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GENTLEMAN CRAFTER

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Tag: Arts and Crafts

Craft Stash Giveaway 6 and Last Week’s Winner.

September 4, 2019 John - Gentleman Crafter31 Comments

Did you win last week’s stash giveaway? Read on to find out if you did and also what’s up for grabs this week.

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Craft Stash Giveaway 5 and Last Week’s Winner.

August 28, 2019 John - Gentleman Crafter26 Comments

It’s giveaway time again and I also need to announce the winner of last week’s giveaway too – will it be you?!

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Craft Stash Giveaway 2 and Last Week’s Winner.

August 7, 2019August 6, 2019 John - Gentleman Crafter21 Comments

It’s giveaway time again and I also need to announce the winner of last week’s giveaway too – will it have been you?!

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Craft Stash Giveaway 1

July 31, 2019July 28, 2019 John - Gentleman Crafter64 Comments

It’s giveaway time! In fact, it’s a series of giveaways each and every week until I’ve got shot of a bunch of my Craft Stash.

Why am I doing this and what can you win? Read on to find out more!

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Star Card Video Tutorial by John Bloodworth Gentleman Crafter

How To Make A Star Card Video Tutorial

April 14, 2019April 8, 2019 John - Gentleman Crafter10 Comments

I recently demonstrated how to make a star card, which folds out, and thought that it would be a great idea to put a video together to show you all too.

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Couture Creations Design Team Catch Up

January 22, 2019January 22, 2019 John - Gentleman Crafter2 Comments

Been a while since I joined the Couture Creations design team and his has been awesome to see what my team chums have been creating so I thought it would be nice to share a few with you here.

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Screen Sensations Make Your Own Screens Kit

Screen Sensations Make Your Own Silk Screens Kit Launches Today BUT Should I Get One…?

January 17, 2019September 6, 2020 John - Gentleman Crafter12 Comments

Since hearing about the make your own silk screen system from Screen Sensations I have debating getting one.

I therefore hit the internet to figure out whether I should or shouldn’t.

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Couture Creations Design Team Project 1 – Thinking Of You

November 17, 2018August 28, 2020 John - Gentleman Crafter11 Comments

Very excited to share with you my first Couture Creations design team project today! Quite proud of this one as it uses quite a few different techniques.

For those of you who prefer to watch rather than read, there’s a video too!
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Exploding Gift Box from Simply Made Crafts by Helen Griffin featurting John Bloodworth Gentleman Crafter

Exploding Gift Boxes – In A Nice Way

November 15, 2018February 1, 2019 John - Gentleman Crafter5 Comments

Exploding gift boxes don’t sound like a thing of joy – especially the ones in those adverts that chuck things all over you – however, on this occasion, thankfully, it’s smiles all round!

With a little playtime late one evening I decided to crack out a new set of dies that I recently collected from the guys at Craft Stash.

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GoPress And Foil Technique 30 Using Leftovers From Cut Foil and Emboss Dies

GoPress And Foil Technique 30 Using Leftovers From Cut Foil And Emboss Dies

October 30, 2018October 29, 2018 John - Gentleman Crafter9 Comments

Nothing goes to waste when you use a GoPress and Foil system. Watch as I share a method of using the leftovers from Cut, Foil and Emboss dies to create a second foiled design.

It’s proper magic!

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GoPress And Foil - Technique 29 - Using Cut Foil and Emboss Dies

GoPress And Foil Technique 29 Using Cut Foil And Emboss Dies

October 28, 2018 John - Gentleman Crafter2 Comments

The addition of cut foil and emboss dies from Couture Creations has really brought the GoPress and Foil into it’s own.

Check out how to use these amazing time-saving dies in this video.

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GoPress And Foil - Technique 28 - Full Foiling with the GoPress & Foil

GoPress And Foil Technique 28 The Full Foil

October 28, 2018August 26, 2020 John - Gentleman Crafter2 Comments

Ran out of that ‘special’ sparkly cardstock? No problem, with the GoPress and Foil you can create your own!

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GoPress And Foil - Technique 27 - Distressed Foiling Effect

GoPress And Foil Technique 27 Creating Distressed Foil Backgrounds

October 28, 2018 John - Gentleman Crafter2 Comments

Another wonderfully sparkly technique for the GoPress And Foil fans.

This time I will share with you how to create a fabulous distressed background using just the hot foils!

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GoPress And Foil - Technique 26 - Using Thin Metal Cutting Dies as Hot Foil Stamps with the GoPress & Foil

GoPress And Foil Technique 26 Using Thin Metal Dies As Hot Foil Stamps

October 28, 2018 John - Gentleman Crafter8 Comments

Got a rather swanky technique for you GoPress owners. Now you can use your nesting dies as hot foil stamps to add foiling to their edges!

Come take a look!

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Inktober 19

October 19, 2018October 28, 2018 John - Gentleman Crafter1 Comment

So, Google+, the most quietest social networking platform for shut down the other week.

If you’ve been following me on that, you can find me elsewhere, just use the links at the top of this page.

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