Cardmaking Stamping & Papercraft

Chock full with new and creative, crafty projects in every issue, this is the ultimate source of inspiration for papercraft and stamping enthusiasts everywhere. If you love crafty ideas that you can make and do with paper, or you know someone who else who loves it, then Australian Cardmaking, Stamping & Papercraft is the only magazine you need for all your inspiration. From gift tags, gift-wrapping and card designs to ornaments and table setting, you’ll find a fabulous mix of practical projects to try in every issue, complete with easy-to-use patterns and templates. Experiment with different textures, embellishments, colours and techniques, check out new and interesting crafty products, find out the hot spots for shopping and discover clever budgets tips for all your project work. Editorial profiles with local community artists and papercraft experts will add to your experience.

Studio Steps • These beautiful cards show off some fun and achievable ways to step-up your finished design ...

Tiny Terrariums • Terrariums are super-popular in interior design right now – and they make great motifs for cards too! You can use them for men and women and for all kinds of occasions – just change the sentiment to suit.

Stacked With Love • We just love this colour combination! Splashes of black make the peach and pink shades edgy; while iridescent embossing powder creates subtle sparkle. Just add patterned papers for a cosmopolitan finish …

Designing with Mini Frames • Mini frames lend themselves to all sorts of compositions and themes – and since they are available in a variety of materials, there’s one to suit your style of cardmaking …

Faux Marble Background • Create a colourful mottled background to complement your images using just a few markers and re-purposed plastic packaging.

New Releases • Keep up to date with all the latest stamps in our New Releases section.

New Products

Deer Motifs • Give your projects a whimsical, woodland feel with these deer products. You can use them for all sorts of occasions and recipients - including kids, teenagers and the men in your life.

Stampers’ Challenge • This flamingo set from Reverse Confetti has oodles of character and provides ample opportunities to add splashes of colour to your cards. Plus, with coordinating dies, you can try all sorts of techniques, or simply get your fussy-cutting done faster!

Bake Up a Storm • These sweet images have been coloured to perfection and matched with a stylish, three-shade colour scheme.

Celebrating with Sequins • A predominately white scheme gives a soft and delicate finish to this detailed die-cut pattern. Sequins add a subtle sparkle suitable for weddings and other important celebrations. Try it with your own die-cut backgrounds or embossing folder.

10 Quick Cards • Gold foil, vintage text paper, hessian and watercolour paints all combine here to create a wonderfully eclectic vibe. You can doodle the central designs like these ones or, if you’re not handy with a pen, try some outline or doodle-style stamps.

Double-up Die-cutting • This issue we’re having fun doubling-up on our dies. You can combine all sorts of shapes and motifs – and it’s a great way to broaden their possibilities.

Inspiration Board • This month we hear from two talented contributors about their gorgeous cards, and how they were created. One project features beautiful papercraft with resin accents, the other a plethora of delicate floral dies …

Floral Favours • This simple stamping project stands out from the crowd thanks to some beautiful, eclectic paper-piecing. Plain rhinestones and grey outlining are all the details it needs …

A Garden of Hollyhocks • These lovely, layered designs are easy to achieve and are perfect for using up bits of scrap paper and card –...