PAPERCRAFT ESSENTIALS ISSUE 58 SNEAK PEEK!

Inside issue 58 of Papercraft Essentials – on-sale 5th August – you will be treated to a vellum masterclass where you can learn to make this beautiful creation.

Materials…

• Pink and green vellum
• Green florist wire (for stems)
• Cotton buds
• Glue with small nozzle applicator
• Metal tea spoon with rounded handle
• Large & very small ball embossing tools and embossing mat
• 1.5cm heart and star punches
• Pink inkpad

To create…

1Take a cotton bud and cut the bud part away from the stem. You will notice the stem is hollow and there is a small hole in the end of the bud – put the tip of a small glue nozzle into the hole and fill with glue. Push wire into the hole and turn the bud until it feels secure, then wipe off any excess glue.

2 Dab the bud with a pink inkpad, then put aside to dry. Once the bud is firmly stuck in place, you can then begin to build up the rose.

3 Punch 14 hearts from pink vellum – you may need more or less depending on the size of the rose you want. Lay the hearts on an embossing mat and, starting from the pointed end, use short, sharp strokes on the rounded end of the heart with a spoon handle, taking care not to press too hard or you will damage the vellum.

4 Move quickly up the heart and across from side to side until the rounded ends of the heart start to curl. Roll your first petal to make a cone shape and glue it to keep the shape. Add some glue to the end of the bud, then slide the cone up the wire so the bud fixes in at the bottom of the cone.

5 Take the second petal and coil it around the cone, being careful not to coil it too tightly. Take the third petal and, once again, fold it around the second petal – avoid putting the ‘v’ shape of the heart in alignment with each other. Overlap the petals as you work around the rose, building up the layers. As you get nearer to the outside of the rose, the petals will need to curve less (sometimes a small cut in the pointed end will allow the petal to be glued in place a little more easily). Fix the outside petals on slightly higher up on the underneath side of the rose so they show. If you stick them on too low down you will end up with a ball shape rather than a flatter rose shape.

6 Once you have built up the rose, punch a star from green vellum. Make small cuts up between the points then, using the large ball embossing tool, rub in circular motions in the middle of the star so the points ‘cup’ upwards. Pierce a hole in the centre with the wire and glue in place on the back of the rose.

7 Cut out a basic leaf shape. As you cut, wiggle it a bit so the edges of the leaf look a little serrated. Make sure to leave a bit of a stem on the leaf so you can glue it in place under the rose onto the green sepal you have just made with the star shape.

8 Before gluing in place, add some character lines to the rose (such as veins and shading) so that it looks more realistic. Gently curve the leaf with your finger, then fix in place to finish.

Project by Wendy Martin. Originally published in Papercraft Essentials issue 58.

PAPERCRAFT ESSENTIALS ISSUE 58 SNEAK PEEK!

Inside issue 58 of Papercraft Essentials – on-sale 5th August – you will be treated to a vellum masterclass where you can learn to make this beautiful creation.

Materials…

• Deep pink and pale pink A4 cardstock
• Thick white vellum or parchment craft paper
• Joycraft stencil (6001/0029)
• Small & extra small ball embossing tools
• Green/white spot satin ribbon
• Green 4mm flat-backed crystals
• Pale green 3mm pearls
• Vellum-safe glue or double-sided tape
• Low-tack tape

To create…

1 Lay the embossing stencil onto a piece of white vellum or parchment craft paper and hold it in place with low-tack tape. Turn the stencil and paper over so the stencil lays underneath the paper.

2 Place the stencil and paper onto an embossing mat, then rub over the paper lightly with a little wax and emboss your design. Remove the stencil.

3 Follow the steps below to assemble the bookmark, with the embossed panel behind it. Finish by adding flat-backed pearls and crystals to the centres of the flowers as shown.

How to make a vellum bookmark…

1 Cut a piece of deep pink cardstock to 16.6cm long and 18cm wide. Measure and mark at 6cm and 12cm to make 3×6cm sections.

2 Trim a 4.4cm wide and 14.6cm long aperture in the middle section. Trim the vellum to fit, allowing enough space around the design to fix the vellum onto the framework of the aperture. Fix pale pink cardstock behind the embossed panel.

3 Fold over one of the side sections and fix in place. Cut a piece of green spotted ribbon long enough to make a loop at the top, and for two tails to show at the bottom. Fix in place, then fold over the other section and fix in place as before.

Project by Wendy Martin. Originally published in Papercraft Essentials issue 58.

PAPERCRAFT ESSENTIALS ISSUE 58 SNEAK PEEK!

Inside issue 58 of Papercraft Essentials – on-sale 5th August – you will be treated to a vellum masterclass where you can learn to make this beautiful creation.

Materials…

• White parchment craft paper
• Fan stencil medium designer grid (SPB010M1)
• Green 8mm crystal brad
• Pink 5mm flat-backed crystal
• Green 3mm flat-backed crystal
• Pink tassel
• Glue
• Medium, small & extra small embossing tools and embossing mat
• Pricking tool

To create…

1 Lay the stencil onto the parchment paper and hold it in place with low-tack tape. Turn the stencil over so the paper is on top of the stencil, and rub over gently with a little wax, then emboss all of the design, using the larger tools for the large shapes and the smaller tools for the smaller details.

2 Once you have finished embossing, turn the stencil over so it is now on top of the paper, and prick through all the holes around the fan segments. Remove the stencil from the paper and very carefully tear the segments away. Make up the other eight segments in the same way.

3 Punch a hole big enough for a brad in the end of each fan segment using a small circle punch, making sure all the holes line up with each other. Lay the segments on your work surface and arrange them into a fan shape. Overlap the bottom end parts, then push the brad through the holes to hold the end of the fan together.

4 Lay the fan so that one side of each segment is very slightly overlapping on top of the next segment. Add a tiny amount of glue to the very edge of each segment, so they will stick and hold in place.

5 Finish by adding 3mm green crystals and 5mm pink crystals as shown.

Project by Wendy Martin. Originally published in Papercraft Essentials issue 58.

When you place a web order at Fantastic Ribbons from now until the 30^th June 2010 you will receive a beautiful collection of grosgrain dotted and shaded ribbons PLUS a free roll of ribbon from our exciting new summer range worth a total of £5.25. The minimum order to claim this free gift is just 4 rolls and is open to first 1000 customers only, so order early.

Fantastic Ribbons have their biggest range ever for this summer. Crafters will love their beautiful ring of roses on a cord, new cool lemon & lime dotted organza, along with new ginghams and stripes.

Click here to see their satin range where there are over 25 shades of 3, 6 & 16mm – perfect for cake crafters. Take a look at their fabulous embroidered ribbons including mille fleur, used for quilting & gift wrapping. Also check out the velvet studded ribbons with pearls, sequins and jet (4 colours). All rolls are in the permanently discounted multi buys.

Remember the more you buy the more you save at Fantastic Ribbons!

Materials…

• White A4 lightweight cardstock
• Apple Snapple (© Kay Miller) digital kit
• Hero Arts Four Apples stamp set
• VersaMark embossing inkpad
• Blaze Cosmic Shimmer embossing powder
• Sizzix Scallop Tags die
• Moss Green ColorBox Cat’s Eye inkpad
• Ranger Glossy Accents
• Junkitz and Doodlebug rub-on alphabets
• Ribbon

To create…

1 Print the leaf and dotty patterned papers back to back on a piece of A4 cardstock. Use the template to draw and cut the box from the card, then score and lightly fold the box, securing with double-sided tape on the corner flaps.

2 Print orange and green papers for the box label then resize and print the journaling frame and assemble as shown. Apply rub-ons to spell your message and fix to your box, together with three pearls just above on the lid.

3 Print the leaf and dotty papers back to back on lightweight cardstock, then layer the vine leaves on an orange paper background before printing.

4 Die-cut both using the smallest tag on the Sizzix die, ensuring the leaves on the orange piece are near the bottom. Trim and attach the orange layer to the double-sided tag. Ink the edges.

5 Apply your rub-on greeting to the tag and embellish with pearls. Punch a small hole in one of the tabs on the box to fix your tag with a length of ribbon secured with a bow.

6 Stamp an apple onto an offcut of printed orange card using the VersaMark pad, and sprinkle with green embossing powder. Heat set the image, then cut around the outline before attaching to your box using foam pads and applying glaze to the two outer halves.

Project by Judith Hannington. Originally published in Creative Cardmaking issue 12.

Materials…

• White A4 lightweight cardstock
• Apple Snapple (© Kay Miller) digital kit
• 148gsm Mohawk Navajo printer paper
• Hero Arts Four Apples stamp set
• VersaMark embossing inkpad
• Blaze Cosmic Shimmer embossing powder
• Moss Green ColorBox Cat’s Eye inkpad
• Ranger Glossy Accents
• Junkitz rub-on alphabet
• Papermania adhesive pearls
• Large button
• Ribbon

To create…

1 Print the apple paper onto cardstock and trim to fit your jar before attaching using double-sided tape around the edges. Print and cut a strip of dotty paper and trim to cover the join.

2 Print plain orange paper and cut and attach a smaller band around the jar, butting the edges up against the dotty strip.

3 Print the plain green paper onto cardstock, stamp an apple using the VersaMark pad and sprinkle with green embossing powder. Heat set the image, then cut around the outline before applying glaze to the two outer halves.

4 Once dry, attach the apple to your jar, together with three pearls and the title spelled out using rub-on letters.

5 Fix a length of ribbon around the jar’s lid with double-sided tape and finish the ends in a bow.

6 Print the ‘Sweet’ word art circle, resizing to fit your jar lid, then attach a slightly smaller printed flower using foam pads for dimension. Punch a circle from green card and sew on a button before fixing to the centre of the flower.

Project by Judith Hannington. Originally published in Creative Cardmaking issue 12.

Materials…

• Oregano, Mushroom and Red Pepper Ranger Adirondack alcohol inks
• Adirondack gold mixative
• Blending Solution
• Glossy cardstock
• Jet Black Archival ink
• 2″ Memory Glass
• 2″ Memory Glass frame
• Tim Holtz Idea-ology ball chain, Muse token, Word keys, Philosophy token & jump rings
• Blending tool and felt

To create…

1 Apply the Oregano, Mushroom and Red Pepper Alcohol inks to the felt on a blending tool. Add one small drop of gold mixative. Stamp all over a piece of glossy cardstock. Add a drop of blending solution to the felt and re stamp over the card to blend and soften.

2 Ink up the woman stamp with Jet Black Archival ink and stamp twice onto the cardstock you prepared in step 1. Let dry and cut out two 2″ squares to use as the images for the pendant.

3 Place the images back to back and sandwich between two pieces of Memory Glass. Insert into Memory Glass frame.

4 Thread the ball chain through the Memory Glass frame and fasten the connectors. Tie the ball chain into a knot approx 3″ above the frame.

5 Ink up a new piece of felt with Oregano, Espresso and Mushroom Alcohol inks. Place tokens and keys onto craft sheet and ink up one side, when dry turn over and ink the backs.

6 Add a jump ring to each object. Hang the knowledge token from the Memory Frame clasp. Hang the philosophy token and the keys from the ball chain knot.

Project by Dyan Reaveley. Originally published in Simply Cards & Papercraft issue 53.

The Southampton Papercraft show, organised by Sarah’s Stamp Shack, is taking place on Saturday 5th june from 10.30am-3.30pm at:

St James Methodist church hall,
St James Rd,
Shirley
Southampton
SO15 5HE

Admission is £2.50

For more details telephone 01794 322421

Materials…

• October Afternoon Report Card Science Fair patterned paper and word stickers
• Red Bazzill cardstock
• Heart corner punch
• Fiskars Threading Water border punch
• White paper roses
• Tim Holtz Idea-ology keyholes and Grungeboard Harlequin Elements
• Acrylic paints
• Dark brown ink

To create…

1 Cut an 8 1/2×3″ strip of patterned paper and score at 2 3/4″ and 6″. Ink the edges with the dark brown ink.

2 Border punch a 3″ strip of red cardstock and apply behind the edge of the front flap.

3 Wrap three paper rose stems together with a long length of twine and layer onto the front with a keyhole, using the supplied fasteners to keep the roses in place. Apply a little red paint to the lower two roses.

4 Cut a piece of red cardstock to measure 4 3/4×3 1/4″ and punch the corners. Dry brush the edges with white paint.

5 Rip a 2 1/2″ square from a page of a book and ink the edges. Attach in the centre of the card and dry brush with white paint. Paint and ink a grungeboard heart and arrange on the card with some word stickers.

6 Place the card in the centre of the folder and tie shut.

Project by Rachel Burgess. Originally published in Simply Cards & Papercraft issue 68.

Materials…

• Papier mache mini treasure chest
• October afternoon Report Card Science Fair and Hot Lunch patterned papers
• String or twine
• Black American Crafts Slick Writer pen
• Brown-black chalk inkpad
• Red Kaisercraft rhinestones
• Acrylic paints

To create…

1 Paint the papier mache box white and allow to dry.

2 Trim Science Fair paper to fit the inset side and lid panels, then ink the edges and attach.

3 Cut a 1 1/2″ strip of Hot Lunch paper, distress and ink the edges and apply over the top on the box.

4 Wrap and tie a long length of twine around the inset panels of the lower half of the chest.

5 Use a black pen to write ‘eat me’ around the edge of the lid.

6 Decorate with the red rhinestones and fill with treats.

Project by Rachel Burgess. Originally published in Simply Cards & Papercraft issue 68.