Crafts

Do Crafts Creativity!- great inspiration

Advantages: full of ideas, great price, complete instructions
Disadvantages: none i can think of

...of the package was a do crafts Creativity! magazine. I love looking in magazines, and the freebies always help. This magazine (issue 7) came with some stickers linked to the theme of the issue and were so useful. The magazine itself was packed full of ideas for cards and scrapbooking, and a few other items such as jewellery. Although I only make cards, it is full of inspiration for ideas on things that go well together and how to use different techniques. ...
...projects inside, and the bigger, more complex, cards and projects include a list of items needed. The magazine seems to be theme based, and is set out really well with a few ideas for each theme. It has reviews on products, and lists stockists for all the items they used to produce the cards. It has competitions to win crafty goodies (always a bonus), very minimal advertising and a section of readers letters where you can see the creations of other ...

naughtyangel69 27.05.2008 · Read full review
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We can all make Beautiful Cards

Advantages: Ideas for Card Makers
Disadvantages: Makes you want to spend even more!

...latest ideas and accessories. Beautiful Cards is the latest of the magazines covering this craft, issue one (September) having been released in August. In this first issue there are pages of ideas and projects for all kinds of cards, for instance: Happy Birthday, New Baby, Friends, Wedding, Anniversary, Congratulations, Thank You, Love and Romance, Get Well Soon and Kids' Birthdays. Each category contains a good selection of card designs and the ...
...The cover price of Beautiful Cards is £4.99 however there are incentives for taking out a subscription. For instance: UK - 8 issues by cheque/credit/debit card = £29.94 meaning you get eight for the price of six. (Europe 8 issues - £41.94). The other option is to purchase by Direct Debit at £14.97 every six months. At present, if you choose this option you will receive a gift of quality paper, card, envelopes and peel-offs to the value of £25. Having ...

Minha 09.09.2005 · Read full review
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Crafting Heaven!

Advantages: Craft projects with clear instructions, supplier directory by area, value for money
Disadvantages: Too many adverts to cope with!

...of these little extras was Crafts Beautiful, "Britain's best-selling craft magazine". I usually begrudge paying over a couple of pounds for a magazine, but in this case every penny of the £3.25 was worth spending. I have been making cards for about 2 years now; nothing special, just the odd birthday card, new baby greeting, and all of my Christmas cards. Initially, I thought it would be an enjoyable hobby and probably a little cheaper than buying ...
...on sale in Tesco's, but Crafts Beautiful really stood out and this particular issue (Vol.12 Issue 9) came with a free book containing 150 verses and sentiments for use within handmade cards and gifts. The Magazine: This publication is of an extremely high quality and is of the glossy variety such as House Beautiful, You and Your Wedding, Which Car?, etc. Each issue clearly displays one of the projects within on the front cover, plus ...

blingblings 27.04.2005 · Read full review
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Papercraft inspirations - worth a look.

Advantages: good ideas, usable free gifts
Disadvantages: ideas not always broken down into steps, some abstract themes.

Papercraft inspirations is a magazine based on paper crafts, mainly card making with the occasional part relating to other things like tags and scrap booking. This magazine is monthly and costs £3.65 and as long as I've been buying it, has always come with a free gift of some sort. It has varied between embellishments, ribbon, stickers, papers and ideas booklets. The magazine is always filled with plenty of inspiration for cards on a variety of ...
...ideas for Art Deco styles using glass painting techniques, butterfly cards, cards for dads (and men), flower based designs, birthday cards, good luck, new baby, retirement and peel off cards. The magazine also always includes a section on what is new, with a focus on new products and embellishment ranges, competitions and give-aways to add to your stash of crafting goodies, a directory of stockists, letters and cards from readers and a section where ...

naughtyangel69 07.06.2008 · Read full review
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DRAWING A BLANK

Advantages: none
Disadvantages: tacky site

Looking around the wonderful internet websites,trying to discover any prints or designs that I may be able to use for christmas card ideas.I came across a website actually named card inspirations.This sounded exactly what I was looking for.On clicking onto this website it looks very promising as it lists various free offers such as: free card making project,free competitions,free catalogues,this includes in it blank cards,rubber stamps qulling paper ...
...virtual card to any of your friends or family if you wish to do so.There is also a craft discussion group. Eagerly I clicked on to one of the examples on the list and ended up very dissapointed.The designs looked very cheap and tacky.I did not use any of these ideas.So much for any inspiration! ...

laura01865 17.12.2000 · Read full review
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