New to Crafting?

Welcome to the country's leading crafting site, plus the only one in the world with its own TV network, so you can watch online or at home.

If you're new to crafting, or still learning, we've put together a few tips, techniques and recommendations for you as you start your crafting journey. We've learned that once people start crafting, they don't really stop, so let us be your friendly guide through the world of craft.

Paper crafting and card-making is one of our specialities, so you're in safe hands. We have in-house experts as well as well established industry names that drop in on us every now and again to share their trade secrets...and we'll be sure to pass them on to you.

Once you've tried your hand at a few projects, take a look at our Create and Craft Club, where you can get lots more inspirational ideas for card-making and other crafting projects with our video projects, free downlaods and templates to help you make your projects, and not forgetting that handy 10% discount on all your craft purchases made from this site...and you can join for less than £20 per year!

Crafting Basics

Whether you're just starting out, or an experienced crafter, there are a few basics products that you should neve be without! These include:

• cutting mat
• craft knife
• scissors
• glues
• tape
• collection of pens
• card and envelope blanks
• backing papers

We've put all these in a section of the site for you, so if you would like to buy, or re-stock, then click here and away you go!

Top Tips

Looking after your tools - Use aluminium foil to sharpen punches, decorative scissors and your paper cutter for nice sharp cuts.

Jewellery Crafty Tip - Got guitar strings? Reuse as beading wire!

When making cards, if the front of the card it too heavy, try sticking a coin to the back of the card to prevent it falling over.

Before using embossing powders, dust the card with an anti static cloth before stamping to help prevent loose specks of powder sticking to the card around the stamped image.

Not yet a member? For more information about the Create and Craft Club and how to take advantages of all the hints, tips, video projects and more, click here

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