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. If you love crafty ideas that you can make and do with paper, or you know someone who else who loves it, then Australian Cardmaking, Stamping & Papercraft is the only magazine you need for all your inspiration. From gift tags, gift-wrapping and card designs to ornaments and table setting, you’ll find a fabulous mix of practical projects to try in every issue, complete with easy-to-use patterns and templates. Experiment with different textures, embellishments, colours and techniques, check out new and interesting crafty products, find out the hot spots for shopping and discover clever budgets tips for all your project work. Editorial profiles with local community artists and papercraft experts will add to your experience.

Paper Tole with Stamps • Bring your stamps to life with some fussy-cutting, shaping and dimensional glue. I guarantee you will be looking at your stamp designs in a new light – although you will need to be passionate about fussy-cutting!

Birthday Azaleas • Take your colouring cues from beautiful patterned papers like these. All you need is some delicate die-cut frames and a few embellishments to finish them off …

Forgotten Birthdays • We’ve all missed an important birthday at one time or another – so here’s a cute, funny set of cards to help smooth things over and get back in your recipient’s good books!

Hidden Die-cut Sentiments • For a fresh and intriguing take on adding sentiments, try hiding them with this clever die-cutting technique! The words will be visible as the card is tilted from side-to-side and the look will suit any style, theme or motif.

New Releases • Keep up to date with all the latest stamps in our New Releases section.

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Mini Frames • Mini frames will add style to your cards and create a cute little focal point – use them to house a sentiment, stamped image or favourite embellishment. Best of all, they come in a wide range of forms ...

Stampers’ Challenge • Feathers make a great motif for all sorts of occasions and can work with a broad range of colour schemes too. This lovely set from Lil’ Inker Designs has both bold and linear images – so you can colour to your heart’s content, go for quick stamped impressions or try a variety of techniques …

Dry-embossing with Copics • Create a lovely debossed watercolour background effect using Copic markers and your favourite embossing folders.

Darling Girls • We love the vintage vibe of these pretty pink cards. They experiment with different shades of pink for both pastel and bold finishes.

Inspiration Board • Ideas can spring up from all sorts of places – whether it’s a favourite product, a new colour combination or even from things we see in nature. Sometimes they flow easily and other times they are stubborn! So this issue, we asked a few of our contributors where the inspiration for their project came from …

White Embossing • White embossing powder will give your cards great impact and is really cost-effective! Here’s a bunch of ways to use this deliciously opaque product …

10 Quick Cards • Pre-cut and folded cards help kick start this project, while die-cut images and printed sentiments help get the 10 designs done fast!

Papercraft Workshop • Papercrafting is all the more fun when combined with the friendly faces and knowledgeable teachers found at your local store. Try out this fun and easy Gelatos masking technique from Little Bits, then book in to one of its informative classes for more inspiration!

Birds & Butterflies • Beautifully sponged backgrounds set the stage for these vibrant watercolour images; with pastel vellum serving as a pretty buffer between...