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In this issue...

26 MATERIAL GIRL Cleo Jarvis shares ingenious ways of making the most of your ribbon stash

62 STORY TIME Creative ideas for adding journaling to your pages and telling your story for future generations to see

52 TOUCHY-FEELY TEXTURES How to add texture to your pages with ease!

36 TO THE CORE Helen Salthouse creates her own embellishments using colour-core cardstock and paper tearing regulars

6 News 8 New Papers 10 Letters 12 Four Ways 16 Introducing... 20 Designer Gallery 24 Shopping Guide 56 Budget Challenge 75 Readers’ Gallery 82 Next Issue

4 www.thescrapbookmagazine.com bonuses

9 & 72 Competitions We have Sakura goodies and craft show tickets up for grabs this issue!

74 Giveaways We have £600 worth of scrapping stash to give away to our lucky readers!

NEW! 39 Bonus pull-out activity pack Packed with sketches and challenges – you’ll love it!

20 HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU Our Design Team shares precious memories

30 SHAPE UP! Shaped pages are popular again – we show you how to create them!

DESIGNER SCRAPBOOKING Your free magazine features the latest trends and techniques

PRIZES GALORE We have over £2,000 worth of fantastic prizes up for grabs this issue!