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In this issue...

52 IN STITCHES Stephanie shows us how to add stitched circles to our pages –it’s simple andfun!

24 STICK WITH IT Dig into your sticker stash and put them into use on your pages! Kirsty shows us how…

70 FUN WITH FABRIC Treasure your precious memories forever with Hebe’s fabulous fabric book!

40 EXPERT GUIDES Learn how to create lace paper, print photos onto acetate and make the most of shrink plastic!

48 THE NEXT GENERATION More and more teens are starting to scrap, and their pages are impressive!

NEW LAYOUTS GALORE! Packed with gorgeous layouts to inspire you – every issue!

32 DELICIOUS DOODLES Make the most of the humble pen by adding doodling to your layouts

12 USING YOUR FREE GIFT Ideas and inspiration for making the most of this issue’s free paper pack

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6 News 8 New Paper Round-Up 10 Letters 14 Four Ways 16 Designer Gallery 20 Introducing... 28 Shopping Guide 68 Budget Challenge 75 Readers’ Gallery 82 Next Issue

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12 Using Your Free Gift Ideas and inspiration for making the most of your exclusive FREE scrap kit!

46 & 60 WIN! We have some fab scrap stash to be won this issue –is it your lucky day?

61 Reader Offers We have some great crafty books for sale this month!

66 Giveaways Over £300 worth of goodies up for grabs!

expert guides

40 Luscious Lace Angie shows us how to create our very own lace paper 42 Make It Clear If you don’t want your photos to cover up your precious patterned paper, look no further than transparencies... 44 Fantastic Plastic Judith Hannington gets to grips with shrink plastic –with stunning results! features

24 Stick With It Kirsty Maluga demonstrates the versatility of stickers by putting them to use on her pages

32 Delicious Doodles Doodling is a simple and fun technique which can result in some truly gorgeous pages. Cleo Jarvis shows us how it’s done...

36 What’s Hot Missy Neal takes a look at the hottest stash to hit the shelves and puts it to use on her scrapbook pages

48 The Next Generation We go behind the scenes at a Teen Crop and meet the next generation of scrappers 52 In Stitches Stephanie guides us through the technique of adding stitched circles to our pages

56 Creative Cutouts If you’re feeling brave, get your scissors out and cut around the main image on your photos –the results are stunning

62 Felt Frenzy Anne Hafermann shows us how this everpopular material can add the perfect finishing touch to any page

70 Fun With Fabric Looking for new and inventive ways to show off your precious memories? Look no further than Hebe’s amazing fabric book!

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