission call-outs
IN THE KNOW
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Upcoming shows & club information
Regulars
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PRETTY PAPERCRAFT
Pastel Chic These papercraft cards mix pretty pastels with a grey wood-grain design for a lovely, contemporary contrast. Designed by Tanya Sullivan MATERIALS FOR ALL CARDS • Card: Bazzill white • Paper: My Mind’s Eye Miss Caroline collection – favourite madras, day butterflies, day worn, cute quaint, cute garden • Ink pad: Distress Ink old paper • Stickers: My Mind’s Eye Miss Caroline dolled up princess layered stickers; BasicGrey micro mono alpha black, white • Embellishments: My Mind’s Eye Miss Caroline dolled up cute decorative brads; Kaisercraft snow pearls; grey button
• Punches: Martha Stewart 3-in-1 butterfly, half • • • • •
daisy border; Stampin’ Up! petite pennants builder; corner rounder Pen: white gel Trims: white lace, white seam binding, white cotton Die-cutting machine Dies: decorative labels and scalloped circles of your choice Adhesives: double-sided tape, mounting tape, glue
NOTE: ALL PAPERS AND CARDSTOCK STICKER EDGES HAVE BEEN SANDED.
Love METHOD
1. Layer cute garden paper 140mm x 97mm on reversed day worn paper, leaving a thin border.
2. Die-cut decorative labels – one 2¼in square, one 2¾in 3. 4. 5. 6.
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square and one 2 ¼in rectangle – out of white card then sponge the edges with old paper ink. Affix the 2¾in label to the lower right-hand side of the panel. Wrap lace around reversed cute garden paper 35mm x 100mm and secure it over the label. Layer the 2¼in label on top using mounting tape and add a butterfly love sticker over it. Cut a 20mm section out of the rectangular label and attach it to the top left-hand side of the panel with a brad. Secure this to folded white card 150mm x 210mm.
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Sitting Bloom METHOD
1. Fold white card 150mm x 300mm in half and die-cut the 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Letter & Flower METHOD
1. Fold white card 150mm x 300mm in half then die-cut the 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
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right-hand front cover using the Tilda lace border die. Ink all the edges with vintage photo. Ink the edges of champion flower paper 145mm x 130mm, affix it to the card front, then run white lace across the bottom. Stamp Tilda Sending Love Letters on blender card using tuxedo black ink, colour it with markers and add sparkle with a clear Spica pen. Die-cut the image using label #17, ink the edges with vintage photo and stick it on the card front. Cluster assorted flowers in the top left- and bottom right-hand corners using glue, then add a bow of rose seam binding at the bottom. Add 4U letter stickers in the bottom left-hand corner. Die-cut a simple tag out of kraft card and stamp With All My Love on it using tuxedo black ink. Ink the edges with vintage photo then thread twine through, slip on a bicycle charm and tie the thread in a bow. Stick this in the top right-hand corner. Apply star dust Stickles around the edges of the tag and label to finish.
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right-hand front cover using the romantic lace border. Ink all the edges with vintage photo. Swipe the edges of champion flower paper 145mm x 130mm with vintage photo ink and layer it on the card front. Run natural lace across the bottom. Die-cut a romantic tag out of kraft card, stamp With All My Love along the top with tuxedo black ink and swipe the edges with vintage photo. Die-cut the coordinating tag reinforcer out of white card and stick it in place. Tie a bicycle charm on this using twine and position it in the top left-hand corner of the card. Stamp Tilda with Peony Tails on blender card using tuxedo black ink, colour it with markers and add sparkle with a clear Spica pen. Cut this out with a scalloped circle die, ink the edges with vintage photo and secure it to the card. Cluster assorted flowers in the top right- and bottom left-hand corners and glue them in place. Then add a rose seam binding bow in the bottom section. Apply star dust Stickles around the edges of the tag and scalloped circle to finish.
Artist Trading Cards This collection of Artist Trading Cards was created by a group of women from Victorian stamping store Little Bits …
This page (left to right) You’re Sew Nice by Joy Turnbull, Vic Embossed Bodice by Joan McAlpine Love Life by Michelle Frost-Stephenson
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Opposite page (left to right, top to bottom) Fob Watch Man by Kathie Hockley Time After Time by Teresa Abajo Travel Map by Natalie Walsh Specimen Card by Lynne Knight Silhouette by Kerry Gregson Retro Lady by Bev Robinson Bird on Branch by Cheryl Carus Daisy Love by Barb Porritt Die-cut Bodice by Lesley Bieniak
Clockwise from top left: Promise Me by Sue Smith Tropical Travelogue by Helen Innes Take Flight by Sue Smith Seeing Things by Barbara Ruediger Have Courage by Sue Smith 1st Step by Sue Smith The Tailor by Helen Innes Rose Girl by Barbara Ruediger Centre: Tropical Paradise by Barbara Ruediger
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