Cardmaking Stamping & Papercraft No 25-6

Dies have positively exploded in the marketplace, with most major companies getting in on the act, whether they’re nested shapes, individual motifs or designs with matching stamps. And what’s not to love? For a reasonable price, we get a sturdy, endlessly reusable product that will give a professional finish to our projects and is super-practical to store (read: you can fit dozens in a single shoebox!). Yet, we often only use them in a handful of ways, so this month we’re launching a new feature as a kind of idea-file to help you get more out of your clever investment. MATERIALS FOR ALL CARDS • Die: Memory Box candy jar• Tools: die-cutting machine, tan mat• Stamps: Lawn Fawn Penelope’s Blossoms (set of 30)• Card: Bazzill white; watercolour• Paper: Crate Paper…

MATERIALS FOR ALL CARDS • Stamps: Lawn Fawn Critters Down Under (set of 13); Stampin’ Up! And Many More ... (set of 23)• Paper: Keringke Arts Indigenous art gift wrap• Card: Stampin’ Up! whisper white, wild wasabi, soft sky, so saffron, old olive, pink pirouette, pear pizzazz, baked brown sugar, sahara sand, watercolour• Ink pads: StazOn jet black; Stampin’ Up! soft sky, baked brown sugar, old olive, crumb cake, hello honey• Colouring tools: water brush, white gel pen, sponge dauber• Dies: Spellbinders Nestabilities scallop circles; Stampin’ Up! Framelits on film• Die-cutting machine• Punches: Stampin’ Up! modern label• Adhesives: double-sided tape, mounting tape BEFORE YOU START: Die-cut a small scalloped circle out of scrap card to use as a cloud template. Baby Platypus METHOD 1 Cover the front of folded white…

SHOPPING LIST • 1 x sheet 12x12 Bazzill petal soft card• 2 x sheets 12x12 white leather-grain card• 4 x 500mm lengths of ribbon• 1 x Darkroom Door Sweet Treats photochips sheet• 1 x Darkroom Door Sweet Treats montage sheet TOOL BOX • Acrylic paint: purple, green, pink, yellow, blue• Paint brush• Embellishments: assorted rhinestones, pearls, seed beads, glitter and sequins from your stash• Punches of your choice• Label maker METHOD 1 Mix the first acrylic paint colour with a few drops of water using a paint brush. Cover your work area with newspaper to protect it then flick the loaded brush across a 12x12 sheet of petal soft card. Repeat using the rest of the listed paint colours and allow the card to dry completely. 2 Cut the painted…

Sweetheart Shaker BY GWEN WRUCK METHOD 1 Trim the Crate Paper Oh Darling ‘sweet heart’ card out of journaling paper, layer it on white card 110mm x 80mm then apply Inklingz Shimmering Watercolour sheer bliss paint to the sides and let it dry. 2 Add a Crate Paper Love Notes sticker to the top of this then layer it on reversed Love Notes heart song paper 120mm x 90mm and Crate Paper Maggie Holmes happy day paper 130mm x 125mm with double-sided tape. 3 Trim acetate or leftover product packaging to 130mm x 125mm and machine-sew it to the panel, placing assorted Lawn Fawn sequins inside before sewing the final edge. 4 Tape it to folded Kaisercraft watermelon card 135mm x 260mm. 5 Die-cut a Crate Paper Maggie Holmes Styleboard…

GLITZ DESIGN Felicity collection kit. For your nearest stockist, visit www.glitzdesign.net INKADINKADO Pink Flamingo border. For your nearest stockist, visit www.inkadinkado.com NEWTONS NOOK DESIGNS Flirty Flamingos set of 7. Visit www.newtonsnookdesigns.com STAMPIN’ UP! Flamingo Lingo set of 7. For your nearest demonstrator, phone 1800 787 867 or visit www.stampinup.com THE ALLEY WAY STAMPS Tropic Topic set of 28. Visit www.thealleywaystamps.com REVERSE CONFETTI Fabulous Flamingos set of 12. Available from www.reverseconfetti.com…

PAPER NEST DOLLS Bon Voyage Emma, Downhill Racer Owen, Roller Waitress Avery, Bubble Fun Owen. Visit www.the-papernest.com HEARTFELT CREATIONS HCPC3632 Plates & Gears, HCPC3633 Nuts & Bolts, HCPC3634 Tarnished Gears, HCPC3636 Cogs & Gears. Find your nearest stockist, or buy direct, at www.heartfeltcreations.us CLEARLY BESOTTED STAMPS Simply Quilled set of 15. Visit www.clearlybesottedstamps.com PINK AND MAIN Stitched Greetings set of 14, Happy Fall set of 19, Old Crow set of 13. Visit www.pinkandmain.com REVERSE CONFETTI Paper Crane set of 10, Happy Harbor set of 13. Available from www.reverseconfetti.com ALTENEW Scribbled Flowers set of 29, Sketchy Flowers set of 11. Visit www.altenew.com…