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GARDEN SET
Looking to give your stamp stash an overhaul? Well, you’ve certainly
come to the right place. With the August 2021 issue of Crafts Beautiful,
you’ll get a whopping 28 stamps and five matching dies – it doesn’t get
better than that, folks. As always designers Kitty Day and Colette Smith
have worked their magic to show you the creative ways you can use it.
Have you ever tried masking? We’ll show you how! New to embossing?
We’ve got you covered. An inking newbie? Not for long! Happy crafting!
We used... Your Two Red Robins Stamp and Die set Pink Fresh Studio Hexagon Background die M&C Scallop and
Stitched Circles dies My Favorite Things Rectangle Frames die Ink pads: red, orange, yellow, green, pink, brown, black, embossing
ink Alcohol markers: brown, yellow, grey, green, pale blue Dies: circles, hexagons, tag shape White embossing powder
Coloured card Patterned paper Masking paper Adhesives Embellishments: sequins, ribbon, twine, pearls, gems
Flower Power Bee Trio Bee
Mount zig-zag patterned paper onto
a piece of pink card leaving a narrow
Emboss a piece of yellow
card using a honeycomb
Yourself
border. Glue onto a card base. Layer a embossing folder. Mount Die-cut several hexagons from
strip of pink card onto white card and onto kraft, then black card. varying shades of yellow card,
glue horizontally across the middle. Add ribbon and lace arrange and fix down the left side
Die-cut a scallop circle from white vertically, then glue onto a of a 10.5cm x 13.5cm piece of blue
card and stamp the Sunshine Wishes card blank. Stamp the bee textured card. Trim any excess.
sentiment in the centre. Die-cut 11 onto three pieces of white Stamp the sentiment onto white
flowers from white card and colour in, card and colour in. Mount card, cut into a larger hexagon
in different shades. Arrange and onto kraft then black card and fix to the right of the card.
attach the flowers around the circle as before and fix onto the Stamp, colour and cut out three
with foam pads. Position on the card card. Add a bow and gem bees and stick to the panel.
and add a button to each side. at the top. Add to an 11cm x 14cm blank.
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Bee Happy For You Bumblebee
Apply yellow ink onto a piece
of white card. Add a panel of
Stamp the small fruit image
randomly onto white card.
Beauty
honeycomb patterned card Colour in each image with Create a white 8.5cm x 12.5cm blank,
along the bottom and a strip of alcohol markers and glue onto cut scallops across a piece of blue
white card. Die-cut letters from a card blank. Mount a strip of gingham paper and matt onto the
black card to spell ‘bee happy’ black and white striped paper blank so it sits about halfway up.
and glue in place. Mount the onto a piece of black card and Die-cut three flowers, three leaves
inked panel onto black card stick across the card. Stamp the and a bee and colour in. Die-cut a
and onto a blank. Stamp a bee sentiment onto white, mount tag shape in sand coloured card,
twice, colour in and cut out. onto black card and add to the stamp the sentiment at the top and
Add onto the card with centre. Add a sequin each side attach the flowers at the base. Stick
three pearls. of the sentiment. onto the blank, along with the bee.
Sunshine
Wishes
Die-cut a hexagon background and
glue onto white card. Mount onto yellow
and black card leaving a narrow border.
Add a piece of yellow gingham ribbon
across the bottom, and glue onto a
card blank. Stamp, colour and cut out
the beehive and bees. Fix onto the card
with foam pads. Layer a stamped
sentiment and stick to the bottom
corner. Add some gems to the ribbon.
Thinking Of You
Apply blue inks onto a die-cut panel.
Mount onto kraft card and glue onto a
blank. Die-cut a frame from white card
and attach to the front with foam pads.
Stamp the large fruit image and cut out.
Colour with alcohol markers and fix onto
the card. Stamp the sentiment onto white
card and mount kraft card leaving a
narrow border. Glue onto the card.
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Perfect Panel Summertime Go Ombré
Using black ink, stamp the large Cover the front of a card blank with Stamp the large apple branch
apple branch in the centre of a floral patterned paper. Stamp the large onto a 10cm x 13cm piece of
9cm x 15cm white blank. Stamp apples onto white card. Colour in with white card. Using embossing ink,
again onto watercolour card and alcohol markers and mount onto a apply white embossing powder
colour in with watered down inks. piece of dark green card, leaving a and heat set. Blend red, orange,
When dry, trim away the sides narrow border. Add to the card with yellow and green inks over the
equally so that it measures 5.5cm. foam tape. Stamp ‘Summertime’ at the whole panel and use a piece
Matt onto the blank, lining up the bottom of the white card in black ink. of kitchen roll to buff away the
images. Add the sentiment to the Glue several clear embellishments excess. Matt onto a white
lower right corner. around the card to finish. 11cm x 14cm blank.
Branch Out Pretty In Pink
Stamp the blossom branch onto a 11.5cm Mount patterned paper onto slightly larger pink card.
square panel of white card. Stamp again Add a strip of lace and ribbon across the card and
onto masking paper and cut out. Place glue the whole panel onto a blank. Die-cut a circle
over the original image and blend blue ink from white card and stick onto a scallop pink circle,
over the whole panel. Remove the add the stamped sentiment and fix to the card with
masking paper. Stamp the sentiment in foam pads. Stamp the flowers and bee and cut out.
the lower-left corner and matt onto a Colour with pens and add to the greeting. Add a
white 12cm square blank. clear gem to each corner.
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Red Apples
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Stamp the small apple three times
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onto white card and colour in using
inks as watercolours. Die-cut into
3.5cm circles. Stamp the Sunshine
Wishes sentiment and cut into a circle.
Matt a 9cm square of red card onto a
10cm white square blank, arrange and
attach the circles with foam tape.
At The Hive
Stamp and colour the beehive with
alcohol markers and cut into a 10cm
circle. Matt onto a 10.5cm circle of
blue card. Create a top fold 5cm x
10cm blank and matt a smaller piece
of pale blue card onto it. Add the
circle to the front.
Repeat
Background
Stamp blossom randomly onto white
“When masking with delicate images, card, use pink and green ink as
be very careful when cutting out, watercolours and colour in. Trim to
6cm x 12cm and matt onto an 8cm x
take your time and make sure your 14cm pink card. Cut out a blossom and
scissors are sharp. Always rotate the attach to the left side. Add a sentiment
cut into a fishtail tab.
image rather than the scissors”
COLETTE SMITH, CB DESIGNER
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