Parchment Craft

Parchment Craft magazine remains the only established publication of its kind anywhere in the world making it the premier choice for enthusiasts who demand the full diversity of their chosen subject. Each month featuring exclusive cards and projects from reputable designers across the world, using a cross breed of techniques including white work, embossing, grid work and various colouring mediums. Every issue is packed full of inspiration and ideas along with top tips and handy hints. As a subscriber to the digital edition you also get exclusive extra content such as videos from our recognised designers, added photo galleries and much, much more…

Parchment Craft • Issue May/June 2022

Hello Parchers

THE PARCHMENT CRAFT TEAM • WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IS THE BEST BEACH YOU'VE EVER VISITED?

Cocktails • Re-create your favourite tipple to celebrate some sunshine!

Commemorative Jubilee plate • Use whitework techniques to create your own memory of this Jubilee year.

Make gifts from the heart…

Back to basics • Lesley takes us back to basics with this month’s workshop as we look at the useful technique of stippling. Whether you prefer traditional parchment craft or working with templates, stippling is a useful technique to master.

By the shore • Following the workshop project on page 10, this card has plenty of stippling for you to practice. An ideal card for someone who loves a day by the sea.

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Hearts and flowers • This multi-purpose card can be suitable for many occasions, it would work particularly well for wedding and anniversaries. It includes whitework, 3D and lots of cutting, so would be a good design for all levels of the craft to practise their cutting skills.

Birds and berries • This intricate card can be suitable for a man’s birthday, Father’s Day or on other occasions too. It includes white work, colouring and lots of cutting, so is more suited to parchers at the intermediate or advanced level of the craft.

Caught on Camera • If you are looking for even more inspiration, let this gallery of beautiful parchment projects by our readers and those around the world be the stimulus for further creations! The Parchment Craft team love discovering new projects, artists and crafts on social media and these were discovered on Instagram using the hashtag #parchmentcraft

Add metallics to your projects…

Parchment ribbon • Create your very own ribbon to adorn your cards all make from parchment. This would also make a great bookmark!

Platinum Jubilee • If you’re looking to commemorate the historical Jubilee this year, we have some bonus patterns to get you started.

With love • A great quick card for that special person. Ideal for those of you who are new to parchment craft.

Sail away • Send the man in your life something special this Father’s Day, with this design from Judith Maslen.

Fan of feathers • This design can be worked using either traditional parchment craft skills or the ParchCraft Australia UK template TP3466E. Here the design has been coloured with pencils but the pattern can be used in so many ways – let your imagination run wild.

Spring florals • Create a beautiful design full of pretty blooms that can be used for multiple events. Pat has also shown how to take elements of the design to use for different designs – so versatile!

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Bold blooms • Why not try a different style of card! This floral design from Lesley is sure to brighten someone’s day

Congratulations • Personalised cards are always greatly received, so try including photographs within your parchment design like Mary has here.

Elegant easel • A fabulous card to treasure or why not make...