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Things
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Maake stylish cards with
yo
our silhouette stamps
& foiled paapeers
see page 6
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Lou Stevens
Art Editor
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H
ow are there only a few weeks METALLIC
until Christmas? Despite all my best DETAILS
intentions, I still have cards to make! Give your dies a new
Luckily, this month’s cover gift is just look with metallic
embossing powder
the thing for cards that need to look extra- see pa
special in a hurry. You’ll love our collection
Beth Emery of elegant Festive Silhouettes stamps and
Art Editor matching foiled papers – find out how to use
them to stunning effect on page 6.
Christmas is the perfect time of year to
show off a new technique, too. Try beautiful SEQUIN
sequin shaker cards on page 14, and give SHAKERS
your favourite dies a glamorous new look with
Learn how to make
metallic embossing powder tips on page 56. glam aperture cards!
We also have some fabulous prizes for you! ee page 14
Hayley Rowe Enter our bumper Christmas giveaways on
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PROJECTS
6 Your free gift
Fall in love with this month’s
stylish free stamps & foiled papers
14 Sequin shaker cards
Try these colourful Christmas makes
22 Pick up a penguin!
Make our seriously cute penguin skittles
24 Hunkydory Christmas
Festive makes from the Hunkydory team
29 27 One buy, three ways

Get crafty with just one new purchase
29 Stamping inspiration
Cute designs from Lili of the Valley
36 Christmas decorations
Style your home for the festive season
40 Bonus papers
Make colourful cards with your papers
47 Card School
Show off your stamps with this fun fold
54 4 products, 4 looks
We love these Stampin’ Up! stamps
56 Metallic die cuts
Give your dies a new lease of life!
64 Craft on a budget
Eight festive cards with punched shapes
36 67 Cute Cristmas makes

These Tatty Teddy cards are adorable!
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Cut a 11x11cm square of white card. Mount a 14x14cm piece of patterned Layer your stamped panel onto your
Using blue ink, stamp the snowflake border paper onto teal then silver card. Add to card base, then top with the silver scalloped
along the bottom. Add the Christmas tree a 15x15cm card base. Cut a 14.5x4.5cm border panel. Stamp two holly branches
and sentiment, leaving 2cm at the top. piece of silver card. Add a scalloped border. and cut out. Stick in place. Finish with a
Mount onto teal then silver card. Top with paper and wrap with ribbon. bow, gems and lots of glitter glue!
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VersaMark ink, then heat
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Job lot! NordicNoel
Here is my firrst
attempt at Thank you for the beautiful Nordic
embossing using die from issue 144. I wanted to
the free snowflake make something a little different,
embossing folder an nd Kirsty’s curved so I used snowy acetate for
‘Let it Snow’ stamp gatefold cards the base card and the Nordic
set from issue 143 are super-pretty! Christmas CD from Crafter’s
of Quick Cards. Afte er Companion for the pictures. I’m
embossing the cards, really pleased with how it turned
I added some die-cut out! I also used the CD to make a
snowflakes and ribbon to reindeer card – I hope you like it!
give them a festive finish. Dorothy Ford, Bangor
I’ll be giving these to my
family for Christmas, so I Cath: Such cute cards,
hope they like them! Dorothy – and I’m really glad
Susan Davidson, you liked your Nordic die!
Co. Durham
Cath: Wow – what Dorothy’s cute

a lot of cards you’ve
made! They look
Finefolds Christmas cards
are so much fun!
absolutely beautiful. While reading issue 144 of Quick
Susan made this Cards, I came across your tutorial
bumper batch of on curved gate fold cards. This is a
cards to give to her style I had been meaning to try but
family this Christmas never got round to it. The tutorial
seemed straightforward to follow,
so I thought I’d give it a go!
I created this pretty vintage-style
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Blue. I am so pleased that I gave
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Thank you, Quick Cards!
Kirsty King, Corringham
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Your letters
Debbie made
Jean’s friends will be this card to share
tagem! so pleased to receive
this beautiful card!
at her craft club
I made this card for my school

friend of 62 years and her lovely
husband for their 55th (emerald)
wedding anniversary.
I have received lots of
inspiration over the years from my
favourite magazine, Quick Cards,
and enjoy trying out the free gifts
in each issue. My card making has
improved greatly and I have loved
trying out the new techniques in Send us a card you’ve made for a speciaal
Jointheclub
the mag. I hope you like my card. someone and every issue the best one I really loved the free Nordic die
Jean Betts, Mexborough will win a snowflake and star lever from issue 144 – it’s perfect
punch bundle from Fiskars, worth £12! for creating the most beautiful
Cath: I love your card, Jean! Christmas cards!
The green hologram cardstock I run a couple of card clubs,
looks super sparkly behind the Send your letters@quick-cards.co.ukorwriteto: Special and love sharing techniques and
die-cut panel and is perfect for entries Delivery, QuickCards,ImmediateMediaCo,2nd designs with the ladies who come.
an emerald anniversary! tousat... Floor,TowerHouse,FairfaxStreet,BristolBS13BN I often learn something from their
takes on my designs, too. They
always tweak them somehow,
often leaving me wondering why I
Worthywinner Cath: I love your cathedral
window card, Pamela – it’s
didn’t think of it myself! This card is
a sample for one of the cards we’ll
As soon as I saw the cathedral a very worthy winner! be doing next month. I cut the die
window cards in issue 142 I knew using gold gloss card and tied it
I wanted to have a go at making to a tag with twine before adding
one. It turned out so well that I a bow. Finally, I added a touch of
entered it into a blog challenge glitter to the tag for a bright and
at www.cdsundaychallenge. happy Christmas card. I hope you
blogspot.co.uk k and I won! I hope like my simple design!
you like my version. Debbie Griffiths,
I’ve been buying Quick Cards for Burnham-on-Sea
many years now and subscribed a
while ago. I’m so pleased that Cath: Your craft club sounds
I did because the free gifts are Pamela won like great fun, Debbie! I wish I
fab. Keep up the good work! first place in a could be there to see what the
Pamela Parfitt, Bridgend blog challenge other members come up with!
Janet’s embossed
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Here are a couple of cards I made
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I’ve been making a selection of
Christmas cards over the last I love your Facebook page because you
few weeks to send to family give us card ideas or fun sketches to try
and friends, but these were a bit
different and really quick and easy
to make. Thanks, Quick Cards!
out every day. It’s a great place to learn
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First Noel
Pip Field, Dagenham Irene’s side
Chh i t
Christmas f n Cath: Your embossed sleigh
is so effective, Pip! The star
tag card is
so pretty!
Sue Plummer, Strood embellishments are lovely, too.
Cath: I love your stylish
stepper card, Sue!
Santa sleigh
Cathy Clowes, by email
Cath: What a gorgeous card,
Cathy – it’s so festive!
Send your
freebie makes
gift@quick-cards.co.uk or write to: Free Gift,
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to us at... Tower House, Fairfax Street, Bristol BS1 3BN I thought you might like to see a
card that I made using the Card
School project in issue 143. I loved
the look of the card but don’t like
to make cards where the ribbon
It’ssnowtime! it as I loved the gift. The embossing
folder is fab and I love the stamp,
needs to be undone to read
the message inside, so instead I
I thought I’d email you a couple too – it gives a great impression. made this as a separate panel on
of pictures of cards I made with Elaine Lonie, Motherwell the right-hand edge of the card,
the freebie embossing folder and leaving the card to open as normal.
sentiment stamp set from issue Cath: Oh, your cards are so I do like to try my hand at the
144. I picked up your magazine lovely, Elaine! Thanks for new ideas in the magazine, but not
whilee browsing in my local sending them in. all turn out well enough to share
supeermarket and just had to buy with you. I’ve been making cards
for a long time now, but I always
like something new to try.
Thank you for a super magazine
– I’ve been a subscriber for a long
time now and still look forward to
receiving my copy of Quick Cards
Made Easyy every month.
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Elaine’s Christmas Cath: What a pretty card!

cards have a really It’s a great idea to adapt the
Wendy’s kite frosty winter feel!
cards really technique to suit your card.
are superb!
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143. However, when I saw the Mid Tones ProMarker set!
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Sequin
shakers
made easy
Create colourful modern Christmas cards
with sequin-filled apertures! By Julie Gibbs
S
haker cards are one of our
favourite festive makes, and SHOPPING LIST
apermania Folk Christmas
these gorgeous sequin-filled A4 ultimate die cut and paper
designs are a fantastic option pack & clear stamp sets
for your Christmas cards. Designer ovecraft Serendipity sequins
Julie has used the beautiful and bright Xcut star dies
Xcut corner rounder
Folk Christmas collection by docrafts Xcut medium & small
to make her colourful cards, but you snowflake punches
can use whatever festive papers you From Hobbycraft
Memory Box Grand Merry
have handy in your stash. Christmas die
The key with aperture cards is to Spellbinders Nestabilities
use plenty of foam tape around the Classic Squares & Standard
Circles dies
apertures so none of your sequins From Icon UK
are able to escape – make sure you 3D foam tape
don’t leave any gaps! Don’t just stop Cardstock in various colours
at sequins, either! Beads, buttons or Extra strong double-sided tape
Glossy Accents
even punched-out shapes will look Acetate
fantastic behind an aperture. Ribbon
VersaMark ink pad
VersaM
Silver eembossing powder
Fine m
metallic cotton
Watercolour crayons &
paintb
Button
brush
ns & gems
Wonder
1
Pink & aqua fineliner pens Cut a 13.5x13.5cm square of
Scalpeel turquoise design paper and
From y
your local craft shop mount onto a 14x14cm square of
pink cardstock. Stick to the front of a
14.5x14.5cm card blank.
Stockists
p.78 2 Use the Xcut star dies to cut a star
into a 12cm square of white card,
positioning it towards the top of the
square to leave room for a sentiment.
3 Stick a piece of acetate to the back

of the star with double-sided tape.
Create a frame around the star with
foam tape, making sure there are no
Festive shaker gaps. Add foam tape around the edge
cards look fantastic
filled with lots of
colourful sequins!
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Sequin shakers
E
Ea
m
of the square for support. Remove the

backing from the foam tape and add
sequins into the acetate section. Noel paper pack so it’s visible behind the
acetate. Add this panel to your card.
4 Add faux stitching to the front of
4 Cover the entire square with plain

blue card. Stick the sequin panel to
the card front. Add a die-cut sentiment, 1 Make a 14.5x12cm card blank
from white card and cover the
the sequin capsule with a fineliner
pen. Wrap ribbon around the spine
and tie in a bow, tucking a sentiment
along with two triangle corners. Add front with pink patterned paper. from the paper pack behind it. Top
faux stitching with a fineliner pen.
Finish with punched snowflakes topped
with sequins, and a ribbon bow.
2 Cut a 10x10cm square of white
card. Die cut a circle into the centre
and round the corners with the corner
the bow with a snowflake and sequin.
Finish by layering up a few punched
snowflakes and top with sequins.
rounder punch. Add a piece of acetate
to the back of the circle aperture with
double-sided tape.
4
40 35
14.5cm
Card
3
Card
12cm
Add foam tape around the circle

size size
mins
aperture and the edges of the
mins
square. Remove the backing from the
tape and add sequins into the aperture. 14.5cm
14.5cm
Top with the bird die-cut from the

Sequin apertures
55
5
14.5cm
Card
some
e size
mins
14.5cm
Merry
1
Make a 14.5x14cm white card base
and cover with a 14x14cm panel of green
patterned paper from the paper pack.
u r tures double
10.5cm
Card size
4
45
mins
sents when you
d a bow on top!
21cm
2
Prettypresents Cut a 10x14cm piece of white card. Lining
up the word ‘Merry’ with the top edge, cut
the Memory Box die into it, as shown.
1 Cover the front of a
21x10.5cm scalloped card
capsule to the card front, centred
over the turquoise panel.
4
blank with a 20
20.5x10cm
5x10cm rectangle Add faux stitching around
of patterned paper. Stick an each of the squares,
18.5x8cm piece of turquoise card coordinating the colours with the
in the centre of the card base. sequins inside. Add three ribbon
2 Cut an 18x7.5cm piece of

white card. Die cut three
squares of varying sizes into it,
bows to match. Finish by sticking
a ‘Dear Santa’ sentiment cut from
the paper pack to the top right
as shown. Cover the back of the corner of your card.
apertures with acetate and create
frames around each of the squares
with foam tape. Edge the whole
panel with foam tape, too.
3 Add single colour sequins into

the three squares. Remove
the backing from the foam tape
Rub thee edges of the foam
tape w
with talcum powder
3
before
b f using to edge your
and cover the apertures with a apertures – it stops sequins Cut the top section of the die from pink
rectangle of patterned paper from from getting stuck to it. card. Trim the ‘Merry’ letters from this and
the paper pack. Stick the sequin stick to the white die cut, as shown.

Create an aperture from
Sequin shakers
the negative
g of one of some
e
your favourite dies
4 5 6
Add acetate to the back of the word Seal the aperture with white card. Wrap Stamp the bauble images onto coloured
‘Christmas’ with double-sided tape. Create a fine metallic cotton around the lower section, card and cut out. Stick in place, then finish
frame with foam tape. Fill with sequins. securing at the back. Add to your card base. with gems, sequins, a button and a bow.

Sequin apertures for the
he
14.5cm
Card
size
14.5cm
55
5 mins
Baubles
1 2 3
Mount a 13.5x13.5cm square of green Stamp a bauble and branch onto a Colour the image using a small wet
patterned paper onto pink card. Wrap with 9.5x12cm piece of card with VersaMark ink. paintbrush to take colour from the tips of
ribbon and add to a 14.5x14.5cm base. Heat emboss in silver. Cut out the big bauble. watercolour crayons.
4 5 6
Cover the aperture with acetate, then Mount your panel onto pink card, Stick your sequin panel to the left of the
edge with foam tape. Fill with sequins and then decorate the bottom with punched card front. Finish with a sentiment, a small
printed-off words. Seal with white card. snowflakes topped with pink sequins. button and a ribbon bow, as shown.

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Sparkle & shine

Add some sparkle to your festive makes
with these new adhesive metallic and glitter
sheets from Xcut. They’re just £4.25 per pack
from www.craftydevilspapercraft.co.uk.
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Folkyfun!
If you’re keen to delve into other crafts but
have no idea where to start, this handy
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We can’t resist the new Festive Wonder range any last-minute makes you’ve still got on your
Folk It! Series No.1 is a collection of six from Crafter’s Companion. Part of the Sara list. You’ll find the full Festive Wonder range
painting kits that will introduce you to Davies Signature Collection, this beautiful new at www.crafterscompanion.co.uk, but if
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SEASON’S GREETINGS
We’re in love with the new Season’s Greetings Luxury Card
Collection from Hunkydory. Containing a range of card kits,
plus sheets of Adorable Scorable and foil-accent topper
sheets, the collection features stunning artwork to make a
minimum of 28 cards. If you’ve already made all this year’s
Christmas cards though, we think the collection is ideal for
creating quick and easy gifts, such as these gorgeous sweet
boxes and candle wraps. The Season’s Greetings Luxury Card
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Penguin pals! All you need to make this fun skitttle
set is some plain card and Christmas
paper scraps. By Vicky Sheridan

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f you’re looking for
something to keep the
kids entertained over the Cute characters
Christmas holidays, have Vickyy has used scraps
of heeer favourite
a go at making our super-cute Chrissstmas papers to
penguin skittle set! creattte a different hat
Designer Vicky made her f for each
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set from black card before dea
adding little accessories made em all
from Christmas papers – the es!
googly eyes are the perfect
finishing touch! Children will
love decorating the skittles
themselves, too – why not give
them one each and let them go mins
to town with hats, scarves and

lots of glitter glue?
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Black card
White glitter card
Kraft card
Festive paper scraps
Googly eyes
Pom poms
Circle punch
Oval dies
3D flower die (optional)
From your local craft shop
Stockists
p.78
Sketch and cut out a skittle shape from Die cut an oval from white glitter card and
black card; the finished height needs to be stick to the centre of the first skittle piece.
around 20cm. Cut a second skittle shape, Cut a slot from the bottom edge up to the
but this time trim off the top, as shown. centre of the skittle, as shown.
Take the second skittle piece and cut a Repeat so you have six penguin skittles Add googly eyes, a beak and feet cut
slot from the top down to the centre. Slot in total, then cut out scraps of festive paper from kraft card to each one to finish your
the two pieces together. Cut another oval of to give each one a hat and scarf. Add some set – then all you need is a ping pong ball to
glitter card, cut it in half and stick each side. personality by making each one different. start playing your skittles match!
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Festivemakes
Christmas with
loves
made easy
Hunkydory Try out these gorgeous
Hunkydory festive makes!
Very merry
1 Cut a 17.5x17.5cm square
of pink Adorable Scorable
17.5cm
cardstock and top with a 17x17cm Card
panel of foil-accent cardstock, size
trimming so the floral pattern sits
in the bottom right corner.
17.5cm
2 Cut a 20x17.5cm piece
of Snowfall acetate. Score
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vertically 2.5cm in from the left
edge. Stick the acetate flap to the
back of your first panel, then add mins
to a 18x18cm card base.
3 Add the candles topper to the

front of the acetate, covering
the back with a poem from the
Little Book of Festive Poetry.
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4 Inside the card, stick a section
of the coordinating insert to
the right side and two matching
Window to the Heart Season’s
Greetings Luxury Card
top tip t
sheets to the left side. Finish with a
sentiment, ribbon an gems.
Collection Inserts are a grea
ur
Window to the Heart Season’s way to gi ve yo
Greetings Inserts for Cards cards a polished
The Second Little Book of finished look!
Festive Poetry
Adorable Scorable
cardstock in Evergreen,
Pashmina Pink &
Golden Shimmer Stockists
Mirri card in rich gold p.78
Easel card blank in
cotton white
18x18cm card blank in
cotton white
Various ribbons
Must y
The Hunk
Gold jump rings to the
Gold Diamond Sparkles Gr
gemstones Colle
From Hunkydorycrafts.co.uk you nee t
28 beautiful

Festive makes
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Card
size
mins
cm
13
10.5cm
Festive florals
1 Create the easel base with a 25.5x10.5cm
piece of gold mirri card, scoring across it
at 6.5cm and 13cm. Add the soft white base to
the 13cm section, sticking the Christmas Cheer
round poetry topper in the middle and a foiled
border towards the bottom.
2 Make up the box part of the card by cutting

two 10x10cm squares of gold card. Cut off
the side sections from one of the Christmas Cheer
card bases, then use gold card to make two new
side pieces the same length and depth as the box
shape plus 1cm flaps on the long edges.
3 Stick the bottom flaps to the back of the

Christmas Cheer card base. Cover the
outsides with the accent-foiled side pieces of the
top tip
Layer toppers w
card base. Add it to one of the squares of gold
cardstock, then make up the pyramage layers in
the middle, ensuring that the pattern lines up.
gold mirri card ith
fo
an extra-specia r
finished designl 4 Fold down the sides of the other card
base and fix them to the back of the gold
cardstock, 90° from the other side pieces. Stick the
remaining narrow flaps to the back of the top card
base. Stick the box to the easel base to finish.
Glam baubles
1 Make an 18x18cm card base from white
cardstock. Using the topper sheet as a
template, cut the shaped aperture in the centre
of the front of your card base. Cut the aperture
into an 18x18cm piece of gold mirri card and a
17.5x17.5cm piece of patterned card from the
Christmas Wonder Luxury Topper set.
2 Layer the gold mirri card and patterned

card onto your card front. Make a small
hole in the top of the foiled frame and stick
around the aperture with foam pads.
3 Cover the inside of your card with a sheet

of patterned paper that shows through the
aperture. Add a border strip to the top of the
card front with foam pads.
4 Stick the two small toppers back-to-back,

fixing the jump rings through a hole near
the top. Fix the jump rings to your frame so
that the toppers sit in the aperture. Finish with a
bow, a sentiment, two hearts and some gems.
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size
mins
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friends
The new Lili of the Valley stamps
are a Christmas must-have!
By Anne Richardson

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15cm
size
FOR ALL CARDS mins
Lili of the Valley Snowy
Presents, Christmas 15cm
Song, Icy Hugs, Happy
Kissmas & No Brakes
stamps
Lili of the Valley
Vertical Sentiments,
Christmas Handwritten
Phrases, Christmas
Sentiment Tags & Simply
Sophisticated Sentiments
stamp sets
From Lili of the Valley
Digi Scrap Delights
Merry digital papers
From Etsy
Die-namics Pierced Ovals
STAX dies
From My Mum’s
Craft Shop
Memory Box Pine Needle
Twigs die
From Craftie-Charlie
Ribbon & lace
Stickles glitter glue
Charm
Gems
White cardstock
Ink pad
Alcohol markers
Tim Holtz Distress Ink in
Tea Dye
From your local
craft shop
Stockists t out the presents from your
p.78 stamp to add extra detail
Festive gifts
1 2 3
Cut a 14x14cm square of paper and Stamp and colour your image, then Stamp the image onto white card.
mount onto green paper. Repeat with a die cut into an oval. Edge with Distress Ink. Colour and cut out just the presents, then
13x6cm piece of paper and red paper. Mount onto an oval cut from red paper. mount onto your card with foam pads.
Layer and add a sentiment. Stick to a base. Stick to your card base, as shown. Finish with Stickles and decorative corners.

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With love
1 Cut a 14x14cm piece
Card
15cm
of red patterned
paper and mount onto size
reed paper. Add to a
15x15cm card base.
2
15cm
Cut a 6x13cm piece
of green patterned
paper and mount onto red paper.
Wrap vertically with ribbon and attach
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too the left of your card base.
3 Cut an 11x11cm piece of yellow

patterned paper and mount onto
reed paper. Stick to your card base at an
angle, as shown.
4 Stamp and colour your image.

Die cut into a circle, edging with
Distress Ink before removing from the
D
die. Mount onto a scalloped circle cut
frrom red paper then stick to your card.
5 Stamp two vertical sentiments

onto white card and trim into
reectangles. Edge with Distress Ink, then
mount onto green patterned paper.
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Attach to your card with foam pads, as
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shhown. Finish with decorative corners
cuut or punched from red paper.
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40
mins
1 Mount a 14x14cm
Card
15cm
piece of pink star paper

onto a 14.5x14.5cm piece size
of green paper. Stick to a
15x15cm card base.
2 Cut a 13.5x5.5cm 15cm

piece of green paper
and wrap with red lace trim. Secure
the ends at the back then stick to the
bottom of your first panel.
3 Stamp your image onto white card

and colour with ProMarkers. Trim
into a rectangle and edge with Distress
Ink before mounting onto red paper.
4 Stamp your sentiment onto white

card and trim into a rectangle.
Edge with Distress Ink and mount onto
green then red paper. Stick this and your
stamped panel to your card front at an
angle, as shown, using foam pads to
add extra dimension to your design.
5 Use Diamond Stickles to add sparkle

to the Christmas hat details and
background of your stamp. Finish by
adding red adhesive gems in the four
corners of the stamped panel and the
bottom two corners of your card.

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40
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It’s Christmas
1 Cut a 14x14cm piece
of yellow patterned Card
15cm
paper and mount onto a
p size
14.5x14.5cm piece of green
paper. Add to a 15x15cm
p
white card base.
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2 Cut a 12.5x5cm piece

of yellow patterned paper and
mount onto green then red paper.
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Wrap with red lace trim and secure the
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panel to the bottom of your card.
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3 Stamp your image onto white

card and colour with ProMarkers.
Cut into a square and mount onto red
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thhen green paper. Add to your card
base with foam pads.
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4 Stamp a tag sentiment and cut

out. Edge with Distress Ink before
mounting onto green paper. Punch
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a hole in the top and layer with a
snowflake charm. Add a tied piece of
yyellow ribbon and stick in place in the
to
op left corner of your image panel.
5
th
To finish your design, add
Diamond Stickles to the trim of
he girl’s dress and the ground.
Winter wishes 40
4 mins
1 Cut a 14.5x14.5cm piece

of red and pink floral
Card
15cm
paper and mount onto red

paper. Stick to a 15x15cm size
white card base.
2 Cut a 14x6cm piece of

star patterned paper and
mount onto red paper. Stick
15cm
to the bottom of your card base, as shown.
3 Stamp your image onto white card and

colour with alcohol markers. Cut into a
rectangle and edge with Distress Ink. Mount
onto green paper, leaving a narrow border,
then stick to your card base with foam pads.
4 Stamp your sentiment onto white card

and trim into a rectangle, cutting a notch
into the right edge. Edge with Distress Ink, then
mount onto red paper. Stick across the top left
corner of your stamped image, as shown.
5 Use the Memory Box Pine Needle Twigs

die to die cut two branches. Stick these
in the bottom right corner of your image and
top with a double bow. Add red adhesive
gems to your card, then finish the design by
adding Diamond Stickles to the hat, scarf and
foreground in your stamped image.

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Pocketfriendly!
I’m sick of buying
envelopes for my cards Your
gift
and wondered if there was an
easy way to make them out of
the papers in my stash?
Debra Porter, Aberdeen
Katina: There certainly is, Emboss die-cut

Debra! I think the Enveloper vellum petals for
Pro Scoreboard from Crafter’s a fancy layered
Companion could be exactly flower effect!
what you’re looking for. It allows
you to make envelopes in nine
different shapes and sizes, so that
Stuckforideas
you can match them perfectly to I really enjoy embossing
your cards. The board comes but would like some
complete with its own double- suggestions for how to get
ended scoring and embossing more out of my folders.
tool and a very helpful full-colour Christine Bewick, Newcastle
booklet that explains exactly how
to make your envelopes. It’s also Jules: Embossing folders
full of handy tips on how to add a
professional finish to your craft
projects. The kit costs just £12.99
and is available to buy from
Damselindistress!
My friend gave me some Distress Inks for my birthday,
are a great way to add
texture to your makes – not only
to card and paper, but also to
vellum, acetate and thin metals!
www.crafterscompanion.co.uk. so I’d love to use them to make her a Christmas card. Have you tried inked
What sort of stamps should I pair with them? embossing, Christine? You can
Carley Jenkins, Llanelli get fabulous results by rubbing
inks into your folders before
Sue: I like to use silhouette stamps with Distress Inks and running them through your
think the free cover gift stamps this month work perfectly machine – make sure you wash
with them! First, I stamped the tree with Pine Needles Distress Ink, them out straight away though!
then used a blending tool to apply colour to the edges of the card. You could also try paper piecing
Working inwards, I built the colour up gradually using Evergreen a stamped flower with embossed
Bough and Cracked Pistachio Distress Inks. Then, I used the Pine paper, or embossing die cuts to
Needles ink again to stamp the holly flourish around the edges. I add more texture to them. I think
The Enveloper stamped the sentiment in black Memento ink, and coloured the a multi-layered vellum flower that
Pro from Crafter’s baubles with Barn Door Distress Ink, applying the ink with a wet has had all the petals embossed
Companion costs paintbrush. I hope this gives you a few ideas! can look amazing – the same
just £12.99!
goes for snowflakes, too!
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fixes We love this
cute vellum-
detail star card!
Starryeyed the front through a Memory Box

star stencil and left it to dry.
My best friend is I used the second-largest die
obsessed with stars, to cut into the card and vellum,
so I’d like to make her a then stitched the shapes together,
Christmas card jam-packed leaving an opening to add lots of
with them! Can you give me stars (which I cut out using the
some tips, please? smallest star die). The opening
Sally Compton, Dumfries was closed and the whole vellum
pocket added to the card front.
Jules: How about this
card, which I put together
with the Xcut star die set? To
make my card, I cut two stars
with the largest die and joined For more fun Christmas
them together to make a base shaker card ideas, take a
(scoring one of the points at the look at our gorgeous sequin
back at 1cm so it opens better). aperture cards on page 14!
I added Silver Sparkle Medium to
Feelingfancy!
Is it possible to create a
scalloped edge by hand?
I don’t have a die-cutting
machine, but love the look of
fancy edged card blanks!
Halie Knight, Halifax
Vicky: Yes it is possible

Halie! The method I’ve used
a lot in the past is with a corner
rounder punch, but it has to be a
punch that you can remove the
Remember to corner positioner from. This
blend all your enables you to punch a semi-
shades as you go! circle, so you just have to punch
along the edge of your card blank
This simple card Colouringclass to create a scalloped border!

Another effective way is with
is great for kids! I’d like to improve my a circle punch. Simply punch out
Quick stamping skills but have
no idea how to colour in skin.
circles of card and stick them
along the card blank with half
Festive sparkles makes Do you have any tips?

Becky Gottlieb, Halesowen
of the circle over hanging the
card edge. Then you just place a
second piece of card on top to
Can you think of a really cute Christmas card design Sue: Colouring skin can create the scalloped edge. It takes
that I can easily make with my little girl, please? seem daunting at first; a bit of time and patience but is
She loves pink and sparkles! however, with practice it’s easy to well worth the effort!
Nadine Choy, Belfast achieve good results. I like to use
ProMarkers (here I have used
Vicky: Pink and sparkles – my favourite kind of card, Blush, Sunkissed Pink and Coral).
Nadine! The card design I’ve come up with is a sparkly Start with the deepest colour
Christmas tree. In just a few simple steps, you and your daughter (Coral) around the darker areas of
will be able to recreate this design in minutes, which is ideal if skin, such as the hairline, neck
you’re making a batch of cards! Just cover the card front with and cheeks, or wherever shadows
pink striped paper, then cut three triangles from green cardstock may be. Then add the next
and mount them onto the card front with foam pads. The lightest shade, going over the
triangles don’t have to be exact, so your daughter could cut parts you just coloured and blend
them out herself. Cover the tree with sequins and adhesive to ensure there are no lines.
gems, finishing off the card with a simple sentiment sticker. If Finally, apply the lightest colour
your daughter likes colouring in though, you could always use (Blush) over the entire skin area. If
some festive digi stamps instead. Pink Petticoat (www.pink you colour over the darker shades
petticoat.co.uk) have some lovely cute sets on their website! while the ink is still wet you will Scalloped edges
get a softer blended effect. always add a
special touch!
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fixes
Season’s
squeakings!
I adore mice, so I’d really
like to make some
mouse-themed Christmas
cards for my friends. Have you
seen any suitable stamp sets?
Linda Venton, Exmouth
How to..
Double Dutch cards
Jules: I think it’s lovely to
send cards that suit your
personality and I think I may have
seen just the right stamp set for
you! It is a cute little set from
Hobby Art Ltd. called Have a Mice
Christmas. Featuring adorable
little mice characters along with a
very apt Christmas sentiment, I
can just see those little mice
decorating the inside of your
Christmas cards and the
envelopes, too! You can buy the We love this cheery
1
14-piece set for £10.99 from
www.hobbyartstamps.com.
Christmas card!
Best
wishes
Take an A4 sheet of card.
Measure and cut to 20x25cm.
Placing portrait on a
scoreboard, use a scoring tool
Buy this set for
£10.99 from
Hobby Art Ltd.
Christmas cheer
My sister lives in America, so I’d love to make her a
to score from top to bottom at really special Christmas card from the family. Can you
5cm and 15cm.
suggest a theme for me, please?
Mandy Hawes, Tiverton
Katina: What a lovely idea, Mandy! For making family

Christmas cards, I love using the Snow Family digi image
and sentiment from Digistamp Boutique. For my easel card I
enlarged the image and printed it onto white card, then again
onto patterned papers. I cut out the hats and scarves and then
paper pieced them. I’ve left the image as a family of four but you
2 could easily print and cut out extra snow people to make up the
Turn your panel landscape.
Score at 5cm but only score
Stashsavers number in your family. I’ve used the sentiment that comes with
the image, but you could use your PC to write a personalised
the outside sections, not I’m new to card making one to make your card even more special. You can see and buy
across the middle of the card. but would love to make the image for just £1.40 at www.digistampboutique.co.uk.
Also score at 15cm right across all my own cards this year.
the whole of the card.
Have you seen any complete
kits around so that I don’t births to Easter and sympathy
have to buy lots of stash? cards. Each set costs just £19.99
Alison Ling, Birmingham and contains 10 sheets of
toppers, plus 20 A4 sheets of
Vicky: Card making kits are accent-foiled patterned card.
great for beginners! Many Alternatively, The Hobby House e
brands offer complete kits, but (www.thehobbyhouse.co.uk)
I’m especially fond of Hunkydory produce kits featuring beautiful
3 Crafts, (www.hunkydorycrafts. die-cut toppers and plenty of
co.uk) who offers lots of sets gorgeous embellishments, giving
Using a scalpel, cut out the containing everything you need you everything you need to make
side panels to create an to make stunning cards on a a number of cards. They also
elongated ’T’ shape. Fold the
side panels and top panel in variety of themes. The Milestones have lots of fantastic Christmas
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Crafty décor Make these beautiful decorations to

brighten
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thi Christmas.
Ch i t
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Decoration ideas
Paper star 20
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1
mins
Cut out six 12x12cm squares of
paper. Fold each diagonally in
half to make a triangle.
2 Mark along the folded edge

at 2cm, 4cm and 6cm in from
each end. Also mark at 2cm, 4cm
and 6cm down from the top point.
3 Join these marks to cut three

triangles, but stop just before
you cut them out completely; the
square must still be intact. Open
out, pull the points from each side
together and secure with tape on
alternate sides. Repeat for the other
triangles and join together. You can
find a handy template on page 66. 6
I
t always seems a shame
to make dozens of
handmade Christmas Bauble 25
cards and mail them out
1
mins
Cut 12 circles, each 7cm in
to all your friends and family diameter. Fold each one in half.
without having some lovely
hand-crafted details to keep 2 Secure each folded circle
together by placing a small blob
of glue in the centre of the half
hold of for yourself, too! circle and near the edge.
Use your favourite festive
papers to make this glamorous 3 Stick six of the folded circles
together by placing a small blob
of glue at the top and bottom of
bauble, garland and star the half circle and near the edge.
decoration, and you’ll enjoy Repeat for the remaining six half
the results throughout the circles so you have two pieces.
festive season. We think we’re
going to have the craftiest
4 Tie a loop in a length of twine
and glue it to the centre of one
piece before gluing the two halves
Christmas tree ever! of the bauble together.
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Circle nesting dies
For each woven ball, cut
Glue gun
four narrow strips of paper
measuring 1x30cm. Lay the strips
side-by-side in pairs and secure with
tape at one end .
Stockists
p.78 2 Weave the four strands
together as you would for a
four-strand braid or plait. As you
continue to plait the paper will
begin to curl, creating a ball.
3 When you’re nearing the end

of the strips, tuck in the ends
and trim away any excess. Glue to
secure. Repeat to make lots of balls,
then thread onto a length of twine
to make a festive garland.
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This fold is a great way to showcase your
favourite festive collections! By Sue Hughes

THESE CLEVER CENTRE cards
look very impressive but are
surprisingly straightforward to
make. All you need is a piece of
A4 paper and some shaped dies.
The oversized central panel is
a great way to showcase your
Christmas stamps, and you
can use coordinating papers
to decorate the side panels.
Découpage scenes also look
great on the front – just change
the shape to suit the design.
The key is to carefully position
your die-cutting plates before
running the sandwich through
your machine – line them up
with the scorelines so you don’t
cut through the centre panel.
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Pencil
Ruler
Scoring tool & craft mat
Stockists
Circular die p.78
Low-tack tape
Die-cutting machine
1 2 3
Cut a 27x15.5cm piece of card. Working Fold up your card to create the shape, Sandwich the die and card between the
from left to right, score vertically at 5cm, creasing the outer scorelines into valley two cutting plates, lining the edge up with
12cm, 15cm and 22cm. Mark the centre folds and the inner scorelines into mountain one of the two middle score lines on the
point of the panel (13.5cm) with a pencil folds. Flatten out, then place a circular die card. Run through the machine to partially
on the top and bottom edges. in the centre, securing with low-tack tape. cut the circle. Repeat on the other side.

Card school
Let it snow
SHOPPING LIST
Nordic Christmas CD-ROM & Cool
Christmas stamp
Red pearlescent & white card
From Crafter’s Companion
Memory Box Snowflake Corner die
From The Glitter Pot
Circle nesting dies
VersaMark ink pad, white
embossing powder & ProMarkers
Gems, ribbons, scalloped border punch
snowflake punch & Stardust Stickles
1 Make your base from red card, using

a circular die in the centre. Punch a
scalloped border into the edges. Cut two
3x14.5cm panels of snowflake paper.
Mount onto white card and attach. Cut
the corner die four times. Stick in place.
2 Stamp and colour the snowman. Cut

into a circle. Stick punched snowflakes
behind it. Stick to the centre of your card.
50
0
15.5cm
3
Card Stamp and colour the bunting. Cut
size out and attach. Stamp a sentiment
mins
with a VersaMark ink pad. Heat emboss
with white powder. Cut into a circle. Stick
27cm in place. Finish with gems and glitter glue.
Festive cheer 4
45
15.5cm
Card
size
mins
SHOPPING LIST
Nordic Christmas CD-ROM & Christmas 27cm
Cheer stamp
Martha Stewart Doily Lace border punch
From The Glitter Pot
Rectangle nesting dies
Stardust Stickles & gems
Alcohol markers
VersaMark ink pad & white
embossing powder
1 Make your base from red card, using a

rectangle die to form the centre panel. Cut
two 5x15cm pieces of white card. Punch the
outer edge of each to add a border, then top
with patterned paper. Stick to your card base.
2 Stamp and colour the reindeer. Die cut into

a rectangle and mount onto the centre
panel of your card. Add glitter glue details.
3 Carefully cut out sprigs of holly from

patterned paper and stick around the
card. Stamp a sentiment onto red card with
VersaMark ink. Heat emboss in white and cut
out. Stick in place. Finish with gems and a bow.

Merry & bright
SHOPPING LIST
Nordic Christmas CD-ROM
Rectangle nesting dies
Gems, Stardust Stickles & green fineliner
VersaMark ink pad & white
embossing powder
1 Make your base from white card, using

a rectangle die for the centre panel. Print
off two border panels from the CD-ROM and
attach to the outer flaps. Top each with a
panel of patterned paper, mounted onto red
pearlescent card. Add a fineliner border.
2 Print the Santa and reindeer découpage

from the CD-ROM. Cut out and assemble.
Add glitter and a fineliner border, then mount
onto red card. Stick to your base.
3 Print out the snowflake papers and cut out

the individual snowflakes. Stick them to
50
0
15.5cm
Card your card base and top with gems.

size
mins
4 Stamp a sentiment onto red card with
VersaMark ink and heat emboss in white.
Cut into a rectangle and stick in place. Finish
27cm
your card with a bow from the CD-ROM.
Festive hugs 4
40
15.5cm
Card
mins
size
SHOPPING LIST
Nordic Christmas CD-ROM & Santa’s
Helper stamp 27cm
Circle nesting dies
Gems & Stardust Stickles
ProMarkers

a circle die for the centre. Print out two
4.5x15cm panels of patterned paper and
mount onto red card. Stick to the outer
panels of the base.
2 Stamp and colour your image. Die cut

into a circle one size down from the
central circle on your card base. Cut a red
circle the same size as the central one and
mount the stamped panel onto it. Stick in
place on your card. Top with a heart.
3 Stamp a sentiment and cut into a

circle. Mount onto red card and
attach. Print the bunting and cut out,
sticking in place at the top of your card.
4 Cut a 6x6cm square of paper.

Mount onto red card and cut in half
diagonally. Stick in place. Finish with gems.

Card school
In the air
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Delivery stamp & Scandinavian Village
embossing folder
Memory Box Precious Stars die
Square nesting dies
Gems, ribbon & Stardust Stickles
ProMarkers

a square die for the central panel. Top
the outer panels with house-patterned paper
mounted onto red card.
2 Stamp and colour your image, then die

cut into a square. Mount onto red card
and stick to the central panel.
3 Cut panels of red pearlescent card to

sit on all the panels of your base card.
Emboss with the Scandinavian Village
50
0
15.5cm
Card embossing folder, then stick in place.

size
mins
4 Stamp a sentiment and trim into a
rectangle. Mount onto red card and
attach. Finish with Precious Stars die cuts,
27cm
gems, glitter glue and a ribbon bow.
help Front step card template

Your template
Use this handy
template to draw
and cut your card
base. It’s shown at
50%, so you’ll need
to photocopy it at
15.5 cm ➝
200% to get a full-

sized version to trace.
➝
top tip
Use a scoring
board to make
sure your lines
➝
are crisp 5 cm 12 cm 15 cm 22 cm
➝
27 cm ➝
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Christmas
There’s nothing we love more than splashing out on
some festive stash! Here are a few of our must-haves...
By
Hayley
Rowe
loves made easy

Bargain of the month
Me to You
Christmas is such an
expensive time of year,
so it’s always nice to
be able to make a few
savings along the way!
These adorable Me to
You Christmas stamps by
Trimcraft are a real bargain
at just £3.99 each. Pair
them with the matching
paper pad and découpage
stack for a seriously cute
Christmas! Buy them online
at The Glitter Pot (www.
theglitterpot.co.uk).
PAINTED POINSETTIAS
If you love the idea of trying a completely new colour scheme for your
Christmas cards, pick up this beautiful Painted Poinsettias paper pack
from Wild Rose Studio (£4.99). The delicate pastel hues and gorgeous
floral and foliage details will give all your festive makes a sophisticated
new look. Why not pair it with a poinsettia die for maximum effect?
Order yours online from www.crafterscompanion.co.uk.
B
Buildable stamp sets are a huge
trrend for Christmas 2015, and this
Let it Snow stamp set by Wow! is
one of our favourites. Simply stamp
o
thhe background design, then add
trree details, snowflakes and stylish
sentiments on top! Wow! is also
reenowned for its fantastic embossing
powders, so try adding some layers
p
GARDEN FRIENDS
All you need to create a truly beautiful Christmas card is
toopped with metallic embossing one statement stamp.
stamp This Robin with Watering Can stamp
powder for a dramatic finished look.
p from Hobby Art Ltd fits the bill perfectly, and only costs
TThis set costs just £6.50, and can £5.95! We can just picture it paired with some gorgeous
be purchased online from www.
b green and red festive papers. There are other designs in the
w
wowembossingpowder.com. collection, too – take a look and choose your favourite at
www.hobbyartstamps.com.

New products
There’s nothing like a splash of colour and some cute characters to

get your Christmas crafting underway! This fun Kringle & Company
STAMPING IN STYLE
If you’re looking for some adorable new seasonal stamps, these
collection by Nitwits Collections (£4.50) comes as a digital kit that you cute little characters by Stampin’ Up! could be just the thing. The
can download and print off at home (www.nitwitcollections.com). Christmas Cuties clear-mount stamp set costs £15 and contains
three beautifully-designed characters and a range of matching
sentiments. Find your local Stampin’ Up! demonstrator at
www.stampinup.co.uk k and order your set today!
Free download
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Splash
of colour
We can’t believe this
gorgeous Snowflake
Holidays paper collectio on n
can be downloaded
for free! You’ll find it aatt
www.freescrapbook k
downloads.com and d
it’s guaranteed to add
some colour to all your
Christmas makes.
This magical new die collection from Kaisercraft features intricate

ssnowflake, wreath and bauble designs with real wow-factor. Use them
with gold or silver mirri card for a seriously luxurious Christmas look. Each
set costs £15.95 and can be found at www.merlyimpressions.co.uk.
Tweet it!
We love the versatility of these
new birds punches from Fiskarss
– they’re perfect for adding
robin details to your festive
makes, as well as looking
sweet for spring next year! The e
collection includes a stand-
alone lever punch (£4.99) and
Paper flowers are a real stash essential as they instantly add extra an interchangeable cartridge
dimension and a touch of glamour to your cards. These pretty (£9.99) for the Fiskars Border
glitter-accent blooms, part of the ’A Victorian Christmas’ collection by Punch system, but don’t blame
Prima Marketing, are a must for festive crafting. Each pack contains us if you end up buying both!
24 flowers for just £4.95, and they’ll work well with any traditional Find your nearest stockist at
Christmas papers. Find these, along with more festive goodies from www.fiskars.co.uk.
Prima Marketing, at www.craftie-charlie.co.uk.
s, 4 cards, 4 looks!
4product
4wonderful w
THESE STYLISH CHRISTMAS
cards make perfect use of the
Wondrous Wreath stamp set from Season’s joy
Stampin’ Up! By Sue Hughes
1 Mount a 14x14cm square of
14.5cm
green paper onto red card. Card
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14 5
Stick to 14.5x14.5cm base card. size
1 Wondrous Wreath
clear-mount stamp set
From Stampin’ Up! Stockists
2 Cut a 13x13cm square of
red paper and stick to the
card base. Cut two 6x4cm and
14.5cm
2 Kaisercraft Home
for
Christmas paper stack
p.78 two 6x8cm pieces of wood-grain
35
ns paper. Stick to the base with foam
From Merly Impressio pads, leaving a gap between each.
3 Red card
4 Red adhesive gem
s
From your local craft
shop 3 Stamp the wreath onto white
card in two shades of green,
followed by the berries in red.
mins
Cut out and attach to the card

YOU WILL ALSO NEED base with foam pads.
4
White cardstock & acetate Stamp the sentiment in red
Circle & lacy circle dies ink. Cut out and arrange as
Green and red ink pads shown. Finish with a red ribbon,
Jingle bells and buttons jingle bells attached with gold
Ribbon and gold twine twine and red adhesive gems.
Happy holidays
1 Mount a 14x14cm square and stick to the bottom of the
of cream snowflake paper base with foam pads.
onto red card. Attach to a
14.5x14.5cm white card base. 4 Stamp the sentiment onto
white card with red ink. Trim
2 Layer a 12.5x12.5cm square and layer onto red card. Stick to

of burlap-effect paper onto top of the card with foam pads.
a 13x13cm square of red card
and stick to the card base. Add a
12.5x7cm piece of pine paper to
5 To finish, add nine stamped
poinsettias to the card and
some red adhesive gems.
the top section, then use foam
pads to attach a green scalloped
edge border to cover the join.
4
40
14.5cm
Card
3 Stamp a large wreath twice
onto white card, first with
olive green ink, followed by dark
size
mins
green ink. Stamp the berries on

14.5cm
top in red. Cut the wreaths out
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winter wreaths Be merry
1 Stamp the wreath over a 14.5cm
14 5cm
14x14cm square of white card Card
and layer onto red card. Add to a size
14.5x14.5cm base card. Top with a
12x12cm square of red paper.
2 Layer a 10x10cm square of 14.5cm

hessian paper onto red card
4
45
and stick in place. Stamp the
wreaths in two shades of green
onto a circle of white card, then mins
add the berries in red. Mount onto
a lacy circle, die cut from red card,
and attach with foam pads.
3 Stamp a bow and three

poinsettias onto white card
with red ink. Cut out and attach
with foam pads, as shown. Finish
with a round sentiment from the
pack and red adhesive gems.
Peace on earth
1 Take a 14.5x14.5cm card base.
14.5cm
Positioning with the spine at the top, Card

cut across the front, 6cm down from the size
fold. Stick a 14.5x8cm panel of acetate
behind and secure with double-sided tape.
Add a 3x14.5cm piece of white card at the 14.5cm
bottom of the acetate, positioning so the
front and back of your card line up.
2 Cover the inside of your card with

patterned paper. Add panels of
patterned paper mounted onto red card to
4
45mins
the two front panels. Wrap the top panel

with twine and add a sentiment tag.
3 Stamp a wreath in two shades of green.

Cut out and stick to your base. Stamp
flowers and a bow onto white card. Cut out
and stick in place. Finish with red gems.
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you’ve collected over the years, all Bauble paper pack
waiting to be used again this year. Bunny Zoe’s Crafts
We challenged designer Julie Gibbs Apple Blossom Delicate
to take a selection of festive dies Snowflake die
From CraftStash.co.uk
and transform them with embossing Dovecraft Christmas Basics
powder to create glamorous metallic Sentiments & Baubles dies
cards – perfect for giving your old Xcut corner rounder punch
Xcut Centurion die
favourites a new lease of life! She’s From Hobbycraft
used a wide selection of dies from Tattered Lace Joy Bauble die
Apple Blossom, Dovecraft, Marianne From Crafting.co.uk
Marianne Design Creatables
Design and Tattered Lace, but the Christmas Tree 3 die
techniques will work with whatever Spellbinders Nestabilities
you have in your stash. Classic Heart & Scalloped
We’d love to see what you create Heart dies
From Icon UK
with these clever ideas, so don’t forget Cosmic Shimmer Ultra-Thick
to send us your metallic detail designs! Embossing Crystals in
Majestic Purple
Wishes
F m Countryview Crafts
Fro
Carrdstock in various colours
Dou uble-sided tape
Dou uble-sided sticky sheets
1
Inlay die cuts topped Ribbon Mount a 13.5x13.5cm square of
with embossing powder VerrsaMark ink pad patterned paper onto a 14x14cm
for a luxurious look VerrsaMark embossing pen square of purple cardstock. Mount
Embossing powders in clear, onto a 14.5x14.5cm card base.
silver & gold
Heaat gun
Foaam pads 2 Use the Apple Blossom Snowflake
die to die cut three snowflakes
from white card. Trim two of them with
Wh hite gel pen
Butttons, pearls, nail heads, scissors to create smaller snowflakes
eyeelets & gems from the centre section.
3 Press the snowflakes onto a
VersaMark ink pad and sprinkle
with silver embossing power. Put any
Stockists excess powder back into the jar, then
heat the snowflakes with a heat gun
p.78 to set. Repeat the embossing again to
give a smooth look.

Build up
embossin
rs of
ggive
Festive metallics
your die cu finish
4 Once cool, stick the three

snowflakes to your card front with
Noel
place if the pearls won’t stick to the
metallic surface of the die cut).
4
Glossy Accents, as shown. Using the Dovecraft Christmas
5 Use the Dovecraft Christmas

Sentiments set to die cut
‘Christmas Wishes’ from purple 1 Cut an 11x13.5cm panel of
patterned paper, trimming so that
Sentiments set, die cut the word
‘Noel’ from white card. Cover with
VersaMark ink and heat emboss it with
cardstock. Glue to the front of the card. the pattern sits in the bottom right silver embossing powder. Glue this to
6
corner. Mount onto an 11.5x14cm a rectangle of purple cardstock, then
Finish your design with adhesive
piece of purple cardstock. stick to the card front, as shown. Top
pearls in the centres of the small
snowflakes,, a nail head in the centre
of the large snowflake, and a few 2 Wrap the top of the panel with
silver ribbon, securing at the back
with double-sided tape. Stick to a
with a silver ribbon bow, then finish by
adding a heart-shaped nail head to the
base of the Christmas tree.
adhesive gems around the edges.
12x14.5cm white card base.
3 Die cut the Marianne Design

Christmas Tree die from white
35 4
40
14.5cm
card. Heat emboss with two layers of Card

14.5cm
Card
size silver embossing power, as before. Add size
mins to the card front with foam pads and mins
decorate with pearls (you may need

14.5cm to use Glossy Accents to stick them in 12cm

Festive metallics
14.5cm
Card
size
some
e
55
5 mins
12cm
Bauble
1
Cut a 9x14.5cm piece of purple card. Draw
lines across it with the VersaMark Embossing
Pen. Heat emboss the edges in gold.
2
Christmas Cut a 7x14.5cm piece of white card. Die cut
the Joy bauble from the centre. Add a pierced
1 Cut a 13.5x13.5cm piece of crystals into it so you get a speckled border. Back with a double-sided sticky sheet.
4.5cm
patterned paper and mount effect. Once dry, tie bows to each. Card
size
4
onto a 14x14cm piece of silver
14
SStick
i k the
h bbaubles
bl to your card.
d
card. Wrap a length of organza Cut the decorative dies again
ribbon around the top, then stick from white card and feed them into 14.5cm
three strips of narrow ribbon to the the gaps in the baubles, embossing
front, securing one end behind. in silver the zig-zag die cut for the
4
40
Add to a 14.5x14.5cm card base. purple bauble. Die cut a sentiment,
2 Use the Dovecraft die set to

cut two round baubles from
white card and one shaped bauble
emboss with clear powder and
attach. Finish with a bow. mins
in purple card. Cut into these using

the decorative dies in the set.
3 Heat emboss the purple die cut

with clear embossing powder. Lots of ayers of embossing
Emboss the white die cuts with
three layers of silver embossing
powdeer will give your dies
a smootht finished look. The
3
powder. Heat the third layer so more layers you add, the
it melts, then sprinkle and melt longer the drying time. Cut the bauble again. Heat emboss twice
some purple ultra-thick embossing with gold embossing powder. Stick this into
the centre of the sticky aperture from Step 2.

Inlay an intrr at di h
Festive metallics
embossed m all d
for a glammorous
m ro s l k some
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4 5 6
Cut the bauble again from purple and Peel the back off the double-sided sticky Cover the front of a 12x14.5cm base
white card. Feed purple pieces into the sheet and stick the inlaid panel to your purple with patterned paper and round the bottom
embossed bauble, using white for the centre. embossing panel. Top with an organza bow. corners. Stick the bauble panel in place.

Festive metallics
14.5cm
14.5cm
Card
size
6
60
for the
he
mins
Noel heart
1 2 3
Score the front of a 14.5x14.5cm card Die cut a large heart from purple card. Back the heart with a sticky sheet. Inlay
base and fold back. Cover the front and Arrange snowflake dies on top, securing with with snowflake dies embossed with metallic
inside with paper mounted onto purple card. low-tack tape. Run through your machine. powder. Use purple die cuts to fill in the gaps.
4 5 6
Mount your heart panel onto a scalloped Die cut letters to spell ‘Noel’ and emboss Stick the ‘Noel’ panel in place. Add gems
heart die cut from silver card. Stick to the twice with silver powder. Mount onto purple to the heart. Set eyelets into the top corner
front flap of your card so it sits centrally. paper, purple card and silver mirri card. and thread with ribbon. Finish with a bow.

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8 SHOPPING LIST
Lili of the Valley Christmas
sentiment tags
From Lili of the Valley
White cardstock
Various paper punches
Heart, star, circle, snowflake
& Christmas tree punches
Adhesive pearls and gems
Budget
using punches
and some of her fav
makes
Designer Katina Killey created this stylish
set of Christmas cards with just paper scraps
raft pun
p ches
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y r punched
shs p with the
b i g papers
ba
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car esign
Raffia
Christmas tree
Punch a Christmas
Foam pads
tree shape from
patterned paper and d
mount onto white
card with foam padss.
Create a backdrop
from the same pape er,
then decorate with
pearls for a festive
finished look!
2
Happy Christmas
Punch lots of circles from patterned
Christmas paper and layer into a circle on a
card base
base. Top with a sentim
sentimentt and
dbbow.
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Seeason’s greetings
Punch h out llots off stars from
f patterned
d
Christmas papers and arrange in a circle. Stick
in place with foam pads, then top with a raffia
bow and a stamped sentiment tag. 3
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4 5
With love at Christmas
Punch three large hearts
from checked paper and four
smaller red hearts. Arrange on
a square of white card with
foam pads, as shown, then
add four tiny white punched
hearts on top of the red ones.
M
Mount
unt onto patterned paper.
Let it snow
Punch out 12 snowflakes
from patterned
Christmas papers.
Arrange in three rows
on a white card blank,
then finish with adhesivee
gems and a simple
stamped sentiment.
S
6
Snowflakes
8
Cut three types of
C Festive trees
snowflakes from white Punch four large Christmas trees from
paper or card and
p a selection of patterned Christmas
mount on red paper
m papers and mount onto a white card
too create the effect of base with foam pads. This is a super-
a continuous pattern. quick design if you’re pushed for time
Alternatively, get the
A over the festive season!
lo
ook with a snowflake
border punch. Trim the
b
eedges to line up with
Join punched shapes your red square, then
together
g for a mount onto a white
card base to finish
finish.
Christmas knit effect!
ff
White Christmas
Take a square of blue
paper and punch a
snowflake in the middle.
Mount onto white card
with foam pads, then
layer onto patterned
his sim ea if
paper. Finish with gems
you have cards
and sentiment. to put together in a hurry!
❶
8.5 cm ➝
➝
➝
2 cm 4 cm 6 cm 11 cm 13 cm 15 cm
Extra project ➝
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Use these handy
templates to put together Cut along the dashed lines
your festive star. They’re to create your Christmas star
printed at 50%, so you’ll
need to enlarge them at
200% on a photocopier
to create full-sized
versions. Alternatively, Unfold your template, then glue
use the measurements to
draw out your own.
together the points using our
colour guide - the points with
❷ dots of the same colour need to
be joined. Alternate joining in
front and behind the shape

Make adorable cards
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by Rebecca James
cuteness!

First Noel
13.5cm
Card
size
SHOPPING LIST 13.5cm

Me To You Christmas
8x8 paper pack & glitter
50
0
découpage pad
Xcut Large Snow Crystal
Palm Punch mins
From Hobbycraft
Tea Dye
3
Circle punch or dies Punch lots of snowflakes
Red & kraft card from white card and
Adhesive gems & edge with ink. Add to the
glitter glue circles. Cut a 12x4cm piece
From your local craft shop of tartan paper and top with
an 11x3cm piece of blue
1 Make a 13.5x13.5cm
kraft card base. Top with
a 13x13cm piece of patterned
paper. Add to your base with
foam pads. Cut a thin strip
of hessian paper and stick in
paper, edging with Distress Ink place. Top with gems.
4
before attaching. Assemble the découpage
Cut an 11.5x11.5cm scene and trim into a
square of patterned paper. square. Edge with ink and
p with lots of small circles, mount onto hessian paper.
e cut from hessian paper and Stick to your card base, then
ged with Distress Ink. Trim decorate with gems. Finish by
the edges, then mount onto trimming the ‘Noel’ banner
red card. Add to your base. and stick in place on the left.
Jolly Christmas
SHOPPING LIST
10.5cm
Card
10 5
Me To You Christmas size

découpage pad
Xcut Large Snow Crystal 10.5cm
Palm Punch
From Hobbycraft
4
40
Tea Dye
Circle nesting dies mins
Green & kraft card
Adhesive gems, ribbon
& glitter glue foam pads. Add two trian ngles
From your local craft shop cut from green card to loo ok
like trees, as shown.
1 Place a 10.5cm circle die

so that it lies slightly over
the spine of a card blank. Die
3 Use the 10.5cm and 8cm
dies to cut a circular fra
from hessian paper. Edge with
ame
cut to create a circle-shaped ink and attach to your card

base hinged at the top. base with foam pads.
2 Cover the front of the

card with blue paper. Die
cut a circle from lime-washed
4 Cut out a bear holding a
present and stick to the
edge of the frame with foam m
wood paper. Trim to give pads. Punch lots of snowflak kes
two wavy strips, then edge and edge with ink, then stickk
with Distress Ink. Stick to the around the base. Finish with
bottom of the card front with gems and a ribbon bow.

Warm wishes
SHOPPING LIST
Me To You Christmas Card
12cm
30
0
8x8 paper pack & glitter size
découpage pad
Xcut Large Snow Crystal mins
Palm Punch
From Hobbycraft 8cm
Tea Dye
Circle punch or dies
Red & kraft card hessian-print paper. Edge both
Adhesive gems & with Distress Ink and stick in
fineliner pen place, curling up the bottom
From your local craft shop edges a little.
1 Make an 8x12cm card

base with the fold at the
4 Die cut a 6cm circle from
striped paper and mount
onto a 6.5cm circle cut from
top. Trim a notch into the red paper. Add a border with a
bottom of the card, as shown. fineliner pen. Stick in place and
2 Cover the front of your

card with tartan paper,
top with the ‘Warm Wishes’
sentiment panel, as shown.
5
edging with Distress Ink before Carefully cut out a bear
sticking in place. and stick to your card
3 Cut a 7x10cm pennant

from foliage-print paper
and a 5.5x8.5cm pennant from
front, as shown. Punch three
snowflakes and edge with ink.
Stick in place. Finish with gems.
Merry Christmas
SHOPPING LIST
Me To You Christmas
4
45
13.5cm
découpage pad Card

Xcut Large Snow Crystal size
mins
Palm Punch
From Hobbycraft
Tim Holtz Distress Ink in 13.5cm
Tea Dye
Circle punch or dies
Red & kraft card
3
Adhesive gems & Cover the inside of your
fineliner pen card with bear-print paperr.
From your local craft shop Cut a 9cm circle of blue paper
and edge with ink. Stick insidee
1 Make a 13.5x13.5cm
base card with the fold at
the top. Cover the front with
your card so it shows through
the aperture. Top with a 9cm
circle of hessian paper.
m
h
4
red spotted paper. Top with a Use a 7.5cm circle die
12x12cm piece of blue paper to trim down the bear
mounted onto a 12.5x12.5cm topper from the paper packk.
square of hessian paper. Add to the circles inside you
ur
2 Use a 9cm circle die to

cut an aperture into the
front. Die cut a frame from
card with foam pads. Cut out
some presents to stick to yo
card front, along with somee
our
tartan paper and stick over the snowflakes. Finish with gem ms
aperture with foam pads. and a button-topped bow.

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makes. Here are some of our favourites! this month’s sketch. Keep an
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Lorraine Smallacombe’s
traditional Santa card has
really put us in a festive
mood! We love the pretty
poinsettia embellishments!
Charlotte Pauls used our
sketch as inspiration for this
fabulously festive card.
Sarah Davidson made this Elke Parijs added a

adorable card for a friend’s vintage touch to her card
child to give to their mummy! by using an old photo
and a delicate lace trim.
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and cheerful card, using our
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Card 12cm
Snowflake punch
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Foam pads
Red spotty paper 12cm
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score down the centre. Place the 12cm
circle die on top, leaving it to hang slightly over
ci
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S
oon it’s the time we’ve all Simply cut them out four times, fold in half
been waiting for – Christmas!
I sometimes think the run-up
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and stick them back-to-back with some
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I planned to be really organised with of year is how quickly the temperature is If you’re running out of time
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the way. I can’t possibly wait until excuse to stay indoors at my craft table, ages colouring them in.
Christmas 2016 to try them out! even if I’m beginning to feel like I need some
I’ve spent a fair bit of time using
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now the face of newly-launched The Craft demonstrations, which is a lengthy process and
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www.thecraftchannel.tv. spend time selecting products, talking to the
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exciting environment to be in.
craft television channels?
I was demonstrating to an audience at a craft
exhibition when a lady approached me and Do you like to craft in your spare time?
said “You’re very good at this; have you ever I love to create anything from a simple card
thought of going on TV?” I said no, but that I to a bracelet, a piece of embroidery to a floral
would be interested. She suggested that I call decoration. Craft is in my blood!
QVC as she thought they would be interested
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demonstrate them, and gave me the contact DAWN’S TOP TIPS
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can show how to use them!”
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What can viewers expect from your
What do you think is the key to your come from simply playing.
new venture, The Craft Channel
success on craft television?
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well and give them as many facts about the really do make such a difference to
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because we have the time to show exactly how trimmer and scissors – they’re
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