Table Of ContentF R E E Learn to craft
Tr a d it i on a l cascade cards!
p ap ers
Pretty designs
by docrafts
Creative ideas for every card maker!
Issue 159 Christmas 2016
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inspirational festive
ideas to discover!
Gifts for crafty friends
Fun snowman makes
New skills & expert tips
Santa’s on
his way
Christmas
S e e it m o ve !
cuties
Make 10 ideas for
sparkling
paperclips!
baubles
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We’re well into the swing of Christmas now, and the o�ce
is suitably awash with seasonal cheer – you can enjoy
the fruits of our festive labours in this issue of Pi, which
is bursting at the seams with ideas that will see you
right through to Christmas – and beyond! Our jolly Santa
printables (p10) make a fun place to start your card making,
or you can try your hand at cra�ing a fabulous stocking
gi� bag (p68) if you’re seeking a super-stylish way to
present your gi�s this year. Our cascade cards masterclass
Angela, Hannah, Katie & Sarah make up Team (p23) is the perfect way to add depth and drama to your
Pi, plus our team-crafted mascot, Shaun!
festive projects, and you’ll �nd plenty more to inspire you
throughout the issue. Grab a mince pie and get stuck in!
Keep in touch!
Happy Christmas cra�ing!
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Every issue… Crafty know-how
6 YOUR GIFT See what you can make �� MASTERCLASS Vicky Bailey shows
with your Forest Magic stamps – perfect us how to make beautiful cascade cards
for cra�ing winter woodland scenes 66 ASK THE EXPERTS Our cra�ing
8 INSPIRATIONS FOR CHRISTMAS gurus are here to solve all your card
All the latest cra� news and best buys, making questions and dilemmas
plus events for your diary
16 YOUR INSPIRATIONS
Readers’ letters, top tips, cra�y
confessions and cards
74 NEXT MONTH Find out what’s
coming up in the January issue
76 STOCKISTS Stock up on the stash
and accessories from this issue
77 TEMPLATES All the templates you’ll
need for this month’s projects
81 BACK ISSUES Missed out on a mag?
23
Here’s your chance to complete your
Papercra� inspirations collection!
4 Papercraft
We d id it!
Look out for our reader
testers’ makes in the issue
68
Alison Walker
Alison could knit before
she could read, but now
loves card making and
Alison
scrapbooking
Sally Sears
Sally loves creating
pretty things with paper,
stamps and fabric. Cra�
Sally
�lls her with happiness
Alison Girvan
Alison has been cra�ing
for seven years and
enjoys card making
32
Alison because it’s relaxing
Jane Hewes
56 Jane is a nurse and cra�s
Projects…
to unwind. She enjoys
paper construction and
�� PRINTABLES Cra� jolly découpage Jane
Santa Claus cards & gi�s with
Vicky Bailey FREE PRINTABLES! Janice Whymark
�� HOME STYLE Becky James
Janice got into cra�ing
creates vintage tree decs
14 years ago. She likes
�� � DIE�CUTTING Intricate
stamping, colouring and
Yuletide designs for friends Janice
cutting out
Ways to save and family, courtesy of Jackie Jasper
�� TEMPLATES Julie Kirk’s Carol Findon
�� SUBSCRIBE TODAY! Receive a Christmas dachshund cards
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festive Marianne Designs cra� pack are sure to raise a smile
dedicated testers and
when you subscribe today �� GIFT STYLE Sarah has appeared in almost
�� CHRISTMAS BUYS Our pick of cra�y Jackman-Read shows us how every issue since 2011! Carol
winter woodland treats to make a cute stocking gi� bag
Kathleen Broughton
Prizes to win!
Kathleen has been
More to make…
�� CRAFT AWARDS LAUNCH Nominate cra�ing since childhood
your favourites for the chance to win! �� READY, STEADY, CRAFT! and is completely
Kathleen
�� GIVEAWAYS Show tickets, light-up We challenge Sarah Jackman-Read hooked on card making
letters, Colorista goodies and festive �� � LOOKS WITH... SNOWMAN Wendy Empett
Kaisercra� bundles up for grabs DIES Debbie Simpson shows us how
to make fun Christmas greetings Wendy has been a
39 �� FREE PAPERS Pull out from the cra�er for 50 years and
Free papers! magazine or download for free enjoys scrapbooking and
Wendy
FREE PRINTABLES! card making equally
�� OCCASIONS Make tasty birthday Sue Cass
cards and fun new year shaker cards
�� �� INSPIRATIONS FOR... festive Sue’s a lifelong cra�er
who has tried most
paperclip creations by Julie Kirk
things – book art is next
�� � LOOKS WITH... EMBOSSING Sue
on her list
FOLDERS Glam cards by Kelly Lloyd
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inspirations fo r
Your free gift!
Cards designed by
Becky James
Craft beautiful winter woodland scenes
Becky got into card making
with your Forest Magic stamp set 15 years ago. She loves
stamps, inks, dies and
pretty papers.
Shopping list
Basic card kit & your
free gift, plus
* Plain white 5x7in photo frame
* Simply Creative Frosted
Stag party
Winter 12x12in paper
pad * First Edition Wild
You may think dark patterned
at Heart 8x8in paper
papers can’t be stamped
pad * Dovecra� Magic & on, but this handsome stag
Sparkle 8x8in paper pad * proves otherwise. By using
Dovecra� Magic & Sparkle white embossing powder for
foiled stickers * First Edition this image, and stamping
alcohol pens, from Trimcra� against the tweed patterned
paper, the proud animal looks
* Xcut decorative edge punch
perfectly at home as the
– Large Dotted Scallop, from
centrepiece of this project.
Cra� Superstore
* Artiste spritzing ink in White
* Gold, from That’s Cra�y Top tip
* Archival ink in Leaf Green,
The red, red robin…
Cornflower Blue, Jet Black & Finish cards
with iridescent
Sepia, from Sunrise Cra�s
This cheeky fellow proves robins have a place on modern glitter to give
* Xcut large punch – Snow projects as well as those with a more traditional feel. Frame them a frosty
look.
Crystal, from Stu� 4 Cra�s to complement the rest of the project before adding to the
* Glitter paper * Nesting dies front of the easel. A decorative border along the base of
the stand adds further interest.
* Distress inks & pigment
Inject colour with bright
inks * Gel pen – White *
green and rustic brown
Embossing powder – White embellishments.
* Adhesive gems & pearls *
* Ribbon & trims * Wooden
snowflake * Wooden
buttons * Die-cut greetings
* Iridescent glitter *
Gilding wax * Star punches
See page
76 for
stockists
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IDEAS FOR YOUR GIFT
Reader Challenge!
Snowy scene
By adding spritz inks and
a smattering of iridescent Show us what you
glitter you can give this make with your free
gift – our favourite
landscape a truly ethereal
card will win a
feel. If you coordinate inks and
papercraft goody
place the snowflake stamps
bag! Simply send a
all together on an acrylic
photo of your card or
block, you can also make a make to papercraft@
beautiful background, like the immediate.co.uk
snowflake panel that frames by 16th December
the scene. For an extra-special 2016 for your
finish, apply glitter or gems. chance to win!
Festive frame
Create your own abstract
winter wonderland
scene, then mount in a
decorated frame. Layer
stars and hearts so that
they form the bright,
funky background, offset
by the wood boarding
background. Place
stamped and fussy cut
Silent night
characters and a foiled
tree in the foreground.
This 3D night-time card shows how to combine
Embellish with a
hill and tree silhouette stamps to create a
smattering of punched
wintry scene. After stamping, place a circular
stars and gems.
mask across the trees before blending water-
based inks across the scene for the sky.
The snowflakes are stamped after brushing
them with silver gilding wax. Add a stamped
character to bring to life, and finish with glitter.
How to create an aurora background
1 2 3
Tap or scribble water-based dye inks onto a Rip the edge of a piece of card to create a Stamp the tree silhouettes from your free gi�
glass cra� mat and mist to water down. Mop template for the hills. Using a darker blue ink, individually on top of the hills on either side
up the inks with the background card and blend over the template to give three or four of the panel, using various shades of blue
allow to dry thoroughly. outcrops in the landscape. and green ink for a hazy e�ect.
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insp i r a t i o n s for
Christmas
Gorgeous goodies that will
See page
76 for Papercraft
last this season and beyond! stockists
Loves
this!
Papercraft
Loves
this!
Stamping with dimension
This Christmas, Spellbinders have released a new range of 3D
stamps which produce different shades in one press of the
stamp. No more masking or secondary stamping, this festive
range provides a dimensional finish in super-quick time. You
can stamp with dark grey ink and add in colour with alcohol
pens, or stamp in one colour for a monotone look.
Prices start at £12.99, from Create and Craft
FESTIVE
FLOURISHES
Wreaths are a firm favourite
during the Christmas season
and this intricate wreath die
from Marianne can be used in
many ways to decorate cards
and more. Use as a single Perfect pastels
die-cut on contrasting card
for a striking look or layer up We love an alternative colour palette during the
different shades of card to holiday season and this pink, blue and gold collection
create these gorgeous from Kaisercraft is simply stunning. The Christmas
textured designs. We love Wishes range features papers, die-cut collectables,
their Bows Set of dies too – stamps and stickers featuring elegant designs in
we’re spoilt for choice! contemporary colours. The 12x12in Paper Pad includes
Marianne dies, from two each of 24 stunning designs. At 160gsm, the
Charmed Cards & Crafts sheets work perfectly with most die-cutting machines.
Kaisercraft Christmas Wishes, from Merly Impressions
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SHOPPING
Card maker's
Dec- Jan
ca lendar
st rd
1 Dec 3 Dec
New issue (160) Creative Fun Day
We’ll be making New Year’s
3rd December, Leeds
crafting
Head to Craftwork Cards HQ for
Create pretty resolutions
a fun day with like-minded
and getting
crafters including a buffet
snowflake accents creative with
lunch and spot prizes! Book in
our fab Song
advance, £30 per head.
& backgrounds! Bird stamp
bit.ly/2cBSaM8
and papers.
th th
4 Jan 14 Jan
Snow wonderful!
Hand Lettering Introduction to
The Penny Black brand never fails to impress with its
Calligraphy Linocut Printing
stunning stamp and die designs and the new festive ranges
4th January, Bath 14th January, Manchester
are certainly worth a look. The background ‘No two are
This fantastic workshop by This Ministry of Craft workshop
alike’ and snowflake ‘A blizzard’ dies work beautifully to
Meticulous Ink and hosted will introduce you to cutting your
create unique cards – why not try non-traditional colours
at The Makery, will take own motifs into lino for printing
like the pretty hexie card above? Check out the lovely your writing to a new level. unique cards and gift wrap.
‘Yuletide Wishes’ sentiments stamps too – they’re bound bit.ly/2cKrp6M bit.ly/2dCjw4S
to be in use this season and beyond!
Penny Black stamps and dies from £11.99 at Crafts U Love
Essential Gadget Remove small pieces
in super-quick time!
Roll-It-Up Tool
We love to try new things with our
papercrafting and when this nifty little
roller showed up at the office we had
to give it a go! Ideal for removing the tiny,
pieces of waste paper that get left in
intricate dies. Once you’ve die cut your
delicate shape, remove the cut design and
gently roll the sticky pink part of this
simple but handy fold-out tool over the die
to collect the small pieces as it rolls. You’ll
need to do it a few times to collect
everything, but it works brilliantly! Simply
wash with warm water to remove the
pieces and leave to dry until next time.
Roll-It-Up Tool, £2.99 from Crafts U Love
Tried & tested
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PRINTABLES
Printables
Create jolly
Skills
Santa cards
There’s no better way to say ‘Christmas’ than
Shopping list
with a fabulously handmade Santa project…
E
verybody loves the festive chance to stretch your papercra�ing skills
Basic card kit and Santa
season’s most famous character. and make a whole bundle of Santa-�lled
printables, plus
Bold and bright in his famous creations for friends and family too.
* La-La- Land – Heart
red coat, laden with beautifully wrapped Why not start your Santa extravaganza
Snowflakes dies * Die- gi�s, he’s our adorable festive friend. Our with Vicky Bailey’s four gloriously fun
namics – Blueprints set (14
selection of gorgeous printables by Jenny ideas? Packed with quirky touches, like
dies) * Die-namics – Tag Ellory delivers a host of Santa ideas direct pegs, doilies, pocket pouches and more,
Builder Blueprints (2 dies)
to your card making stash, giving you the they’re certain to bring out your ho-ho-ho!
* MFT Small Brick Wall
stencil * MFT Diagonal
Stripes stencil, from Dies See page
76 for
to Die For stockists
* Creative Expressions
Sue Wilson – Bold
Snowflake Frame die,
from Joanna Sheen
* Memento Ink – Desert Sand,
from Cra�ie-Charlie
* Red card * Eyelets * Twine
* Ribbon * Mini pegs *
Baker’s twine * Glitter
Templates on page 77
Designed by
Vicky Bailey
Vicky is a sister in an
operating theatre by day
and a designer by night! She
uses card making to relax.
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