Cardmaking & Papercraft - UK (2020-05)

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Bethefirsttosendusa photoofa card

you’vemadeusingthismonth’sgiftand

you could win a mystery craft prize!

Brilliantballoons

I wantedto sharemylatestmakeusingthe

HipHipHooraycovergiftfromissue 206 of

Cardmaking& Papercraft. Myhusband’s

birthdaywascomingupandI alwaysfindit

hardto thinkupa newcarddesignforhim,

so whenI sawthecovergiftI knewmy

problemwassolved.I diecuttheballoons

frompiecesof tissuepaperto givethem a

slightlytranslucenteffect.

Hannah Harris,Loughborough

Hayleysays:We’repleasedto hearhow

inspired you were by the cover gift,

“I lovehearingyourcrafting

storiesandseeingyourwonderful

cards,so pleasewritein and

share them with me!”

Editor

Hannah.We’resureyourhusbandloved

hisdesign thesilversentimentand

space papers make for a great design!

Practicemakesperfect

I’msharingtwoof mylatestmakeswith

you,myfavouritemagazine.I’vebeen

practisingmystampingandcolouringand

I’mproudof thesetwodesigns,butI think

there’sstillroomforimprovement!

Oneof thereasonsI lovecardmakingis that

youcanhelpothersbycrafting;I’vesetmyself

thegoalof making 300 charitymakesthisyear.

I sufferfromill healthso sometimesfindthe

goalquitedaunting,butit givesmea purpose

anda reasonto sit at mycraftdesk.Lastyear

I managedto makeover 500 makesforlocal

charities,whichI wasdelightedwith.

I donateallof myextracraftstashto

Women’sAidandmylocalhospice.Thereare

so manyorganisationsin needandI hopethat,

bywritingin,I canspreadthewordandhelp

stopthingsendingupin landfilland go

towardshelpingothersinstead.

Sharon Noble,Fife

Show off your cards and win a prize from Hunkydory!

Alice’sadventures

I ama hugeAlicein Wonderlandfan,so I was

thrilledto seeissue205’scovergift.I hada little

shadowboxframe,andthestampswerethe

perfectsizeto createa scenefortheinsideof

theframe.I alsofussycuttheteacupsand

playingcardsfromthepatternedpapers,and

usedthemto embellishtheWonderlandscene.

I hopeyoulikewhatI’vemade with the gift.

Jannet Blay,London

Hayleysays:Thanksforsharingyour

shadowboxmakewithus,Jannet.Wethinkit’s

wonderful!Keepyoureyespeeledforournext

issue(no.208),whichcomeswiththeSending

Sunshine shadowbox cardmaking kit.

Alwaystimefortea

Thankyouforthewonderfulcovergiftin issue

205.I haveneverbeena bigfanofAlicein

Wonderland, so I surprisedmyselfwithhow

muchI enjoyedcraftingwiththekit!I found

theperfectembossingfolderto matchthe

collectionin mystashandhaveusedit withthe

WhiteRabbittopper.Fortheteapartycard,I

useda doilyandginghamribbonfrommystash

to complementthetabletheme.I hopeyoulike

thecardsI havemadeso farwiththekit.They

willallendupat myfriend’schurchfellowship

to raisefundsforvarious good causes.

May Jones,Lincoln

Hayleysays:Whata colourfulsetof makes,

May.Theginghamandribbontouchesmatch

the Alice in Wonderland toppers perfectly!

Hannahenjoyedmaking

this cosmic greeting

Hayleysays:Wow,Sharon,wethinkyour

stampedcardslookbeautiful theshading

onthepleatsof theclothingis so effective.It

soundslikeyou’vebeenreallybusycrafting

forcharity,andweapplaud all of your

charitable efforts!

Edit’s

Favourite

5 Editor’sFavourite

wins£15of

Hunkydory goodies

Jannetwhisked

ustoWonderland

with her gift

Wewereenchanted

by Sharon’s shading