Win tickets to the Make it show in Farnborough!

The Make It show is one of the biggest crafting events in the UK, and in 2008, thanks to a new home at Farnborough International Airport, it’s set to be bigger than ever! Running over three days, 18-20th January 2008, visitors can look forward to plenty of shopping opportunities, including cardmaking and bead supplies, plus free exhibitor demos, make ‘n’ takes and five fabulous workshop programmes.

Tickets can be booked in advance, with a one-day adult pass costing £7.50 (concessions £5.50). Or you can get a three-day adult pass for £13.50 (concessions £10.50). Tickets can also be bought on the day: a one-day adult pass is £9 (concessions £7). For full details of the venue, opening times and directions, or to book your tickets visit make-it.org.uk or call the ticket hotline on 08700 600100 (a small booking fee applies).

We’ve got 14 pairs of tickets to give away, thanks to the organisers of the show, so if you fancy a crafty day out with a friend read on…

Competition closes on the 18th November 2007. Rules apply.

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Start your winter crafting now with these great punches from Craftime!

Punches are a great crafting basic; they’re easy to use and so versatile. Take these snowflake designs from Craftime, they’re the perfect way to add a frosty finish to pages and mini books, and best of all they punch easily through cardstock, cork, thin metal, foam and stiffened fabric and more. There’s not many punches about that are man enough to go through all those materials!
We’ve got five sets of these snowy delights to give away, courtesy of Craftime. Each set includes four stacking punches, a strong-arm punch helper, and a single hole punch. Read on to enter...

Competition closes on the 18th November 2007. Rules apply.

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Enter today to win this amazing Work Box and you may never have to tidy up your stash again!

Whether you’re a neat freak or you prefer a more ‘organised chaos’ approach to your scrapbooking stash, now you can keep everything in one place with Papercraft 4 You’s incredible crafter’s wardrobe. ‘The Work Box’ opens up to reveal 12x12in drawers, shelves and loads of spaces to hold all of your supplies. It even has a work table built in. As well as super storage space, it comes filled with removable canvas totes and clear pouches for you to fill with buttons, beads and embellishments.
When you’ve finished scrapping, simply close the Work Box doors to hide away your supplies! The Work Box costs £1499 and is available in vanilla or black. Visit papercraft4you.co.uk or call 02392 469 281 for details. Together with our sister magazine, PaperCraft inspirations, we’re giving one reader the chance to win their very own Work Box.

The Work Box includes…
- Luxury exterior
- Fold-away work surface
- Nifty drawers and shelves
- 83 canvas totes
- 20 clear pouches to keep your supplies in order!

Turn to page 10 of your November 2007 issue (on sale now) to find details of this great prize, and fill out our online form below to enter...

The competition opens on 19th Oct 2007, and closes on the 16th November 2007. Rules apply.

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If you enjoyed Shimelle Laine's transparent mini book in the November issue, you may want to try one yourself. Here are some extra tips from Shimelle to help with the construction, plus a couple of pictures that we couldn't fit in the magazine:

Sewing the transparent acetate can be a bit tricky, so make sure you have a spare sheet or two to allow for practice! To sew on your machine, start with a sharp, new needle and a longer stitch length than you would use on fabric. Make a test strip with two layers of transparency and see how your stitch looks. Transparencies are less forgiving than paper, so you may need to adjust the tension if the stitches appear to be too loose or too tight on your test strip. Once you complete your book, replace your needle. Some transparencies become quite sharp and can blunt or splinter your needle – trust me, the stress isn't worth it when you next go to sew on fabric and your needle is clumsy or about to break! If you prefer to sew by hand, select a strong thread and punch holes in both layers of the transparency with a paper piercer. Just use a ruler for even stitches or punch the holes unaided for a more random look. Once you have your pages punched, you're ready to relax and sew everything into place. Take the time to make your knots pretty – with transparent sheets, there's no place to hide the end of the thread.

For the full article, look in the November issue of ScrapBook inspirations, on sale now.