Materials… White A6 card blank Purple A6 cardstock K&Co Sparkly Sweet 12×12” paper pad Green metallic thread Papermania sentiment stamps Purple inkpad Paper-piercing tool Needle To create… 1 Cut a 10.5×5.5cm aperture in the front of an A6 card blank. Cut a corresponding aperture in an A6 piece of purple cardstock 2 Pierce a series [...]
Mar 9, 2011
Have a Great Birthday
Materials… Inkssentials Ink Blending Tool & Ink Blending Foam Berry Blush & Piglet Bazzill Basics cardstock White cardstock (lightly coated is best so that it is neither too porous nor glossy) Heat-resistant sheet Heat gun Acrylic blocks Kitchen towel Die-cutting machine Low-tack tape Stix 2 double-sided & extra sticky tape PVA glue Silicone glue Spray [...]
Mar 8, 2011
Happy Birthday To You
Materials… Inkssentials Ink Blending Tool & Ink Blending Foam Berry Blush & Piglet Bazzill Basics cardstock White cardstock (lightly coated is best so that it is neither too porous nor glossy) Heat-resistant sheet Heat gun Acrylic blocks Kitchen towel Die-cutting machine Low-tack tape Stix 2 double-sided & extra sticky tape PVA glue Silicone glue Spray [...]
Mar 8, 2011
Happy Anniversary
Materials… White A4 cardstock Silver mirri card Martha Stewart small & large Pop-up Water Lily punches Cuttlebug machine Cuttlebug Divine Swirl embossing folder White Iris Ultra Fine glitter Gemstones Silver sentiment peel-off To create… 1 Cut two heart shapes from white cardstock and emboss one using the Divine Swirl folder. 2 Cut a piece of [...]
Mar 8, 2011
Easter Basket
Materials… White cardstock Echo Park Summertime patterned paper Kaisercraft pearls The Ribbon Girl ribbon Sentiment stamps Decorative-edged scissors Hole punch To create… 1 Create a basket-shaped card blank and cover the front with patterned paper leaving a narrow border. 2 Cut two strips of patterned paper using decorative-edged scissors and affix across the centre of [...]
Mar 7, 2011
FREE Creative Cardmaking Special e-book
The recent Creative Cardmaking Special Edition was a huge hit with crafters everywhere so, in case you missed it, we’ve made it available as an e-book for you to flick through completely free of charge! Inside this edition you will find beautiful vintage ispired creations along with cute Popcorn the Bear cards. To view the [...]
Mar 7, 2011
Reach for the Stars
Unfortunately there was a printing error in issue 12 of Creative Beads & Jewellery, resulting in a feature being only half printed. We are very sorry for this error but have made the entire feature available as a PDF for you to download right here. To get hold of the feature simply click on the [...]
Feb 9, 2011
Midlands Craft Fair
For a fun, crafty day out, head along to the National Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham (close to the NEC) on 9th April! Excalibur Paper Craft Fairs have organised a day event that is open to the public from 10am – 3pm. Papercraft items such as cardmaking, scrapbooking, decoupage, rubberstamps, CD-Roms, paper, card and punches will be [...]
Feb 9, 2011
Little Bird Valentine – includes FREE download!
It’s super easy to make your loved one a card this Valentine’s Day, so don’t waste money buying one! It’s more personal, plus you’ll have loads of fun! Materials… CraftArtist Compact (download link given below) Cardstock/heavyweight paper To create… 1. Download CraftArtist Compact here. You’ll get two free kits with your download – Little Birds [...]
Feb 9, 2011
Berkshire Jewellery Club
This club is open to anyone with an interest in making jewellery and encourages a ‘mixed media’ in its members as this invitation is for anyone involved in jewellery, regardless of your preferred media. Whether you are a beginner or a professional , young or old. We meet in Beech Hill, Reading on the 2nd [...]
