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Craftmania Blog By
Jamie Rodgers &
The Craftmania Design Team
Welcome to the Craftmania Blog!
We are so excited to be able tto bring you a blog filled full of ideas and insperation of how to create fun projects & backgrounds...
The posts take on many different types and styles and will hopefully become a reference resource to keep you motivated
on them foggy craft brain days!
As always please don't be afraid to ask questions! We are here to help :)
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Obsession With French Marigolds - My Favourite Ideas By Jamie Rodgers
So every now and again, something comes along that becomes your go to product.. and there is no hiding it, that for me it’s this amazing...
Jamie Rodgers
Jan 4, 20232 min read
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Top Tip ~ Stamped Foliage By Jamie Rodgers
Ok, so maybe it's just me, but I have never really given much thought to layering my die cuts over stamped images before. I have often...
Jamie Rodgers
Jan 2, 20232 min read
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Embossed Diecuts
Have you ever thought of using your diecuts as embossing plates? If you’ve answered no… you’re not alone lol... I hadn’t either 😱 but ...
Jamie Rodgers
Jan 26, 20221 min read
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Embossing Folder Inlays..
This may be me a little late to the party, but it hit me... how about inking over the reverse side of Embossing Folders to create...
Jamie Rodgers
Jan 11, 20222 min read
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Top Tip - Don't be afraid of Patterned Paper...
Today I thought I would share with you a really simple background, it’s literally a sheet from my new paper pad - Floral Fusion - 8" x 8"...
Jamie Rodgers
Oct 29, 20211 min read
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Top Tip - Colouring Gems
Now this one is a really simple tip, and one you have probably seen done a million times, but as I want this Blog to be a reference guide...
Jamie Rodgers
Oct 13, 20211 min read
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Top Tip - Score Board Edition - Inky Lines
Ok, so this one is a slight variation on the tip I gave on my blog regarding using a Quickie glue pen to draw lines and add glitter…. You...
Jamie Rodgers
Oct 13, 20212 min read
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Top Tip - Layering your Die Cuts
So, for many years I have struggled to layer die cut words to line them up perfectly.... then it hit me, like a ton of bricks! 1 - Cut...
Jamie Rodgers
Sep 29, 20211 min read
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Oldie But A Goodie...
So for many years, Dies have often brandished the word "stencil" on the packaging... Normally in the descriptive manor of - Cut - Emboss...
Jamie Rodgers
Aug 9, 20212 min read
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Jamie Rodgers Top Tip - Colouring Ribbon
For today's post you will need A selection of stamps including a floral design and a script stamp A Stamping Platform OR Block - I will...
Jamie Rodgers
Aug 2, 20213 min read
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Top Tip - Colouring Hack
So this weeks Monday Motivation Blog Post is a very short and sweet tip… (it’s been a crazy week at Craftmania HQ) But this doesn’t...
Jamie Rodgers
Jul 26, 20211 min read
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Top Tip - Engraved Effect
Who says mistakes don't make for happy endings? Not me, thats for sure! So I'm not confessing to anything.. lol... but "maybe" I was...
Jamie Rodgers
Jul 19, 20215 min read
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Top Tips - Score Board
What you will need for this top tip - Score Boards | Craftmaniahttps://www.craftmaniacrafts.com/score-boards Quickie Glue Pen |...
Jamie Rodgers
Jul 12, 20213 min read
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One Mans Trash...
Is another mans background lol 😂 For this tip all you need is... A pile of off cuts Self adhesive sheet - https://www.craftmaniacrafts.c...
Jamie Rodgers
Jun 28, 20213 min read
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Top Tip - Foam Pad Edition - Glitter & Flakes!
Foam tape can be one of my favourite quick card focal points! I know normally we use it to give depth to the topper, layers etc.. but it...
Jamie Rodgers
May 3, 20212 min read
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Top Tip - Foam Tape Edition - How to cut it down easily.
Ok, so many of my top tips I feel might be things that most call common sense lol... this is another one of them moments. So I often...
Jamie Rodgers
May 3, 20212 min read
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Top Tip - Foam Tape Edition - Mitred Corner
So often I wish to create a frame with foam tape or double sided tape.. that I am going to cover with glitter or flakes etc, and you will...
Jamie Rodgers
May 3, 20211 min read
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Top Tip - Colour Placement...
Often I get asked about how I create my cards and what factors do I consider, how do I pick what matts & layers to use.. and when is...
Jamie Rodgers
May 3, 20213 min read
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How to turn your border dies in to 3D elements
For this post I am focusing on the Sue Wilson Endless Options collection - Sue Wilson - Endless Options | Craftmania...
Jamie Rodgers
May 3, 20212 min read
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Low Tack Masking Tape - Nesting Die Edition
If I’m playing with frame dies like this set... I find it much easier to stick the frames to my cutting mat.. instead of to my card, that...
Jamie Rodgers
May 1, 20211 min read
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The Joy Of Low Tack tape - Flower Edition!
So this is one of my all time favourite top tips... Flower set shown - Sue Wilson - Petite Dianthus Die | Craftmania...
Jamie Rodgers
May 1, 20212 min read
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