Celebrating Excellence: Winners of the Creative Book Awards 2024
Check out which craft titles have been voted the best in the biz by our esteemed judges
We’ve carefully curated some of our favourite Instagram accounts that we simply get enough of. A quick fix of fresh inspiration and motivation, there’s a whole new creative community right at your fingertips so you can wave goodbye to those annoying mind-blocking moments. Warning: includes pleasing designs, bold colours and lovely lettering.
1. @bettyetiquette Brush lettering to blow you away
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Veteran lettering artist and illustrator Rebecca Cahill Roots’ brush lettering incorporates Copperplate script to form beautifully sculpted strokes and swooping descenders. Keen to share her love and knowledge, Rebecca gives workshops and offers up her secrets to lettering success in her not one but two books, Modern Lettering and Brush Lettering.
2. @lauraksayers Illustrations with paper… cute or what?
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We get so much joy from these intricate pieces and we hope you do too! Laura K Sayers meticulously creates these from different layers of paper, cut with scissors and finished with fine painterly details. They are then photographed and edited for reproduction, providing a final print that offers ‘depth, texture and a novelty charm’.
3. @thortful Never be stuck for words again
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thortful is a creative card marketplace supporting a community of illustrators, designers and photographers who create charmingly unique greeting cards. Check this whimsical archive of cards to guarantee nothing but wit, humour and positivity!
4. @craftsbeautiful We couldn’t not mention our pals
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They have it all - cardmaking, stitching, inspirational blogs, projects, templates, all the craft related humour you need. The list could continue which is why they are one of the best-selling craft magazines around! Find Crafts Beautiful in your nearest supermarket or subscribe to ensure you never miss a copy.
5. @cricut Digital die cutting is just the beginning
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Forever feeding our penchant for personalisation, Cricut shares daily tips and inspiration to inspire our DIY projects. An innovative brand with unique digital die-cutting machines, materials and tools, get prepared to take the customisation trend to the next level.
6. @amizaomar Never has a bullet journal looked so perfect
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Amiza Omar is a bullet journal enthusiast creating cute notebook organisation systems from lists to planning and habit tracking. Prepare to be motivated by meaningful quotation in short sentence fragments, dots, circles and dashes. It may intensify a desire to become more methodical and record everything – your future self will thank you!
7. @papercraftermag Well… we had to really, didn’t we?
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After some scroll-stopping crafty content? As the UK's best-selling cardmaking magazine, we provide you with behind-the-scene reveals, exciting giveaways and tickety-boo project ideas. You can’t say we don’t spoil you!
8. @thermoweb Deco Foil has a special place in our hearts
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Therm O Web is the ultimate creative hub for the all-round crafter and the ideal platform for those hoping to experiment a little more. From a huge range of adhesives to foils and mixed media must-haves, let it become your one-stop shop for cardmaking and scrapbooking essentials.
9. @_sarah_matthews 3D models you can’t help but be in awe of
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Paper engineer Sarah Louise Matthews has worked with some serious top-notch brands, designing and creating diverse bespoke papercuts, flowers and sculptures for photoshoots, visual merchandising and events. Sarah definitely knows how to work the curve so check out her impressive work!
10. @notebook_therapy Is this not the most pleasing thing you’ve ever seen?
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Sharing our love of stationery, this adorable online shop sells stickers, phone cases, notebooks and plenty more! Inspired by a life-long affection with East-Asian culture, Notebook Therapy emphasizes the importance of emptying your busy mind onto the page and feeling at one with yourself again. Their previews of stationery and notebooks in use are almost hypnotic and charmingly delicate.
11. @giochi.di.carta Caption reads ‘Three things: my hands, my soul, and my paper’
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Silvia Raga is a paper designer and illustrator creating unique, minimal handmade pieces from high-quality paper for decoration. Silvia selects mainly muted colours and tones, but often includes pops of rosy reds and classic blues. We particularly love her jungle-inspired paper leaves and flowers!
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Check out which craft titles have been voted the best in the biz by our esteemed judges
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