In this issue...

74 SCRAPBOOKER OF THE YEAR Win over £3,200 worth of goodies and a place on SBM’s Design Team

64 INSPIRED BY... JEWELS Take inspiration from colourful gemstones to create stunning layouts

30 MAKE YOUR OWN... EMBELLISHMENTS Get smart and save £££s by creating your own stunning embellishments

10 GET THE COVER LOOK We showcase three great ways to celebrate the summer on your layouts

60 DESIGNERS’ GALLERY Our designers scrap the hero in their lives

14 USING YOUR FREE GIFT Ideas and inspiration for using your free Kay Miller Designs patterned papers

48 OFF THE PAGE: PARTY PENNANTS Learn how to make garden party decorations using your scrapping stash

26 EMBELLISHMENTS Cram your layouts with leftover stash and your favourite embellishments for a different look

Regulars

6 News

8 New papers

10 Get the cover look

12 Letters

16 Introducing...

24 Shopping guide

36 Budget challenge

50 Four ways challenge

Bonuses

14 Using Your Free Gift Ideas and inspiration for getting the most out of your free Kay Miller Designs Simple Pleasures paper pack 47 Giveaways There’s over £320 worth of scrapping stash to be won this issue

79 Competition Try your hand at digital and enter for your chance to win Scrapbook MAX! software and more

Could you be our Scrapbooker of the Year?

74 Scrapbooker of the Year competition Enter for your chance to be our Scrapbooker of the Year 2011 with amazing prizes and a Design Team place up for grabs!

PULL OUT & KEEP!

39 Scrap-tastic activity pack Packed with sketches and challenges – you’ll love it!

60 Designers’ gallery

68 Readers’ gallery

82 Next issue

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Features

20 Art Deco style Embrace the 1920s with this striking style 26 Extra embellishment Pam Thorburn shows us a great way to use up old stash for busier pages 30 Make your own... fabric embellishments Save £££s and create your own fabric embellishments and page accents with Diane Grimshaw’s designer guide 48 Off the page Emy Buxton demonstrates how to alter pennants for fun party and home décor items using two very different techniques 54 Tremendous tiles Hayley Morris shares some fabulous ideas for using the range of Technique Tuesday’s Tiles accessories on our pages 64 Inspired by jewels Our designers take inspiration from gorgeous gemstones for their pages this issue 76 Paper piecing This versatile technique is a great way to introduce stamping and delicious dimension to your creations

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