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This month we couldn’t resist picking the Woodware stamps from
Christine’s amazing masterclass as our product of the month. And
with 15% discount from CraftStash, we’d be silly not to buy some!82
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H
appy New Year! So, 2020 brings
a new opportunity for crafting
resolutions as well as the chance to
try something new. And so, we’re promising
to ll this year by bringing you the latest
new releases, technique-fi lled features,
marvellous masterclass makes and on-trend designs all with the help of
our team of papercraft experts.
And so, to kick-start your crafting we’ve brought you a Simply Cards &
Papercraft rst – a Cut & Emboss folder! This on-trend product comes
with co-ordinating stamps, and is so versatile – we’ve got all-occasion
makes including birthday, Valentine’s Day, wedding and anniversary
projects for you to get inspired by. Turn to page 9 and 64 to see
projects from Sandra Rayner and Claire Rhodes-Brandon.
This month’s Tried and Tested feature from Ingrid Vichova on page 20
sees her putting the Messy Mat from Dovecraft through its paces. With
her expert hints, tips and advice, you’ll be getting your hands dirty in
no time!
Christine Smith is on a masterclass mission this issue, she’s set out
to prove that black cardstock doesn’t need to be dull or boring with her
ink-blended designs. Turn to page 50 to nd her step-by-step guides that
will help you recreate her style – we cannot wait to try this technique
for ourselves.
We’ve got digital downloads from The Paper Nest Dolls on page 70,
which features a fabulous collection of super-cute digital images
perfect for Mother’s Day and more. You can download them from our
website http://www.simplycardsmag.com.
For our rst issue of 2020, we wanted to start as we mean to go
on, and so we’re bringing you the latest products from some of our
favourite brands – including Crafter’s Companion (page 43), Lili of the
Valley (page 27), Kaisercraft (page 91) and First Edition (page 57).
With all of this, plus the usual competitions, news, shopping and
giveaways plus readers’ letters and cards, I think I’ll leave you to it.
Happy cardmaking,
Becky
SCP’s product of the month
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My fave
project!“I fell in love with Christine’s
masterclass makes as soon as
I saw them – who knew black
cardstock could look so good!”marvellous masterclass makes
SimplyCardsPapercraft simplycards_mag @SimplyCards_mag papercraftmags http://www.tinyurl.com/ybatpuBecky Higgins, Managing Editor
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Becky’s month
“Our 200th celebrations continued throughout the month as
the issue hit the shops. Here I am with the Managing Director,
Danny, and our special birthday cake!”