To download the templates to accompany Judith Hannington’s fabulous  feature on pages 36-43 click here

The collection is perfect for anyone wanting to capture the essence of the four seasons in their scrapbooks, greeting cards, and other print projects using complementary software CraftArtist Compact for free or the all-in-one digital crafting tool CraftArtist Professional. Each digikit in the set is available for £4.99 as an electronic download from DaisyTrail.com, and includes an array of embellishments, background papers, photo frames, digital materials, alphabets, scrapbook layouts, project templates, and brushes.

The five digikits are:

• Fairy Tales Spring – Beautifully hand-crafted, this kit is simply blossoming with spring joy. It contains everything from cute baby animals to beautiful spring flowers and fairies.
• Fairy Tales Summer – This brightly coloured, hand-illustrated digikit is bursting with summer-themed content and great for those dreamy summer days of crafting.
• Fairy Tales Autumn ­­– This kit features gorgeous hand-drawn embellishments in beautiful golden hues and truly stunning hand-painted fairies – ideal for scrapping on a blustery autumn’s day.
• Fairy Tales Winter – Lovingly hand-painted to capture the charm of winter, this kit includes delightful fairy illustrations and papers to suit a crisp winter’s morning crafting session.
• Fairy Tales Tea Room – This enchanting kit is brimming with delicious-looking, hand-sketched treats, vintage crockery and mischievous fairies.

“After the successful launch of our Eras Collection, we have developed another inspiring collection packed with hand-painted watercolour illustrations and embellishments,” says Ashley Hewson, Sales & Marketing Director at DaisyTrail. “They’ve been carefully hand-crafted by our brilliant illustration team, and we’re positive CraftArtist and DaisyTrail fans won’t be disappointed with what this collection has to offer.”

In addition to the Fairy Tales Collection, DaisyTrail has many other digikits and collections available to purchase in the DaisyTrail online shop. Visit www.daisytrail.com for more information.

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Download the bonus papers here

Download the bonus template here

Time to celebrate…

35 minutes

You’ll need…

Stencil, parchment paper & patterned paper (free with Papercraft Essentials 81)

White cardstock

Craftwork Cards Candi

Sentiment rub-on

Ribbon bow

Crystal Ranger Stickles glitter glue

Paper piercer

Ball embossing tool

Foam embossing pad

3D foam pads

Step by step…

1 Create a white 15×10.5cm card blank and cover the front with patterned paper.

2 Cut an 8x10cm panel of parchment paper, then use the ball embossing tool and paper piercer with the stencil to add the border down the left-hand side. Attach to the left-hand side of the card front using 3D foam pads at the right-hand side, then add Candi to hide the 3D foam pads.

3 Matt a strip of patterned paper onto a different patterned paper leaving narrow borders at the top and bottom. Attach to the right-hand side of the card front, overlapping the parchment panel.

4 Cut butterflies from patterned paper and affix to the parchment panel.

5 Add glitter glue highlights to the butterflies and the embossed border.

6 Apply a rub-on sentiment, then attach a ribbon bow as shown to finish.

Issue 97 of Simply Cards & Papercraft contains a bumper haul of nautical and pirate-inspired images, perfect for a wide range of occasions including Father’s Day. To get your hands on a copy of these images you can either click here or on the image below.