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Your source of creative inspiration
Perfect
festive
cards
A variety of seasonal collections
to suit all your loved ones
Crafty
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gifts
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Made for
him & her
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£1 hers
Voucide
ins
Bake a
cupcake
scene
Easy steps to an
edible village
A Christmas Start a
table to be
wish list
proud of...
today!
Cheerful home décor
to capture the festive
spirit this winter
Our top picks
from the hottest
2013 craft stash
Your storiesOGiftsOCakeOJewelleryOScrapbookingOCardmaking
docrafts Creativity Welcome
Meet the
designers
JO AUSTIN
Jo crafts a sweet little
Christmas gift bag and two
cards to match using the
new Country Companions
range, page 32
KEREN BAKER
Craft all your Christmas
cards in one go using
Keren’s easy-to-produce
card making ideas to suit
all recipients, page 22
BECKIE DREYER
Beckie uses the beautiful
new Capsule Spots &
Stripes Jewels collection
to wrap one of the trickiest
gifts, page 28
TERESA EWINGTON
Use Little Red Robin by
Lucy Cromwell to craft a
stationery set to send your
seasonal thoughts. Teresa
shows you how, page 106
KATY GODBEER
Katy creates upcycled
home décor storage this
issue, page 58 and tips and
tricks in our Scrapbooking
section, starting page 77
Welcome
T
he days are getting
shorter and there’s
a chill in the air
luring us inside to start
those festive preparations
in the countdown to the
biggest crafting event of
the year...Christmas! We have a whole host
of inspiration, tips and the latest collections
and tools to see you through to the day itself.
First off the mark is Papermania’s nostalgic
12 Days of Christmas collection which will
have you eager to try one of the trendiest
crafts around, paper cutting! Turn to page
8 for all manner of festive makes using this
filigree collection, not forgetting some party
themed projects uterlising your free paper
pack and stamp set on page 68.
Each year our card list gets longer so we’ve
got some easy-to-produce cards using a mix
of the best festive collections for stress-free
crafting on page 22, plus our cover cards
on page 14. Handmade gifts are top of our
agenda too and we have ideas for all the
family this issue. Turn to page 72 for jewellery,
soft craft and papercraft gifts for him and her.
Don’t forget your vouchers inside your
Creativity Essentials booklet worth £15, plus
there are great competition prizes to be won!
Tina Piper, Editor
[email protected]
For weekly project ideas, top tips, video tutorials and much more visit
docrafts.com
BECKY JAMES
Becky crafts our cover
cards on page 14 and
creates cheerful table
settings using the new
First Noel range, page 25
KATE LOGSDON
Kate’s papercrafted
Christmas tree is sure to
inspire you on page 20. She
also takes on Technique
Challenge, page 37
JILL PRYOR
Back with more delicious
recipes and cake
decorating steps, Jill
creates cupcakes to wow
this Christmas, page 34
SHAYNA RENZ
Gorgeous chainmail
jewellery techniques are
top of the agenda for
Shayna on page 60 and
Back to basics, page 64
KATIE SKILTON
Katie crafts a host of
festive makes with the
nostalgic new 12 Days of
Christmas collection from
Papermania, page 8
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Cover topics
Projects to make
14 Perfect festive cards
25 A Christmas table to be
proud of...
34 Bake a cupcake scene
72 Crafty gifts
103 Start a wish list today!
104 Your exclusive vouchers
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YOUR
FREE GIFT!
Papermania 12 Days of
Christmas 6 x 6" Paper Pack
and Clear Stamp Set
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12 Days of Christmas All-singing, all-dancing projects using
the new paper cutting inspired collection from Papermania
Good tidings Cover cards using the newest collections
Plump little pumpkins Sew your own patchwork pumpkins
this Halloween with Capsule Jewels Fat Quarters
Star struck Craft an entire tree with Xcut’s new star die
Yuletide greetings Easy-to-produce cards for Christmas
Merry & bright Go traditional this Christmas with First Noel
Drink to that Beckie Dreyer takes on some boozy projects
Winter wishes Festive frolics with Country Companions
Bring home the cake Impressive cupcakes by Jill Pryor
Smart storage A useful and totally Gorjuss storage folder
Old drawers new tricks Upcycled space-saving drawers
Luxe links Chic chainmail jewellery by Shayna Renz
Vellum detail Festive glittered vellum from Papermania
A stitch in time Pretty haberdashery embroidery hoop
Party perfect Your free 12 Days of Christmas cover gift
Made with love Handmade Christmas gifts to suit
Creepy crafts Haunting kids makes from Craft Planet
Let it snow...Snowglobe magic in upcycled wine glasses
Forever festive Cute Forever Friends door hanger and cards
Crafty savings Find exclusive docrafts vouchers worth £15
Say it with style Paper crafted Little Red Robin stationery
Highland bling Christmas in the Country crackers!
Festive goodies Grab the September/October Goody Bag
Play time Papermania Festive Toy Box Clear Stamps
Your Creativity
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Your gallery
Your letters
Join us online
Your exclusive Creativity Club
Your stories
Crafty clubs
Next issue
Save £££s! Use your money-saving vouchers and then try our project ideas on page 104!
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Features
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Gossip We chat about the
latest crafting goodies
Technique challenge
Papermania Filigree Cards
Giveaways Enter
September’s giveaways to
win fabulous goodies!
Tina’s talent spot Two
talented crafters have
been spotted!
Competition Win a Forever
Friends signed print
Take a template We show
just how varied following
one template can be!
Product focus Counting
down the days
Product focus
On the button
Product focus
Cutting edge
docrafts Events Meet our
demonstrators
Product focus Santa Baby
Product focus
Country charm
Scrapbooking
Workshops
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64 Back to basics!
Chainmail techniques
70 Masterclass New festive
Xcut Border Punches
116 Xcut Xpress The lowdown on this must-have
die-cutting machine
118 Craft clinic Here to help!
We answer your crafting
questions
119 Templates Photocopy to
make our projects
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Introduction
Our top
scrapbooking
tips and tricks
We love
Our pick
of the best
paper craft
this issue
Creative
ways with…
Xcut Xpress
machine and
a selection of
new dies
Photo
workshop
Katy Godbeer teaches you the the ins and outs of bokeh to
transform your photographs for Christmas layouts
Scrap the everyday This issue our designers recall some tasty
Christmas treats
Take the time! Three Christmas themed layouts to suit using the
stylish new 12 Days of Christmas collection by Papermania
Inspired by... We challenged designer Beckie Dreyer to come up
with two layouts inspired by the look of lace
Loose ends What can you do with your scrapbooking leftovers?
WIN!
£1,000
of crafting
goodies on
page 40
Next issue! Free docrafts 2014 pocket diary See page 122
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12 Days
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single or multi-layer embossed effects and will die-cut
various media including; paper, card, felt, foam, fabric,
adhesive paper, thin plastic and much more.
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Merry & bright Project
Merry
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Go traditional this Christmas
with Papermania's First Noel collection
T
he Christmas table forms the
centre of the festivities and
the new Papermania First
Noel collection is the perfect choice
for traditional decorations and
table settings. With a contemporary
twist, the rich opulent colouring and
foiled detail will ensure this year's
celebrations are remembered. This
collection is bound to evoke a sense of
wonder for all those joining you for this
special time of the year.
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Counting down the days Product focus
Counting
down the days
Make the new Papermania At Christmas by Lucy Cromwell Advent
Calendar Kit ready to fill with treats for December
T
he build-up to Christmas is always an exciting
time and with the beautiful Papermania At
Christmas by Lucy Cromwell Advent Calendar
Kit, you can count down the days in festive appeal.
With its pretty, nostalgic patterns and timeless
style, this charming tree of treats is sure to
become a treasured decoration to bring
out year after year.
Product
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NEW! Papermania At
Christmas by Lucy Cromwell
Advent Calendar Kit
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Let it snow...
Designer Becky James brings the magic of a snowglobe
to an upcycled wine glass project for you to try
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Santa baby
This crafty selection will make gift buying
easy...if you can bear to part with them!
What's on your wish list this Christmas?
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1. Tilly Daydream 16" Patchwork Cushion Kit RRP £14.95
2. Papermania Fat Quarters Capsule Spots & Stripes Brights
RRP £9.95 3. Country Companions Winter Wishes Stampers Gift
Set RRP £19.95 4.Tilly Daydream Ultimate Card Kit £14.95 5. Little
Venice Cake Company Elegant Cupcake Kit RRP £9.99 6. Papermania
Christmas in the Country Cross Stitch Heart Kit Fair Isle RRP £3.50
7. Gorjuss A6 Cards & Envelopes RRP £4.50 8. Xcut A4 Xpress
Die-cutting Machine RRP £139.95 9. Xcut Large Dies Stag
RRP £12.95 10. Xcut Large Palm Punch Petal RRP £6 11. Tilly
Daydream A5 Embellished Framed Decoupage Card Kit RRP £4
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