Innehållsförteckning för September - October 2022 från Parchment Craft

Well, this will be an introduction letter like no-other for this magazine. Having been part of the parchment community for more than 20 years it’s with great sadness that I announce that this will be the last ever edition of Parchment Craft magazine. Unfortunately, the time has come for the magazine to close. Myself and the team have absolutely loved every minute of providing content for you. We get so excited to open the post every morning and see what our wonderful contributors have created and what we will be sharing with you. This magazine would have been nothing without them and so if you have contributed in any way please accept my sincere thanks. We’ve also found it incredibly fulfilling to see readers use the designs, whether a straight…

You will need Your basic tool kit plus: ● Regular, pink and blue parchment ● White pencil ● Black or violet pen ● Dorso crayons in pink, green and violet ● Dorso oil ● Paper sticks or kitchen towel ● Red and green ink ● Large embossing tool ● Extra-large embossing tool ● 1-needle tool ● 2-needle tool ● Parchment scissors or snips TIP: I added a drop of water in a spare bottle to reduce the intensity of the red. Trace Fix your parchment to the pattern and secure with low-tac tape and trace the whole border in white pencil. Trace the central flowers leaves in green ink and the rose in red. Use violet pen for the stamens. Dorso Dorso in the corners of the flowers with pink.…

You will need Your basic tool kit plus: Pergamano ● Extra small embossing tool (10071) ● Small ball embossing tool (10011) ● Extra large ball embossing tool ● Large ball embossing tool (10021) ● Perforating and embossing diagonal grid ● Moon perforating tool AND ● Regular parchment paper ● Faber-Castell polychromos pencils ● Burnt sienna (283) ● Green gold (269) ● Cream (102) ● Deep scarlet red (219) ● Cadmium yellow (108) ● Cadmium orange (115) ● Magenta (133) ● Olive green yellowish (173) ● Earth green (172) ● Light green (168) ● Juniper green (165) ● Zest-it and pen nibs ● White and black fine liner pens ● Coloured felts ● Kolinsky no. 2 paint brush ● Scissors or snips ● Rainbow insert card Trace Secure a plain piece…

You will need Your basic tool kit plus: Pergamano ● Bold straight grid (Multi Grid 28) ● Bold 1-needle perforating tool ● 0.5 and 1.5mm embossing tools ● Parchment scissors ● Perga Glue And ● Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils ● Cinnamon (189) ● Earth green (172) ● Ivory (103) ● Dark flesh (130) ● Light pink purple (128) ● Black fine liner pen ● Plain parchment paper ● Pink parchment paper (various shades) ● Straight edge scissors ● Adhesive gems ● Pink metallic thread ● Pink card ● Black card ● White card blank ● Double-sided tape Trace Place a piece of plain parchment paper over the pattern and with a white pencil, trace the square border. With a black fine liner pen, trace the beak, eye and greeting. With black…

You will need Your basic tool kit plus: PCA ● FlexiDuo Grid Bold Diagonal ● FlexiDuo Grid Fine Straight ● Small sun embossing tool Pergamano ● 2-needle perforating tool ● Hocket stick embossing tool ● Semi-circle perforating tool ● Pergamano No. 4 Grid ● Dorso Crayons Natural ● Dorso Crayons Lively ● Perga Glue Plus ● Black fine liner pen ● Burgundy card ● Stick and spray adhesive ● Papermania Adhesive Shimmer Dots ● Round Foam sticky pads Trace Layer 1 – front of card; Secure plain parchment paper to the pattern and secure in place with low-tack tape. With a white pencil trace the outlines and the roses. Layer 2 - round design; Secure plain parchment paper to the pattern and with a white pencil trace all lines on…

You will need Your basic tool kit plus: ● Regular Parchment or Leaf Green parchment ● Pencils, green, brown & yellow blendable pencils ● Blending medium ● 0.8mm, 1.2mm & 3mm embossing tools by PCA (UK) ● 2-needle & 1-needle perforating tools if using grid ● Straight Fine Grid (optional) ● PCA(UK) TP3135E Easy Swirly Christmas Tree ● PCA (UK) Snips or parchment scissors ● 4x3mm silver brad or metallic thread and needle ● Coloured card for matting and layering ● White card IF USING THE TEMPLATE PCA (UK) TP3135E Template Secure the parchment to the template using low tack tape, fix the tape in areas there will be no embossing. Rest the template on an embossing mat. Use the 0.8mm and 1.2mm embossing tools, appropriate to the lines being…

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SALLY Cosying up under a thick blanket, great mini-dramas on TV and warming comfort food! JOANNE Jumpers, boots, crisp mornings… and Christmas! AMANDA Cooler weather so I can play walking netball more comfortably. BRETT I get to wear my extensive collection of woolly hats. JAYNE Being mesmerised by having the log burner on. EMILY The best thing about winter is definitely the food and being able to wear your winter woollies. EMMALEE Blankets and hot drinks!…

You will need Your basic tool kit plus: ● Standard parchment ● Dark red card ● White card ● 4 gold brads ● PCA Bold diagonal grid ● 1-needle tool ● Small ball embossing tool ● Bold 4-needle tool ● Fine sepia pen which must be waterproof ● White gel pen ● Faber-Castell Polychromos Pencils ● Cadmium Yellow (107) ● Black (199) ● Blending medium ● Size 2 paintbrush ● Acrylic paints (I used Daler-Rowney System 3) ● Yellow ● Brown ● Red ● Green Trace Rub the back of the parchment with a tumble-dryer sheet and attach over the pattern with low-tac tape. Using a white pencil, trace the line around the outside of the pattern. Using a white pencil, trace the moon-shaped decorations. Use the sepia pen to…

You will need Your basic tool kit plus: PCA ● FlexiDuo Grid Bold Straight and Fine Straight ● FlexiDuo Grid Fine Diagonal Pergamano ● Semi-circle perforating tool ● No. 4 perforating grid ● 2-needle perforating tool ● Small ball tool ● Extra small ball tool ● Perga glue Plus ● Foam pads ● Clear nail varnish ● Pink flat-backed adhesive pearls ● Flat-backed adhesive gem stones ● Bordeaux Fantasy parchment paper ● Snowflake paper punch Trace Secure your plain parchment paper to the pattern and with awhite pencil trace outline’s and swirl outlines within the pattern. For the poinsettia; Secure your plain parchment paper to the pattern and with your white pencil trace the outlines of the two poinsettias leaves. Emboss With your small ball tool emboss the outlines in…

Dear Readers, Sadly, we are now coming to the end of the glorious lighter evenings and will soon be putting back the clocks. So, time to get prepared and get out all those useful extra aids such as portable lights and magnifying glasses and lenses if needed to help us continue to produce lovely parchment work. Maybe even find a throw for over our legs as it gets chillier. Nothing will stop us from continuing pursuing our craft! After all the build up to organising our new members category it is ready to go. You can find everything you need to know at academyparchmenttutors.com/index. As members you will have access to all the files and videos on techniques and qualified tutors are available to answer any question no matter how…

You will need Your basic tool kit plus: ● Plain parchment ● White pencil ● Black fine liner pen ● Round no.2 paint brush ● Green, blue, red, gold and sepia ink ● Oil pencils; ● Red ● Brown ● Black ● Beige ● Ochre ● Watercolour pencils; ● Red ● Brown ● Black ● Beige ● Ochre ● Dorso oil ● 2-needle tool ● Medium, large and extra-large embossing ball tools ● Needle and invisible thread ● Multicoloured card insert Trace Secure a plain piece of parchment to the pattern with low tack tape. With a white pencil, trace out the border pattern and line. Trace the holly leaves in green ink, the ribbon in blue, berries in sepia and use gold for the circle. Trace the wings, feathers…

You will need Your basic tool kit plus: PCA ● FlexiDuo Grid Bold Straight Pergamano ● Semi-square perforating tool ● No. 4 Grid ● Dorso Crayons Natural ● Dorso Crayons Lively ● Dorso Oil ● Perga Glue AND ● Dark brown and deep red parchment ● Black fine liner pen ● Various flower punches ● Yellow flat backed adhesive jewels Trace Secure your plain parchment paper to the design and with your white pencil trace outlines. With your black fine liner trace the tree, leave to dry over night before working with it. Emboss With your small ball tools emboss the outlines in all relevant elements of the design. With your small ball tool emboss between the semi square perforations in the border. Remove any visible pencil lines with an…

You will need Your basic tool kit plus: Pergamano ● 1.5mm and 3mm embossing tools ● Bold 1-needle perforating tool ● Bold straight grid ● Perga glue Plus ● Parchment scissors ● Plain parchment paper ● Brown parchment paper ● White pencil ● White gel pen or mapping pen and white ink ● Straight edge scissors ● Fine metallic thread ● White, brown and gold mirri card TO CREATE THE 3D FEATHER Trace Repeat with the 1.5mm embossing tool all the way along. This should achieve a shaft that is finer at the top of the feather than at the quill (step 2). Emboss Working on the back of your work, with a 3mm embossing tool, emboss the shaft of the feather, lifting your tool slightly towards the finer end…

You will need Your basic tool kit plus: ● White pencil ● 1-needle tool ● 2-needle tool ● 4-needle tool ● Parchment scissors or snips ● Oil based pencils in pale yellow and brown ● Fine needle and metallic thread ● Small gems ● Small white bow ● PVA glue ● Dark green card ● White card TIP: the metal tips of the tools can create a grey look to the parchment when embossing designs from the front. Put the work into a suitable sized cello-bag and hold it firmly while embossing to avoid this. Trace Trace the outlines, entire design, and sentiment in white pencil. Emboss Emboss the flower petals from the front of the work apart from the turnovers. Emboss the sentiment and centre of the flower from…

You will need Your basic tool kit plus: ● Standard parchment ● White pencil ● Bold straight grid, either Pergamano no 28 or PCA Flexigrid ● Bold single needle tool or bold quad ● Parchment scissors or snips ● Oil-based pencils in: ● dark brown ● pale and deep orange ● light brown ● mid grey ● light and dark purple ● light and dark green ● Blending nib or paper stump ● Blending medium (only for dorsing) ● Watercolour pencils in matching shades plus black ● No 2 round sable brush ● 4 small brads ● Dark green card ● White card Trace Trace the oval and outer frame in white pencil. Colour The image is coloured using the wet and dry technique without any further tracing. Add a…

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You will need Your basic tool kit plus: Pergamano ● Semi-square perforating tool ● Heart perforating tool (note – if you don’t have this tool you can perforate over the pattern with a 1-needle tool) ● Medium ball tool Plus ● Fine black drawing pen ● Parchment scissors or snips ● Blue card ● A4 rainbow card ● Invisible thread and fine sewing needle ● Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils ● Raw Umber (180) ● Black (199) ● White (101) ● Crimson (134) ● Leaf green (112) ● Light Phthalo blue (145) ● Dark chrome yellow (109) ● White gel pen ● Zest It blending medium IT’S A DOG LIFE Trace Attach the parchment over the pattern using low-tack tape and with white pencil trace the frame around each dog. Use a…

Tip: A ruler is needed to draw all straight lines, including the tiny fans for the final card to look neat. You will need Your basic tool kit plus: ● Standard parchment paper ● Blue card ● White card ● A short ruler ● White pencil ● Parchment scissors or snips ● Thick cutting mat ● Thin embossing mat ● Dorso oil or similar ● Dorso crayons (colour of your choice) ● Small ball tool ● Medium ball tool ● Semi-circle tool ● 5-needle tool ● Teardrop tool ● Flower tool ● 2-needle tool ● Tassel TO CREATE THE BACKGROUND PIECE: Trace Secure a piece of parchment to the pattern with low-tac tape. Using a white pencil, trace the two main oblongs on the pattern on the back of the…