Check out the stunning TEXT{ures} Textured Owl die set and co-ordinating stamps with issue 232 of Simply Cards & Papercraft

This month's 84-page issue of Simply Cards & Papercrafts gives you plenty of tips, tricks, ideas and inspiration from Hero Arts and Paper Discovery amongst others. This magazine comes complete with an exclusive Textured Owl die and stamps from the TEXT{ures} by Lou Collins range.

I'm thrilled to team up with Lou Collins to offer our readers owl die and co-ordinating stamps - it truly is ideal for creating cards and projects perfect for both men and women!

The Design Team have of course been busy creating inspiring projects to help lead your creativity – we've got Lou Collins offering mixed media-inspired creations , Mel Jess bringing her fabulous creative eye to off-the-page designs and Sandra Rayner tackling masculine makes whilst incorporating the bonus digital papers into her designs – we really do have something to suit all crafting skills and tastes.

With so much inspiration you'll be eager to start crafting right away!

We’ve also got a huge selection of new releases for you – from Paper Discovery’s Garden Delight collection, and Gina K’s Music To My Soul stamp and die sets, to the latest products from The Ton, you’ll be spoilt for choice!

There's a huge vary of styles and themes in issue 232 from traditional to contemporary - we've got it all

Our Tried & Tested feature this month sees Ingrid Vichova giving us the lowdown on Inkadinkado’s stamp carving blocks. We love the idea of creating our own unique stamps, and better still, with Ingrid’s striking image template downloads it’s just got even easier!

Inkadinkado's stamp carving blocks open up a new world of creativity and enables you to create your own unique stamp designs

But that’s not all! Discover a technique-filled showcase on page 70 from Cathy Andronicou to help you create tulle shaker cards, this month’s fantastic sketch challenge to help you to push your layout boundaries further, and a fabulous in-depth to no-line watercolouring from Jessica Jenkins.

If that’s not enough, turn to page 42 to find a masterclass from Christine Smith – where she’s urging us to try monoprinting without relying on a gel plate – with step-by-step and top tips, you’ll be eager to try this technique for yourself.

Follow our in-depth step-by-step guides to help master a range of techniques and skills

With this, and much more besides we're sure you'll be busy crafting all month!

We've of course got our regular Sketch challenge feature, Craft Room Swoon, In-depth spotlight on guide to a mixed-media inspired projct, plus all the usual competitions news, shopping and giveaways – we hope you enjoy the issue!

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