With the light evenings, sunny weather and longer days, summer is the season for enjoying your favourite hobby. To accompany your crafting, PaperCrafter has all you need to kickstart your makes — with a wealth of ideas and everything you need to get cracking.
Issue 72 of PaperCrafter is on sale Friday 6th June! With our FREE subscription gift — a Tonic Studio Pick of the Bunch punch set (worth £27.99), starting a subscription is more tempting than ever, and there’s no risk of missing a copy either.
We know you’ll be inspired by this bright issue, which reflects the vivid rainbow of colours that we love about the season with a breeze of floral prints and pink hues. The kit is packed with goodies to inspire you and complement your creations.
As always, our designers haven’t failed to impress either. We’ve explored a whole range of techniques and variety of projects so that whether you love card making or are keen to build your crafting repertoire, there will be plenty to inspire you.
We’ve got fantastic papier mache bowls, fantastic party essentials, stunning gift boxes and a hanging mobile, PLUS lots of fantastic card making ideas so you can really impress — you’ll have to let us know what you try.
We’ve made sure we don’t miss any of the trends either. The kit’s freebie felt embellishments and ribbons are perfect for infusing your greetings with a crafty feel that’s right on the mixed-media hype. Or, if you love to upcycle then we’re sure you’ll love our easy envelope revamps and ideas.
On top of our projects, you’ll find lots more to inspire you in issue 72. Deputy editor Elaine has put together a wonderful guide to the best crafting gadgets of 2014, whilst Ed assistant Jennifer is taking you on a decoupage masterclass. That’s not forgetting it’s that time of the year for you to vote in our Craft Awards and have your say!
Below is a 13 page digital sample so you can preview what’s to come in issue 72! It’s a wonderful edition and we hope you’ll like what you see.
We try our best to keep our templates to a minimum. You can get all you need for this issue by clicking here.
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