Cardmaking Stamping & Papercraft

Chock full with new and creative, crafty projects in every issue, this is the ultimate source of inspiration for papercraft and stamping enthusiasts everywhere.

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Stars • Stars never go out of style, they are a great polygon shape that will suit any theme - weddings, Christmas, new baby, male or female cards. Here are a few products to keep on hand!

Watercolour Lifting • Watercolour lifting is a fun technique that you can use with any water-based medium, just add water to lift off the ink, it’s that simple and it looks great!

Alpha Bravo Charlie Delta • Make your own camouflage paper using re-inkers and shaving cream, it’s easy and fun! Try it using different coloured inks for other themed cards you need to make.

Teal Blooms • These stunning cards are made on a budget, with only three sheets of paper and matching card. Get your scissors out for some relaxing paper cutting, then simply stick the pieces in place. There will be leftovers for a couple more cards too.

Inside/Outside • We put a lot of work into making our cards look good on the front, but what about bringing that beauty and extending it to the inside of the cards? Here are seven fantastic examples that our talented contributors have come up with to get you inspired!

Pretty Florals • Cut your colourful images in sections then frame them with black card, this makes the colours intensify and adds a great dramatic effect!

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Brushstrokes • Use Copic re-inkers or markers with a paintbrush or baby wipes to achieve a realistic brushed watercolour effect!

Watercolour Delights • Create these watercolour masterpieces using dry and wet applications of watercolour pencils.

Stampers’ Challenge • The magnificent cards our contributors have created for this challenge will have you wanting to go out and grab the stamps along with a yummy strawberry sundae!

A Day in May • Bring a bit of nature to your cards by using a mix of burlap with birds and nesting images.

1 Stencil, 5 Ways! • Here are five fantastic ways to use one stencil – each one shows a different style and technique!

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Owl Bunting

Eye Cake Toppers

Happy Birds • Paper piecing in retro tones is a great design element, especially for these gorgeous quirky bird images!

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