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e know how important it is to start making your Christmas cards early, so we’ve packed this issue with over 130 inspirational ideas to help keep card-maker’s block at bay! Our friends at Sizzix have designed a beautiful set of Christmas cards using their Winter Moments collection on page 66. The combination of embossed textures and diecut shapes is stunning. Our free papers this month (page 48) are Jenny Ellory’s irresistible set of Winter Wonderland papers and embellishments, and you’ll find Naomi Hocking’s sweet Santa-themed free printables on page 34! If you’re looking for new techniques for your Christmas cards this year, then Julie Kirk has the answer on page 75 with her pop-up cards Masterclass and her 10 Ways with corrugated card on page 42. Happy festive crafting!

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Every issue…

Crafty know-how

6 YOUR BUMPER CARD KIT Fab ideas with your Forever Friends kit! 14 NEW FOR YOU! All the latest crafty news & best buys 24 YOUR INSPIRATIONS Readers’ letters, top tips and cards 87 STOCKISTS Stock up on the stash and accessories from this issue 91 TEMPLATES All the templates you’ll need for this month’s projects 96 NEXT MONTH Find out what’s coming up in the December issue! 98 THE THRIFTY CRAFTER Kirsty Neale shares her passion for upcycling in her papercraft projects

75 MASTERCLASS Julie Kirk shows you how to make pop-ups, whether you’re a beginner or an expert! 82 ASK THE EXPERTS Our panel of crafters answer your questions 88 ONLINE INSPIRATIONS The best websites, blogs and downloads!

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28 DIGI CRAFTING Create with adorable characters Barkley & friends 34 PRINTABLES Jenny Hodges crafts with Santa FREE PRINTABLES! 66 DIE-CUTTING Scandi-style cards with Sizzix’s new Winter Moments

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Prizes to win! 13 COMPETITION £1,000 worth of craft totes and Tilda Goodies from Readicut are up for grabs 27 GREAT GIVEAWAYS Loads of great giveaways worth over £1,000!

Great reads 11 MEET THE DESIGNER We chat to craft expert, Clare Curd 84 BEHIND THE SCENES The story behind Fantastic Ribbons

20 FAVOURITE FLOWERS Bold poinsettia cards by Zoë Patching 42 10 WAYS WITH... Corrugated card. Julie Kirk shares some of her ideas for using this on-trend card 46 ALL WRAPPED UP Wintery tags and boxes from Jo Kill 48 CHRISTMAS PAPERS Give your cards a yuletide theme with fab free papers & toppers FREE PRINTABLES! 55 CARDS FOR ALL OCCASIONS 20 designs for special celebrations, including wedding and thank yous 72 SCRAPBOOK Transform your layouts with Shimelle Laine’s fab ideas for using photographs

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Your free printables Get crafting in minutes with all the FREE printables that come with your digital edition of Paper p craft inspirations! p !

Santa printables kit Naomi Hocking has designed an irresistible set of Santa-themed printables for you to get making with in minutes! You can even make e a 3D Santa train using the template e provided as the ultimate gift box for Christmas treats and presents! Turn to page 34 for project ideas and your link to the printables.

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Summerr surfing surfi fing papers & toppers Download and print out Jenny Ellory’s wonderful Winter Wonderland papers, toppers and embellishments to make stylish seasonal cards in next to no time! Turn to page 48 to find three cool card ideas from Jenny and the link to download your papers!

Top templates Several of the projects in this issue use templates. Turn to page 91 to find out how you can download yours for free!

Fes est sttiv tiive ive ki iv kittt!! Our non-digital October issue is our Christmas eventt issue and comes with a bumper Forever Friends carrd making kit, including papers, rs, stamp, die-cut shapes and gold glitter pen! Pick up a copy in newsagents for £5.99 99 – on sale until 15th October er..

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What first attracted you to card making? I got into card making when I was pregnant with my son Joseph, who’s now nine. I’d been doing cross stitch for about 16 years but wanted something a little more ‘instant’, so I bought a couple of books on card making and was hooked. Little did I know it would change my life forever! When did crafting become a career for you? After my maternity leave I went back to work as a nurse on an intensive care unit, but I just couldn’t get card making out of my head. I lived, ate, slept and breathed it! About six months later I began working for Docrafts as an in-store demonstrator. Then I started doing more national work for them such as at the Hobbycrafts show at the NEC, and another six months or so after that I plucked up the courage to leave nursing.

What’s your favourite crafting memory? Oh wow! That’s a hard one. I met my bestest ever friend, Sheila Halliwell, through working with Docrafts, and I’ve lost count of the amount of times we’ve cried with laughter when sharing hotel rooms at shows! But I think my favourite crafting memory is getting to work in Australia for two weeks – it was amazing. What crafting tool could you not do without? Am I allowed two? It would have to be a really good quality guillotine, as I can’t cut a straight line for toffee. Second would be the Silhouette Cameo. It’s so versatile, and my ‘go to’ machine every time. What crafting trends are you loving at the moment? I love kraft cardstock – teamed with white, it’s a winner in my eyes. I also love the geometric patterns that are so trendy at the

Clare began her craft career as an in-store demonstrator for Docrafts before leaving nursing for good

moment. Whatt I love most, though, is the diversity: everything is a trend for each individual crafter ter and that’s what’ t’ss important… to love what you do.

Clare loves taking hold of current trends and then giving them her own twist in her handmade cards.

Describe a typical working day for you… … I don’t have a typical day! I usually wake at 7am and take my two greyhounds for a walk. Then I get stuck into work. I might be putting products online, making cards, tidying my craft room (!), sorting stock or checking invoices. Then I might get an email asking me to demonstrate, work or teach and instantly my whole day changes. But I always make time for drama group and a glass of wine on a Sunday night with my friends! What are you working on at the moment? Things are unbelievably hectic right now! I have a new(ish) online boutique and I’m working tirelessly to make it great. I have new stock coming in all the time and it’s hard to be disciplined about sorting it out as all I want to do is play with it! I’m also working for Bid.tv as a craft presenter and this takes up a lot of my time. But I love it all.

What are your top three papercraft techniques? Firstly, stamping without a doubt, because it’s so versatile and allows me to be an artist without being able to draw! Secondly, I like making gifts with papercrafts, such as canvases, notebook covers and the like. Finally, I wouldn’t be without my Silhouette Cameo machine. Tell us more about your TV presenting! I present Bid.tv’s Crafti Creations on Tuesdays, currently at noon. It truly is SO exciting! I’m like a child in a sweet shop! www.clarecurdcrafts.co.uk

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Every month we pick our favourite new card making products… just for you!

Winter moments Have an ‘oh so chic’ Christmas this year! With the latest collection from designer Paula Pascual, you can create a winter wonderland in your home, or beautiful gifts and cards to send out to your friends! The dies in the Winter Moments range are fresh and contemporary, with heart-warming phrases, cute Framelits with matching stamps and much more. Prices start at £5.99, from Sizzix*. For more information visit www.sizzix.co.uk and don’t forget to check out our pretty projects featuring them on page 66.

FESTIVE FELTIES

Seasonal stash If you want to stock up on some great-value stash to suit all your Christmas card making needs, you can’t go wrong with Dovecraft’s fabulous new Back to Basics Traditional Christmas range – including an 8x8in Paper Pack (£4.99), Adhesive Pearls (£2) and Shaped Buttons (£2.49), available from Trimcraft stockists*.

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We just love these adorable felt toppers from Hobbycraft! Featuring some classic festive favourites, such as gingerbread men – the sweet little Scottie dogs are also too cute to resist! Use them to put together a stylish Christmas card in a matter of moments! They’re just some of the great range of felt toppers available at Hobbycraft* this autumn, and prices start at just £1.49 a pack, which makes them a stash essential in our book!

MAKE A WISH!

Christmas cuties Fans of the Country Companions will be delighted to hear that they’re back in time for the Christmas season in a sweet Winter Wishes collection! This adorable range includes Die-Cut Sentiments, Clear Stamps, A5 Paper Pack and a stunning A5 Easel Decoupage Card Kit, plus much, much more! Prices start at £1.50, from Docrafts*.

Stampin’ Up! have a whole host of festive designs for you to get crafting with including this Wishing You set of four stamps – available wood (£12.95) or (£9.95) clear mounted. They work perfectly with the Season of Style Designer Series Paper Pack (£6.25)! Available from the new Seasonal Catalogue from Stampin’ Up!*

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Punching in a continuous sequence to create a long border for your cards and crafts can be a fiddly process. Not so with the clever Interchangeable Border Puncher from Fiskars! Get yours for just £14 from Crafts U Love*. You simply feed through the paper you want punched and the design of the machine makes it easy to create seamless results. The beauty of the punch is that it will take other punch cartridges and changing them

is a breeze, allowing you to build up a library of designs for your borders. We found the larger handle helped make the punching easier and the punch itself was simple to use and compact. The cartridges self stack, helping you to store them away neatly. Overall a g eat g gr gadget g for any yp punch addicts!

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Fancy stocking up on embellishments? You’re in luck! Fantastic Ribbons are offering Papercraft Inspirations readers an opportunity to obtain an amazing bumper deal package of more than 120 vintage-inspired buttons (tempting shades include creams, bitter chocolate, rose pink and fudge) along with a specially selected collection of washi tapes, including six Christmas designs – we love the cute little festive socks on a line! The pack also contains a mix of every mix of pastels and

Get your hands on some bargain stash thanks to Fantastic Ribbons’ exclusive reader offer!

brights possible, with prints including golden stars, dots, checks and stripes. Each roll is 15mm wide and 10metres in length, so with 20 rolls totalling 200 metres you will have plenty to choose from in your craft stash – taking you through the Christmas season well into the new year! The bumper selection usually costs £30, but you can get yours for just £15. In order to claim your special deal, visit www. fantasticribbons.com/ washioffer and quote code WashiBundle. Offer limited to one per person while stocks last.

Toppers at the top of our Christmas list! When you’re mass making a stack of Christmas cards, anything to make the task as quick and easy as possible is much appreciated! Which is where toppers come in – all you need to do is add your topper design and a sentiment and your card is complete! We like the Love Robins Stylish Season Topper Set from Hunkydory Crafts.* At just £2.75 for a 300gsm foiled diecut topper sheet and two A4 sheets of 350gsm Adorable Scorable Cardstock it’s guaranteed to give your cards extra sparkle!

Brilliant books ORIGAMI PAPERCRAFTING

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Lose yourself in one of our crafty reads for November FABULOUS STAMPED FRAMES

Suzanne McNeill £6.99 Design Originals

Melanie Muenchinger £9.99 Search Press

Take your origami skills to a whole new level. Create gorgeous cards, boxes, envelopes and much, much more using the step-by-step instructions with over 36 stunning projects for you to try.

The projects in this book have been created using images from seven best-selling stamps sets from Gina K. Designs, with plenty of step-by-step tutorials included on a wide variety of stamping techniques.

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FIRST DAY OF CHRISTMAS Fans of traditional Christmas imagery are going to find this elegant embossing folder an absolute must-buy! The Xcut Twelve Days of Christmas – Tree A6 design costs just £3 from Docrafts* and is ideal for adding subtle texture and depth to your festive projects.

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1 Fimo Winter Friends, from Handy Hippo Crafts* 2 Pickle with Sledge Clear

Stamp, from Wild Rose Studio* 3 Framelits Die Set – Penguin &

Candy Cane, with Stamps, from The Glitter Pot* 4 Hunkydory Crafts Pudge

The Penguin Magical Christmas Luxury Topper Set, from Crafty Devils*

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s a i t t e s n i Po Zoë Patching indulges her festive spirit with a trio of pretty poinsettias!

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hristmas wouldn’t be Christmas if it wasn’t for the flourish of vivid red poinsettias! Their bold petals and simple shape are perfect for creating festive cards. Zoë’s first design uses a rich, deep red coloured felt, which has been folded and stitched together to make up a single bloom. Next, Zoë raided her button box to create this red and white button wreath, complete with four mini poinsettias. For her final card, she’s used a simple cut out technique to make a layered flower, with additional stitched effect details. There’s sure to be one that catches your eye!

Fashion a flower from felt

Shopping list Basic card kit, plus

Trace the large flower template on page 91 on to felt and cut out. Trace around five single petals and cut out. Fold the base of each petal, so that both sides meet, and secure with a few stitches. Stitch all five together and secure a few beads in the centre.

Turn over for an easy 3D layered poinsettia!

* White and red card Edition Paper * First 12x12in paper pad – Boho Chic, from Trimcraft* Edition 6x6in paper * First pad – Blank Canvas, from Trimcraft* alphabet * Dovecraft glitter stickers – White, from Trimcraft* Hill seed beads * Mill – Victorian Gold (02011), from Sew and So*

* Buttons * Ribbons * Brads * Beading needle & thread * Sticky foam pads * White pencil ...................... Template on p.91 ...................... *see page 87 for stockists

Score & fold a poinsettia wreath Trace eight petal templates from page 91 on to red card, and cut out. Gently score the length of each petal using the tip of a craft knife and fold. Layer two petals and secure in the centre with a brad. Make a circle of buttons and secure each poinsettia in place with foam pads.

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How to… make a 3D layered poinsettia 1 Trace the large poinsettia template on to red card and cut out. Using the same template, trace on to a rectangular piece of white card (two of the petals should extend beyond the straight edge) and cut out.

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Match your white card with the dimensions of your printed background. Position the large red cut out and stick with double-sided tape. Secure the white card with foam pads, then the small red flower, and add a central brad.

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I really wanted to share one of my latest cards with you. I was asked by a friend to make a wedding card featuring two rubber ducks, with the colour theme as Cadbury chocolate, wording! Well first of all I and special w laughed and thought it was maybe a joke. A wedding card with rubber ducks? They couldn’t be serious! Well, they were! And as ever I’m always up for a challenge, no matter how daunting. This is the final result and I’m in love with it. The bride and groom were thrilled – I doubt anybody else would have sent them a card like this! I’m now looking forward to the next strange request! Julie Seager, from Staffordshire You certainly rose to the challenge, Julie! What a fab, fun card. We look forward to hearing about your next creation!

Our readers have been telling us about the pickles they get themselves into when card making! Helen T, on Facebook “I spilt a pot of liquid red ink all over the wipe-clean table cover on our dining table. It took ages to get the stains off!” Laura McN, on Facebook “The lid was off the glitter tub when someone switched my on-desk fan on… I’m still finding it weeks later!” Lisa H, on Facebook “I forgot the Stickles I used on a card were still wet when I stacked a batch of cards to put away for future use. I had stickles on the back of every card I made! Mind you, I found out that after I let them dry completely I could just scrape them off and they were good as new. Phew!”

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Letter we love most Sunny proposal I made this card for my son for his engagement. He and his girlfriend were on holiday in Egypt when he popped the question (she said yes!). On the way back from the airport they called to say they were coming by to show me the ring. I then went into panic mode – I needed to make a card and quick! As I have only made birthday cards up to now, I wasn’t sure if I had anything suitable in my stash. Thankfully the free gift that came with issue 113 – the Fizzy Moon characters – came to my rescue. Phew! Thank you for the inspiration. Andrea Hughes, from Rochdale

What a lovely card, Andrea – no doubt they were thrilled to receive it.

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I have seriously been lacking crafting motivation recently and then issue 116 dropped through my door! I saw the fantastic retro caravan cards on page 29 and knew straight away I would have to make one for my parents’ wedding anniversary. Thank you so much for helping get my crafting mojo back! Lesley Wood, from Worcester What a cute card, with its delicate watercolour backdrop. It’s always wonderful to hear we’ve helped inspire our readers – here’s to your refound mojo, Lesley!

When my son was invited to his best friend’s birthday party I knew exactly which card I was going to make for him. He was turning five, is autistic and loves anything everything ‘dinosaur’. T-Rex definitely and everythin fitted the bill. I tried to make it as tactile as possible. He loved his card, and spent ages playing with Rexy’s opening and closing mouth. Thank you for all your wonderful ideas – I always manage to find a design that suits the person I am making it for. Des Williams, from Middlesex What a fabulous design, Des! We love the spotty background. We’re glad you were able to put our dinosaur templates from issue 104 to such good use.

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Use different papers to make a square layered background, then offset this with a circular topper, that has been layered up with découpage to make the design really ‘pop’!

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Deck the halls with Barkley & friends! Have some festive fun with Barkley & friends and Mandy-Jane Taylor’s adorable Christmas card set

Shopping list Basic card kit, plus Christmas * Barkley CD-ROM Companion * Crafter’s Satin Finish

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he new Barkley Christmas CD-ROM from Crafter’s Companion is packed with hundreds of gorgeous printable elements to allow you to create your projects from the base right to the finishing touches such as the bows and buttons.

Designer, Mandy-Jane Taylor, says, “It was hard to decide on what to use from the CD-ROM as I wanted to use them all! The coordinating papers aren’t just for Christmas, many of them can be used for everyday. This is sure to become a classic crafting item.”

Turn the page for more cute ideas!

Printable Paper

* White Card Card * Core’dinations – Raspberry Design die * Marianne – Lacy Circle CR1248 * GoKreate Small Circle Set Lacy * Spellbinders Ovals Die Set – Build a Snowflake & Oval dies Tacky-Glue, * Collall All Purpose Glue & 3D Glue Gel Fun Flock * Stampendous – Snow White/Mini White Pom-Poms * Iridescent *Glitter * Tonic Doily Edge Border Punch Companion * Crafter’s Embellishment Packs All above items from Crafter’s Companion* *see page 87 for stockists

Let it snow!

Give your découpaged cards a realistic flurry of snowflakes by adding a sprinkling of white Fun Flock over the snow and hat trimming images!

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How to... create a snow-filled shaker Shaker cards are such fun! Mandy-Jane Taylor shows how to make one in just eight steps…

1 Using the CD-ROM, print off two backing papers from the Design Set section of the CD-ROM. Layer up with raspberry card on a white card blank.

tip If you don’t have any pom-poms then iridescent or white glitter would also work well. Remember not to overfill your card so the glitter has room to move!

2 Add lace and ribbon to a strip of raspberry card and adhere this to the card front. Use the CD-ROM to print off the Barkley topper at A5 size on to card and cut with the oval die.

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Add glitter to the topper image at this point. Die-cut a lacy oval from white card, then cut a plain oval using the oval die, from its centre to create a lacy oval frame.

Next, die-cut a slightly larger oval from acetate and glue it securely to the back of the lacy oval frame to create your shaker card window.

Cut a 3x28cm white card strip. Score at 0.8cm along the long edges. Cut notches along the length of both sides. Bend one set of notches facing inwards and the other set outwards.

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Take the oval image and starting centrally at the base of it, glue the notches to the underneath of the image, feeding the notches to fit the shape snuggly.

Glue the ends together, trimming off any excess. Place some white mini pom-poms inside and then glue the acetate window to the top. Set aside for the glue to dry.

When window is dry, glue to the card using the 3D glue gel. Die-cut snow snowflakes, layer up and glue to the card together with pearls and a ribbon bow to finish the project.

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I really enjoyed making this project – the images really come to life when they’re coloured in. In my opinion, a Christmas card without glitter is like Christmas Day without snow, so I added Stickles glitter accents. When colouring falling snow, I find it’s easiest to colour over them, rather than around them and, when the ink is dry, go over them with a white opaque pen. If you want to batch make cards with the same stamped image, choose an image which you have coloured and are happy with, scan it into your PC and print out several times. You can then glitter them all individually and no-one will know the difference!

Gail Norris

You can do so much with this fantastic CD-ROM. It’s really easy to create backgrounds, toppers and sentiments (and a lot more!) and you can change the colour to whatever you want! I used sticky foam pads to give some dimension to my card as it really didn’t need anything else doing to it, apart from some colourful paper and a pretty bow! Plus, I used an image to personalise the inside of the card for continuity. The images of Barkley are gorgeous – so expressive! – and lots of things on the CD-ROM could be used all through the year. I must also mention the gift box template – it’s great because you can re-size it depending on the gift!

Julie Selby

These images are great for Christmas and I loved Mandy-Jane’s projects – very inspirational. I had a Barkley’s rubber stamp to play with and, for my Let it Snow card, I used ProMarkers to colour the image in. I cut the image with a Spellbinders die but it was the largest die in the set, so to make the red border I cut semi-circles and stuck them around the edge overlapping each other. I’m pleased with the result and will use the technique again. All that was needed then was a couple of silver snowflakes and a greeting, and I layered everything on plain card and printed paper. For the shaker card I used small silver dots for snow.

Karen Walsh

They’re so cute – who wouldn’t fall in love with this pair of scallywags? To start, I layered and matted some Hot off the Press coordinated Christmas papers for the base. I used my ProMarkers to colour the stamped image of Barkley, then I used a snowy border punch to just edge my image for a lace-like effect. The punched out snowflakes were added to the background to tie in to the overall structure, and to finish I found a metal snowflake charm waiting for a job in my stash, so I ran it through my sticker maker before positioning on to my card. I think it finished it

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y has been card J Jenn making for just over two yyears. She loves to colour in stamped images with alcohol or distress ink markers. These images are the focal point of most of her prett y, girly cards and crafts.

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This concertina card shows off a full train loaded with gifts and even Santa’s reindeer. A forest of Christmas trees topped with glitter finishes the scene.

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Season’s greetings from Santa! Jenny Hodges uses Naomi Hocking’s printable Santa-themed set to make the cutest festive cards!

Shopping list Basic card kit, plus dies – Petit * Spellbinders Ovals & Scalloped Ovals * Ranger Distress Ink – Antique Linen * Pinflair clear glue * Stickles glitter glue – Star Dust, all from Dies to Die For* Bee Designs papers * Lily – Christmas Cheer, from Sarah’s Cards* Stewart punch * Martha – Scallop Dot, Liquid Pearls – Ivy Green, Ruby Red, Bisque, Majestic Purple, Gold, all from Sir Stampalot* Button pack * Mixed – Candy, from

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depth to your collection by creating a découpage effect. Jenny Hodges says, ”I’ve added glitter and coloured pearls to the designs for a festive touch, and buttons make great wheels for Santa’s train. This set is sure to get everyone in the Christmas spirit!”

Turn over for more fun Santa designs!

Set the scene for Santa! Layers of papers machine sewn on to card create the perfect background for this Father Christmas topper. Gently distress the topper with ink and embellish with coordinating ribbon to complete the look!

Fantastic Ribbons* ribbon – Teal, * Grosgrain from Crafty Ribbons* gems – Star, * Adhesive from Hobbycraft* kit * Printables downloaded from the Papercraft inspirations website ...................... Template on p.92 ...................... *see page 87 for stockists

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How to... make a festive stepper card tip

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Printables project Create a multi-layered Christmas tree card, complete with gifts, with Jenny’s six simple steps…

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Fold the score lines. Cut down the 5cm line from 3cm line to 15.5cm point. Fold at marked lines to form the steps of the card.

Print and cut out five copies of the Christmas tree (in different scales), seven stacks of presents, one bear and the sentiment.

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Cut out all the printed images, cutting five scallop shapes at the lowest branch of each layer of the Christmas tree.

Glue all the images to the card base using Pinflair gel glue to add depth. Layer the Christmas tree branches up the tree.

Decorate the tree and message with liquid pearls and Stickles glitter to give your completed card plenty of Christmas shimmer.

‘All aboard’gift box

This clever Christmas train gift box is so easy to make using Naomi’s printables. Add brightly coloured buttons for wheels and use glitter to highlight the details! Visit www. papercraftinspirationsmagazine. co.uk find full instructions and templates to make the train.

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These printables are great for producing cards in bulk, and lend themselves to embellishing in lots of different ways. I like making little scenes with my cards, so the Santa and snowman figures were perfect. I used white sparkly card to contrast with the snowman and cut the pine trees for the background in plain and flourish green with a favourite Sizzix die. I added a ribbon to the sack, pale blue gems for the Snowman’s eyes and sewed real buttons over the printed ones down his tummy. For the final touches, I opened a pack of buttons and added a poinsettia to the snowman and a parcel to Santa – along with a button list of ‘good’ and ‘bad’ children to encourage good behaviour in the run-up to Christmas!

Jane Hewes

I decided to make an easel card for my project – I love the idea that you can see the top and the inside of the card at the same time as I like to make the inside as good as the front of the card. I have layered different shades of green with some gold mirror card for the base card. I loved the idea of the train and all the stacked presents so decided to put them together. The sentiments are brilliant for using as the topper for the card. The printables are easy to re-size so you could make the train and presents as small or as large as you want. I am going to turn the piles of presents into some tags as well. To give my card a bit of shine I have used some Crafter’s Companion Spray and Sparkle – the perfect festive finish!

Russell Jones

I’m not always a fan of printables as the results you get are very dependent on the quality of your printer, but Naomi’s solid and bold colours have changed my mind – I’m very pleased with the outcome. I particularly like the pile of presents, so made these the main focus for my stepper card. As someone with big hands I was pleased that they are very easy to cut out – although I did cut off a few tags on the presents! I already had the tree design waiting for the perfect project, so I finished this with liquid pearls, then mounted it on to an oval of star-print card. I kept it all quite simple because I love the less polished, more traditional elements of Christmas, and Naomi’s illustrations really fit the bill!

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Shopping list Basic card kit, plus Pants Designs * Fancy corrugated card sheets,

from Personal Impressions * Papermania patterned papers, tags, die-cut shapes & trims – Christmas in the Country Papermania buttons, patterned craft tape & baker’s twine – Spots & Stripes (Festive) X-Cut nesting dies – Large Parenthesis, all from Docrafts* Button twine Rusty craft wire, both from The Ribbon Girl* Simple Stories cardstock stickers – Vintage Bliss October Afternoon mini-market alphabets, both from Sarah’s Cards* Kraft cardstock Googly eyes Jingle bells Adhesive gems ...................... Templates on p.93 ...................

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Score & fold a triangular Christmas tree Score and fold three triangles down the centre and glue them back-to-back. Try the same technique with circles as baubles or snowmen! By joining an odd number of shapes, you can open out and flatten down the central one to put it into an envelope.

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Make an on-trend shield mount!

Recreate a cosy clubhouse feel with this fun 3D stag head mounted on its own corrugated card shield. The cardstock forms a sturdy base for the super-fun multi-sectional die-cut stag head, while the rusty wire and checked ribbons lend a rustic feel.

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Quill yourself a Christmas tree Corrugated card brings a lovely texture to traditional quilling techniques. Simply roll up a long strip of corrugated card, allow it to unfurl slightly then pinch it at three points to create a triangle.

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Focus on a fluted die-cut frame Corrugated card works so well with dies and a die-cut frame makes the perfect surround for any focal point. It cuts cleanly, and due to its thickness, the cut edges take on that slightly embossed imprint you get with some dies, which doesn’t always show up on thinner materials.

Turn over for more corrugated card ideas!

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Sweeten up a white corrugated candy cane by adding some quick inky red stripes. Any firm, flat ink pad, wiped back and forth over the surface, will transfer colour on to the ridge tops. The colour can’t get any further down leaving you with completely colourful stripes! Papercraft

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Make a cheeky textured character! Bring a fun character to life with the instant texture offered by corrugated card. As cute as this robin would be in plain card, it’s more fun to build his layers from this lovely tactile material.

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Look to the heavens with a stripy star Play with the direction of the corrugated ridges. When using the template to cut out each section of the star, alternate between cutting out segments which have stripes running horizontally, vertically and diagonally.

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Create a quick and easy notebook or minialbum spine with a strip of corrugated card and a book ring. It’s the flexible nature of the card that comes in useful here, and the addition of a spine adds a professional touch to an otherwise basic tag book.

tips Top tricks for corrugated card! B For corrugated card to curl you need to cut the strip so that the corrugated ridges run horizontally across it. B Use corrugated card wherever you want to introduce quick, mess-free texture. Things like house roofs, tree branches and seaside scenes work well. B Create raised strips by cutting between the vertical ridges. Use them to make lines of raised edges for recreating things like fences, ladders and railway tracks.

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Gift wrap inspirations

Christmas tags

All wrapped up! Shopping list Basic card kit, plus

* Assorted coloured card Afternoon * October papers – Make It Merry & shape stickers * Word Doo-dads Washi *tape, all from*The Craft Emporium* tags – Lucy * Papermania Cromwell at Christmas paper kit * A5 Christmas gift boxes, * all from The Glitter Pot* Sticky tape * Glassine * envelope * Ivory & turquoise silky crush ribbon * Silver glitter mesh ribbon * White Sweetheart blossom flower * White Mulberry daisy flower * Adhesive pearls * Diamante pearl spacer * Button twine tulle * Star pin * White button, all *fromRedThespotty Ribbon Girl* fine line * Ultimate glue & glitters, from

Chill out with Jo Kill's cool gift tags with their frosty wintery theme! Christmas at the candy parlour Create a candy cane effect using double-sided tape and glitter around a lollipop stick – add to a bucket container filled with treats – top the bucket with tulle to keep your gifts safe and snuggly.

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Use spare Christmas decorations to add a special shine to your tags – create the tag and tie on bells or baubles with glitter mesh for a truly festive feel.

bucket, * Mini from Confetti* holly, from * Felt Hobbycraft* dies – Framelits * Sizzix Holly & Snowflake, Bigz Snowman * Spellbinders dies – Nestabilities, all from Country View Crafts* Paper doily * Baubles *foam Funky * Mini peg Brown * Eyeletink * * pad * Letter stickers * Tissue paper * Feathers Silver metallic pen * *White pen * Crocheted flower * Lollipop stick *see page 87 for stockists

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Wrapped up in style Use a glassine envelope to make a handy wrapper for a gift tag – decorate the tag with glitter and pop it inside before embellishing the front with a die-cut snowman and washi tape.

Gift wrap inspirations Decadent delight Use a pre-cut gift bag for a speedy fix – they even come pre-scored! Fold the bag as per the instructions. Découpaged toppers, stickers and over-thetop feathers add opulence.

Pretty pillow box Create gift boxes from corrugated card – hand-cut the box and enclose your present before sealing with double-sided tape. Wrap ribbon and paper around the box and embellish the top with an eclectic mix of embellishments for a retro look.

From Santa with love Use up spare paper by creating gift envelopes – fold the paper in half diagonally before folding each corner across to create the basic shape, then fold down the front as the flap before adding tissue paper and decorating as you like.

Festooned with floral flourishes Wrap up a gift for someone you cherish – to make it look utterly extravagant, tie on twine and glitter mesh ribbon before adding felt holly and a small crocheted flower with a pearl at its heart.

Mini masterpiece Work in miniature for a small but beautiful present. Wrap paper around a matchbox to keep tiny treasures safe. You could add twine to use it as cute tree decoration too – just hang from a prominent branch!

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Your free papers B 6 stunning backgrounds B 5 complementary borders B 32 toppers & greetings Download & print these ur papers from o r fo te si web

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tip If you have a snowflake punch, use it on alternate prints along the left-hand border of your roaming reindeer card to add some textural interest.

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tart your crafting for Christmas in minutes with this month’s free papers! Besides being in the magazine, you’ll find all of them on the Papercraft inspirations website, waiting for you to print out as many times as you like! Jenny Ellory has exclusively designed these wonderful Winter Wonderland papers for us. Make a snowflake-scattered Season’s Greetings card and a ribbon-festooned Christmas Wishes design. Then turn over for full step-by-step instructions on how to make the gorgeous reindeer card! Send photos of your free paper makes to [email protected]

Shopping list Basic card kit and your free festive papers, toppers & greetings, plus…

Scallops and snowflakes Cover the right side of an A6 landscape card with stripy paper, with a scalloped border along the right edge. Use your template to cut a scalloped shape from your snowflakes paper and stick to the left side of the card. Layer your tags on sticky foam pads and finish with a satin bow and gems.

Turn over for more ideas and your free papers!

* White card * Sticky foam pads Double-sided tape * Silver and tiny purple * star gems * Satin ribbon Purple brad * Iridescent glitter, * all from Hobbycraft* glue pen, from * Zig The Craft Barn* downloaded * Templates from the Papercrafts inspirations website *see page 87 for stockists

Layer up a seasonal scene Stick your trees and reindeers paper over a portrait A6 card, overlaying a stripy border across the base. Use the template to cut a flag shape from your baubles paper and layer this under a ‘Season’s Greetings’ tag and snowflakes on sticky foam pads. Add gems, buttons and a bow.

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How to… make a roaming reindeer card! 1 Cover a portrait base card with chevron paper adding a snowflake border down the left edge. Cut out a ‘hill’ using the template, and position along the bottom edge.

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Cut out the reindeer and tree embellishments and use a glue pen and iridescent glitter to add some sparkle to them. Layer these on sticky foam pads over the hill shape.

Download your free papers from www.papercraftinspirationsmagazine.co.uk/downloads

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We’d love to see what you make with your free papers, so send in your cards to: Your Cards, Papercraft inspirations, 30 Monmouth Street, Bath BA1 2BW or email a good-quality picture of your card to [email protected]. There’s a prize waiting for all those we publish!

Winter Wonderland

Deer Among Trees

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Winter Wonderland Buttons & Borders

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Winter Wonderland

Snow Flurry

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Winter Wonerland Chevron Effect

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Best Wishes

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Cards for all

Shopping list Basic card kit, plus… White card blank White & coloured card Little Darlings Rubber Stamps – Best Wishes Sentiment, from Stamping All Day* Seam binding – Paradise Aqua Lace – White Pearl and diamante embellishment, all from The Ribbon Girl* Spellbinders dies – Floral Ovals, Lacey Ovals Ranger distress ink – Peacock Feathers, Antique Linen Pinflair clear glue Glitz 6x6in paper pad – Cashmere Dame, all from Dies To Die For* DCWC card stack – Sweet, from Hobbycraft* ...................... Template on p.92 ......................

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Cut and mount a panel of Sweet Card Stack blue paper on to coloured card, to fit the card blank.

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Glue a strip of lace, with a strip of seam binding, over the top to the panel. Mount this to the card base.

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Cut out a floral oval in coloured card and a smaller lacy oval in white card. Distress the lacy oval shape with Peacock Feather distress ink. Mount both to the card base, one on top of the other, with Pinflair glue.

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Stamp the sentiment and trim to fit the envelope. Distress the edges with Antique Linen ink and pop inside the open envelope. Tie two double bows together and glue under the lacy oval, then glue the embellishment to the bow centre.

Shopping list Basic card kit, plus… Sentiment stamps – Warm Fuzzies Occasions, from Little Darlings Rubber Stamps* Prima wooden clocks Pion Designs vintage garden papers – Lady and Phlox, all from Live and Love Crafts* Ranger distress ink – Antique Linen Pinflair clear glue, both from Dies To Die For* My Mind’s Eye paper pad – Bluebell, from Papermaze* Flowers & berries, from Wild Orchid Crafts* Melissa Frances – Attic Treasures Paper Pad, from Crafts U Love* Pearls Kraft card ...................... Template on p.92 ......................

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To make a card base, cut kraft card to 29.5x10.5cm, score and fold in half.

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Cut and mount a panel of the Melissa Frances paper on to the cream card. Next machine sew the papers together.

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Stamp the sentiment in the corner and mount the papers with Pinflair glue to the card base.

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Cut out the postcards and seed packet images from the papers. Distress the edges with Antique Linen ink and glue to the card.

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Trace the envelope template on to the My Mind’s Eye paper and cut out. Distress the edges with Antique Linen ink and glue to the card base. Glue the wooden clock face and flowers to the card and stick the pearls in the corner.

Best Wishes

Cards for all

Shopping list Basic card kit, plus… Sentiment stamps – Warm Fuzzies Occasions, from Little Darlings Rubber Stamps* Natural button twine, from The Ribbon Girl* Pinflair clear glue, from Dies To Die For* My Mind’s Eye paper pad – Bluebell, from Papermaze* Kraft card, from Hobbycraft* Heart button ...................... Template on p.92 ......................

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To make a card base, cut kraft card to 29.5x10.5cm, score and fold in half.

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Cut and machine sew a panel of kraft card. Stamp the sentiment in the corner of it.

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Wrap the twine around the kraft panel and tie on a heart button with a bow.

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Mount the panel of kraft paper with Pinflair glue to the card base.

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Cut out the envelopes from the My Mind’s Eye paper, using the template. Glue in the centre of the panel on the card.

Shopping list Basic card kit, plus… Kraft, white & black card Sentiments – Tiny (Everyday), from Pink Petticoat* Button twine, from The Ribbon Girl* Die-namics die – Fishtail stax Pinflair clear glue, both from Dies To Die For* My Mind’s Eye paper pad – On the Bright Side, Fine & Dandy Boy, all from Bunny Zoe’s Crafts* Round corner punch Dotty embossing folder both from Hobbycraft* ...................... Template on p.92 ......................

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Cut out a panel of patterned paper and mount on white and black card. Round all the corners and the card base.

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Cut a piece of white card with the Die-namics die, then emboss with the dotty embossing folder.

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Trim to fit the panel and wrap the twine at the top with a bow. Mount the panel on to the card with Pinflair glue. Cut out the envelope from the My Mind’s Eye paper, using the template.

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Print out the sentiment. Trim and mount on black card. Pop in to the envelope and mount this to the card.

Designed by Jenny Hodges

tip Save your trimmings from designer papers to make these little decorative envelopes.

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Cards for all

Trea t e s omeonl! spe cia

Shopping list Basic card kit, plus… Bazzill Basics card – White, Green, Blue, Grey, from Sarah’s Cards* Docrafts foam letters – White, from The Range* Echo Park patterned paper – Everyday Eclectic Kraft doily, from Willow Tree Crafts* Bubblewrap Hole punch Sticky foam dots ...................... Template on p.91 ......................

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Cut and fold petrol blue card to create a 6x6in card blank. Fold to the top.

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Cut out bath tub and rim shape from white card using template. Adhere to card using foam dots. Make feet made from two punched circles and attach to the card.

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Punch several small blue/ grey card circles using a standard two-hole punch. Arrange circles layered on top of each other at one end of the bath to represent bubbles, tucking some under the rim and letting some spill over. Add depth by layering bubblewrap on top.

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Cut a piece of squared paper approx 2.5x10cm to represent tiles, adhere to the right of the card approx 2.5cm from top and 1cm from edge. Add sentiment using white foam sticky letters to finish.

Shopping list Basic card kit, plus… Kraft card Paper Cellar patterned papers – Floral black & white Papermania Adhesive Stones, all from The Range* Sticky foam dots ...................... Template on p.91 ..................

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Cut and fold kraft card to create a 6x4in card blank and fold to the left.

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Using the template, cut out a series of handbags and coordinating flaps from print patterned papers. Before assembling the bags, use either a brad, a sticky jewel or a small punched circle of card to create the bag fastener.

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Assemble the bags and attach to the card in a small 2x2in grid.

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Print the sentiment on to kraft card and cut to resemble a banner. Attach to your card using a few sticky foam dots.

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Cards for all

Pamper

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Shopping list Basic card kit, plus… Bazzill Basics card – Kraft Black & Fuchsia, from Sarah’s Cards* Dovercraft ink pad – Hot Pink, from Hobbycraft*

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Use a piece of kraft card to create a 6x6in card blank, and fold to the top.

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Make a paper stencil for the lipstick smudge: cut a rectangle approx 1.5x13cm with an angled end, place on card approx 2.5cm from the bottom, then use the ink pad to sponge on colour all the way to the right-hand edge.

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Make lipstick with pink and black card: cut three rectangles measuring 4x2cm, 1.8x1cm and 2.5x1.4cm. Snip the end at an angle on the last one.

Shopping list Basic card kit, plus… Polka dot card blank, Tissue paper, both from The Range* Pamper voucher, from Scrapbook Printables* Small tag, from Grays Office Supplies*

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Print out OXO on paper to use as a template and cut from black and fuchsia card. Stick OXO and lipstick across the centre of the card.

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Print the sentiment on to fuchsia card, trim and roughly 2cm down from fold, lined up with the left edge.

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Use a 5x7in patterned card blank or create your own using a small print patterned paper adhered to plain white card.

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Cut three layers of tissue paper to 6x6in.

Print out the voucher, trim, then punch off the corners using a large circle punch.

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Place the pamper voucher into position on the card, gently mark the edges with pencil and attach tissue paper to the pencil lines. Print or handwrite the sentiment on to a small white tag and then tie it around the voucher.

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Stick the pamper voucher into the centre of the tissue paper on the pencil lines. Scrunch and stick the remaining tissue paper into position.

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Cards for all Say it with flo we rs

Shopping list Basic card kit, plus… 10x16cm white card blank Blue spotty paper Stripy patterned paper Blue floral paper Sticky gems – pearl, clear Silver craft wire 25mm white pom-poms Ric rac trim, all from Hobbycraft* Doodlebug Design sugar-coated card – Lily White Doodlebug Design card sticker – Teensy Type Alphabet (swimming pool colour), both from Designed by Angela Poole The Glitter Pot* ...................... Template on p.91 ......................

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Cover the front of the card mount with spotty paper. Cut four 5x6cm frames from glitter card. Allow a frame width of 5mm on the top and sides of each. Back each frame with stripy paper.

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Work some craft wire into an elliptical shape, cut the ends to leave the loop open and stick to a frame. Embellish with gems, formed in a point.

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Using the template, cut two shoes from glitter card, add a gem on each and stick on a frame. Stick a circle of pearl gems to a frame, and add two inside as earrings.

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Cut a hat and two gloves from blue floral card. Add ric-rac and pom-poms to the hat and stick everything to a frame.

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Add ‘old, new, borrowed, blue’ to the bottom of each frame and ‘something’ at the top. Stick each frame to the card front, as shown.

Shopping list Basic card kit, plus… 14x14cm white card blank Memory Box die – Typewriter alphabet letters Joy Crafts dies – Vintage Flourishes Branch Leaves, Floral Flourish White sugar-coated card, all from The Glitter Pot* Tonic Studios punch – Snowflake, from CardCraft UK* X-Cut nesting die – Circle, from Craft Superstore* White paper roses, from The Range* Aqua blue paper Ribbon Olive card Pearl sticky gems Glitter glue, all from Hobbycraft*

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Cut flourishes and letters from glitter card, leaves from light green card and snowflakes from white card.

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Cover the front of the card with light green card. Cut a circle, larger than the card mount, from glitter card. Measure a 14x14cm square frame on the back, offsetting the circle so it’s in the top left-hand corner of the square.

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Stick the circle frame to the front of the card so that the circle aperture is in the top right-hand corner. Stick on the flourishes and branch leaves on top.

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Layer paper roses into a bouquet and finish with a ribbon bow. Decorate with snowflakes. Add the letters inside the aperture – try a smaller die as a template.

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Add a pearl sticky gem at the centre of each snowflake and decorate the roses with glitter glue.

Cards for all

Shopping list Basic card kit, plus… A6 cream card X-Cut nesting dies – heart, parenthesis Woodward paper doilies, from The Glitter Pot* SEI Morning Meadow 12x12in floral patterned paper, from Cre8tive* Blue spotty card Blue, cream, dark cream & light brown card Cream paper Punched shapes – ½in circle, mini heart, mini snowflake, corner rounding, hole punches White felt-tip pen Rub-on alphabet ...................... Template on p.93 ......................

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Cut a parenthesis in blue card and stick at the top of the card mount. Add half a doily to the top and bottom. Cut floral paper 9.5x11.5cm, round top corners and cut a ‘v’ like a ribbon end at the bottom.

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Cut hearts from spotty paper, and snowflakes from cream card and stick on. Add a message to blue card, trim with a cream punched border and stick to the front below the hearts.

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Make birds: punch a 1½in circle from cream card. Draw an ‘s’ shape on the back about two thirds of the way up. Cut to make a body shape. Cut an oval of dark cream card and stick to the body. Add a heart, a circle and a triangle wing, eye and beak. Use petals for a tail.

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Stick the birds to the front of the card. Add a white marker highlight to each of the birds’ eyes. Add a punched snowflake at the bottom to finish.

Shopping list Basic card kit, plus… 12x13cm white card blank K and Company 12x12in paper – Bloomscape, from Charmed Cards & Crafts* Die-namics die – Mini Doily Circle, from The Glitter Pot* Pink paper rose, from Hobbycraft* A4 white vellum Silver rub-on alphabet Silver metallic thread Stickles stardust glitter 2mm clear sticky gems Scallop-edged scissors Double-sided tape Punched shapes – snowflakes, hearts Heart sequins

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Cover the front of the card mount with pink floral paper. Round the corners. On vellum, plan out a small bag design. Add the message with rub-ons and the card alphabet.

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Cut out the flat bag plan from the sheet and fold and crease to form the bag. Trim the top flap with scallop-edged scissors and stick the sides together. Put confetti in the bag and stick it closed with a blob of glue.

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Die-cut a mini doily from white paper. Cut it in half and add a message in pink pen. Stick it at the bottom of the bag and add gems.

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Glue the bag to the front of the card mount. Finish with a double bow of silver metallic thread and layer up with a pink paper rose. Add some glitter glue to the rose. *see page 87 for stockists

Designed by Jo Chivers

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Cards for all

Shopping list Basic card kit, plus… White card blank White, orange, yellow, green & blue card Doodlebug Designs 12x12in paper – Dash of Colour, Flower Garden, Woodsy Doodlebug Designs stickers – Flower Box Doodlebug Designs mini pearls – Tangerine Assortment Doodlebug Designs Teensy Type Alphabet – Bumblebee, all from The Glitter Pot* Black pen 3D foam tape

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Layer pieces of orange and blue card and stick on to a white card base.

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Cut a piece of white card and four pieces of yellow card to form the window. Cut a scalloped piece of patterned paper and stick on to the card using 3D foam tape.

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Cut a piece of patterned paper to form the window box. Cut some grass using green card and stick both on to the card with 3D foam tape. Add the sticker flowers to the card.

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Decorate the card with pearls and small sticker flowers in strategic places.

Shopping list Basic card kit, plus… White card blank White, dark pink, light pink, blue & green card Doodlebug Designs 12x12in paper – Dash of Colour Doodlebug Designs stickers – Flower Box Doodlebug Designs mini pearls – Bubblegum Assortment Marianne Design Creatables die – English Rose, all from The Glitter Pot* Piece of thin string

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Layer pieces of dark pink and white card and stick on to a white card base.

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Place a yellow, pink and green flower sticker on the card. Die-cut a blue, dark pink and light pink rose and glue to the sticker flowers.

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Cut thin pieces of card to make the flower stems and stick to the card along with the sticker leaves.

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Cut a thin piece of patterned paper and stick to the bottom of the card. Decorate the card with pearls, sentiment and a string bow.

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tip If you want larger roses, unroll them – or tighten them if you want them to be more like buds opening.

Cards for all

Basic card kit, plus… White card blank White, orange, & red card Doodlebug Designs This printable is only partiallypaper coloured so 12x12in – Dash of you can choose the Colour, colourFlower of the cat!Garden, Woodsy Doodlebug Designs stickers – Flower Box, Doodlebug Designs mini pearls – Tangerine Assortment Doodlebug Designs Teensy Type Alphabet – Bumblebee Woodcraft mounting foam tape, all from The Glitter Pot* Black or brown pen ...................... Template on p.92 .....................

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Layer pieces of red and patterned card and stick to a white card base.

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Cut a thin strip of patterned paper and stick down the centre of the card. Cut out the birdhouse using the template provided and stick to the card using 3D foam tape.

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Cut pieces of patterned paper to form the fence and stick to the bottom of the card.

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Add the bird, flowers, leaves and butterfly stickers to the card together with the sentiment, then decorate with pearls. Draw on lines with a gel pen for a faux stitched effect.

Shopping list Basic card kit, plus… White card blank White, blue, & green card Doodlebug Designs 12x12in paper – Cheery Blossoms Doodlebug Designs stickers – Flower Box Doodlebug Designs mini pearls Doodlebug Designs Teensy Type Alphabet – Bumblebee Doodlebug Designs Fancy Frills stickers – Bumblebee Woodcraft 2mm mounting foam tape, all from The Glitter Pot* Pom-pom trims Glue gun or fabric glue

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Cut pieces of blue and white card and layer and stick to the card.

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Cut three flower pots using patterned paper and stick to the card using 3D foam tape. Roll the pom-pom trim to form the three flowers. Cut thin pieces of green card and stick on.

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Add the sentiment and decorate with leaves, flower stickers and pearls.

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Thank You

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Cards for all

Shopping list Basic card kit, plus… White card blank White, blue & green card Kaisercraft 12x12in paper – On This Day Union, Matrimony, Ceremony Kaisercraft sticker sheet – On This Day, all from Merly Impressions* Papermania Petal Elegance – Pink Petal Posy Cupcake Boutique paper flowers – pink, white, both from The Glitter Pot* White paper doilies, from Hobbycraft* Cocktail stick Pink tissue paper

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Cut a piece of patterned paper and stick to the front of a white base card. Stick two halves of a doily on to the card.

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Take two doilies and fold them into four quarters, cut out each quarter, fold into a cone shape and glue. Repeat until you have five cones. Glue all the cones together.

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Cover a cocktail stick with glue and cover with tissue paper. Glue into the paper cone. Cut a piece of patterned paper and glue the umbrella on to it.

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Glue paper flowers on to the card. Add the sentiment and butterfly sticker to finish.

Shopping list Basic card kit, plus… White card blank White & dark brown card Paperstate Centura Pear A6 folded card white paper doilies, all from Hobbycraft* Kaisercraft sticker sheet – On This Day Kaisercraft 12x12in paper – First Dance, Matrimony, Ceremony, all from Merly Impressions* Papermania adhesive pearls Woodcraft 2mm mounting foam tape, both from The Glitter Pot* ...................... Template on p.92 ......................

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Layer pieces of patterned paper and stick on to a white card base.

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Cut a strip of patterned paper and stick to the bottom of the card.

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Cut the dress shape out of brown card and patterned paper using the template. Fold a doily 3/4 of the way down and fold both corners to form a skirt shape. Stick to the card using 3D foam tape.

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Add the sentiment and decorate with the stickers and pearls.

tip The sentiment was printed out from a computer, but you can stamp it for more of a handcrafted look.

Cards for all

Basic card kit, plus… White card blank White & dark brown card Kaisercraft sticker sheet – On This Day Kaisercraft 12x12in paper – First Dance, Union, Ceremony, all from Merly Impressions* Papermania Petal Elegance – Pink Petal Posy Papermania adhesive pearls – White, all from The Glitter Pot* Doilies Adhesive stones – White Hearts Scalloped scissors, all from Hobbycraft* Piece of thin string 3D foam tape ...................... Template on p.92 ......................

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Fold a doily in half and stick to the card. Fold another doily into a triangle, cut the point and stick to the card.

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Cut the teapot, cup and saucer out of patterned paper using the template and stick to the card using 3D foam tape. Cut the legs of the table out of brown card and stick to the card.

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Print the sentiment on to patterned paper and layer on to a piece of scalloped paper. Decorate the card with pearls, paper flower and stickers.

Shopping list Basic card kit, plus… White card blank Kaisercraft 12x12in paper – Union, Vows, Ceremony Kaisercraft sticker sheet – On This Day, all from Merly Impressions* Papermania Petal Elegance – Pink Petal Posy Papermania adhesive pearls – white Memory Box die – Kaleidoscope Butterfly, all from The Glitter Pot* White paper doilies Hobbycraft adhesive stones – white hearts, both from Hobbycraft* Piece of thin string

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Cut a piece of patterned paper and stick to the front of a white base card.

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Die-cut a butterfly from patterned paper, stick to a darker piece of patterned paper and cut out.

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tip To give a thicker, more luxurious look and feel to this card, try using two doilies together.

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Layer up gingham-patterned paper for your card base. Layer up two die-cut trees, sticking them down along their centres only, to create a 3D effect. Embellish with baker’s twine and die-cut flowers to finish.

Die-cutting project

Die-cut stylish Christmas scenes Give your Christmas cards a stylish Scandi look with Sizzix’s new Winter Moments range

Shopping list Basic card kit, plus

* Coloured & White Card Soup 6x6in * Jillibean paper pack – Winter

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or contemporary style and once die-cut they can be embellished or decorated in any way you choose! These pretty projects showcase just a few ways you can use your dies to make colourful and eyecatching embellishment for your Christmas cards and crafts. Enjoy!

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Create a 3D scene

Use embossed acetate to front a tent card then arrange die-cut trees on a ‘snowy’ landscape on the inside!

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How to... cut & emboss a dimensional Die-cut and emboss an on-trend Christmas tree card with these eight easy steps…

1 Cut 10.5x15cm of red card and layer with slightly smaller green card and patterned paper. Type the sentiment and print on light yellow card. Adhere to the back of the panel.

tip Inking over your embossed designs can sometimes create a film that makes it difficult for glue to adhere to – lightly sanding the area where the glue is to go will help it stick.

2 Die-cut the Circle Charm from red card and ink over it with white ink, then die-cut and add the medium and small flower from the Winter Elements Border Strip. Thread with twine.

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Cut out the triangle of card for each of the trees and, using white pigment ink, rub over the top on the negative side to make the embossed sections stand out.

Score down the centre of two of the embossed trees. Adhere the two scored trees together in the centre. The unscored tree will be the first you will glue on to your card.

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Use the template to create a treat bag! Die-cut a ‘tree’ window in the bag, cover with acetate, add more die-cut trees to decorate and embellish with twine and charms!

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Die-cut two large snowflakes and four medium snowflakes using the Sizzix Big Shot machine. Add a flower and gem to the centre of each large snowflake.

Layer up the snowflakes and glue to the card together, using tweezers to ensure you don’t damage them. To finish, add your layered up Circle Charm and red and white striped twine.

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For my first project I chose to cut out four trees in different glitter card (red, green, silver and gold) and, using a score board, scored the middle and joined all four together. I rested the tree on the top of a small glass bowl containing a battery-powered candle. I cut out poinsettias using a Tim Holtz die, and layered them together with a brad. I then stuck them around the sides of the glass bowl, and I had a table decoration – magic! I could have continued playing with this die for ages. I then used the tree cut-outs to create a very ‘blingy’ card. Nothing was wasted, because I used the cut-out shapes left from the trees to make decorative bunting at the top of the card! I used a little glitter ribbon at the base of the card for the finishing touch.

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Jen Nelson

I thought these designs were very Scandinavian so I used a red and white colour scheme. I die-cut the border and cut it in half, layering it up to make a background. I embossed a snowy background on white card and added my borders, covering the join with spotty ribbon. I stamped the tree in red ink which I layered up using my labels die before I matted the whole design on gold and red card. I then used my off-cuts to make a quick and simple matching gift tag!

I love Sizzix, so when I opened up this month’s tester project I was so excited. Once again the instructions are easy to use and as always I used them as inspiration to add my own design twist. The little tree dies and matching stamps are perfect for creating really quick and easy Christmas scenes and you could easily mass produce these cards to send out to friends and family. Add a quick sentiment and a bit of glitter and you are finished!

Kerry Hickton

I thoroughly enjoyed this project and think that the Christmas die has so many possibilities, not just for card making but for all types of Christmas creations. I decided to emboss my trees with white embossing powder and a snowflake stamp to match my papers – you could use this technique with any stamp. I have fallen in love with the flowers and snowflakes die, it was so nice to build my poinsettia up, and I can imagine building the snowflakes up as well – it would be fun to try building up layers with different papers like vellum or glitter paper.

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Show off your photos Use the same stamps from your Christmas cards to dress up your pages for beautiful coordination. When you have a single photo, you’ll have room to incorporate a design much like a card. With more photos, break the stamps into smaller blocks and balance embellishments across the page.

Be on-trend with text prints! “Mixing a text-filled design in the background with one designed as a border strip makes for a quick and easy page title that catches your eye without the expense and fuss of letter stickers,” says Shimelle.

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f course the biggest task for holiday papercrafters is a stack of beautiful Christmas cards, but we’re also partial to the beauty of all those Christmas memories too. Shimelle says, “Whether you scrapbook all year round or just keep a special book of the most important moments of your life, your family’s holiday celebrations

– especially at this time of the year – capture some of the happiest memories of time spent with loved ones that we sometimes take for granted. Often, these times include people we only see once a year, or even less often, so keeping a record takes on special meaning. “These days it seems everyone is equipped with a fancy phone or a digital

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camera, so 2013 could be the year you start capturing moments from everyone’s perspective. Ask people to send you their photos after gatherings so you can include them in your pages. “Stockings, crackers, presents, the tree and meals can all be kept in your Christmas album, ready for holiday nostalgia in the years to come.”

Scrapbook inspirations Keep the balance right “It’s often easiest – and most affordable – to work with standard 4x6 photo prints,” says Shimella. “Although you can pile on plenty when needed, two to three on a 12x12 page gives you a great balance of space for the photos, recording the memory in writing, and dressing things up in your unique crafting style.”

Taking things to the edge When adding embellishments over the edge of a photo, take a look at the picture and evaluate the space. Here, I’m not losing any of the story by adding a little something to the top corner since it’s just hiding a bit of the door frame. Maintain the personal space of your photo’s subject by leaving some breathing room between their face and the pretty extras.

tips Three is the perfect number To keep from losing small embellishments on a large page, think in terms of three. Shimelle advises, “Form groupings of three items in a triangle around the most important parts of the page, and make sure each grouping has three elements – such as tape, wood veneer and enamel dots.”

Mix and match for the best combo Mixing supplies from different collections can seem like a challenge, but so many Christmas collections have things in common that make it simpler. Of course, red and green appear in abundance, but look for repeating motifs too – on this page the journaling card, photo overlay, and chipboard pieces all included Christmas bunting in about the same size. That starting point made a great way to incorporate a variety of supplies as if they were always meant to be together.

B Don’t hide behind the camera this Christmas! Make sure someone takes your picture too. If you’re nervous, start with some silly faces! B Many scrapbookers collect paper memorabilia. Flyers and tickets, or a well-loved page from the toy section of a gift catalogue can all help tell your story. B If you love creating pages but struggle when it comes to writing accompanying comments, try keeping a Christmas journal and note down one detail each day.

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Create a scene with acetate strips Shopping list Basic card kit, plus Papermania papers and tartan ribbon – Christmas in the Country; and Spots & Stripes: Festive, both available from One Stop Craft Shop* Papermania acetate, from One Stop Craft Shop*

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tip For a neat, tidy and professional finish, cut an additional robin, luggage tag and edge-punched strip from plain kraft card and add them to the reverse of the designs. This will hide the sticky tape.

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Now cut out two strips of acetate. One needs to measure 2x9cm and one needs to be slightly shorter at 2x6cm. The longer strip is for holding up the robin, once completed, and the shorter one is for the tag.

Cut out a robin body from a small piece of kraft card. Cut out a white stomach and the all-important red breast using red patterned papers. Stick the stomach and breast to the kraft card body.

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4 On to the back of the finished robin stick the longer acetate strip using a short strip of double-sided tape. Now cut out a luggage tag from kraft card and fix the shorter acetate strip to the back of it.

5 Run double-sided tape along the long tabs of both sections of cardstock. Position the robin and tag along one of them. Push the two long tabbed sections together to ‘trap’ the acetate strips between them. Press down firmly.

6 Cut a strip of kraft card to 2.5x14cm and punch out a decorative edge along it. Fix it to the front facing upright tab across the card. This will hide where you joined the two card sections together and create a neat finish.

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Create a parcel under a Christmas tree Shopping list Basic card kit, plus Papermania papers, ribbon, notelet and patterned craft tape – Spots & Stripes: Festive, both from One Stop Craft Shop* Papermania acetate, from One Stop Craft Shop*

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Surprise someone with a pop-out gift under the Christmas tree with this great card design. It’s easier than you might think! There are a lot of different pop-up designs that involve cutting into the spine of a folded card and this one, which requires just two cuts and two score lines, is a great one for you to try out first. Then, once you’ve mastered the method and are really comfortable with it, you could cut out more than one parcel. You could even flip the card around 90 degrees and have the parcels popping out from the other direction too for a truly exceptional festive greetings card!

tip A good way to ensure the folds in your pop-up cards are neat and sharp is to first crease the card, then fold it one way and then the other way.

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Open up the card. Now gently score a straight line between the two 4cm slits you made, joining them together. Repeat this process on the other half of the card – the scores and cuts will make a rectangle shape.

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4 Now gently begin to manipulate the scored lines to push this now free-floating centre section from the reverse of the card, through into the front. Handle it gently so it doesn’t get damaged by tearing.

5 Once the middle section has been eased through into the front, close up the card and use a creaser tool or bone folder to flatten off all the folds along the card. This will give you a sharp edge along all the folds.

6 Wrap the pop-up parcel with patterned paper cut to 8x8cm and add a ribbon. Pop the entire structure inside a large square card and decorate as though the parcel is sitting beneath a Christmas tree.

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I’m finding I have trouble keeping my ruler steady when using a craft knife to cut a straight edge or scoring card. Do you know of anything on the market that will stop it from slipping around? Rebecca Dilsburn, Ipswich Angela says… Yes, there is! Crafting Sheets are designed exactly for this purpose. We’ve tried Stix 2 Anything’s Non Slip Grip and found it really works. Just press it against whatever you want to prevent moving and you can cut, score, or measure with confidence. It’s available to buy from www.stix2.co.uk and costs £1.79.

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Keith Edwards from Fantastic Ribbons explains how he and his co-founder Ben Clarke went from supplying florists to meeting the needs of crafters everywhere! How long has Fantastic Ribbons been running for? The business was established in 1999, initially supplying ribbon to florists. We soon recognised a huge demand for quality ribbon at great prices so we launched a craft division in 2002 specialising in ribbons on the roll. Papercrafters have been the greatest supporters of our products, which has helped our business boom! We launched out buttons range two years ago due to many requests from

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our crafters – we now hold more than 330,000 rolls of ribbon and four tons of buttons in stock at our warehouses. What inspired you to launch the business? My previous life was as an interior designer for the hospitality market and I have always loved working with textiles and colour. I still have sketches, ideas, trends and pantone colour charts on my desk! Ben Clarke is the other co-founder – he is the accountant

on the business and thus keeps my buying budgets in check. What was involved in starting up the company? Market research is very important to us, so when we decided to launch into the craft and hobby sector we booked a stand at our local craft exhibition here in Exeter. At the start, we only stocked 50 lines, which were plain satins and organzas, and the offering today is over 700 lines! We had a very exciting first day – as soon as the doors opened visitors flocked to us, and we had to nip back to our warehouse for more stock each day. We believed we had found a gap in the market – historically ribbon had been sold by the metre and not by the consumer roll, and we wanted to add value to the customers’ experience of shopping with us, so we began the multi-buy offers for which we have become famous – the more rolls you buy the more you save! After that first show, we worked hard to improve ranges and identify our customers’ needs, very soon after this we launched our website.

Behind the scenes How big is the team at Fantastic Ribbons? Who does what? We are a family-run business and have various packers and pickers, including my sprightly mum of 77, IT and a small team of outsourced designers who make up samples of projects which appear on our blog, website, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and our exhibition stand. How do you decide on your in-house ribbon designs? Since our first amazing craft show we have exhibited in over 250 venues at all the major craft

grosgrains at 10mm wide – it has the stitch in the centre which can be pulled up in the middle to make a ruffle. We also launched our 15mm stitch edged ribbon in reds, greens and blues ready for the festive season. Next month sees the arrival of new sparkly Christmas ribbons, which are a mix of satin, organza and golden thread that are ideal for papercafting as they make perfect bows and come in shades of bordeaux red, honey gold, and chocolate brown, along with the old favourites of white, purple and dark green.

What’s been the highlight for Fantastic Ribbons so far? Without a doubt, our customers. We have met, and continue to meet, the most amazing bunch of people as we see over 500,000 visitors at our stands – we always find this a joy as we are dealing with happy people.

with pretty roses and bramble designed washi tapes. Other hot sellers are our new Corrine chocolate brown lace and our own fine 20-metre rolls of classic baker’s twines in Denim Blue, Moss Green, Cranberry Red, Mauve Pink and Antique Gold, which I personally use with plain paper for Christmas wrapping and finished with a hand-written luggage tag.

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What’s next for Fantastic Ribbons? New releases include an antique style lace in October and additional soft colours to our gingham and country check ranges and then loads of surprises for 2014!

We have met, and continue to meet, the most amazing bunch of people as we see over 500,000 visitors at our stands shows in the UK and Europe, and this has been the biggest source of our inspired on-trend designs. By watching and listening to our customers we are able to react to trends quicker than most. How often do you bring out new ribbon and washi tape ranges? We aim to bring out new lines every month, last month it was a superb new plain beautiful grosgrain collection in candy pinks, limes, peacock blues and clotted cream colours which arrived in two widths of 10mm and 25mm. This month saw our much anticipated sew and stitch

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Follow us on Twitter for regular quick and friendly updates on the latest goings-on on our blog. We love reading all your tweets and having a chat with you! Had fun making a Thank You card using @papercraft_insp fab free gift from the new magazine, issue 117 @vickyleighcraft

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Blog of the month Every month we’re on the look out for new and exciting papercraft bloggers, and this issue we we’ve been transfixed by Dawn’s World by Dawn Turley. Dawn has been making cards for around six years and has been bl i since i 2 blogging 2009. She says, “I have a room full of stamps and papers and so many ideas running round my head. I tend to be clean and simple with few embellishment but do like to try shabby chic.” She loves a variety of crafts, as well as being an avid reader and is also an amateur photographer – a very handy skill for a crafter! Dawn lives in Auckland, New Zealand with her husband. She has two grown-up children.

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onsidering the subject of The fun part comes in taking this month’s project, the tape to pieces. You’ll need a perhaps I shouldn’t admit tiny screwdriver (or the point of a I was never a huge fan sharp knife) to remove the of cassettes. All that corner screws, then it’s fast-forwarding a case of snapping, “They’re easy to and rewinding popping and find in charity shops to find the start peeling the whole of the song you and usually cost less than thing apart! the price of a sheet of wanted to Decorate the hear? So front and back patterned paper” annoying! Ditto, pieces with patterned accidentally recording paper, or maybe a special over a once-in-a-lifetime concert mix-tape message, then stick each recording, or getting it chewed one to a piece of card. Add an and destroyed in the player. But it was all worth it because of mix tapes – possibly the best present ever. I love having all my music on one, simple digital device these days, but let’s face it – a mix playlist is never really going to cut it as a romantic gift. That said, I hope this project – a mix-tape card with a music voucher tucked inside – will bridge the gap between old school and new media, and help personalise what doesn’t always feel like the most thoughtful of presents. If you don’t have any old cassettes at home, check out your local charity shop, where they usually cost less than the price of a sheet of patterned paper. The best tapes are those made from opaque plastic, rather than the clear, smoky-grey kind, and if you’re hoping to make several cards for Christmas, look out for audiobooks, which contain multiple tapes in a single set.

Dismantle the cassette tape by unscrewing it. Embellish each half to your taste and stick on to your card’s front and back.

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extra strip of card to make a voucher pocket, punch holes at one edge, then thread through a length of ribbon to join the front and back pieces together – it’s really that simple. Whether you’re making a whole batch for Christmas or a single card for a different occasion, it makes voucher-giving just that bit more special, and all with no chance of getting your favourite tunes chewed up!