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  1. Getting started with journaling!
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    Getting started with journaling!

    Are you keen to start journaling but not sure what you'll need? We share a list of supplies needed to get you started on your creative journaling journey. The great...
  2. Easy Decorative Edge Gatefold Card
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    Easy Decorative Edge Gatefold Card

    Simply Cards & Papercraft 179 is now on sale! And with it comes this intricate and leafy edge die and stamp set perfect for adding a botanical-themed border to your...
  3. What is journaling and how do you make your own journal?
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    What is journaling and how do you make your own journal?

    Journals and creative planners have been gaining momentum in the crafting community recently and we’re sure you’ve noticed too. You can find lots of beautiful and inspiring layouts—sometimes hand-drawn, painted...
  4. Colouring with Copic Expert Clare Rowlands
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    Colouring with Copic Expert Clare Rowlands

    Expert Copic colourist, Clare Rowlands of Daisy Mae Designs joined us in the Craftstash studio for a thorough and mesmerising colouring session! She coloured one of her adorable stamp designs...
  5. Easy Scenic Shaker Card Tutorial
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    Easy Scenic Shaker Card Tutorial

    Easy Scenic Shaker Card Tutorial Janette creates an easy scenic shaker card using the dies in the Summertime Scenes set that comes with issue 39 of Die-Cutting Essentials. This 12...
  6. How to use heat transfer material!
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    How to use heat transfer material!

    Find out how to use heat transfer material in the fab tutorial from Silhouette!
  7. How To Make Any Card Kinetic
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    How To Make Any Card Kinetic

    Earlier this week we shared about how to make a kinetic shutter card.  In case you aren't familiar with kinetic cards, they're cards with an element of motion. There are...
  8. Easy Spotlight Stamping
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    Easy Spotlight Stamping

    Easy Spotlight Stamping The spotlight stamping technique can be very intimidating, so Janette shares how to ease into it with some very basic "spotlighting". If you've never heard of spotlight...
  9. How to Make a Teepee Card (No Score Board required)
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    How to Make a Teepee Card (No Score Board required)

    Join Janette as she uses the Apple Blossom All Occassion Kit to create an easy teepee card that doesn't require a score board! Teepee Card Instructions Cut a piece of...
  10. How to make a kinetic shutter card
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    How to make a kinetic shutter card

    How to make a kinetic shutter card Learn how to make a kinetic card! Separate the movers from the shakers with Marie Jones’s fabulous kinetic shutter card! Kinetic cards, which...
  11. Easy Distress Oxide Background
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    Easy Distress Oxide Background

    How to create a colourful background with distress oxides Janette creates an easy colourful background with a mix of Distress Oxides and pairs it with this gorgeous Pretty Quick Stained-Glass...
  12. How to Make a Diamond Gatefold Card
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    How to Make a Diamond Gatefold Card

    Creative card-folding is a great way to make your cards stand out from the rest! Easy gatefold cards are not only fun to make, but also fun to decorate! In...