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Editor’s Pick – p.6Details… Fun, quirky

details can be tiny things, but they can

have a huge impact on a piece. Those spectacles on Claudia’s snow angel

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O ur December issue is traditionally our Christmas issue,so Seasons Greetings to one and all!

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77 All In The Details We show you some of the beautiful details from our fab projects that you

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82 Take a Peek Find out what we have in store for you next issue and discover what the

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Regulars & Features19 Free Stamp Makes Using our quirky Christmas tree stamp design by Jaine Drake, our designers created

some elegantly aged artwork.

28 Card Art By Georgie Connelly We showcase a glistening collection of inspirational cards by Georgie Connelly.

38 Amazing Artistry By Kim Costello In this brand new regular, we take a closer look at Kim Costello’s

amazing artistic skills.

40 Reader Submission By Irit Shalom A beautiful mixed media piece inspired by the story of the Wizard of Oz.

42 3D Challenge Our fabulous designers have crafted sensational reindeer makes using Cardmaking

Paradise’s unusual reindeer template.

48 Creative Upcycling Using gel medium and old metal bangles, Anneke De Clerck has created lovely

Christmas decorations.

54 Ready, Set, Stamp! The RSS gallery this issue is packed full of Christmassy goodness to fit our North Pole theme.

60 Take It, Make It Challenge Winners Double the inspiration - this issue we showcase the winners of the July and

August challenges!

64 Stamping Contrasts The gorgeous new Christmas stamp set by Clare Lloyd for PaperArtsy was used to

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Projects6 Why Snow Angels Wear Goggles By Claudia Neubacher Create a quirky, mixed media snow angel to add to your Christmas décor!

10 A Sky Full of Bubbles By Kim Dellow Kim Dellow shows you how to create a lovely vintage watercolour piece

in three easy steps!

16 An Iconic Advent By Jenny Marples Craft a delightful advent calendar to begin the Christmas countdown in style.

23 Reindeer Days By Darcy Wilkinson Learn to make a textural Christmas hanging using a mixture of media.

32 Let There Be Light for Christmas By Asia King Ingenious upcycling projects to create beautiful Christmas lights.

35 An Origami Christmas By Christine Dark Create easy origami wreaths to decorate your house this Christmas.

46 Have Yourself a Merry Little Canvas Time By Riikka Kovasin

An inspirational mixed media canvas project for you to ‘cherish’!

51 A Little Bit of Christmas Magic… By Helen Chilton

Craft a set of miniature magic potions to adorn your Christmas tree.

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Meet the designer:Claudia Neubacher“I love my hometown Vienna, my husband and my son, my dog, kayaking, dancing, exploring everything mixed media and being inspired by nature.”

Explore her work online:www.vonpappe2.blogspot.co.uk


“ Did you know that Snow Angels wear goggles to protect their eyes from the cold sharp wind

while flying through the wintery air? And it looks pretty cool too, doesn't it.”

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Project: Snow Angel Art Doll

T he design for my snow angel took form in my head when I found two pieces of whitened driftwood that reminded me of wings.

A wire construction creates the angel's backbone:one longer piece holds the head on top and get's wrapped around the stone base at the other end while the two shorter pieces hold the wings. All three were bent and curled together, to be covered up by the sewn body later. I also formed a small bow about 2cm (1") below the head to keep the body from slipping.

To paint the fabric for the body, I applied some spray paint and white and gold acrylic paints and stamped on some texture using black acrylic paint. The angel's arms were cut from fabric too and glued on using fabric glue. Hands and hair were drawn by hand and for a bit of decoration, I added a tulle collar, some star shaped sequins, glass beads and white glitter.

Why Snow Angels WearGoggles

MaterialsStamps Claudia used... • Stampers Anonymous: Tim Holtz

Classics #7

• Stampendous: Royal Heart Stack Art Stamps Kit

• B Line Designs Unmounted Stamp Set: Shabby Stitches

Other Materials... • White cotton fabric – 20x20cm (8''x8'')

• 3 pieces of driftwood

• Stone

• Black 1mm wire

• Batting

• Acrylic paint: black; white

• Palette knife

• DecoArt Dazzling Metallic paint: Venetian Gold

• Art Podge: matte

• Tissue paper

• Black Archival ink

• Cutting and round nose pliers

• Tim Holtz Eclectic Elements fabric

• Hobbycraft Multi Purpose Fabric Glue

• DecoArt media Shimmer Mister: white

• Tulle Ribbon

• Hand drill

• Black permanent marker

• White Sharpie

• Black and pale blue thread

• Sewing needle

• That Craft Place Ltd: Glasses/Spectacles Grab Bag

• Star sequins

• Turquoise or blue glass beads

• White glitter

Create a enchantingly quirky snow angel to add to your Christmas decoration stash this year!By Claudia Neubacher

Meet the designer:Claudia Neubacher“I love my hometown Vienna, my husband and my son, my dog, kayaking, dancing, exploring everything mixed media and being inspired by nature.”

Explore her work online:www.vonpappe2.blogspot.co.uk

DESIGNER TIP…Black acrylic paint creates better images on fabric

than stamping ink. Thinly spread the paint on your craft sheet with a brush and dip the stamp in. Make sure to clean

your stamps immediately after use!



Go Shopping!Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Classics #7 Set, available from Craft Obsessions,www.craftobsessions.co.uk, 01202 814061

B Line Designs Unmounted Stamp Set - Shabby Stitches, available from That's Crafty,www.thatscrafty.co.uk, 01708 344146

Stampendous Royal Heart Stack Up Stamps, available from The Stamp Man,www.thestampman.co.uk, 01535 601554

That Craft Place Ltd. Glasses/Spectacles Grab Bag, available fromThat Craft Place Ltd., www.thatcraftplace.co.uk, 01323 301777

Hobbycraft Multi Purpose Fabric Glue, available from hobbycraft, www.hobbycraft.co.uk,0330 026 1400

DecoArt Dazzling Metallics, available at The Craft Barn, www.thecraftbarn.co.uk, 0844 800 8551

Tim Holtz Eclectic Elements Fabric, available from The Cotton Patch, www.cottonpatch.co.uk,0121 702 2840

DecoArt white Shimmer Mister, available from Crafting Time, www.itscraftingtime.co.uk, 01763 262417

In the Details...

Make sure you use a stone that has a flat and wide base, as the wire will make it

wobbly if it isn't even on the bottom side!

The angel's face was stamped onto some tissue paper and glued to the driftwood using Art Podge. This way you can use your stamps on uneven objects without losing detail.

TOP TOOL…Palette knives of

all shapes and sizes! Scraped on acrylic paints and Gesso add beautiful texture and patterns to

your projects!


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“ The washy watercolour look is one of those trends that is not going away anytime soon.

And I just can’t get enough of it!”

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Project: Watercolour Art Journal Page

W e all love watercolours but sometimes we overlook the humble watercolour pencil. They can be used in so many different ways, but my favourite way to use them is with a brush. When I want to add

extra details or an intensity of colour, I’ll use them as pencils and pull the colour out with a brush.

To begin my project, I collaged the substrate with old book pages and added a layer of gesso before adding washes of colour with a brush and pencil to start this page off. I then blocked out the butterflies and bubbles with gesso applied through a stencil made from cutting the stamped images from a piece of paper.

There are so many ways to use watercolour pencils – don’t forget you can create flicks and drips from a pencil or brush too!

A Sky Full of Bubbles

MaterialsStamps Kim used... • Prima Marketing Inc: Finnabair

Don’t Forget To Fly: Finnabair Rust & Dust

Other Materials... • Fabriano Classico 5 Fat Pad.

Satinata 300gsm

• Golden Regular Gel

• Old book pages

• Liquitex Gesso

• Ranger Archival Ink: Jet Black

• Tsukineko Memento Ink: Desert Sand

• Sakura Pigma micron 05 Black

• Craft knife

DESIGNER TIP…

If you want the lines of the stamped

image to merge with the colouring, use a water-

reactive ink like Distress inks to stamp with.

Use watercolour pencils with gesso and old book pages to create a delicately coloured collage.By Kim Dellow

Meet the designer:Kim Dellow“I fill my days with drinking lots of tea, creating and writing for craft magazines and blogs. It makes for a lovely week.”

Explore her work online:www.kimdellow.co.uk



1 2 3

1 Stamp the image with light ink, then block out the image with a layer of water.

2 Take colour from pencil with a wet brush and apply to image. Let the colour merge in the water.

3 Add more intense colours to shaded areas by using the pencil directly on the image.

Step–by–step... Watercolour Pencil Colouring

Go Shopping!Prima Marketing Inc Finnabair Don’t Forget To Fly andRust & Dust stamp sets are available from Crafts U Love, www.craftsulove.co.uk, 01293 863576.

Derwent Watercolour pencils are available from Derwent, www.pencils.co.uk, 01900 609585

To finish the project: Carefully stamp the bubbles with Archival ink and add the sentiments. Add a little bit of colour bleed to the wings with more colour, added with a brush. Load the brush again with colour from the pencil and fl ick it across the page to create splatters. Let it dry and add boxes to some of the words with a marker pen.

WHY NOT TRY?…

If you don’t want to work on gesso with watercolour then try

using Golden Absorbent Grounds under the

stamped areas.

DID YOU KNOW?…

The amount of water you use is key to using

watercolours.Try practising on

whatever surface youare using to work out the right amount of

water you need.




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ImpressionsHere’s where you’ll find the lowdown on the new stamp designs, the latest arts and crafts products and forthcoming shows, plus giveaways galore!

Rockin’ RobinsAndrea Neville has been busy designing these super cute robin stamps for Stamposaurus Stamps. These adorable stamps are clear and unmounted and will make the perfect focal stamp for all your Christmas card creating!

Stamps prices start from £6.00 and are available to buy from www.stamposaurus.co.uk

Giveaway! We have three sets of the Stamposaurus stamps to giveaway.

Glitter GaloreWith enchanting names likeFairy Dust, Ho Ho Ho, SugarPlum, Mistletoe Magic and Silent Night, these new embossing powders will have you crafting Christmas miracles all day long! WOW! have also released thesenew stamps for embossing, bringing you a mix of geometric shapes, sweet words and Christmas designs.

Items are priced from £2.50and are available to buy fromwww.wowembossingpowder.co.uk

Giveaway! We have one of each pictured WOW! Embossing Powder item to giveaway to one lucky reader.

Nordic Noel

For Christmas crafting in a Scandinavian style, look no further than this fabulously

festive Nordic Christmas crafting collection from Crafter’s Companion. Included in the collection you will find the pictured sweet

and snowy Scandinavian Village embossing folder, jam packed papercraftingCD-ROM and Cool Christmas red

rubber stamp set.

Products are priced from £4.99are available to buy from

www.crafterscompanion.co.uk

Giveaway! We have one of each pictured Crafter’s Companion item to giveaway to

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Magical MomentsPaperArtsy’s fab new Eclectica collection brings you some magical Christmas stamp designs, with guest designers including the talented Clare Lloyd, Emma Godfrey, and Darcy Wilkinson, who has a project in this very issue using her pictured Eclectica stamp designs!

Stamps are priced from £17.08 and are available to buy from www.paperartsy.co.uk

Giveaway! We have one of each pictured PaperArtsy item to giveaway to one lucky reader.

Lovely LetteringFrom quilting and textiles to cardmaking and scrapbooking, these alphabet stencils are perfect for almost any design or craft project and they’ll even work for cake decorating! This mini-book includes all 24 capital letters, accents, punctuation, and numbers, printed on perforated card that’s easy to tear out and reuse.

Visit www.store.pavilionbooks.com for pricing and details

Giveaway! We have two Batsford Alphabet Stencil Mini Books to giveaway.

Colour Me CrazyProven to combat stress and alleviate

tension, adult colouring books are ideal for those creative minds who

need a bit of down time. These gorgeous colouring books from Hot

Off The Press are full of beautiful ready to colour designs and are

the perfect pop in your handbag miniature size for you to take with

you wherever you may go!

Visit www.amazon.com for pricing and details

Giveaway! We have one of each pictured Hot Off The Press book to

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Prepare for the exciting countdown to Christmas by making your very own papercrafts advent calendar. By Jenny Marples


An IconicAdvent

“ Rather than buying a new advent calendar each year, create this refillable version to suit your own décor and fill it with extra special treats.”

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Project: Advent Calendar

F or speed I used a die to cut and fold the box pieces to form the basic construction but you could use a template instead if you’d prefer. Each of my boxes are

3.8cm (1.5 inches) wide, cut from 480gsm white card;I would recommend this weight or greater as it will make the finished calendar strong enough to last year after year.

The box size can be increased, but this will also alterthe size of the overall calendar. The boxes can of course be cut from any colour of card; I decided to keep the base layer white to coordinate with the rest of the design and added extra stamped/painted layers for

additional strength.

At around 3.2cm (1.25 inches) square, the IndigoBlu Christmas Icon images are the perfect size for decorating an advent calendar, and they are easy to cut out too!

MaterialsStamps Jenny used... • IndigoBlu: Christmas Icons;

Crackleglaze Background; Circle Dot Background

Other Materials... • Sizzix: ScoreBoards XL Die

Blocks/Cubes; 3-D

• IndigoBlu: Gee-Sso Good! White

• IndigoBlu English Cottage Artist’s Acrylic Paints: Hot Cocoa; Peppermint Tea; Townhouse Teal;Goldfinger; Postbox Red

• 480gsm white card

• 350gsm kraft card

• IndigoBlu: Scoochy sponge

• White shirt buttons

• Red embroidery silk

Meet the designer:Jenny Marples“I'm a self-employed Designer, Educator and Demonstrator, Design Team lead/member for several challenge blogs and (of course) Craft Stamper magazine... and I love it!”

Explore her work online:www.pushingtherightbuttons.blogspot.co.uk

DESIGNER TIP…If you are going to paint

or decorate the base layer boxes, I recommend doing this before you construct them and assemble your

calendar.



Go Shopping!IndigoBlu stamps, English Cottage Artist’s Acrylic Paints,Gee-Sso Good! and Scoochy sponges available from Indigo Blu, www.indigoblu.com, 01777 701980

Sizzix dies available from Sizzix, www.sizzix.co.uk

In the Details...

Button DoorknobsCreate doorknobs by sticking two shirt

buttons back to back and tying them together with embroidery thread. These

can then be glued onto the calendar.

Easy ‘Faux Woodgrain’ Layer

Dab a Scoochy sponge into brown paint and drag lightly over white card in

one direction. Repeat with a lighter brown and dry before

painting over the whole surface with watered down

green/blue paint.

Custom Patterned Kraft LayerAdd a wash of white gesso over kraft card before repeat stamping the Crackleglaze Background with gold paint. Stamp over this with the Circle Dot Background in red paint.



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Joy Canvas by Jaine DrakeThis mini canvas is only 10cm x 10cm, just the right size to frame the doodled Christmas tree stamp. A page of old music score paper made the perfect base, once it was torn up and collaged onto the canvas. It’s a lovely aged brown colour, so there was no need to stain it. To position the tree correctly, I die cut a circle and then stamped the design. I then added sketchy shading lines on the tree and applied plenty of glitter. I used scissors to slightly distress white crepe paper, creating a fringing, which was glued to the back of the circle. A mini doily was the perfect size to mount in a vintage style.

To finish, I used a few scrabble tiles to spell out the word 'joy' and added sticky gems for extra sparkle. It is Christmas after all!

“ The only time of year I go vintage and shabby chic is Christmas. All that old book paper and glitter

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As Christmas is on the horizon, Jaine Drake has designed a quirky little Christmas tree stamp for our free stamp this issue. We showcase some of Jaine Drake and Jenny Marples’ beautiful festive projects for you to get

inspired by.

We always love to see how you have used your free stamp so please share your goodies with us via our Facebook page - www.facebook.com/craftstamper

Dazzling Christmas TreesThis issue, we’ve got a gorgeous little Christmas tree stamp for you to create seasonal treats with!

Our Angel Policy: You are free to use these stamps in any handmade projects, including those for commercial sale, provided images are hand-stamped. Jaine Drake owns copyright over the original artwork so you may not use the artwork to manufacture stamps or other products for personal or commercial use.

Altered Cardboard Tube by Jaine DrakeBy altering toilet roll tubes, you can make quick and easy Christmas decorations. First, I taped the top together and collaged with music score paper. To build my vintage theme, I used a piece of lace ribbon and added a bit of sparkle with a line of sticky gems at the top.

The rosette on the front was made by stamping the tree onto a die cut circle, which I mounted onto a second, scallop edged die cut to make it sturdier. I added more sticky gems to it and doodled shading lines on the tree. I then glued glitter around the edge and added white netting to the back. To finish, I glued the whole thing to the front of the tube and embellished with more sticky gems to give the netting a more Christmassy feel and added a die cut bottom to help it stand up.

Altered Heart Peg by Jaine DrakeI found the wooden heart on a peg in my local craft shop and originally the heart was red. I covered it with music score paper, using sand paper to neaten the edges. Even though the surface of the heart is flat, I still found it a challenge to get a perfect image with the stamp, so I decided to stamp onto tissue paper and glue the image on with gel medium. To age the white tissue paper, I used an Old Paper Distress ink all over.

To complete and add a bit of glitz, I added glitter and sticky gems and a white crepe paper ruffle.

Penny SaverS…Look out for vintage

music score books and game pieces like scrabble tiles at car boot sales or

junk shops.



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“I love the hand drawn quality of this stamp design, it’s fun for all your festive projects. Why not get the kids into stamping by making Christmas cards with this lovely stamp!”

Christmas Tree Canvas by Jenny MarplesIt’s tempting to use small stamps on backgrounds or repeatedly stamp to form a pattern, but they can be the centre of attention too. Using a mini canvas to raise the tree above the rest of the canvas gave it some well deserved impact, and the lettering below helped to make it the focal point of the larger canvas.

Continuing a theme across a whole piece is important to make the design look more effective and fluid. The addition of stencilled stars beneath the layers of paint and ink enhanced the independently stamped stars. The whimsical design and subtle colour palette means this tree is not just for Christmas!

Christmas Coaster by Jenny MarplesWhen the festive season rolls around and your guests arrive, it’s so much fun to be able to provide them with drinks coasters to match your holiday décor theme!

The crackle background, dry brushed layer of translucent gold and purple splatters made the whole thing fun and colourful. To make the trees stand out, they were stamped onto coordinating red paper and adhered over the stamped background. Using paper rather than card ensures that they don’t stand too proud on the relatively flat surface. To finish, I coated with varnish to protect and preserve it for years to come.

Designer Tip…If you want to stamp a small section from any detailed stamp, tape

over the unwanted areas before you apply ink and remove before you stamp with it.



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Project: Coloured Christmas Makes

LetterpressLove

“ I stamp all my images onto scrap paper, cut them out roughly and then play with them.

It’s just like fitting together a jigsaw.”

Reindeer Days


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I love layers and texture, so these were very much in my mind as I played with different elements. Keeping a common theme of colour or substrate means lots of elements can be used without it becoming overwhelming.

The crackle paste was new to me, so I really wanted to try it. I was pleased by the amount of texture that was achieved. The size of the cracks is determined by the thickness of the paste, giving great variation.

Most of my stamping in this project was done onto tissue paper. The main advantage of this is that you can add stamped images to an uneven surface, such as crackle paste.

I had fun with embossing too, using the same colour powder on all three boards keeps continuity, but I was able to change it up by using open stars, filled in stars and just dipped edging.

My favourite image is the reindeer. To colour him, I used Pitt pens, which were blended with a finger. They work beautifully over Fresco paints.

Get inspired to makesome mixed media Christmastreasures. By Darcy Wilkinson

Meet the designer:Darcy Wilkinson"I'm a freelance mixed media artist and demonstrator from the North East, also a stamp designer for PaperArtsy. I'm rather partial to shoes, cakes and giraffes."

Explore her work online:art-and-sole.blogspot.co.uk

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1 Add Hyde Park and Tinned Peas Fresco paint to a square greyboard using a scraper.

2 Use a palette knife to add crackle paste. Dry with heat gun and add Old Gold paint with a wipe.

3 Stamp flower onto tissue and paint the reverse. Once dry, attach to board using Satin Glaze.

Step–by–step... Christmas Artwork

DESIGNER TIP…Try outlining images on

tissue paper with a damp, not wet, paintbrush.

This will make tearingout the imagemuch easier.

MaterialsStamps Darcy used... • PaperArtsy: Darcy Eclectica³ Plate

EDY15; Darcy Eclectica³ Plate EDY16; Lin Brown Eclectica³ Plate ELB21

Other Materials... • PaperArtsy: White/Greyboard

• PaperArtsy Fresco Paint: Hyde Park;

Tinned Peas; Old Gold; Limelight; Autumn Fire; Blood Orange; Satin Glaze; French Roast; London Bus; Brown Shed; Nougat

• Dreamweaver: Crackle Paste

• PaperArtsy: Smoothy card; Waxy paper; Chatsworth patterned paper

• WOW! Embossing Powder: Vintage Peacock; Opaque Bright White

• Tsukineko: Versamark Embossing Pad

• Ranger Archival ink: Jet Black

• White tissue paper

• White Posca pen

• Faber-Castell: Pitt pens

• Book paper

• Ribbon

• Paper clips



Project: Coloured Christmas Makes

Further Ideas

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4 Stamp and emboss stars around edges of board. Add more powder to fill them.

5 Attach a stamped text tree to a Fresco painted board using Satin Glaze. Add more embossed stars.

6 Paint card with Nougat, stamp reindeer and add colour with Pitt pens. Layer on wax paper, book text and patterned paper.

7 Blend paint on another board, stamp and paint trees. Add white embossing powder as snow. Emboss edges.

8 Line up main panel with trees, punch holes and join with paper clips. Add more text.

9 Add stamped and coloured buttons for extra dimension, then punch holes in the top and add ribbon to finish.

To finish the project: Add French Roast Fresco paint around the main board edges. I also added highlights with a white Posca pen, and 3D clear gloss to the baubles. For another pop of colour, I stamped the birds using London Bus paint, then added details with black and white pens to turn them into Cardinals.

Go Shopping!PaperArtsy products available from www.paperartsy.co.uk, 01277 212 911

Dreamweaver Crackle Paste available from www.paperartsy.co.uk, 01277 212 911

Snowy DaysCover tag using the same Green/Gold/Crackle technique as the main project. Paint card using London Bus and Blood Orange. Once dry, stamp with the button from the centre of the flower stamp. Cut and dome the buttons and add green paper twine. Attach to the tag using heavy matte gel. Stamp the Snowman onto white tissue, colour using Fresco paints then attach using Satin Glaze. Using blended Frescos, colour more card. Stamp with text, cut into a banner shape and edge with embossing powder. Finally, add embossed stars around the tag, embossed dots to the text banner and Stickles and Liquid Pearls to the Snowman.

Other Materials• Size 8 Tag• Ranger Stickles: Diamond;

Lime Green• Ranger Liquid Pearls: White

Opal

• Ranger Dimensional Pearls: Stream

• Dovecraft: 3D pearl in Clear• Green paper twine



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“ I wanted to go mad with the splatter effect background to create that blizzard-wintery feel. Different types of paint, with different finishes helped me to create this.”

Card Art

DESIGNER TIP…Water down your paint

or add gel medium to get different thickness and effects. This makes the most out of what you have and keeps cost

down too!

Meet the designer:Georgie Connelly“Colours really entice me...From light and airy, to dark and Gothic (and everything in between). I adore the way they ebb and flow together.”

Explore her work online:www.littlebluecraftbox.blogspot.co.uk

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Regular: Card Art

MaterialsStamps Georgie used... • Tim Holtz: Mini Holidays

Other Materials... • Mountboard

• Docrafts Silent Night 8 x 8 paper collection

• Lindy’s Stamp Gang: Frenchie’s Pink Pouf; Pink Ladies Pink; Cosmopolitan Pink; Ocean Breeze Blue; Azure Sea Asters; Merci Beacoup Mint; Merry-Go-Round Green; Ponderosa Pine Olive; I’m Late; I’m Late Slate

• Lindy’s Stamp Gang Embossing Powder: Desert Moon Copper Teal; Spanish Moss Green; Madonna Robe Blue

• Luminarte Silk Acrylic Glaze: Wisteria; Pink Grapefruit; African Jade; Majestic Bolivian Blue; Pretty Peridot; Key Lime; Gold Monarch

• Paperartsy Fresco Paint: Snowflake

• Tim Holtz Thinlits: Paper Snowflakes

• The Crafter’s Workshop Stencil: Random Stars

• Prima Finnabair Art Basics: Modeling Paste

• Prima Finnabair Art Extravagance: Caribbean Sea; Mardi Gras

• Tim Holtz Distress Ink: Dusty Concord; Weathered Wood; Peeled Paint

• Dusty Attic: Mini Merry Christmas 10pk; Beaded Tinsel

• Prima: Holiday Jubilee Christmas

• Enamel Dots

• Cheesecloth

My inspiration came from that little bit of sparkle that Christmas brings us at this cold and dark time of the year… glistening snow, dashes of glittering lights, decorations peeping through windows…

These cards are a pure mixed media mash up - a little bit of everything went into them! Keeping the ingredients the same but changing out the colours of the paints and style of card/layout still gives you great variety, but at the same time helps keep your focus without going overboard.

Christmas cards are a great excuse to play with glitter and I adore the star stencil by The Crafter’s Workshop, combining it with modelling paste made it just the perfect finishing touch for the background. It helped to give me the foundation I needed to apply some of that much needed Christmas sparkle!

An Arty ChristmasInspiring, wonderfully wintery Christmas cards for you to create. By Georgie Connelly


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Go Shopping!Tim Holtz stamps available from Craftie Charlie, www.craftie-charlie.co.uk

In the Details...

Vary the consistency of different paints by diluting with water, this allows a feeling of

fading into the background, leaving foreground splats sharper.

Using white cheesecloth underneath the layers gives the cards a soft edge as well as adding extra

interest to the background.

Chipboard pieces are great for bringing out dimension. Plus they take anything

you throw at them, perfect for your mixed media adventures!

TIME SAVING IDEA…Use chalk paint for

your white splatters asit dries quicker than

other paints.

TOP TOOL…A heat gun! It’s a mustwhen adding layers

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“ One of the things I absolutely adore about Christmas is the joy of decorating our house

with hand crafted ornaments. I've created a trio of light inspired curios which will be perfect for

our official Christmas lights switch-on!”

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Project: Mixed Media Christmas Ornaments

I f you have a lantern that has suffered some damage to the glass panes, this is a perfect upcycling opportunity. You can alter and decorate the lantern to your heart's content, just like I did with layers of 3D foam

shapes, crackle paste, paints and DIY shimmer mists. I make my mists subtle, as I use them for vintage aging and delicate shimmer.

You can also replace the glass panels with illusion film sheets; they reflect the light beautifully. They are also perfect for stamping! If you want toadd more colour to your images, I recommend using alcohol markers

on the reverse side – as the markers will make StazOn ink smudge.The blending pen will help you move the colour around the image.

To continue my Christmas Lights theme, I decorated a church candle and turned a giant light bulb into a bauble ornament. These projects feature stamping on tissue paper. For the light bulb, I transferred the stamped image using a dry decoupage technique, using adhesive sheets heat embossed with Kaleidoscope powder and coloured

with Inktense pencils, before being sealed with matte varnish.For the candle, I coloured my image with alcohol markers first and

then adhered it to the candle by gently melting the tissue into the wax.

The final touches were made with textural snow, Glossy Accents icicles, glittered foam dots and snowflakes. To embellish my makes, I added cheese cloth, seam binding ribbons and handmade poinsettia flowers.

Let ThereBe Lightfor Christmas

MaterialsStamps Asia used... • Stampendous: Sweater Snowman; Sweater

Square; Crystal Angel; Snow Queen

Other Materials... • StazOn Ink: Jet Black; Emerald Sky

• Memento Ink: Tuxedo Black

• Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L: 3D Foam Stars; 3D Foam Snowflakes; Adhesive Sheets 4"x6"

• Donna Salazar with Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L: Gold; Pink; Brown Pigment Powder

• DecoArt Americiana Decor Chalky Finish: Everlasting; Vintage

• DecoArt Dazzling Metallics : Oyster Pearl; Silver Sage; White Pearl

• DecoArt Snow-Tex

• DecoArt Texture Crackle

• DecoArt DuraClear Ultra Matte Varnish

• Stampendous: Crystal Micro Glitter; Champagne Crushed Glass Glitter

• Stampendous: Kaleidoscope Embossing Powder

• Stampendous: Spoonful of Pixie Dust

• Sizzix Tim Holtz Alterations Die: Tattered Poinsettia

• Crafters Companion: Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers

• Derwent: Inktense Pencils

• Rowlux: White Moire Illusion Film

• Glossy Accents

• Lantern

• Large lightbulb

• Church candle

• Seam binding ribbon

• Pearl lace

• Cheese cloth

• Foam berries

• Decorative pins

• Tissue paper

• Air spritzer tool

Elegantly illuminate your house this Christmas time with some bespoke Christmas lights! By Asia King

Meet the designer:Asia King“I've always had a creative bug of one form or another. I love to play in shabby vintage style with mixed media touches and a cheerful infusion of colour.”

Explore her work online:www.underacreativespell.blogspot.co.uk

DID YOU KNOW?…

You can use DecoArt Chalky Finish paints on glass and metal without

having to prime the surfaces first? These paints are great on a wide range

of materials!



Go Shopping!Stampendous stamps and glitters available from The Stamp Man, www.thestampman.co.uk, 01535 601554

DecoArt media products available from Country View Crafts, www.countryviewcrafts.co.uk, 01767 262 304

Rowlux Illusion Film available from Amazon, www.amazon.co.uk.

Designer tip…To melt tissue into the

wax evenly, wrap the candle tightly with greaseproof paper, carefully heat with a heat gun until the image underneath

looks sharper and continue to hold the sheet until the wax

cools down.




Project: Origami Christmas Wreath

An Origami Christmas

Learn a simple origami technique to create effectivepaper wreaths. By Christine Dark


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I made my first origami Christmas wreath a few years ago with patterned scrapbooking paper, but these days I’m more inclined to create my own papers.

To create my papers, I’ve used a lightweight card that folds well and is substantial enough to take the mediums and works well with my gelli plate.

The wreath is made up of separate folded modules and isn’t too long a process once you learn the simple folding technique. My projects are made up of eight or twelve modules and each module starts as a single piece of card. The rule for cutting the card is that the length is twice the width and this will determine the size of the completed wreath.

Origami projects are great for using up gelli plate printed papers. I added stamping to my prints using Paperbabe text stamps, which work particularly well when the stamping is random and rotated throughout the print.

This is a great project to involve children especially in the run up to Christmas…many hands make light work!

MaterialsStamps Christine used... • Paperbabe Stamps: Joy; Peace; Love

Other Materials... • Memento Luxe Inks: Rose Bud; Pear

Tart; Bahamas Blue

• Brilliance: Platinum Planet

• DecoArt: Media Fluid Acrylic: Primary Magenta; Primary Cyan; Cobalt Teal Crackle glaze

• PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Acrylic: Mermaid; Satin glaze

• 160gsm white card

• Ranger Tim Holtz Ideology: Mirrored Stars

• Alcohol Inks: Sailboat Blue; Silver Mixative; Meadow; Raspberry

• Glossy Accents

• SIzzix Tim Holtz Alterations Die: Word Play

• Chipboard

• Silver cord ribbon

• Self-adhesive gems

• Glue dots

Meet the designer:Christine Dark“I’ve been crafting, demonstratingand giving craft classes since 2008 but have been creative since childhood in all kinds of arts and crafts activities. I’m fond of all types of media and love trying out new products but you can’t beat the anticipation of ink on new stamps!”

Explore her work online:www.sketchingstamper.blogspot.co.uk

“ Take a simple origami fold, some gelli printed papers, stamps and embellishments and create this versatile Christmas wreath to add to your Christmas decorations this year!”


An Origami Christmas

Further Ideas

Gift BoxTopperFor the box topper, make two wreaths, cutting the card pieces to 10 x 5cm (approx. 33/4 x 13/8 " ) for the larger wreath and6 x 3cm (23/8 x 11/8 ") for the smaller wreath. Tie ribbon around the box to meet in the centre at the top, then thread the two wreaths on and tie the ribbon into a bow in the centre. Adjust the wreaths so that they sit evenly and add self-adhesive gems to each point to finish off.

PENNY SAVERS…Make these

contemporary origami decorations for Christmas

at a fraction of the cost of designer shop bought

ornaments with the simplest supplies.

Other Materials• Wired ribbon



Project: Origami Christmas Wreath

Go Shopping!Luxe Inks available from That's Crafty, www.thatscrafty.co.uk 01708 344146

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7 8 9

1 Cut gelli printed papers into 12 pieces measuring 14 x 7cm (approx. 51/2 x 23/2 ").

2 Fold each piece in half lengthways and crease for a crisp fold.

3 Fold each piece in half again widthways and crease for a sharp fold.

4 With open edge facing up, fold each edge down from the top at a forty five degree angle, crease well and repeat for all pieces.

5 Take two modules and with the open edge facing up, slot the point of the one into the opening in the other.

6 Adjust the pieces so that the second piece is aligned snugly against the first.

7 Continue until all twelve modules have been inserted into the wreath shape.

8 Insert the points of the final module into the openings in the first to complete the wreath.

9 As the wreath is not fixed, adjust the shape so that the inside edge is a circle.

To finish the project: After making the wreath, I created the seasonal greeting ‘joy’, using the Sizzix die and gave

it a faux molten silver finish. I added Ranger Ideology mirror stars coloured with alcohol inks and some

self-adhesive gems. To stop the modules of the wreath moving about, I added some glue dots inside the folds and then attached silver string to the back for hanging.

1 2 3

Step–by–step... Segmented Origami Wreath



Snow Enchanter

In this fabulous new regular, we take a closer look at some stunning artistry by Kim Costello.


“ This box canvas has many layers; I started with a patterned paper collaged base, which is only evident from the texture it's created. The Dylusion inks sprayed through stencils really pop and fibre paste, also through stencils, adds an amazing texture. With the use of my media templates and face

stamps, this piece came together effortlessly.”

AmazingARTISTRY

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Regular: Reader Submissions


The Dylusions work like magic, I have never known colour to come through

that many layers of paint! I love the subtle polka dots all over the canvas.

I’m very pleased with her dramatic make-up, I masked the eye before stamping in blue ink, the extra sparkle and gems really lend to the icy theme.

I am in awe of how clear the sentiment is, it's amazing how tissue paper disappears under the white embossing. I'm also impressed with how well it was manipulated over the fibre texture bumps.

Regular: Reader Submissions

Meet the designer: Kim Costello“I have always been arty, it definitely runs through our family, so it was simply a natural path for me to tread. My education in the art field continued when completing a Degree in Three Dimensional Design. I then worked with my Mum in soft furnishings, before starting a family. I discovered stamping about eleven years ago and have had the privilege to design for Craft Stamper for the past six years and I now have my own brand of stamps and templates.”

Explore her work online: www.paperbabe.blogspot.com

In the Details...

NEW regular: Amazing Artistry

Kim used her amazing Mixed

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please see our August 2015

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Find Your Yellow Brick Road

Gorgeous projects by our extremely creative readers.


ReaderSubmission

This issue we’ve chosen this enchanting creation by Irit Shalom. Who doesn’t love a bit of Wizard of

Oz at Christmas time?!

“ I’m not normally a bright colours person,but who says that we should stick to one style? Let's try to push out of our comfort zones and

make our new adventures visible!”

MaterialsStamps Irit used... • Rubber Dance Company: Antique

Botanicals

Other Materials... • Ranger Archival jet black ink;

Tsukineko VersaMark ink; Clearsnap: Ocean Breeze Crafter's ink; Ranger Dylusions: Fresh Lime; Bubblegum Pink; Lemon Zest; Vibrant Turquoise; Lindy's Stamp Gang ink:Yellow Rose of Texas; Azure Sea Asters; Tando Creative UK: Bullseye stencil; Tando Creative UK: chipboard mini houses; mini people; WOW! Embossing Powders; Ranger: Texture paste; Gel Medium; Letter stickers.

Find her online!iritshalom.blogspot.co.il

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Gorgeous festive reindeerthemed projects to build upyour Christmas cheer!

3D Challenge

Rockinʼ Reindeer by Riikka KovasinI printed the reindeer, cut them out and used as templates to cut two reindeer from watercolour paper. I chose watercolour paper, as it is sturdy enough to hold the weight of my embellishments and also takes colour well.

I used gel medium to add the metal embellishments and flowers to each side of the reindeer. I embellished a side at a time and left to dry in between. After leaving the whole piece to dry overnight, I then added colour using mists and Mica powders. This isn’t your average reindeer!

MaterialsSTAMPS: Stampendous – NK Studio Marks. INKS: Archival Ink – Jet Black. OTHER: Tattered Angels – Glimmer Mist Beetle Black; Dragonfly; Sapphire; Simply Sheer Teal; Prima Marketing – Mechanicals Type Writer Numbers; Leaves 2; Numbers; Junkyard Findings Typo Zippers; Prima Marketing – Blue Mica Powder; Black Micro Beads; Heidi Swapp – Color Magic Ephemera; Sakura – Gelli Roll white.


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Gorgeous festive reindeerthemed projects to build upyour Christmas cheer!

Reindeer Gift BagBy Chrissie StokesAs the reindeer’s body looked like bag handles, I decided to use him to create a gift bag. I reduced the size of the image so that it would fit a bag constructed from a sheet of A4 paper.

I cut out the images from card, stamped and inked them using the grunge stamp and, having coloured the whole area, clear embossed them. The bag was cut to size and stamped with the tree images, clear embossing after each stamping and adding a little inking to the top and bottom of the images. It was then scored and folded and the handles attached with strong double sided tape.

To get you excited about Christmas, we asked our talented designers to create some arty reindeer designs using the Arty Reindeer template from

Cardmaking Paradise. Created using a mixture of interesting media, colours and techniques, the artwork is fun and adventurous. Rudolf gets a makeover!

Cardmaking Paradise is a wonderful resource for crafters of all kinds. Templates, tutorials and project inspiration, truly something for everyone! Cardmaking Paradise are very kindly offering the Arty Reindeer template free of charge to all Craft Stamper readers! You can all have a go at creating a whole herd yourself!

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MaterialsSTAMPS: Stampers Anonymous – Reindeer Flight; Stamplorations – Mini Mixed Media backgrounds. INKS: Distress Inks - Frayed Burlap; Gathered Twigs; Forest Moss; Stormy Sky; Stampin’ Up Marker – Chocolate Chip; Versamark Watermark ink. OTHER: Sponge daubers; Clear Embossing Powder; googly eyes; double sided tape.



Twinkle by Tracy EassonWhat a joy it was creating this little reindeer! I decided to produce an art piece that resembled a pull along toy. I traced the template onto board, cut it out with a scalpel, then got messy with paints, glue and glitter. I then made a little sail from a skewer, wire, stamping and cut out sentiment and added bunting made from old book pages. I wanted it to look as if it were on wheels, so I used old wooden spools and a hot glue gun to create the desired effect. To finish, I added a wooden star to tie in with the ‘Twinkle’ sentiment.

Dashing Reindeer by Helen ChiltonFor my reindeer I didn't want to use brown, so I went for a brightly festive look, cutting out two reindeer from grey board and covering each side with some paper from the

Kaisercraft Fly Free Collection. Each reindeer was then foiled in gold using

Kaisercraft texture stamps and Ranger Sticky embossing

powder. To finish off, I slotted them

together and added embellishments

to make a three dimensional hanging ornament.

MaterialsSTAMPS: Oak House Studio – We are all Stars. INKS: StazOn Ink pad – Jet black. OTHER: 3D tracing paper; wooden spools; old book papers; wooden dowel; balsa wood block; skewer; wire; glitter; star sequins; DecoArt Media – Gesso; Matt Gel; Titanium White Fluid Acrylic paint; material; button; glue gun.




Rudolph by Tracy ScottI decided to create a reverse canvas so that my reindeer could sit in the recess. I started by covering the canvas with book paper and stencilled gel medium through the scribble stencil. Once dry, I painted with Green Gold and Diarylide Yellow and rubbed in Metallic Lustre and Burnt Umber to highlight the stencilling. Using the template, I cut my reindeer from a cereal packet and painted. I then tied a scrap of lace around his neck and attached to the canvas with 3D foam. For my poinsettia, I painted music paper with Quinacridone Red and cut six large and small petals from it. I glued the petals together and attached to the frame. To finish, I added pearls to the flower and frame.

Antique Rudolf by Jenny MarplesI used die cut strips of mount board to provide a strong connection between two reindeer shapes, I then covered them with coordinating ribbon. The holly leaves started my chosen vintage look - they were coloured with Distress inks and overstamped with Mega Flakes. With the intention of giving the completed project a look of aged and crazed pottery, I applied a layer of Crackle paint, emphasized the cracks with Distress stain and then added a triple coat of clear embossing powder. The reindeer looked much more lifelike and friendly with the addition of pearl eyes and an ink coloured tinsel scarf complete with jingle bells.

MaterialsOTHER: 8 x 8 Canvas; old book paper, old music score paper; Decoart Media Line Fluid Acrylics – Quinacridone Red; Green Gold; Diarylide Yellow; Burnt Umber; Yellow Ochre; Burnt Sienna; Decoart Americana Stencil – Scribble; Decoart Metallic Lustre – Champagne Ice; Green; Prima – 3D Matte Gel Medium.

MaterialsSTAMPS: IndigoBlu – Clearly IndigoBlu Big Holly. INKS: Distress Ink – Peeled Paint; Vintage Photo; Barn Door; Distress Stain – Antique Linen; Ranger Alcohol Ink – Meadow; Red Pepper; Stazon – Jet Black. OTHER: Sizzix – ScoreBoards XL Die Box, Make-it-3-D; IndigoBlu Mega Flakes – Morris Dance; IndigoBlu FlitterGlu; Distress Crackle Paint – Rock Candy; Distress Paint – Antique Linen; Idea-Ology Tinsel Twine – Silver; WOW! Embossing Powder – Clear; silver bells; pearl embellishments; ribbon.



Have Yourself a Merry LittleCanvas TimeGet in the holiday spirit and craft a Christmas canvasfull of joy! By Riikka Kovasin


“ I love Christmas time! It gives me a warm feeling inside and I tried to capture that with

my peachy, tea coloured canvas.”

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Project: Christmas Canvas

I enjoy making three dimensional projects tremendously! I really like how light and shadow play on the surface and the ability to mix any materials in these creations.

When I started to think about Christmas and Winter, a few things came to my mind: jingle bells, snowflakes and snowballs. The bells were found in my craft stash, snowflakes were cut from a decorative

felt ribbon and the snowballs are paper maché balls of various sizes. Combining these found or cheap things together with a few more

showy products makes an interesting combination and also helpsin the budget.

I adhered all the pieces to the canvas using gel medium and coated with white gesso. I went with a warmer colour scheme and misted the canvas with gold, peachy beige and also used tea as a colourant. The final touch to the piece was a red embossed ‘Cherish this moment’ sentiment.

MaterialsStamps Riikka used... • Carabelle Studio by Birgit Koopsen:

Follow Your Heart; I Heart Washi Tape

Other Materials... • Archival Ink: Watering Can

• ScrapFX: Bubble Border; Cherish this Moment

• Tattered Angels: Glimmer Mist French Lime; Butternut Squash; Woven Burlap

• Prima: Mica Powder Gold; Frost Dance roses; Rodanthe flowers; Gesso; Modeling Paste; 7x9 Alpha stencil; Glass Beads Butter

• Design Memory Craft: Red Cherry Double Scoops

• WOW! Embossing Powder: Primary Apple Red Regular

• Crinkle ribbon

• Paper maché balls

• Jingle bells

• Doily

• Tea

• Pencil

Meet the designer:Riikka Kovasin“I was hooked when I first opened a gesso jar. I am a mixed media influenced scrapbooker and a mother of two. I enjoy creating layouts, canvases and altered pieces the most.”

Explore her work online:paperiliitin.blogspot.com

In the Details...

A lacy doily was used as a stencil to build up the delicate background texture and pattern.

I roughly heat embossed the ‘Cherish’ sentiment in a deep maroon powder to bring a rich Christmassy feel to the piece.

Go Shopping!Carabelle Studio stamps available from That's Crafty, www.thatscrafty.co.uk.

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Christmas OrnamentsCraft some Christmas decorations using old bracelets and gel medium! By Anneke De Clerck


“ Once dry, gel medium makes an awesome translucent canvas to stamp on.”

Why not try…To create coloured

ornaments, mix the gel medium with acrylic paint

before adding it to the bracelets. Or add some glitter to the wet gel for

a festive look.

Creative Upcycling

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Gel mediums are made of 100% acrylic polymers, which are proven to have excellent flexibility. They are in fact a glue and dry to create a durable film.

As frames for the gel medium, I used simple metal bracelets that I had in my stash. I made my first bracelet ornaments in 2012 when I stumbled upon a similar Mod Podge tutorial on the internet and decided to adapt it to use gel medium instead. When experimenting with the technique, I decided to incorporate stamped images.

For this technique it is important to have patience and follow drying times. Drying times are influenced by many factors: thickness of application, temperature, humidity and airflow conditions. Also, to get a good result, make sure to remove excess gel before the drying process starts as it may crack if left to dry slightly.

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1 Work on a flat, non sticky surface, I used a craft sheet on a sturdy table.

2 Place a bracelet on top of the craft sheet and dot gel medium inside.

3 Spread gel evenly with a palette knife, making sure it makes contact with edges.

Step–by–step... Creating Gel Medium Ornaments

To finish the project: Paint with Tumbled Glass Distress ink. Stamp text on background with turquoise paint and stamp the reindeer with Timber Brown StazOn ink. Mask the reindeer before stamping the stars. Stamp trees with Eden Green StazOn ink. Once dry, brush Twisted Citron Distress ink on top. Stamp stars, post stamp and stitches with Timber Brown. Add accents with Twisted Citron and Gathered Twigs Distress inks using a brush. Apply white dots with a Sharpie. Add turquoise paint to the bracelets.

To finish, make a hole in the gel medium and add an open jump ring. Create a hanging loop using invisible thread and decorate with beads.

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4 Use a spatula or a metal ruler to flatten the surface and wipe away excess.

5 Leave to dry for 24 hours. The gel will become more transparent as it dries.

6 When dry, gently peel off away from craft sheet.


MaterialsStamps Anneke used... • Darkroom Door: Christmas Reindeer

DDRS020; Brushed Christmas Vol 1 DDRS135; Stitched Christmas DDRS122; Christmas Word Block DDWB006; Christmas Script DDBS046

Other Materials... • Liquitex: Matte Gel Medium

• Ranger Distress Ink: Tumbled Glass; Twisted Citron; Gathered Twigs

• Ranger Dina Wakley Media: Heavy Body Acrylic Paint Turquoise

• StazOn Ink: Eden Green; Timber Brown

• White Sharpie marker

• Open jump rings

• Beads

• Invisible thread

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Project: Mini Bottles Project

“ I love working in miniature, so these glass bottles suited me down to the ground.”

A Little Bit ofChristmas Magic...Create an enchanting Christmas cabinet filled with magic potions to hang on your Christmas tree… By Helen Chilton


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MaterialsStamps Helen used... • Indigo Blu: Snowflakes SF1

• Crafty Individuals: Mini Christmas Trees; 'Merry Christmas' CI-257

Other Materials... • Selection of miniature glass bottles

• 2 box bases hinged together

• Distress Markers: Twisted Citron; Faded Jeans

• Letraset Aquamarker: Rose Carmine

• Distress Stains: Twisted Citron; Faded Jeans

• Distress Markers: Twisted Citron; Faded Jeans

• Distress Inkpads: Twisted Citron; Faded Jeans

• Grunge Paste

• That's Crafty! Dinky Stencil: Distressed Harlequin Background TC019

• Iridescent wrap

• Angel hair: Silver

• Stampendous Frantage Glass Glitter: Silver

• Silver embossing powder and accent beads

• Silver chain; various beads; sequins

• Round nose pliers

• White organza ribbon

• Pebeo Mirror Effect Foil: Silver

• Treasure Gold: Sapphire; Green Amber

• Ranger Embossing Powder: Sticky

• Silver wire

• Strong glue

M ost of the decoration on these bottles is on the inside so the glossy exterior remains untouched and will shine in the lights of the Christmas tree. I decided on a blue/green/red colour scheme,

accented with silver.

The number of stamps used here is minimal as they had to be small images and text in order to fit inside the bottle. The snowflakes were punched out in three different sizes and gently curved to push inside the bottle neck. Even though it's quite fiddly to attach, I've used chain to suspend them, as this makes them hang better.

The cabinet type box is made up of two box bases – I took off the lids and re-hinged the deeper bases together. I wanted the cabinet to open so that the bottles were standing up like magic potions. They can all be taken out to hang on the tree and then stored away for another year.

Meet the designer:Helen Chilton"Messy, inky projects, preferably with bright colours and lots of detail, that's what I like creating! Why? Because it's fun!"

Explore her work online:helenchilton.blogspot.co.uk

DESIGNER TIP…When decorating the

bottle, allow the glue and glitter to dry before you

put a stopper on, otherwise the bottle mists up on

the inside.




Project: Mini Bottles Project

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1 Take lids off two boxes and paint white.

2 Grunge Paste the harlequin design onto box and colour with the Distress Stains when dry.

3 Stamp text all over in Twisted Citron and Faded Jeans.

4 Stamp snowflakes over text and emboss in Sticky powder. Heat and foil in silver.

5 Cut bases out of mount board, place ribbon ends underneath and glue in.

6 Colour Snowflake stamp red, stamp on card and punch out different sized flakes. Repeat in blue and green.

7 Pour glue into bottle and coat one side. Add glitter and green beads and shake to spread. Let dry. Wire some red beads and insert.

8 Thread a snowflake onto silver chain, add wired green beads, a silver bead at bottom and then fix to the stopper bead.

9 Insert into bottle and glue down stopper bead. Cut silver wire, thread on chain and wrap wire around bottle neck and secure.

To finish the project: Make as many other bottles as you wish, in diff erent sizes and with diff erent embellishments. Rub Treasure Gold onto outside of box and glue on

the door knobs. Layer up the iridescent fi lm and the silver angel hair into the box. Add the bottles and secure each row with ribbon.

Go Shopping!IndigoBlu stamps available from IndigoBlu, www.indigoblu.com, 01777 701980

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That's Crafty! Dinky Stencils available from That's Crafty, www.thatscrafty.co.uk, 01708 344146

Miniature glass bottles available from The Range, www.therange.co.uk

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Step–by–step... Magic Bottles and Box




Ready, Set, Stamp!

Cute Santa by Scrapper MyraFor this challenge I thought of a cute Santa Claus with a soft shabby look. I wanted to make a background without adding too much complexity to the project, so I used an acrylic block to stamp Distress inks and water onto patterned paper. I then cut a doily in half to use at the top and bottom of the card and stamped the sentiment on the bottom doily.I stamped Santa in the middle for guidance, then stamped and coloured separately on white cardstock. I then cut him out and attached with dimensional adhesives after tying baker’s twine in lines. I embellished with gems and sequins, and placed on light blue/green cardstock.

MaterialsSTAMPS: Unity Stamp Co. – Lil’ Nick. INKS: Ranger Tim Holtz – Crushed Olive; Broken China; Memento – Tuxedo Black; American Crafts – Art Markers; Kimberly – Watercolour Pencils. OTHER: American Crafts – baker’s twine; Crate Paper – Dainty Darling; Papertrey Ink – Aqua Mist cardstock; Scotch – adhesives; gems; doily; sequins.

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North PoleWelcome to our winter wonderland filled with cute creatures and cool colours! Our amazing readers and designers have crafted a beautiful collection of card just for you...

Let it Snowby Mandi ManceI decided to create a cute reindeer snow scene. Stamp the reindeer and sentiment with archival ink on watercolour paper. Use watercolour pencils to colour the reindeer and create a background. Blend the colours using a brush and water. Wipe brush between colours to keep them from getting muddy. Leave to dry. Cover the reindeer and sentiment. Mix acrylic white paint with water and splatter on your card to create snow. Add glitter glue to the nose to give it a little sparkle and finally, attach it to a white card base.

Pop Art Elvesby Giovanna ZaraDraw a line with a pencil to use as a guide when placing your stamped images. Ink the elf stamp and stamp, following the line, three times, with different ink colours. Colour the elves hats with a small amount of ink. Erase the pencil line an add the sentiment. To finish the design, create a subtle Houndstooth pattern by sponging ink through the Houndstooth stencil on the right side of the card and along the bottom.

MaterialsSTAMPS: Unity – Let It Snow INKS: Ranger – Jet Black Archival OTHER: Artist Loft – Watercolour pencils: Yellow Green; Ocean Blue; Dark Pink. Americana – Snow White Acrylic Paint; Strathmore 200 Series Skills Watercolour paper; Fuschia Pink Glitter Glue.

MaterialsSTAMPS: Craft Stamper Cover Stamp December 2010; Personal Impressions – Little Festive Houses. INKS: StazOn – Cactus; CherryPink; Archival Ink – Aquamarine; Ranger Distress Ink – Shabby Shutter; Worn Lipstick. OTHER: The Crafter Worshop stencil – Houndstooth.

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Agatha at Christmasby Samantha ReadA card to make you shiver, brrrr! I began by painting some white card blue, keeping the horizon a third of a way up the card. I added some chilly flourishes by using modelling paste through a stencil. Snowflakes were added by sprinkling watered down paint. I stamped and coloured Agatha on white card, cut her out and glued her in place. Next came the fun bit of embellishing. A single glittery snowflake, a word, glitter and glossy accents were used to complete my wintry scene.

Christmas Penguin Giftsby Julie BeechThis cute little penguin was just the thing for the North Pole theme.

I cut out a base card and a panel 1cm smaller. I then cut an aperture with a circle die.

I cut patterned paper 5mm smaller than the base and adhered to the base. The penguin was stamped on white card, extending the snow line with a black fine liner. I coloured with Copics and cut out. I stamped a greeting in Versafine and added a twinkle to the scene with my snow writer. To finish, I mounted the panel on foam tape.

MaterialsSTAMPS: Stampotique – Agatha Christmas INKS: Black Archival OTHER: Tim Holtz Layering Stencil – Flourish; Martha Stewart Paints; Tim Holtz Idea – Ology; Modelling Paste; Glue; Ranger – Diamond Stickles; Prismacolour pencils; small snowflake punch; Glossy Accents.

MaterialsSTAMPS: Lili of the Valley – Penguin Presents; Woodware – Patch Christmas Clear FRCL180. INKS: Memento Tuxedo Black; Versafine – Onyx Black. OTHER: Copic pens; Spellbinders Nestabilities – Standard Circles Large; NitWits paper – Merry and Bright; Decocraft – Glittering Snow Writer; Black fine liner; White Textured Linen card; Foam strip.

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Christmas Chickensby Chrissie StokesThese Christmas chickens are sending their 'Glad Tidings' from within a circular aperture. They were gently coloured then given a little sparkle with Glamour Dust, before the top part was cut out and the lower section was embossed with the wall folder. The shape of the sentiment panel echoes the line of the large circle.

Snow Retroby Shirley BamptonStamp the snowman in Versafine Onyx Black, allowing for a border where the washi tape will go, then stamp the tree and sentiment. Add shading to the snowman’s body with the baby blue Tombow pen, and colour the buttons in fuchsia. Follow the outlines of the tree with the lime pen. Add a swipe of baby blue under the tree to indicate the snowline and help to ground the tree. Add washi tape across the bottom of the card and trim to fit.

MaterialsSTAMPS: Penny Black - Par Avion; Paper Smooches – Joyful Greetings. INKS: Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Ranger Distress Ink – Weathered Wood OTHER: Mirage Pens – 558; 513; CG1; 418; 419; 455; 456; Sizzix - Tim Holtz Alterations – Brick Wall Embossing folder; Glamour Dust; MFT Blueprint 14 Stitched Square die; Spellbinders - Circle die; Lil Inkers Stitched Oval die.

MaterialsSTAMPS: Tim Holtz – Halftone Christmas; Clearly Besotted – Signature Christmas. INKS: Versafine – Onyx Black. OTHER: Tombow pens –173 Lime; 491 Baby Blue; 725 Fuschia; washi tape.

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Joyful Sleighby Becca CrugerThis sketchy sleigh from the STAMPlorations Joyful set deserves to take center stage and colouring it with bright, bold colors made for a very merry design. The sleigh was accompanied by sentiments from the same stamp set and surrounded by bright paper and shimmery snowflakes.

Tinsel in a Tangleby Becky SmithUsing Versafine Onyx Black, stamp penguin and sentiment on Bristol paper; add clear embossing powder and heat set. Mask off penguin; blend Distress Tumbled Glass ink over background. Colour details with markers, add Glossy Accents to beak and feet and leave to dry. Using Post It tape, mask off strips on another piece of paper and blend Picked Raspberry and Twisted Citron to create stripes. Using the Stitched Rectangles die, cut stamped and striped pieces and set aside. Using Onyx Black ink, stamp a star cluster randomly over card base. Finally, mount penguin panel on a slightly smaller piece of fun foam, mount to striped panel and adhere both to cardstock.

MaterialsSTAMPS: Unity – Tinsel in a Tangle; Mama Elephant – Make a Wish. INKS: Versafine – Onyx Black; Distress – Tumbled Glass; Picked Raspberry; Twisted Citron. OTHER: 3M – Post It Tape; Stampin’ Up! Markers – Pink Passion; Green Galore; Ranger – Blending Tool; Glossy Accents; Simon Says Stamp – Stitched Rectangles Dies; Fun Foam; Clear Embossing Powder; heat tool.

MaterialsSTAMPS: STAMPlorations – Joyful. INKS: Ranger – Jet Black Archival; Distress Ink – Broken China. OTHER: Spectrum Noir Markers – IB1; IB2; IB3; TB4; BP1; BP4; BP7; CG3; CG4; DCWV – Violet Leaf Paper Stack; The Christmas Paper Stack; Recollections Silver Rhinestones.

*Call for DesignersWould you like to see your work in print on these pages? We have always featured a few reader creations here, but we’d like to extend that and offer more space to see what amazing things you create, now really is the time to get ready, get set and stamp!

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MaterialsINKS: Ranger – Jet Black Archival. OTHER: PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Paints – Taupe; Mud Splat; Blueberry; Glass Blue; Snowflake; Blue Oyster; DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics – Quinacridone Gold; Calico Craft Parts – Mini Primitive Stars; Sizzix Thinlits Die – Friendship Words Script; Ranger Distress Crackle Paint – Rock Candy; DecoArt Media Crackle Paint; DecoArt Chalk Paint; Crackle Glaze; Ranger Clear Embossing Powder; Sharpie Paint Pen – white; Derwent Pastel Pencil – Indigo; book pages; rusty wire; papier mâché hanging board; cheesecloth.

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A Thing of Wonder by PaperArtsy Designer – Alison BomberI stamped the angel and her wings onto a whitewashed book page and clear-embossed the image. Mud Splat and Taupe were used for her hair and in the shading of the gown. To complete the gown, I added an ethereal layer of cheesecloth, cinched in by a rusty wire belt.

She’s hovering over a crackled background, made with layers of Fresco paint colour mixed with plenty of water for a soft, blended look. I painted Mud Splat onto some card for the word, cut down ‘wonderful’ to ‘wonder’ and clear embossed it for a glossy finish.

Beautiful Blues by PaperArtsy Designer – Alison BomberTea-stained book pages were used to form the background. The angel was stamped on watercolour paper which was used to mop up inky blue Distress inks. To develop an unearthly look, I gave her blue hair and then masked her off, in order to stamp lots of bubbles behind her.

Her crown and wings were made from the same tea-stained book paper, to echo the background. Her dress was cut from tracing paper, softening the blues behind and creating a gentle, smoky finish.

MaterialsINKS: Ranger Jet Black Archival; Ranger Distress Inks – Blueprint Sketch; Faded Jeans; Vintage Photo. OTHER: PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Paints – Snowflake; Blue Oyster; Glass Blue; Sizzix Thinlits Die – Adventure Words Script; Derwent Pastel Pencils – Burnt Carmine; Indigo; Kingfisher Blue; Sharpie Paint Pen – White; tea-stained book pages; twine; seam binding; tracing paper.

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Let it Snow by Chrissie StokesFor this project I decided to use the stamps slightly differently. Using the theme from the sentiment, I made a wreath based on a large snowball. I began by sketching a circle and stamped the trio of snowballs, using them as baubles. I then took three of the small snowflake shapes and stamped them around the circle. Finally, masking the snowball stamp so as to use just the smallest of the three snowballs, I stamped this four times to fill some of the gaps. The holly was stamped and coloured and a doodled circle completed the design. The baubles were coated in Glossy Accents to finish.

I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas by Chrissie StokesThe apertures for the sentiments and the front panel were die cut to size. This was then embossed with the snowy folder. The holly was stamped and masked to add to the Santa hat, which was then coloured, cut out and trimmed with Flower Soft. The panel was popped onto dimensional dots and small holly springs were used to decorate the frames.

MaterialsINKS: Memento – Tuxedo Black Ink. OTHER: Mirage Alcohol pens – 558; 513; 429; 420; CG1; 0; MFT Inside and Out Stitched Rounded Square Die; Lil Inkers Stitched Rectangle die; Ranger – Glossy Accents; dimensional pads; Sheena Douglass Festive Embossing Folder – Snowfall; Simon Says Stamp – Stitched Rectangle dies; Anita’s PVA Tacky Glue; Polar White Flower Soft.

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“These stamps were wonderful to colour because of the great open style of the design. With humorous quotes and useful accessory stamps, this lovely set is perfect for Christmas and other occasions too.”

Snowflake Bottle Bag by Christine DarkThe wine related quote stamps in the set made me think of creating a wine bottle gift bag. Using a scoreboard, I created a miniature bottle bag to fit one personal size bottle of wine inside. I decorated the bag using sponged paint and the bubble stamps with pigment ink. To finish off the bag, I made a snowflake label in the same mixed media style as the tag, and incorporated another one of the quotes.

Winter Angel Tag by Christine DarkThis great stamp set from PaperArtsy is Christmas themed but it's versatile because the whimsical girl can easily suit other occasions, becoming a princess by adding the crown stamp, an angel by adding the wings or simply a girl. I've coloured the stamp in pencil and masked in the wings and crown for a winter angel; she works beautifully over the ultra textured mixed media tag I've created.

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Ilove paper, nothing holds as much potential as a sheet of white paper. It could be used for writing a letter, a book, notes, and of course for art. You can transform a piece of white paper into almost anything with the

help of stamps and ink. The surfaces we stamp on impact on techniques, this masterclass focuses on gloss paper. This was one of the first surfaces I used when I started stamping, and it is still one of my favourites. You can do so many fun techniques on gloss paper, and many of them are quick and simple, but give a result that looks like it was complicated to achieve.

Gloss cardstock is clay coated, giving it a glossy and smooth appearance. It is a porous paper, but with some non-porous qualities. Note that gloss cardstock is not the same as gloss photo paper, since they don’t have the same coating. Although some of the techniques might work on photo paper, I suggest that you use gloss cardstock instead.

I am particularly fond of the vibrant look of dye ink on gloss paper, particularly in combination with using a brayer to apply the ink, which makes the techniques very quick. If you don’t have a brayer, you can get the same effect with an ink-blending tool. It is easier to get a smooth application of ink with a brayer if you only go in one direction, and don’t brayer back and forth.

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• Sizzix Tim Holtz Die: Handwritten Holidays; Snowflake Duo; Prancing Deer; Stacked Snowflakes; Tag & Bookplates

• Sizzix Tim Holtz Texture Fade: Tiny Stars & Dotted Bulls Eye

• Sizzix Eileen Hull Die: Recipe Card Box Scoreboards XL

• Ranger: White Embossing Powder

• Ranger: Dina Wakley White Gesso

• Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Paint: Frayed Burlap; Walnut Stain

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2 Continue with darker shades of Distress Ink, but don’t cover the previous layer completely.

3 Splatter water on the project with a Distress Sprayer. The ink reacts to the water and lighter spots form.

Technique 1:Splattered OmbréFor a quick background, brayer dye ink on gloss cardstock in a graduated ombré pattern and splatter with water. Start with the lightest ink and gradually build up darker colours.

"Gloss cardstock is clay coated, giving it a glossy and smooth appearance. It is a porous paper, but with some non-porous qualities.”

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1 Stamp background stamp and white embossing powder onto tag. Hold the stamp in your hand for a more abstract print. Heat set.

2 Use a brayer to apply Caribbean Coast Dye Ink over the entire tag.

3 Repeat with a darker ink, in this case Blue Ribbon, but don’t cover all the previous ink.

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2 Sand horizontally and then vertically, to create a crosshatch pattern. Ink in between with Tumbled Glass.

3 Continue sanding and applying inks with the brayer until you are happy with the result. Angle the brayer to make lines using ink from its edges.

1 Stamp trees with VersaMark ink to build a forest scene.Dry with a heat tool.

2 Tear paper to create masks and ink with an ink-blending tool. Begin with lightest shades and add darker inks.

3 Stamp trees with Distress Inks and Ranger Dye Ink to develop a layered effect.

Technique 4:Sanded LinenIf you sand glossy cardstock, you remove the glossy coating and get a beautiful matte surface, which feels very soft to the touch.

Technique 5:Layered ResistWith a watermark embossing ink, you can create a resist eff ect on glossy cardstock, without using embossing powder.




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Christmas BoxDie cut a box from mountboard and die cut it a second time from gloss cardstock. Use technique 4 to prepare the gloss cardstock and add stamping with a snowflake background stamp. Cut the panels apart, ink the edges and adhere to the box.

Ink a piece of gloss cardstock as shown in technique 2 and die cut two snowflakes with the Snowflake Duo die. Emboss in the coordinating embossing folder and sand to reveal the embossed pattern.

Die cut two smaller snowflakes from a splattered ombré background. Also die cut a sentiment from the same background and another one from cork. Assemble the box according to the instructions on the packaging and tie with twine.

Main Project:Glue corrugated card to mount board and apply gesso. When dry, paint randomly over the gesso with brown shades of Distress Paint. Prepare a layered resist background on gloss paper as shown in technique 5.

The deer was die cut from glossy cardstock and technique 3 was used to create a wonderful texture. Mask the antlers before embossing pattern. Ink with Java Bean Dye Ink.

Prepare a piece of splattered ombré gloss cardstock and die cut snowflakes from it. Die cut a sentiment from gloss cardstock and ink with Java Bean. Add twine, tinsel and a sentiment sticker and the wintery wall hanging is done!

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Take a closer look at Alison Bomber’s deep crackle on her ethereal angel art work. The crackle medium applied over the watered down paint creates a naturally distressed finish.

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To develop her beautiful textures and add subtle interest to the background of her Amazing Artistry piece, Kim Costello has used fibre paste through a stencil. The soft peaks of the paste echo the snowy theme perfectly.

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Suffolk

PAPERMAZEGrange Farm, Otley, Ipswich, Suffolk. IP6 9NS

Tel. No. 01473 892195Email: [email protected]

www.papermaze.co.ukMonthly crops, workshops & online classes. Open:

From 9.30am until 3.00pm on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays (Other times by prior appointment only)

Fast delivery, over 10,000 products

SCOTLAND Edinburgh

STAMPERS GROVE92 Grove Street, Edinburgh. EH3 9AP

Tel. No. 0131 221 [email protected]

www.stampersgrove.co.ukMon, Tues, Wed, Fri 10am-5pm, Thurs 10am-6pm,Sat 10am-4pm Workshops and Classes

Most major credit cards accepted

This month we’re offering readers the opportunity to watch the DVD ‘Art Journaling 1 – Right from a blank page’ online for FREE. Simply visit shop.inspiredtomake.com/

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Art Journaling 1 – Right from a blank pageArt Journaling is a wonderful way of releasing the artist inside you

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Join Kate Crane in this inspiring DVD as she shares the tips, techniques and skills that will energise your pages and let your imagination soar.

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We asked our Design Team some questions about their practice. We'll be sharing their answers over the nextfew issues.

This month’s question: If you could ask any company to create a crafting product, what would you ask for?

“An avalanche prevention/containment gadget. 'Someone' keepspiling stuff up on my desk, large on top of small, crooked and wobbly. Then one day, when I am sitting drinking tea and innocently adding pretty paper offcuts to the mini mountain... it gently sighs and starts to slide... and there is no stopping it. Tea and water pots go flying and casualties usually include all the tiny fussy cut images that have just taken three hours to cut out.” – Darcy Wilkinson

“I'm really enjoying the products out there! But what I could really use is an extra hour or two to the day! Any company manufacturing that would have me as a regular client!” – Riikka Kovasin

Do you sometimes wonder where other people create?This month, we take a peek into the creative space of Jaine Drake.

“Here in my basement craft room in Luxembourg; despite having an enormous table, I still craft on the space under the window. It’s not just because it’s the only source of natural light, it’s also because it allows me to look out onto my herb garden and see the forest on the other side of the valley. Nature offers endless inspiration.”

Question Time

Creative Spaces

‘‘’’Our new Café Chat feature: sharing reviews, classes, ideas and a sneaky peek into the creative world of our designers!

Café Chat

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NEW regular: Café Chat

One of our talented readers, Susanne Rose has created this beautiful envelope project that we couldn’t wait to share with you!

“I love using my crafting supplies in every way my mind can think of. I used VersaMark ink together with metallic PanPastels to create this decorative birthday envelope. I love the shabby chic look of this technique. To fi nish, I added some sewn accents, leaving the threads long and loose.”

This issue we’ve reviewed a fun, Tokyo-inspired craft book by craft artist and blogger, Ebony Bizys.

Packed full of craft projects, upcycles and home style tips, ‘Hello Toyko’ is a really exciting DIY book that could be the perfect gift for any age.

This beautifully presented book takes you on a journey into the quirky, Tokyo-based world of Ebony Bizys and her ‘Hello Sandwich’ blog. Through the book, she documents her new Japanese lifestyle; searching for inspiration, collecting ephemera for her art work and learning more about the local culture.

We love her fun, personality-filled makes, using bright colours and accents of pattern. Her delightful collages and scrapbooks made from unusual found ephemera, act as windows into her explorative crafting journey.

Her gorgeous mini-notes and zines take scrapbooking and journalling to a more openly engaging level, creating art that encourages and inspires interaction with others.

She also suggests some great craft storage ideas, such as using pegboard, vintage tins and found boxes and offers some quick stationery projects. Any upcycler is sure to adore this sensational book.

Reader Submission

Reviews

Have you made an exciting project recently?We would love to see your creations!Log on to craftstamper.blogspot.co.uk to fi nd out more

NEW regular: Café Chat

Hello Tokyo by Ebony Bizys is available to buy from Murdoch Books, fi nd out more at www.murdochbooks.co.uk

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Hermine Koster crafts an

inspirational winter wall hanging to

brighten your home.

Contents may be subject to changeArtwork by Hermine Koster Plus!

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Januaryissue on sale4th December

2015 Don’t miss it!

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Aldridge Crafts 31Art From The Heart 22Birds In The Barn 68Chocolate Baroque 31Crafters Companion 2Crafters Corner 68Crafts U Love 84Crafty Individuals 69Crafty Snippets 68Cuddly Buddly Crafts 31Dandie Crafts 69David Jaggs 69ICHF 83Indigo Blu 69It’s Crafting Time 13Jacobi 41Keep On Crafting 41

Lavinia Stamps 9Newbury Papercraft Show 41Oak House Studio 50Once Upon A Time 69PaperArtsy 22Staedtler UK 13Subscriptions 26-27Swanstitch 68That’s Crafty 50The Craft Den 69TPL Digital 68TPL DVD 79TPL Inspired To Make 78TPL Products 59, 63, 76UK Scrappers 41Web Directory 78

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The January issue features this adorable polar bear design stamp for free!

• Delectable die cutsin Masterclass

• Wintery dioramas in3D Challenge

• An amazing showcaseof Christmas in the50’s cards in Ready,Set, Stamp!

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