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It’s always washi tape that goes wandering if we leave it out
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and being inventive in
Diane her craft projects

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A ray of sunshine!
The backdrop to this sunny scene is
created by layering strips of washi tape
in a horizontal pattern. The smiley sun
sticker is framed with white and yellow
card so it shines proud in the sky!
Add die-cut clouds, a washi greeting
and adhesive gems before mounting on
pieces of card in complementary shades
for a coordinating finish.

Take note!
Scored lines between the rows
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stones add additional border
detail and interest to the
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Cute characters
Die cut circles from white card to frame these super-cute
stamped images and make it appear like they’re floating in
bubbles across the card! Attach with sticky foam pads and
finish by applying multicoloured sequins and gems for an
enchanting under-the-sea look!

How to die cut with washi tape

1 2 3
Apply strips of washi tape to a piece of card Secure the feather die to the panel of washi Run through a die-cutting machine and remove
large enough for the dimensions of your die. covered card. Attach the die with scrap pieces the cut shape. The pressure applied during the
Attach contrasting colours next to each other. of tape so that it’s secure. process will seal the tape so that it doesn’t lift.

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Party animals!
Go wild with our safari printables and
Shopping list craft a card that’ll make someone smile!
hese super-fun safari printables double slider card that makes a giraffe and
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* Sturdy kraft card * PVA glue
* Double-sided tape
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Designed by
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Pi’s Section Editor, Holly
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How to...Make a double slider card

Create a safari-style commute
with this clever mechanism
Top tip
Recycle a
plastic poly
pocket for
the polythene
in your
mechanism!
'
1Using the template, cut your ‘H’ mechanism out
of sturdy card. Cut a 29x2.9cm strip of
polythene and loop it loosely around the H
mechanism, securing with double-sided tape.

2
Using the template, cut out the ‘L’ tab. Attach to
the front left-hand side of the polythene from
step 1. Cut a 6.5x1.5cm strip of card and secure
vertically to the back right of the mechanism.
JJJJ

3
Using the template, cut the large hill from
green card. Set the cut-out piece on a score
board and cut a slit where indicated with
a craft knife.

4 5 6
Using the template, cut the small hill from leaf Add foam tape only in the top corners and along Matt and layer a 13x18cm card blank with green
paper and layer on top of the green hill from the bottom length of the front of your mechanism. & blue paper. On the reverse of the mechanism,
step 3. Secure together along the sides and Thread the ‘L’ tab through the slit in the hills and add double thickness foam tape along the
bottom only, leaving the top open. attach the hills to the front of your mechanism. bottom and top tabs only. Attach to the card.

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We did it!
Lesley Monika Sally
Take a oo at our reader es ers
creations on the next page!

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slide!

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How to… Make a box card

Create a happy home for your
papercraft wildlife in this pop-up box
with cut-out leaves, grass and trees
Die cut strips of grass using the Funky
3 Floral die set. Attach using PVA glue
inside the front and back of the box, so that
tufts are poking out.

Fussy cut a lion, crown, large tree,

1 Using the template, cut the box design out
of kraft card. Matt and layer the flaps with
green card and leaf print printables.
4 medium tree and monkey. Pierce a hole
through the monkey’s paw, and attach to the
large tree using a brad.
Cut two 2.5x11cm strips of green card.
2 Score a 1cm-wide tab on either side of both.
Put double-sided tape along the tabs. Attach 5 Position the elements inside the box
card as desired. Finish by backing the
inside your box, at 2cm intervals from the front, ‘Go Wild’ sentiment onto a die-cut circle and
and approx. 1.5cm down from the top. attach using acetate.

Rumble in the jungle!

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Use triple thickness foam pads to attach a zebra

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£11.37 from
to attach a giraffe to the front ‘L’ tab. Fussy cut
Spellbinders
and attach the sentiment, elephant and tree.

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Circle of life TRY THIS!

Die cut circles in the design for your safari animals to
pop through and say hello! Tuck leaves and foliage
Add a crown,
behind the circles for added jungle vibes. party hat or cake
to your character

Hear me roar!
Tuck foliage behind a stitched aperture and hide a tiger
among the grass for an on-safari feel! Hide loose ends
by adding a frame over the top of the aperture.

We did it! Take a look at our reader testers’ makes this month!

Lesley Pyle
Q How did you make your
fab card?
A These cute characters
were fun to play with!
I a base with a window
frame featuring different images in each
frame. I layered my images up with sticky
foam pads to give depth, then added glossy
accents and glitter glue to the elements.
Sally Sears
Q What do you think
about these printables?
A These printables are
perfect for children’s
Q Tell us about yo r card! T a als are lovely and bright,
A I really love these printables! I’ve sponged and not too fiddly to cut out. The background
ink around the edge to create a border, and scene is lovely, and can be boosted with a
attached leaves on top. This card is hiding a tree on top! The cake, party bits and various
secret – there are a string of animals hiding signs give you plenty of options for designs,
behind the cake! Pull the party hat and they and would be great for 3D cards but still look
all jump out! excellent as 2D designs.

Q Do you have a top tip for using lots
of elements?
A By fussy cutting the images out first, I could
lay them down and move them around until
I was happy with their placement.
Q Do you have a tip for making interactive
cards like this?
A An easy way to create an interactive card is
to use string! Children love moving elements
– just make sure to hide the tape.
Q Do you have a top tip for your make?
A If you’re layering the tree on top of the
background like I have, and you don’t want
to cut between the tree branches, just colour
the space blue to match the sk !

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Take off to the tropics with these fluttering
Shopping list cards from Angela Poole’s latest collection
hese totally tropical cards look contrasting card – use the Tropical Mist
Basic card kit, plus
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T so striking and what’s more, they
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A5 stamp set – Flutterings can flap it’s wings when the pull tab is These designs are perfect for summer
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 Template on page 77

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How to...Make an easel bird card

Create a bit of tropical popical
with this hummingbird design
Top tip
Position the
border die
vertically through
your die-cutting
machine, to get
the right amount
of pressure for a
perfect cut!

1Cut the easel card template (p77) from white

card. Cover the front panel and card base with
yellow-to-blue gradient card. Die cut decorative
borders into two pieces of white card.

2
Trim border panels and stamp ink effects with
light green and blue inks. Blend light green ink
around the edges. Blend chalks into the flowers
within the borders, and set with a fixing spray.

3
Attach the stamped panels to your easel card.
Die cut the tab and wings, including the die
insert for the tab hole, flourish and lacy body
from a sheet of yellow-to-pink gradient card.

4 5 6
Fold the two diagonal scored lines of the Die cut two wing backs, a flourish and a plain Attach the lacy body over the plain body with
tab and wings towards the tab to create body from white card. Turn the tab and wings PVA glue. Stamp the greeting with black ink.
valley folds. Fold the horizontal lines over, then use tacky PVA to attach the folded Apply high-tack double-sided tape to the top
in the opposite direction, to create mountain wing backs. Check the wings are even and allow flap. Fold the wings down and fold over the top
folds. The wings should fold downwards. to dry. Fold the wings downwards. tab. Attach this piece to your card.

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We did it!
Diane Janice Lesley
Take a oo at our reader es ers
creations on the next page!

TURN FOR
How to… Make hearts flutter MORE

Die cut the tab and wings and the lacy

Give someone the butterflies
with this delicate die-cut design
3 body from a piece of yellow card.
Die cut the plain body and two wing backs
from the darker pink side of the same sheet.
Cut an A5 panel of white card. Position
1 the border vertically along the right edge
and use washi tape to keep it in place when 4 Fold the scored lines so that the wings
fold downwards. Turn the piece over and
die cutting. Stamp the ink effects with yellow attach the wing backs with tacky PVA. Once
and orange ink. dry, fold the wings downwards again and
attach high-tack double-sided tape to the
Lift the petals from the decorative border
2 and colour them with pigment inks and a
blending tool. Score a fold line along the left
top of the tab. Fix the tab to your card base.

Attach more tape to the rectangle at the

edge to make a tab. Back the card with
another piece of white card and line the
inside with a contrasting gradient.
Attach a couple of flourishes to the card.
5 top of the wings and take the tape about
1cm onto the card. Fasten the head to the
card and the body to the tab. Add a length of
ribbon and stamped greeting to the card.

Flutterings die set –

Essentia l stash! Hummingbird,

£24.99 from
An ela Poole

A4 gradients
card pack –

7 Tropical Mist,
£11.99 from
Angela Poole
Add more high-tack tape to the rectangle above
the wings, taking the tape 1cm onto the card. Fix
the head to the card and body to the tab. Loop
ribbon through the tab hole. Add ribbon, A5 stamp set – Flutterings,
flourishes and a button stopper to the card. £16.99 from Angela Poole

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 DIE CUTTING

Totally tropical TRY THIS!

Line the inside of the card with a contrasting gradien Use card under
up the tropical look. Emphasise the shades of the bird
by inking the tips of the feathers with yellow & green in 200gsm to cut
your wing
backs

So versatile!
By trimming off the die-cut pull tab, you can fold the score
lines and attach a butterfly to the card on the top flap. The tab
isn’t wasted either as it makes a lovely stamped greeting!

We did it! Take a look at our reader testers’ makes this month!

Lesley Pyle
Diane Williams Q Tell us about your
beautiful hummingbird!
Q How did you make
your fab card?
Q What do you think of A I loved making this A I used the fab A5 stamp
the new Angela Poole colourful hummingbird et with clear VersaMark
Flutterings collection? card! I stamped the ummingbird in two in , us e bossing powder around
A It’s so easy to make a sizes, along with a few flowers for the the edges to create an interesting border.
tun n everything coordinates, background, which I embossed with white I then used a black POSCA pen to create the
and the new Angela Poole collection does powder. The well-designed dies are easy to scribbled look. I mixed things up by then
exactly that! I love the detailed lacy dies and use, and the hummingbird comes to life when using the stamps with black ink for the dots,
stamps – they give a very light and airy look to attached to the card! small butterflies and sentiments. I hope you
your card. The interactive hummingbird is can see the sparkly sequins, too!
amazing, it really adds that wow factor! Q Do you have a top suggestion for
this project? Q What is your top tip for this make?
Q Do you have a top tip for using these dies? A Use glitter A Use a good quality card, such as the
A Make yourself a prototype hummingbird and card to mak Tropical Mist card pack, to achieve clean cuts
keep it with your die, so you always have one to the wing and c r lin !
hand when creating a new de n. backs, so
that it
sparkles
through the
lacy wings!

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Meet the
From Pi to launching her own
Designer... I throughly enjoyed commissioning Pi,
papercraft business, Angela Poole
tells us how she did it
You’ve been designing for craft
magazines for quite a while now,
can you give us a potted history?
I first started working for a craft magazine
when I was 25 years old and I began
designing cross stitch charts about six
months later. It wasn’t long before I
was working for Papercraft inspirations
magazine and my hobby had become a
full-time job. I couldn’t believe that I was
actually employed to design and make
cards all day – it was wonderful!
Do you have a favourite memory from
your time on Pi?
I was working with three very talented
women to produce the magazine, which
included Lucy Evans, Jenny Phin and Katie
Webster. We worked incredibly hard but
we also shared a lot of giggles along the
way and looking back, it felt like a dream
team scenario. I didn’t hesitate in asking
Katie if she’d like to work with me again
and I’m very fortunate that she said yes!
What made you take the plunge
and start your own business?
After my daughter was born, my maternity
leave gave me time to reflect and it
felt like it was a now or never moment.
engineering at Angela Poole
so much in fact that I knew that if I came
back to the office, then I might not ever
take that first step.
Can you sum up the Angela Poole brand?
What kind of products can we expect?
We’re a new and innovative craft company
with a focus on paper engineering
techniques. We’re passionate about
beautiful design and we want to be
known for our high-quality craft products.
You can expect many more unique craft
products from us in the future that will
both surprise and delight!
What is it about paper engineering
and mechanical cards that excites you?
I’m very much an old-school crafter
and I find joy in making things with my
hands. I’ve always been curious about
paper engineering techniques. I love to
take a technique and see how it evolves
as I develop and combine it with my
illustrations. I want our products to be
different from anything else and I want
them to bring joy to other crafters!
What is it about your new Flutterings die
that you think papercrafters will like?
Over the years I’ve seen many butterfly
dies but I’ve never seen one that moved.
When someone sees how the butterfly
and hummingbird flap their wings as a tab
is pulled, their face lights up! I’m hoping
that other crafters love it as much as I do!
I’m throughly enjoying crafting with the
collection and the Tropical Mist gradients
are just what I need for summer crafting!
MEET THE DESIGNER
One of Angela’s best
sellers is the
Magic Windows die
What’s it like working with HOCHANDA?
We launched our brand live on the channel
last year – it’s so nice to showcase our new
products on their channel. I’m starting to
feel less nervous about the live demos
these days and I’m enjoying them a lot
more! I think it’s realising that it’s okay if
a stamped impression doesn’t come out
perfectly first time or if you stick something
in the wrong place. It’s real-life card making
and it’s okay to make mistakes, and laugh
about them live on air! We’re planning
a special anniversary show this August,
which we’re really looking forward to.
How do you balance your time?
There’s no denying that it’s a busy time.
My two children are young and my working
days fit in around the nursery and school
run. It means I work most evenings and
weekends but I believe in our products and
although it’s exhausting at times, it’s also
a wonderful feeling to have a job that you
love. I highly recommend giving up boring
chores such as dusting to help achieve that
all-important work-life balance. Now I save
it for when VIP family or friends are visiting!
And you have your stamps made in the
UK! Why have you chosen to do that?
As a crafter, I prefer to use clear stamps.
As soon as we decided to go down the
clear stamps route, then photopolymer
really was the only option for our brand.
It’s a lot more expensive to manufacture
compared to other clear stamps but the
quality, fine details and incredibly strong
cling of the stamps makes it worthwhile.
Finding a manufacturer of high-quality
photopolymer stamps in the UK was a
bonus and we’re proud to be able to tell
our customers that the stamps are made
right here in the UK!
Shop the Angela Poole collection at
www.angelapoole.co.uk or browse
ngela’s designs at Angela Poole
sign on Etsy
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 CONNECT
Your
WORTH
Share your cards, creations and craft
room snaps with us. Every letter
printed wins a For the Love of Stamps
Flourishing Foliage stamp set, worth £8.
Our Letter We Love Most will also win
the Happiness is...Designer Decolarge
collection, inserts and paper pack,
worth £29.98. You can browse the range
by visiting www.hunkydorycrafts.co.uk.
Your Craft
Hacks!
How do you store your stamps?
Wendy Walters, on Facebook
“I stamp all my stamps in a book
and number the pages. Then I put
the stamps on that page into empty
CD cases – numbered the same as
the pages – and store on a shelf.”
Scarlet Wildhorn, on Facebook
“I laminate the original packaging
so the stamps cling. I then punch
holes in the sides and store them
in an A4 folder.”
Michael Stand, on Facebook
“In empty DVD cases!”
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hare your crafting stories,
tips and cards with us!
There’s a prize for every
etter we feature...
Pop-up Peppa
I made this card from
scratch, for my niece
who loves Mr Tumble and
Peppa Pig! I punched out
coloured spots and glued
them to yellow card to turn the plain
pop-up box into Mr Tumble's bus. I
measured and cut the windows with
Mr Tumble driving, die cut circles for
the wheels and headlights and made
a grill. Her name is layered on die-cut
clouds with a rainbow, and I added a
découpaged Peppa Pig, a die-cut cake
and balloon. It was a lot of work, but I
thoroughly enjoyed making it!
Clare Friis, Vale of Glamorgan
Holly says, “This card is so much fun,
Clare! I love the window reflections.”
Letter w
love e
most!
the 1980s my mum,
eila, gave me a
rfume gift set for
y birthday, and I
pt the box because
I ve s muc . um passed away in
2015 and I recently found the box, so I
repurposed it as a memory box to store
mementos of her. She loved watching
Last Night of the Proms, so I used
Pomp and Circumstance sheet music as
the background, and added the wooden 'I dream of spring' sentiment
because she looked forward to spring every year. One of her favourite
places locally was the now closed butterfly farm, so the box had to
have a butterfly on it! Charms of the Eiffel Tower and a teapot – the
kettle was always on and she always dreamed of going to Paris – gave
the final touches to the box. Now it has pride of place in my bedroom
and I keep some of her jewellery, photos and other trinkets in it to look at
whenever I want.
Annette James, Norfolk
Hannah says, “I adore the detail in your memory box! This is beautiful.”
 CONNECT

Your craft room

Show off your crafty space! Whether it’s a big room or
a tiny desk, we’d love to see where you make cards…
Cal Summers says, “I teach
papercrafts, mainly scrapbooking
and mini book making, as well as
organising retreats. Among others,
'm on the Hobbycraft design team,
Upon a rainbow o everywhere is a mess! I have
four fur babies, who always like to
For this design, I used four help out when I'm crafting. I have
ifferent Distress Oxides and craft stuff all over the house, and
blended diagonally across long-suffering husband!”
piece of card. I placed a We always say that a messy craft
branches stencil and spritzed room is a sign of happiness!
t r ug i wi h water, which lifts the ink off
to give a beautiful effect. On another inked
sheet, I stamped butterflies and flowers
from the Pretty Thoughts stamp set from
Pretty Gets Gritty, cut them out and placed
them as blossom over the branches, with
Box clever
gems in the centre. I then découpaged the love making
butterflies and added a sentiment. nything off the
Sharon Holden, Cheshire page – bags, boxes,
Beth says, “The colour gradient on your card drawers etc. I saw this
is just mesmerising, Sharon. It's gorgeous!” milk carton-style and
ew I jus h d to make some, but
I adapted it and made them into a
Masculine marvel gift box with four cartons in each.
These are perfect for Easter gifts
I made this card for a colleague's 35th and are quite simple to make.
birthday, and used the Lea'bilities The large ones hold a bag of Mini
car die with cream and black card. Eggs and a Creme Egg, but you
The base of the card is black and just could make them unique for any
behind the first cream layer is a layer kind of contents!
of chipboard that I cut a quarter of Michelle McCarthy, Norfolk
an inch smaller. It gives the card a Catriona says, “These boxes are
strong base to attach multiple layers,
brilliant, Michelle. I would keep
without worrying about the front
them after the chocolate had been
warping. I finished by embellishing
eaten and use them for my ever-
with metal charms!
expanding button collection!
Kelly Rawcliffe, New Zealand
Kev says, “This is such a cool card,
Kelly. Using black card to matt with
really completes your design.” Get in touch!
Write to: Papercraft

Reader Challenge inspirations,

Immediate Media,
Tower House, Fairfax
Street, Bristol BS1 3BN
annet Blay from London is this
month’s Reader Challenge winner, Email us: papercraft
with her card made using the @immediate.co.uk
Carefree Days kit from issue 190.
Facebook: facebook
annet says, “I made this card for
.com/papercraft
a end who s turning 91! For the background,
inspirations
I used Distress Oxide ink pads dabbed on a
splodge mat and spritzed with water before Twitter: twitter.com/
laying the card down. I coloured the girl, balloon papercraft_insp
and bird with watercolour paint then fussy cut.”
Instagram: instagram.
If you’d like to have a go at this month’s Reader
com/papercraft_insp
Challenge, turn to page 6 for further details.

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 Masterclass
Your step-by-step guide to being a better papercrafter

Get to grips with...

Sliding cards
Cards that fold flat for posting with all the bells
and whistles? Say hello to sliding box cards…

T
here are a number of factors to
consider when deciding whether
or not to take on a card making
project: how many supplies we’ll need to
buy, the length of time it will take, and of
course, how we’ll get it to the recipient.
The last consideration is why we love
these sliding box cards so much! Their
clever sliding mechanism allows the card
to fold flat for posting, so you can pop it in
an envelope in the safe knowledge that it
will arrive with the recipient in one piece,
without any extra postage costs from our
side! Plus, these cards are not just practical Designed by
– they pack a punch in the pretty stakes, too! Sue Hughes
Featuring candy-coloured papers, oh-so- Sue started card makin
g
sweet characters, super-cute toppers and over ten years ago. She
loves to find new ways
happy-go-lucky sentiments, its safe arrival to
get more out of her stash
is only the start of why anyone would be !
thrilled to get one of these designs…

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 MASTERCLASS

See page
76 for
stockists

Make a pop-up
box card
A clever sliding mechanism turns this strip
of card into a colourful pop-up shop!
e can just imagine the the sentiment and toppers with acetate

W recipient’s delight when

they receive this gorgeous
card – and their joy when they discover
its pop-up element! Here, Sue has layered
the outside panels with bright patterned
papers and coloured the die cuts in pretty
pastel shades. For added playfulness, attach
to create movement.
Another reason why we love this card is
that it can be given for any occasion at any
time of the year. But, with this heartfelt
sentiment and the cute girl who looks ready
to shop till she drops, we think it would be
most appreciated by cherished friends…

Basic card kit, plus

* Polkadoodles A5 paper
pack – The Colour of Spring,

*
from Polkadoodles
Mini Winnie clear stamps 1
Cut two 8x29.5cm pieces of card and score
2
Using a pair of scissors, cut away the
and coordinating dies
across the horizontal length of each card, top-right and top-left sections of the card,
– Boutique / Shopping,
3cm from the top. Score both pieces of card down to the 3cm scored line of each piece
from Polkadoodles vertically at 1cm, 10cm and 19cm. of the panel as shown.
* Black ink pad * Bone folder
* White & green card
* Sticky foam pads
* Acetate * Scoring board
* Alcohol markers
* Double-sided tape
* Die-cutting machine
5
Insert the slider (narrow) sections of the
6
Add double-sided tape to the 1cm tabs, slide the
folded card pieces into the sleeve, one sleeve out of the way and attach one tab to the
from the right and the other from the left front of the slider strip to form a triangle shape.
with the flaps at the top. Repeat with the other side to complete a box.

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 MASTERCLASS

Get a crisp image

by stamping in
black ink

The Mini Winnie

stamps create
the adorable
butter-wouldn’t-
melt look in a flash!

Add colour to your die-cut elements For a professional

with vibrant alcohol markers fold, crease your card
on a scoring board
Secure the
box tabs
with double- TURN FOR
sided tape MORE

Essentia l kit
Mini Winnie
clear stamps
& coordinating
dies – Boutique/

3
Cut a slit along the 10cm vertical scored line
4
Cut 9.5x12cm of patterned paper. Score at 1cm
hopping,
17.99 from
lkadoodles
from the top edge of the card, down to the and 6.5cm along the longer edge using a bone
3cm scored line. Carefully fold along all the folder. Attach double-sided tape to the 1cm
scored lines to create two halves of a box. tab and fold to make a sleeve.

Polkadoodles

7
Cut four 4x8cm pieces of patterned paper.
8
Stamp and colour all of the elements, cut out
A5 paper pack
– The Colour
of Spring,
£5.99 from
Layer onto green card and attach to the lower with the coordinating dies and attach to the Polkadoodles
panels of the box. Cut four 2.5x8cm pieces of card. Stamp a sentiment and layer onto green
pink paper and layer onto the flaps. card. Attach to the card with acetate.

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 MASTERCLASS

ADVANCED

Basic card kit, plus
* Polkadoodles A5 paper
pack – The Colour of Spring,
from Pookadoodles
* Mini Winnie clear
stamps and coordinating
dies – Let’s Go!,
from Polkadoodles
* Hunkydory Moonstone
dies – Nesting Scalloped
& Straight Edged Circles,
from Crafty Devils
* Black ink * Alcohol markers
* White embossing powder
* Blue, white & green card *
Double-sided tape * Sticky
foam pads * Die-cutting
machine * Bone folder *
Scoring board * Heat tool
* Clear embossing ink
Make a
box card
that moves!
Take your card making up
a gear with this fun car design
hese slider box cards workbrilliantly
T with the Mini Winnie stamps and dies
and are perfect for bringing this oh-so-
sweet collection to life – as this super-cute design
shows! Move the slider panel backand forth to
make it appear that the die-cut character is hitting
the road against the backdrop of a bright blue
sky! Polka dot paper gives a cheerful ditzy feel
while the heart balloons and carefree sentiments
have a live-in-the-moment joy! We love the idea of
sending this to congratulate someone on passing
their driving test or for somebody about to embark
on an exciting new chapter. What better excuse to
take your card making skills for a spin!

1
Cut two 3.5x29.5cm pieces of blue card.
Set on a scoring board and score both
pieces of card at 1cm, 10cm and 19cm
using a bone folder.
2
Place a circle die on one piece of card.
Make sure that it’s in line with the first
scored line, 1cm from the lower edge, and
then cut out a partial circle.
3
Cut 9x9.5cm of patterned paper and score
along the 9cm side at 1cm and 5cm. Attach
double-sided tape to the 1cm tab and fold
to make a sleeve.

7
Cut 13x21cm of card, score at 1.5, 10.5 & 19.5cm.
Measure 3.5cm up from the bottom corners and
cut away the top section to the scored line on
each side, creating an upside-down t-shape.
8
Layer on a piece of patterned paper, then die
cut a circle in the middle, 1.5cm from the lower
edge. Stick the panel onto the front of the card
base, ensuring the lower edges all line up.
9
Stamp the clouds onto blue card. Cover with
white embossing powder and heat to set.
Cut out with the coordinating die and attach
inside the aperture with sticky foam pads.

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 MASTERCLASS

See page
76 for
stockists

Create the girl driver character

with the Mini Winnie stamp set!

Score your card and mechanism

using a scoring board

Stamp sentiments Set your

in embossing ink embossing
before covering in powder with a
embossing powder heat tool

4
Insert the non-tab end of both sliders through
the sleeve, one from the right and the other
from the left. Stick the front slider tab to the
inside edge of the sleeve.
5
Attach double-sided tape to the 1cm tabs, slide
the sleeve away and attach to the front of the
central slider strip to form a triangle shape.
Repeat with the other side to create a box.
6
Cut 13x20cm of blue card, layer on patterned
paper and fold in half. Attach the mechanism
from step 5 onto the card base with double-
sided tape.

10
Stamp the girl and colour in. Cut out with the
corresponding die. Stamp another girl, cut out
just the flower and layer onto the main image.
Attach to the sliding panel inside the aperture.
11
Stamp the sentiments, cover with white
embossing powder and heat to set. Trim to
size and attach to the left side of the card
front to slightly overlap the aperture.
12
Stamp three heart balloons onto white card.
Colour with markers and cut out. Attach one
balloon to the left side and the other two to
the right side of the card front.

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 GIFT STYLE

Time for tea!

Go dotty for Angela Dodson’s stylish paper cup –
it’s sure to be everyone’s cup of tea!

here’s nothing better than a nice but you could use any style of patterned

Shopping list T cup of tea – well, unless that

cup is filled with our favourite
chocolates of course! This polka dot paper
paper – we think a floral design would be
lovely! And, much like a good ol’ cuppa,
we think everyone will love this gift, from
teacup from Angela Dodson is such a fun the toddler who loves to have tea parties to
Basic card kit, plus
way to present chocolates, mini cupcakes your tea-guzzling bestie. Now, time to put
* Designer Series papers or trinket gifts in style! Just pop in some the kettle on and get crafting!
– Broadway Bound, pretty tissue paper and finish by arranging Don’t forget to send a picture to
from Stampin’ Up! your chosen gift. papercraft@immediate.co.uk, or find
* Tissue paper Here, Angela has used the Broadway us on Facebook www.facebook.com/
* Clear-drying glue Bound papers from Stampin’ Up! to papercraftinspirations and
complement her favourite sweet treats, Twitter @papercraft_insp.
* Baker’s twine
* White card
 Template on page 77

Top tip
See page
76 for Use a strong
stockists clear-drying
glue to attach
all the elements
together

How to make a paper teacup

1 2 3
Using the template, cut, score and fold the Fussy cut the teacup base and glue to the Join the two handles together and trim off any
card as directed. Cross the segments over octagon piece. Add top and bottom octagons. excess. Decorate the handles by covering in
each other and stick together. Secure the Decorate the base with patterned paper and patterned paper and attach to the cup. Add
octagon base and decorate the outside panels. add a matching strip around the top of the cup. tissue paper and tie a gift tag to the handle.

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 GIFT STYLE

It’s all about

the presentation
It’s all about the details
with this make, so tie a tag
to the cup handle with
matching twine. You could
also pop a pair of paper
straws in, like we have, to
complete the stylish look.

Match the colour of

your gift to the cup for
extra style points!

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 Got a crafty question? Let our team
See page
of experts answer it for you! 76 for
stockists

Your Experts or straw to marble the shades,

but don’t overmix. Keep some
distinction between colours for
best results.
Your paper or cardstock doesn’t
have to be mixed media or
watercolour paper, but it should
annah e is Play with mixed
definitely be heavy enough that
Editor media for truly it won’t warp. Lay the sheet
Hannah is a stickler one-off results
for getting the every time
face down over the swirled inks
basics right and gently press down, without
submerging it. Lift up the paper
and use a ruler or spatula to scoop
Messy crafting Do protect your surfaces as this off excess foam from the surface.

Q I’ve heard of the ‘shaving

oam technique’ – what is
it for d how do you do it?
ev owery Moll alhoone, Liverpool
Art Editor
Kev loves messy crafts
and making cards with
his two young sons
A This is a really great way
to create totally unique
patterns, perfect for using
as backgrounds or to die cut
motifs from, for example.
might be messy! Use a tray or
washing-up bowl larger than your
card. Completely cover the bottom
with cheap shaving foam, roughly
smoothed out. Now drizzle or
spritz colour over the surface –
ink pad refills or mist sprays work
well. Leave some areas unfilled
with no colour, and use a skewer
Dollop this back onto the tray
for another go, especially if you
then re-blend new inks on top!
The paper will stay dry and the
marbled colours will be transferred
like a screenprint to the paper.
Repeat with fresh paper and fresh
colours, keeping the marble effect
crisp for unique designs!

Aperture gatefolds are even easier to cut if you go for

In the fold dies with obvious symmetry, to align along the folds

u ou orn Q Can you help me with how

Papercrafting guru
Ruth was editor of The
World of Cross Stitching
for many years and is a
passionate papercrafter
o y panner
Section Editor
Holly is a fan of inking and
innovative crafty gadgets, and
is full of practical advice!
to make a gatefold double
aper re card? I love fancy folds
bu ’t know where to start.
Sop Bruce, Slough
A This one’s like a double
Z-fold and then has a couple
of apertures cut symmetrically
across each of the outermost
folds. Start by scoring two equally
spaced valley folds, just like a
normal double Z-fold card with
the two side panels overlapping.
Now score and fold each of those of these, by aligning a die With the card closed, you can’t
panels in half outwards, or by at symmetrically along the fold. see either of the apertures in full,
least half the width of the aperture When you cut each aperture, but because you cut the same
you’ve chosen, with mountain half of the shape is cut from aperture on both gatefold sides,
folds to form the Zs. the front and the other half is they will match to create the effect
Add the apertures on each from the inside of the gatefold. of a single window.

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 Create a
Stamp and emboss the image
Us for acetate
Q Apart from shaker cards,
hat else can I use my
‘floating’
element, with
lots more
dimension than
foam pads or
– most commonly white or clear
powder is used, but you can have
great fun experimenting! Here
Quick Fixes
silicone glue! Control a fine mist and avoid
ace for? we’ve gone for inking the negative wet blobs that will bleed
Ang Medway, St Davids portion of a background stamp, under your stencils

A It’s not going to bust that

acetate stash overnight,
but we love this idea for bringing
dimension and movement to your
projects. Cut a strip of acetate
and score twice, creating a Z-fold.
With the help of some high-tack
double-sided tape, such as redline
tape, you can raise up toppers,
stamped elements or greetings
with a firm fix. The acetate is
transparent so it isn’t overpowering
when seen from the side. It gives
energy to your makes, as the raised
parts will have a bit of movement,
especially when your card pops out
of the envelope for the first time!
Negat ve to pos t ve
Q What does emboss
resist mean? Is it for
dry embossing or is it for
embossing powders?
Liza Golby, Poole
A This one’s a fun technique
to reveal the negative of an
image that’s been stamped and
heat embossed. Choose either
outline or more solid stamps, and
light coloured paper to show off
the negative with a coloured effect.
which was embossed in white.
You won’t see much until you add
the contrasting ink colour, blended
over the top. The shiny embossed
areas in the foreground resist the
ink, and the background areas
take up the colour as a negative.
Buff over your design with a
tissue to remove excess colour
and reveal the emboss resist!
t t
with stencils, but only flood
the surface with ink. A nice fine
mist seems impossible.
The key is usually how you use
the pump action of the spray.
Gentle pressure on the top and
in quick succession is better
than heavy, slow pushes.
You’ll get better control of the
mist rather than heavier blobs
forming. Also, be sure to hold

Y o u r g u i d e t o . . . Kim MacFarlane, Buddly Crafts

Get started with digital stamps
and papers using a Word doc.
I have used ‘Because You’re
the bottle further away for a
finer spray that avoids pooling
and getting too wet.

Worth It!’, £1.49 and the Digi

I have so much ribbon but
Papers ‘Cottage Collection’,

Resizing digi £1.99 in my card. hardly use it. Do you have any
ideas to inspire me?
Use plenty in one go with a

stamps background of lots of ribbon

strips. Apply rows of double-
sided tape in any angle onto
1 Download the digi stamp. Click the folder and choose
‘unzip’, saving the contents into a new folder.
Once safely saved, you don’t need the original zipped file
a piece of heavyweight card,
then simply line up your
that you downloaded. Open a new Word document, and ribbon along the sticky strips,
choose ‘insert’ > ‘illustrations’ > ‘pictures from file’ to
tucking the ends behind.
place your image from the saved folder in the document.
By going
for strong
card, it’ll be

2 When resizing a digi stamp, it’s important

to keep the image in proportion without
distorting it, so hold down the ‘Ctrl’ key.
sure to stand
up to the
Keep pressing, and with the mouse cursor over weight. Try a
the ‘circle handle’ in the bottom-right corner of monochrom
the image, drag. The size of the image will
theme, or all-
display in the boxes, in the top-right corner.
out colour!

3 Copy and paste it, or add other images to fill

the page so there’s no waste when printing.
Get in touch!
Hold your keyboard space bar and drag to move
Email us: papercraft@
each image on the page. Save the document if immediate.co.uk
needed, and print onto good-quality paper. Write to: Papercraft
When the ink’s dry, it’s ready to colour. inspirations, Immediate
Media, Tower House,
Fairfax Street, Bristol
BS1 3BN

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52 gone fishing toppers
Download & p
rint
these papers
from
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Gone fishing for FREE!
t’s often hard to find a card suitable

I for men, and with Father’s Day

around the corner, the pressure’s on!
Thankfully, these fishing-themed papers
tick all the boxes when it comes to making
cards for the men in our lives! Full of Top tip
colourful fish, sail boats and all sorts of
fishing accessories (after all, a day on Use adhesive
gems as
the river isn’t complete without a flask underwater
of tea and a picnic hamper of goodies!), bubble effects
this collection is perfect for fisherfolk,
lovers of the great outdoors or those who
just like to take it easy! So, if you want to
make a splash with your cards, dive in!

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toppers, plus...
* White, blue & pink card
* Adhesive gems
* Sticky foam pads
* Bone folder
* Scissors

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How to make a pop-up fish card

1
Matt and layer the inside of a 15x21cm
white card blank with navy blue paper or
card. Cut a 10cm square of pink card, fold in
half and attach along the centre.
2
Cut out the big fish paper, fold in half, then
cut a slit in the mouth. Measure 3cm either
side of the cut and fold the two segments
back on itself to form two triangles.
3
Unfold the big fish paper, and ‘pop’ the
mouth out to the front. Secure to the card
base from step 1 and decorate with extra
fish, adhesive gems and a sentiment.

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We love to see what you make! Send in your cards to:
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£
paper pad –
Gardenia, £16
from Hobbycraft

Fabrika Decoru
paper pack –
A6 clear stamp set – Botany Summer, £7.72
Gnomes, £4.99 from Leela Crafts Store on Etsy
from Isobel Collection
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Designs
Sizzix Thinlits die
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Planter, £6.50 from
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MDF Wheelbarrow or
Cart kit, £4.40
from Calico Craft Parts

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collection – Life is a Garden,
£11.29 from HixxySoft

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 Occ asions
Make cards for everyone! Great designs to collect and keep

Card designs by
Bright side p54 Vicky Bailey
Send positive vibes with these Vicky is a sister in an
sunny, upbeat designs operating theatre by day
and a designer by night!
She uses card making
to relax.

In the
moment p55
Enjoy the here and
Fly the flag! p52 now with these
mindful cards
Mark Independence Day with
these starry-eyed cards

Just for you

p53
Pretty cards with
flower power! a
Anne Richardson
Anne has been a keen
papercrafter for over 20
years. She loves
stamping, colouring
and die cutting.

Ca esigns y
Angela Dodson
Angela won Cardmaker of
the Year 2016 – visit her
blog at pollypurplehorse. TURN FOR
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 OCCASIONS

Fly the flag!

Cover 19x14cm of white card

1 in Blueprint Sketch. Splash 1 Cut 29.5x8cm of white card
and score at 9cm, 14cm,
Shopping list with water and spritz with white
ink spray. When dry, die cut stars
into the upper part of the card.
Shopping list 23cm & 28cm. The small tab will
be used to join the box at the
back. Cut two 3x12cm strips from
Basic card kit, plus Basic card kit, plus white card and score at 2.5cm in
Secure the Stripes stencil
* Sizzix Thinlits die
set – Whoosh * Tim
2 over 6.5x14cm of card and
apply the Worn Lipstick Distress
* Sara Signature Sew
from each end to create tabs for
joining inside the box.
Lovely multi media die
Holtz Layering Shifter Ink through it. When dry, attach Cut two 8x7cm of pale blue
stencil – Stripes *
onto the blue ink panel. Wrap a
strip of silver ribbon around and
– Ric Rac Ribbons, from
Crafter’s Companion
2 card, two 4x7cm pieces and
two 8x2cm pieces. Emboss with
Distress Oxide ink pad –
Blueprint Sketch, Worn
secure the ends on the back.
Attach to a 20x15cm card base.
* Acetate * Adhesive a dots embossing folder and mat
glitter gems * Dots onto slightly larger pieces of red
Lipstick * Imagination embossing folder card before attaching to the box
Use the Stripes stencil to
Crafts mix media
spray ink – White,
3 colour card and die cut the * Nesting star dies front, inside the back panel,
sides and the two support strips.

from Dizzy Birds Crafts

sentiments from it. Press each * Double-sided tape Join the box using the tab at the
letter into embossing ink,
sprinkle with clear embossing
* Clear-drying glue back and add support strips
* Wow! embossing
powder and melt with a heat * Sticky foam pads across the centre.
glitter – Diamond tool. Attach the sentiments to * Small alphabet dies Die cut three ric rac ribbons
White, from Wow!
Embossing Powder
the card with clear-drying glue. * White, red, pale blue
& dark blue card
3 from white card and glue
across 6x8.5cm of red card.
Make a rocket firework by
* White, red & dark blue
card * Alphabet die
4 rolling white card into a tube
shape, add red stripes and trim
* Die-cutting machine Attach 3x4cm of dark blue card
to the top-left and decorate with
Designed by Angela Dodson small die-cut stars. Add the flag
set * Embossing ink to 3.5cm. Die cut a 4cm-wide to the box front at an angle.
pad * Clear embossing circle of dark blue card, snip out
a quarter segment and attach. Die cut the sentiment into a
powder * Silver ribbon
* Twine * Cocktail stick Glue a piece of cocktail stick and
a small piece of blue twine into
4 star and layer onto a larger
star of dark blue card. Glue to an
* Acetate * Adhesive the bottom to finish. Attach to a acetate strip and attach inside
stars * Double-sided piece of acetate and slip through the box on the back panel.
tape * Sticky foam one of the stars in the panel.
Die cut different sized stars
pads * Clear-drying
glue * Corner rounder 5 Die cut three stars and heat
emboss with clear powder.
5 from white card and layer
onto larger stars of red, pale blue
* Die-cutting machine Sprinkle with Diamond White and dark blue card. Attach to
* Heat tool embossing glitter. Add stars and
adhesive star gems to finish.
acetate strips, arrange in the box
and secure at varying heights.
Designed by Angela Dodson

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Just for you
Layer the ‘hello’ sentiment
1 onto grey patterned paper
Shopping list and attach to the front of a
14x10cm top-fold base card.
Cut two 4x10cm floral panels
Basic card kit, plus
* NitWit Collections
2 and attach to the top and
bottom of the card using sticky
– Notations, from foam pads.
NitWit Collections
Cut out the the black clock
* White card 3 element from the Notations
collection using a circle die and
* Sequins
secure to the top-left of the card.
* Circle die
Resize the grey bow element
* Sticky foam pads 4 to 5.5cm and print out.
* Die-cutting machine
Designed by Anne Richardson 5 Fussy cut the grey bow and
add to the bottom-right of the
card front.
Finish by applying sequins
6 around the sentiment.
Top tip
Using digital
papers? Add a
white square
to the pieces
that will be
covered to
save ink!
OCCASIONS
Print two 13x9cm floral
1 panels from the Notations
Shopping list collection. Set one panel aside
for later. Layer one of the panels
onto a slightly larger piece of
Basic card kit, plus
* NitWit Collections
black dotty paper so that there is
a narrow border around the
sides. Attach the panel to a
– Notations, from 14x10cm top-fold base card.
Nitwit Collections
* White card 2 Resize and print the ‘make
today amazing’ sentiment to
* Sticky foam pads 2.5x6.5cm. Trim and layer onto a
piece of dark coloured paper.
* Adhesive gems Add to the top half of the card,
Designed by Anne Richardson
securing it in the centre.
Fussy cut the flowers and
3 butterfly from the reserved
floral panel and découpage these
over the matching images on the
Top tip card front with sticky foam pads.
Print and cut a bow and a
Add extra
detail and 4 button, fussy cut and add to
the card.
interest to
the flowers
Finish by applying adhesive
by applying
a gem in
the centre
5 gems to the card, dotting the
embellishments on the flowers,
butterly and around the ‘make
today amazing’ sentiment.
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 OCCASIONS

Bright side

Cut a 13cm square of white

1 card and spray the panel 1 Cut a 13cm square of green
paper and draw a border
Shopping list with water. Apply drops of blue
ink onto the card and spread with
a brush. Leave to dry.
Shopping list using a black fineliner pen.
Mount the panel onto a top-fold
white card blank with foam pads.
Basic card kit, plus Die cut the wreath onto white
Basic card kit, plus
* A5 stamp set – Perfect 2 card and stamp the image
with black ink. Leave to dry.
* Polkadoodles 6x6in 2 Cut an 11cm square of pink
paper and draw another
Peony Wreath * Die set paper pack – Bright border around the edge with a
– Perfect Peony Wreath, & Beautiful * A4 black fineliner pen. Layer onto
Once the coloured inked
from Thirsty Brush & Co 3 base card is dry, stamp the
sentiment in the centre with
designer topper
sheets – Posy Doodles,
the base with double-sided tape.

* BoBunny clear
black ink. Draw around the from Polkadoodles 3 Cut a 13x4cm piece of
patterned paper, and
stamps – Expressions, border with a black fineliner. again draw around the border.
from Scrapbook * BoBunny clear Layer onto the base card in the
* Mount the base card onto a stamps – Expressions,
Black ink * Adhesive
pearls * Coloured inks
4 15cm square card blank with
sticky foam pads.
from Scrapbook
middle using double-sided tape.

Cut out one of the toppers

* Black fineliner
* White card Colour the wreath in a range
* Black fineliner * Black
ink * Sticky foam
4 from the pack, then cut out

* Die-cutting machine 5 of coloured inks. pads * Double-sided

the flower element from another
matching topper and layer
tape * White card together. Layer the complete
Secure the wreath to the card
Designed by Vicky Bailey
6 blank with sticky foam pads.
Designed by Vicky Bailey
topper onto the base card.

Stamp the sentiment onto

7 To finish, apply adhesive
pearls around the sentiment.
5 pink paper in black ink. Layer
onto the topper with foam pads,
cut out a butterfly and stick into
Top tip Top tip place. Finish by applying
adhesive gems.
Draw around For a cohesive
the card to look, match
create layers the gems to
and save time the colour
and items of your
from your background
craft stash! paper panel

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 OCCASIONS

In the moment

Cut an 11.5cm square of floral Cut 11x9cm of green paper

1 paper and draw a border 1 and stamp the sentiment in
Shopping list using a black fineliner pen.

Use the diamond-shaped die

Shopping list black ink in the top-left corner.

Using a leaf die, die cut two

Basic card kit, plus 2 to die cut an aperture in the
centre of the square of floral Basic card kit, plus
2 leaf designs in the green
paper at different angles as
* Polkadoodles paper. Stamp the sentiment in * Polkadoodles shown. Leave the cut leaves to
6x6in paper pack black ink on the bottom
6x6in paper pack one side.
– Perfect Days, right-hand side of the card.
– Perfect Days, Mount the green paper onto
from Polkadoodles
3 Cut out 2cm strips of pink from Polkadoodles 3 white card leaving a small
* Artistic mounts stamp paper and score and fold
down the middle. Layer the
* BoBunny clear stamp border on each side using foam
pads. Layer the green paper
set – Diamond * set – Expressions,
paper strips on the reverse of the panel onto a top-fold
Artistic mounts die diamond aperture. Make sure from Scrapbook 12.5x10.5cm white base card.
set – Diamond * A6 you slightly overlap and turn the
stamp – Wild Flowers,
* Artistic mounts Use the leaves you cut in
from Stamps by Me
papers to create your design.

Once you’re happy with the

stamp set – Diamond
* Artistic mounts
4 step 2, and die cut a third
leaf. Stamp the leaf design in
* Black fineliner * Black
ink * White card
4 design, secure your paper
strips by gluing a white card
die set – Diamond, black ink on the centre of each of
the die cuts.
from Stamps by Me
* Sticky foam pads square on the back. Once dry,
* White card * Black Layer the leaves onto the card
* Die-cutting machine mount the diamond panel onto a
13cm square top-fold card blank
using sticky foam pads.
ink * Adhesive pearls 5 in a random pattern using
foam pads.
Designed by Vicky Bailey * Die-cutting machine
To finish the design,
5 Stamp the leaf design, die
cut, and colour with your
medium of choice. Secure to the
Designed by Vicky Bailey
6 embellish the card with five
adhesive pearls.
card base and finish by applying

Top tip adhesive pearls. Top tip

Mount the
Choose green card
subtle, panel onto
soothing a bright See page
colours to coloured card 76 for
complement for a striking stockists
the mindful contrast
sentiment

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10 insp irat i ons for

Ribbons
Julie Gibbs shows how to make
papercrafts with all the trimmings
See page
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stockists

1
Shopping list
Basic card kit, plus
* Sue Wilson craft dies
– Mermaid Kisses,
Can’t Wait to Sea You,
from Creative Expressions
* Dovecraft dies – Lighthouse,
from HixxySoft
* Lavinia stamps – Willow,
Willow Arch, Mini Leaf 5,
from Lavinia Stamps
* Digital images
– Fish Doodles,
from TakaTatu on Etsy
* Pebeo gilding wax –
Ray of light
Silver, Renaissance Gold,
from Crafter’s Companion Ribbon isn’t just for adding bows to your work! Try incorporating them into your
actual designs, as on this lighthouse card, where the ribbon represents rays of
* Sentiments clear stamp light. These can be added by attaching strips of ribbon on very thin but strong
set – Hello, Best Wishes, double-sided tape or, as in this case, by sewing them into place.
from Card-io
* Tim Holtz Distress Inks –
Tumbled Glass, Bundled
Sage, from Buddly Crafts
* Memento ink pad –
Pistachio, Rhubarb Stalk,
from Stamps4u
* Ribbon * Beads * Buttons
* White card * Circle Under the sea
dies * Alcohol markers To add texture to your
* Glue pen * Sticky foam creations, rip pieces of
pads * Double-sided tape thin card and then add
* Black ink * Hole punch to the back of double-
* Acetate * Clear glitter pen sided tape. Stick ribbon
* Needle and thread to the tape, scrunching
and pleating as you go,
and layer onto whatever
shaped background
takes your fancy!

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 RIBBON IDEAS

Finishing touch Sew lovely

Prettily-tied ribbons aren’t just for presents –
they look great on cards, too! A satin bow
embellished with a heart gem gives the design a
touch of luxe. Just one colour has been used but
you could use different shades and multiple layers!
Use sheer organza ribbon to create a
striking 3D element. Here strands of two
different coloured ribbons have been
twisted to form interesting underwater
plant life, while turquoise sequins add
a little sparkle!

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Go wild!
How about a ribbon
jellyfish! Here Julie has
used wide organza
ribbon to craft the body,
and narrow strips of
organza for the tentacles.
Simply twist the strips
of ribbon and glue
in place. For a more
authentic look, attach a
few of the ribbon strips
just at the base, leaving
Little mermaid their ends loose and
Creating an inked background makes twisted amongst the
a lovely backdrop for this sweet scene. attached ones. A piece
A length of ribbon makes an enchanting of wide satin ribbon
seabed while French knots made with thin attached to the base of
ribbon adds interest. Just make your holes the card makes for an
in the card first and don’t pull the knots eye-catching seabed!
too tight – card isn’t as forgiving as fabric!

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More is more
The thinking behind this card? There’s no such thing as too much
ribbon! In addition to the pretty bow, and the border around the base
layer, strips of lovely sparkly ribbon have been twisted inside the shaker
element of this card. The fact that little beads and sequins get trapped
in the ribbon adds to the magic!

Birthday fishes
Send on your best birthday fishes with
this super-fun gift tag! Wave-like strips of
ribbon secured to the bottom of the card
creates a beach vibe, while a simple fold with
grosgrain ribbon makes these fun little fish.
Attach googly eyes for bags of personality!

That’s a wrap!
Top tips
Up your gift wrap game with this picture-perfect • When sewing on
parcel! Decorate the top and side panels of a a ribbon, match the
gift box and embellish with a length of organza thread colour to the
edge of the ribbon
ribbon tied in a bow. But don’t stop there!
for a seamless
Take another length of ribbon and sew a look. Or, go for a
running stitch along the length. Pull the contrasting colour
cotton to gather the ribbon and catch the ends to add interest!
together to form a lovely flower to glue on top.
• Have a rummage
in your stash before
you buy anything
new! Ribbons
used to tie up hair,
decorate presents
or even wrapped
around cake would
all work great so
take the chance
to recycle them!

• Want to keep
your reels of ribbon
Colour coordinate neat and tidy? Slide
Why not jazz up a plain shop-bought the spools onto a
gift bag to make it extra special? clothes hanger and
This bag has been decorated with two hang them up so
they’re ready to go!
shades of thin satin ribbon that have
been woven together. Go all out on the
matching front by finishing the bag
with some orange tissue paper and a
purple bow to match the little fishy!
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Sue Wilson craft dies

– Petite Butterflies,
Create dimensional butterflies
£4.99 from Craftasmic with these layering dies!

Dovecraft mini die –

Sara Signature A4 Luxury
Layering Butterfly, £2.50
foiled pad – Flutterby,
from The Range
£12.99 from
Crafter’s Companion

r f ly Buys
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Create a flutter with our beautiful butterfly buys

Lawn Fawn stamp set
– Flutter By, £11
from Seven Hills Crafts
Silhouette Punch –
Lawn Cuts are the Butterfly, £5
from Hobbycraft
coordinating dies for
the Lawn Fawn
stamps!

Papercraft
Lawn Cuts – Flutter
By, £15.95 from
loves
Seven Hills Crafts this!
Tim Holtz Idea-Ology
washi tape tube
– Butterfly, £10
from Hobbycraft

First Edition 8x8in

paper pad – Mariposa,
£10 from Hobbycraft

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Sta mping
There’s no Skills

place like home…

Get creative with stamp and die sets to create
Shopping list these charming house and garden designs
ome is where the heart is and As well as tugging at our heartstrings,
Basic card kit, plus
* Stamp set – Sitting Pretty,
Pop On By * Framelits
dies – Pretty Park * Thinlits
H these house and garden cards
definitely have ours! From the
picture-perfect fence to the potted plants
these cards allow us to get creative with
our stamps and dies, from simple layered
stamping to using lots of elements to
and the cute coloured doors, everyone will build a scene. They even show that
die – Pop-up House, recognise a little slice of home in these pop-up dies aren’t just for pop-up
from Stampin’ Up! designs, so they’re perfect as new house cards – you can snip them up to
* Digital papers – Darling, cards or for someone who’s missing home! create a dimensional design, too!
from Happy Heart Studios
on Etsy
* Lawn Cuts craft dies – Large
Dotted Square Stackables,
from Lawn Fawn
* My Favorite Things Die-
namics die set – Animal
Farm Fence, Grassy Hills,
Stitched Rectangle Scallop
Edge Frames, Stitched
Mini Scallop Circle, A2
Stitched Rectangle, Stitched
Jumbo Fishtail Banner
* My Favorite Things
stencil – Cloud * My
Favorite Things 6x6in
paper pack – Tiny Hearts
Brights * Avery Elle stamps
& dies – Sentimental Too,
from Dies to Die For
* Tim Holtz Distress
Oxides – Salty Ocean,
from Joanna Sheen
* Sue Wilson craft dies –
Double Pierced Circles
Set B * Tonic Studios
die set – Circle Layering,
from HixxySoft
* Grey, brown & green ink
* Die-cutting machine
* Sticky foam pads See page
76 for
* Blue, white, red, green stockists

& kraft card

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Designed by
Kat Waskett
for
Kat has been designing
over ten years an d lov es
d
stamping, colouring an
layering mo st of all .

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How to...Raise the roof!

Congratulate someone on their
move with this raised design
Top tip
Use foam
pads or extra
layers of card
under each
element for
dimension

1Die cut a house from blue card and trim away

the window lines and door. Repeat with white
card but leave the window lines and then
attach underneath the blue card.

2
Die cut another house from white card and trim
out the lines along the roof, around the door
and the three large windows. Attach these on
top of the blue house.

3
Resize floral digi paper to a small scale. Print
out and die cut three curtains from it. Secure
these behind the windows. Put a strip of floral
paper behind the small window to make a blind.

4 5 6
Die cut another pop-up house from kraft card Die cut an 11.5cm square from white card and Create a 14cm square white base card, matt and
and trim out the roof section of the house. attach the roof section with foam pads. Attach layer with a slightly smaller square of floral paper
Repeat with white card and glue behind the the main house with foam pads, placed on the and attach the house on top. Die cut the house
kraft card layer to add thickness if required. bottom half only so that it sits over the roof. from red card, trim off the door and attach.

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We did it!
Alison Janice Trisha
Take a oo at our reader es ers
creations on the next page!

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How to…Make a garden grow

Build your sweet garden scene
by layering die-cut elements,
circle dies and cloud stencils
Cut a 3cm-wide strip of floral paper, die
3 cut with the circle die and attach. Die cut
‘happy’ from black card and attach along
with a stamped ‘retirement’ sentiment.

Die cut two 14.5cm circles from thick

1 Die cut an 11cm circle from white card and
stencil clouds across the top. Layer green
die-cut grass at the bottom, attaching the top
4 white card, scoring a line just in from the
edge of one and attaching this small flap to
layer with sticky foam pads. the other circle.

Matt and layer a 14.5cm kraft card circle

2 Die cut a bench twice from kraft card, layer
together and attach. Stamp and colour a
bird, then cut out with the coordinating die
5 with a 13cm circle cut from check
patterned paper and attach to the card base.
and attach above the bench with foam pads. Attach your scenic panel on top.

Home sweet home! Avery Elle clear

stamps – Welcome
Home, £12.49
from Bumbleberry
Papercrafts

7 Gemini Create-a-
Card dimensionals
metal die – House
Die cut a fence twice from kraft card, layer on Accessories,
top of each other for added thickness, and £14.99 each from
attach across the front, trimming the ends to fit. Crafter’s Companion
Stamp a sentiment in black ink and attach.

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Welcome home! TRY THIS!

Create a novel new home card by using colour to
Personalise the
highlight a section of your design. Stamp the image in
pale grey, add a circle frame with sticky foam pads and
door to the
paper piece just the areas inside the frame. recipient’s home

Wish you were here…

The Stampin’ Up! layering stamps make it super-easy to create
a pretty scene. Stamp the outlines first then the shadow area
and die cut with the coordinating dies. Layer up the elements
with sticky foam pads to create a dimensional scene.

We did it! Take a look at our reader testers’ makes this month!

Alison Girvan Trisha Plastow

Whymark
Q How did you construct
your card?
AI ng the house, with
contrasting roof and curtains, and a red front
door. Then I decided on a stepper card, to
make a dimensional garden scene. I cut
some grass and added a few flowers with
gem centres. I finished by adding the
sentiment and bow.
Q What is your top tip for adding foliage?
A If you don’t have a die, you can cut grass
with a craft knife or scissors, then you can
make the grass as tall or short as you want!
Q Tell us about your
ovely card!
A I chose to make a new
home card, so I cut my
y ee d f erent coloured die cuts
and assembled it, adding little curtains in the
windows. I used coordinating papers for my
card base and embellished it with 3D dots.
I added baker’s twine with a handwritten
sentiment on kraft card and a small metal key
embellishment to finish.
Q Do you have a top tip for adding a
handwritten sentiment?
A When using pale ink for your handwritten
sentiment, go over it with a shadow of darker
ink to
make
it pop!
Q What did you think
about this project?
A I loved the theme, and I
wanted to make a pop-up
c d, s I c t make it a ‘Congratulations
on your new home’ card. Inside the design,
I created a pop-up house, and paper pieced it
using red, white and kraft card. I added the sky
and grass using watercolour pencils, stamped
the sentiment and a pop-up cat, then finished
by stamping the path, gates and bushes.
Q Who would like this card?
A This card would be great for anyone upsizing,
or moving into a new home. The pop-up 3D
features are a great surprise when you open it!

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3 Looks
...with First
Edition bee die
Nicole Haupka’s nature-inspired
designs are the bee’s knees!
Buzzing around
A fun way to use different elements of the set is to create a scene
for an interactive slider card – a small coin to attach the bee will
do the trick! You could also slide the bee up and down on a small
circle made of several layers of card. It’s also fun to have a play
with words by tapping off letters from sentiment stamps.

o en esign
The gold and yellow honeycomb makes such a stunning focal
point! To create inlaid die cuts here, pop the black die-cut
outline back into the die with double-sided tape on the back.
Then push the scrap bits, such as the wings, legs and stripes
into the outline while they’re still attached to the cutting die!

See page
76 for
stockists

Sweet as honey
Incorporate one of the sentiment dies in a heartfelt greeting – it
will make the recipient smile! The shaker honey jar makes for an
easy interactive element – adding enamel dots or small buttons
as shaker fillers means there’s no need for an acetate window.
Swap embellishments for another inlaid die cut.

Star
product!
First Edition
die – Bee, £9.95
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The right note

Being organised just got a lot more cute with
Sarah Jackman-Read’s notebook covers

f you love making lists as much

Shopping list
* Shopping list notebooks
I as us, you’ll need these adorable
notebook covers in your life!
Oh-so-simple to make, they turn a
plain old notebook into a must-have
(approx 15x7.5cm) stationery item that you’ll want to
* Coloured card have on hand at all times! They also
* Scoring board & tool make great party bag fillers or a
thoughtful gift for someone starting a
* Glue new job or first day at school. We also
* Velcro dot think they’d sell well at a local craft
 Template on page 77 fair. After all, you can never have too
many notebooks…

Change what the pet

is holding – flowers &
chocs would be so cute!

How to make a notebook cover

1 2 3
Trim 9.5x7.5cm of coloured card and score down Use the template as a guide to trim into shape Valley fold each score line and attach the
the long side at 7cm and 7.5cm. Trim another the unscored end of the shorter piece of card. notepad inside the inner score lines. Fold both
27x7.5cm of card and score down the long Attach the flap on the shorter piece of card to parts of the notebook across the front and then
side at 15cm and 15.5cm. the top of the longer piece. decorate. Secure the flap with a velcro dot.

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Top tip
Making for a
gift? Write a
message for the
recipient among
the pages as a
sweet surprise!

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Our designer challenge...
Only use 5 items!
We challenged Sarah Jackman-Read JUST ADD
to make five cards using just five White
bought items – plus a few extra bits
from her stash!
embossing
powder

Shopping list
Basic card kit, plus Lovely landmarks
1 Sara Signature 8x8in
paper pad – Parisian,
Just Add: Opaque white embossing powder,
from WOW! Embossing Powder
from Crafter’s Companion
Stamp the Beau Collage stamp diagonally across
2 Parisian acrylic decorated paper using a clear embossing ink pad.
stamp – Le Francais, Sprinkle with white embossing powder, tap off the
from Crafter’s Companion excess and melt with a heat tool. Layer onto the tag
and add a die-cut Sacré-Coeur building and ribbon
Parisian acrylic stamp –
3 Beau Collage,
on top. Stamp an image of the Eiffel Tower and
attach down the left-hand side. Stamp and cut out
from Crafter’s Companion flowers and layer up with foam pads to create depth.
Seam binding
4 ribbon – Parisian,
from Crafter’s Companion

5 Parisian dies –
Scenic France,
from Crafter’s Companion

 Template on page 77
On the case…
Use the template provided (p77) to draw, cut out, score
and fold a suitcase then decorate the panels with
patterned paper. Partly stamp the Le Francais stamp
on contrasting paper to create a decorative border and
secure around the box. Die cut a Sacré-Coeur building
and punch a hole in the top to create a tag. Attach to
the suitcase handle with a length of ribbon.

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Star attraction Top tip

Trim 15x28cm of white card, score down
the long side at 7cm and 21cm then fold Use this
each side inwards to create a gatefold card. collection to
scrapbook
Use the Beau Collage stamp to decorate
your travel
the front panels and add extra interest memories
with die-cut buildings along the bottom. of Paris!
Add a contrasting pink border and tie the
front together with ribbon. Add a running
stitch down one side of a separate length
of ribbon and gather it up to create a flower
and attach to the border.

See page
76 for
stockists

City skyline
Just Add: Xcut circle nesting die set, from docrafts
Trim three squares of white card the same size, cover in
paper and die cut different sized circles through two of them.
Add die-cut buildings to each square to create a scene.
Trim 4cm strips of card, the same height as the squares,
and score at 1cm, 2cm and 3cm and then concertina fold.
Attach two pieces down the sides of the back panel, attach
the square with the smaller aperture on top and repeat with
the final square to create a 3D design.

Bonjour, tout le monde

Create a top-folding base card and add an extra
folded piece to the front to create a stepper design.
Stamp the Eiffel Tower on the back panel and create
a scene using a mixture of fussy-cut images and
die-cut buildings and trees. Adding buildings to the
front panel adds to the 3D look. Stamp a sentiment
using words from the Beau Collage stamp and add
extra decoration using other areas of the stamp.

JUST ADD
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UNNING STASH BOOST

FROM STIX !
Make sure your paper layers and embellishments never come
unstuck again with this bundle of adhesive essentials from
10 Stix2, worth over £25. Each winner will receive a variety of
adhesive goodies, including outdoor foam pads, gift wrap discs,
PRIZES masking tape, tapestry tape, kraft tape and low-tack stencil tape.
worth £29 Each winner will receive a roll of clear mending tape, which is perfect
for scrapbooking and repairing photographs. The whole collection
each! comes in new recyclable packaging too, so you can craft green! See
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Great Giveaways
WIN A BEAUTIFUL CRAFTING BUNDLE
FROM HUNKYDORY
Craft a summer scene with the Country Days card collection from
Hunkydory. The selection consists of cosy cottages, gorgeous
gardens and country lane artwork across a range of topper sets,
Deco-Large kits and card inserts. The aperture designs in the
Deco-Large kits are perfect for creating shaker designs or adding
extra dimension to your makes. Each winner will receive a bundle
containing four topper sets, four Deco-Large kits and eight
card inserts, worth over £27. See below to enter the
giveaway, using the keyword
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PINCOUNTRYSIDE.
PRIZES
worth £28
each!

WIN BAA RILLIANT STAMPS AND DIES

10 FROM LAWN FAWN
Create the cutest farmyard with the Hay There stamp and
PRIZES coordinating die set from Lawn Fawn. The stamps include a sheep,
worth £27 cow, horse, goat, pig, chicks and lots of fun-filled sentiments to
each! use on your cards. Each lucky winner will also receive a 6x6in
rainbow paper pack, which is bursting with colourful patterns and
is guaranteed to brighten your loved one’s day! Each bundle is
worth over £28 and we have ten to be won. Gallop over to our
website for your chance to win! See below to enter the giveaway,
using the keyword PINFARMYARD.

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Giant washi pack
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Fun safari P6
Bring a little sunshine to y u
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Free Paper
Gone fishing papers & toppers

Notebook Fluttering
covers P18 cards

Ribbons P56
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