To kick off your summer, we’ve got 5 craft ideas that are guaranteed to make sure your hols get off to a flying start. To try these five fabulous craft ideas, you mainly just need a good stash of paper and sharp pair of scissors — plus the usual PaperCrafter enthusiasm!
1. Create paper cut artwork
* The templates take you through beginner, intermediate and advanced paper cuts
2. Make a washi wall
Credit: Transform a plain wall into a delightfully crafty memo space
* Simply cut lengths of washi tape to form different borders to frame photos and pretty papers
3. Try journalling
* Try this classic book-binding technique and we promise you’ll never go shop bought again
4. Elevate your envelopes
* Don’t let your cards down with tatty envelopes, use your favourite papers instead
5. Prep for Christmas
Credit: Pick up issue 74 of PaperCafter (on sale 15th August)
* Make a variety of festive and non festive makes with the stunning kit and designer papers that come with issue 74
It’s also a great chance to start building your stash for the great Christmas countdown. Try these craft ideas and make sure you have a fantastically crafty time this summer and spend some valuable me-time with your copy of PaperCrafter.
* Make a variety of festive and non festive makes with the stunning kit and designer papers that come with issue 74
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