Christmas

The wonderful Dawn from Dawn's Inspirations is back and this time she is showing us how to make a Classiques Corner die card, complete with a photo! Keep reading to see how to make this card for loved ones! Sit back and enjoy this video, in which Dawn talks you through the steps!   What you will need... Classique Corner Dies – Lattice Lace White Cenutra Pearl Matt Red Luxury Card stock Gold Mirror Luxury Card Stock Sentiment Die Midas – Gold Ink Pad Stamps – Winter Wonderland 6” x 4” landscape photograph Step 1 Using your...

With cosy open fires, twinkling Christmas trees and traditional Christmas village scenes, Sara’s new A Winter’s Tale collection will evoke special memories of the magic of Christmastime. This beautiful papercraft collection contains lots of different elements including metal dies, embossing folders, stamps and paper pads, all designed to co-ordinate perfectly with each other, enabling you to create extra-special cards, scrapbook layouts and many other seasonal makes. Count-down to this special time of year with this wonderful calendar from Janine. You will need Crafter’s Companion supplies: A Winter’s Tale 6” x 6” Paper Pad A Winter’s Tale ‘Santa...

Multimake lots of beautiful Christmas cards with help from Dawn Macfie! Find out how to make this quick, simple, yet stunning and timeless card, which lends itself perfectly to being recreated lots of times for all those friends and family members that appreciate a handmade touch. Sit back and enjoy a watch of this video, in which Dawn describes all the processes involved in crafting this stunning handmade card. What you will need: 5 ¼” x 7” Card Base 12 x 12 matt Cardstock – Decorative Christmas  White Centura Pearl Festive Words - Set 2 Festive Foliage...

Are you inspired by our new collection of Christmas 'Dimensional's metal dies and stamps? The hugely talented Dawn Macfie shows us how to create this stunning Christmas Tree Exploding Box using them. This project is so much fun! Learn how to make yours by following Dawn's guidance. Like what you see? Take a further look at the range here We love to see your makes! Please share with us on our Facebook page, tag us on Instagram (#crafterscompanion), on Pinterest (@CraftersCompUK) or on Twitter (@CraftersCompUK)

We're taking our Christmas crafting to new dimensions with our brand new Gemini Dimensionals. This stunning, festive collection allows you to create your own stunning papercraft projects and three-dimensional 'pop-up' scenes. The extra accessory sets are essential to bring these dies to life and give the desired effect and extra wow factor to all crafting projects. Here's Leann to show you why this range is a must-have in your craft stash! See more of the range on Monday 9th July, where the One Day Special shows start at 6pm on Hochanda! (Available on Sky Channel 673, Freesat Channel 817, Freeview Channel...

We all love counting down to any big occasion, and part of the magic of Christmas is all about the lead-up to the big day, and we celebrate this with Advent. Is there someone special in your life that would love a handcrafted Advent calendar? You can take your time over this festive make by following the step by step instructions that you'll find in your Threaders Fabrikit, alongside the fabric panel and thread. The pattern pieces feature cute characters and have been printed onto the fabric, so all you need to do is cut and stitch! In this tutorial...

Cut in, cut out and cut on edge! You can use our new Gemini Christmas Cut-on-Edge range in a variety of ways!  Don’t miss the brand new festive additions to the Gemini Cut-on-Edge range with tonight's One Day Special with Fiona Clayton at 6pm. Available in six Christmas designs including Festive Flowers, Yuletide Adornments and Christmas Foliage, these versatile dies allow you to achieve festive projects with a real wow factor! See how we use one die to create three stunning concepts! See more of the range in tonight's One Day Special shows at 6pm on Hochanda! (Available on Sky Channel 673, Freesat Channel...

Have you been watching Sara's One Day Special shows on Hochanda? She debuted her newest Signature Collection- Winter Wonderland and inspired us to kick-start our Christmas crafting. This lovely Winter Wonderland collection, a fully co-ordinating range that includes twine, embossing powder, foil transfers and rolls, stamp and die sets, embossing folders, dies, stamps, paper pads and more! It is perfect for all your winter occasions, as this collection will add a festive touch to your projects with its truly intricate theme. Shop the full range online now! Looking for more inspiration using this collection? See how the amazing Dawn Macfie has...

The stunning Winter Wonderland range is the newest from the Sara Signature collection and Sara, herself, will be revealing it at 6pm on Hochanda, Sunday 24th June. The lovely Winter Wonderland collection is a fully co-ordinating range that includes twine, embossing powder, foil transfers and rolls, stamp and die sets, embossing folders, stamps and paper pads. Perfect for all your winter occasions, this collection will add a festive touch to your projects with its truly intricate theme. We hope that this video introduction fires your imagination to get ahead with Christmas planning? It’s never too early when...

Let us set the scene, it’s December and people around you are busily panic buying and running out of time to prepare for Christmas... But, not you! You have a sense of accomplishment because your makes are all finished and ready to hand out or post. All you need to do now is pour a glass of mulled wine and relax! As all seasoned crafters know, Christmas is FAST approaching and it's never too early to start your festive crafting! Whether you're making cards, gift bags, or festive decor, we know how difficult it can be to get started! Don't...

Hi everyone, I hope you enjoyed the fabulous weather over bank holiday - it’s good to see the sun out, let’s just hope it keeps it up! Now, I know Christmas will be the furthest thought from your mind right now, but I of all people know how long it takes to get all of your Christmas cards made! Our Leann actually starts making her cards in January, and aims to do one a week! I can’t quite get into it that soon after the big day itself, but certainly, come this time of year I’m starting to run through...

Christmas is the most special period of the year and is time to impress the people who are important to you with the most unique Christmas cards. The Kinetic cards are really easy to create and the result is stunning. Let's get started! You'll Need: -Black Mat Cardstock -Circle Kinetic Die Basic -Neenah Card -Centura Perl Snow White -Traditional Christmas Cardstock -Jingle Bells Die'sire Stamp Set -Golden Luxury Cardstock -Lace Doily Die -At Christmas and Snowflakes of Joy dies from "Contemporary Christmas Collection" - Die'sire Circle die -Collal Tacky Glue -Foam Pads -Distress Ink Aged Mahogany -Ribbon -Flat...

Hello its Alli here again and Christmas is nearly upon us.  I for one am fast running out of time so here is a quick little card if you are stuck for inspiration. what you will need: Crafters Inspiration 16 embossing folder Crafters Companion, Cute Christmas, festive phrases dies Crafters Companion, Centura pearl, pastels card 5 3/4" x 4 1/2" cream tent fold base card red card green card scraps (for holly leaves) holly die or punch circle die or punch (for berries) Cosmic Shimmer golden olive gilding polish 3/4" red gingham ribbon Christmas red Stickles ...

Christmas Day is right around the corner! We're finishing up writing out our cards, we're getting out our favourite decorations and putting on the Christmas music! We all know how difficult it can be to pick out the perfect gift for a loved one, why not give the gift of a handmade this year? Here are our top 4 reasons why we're giving our friends and family, a special handmade present this Christmas. Create the perfect gift for that 'hard to buy for' friend You know who we're talking about it! That friend or family member who you struggle to buy...

Its Alli here with another quick and easy Christmas card made using these cute little mittens and socks from Sara Davies Scandinavian Christmas range.  What you will need: Crafters Companion, Scandinavian Christmas, cosy Christmas dies Crafters Companion, cute Christmas, festive phrases dies off white 7" x 3 1/4" gate fold base card red card blue glitter card salmon pink glitter card blue & white thick bakers twine crystal gem To recreate this Christmas card, follow these steps! Step 1 Die cut the mittens and socks, ribbing and snowflakes (cut an extra snowflake for the sentiment). Stick the...