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Crafty know-how
6 YOUR FREE GIFT Great ideas for your Lily Rose stamp set and papers! 10 NEW FOR YOU! All the latest crafty news & best buys 16 YOUR INSPIRATIONS Readers’ letters, top tips and cards 76 STOCKISTS Stock up on the stash and accessories from this issue 77 TEMPLATES All the templates you’ll need for this month’s projects 80 NEXT MONTH Find out what’s coming up in your July issue! 82 THE THRIFTY CRAFTER Kirsty Neale shows you how to use paper straws to make a cute card
63 MASTERCLASS Colour your stamped images like a professional 68 ASK THE EXPERTS Our panel of crafting gurus answer your card making questions and dilemmas 74 ONLINE INSPIRATIONS The best websites, blogs and downloads!
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58 Cforaallrds Occasions today!
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Prizes to win! 9 COMPETITION Win a collection of new dies from Crafter’s Companion! 29 GREAT GIVEAWAYS Amazing prizes to be won, worth over £1000!
Great reads 23 MEET THE DESIGNER We chat with top designer Sarah Trebilcock, from Hunkydory Crafts
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Projects… 18 TOPPERS Layer up magical fairy cards with Hunkydory Crafts – girls of all ages will love these designs! 24 PAPER PIECING Grow cool garden cards for Father’s Day with Charlotte Stowell’s latest project 58 STAMPING Jenny Hodges shares her ideas and tips for a folksy Russian doll card set
More to make… 30 10 WAYS WITH... Sequins. Sparkling new ideas from Julie Kirk 36 HOME STYLE Zoë Patching’s simple and stylish doily vases 39 FATHER’S DAY PAPERS Pull out from the magazine or download for free! FREE PRINTABLES! 49 CARDS FOR ALL OCCASIONS 16 designs for special celebrations 73 ONE DIE... 3 LOOKS Jenny Hodges has three clever craft ideas for one luggage label die
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Your free gift Create summery scenes with plenty of vintage charm with your gorgeous free Lily Rose stamp set and matching patterned papers…
Shopping list Your free gifts, plus... binding – Tile * Seam Blue, Rose Pink & Mimosa Yellow * Cluny lace – Lucy * Wooden buttons – Heart * Button twine, from
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Show us what you made with your free gift – our favourite card will win a papercraft goody bag! Simply send a photo of your card or make to
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The Ribbon Girl* Stewart 3-in-1 * Martha punch – Butterfly, from Sir Stampalot*
Projects by Jenny Hodges
flowers, from * Paper Wild Orchid Crafts* ink pad, from * StazOn Handy Hippo* *see page 76 for stockists
Stamp & build! Build up layers of stamped images on a stepper card! Stamp the flower design a few times to make a background for the ducks.
Get more from your greetings Mask off part of your ‘Birthday Greetings’ stamp to make a shorter message for your card. It’s easy – check out our step-by-step guide opposite!
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tip Using a good quality solvent-based ink, such as StazOn, will ensure you get a clear and even stamp impression.
tip If you’re stamping a scene, stamp the elements on scrap paper first, then you can move them around until you’re happy with the arrangement.
Rosy corners Frame your sentiment with beautiful stamped roses – colour them with markers to match the floral patterned background papers.
Add sweet paper petals Echo the flowers on your stamped design with 3D paper flowers on your card! Place your blooms so they overlap the edges of your stamped panel.
Dress up a bag Decorate a plain gift bag with papers, ribbons and lace, and top with cute Lily Rose and her flower basket. Make a loopy ribbon bow to coordinate with her dress and bonnet.
How to... mask and ink a sentiment stamp
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Stamp the ducks, leaving enough space to add the greeting stamp at the left side.
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Take the ‘Birthday Greetings’ stamp, and cover the word ‘birthday’ with masking tape.
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Ink the masked stamp, then peel off the tape. Now you can stamp the word ‘Greetings’! Papercraft
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