retro greetings Send New looks! 33 Cute ideas! Hot trends! mini pegs PAPERS INSIDE! tissue paper flowers cards kids will love! PRINTABLES FREE!

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1 Issue 111 April 2013 New looks! 33 PRINTABLES FREE! Make gorgeousgeous tissue paper flowers Cute ideas! Craft clever aperture cards kids will love! Hot trends! Send in retro greetings NG FLORAL PAPERS INSIDE! st 10 ideas for PLUS SPRI mini pegs yle! co.uk

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3 Meet the team Katie Heron Art Editor Katie s in charge of how our photos & pages look Lucy Evans Operations Editor Lucy ensures the magazine runs like clockwork! Sophie Brown Production Assistant Besides writing our pages, Sophie keeps our blog busy! Subscribe today! Keep in touch! Cover image istock Photo Hello! W e re thrilled to offer you a set of free Country Companions stamps with this issue! The magazine team absolutely love these cute characters and we can t wait to see what you create with them you can even take part in our new reader challenge see page 6 to find out more! Our April issue is packed full of inspiration, including clever ways to use mini pegs (page 30) and all you need to know about diecutting in this month s Masterclass (page 73). If you fancy crafting a card to make someone smile, take a look at our retro housewife cards on page 24. You ll find 33 free downloads for this project on our website, so you can get crafting right away! We know you ll also fall head-over-heels for our free spring floral papers (page 48), designed by the talented Naomi Hocking. Her quirky camper van and bunting designs are truly irresistible! Subscribe to Papercraft inspirations and you ll get this amazing Boofle kit, worth 27, as a special free gift! See page 34 to find out more! Write to Your letters, Papercraft inspirations, 30 Monmouth Street, Bath BA1 2BW Commissioning Editor Follow us on Our promise We aim to live up to our name and to show you the most inspiring papercraft techniques, share the latest ideas and hand-pick the most inspirational products for you to buy. We aim to bring you everything you need to get the most from our brilliant hobby. If you ever feel anything is missing, please don t hesitate to get in touch! Download a digital copy Visit our blog You can also download Papercraft inspirations from Apple Newsstand, Zinio or Google Play! See page magazine.co.uk Subscribe & save! You could save up to 39% on our cover price when you subscribe today! See page 34 for more details... Follow us on twitter.com/papercraft_insp Join us on Papercraft 3

4 Welcome to April Things to make 24 PRINTABLES Make Angela Poole s fun retro housewife cards for all occasions! 36 DIE-CUTTING You ll love Jo Kill s set of cute spring animals 42 LAYERING Create Julie Kirk s flouncy tissue paper flowers 66 TEMPLATES Cut out and customise cute kids birthday cards using Charlotte Stowell s clever aperture card designs! 73 DIE-CUTTING Julie Kirk s masterclass has all you need to know to try this popular technique Inspirations 6 Ideas for your free Country Companions stamps & papers 18 Magical magnolia designs ways with mini pegs 48 Inspiration for your free papers 64 Budget scrapbook layouts 80 Make time-themed toppers 98 Commissioning Editor Angela loves wooden embellishments! Go shopping! 10 All the latest crafting products 34 Save s by taking out a digital subscription to Papercraft inspirations of the best bunting goodies 87 Find your favourite stockists, buy back issues & binders Free for you 12 Fabulous giveaways worth 1028! 24 Download your free mix & match retro housewife printables 48 Free spring floral papers by Naomi Hocking 91 All the templates you ll need for the projects in this issue Every issue 21 Your letters 83 Your questions answered 96 Next month Your free gift 4 Papercraft

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6 inspirations for Your free gift Reader Challenge! Show us what you made with your free gifts our favourite make will win a papercraft goody bag! Send a photo of your card or make to papercraft@futurenet.com by 9th April 2013 for your chance to win! Get crafting with your free Country Companions stamps! Jenny Phin has some fab ideas for you Colour up your stamps in style! Stamp a froggy fashion show! Stamp a trio of friendly frogs, then colour their swimming trunks and boots in different colours. Add a border of ladybirds to make a card that s sure to brighten up your recipient s day. Cards designed by Jenny Phin Shopping list Your free Country Companions stamps, plus... * Country Companions Sunshine Meadows A4 paper pack, from Docrafts* Assorted coloured card Adhesive pearls Ribbon Silver fineliner pen Watercolour pencils * Paintbrush Scalloped edge punch * Assorted ink pad Acrylic block 1 2 *see page 87 for stockists Cut & punch to shape up your designs The daisy and butterfly stamps are the perfect size to cut or punch into different shapes. To make this card, punch out eight butterflies and colour in rainbow shades to create this last-minute card. You could even decorate the butterflies with tiny gems or a touch of glitter for extra glamour! 6 Papercraft

7 tip When you colour in your stamped images with watercolour pencils, try brushing over them with a wet paintbrush for a neat and smooth finish. Use a light touch for the cutest little mouse! To give this little mouse soft looking fur, colour lightly all over with a light-brown watercolour pencil, then use a mid-brown pencil to add shadow to his ears and tummy. my. Blend with a damp paintbrush for a smooth finish. Layer up a 3D hedgehog! Stamp an extra hedgehog to create a découpage effect! Colour the background and the cut-out hedgehog before layering them up with lots of sticky foam pads. Finish with some dots of silver pen to make the dandelions shimmer. Make your own unique borders & backgrounds The smaller motif stamps are great for creating your own patterned backgrounds and borders. Try stamping rows of red ladybirds to make a cheerful mini card or gift tag. Don t worry if the rows aren t perfectly lined up or the colours are a little varied it adds lots of homespun charm! Papercraft 7

8 Cards designed by Lucille Randall Shopping list Your Country Companions stamps & bonus Springtime paper pack, plus... * Nestabilities dies Scallop Circle, from Crafts U Love* Assorted card Watercolour paper Colouring pencils Acrylic blocks Brown ink pad Brown fineliner * Green saddle stitch grosgrain ribbon, from Craft Fairy* 1 *see page 87 for stockists Want to use your free bonus papers with your stamps? Lucille Randall s clever ideas will give you a head start Layer up a frilly, froggy frame Give your stamped design a pretty frame by cutting out a scalloped circle of red card using Nestabilities dies. Snip ladybirds away from the group of four and use them individually around the edge of the frame. Add dashed lines with a brown fineliner pen for a fun fauxstitched effect. Stamp out a scene! Arrange all the elements of your stamped design on to an acrylic block to stamp a scene in an instant! A block with a grid will help you to lay out your designs correctly. Try using a brown ink rather than a black one this will give your image a softer, aged appearance. tip Try making simple toppers by stamping your image on to white card, layering it on to your free papers pers and punching out! Create daisy chain borders! Join up your daisies with pen to create a chain! Stamping on to watercolour paper will add instant texture to your design. When you colour softly with pencils on to watercolour paper it creates a fur-like effect perfect for this cute mouse! Layer your image on to daisy paper for full floral impact! FREE 2GIFTS PLUS BEAUTIFUL CARD IDEAS TO GET YOU STARTED! Colour & Cut stack & luxury pencil set Cute designs you can cut and colour any way you choose! 8 PaperCraft inspirations Don t miss next issue! On sale 10th April

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10 * See page 87 for stockis t s Join us for all that s new in the world of card making & scrapbooking Die-cut delicate water lilies The tiny scale of these delicate La-La Land Water Lily dies makes them perfect for card making and for creating amazing landscapes and water scenes. You can even layer them up to make spectacularly detailed dimensional flowers! The dies are available for from Crafts U Love*. Bold, bright & beautiful The new Walnut Grove collection by Pebbles Inc combines retro florals, funky chevrons and on-trend woodgrain patterns in a beautifully bold colour palette. The bright colours contrast perfectly with the darker tones that make this collection unique. u The 12x12in papers (85p) are sure to jazz up your cards and crafts, and the range of embellishments, including cool corrugated card Thickers and vibrant stickers, starts at 2.99 from Sarah s Cards*. SEND SWEET SENTIMENTS! This fabulous Word Labels stamp and die set by Stephanie Barnard makes cropping sentiments for your car ds and crafts a really simple task! The set includes nine super-thin Framelits dies that are designed to cut a single sheet of card, paper, metallic foil or vellum, and four stamps featuring heart-warming greetings! The set is from Sizzix* stockists and it s sure to make a great addition to your stash! 10 Papercraft