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Card Layout 52 - Blog Featured Image

Card Layout 52

May 3, 2021May 2, 2021 John - Gentleman Crafter14 Comments

Good news, this blog post is innuendo free! Also, it contains a very nice card. Come see…

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Magic Mat – An Overview and Review

March 30, 2021August 19, 2025 John - Gentleman Crafter23 Comments

This post is about the Magic Mat – a die cutting accessory compatible with most die cutting machines – which I bought recently and have been quite impressed with.

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Craft Stash Giveaway 14

Craft Stash Giveaway – 14

January 14, 2020November 16, 2019 John - Gentleman Crafter58 Comments

Die cutters, this is the one for you! Today there are FOUR sets of new and unused dies for me to give away.

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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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Introducing the GoPower and Emboss!

July 16, 2019June 19, 2019 John - Gentleman Crafter24 Comments

In the past, many of you have asked me whether the GoPress & Foil would work with electronic cutting machines. The answer has often been yes, but would often depend on the size of the machine’s feeding aperture.

Well, good news! Now it is guaranteed to work with an electronic cutting machine with something new from Couture Creations!

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A Little Bit Of Love

December 6, 2018December 6, 2018 John - Gentleman Crafter9 Comments

‘Ere, fancy a little bit of love? No, I don’t mean in the cheeky wink wink kinda way, I simply mean a fabulously simple card.

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Creatively Colourful Card

December 3, 2018 John - Gentleman Crafter12 Comments

During Black Friday I got myself a few bargains but am still working a fair bit away from home so I only had a short amount of time to make something. 

What did I do and how did I do it? Read on, chum…

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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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Couture Creations DT Video Le Petite Jardin Walkthrough

Couture Creations Design Team Kit Walkthrough Video

October 31, 2018October 29, 2018 John - Gentleman Crafter11 Comments

As recently announced I was accepted onto the design team for Couture Creations.

I was, therefore, a little excited when my design team pack arrived but before I got cracking on projects, I thought that it might be a nice idea to share with you the contents of the kit.

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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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Having A Quick Go With The Gemini Go

Having A Quick Play With The Gemini Go!

October 29, 2018March 21, 2019 John - Gentleman Crafter2 Comments

Due to the amount of tiddly little dies that I have increasing, along with the ever decreasing work surface that I have to use I recently decided to take a punt and get myself the Gemini Go! from Crafters Companion.

Turns out, it was a well-spent penny!

Read on and find out why…

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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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