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I’veseencardsfeaturingenamel

dotsbutamunsurehow to use

them.Canyouhelp?

DianeMurphy,viaemail

Angelasays:Enameldotsarea greatwayto

embellishcardsas theyarefunto useandthere’sa

wholerangeof coloursto choosefrom.Different

colourswilladddetailandcontrastto a design,

whilecleardotscangivea glazedlook.Enamel

dotsareeasyto use,theycomeinliquidformina

bottleandyousimplypositionthenozzleover

yourcardto apply.Touchthesurfaceof thecard

orpaperwiththenozzlethensqueezegentlyand

liftthenozzleto dispensea controlledamount.If

youarenewto thistechnique,practiseona piece

of scrapcardfirstoryoucouldapplyenamel

dotsto acetate,leavethemto dryandthen

removeanduseas youwoulda gem.

Alwaysrememberto leavethedotsto

dry fully before touching your design.

Angela Dodson

Cardmaker
oftheYear
winnerin
2016 anda
designerfor
Cardmaking&
Papercraft,
Angelaloves
playingwithcolourandtrying
outnewcardfolds.This
monthshemakesa windmill
cardfora Dutchrelativeand
talksabouttheeectsyou
can achieve with enamel dots.

DorothyWood

Dorothyis an
expertcrafter
wholoves
tryingoutall
thelatest
cardmaking
techniques.
Shehasalso
writtenover 20 craftbooks.
Thisissue,shesharesideasfor
a prettysunflowerscard,
revealsthebestwaytomakean
irisfoldfora funcard,andshe
recommendssomegreattools
for eective ink blending.

ThomasPoad

Cardmaking&
Papercraft’s
Thomasis a
realwhizzwith
newtechniques
andhashis
fingeronthe
pulsewhenit
comestothelatesttrendsand
products.Thisissuehefindsa
‘Mom’stampfora readerwith
anAmericanmother-in-lawand
outlinesthebasicsof mountain
and valley folds.

I’dliketosenda birthdaycardto

myDutchsister-in-law,have you

seenanythingsuitable?

VickyJohns,Norwich

Angelasays:TheSpringtimeSnapshots

diesetfromSpellbindersis theperfectdie

forthisoccasion,andveryversatileas it can

beusedto makeprettyspring-themed

cards,too.Thereare 17 diesintheset,

meaningyoucancreatedelightfulscenes

featuringwindmillsandtulips.Here,I

usedthediesto cutshapesfrompretty

pastelcardandthenlayeredtheelementsto

createa scene.I framedthewindmillscene

withhexagonalnestingdies,whichcreatea

funcardshape.Thisdesignwillworkwell

as a squareorcirclecard,dependingonthe

diesinyourset.I addeda Dutchbirthday

sentiment,whichI typed on my computer

and then printed out.

Writetous

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