Papercraft Inspirations

November issue out this week!

If you're a subscriber you'll already know that our sparkly new November issue is out now (on newstands tomorrow, Friday 28th) so make sure you get to the shops to get your hands on a copy! It comes with a fab free 'Christmas inspirations' supplement to help...

Posted by Zoe Beer
Thursday September 27, 2007

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FREE Jingle Bell Rocks papers for your card making!

Click below to download your brand new set of exclusive Jingle Bell Rocks! papers - fresh from issue 40 of PaperCraft inspirations! It's in shops this Friday the 28th September – and inside you'll also find loads of lovely ideas for cards to make with them plus lovely luscious high quality printed versions of these designs for you to cut out and play with… happy crafting everyone!

Jingle Bell Rocks!

Click on the links below to download these papers…

Jingle Bell Rocks! jpgs

✿ 1.Festive Backgrounds.jpg (428KB)

✿ 2.Deck the Halls.jpg (788KB)

✿ 3. Dotty Toppers.jpg (640KB)

✿ 4.Stripy Decorations.jpg (740KB)

Jingle Bell Rocks! pdfs

✿ 1.Festive Backgrounds.pdf (768KB)

✿ 2.Deck the Halls.pdf (468KB)

✿ 3. Dotty Toppers.pdf (404KB)

✿ 4.Stripy Decorations.pdf (436KB)

Posted by Zoe Beer
Wednesday September 26, 2007

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FREE November issue (40) templates

Click on the links below to download your November issue's free card maker's templates. This month's selection includes animals, flowers and a must-keep selection of Christmas motifs! Quick - get making before the last posting date creeps up... To download...

Posted by Zoe Beer
Wednesday September 26, 2007

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Changes to our competition rules!

As you may have read or seen on tv lately, there's been a lot of coverage about text messaging and competitions in the press. We'd like to reassure everyone that here at PaperCraft inspirations we're dedicated to bringing you top quality competitions and...

Posted by Zoe Beer
Thursday September 06, 2007

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BONUS TEMPLATES! Download your gift bag templates here

Issue 39 hit the shops this week, click below to download all the templates you'll need to go with our '10 ways with gift bags' feature... • - Car gift bag template • - Cow gift bag template • - Flower gift bag template • - Handbag box...

Posted by Zoe Beer
Wednesday September 05, 2007

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October issue (39) free card maker's templates

Apologies for the wait one and all! Click on the links below to download your November issue's free card maker's templates. This month's selection includes fun animal birthday motifs and really handy front door for new home cards, plus fabulously girlie...

Posted by Zoe Beer
Tuesday September 04, 2007

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Competition rules

As you may know, after recent text messaging scandals in the press, we have to be especially careful to make sure all our competitions abide by new competition laws which have come into effect from 1 September 2007. As part of the new law's changes, we...

Posted by Zoe Beer
Tuesday September 04, 2007

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Download your Go Retro! papers here

Click below to download your brand new set of exclusive Go Retro! papers - fresh from issue 39 of PaperCraft inspirations! It's in shops now – and inside you'll also find loads of lovely ideas for cards to make with them plus lovely luscious high quality printed versions of these designs for you to cut out and play with… happy crafting everyone!

Go Retro!

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Go Retro! jpgs

✿ 1.Vintage Prints.jpg (764KB)

✿ 2.Stripes & Toppers.jpg (936KB)

✿ 3. Antique Backgrounds.jpg (836KB)

✿ 4.Faded Florals & Cheeky Checks.jpg (768KB)

Go Retro! pdfs

✿ 1.Vintage Prints.pdf (1.6MB)

✿ 2.Stripes & Toppers.pdf (396KB)

✿ 3. Antique Backgrounds.pdf (376KB)

✿ 4.Faded Florals & Cheeky Checks.pdf (340KB)

Posted by Zoe Beer
Tuesday September 04, 2007

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October issue out Monday!

Welcome to the PaperCraft blog one and all! Today in the land of paper we're busily working away on your November issue, full of some fab festive treats including your essential 'Christmas inspirations' booklet (coming soon to a newsagents near you!)

In the mean time, issue 39 is about to hit the shops on Monday the 3rd September. If you're reading this as you're a subscriber and are lucky enough to already have your hand son a copy you'll know all about what's in store! All your free downloads, competitions and giveaways will be available from this site on Monday, when the issue goes on sale to one and all!

Inside the issue we'll show you how to try glass painting, acetate and die cutting on your cards, plus we've got FREE Christmas stamps and Vintage papers and fabulously fruity card toppers. Animal fans will love our idea for a scrapbook all about your family's favourite pet.

We're torn between dog, cat and rabbit lovers here in the PaperCraft office!

Have happy weekends everyone and remember to log on on MOnday to get all your hands on all our fab freebies for issue 39!

Zoe x

Posted by Zoe Beer
Friday August 31, 2007

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Design a stamp winner

Last but not least, congratulations to our overall winner (and now officially 'stamp designing pro!' Linda Nelson, who's stamp will be added to the Personal Impressions stamp range… Linda says: "I was inspired by my current love of script backgrounds...

Posted by Zoe Beer
Friday August 24, 2007

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Design a stamp competition

In our ongoing feature about your winning stamp designs, congratulations to our final runner up – Cynthia Homer from Rugby. Cynthia says: "I’ve been a card maker and scrapbooker for there years now but unfortunately my mum died a couple of years...

Posted by Zoe Beer
Thursday August 23, 2007

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Design a stamp competition

In our ongoing feature about your winning stamp designs, congratulations to Susan Wherry – our penultimate runner up! Susan's inspiration was to "do a retro design for younger mums." You've certainly done that Susan! Yummy mummies everywhere will...

Posted by Zoe Beer
Wednesday August 22, 2007

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Stamps for mum

Congratulations to Laura Robertson, from Edinburgh, our seventh of 10 runners up in our "Design a Stamp for Mum' competition Laura says: "My design was inspired by realising just how great and important my mum is when I became a mum myself to my two...

Posted by Zoe Beer
Tuesday August 21, 2007

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Calling all charity crafters

Would you like to be involved in a special article in issue 41? Our December issue of PaperCraft inspirations will hit the shops on the 26th October and we're looking for charity card making campaigns to be featured in our news pages. If you know of a...

Posted by Zoe Beer
Monday August 20, 2007

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Stamps for mum - even more runners up

In our ongoing feature about your winning stamp designs, congratulations to Sharon Magowan, from Co.Armargh, our youngest winner at just 14 years old! We suspect she's got a long and successful card making career ahead of her… Sharon says: I love...

Posted by Zoe Beer
Monday August 20, 2007

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