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02-25-2009, 05:27 PM
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Cardmaking Magazines?
Can you tell me what card making magazine(s) you subscribe to and why you like them? I'd like to see what's out there! You guys are always so helpful! =)
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02-25-2009, 05:48 PM
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Mindy, I taken a lot of mags over the years and I'm down to just one: Paper Crafts. I find that the cards they have are more to my style. They seem to have fresh ideas and projects.
I also like Paper Creations. I keeping saying I'm goin to subscribe. They have a lot of projects to make that aren't cards and new techniques. They a have terriffic template and some of the templates have become my favs that I've used over and over.
Carft 'N Things: Do Not Like!!! #1 reason, they bought Rubber Stamper and absorbed it into thier own mag. I don't do needle work, paper mache bird houses, or some of the other hobbies so to me I'm buying half a magazine. Also, their cards don't seem to match my style. I still miss Rubber Stamper.
Card Maker: I like it sometimes. But they don't seem to be consistent in what they offer. I like to thumb through before buying. They also have pretty good instructions.
Scrap & Stamp Arts: They have some really cute cards, with some of the latest stamps. It's one of the few magazines that actally has articles to read. I like the interviews.They also have an good section on questions from the readers; good ads; good prodcut reviews and new techniques. Wow, I'm thinking I need to renew my subscription LOL
Stampers Sampler/Sommerset, et al: I used to buy them because they had techniques that I wanted to learn. I like to make collage/artsy cards, but not all the time and that is their style. After awhile it was a waste if I wasn't going to use it.
How I gage if a mag is good is by how many stickes do I have? I put in stickies for cards to make, techniques, keeper stuff. No stickies = stinky issue. If there are too many stinko issues, I stop buying the subscription.
Kind of long, sorry HTH
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02-25-2009, 05:48 PM
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I don't subscribe to any of the magazines at the moment... but I love Take Ten and buy it here and there. But then again, I love all the Stampington & Co magazines (Somerset Studio, Somerset Memories, etc.) so I'm a little biased.
I also like Paper Crafts and Cloth Paper Scissors (though they're not exclusively card making mags).
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02-25-2009, 05:54 PM
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Oh yes, forgot about Paper Creations...I have a couple of these as well.
There is a publication that I have seen at Michaels called "Cards" or "Just Cards" or something like that and it comes out monthly I think. It's really more of a book, but great pictures and some info at the bottom of each page. It's not cheap though, and runs about $20 an issue. Each issue has a couple of themes and are organized by the theme. I only have one issue.
The same company also puts out a scrapbook page version of the same publication.
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02-25-2009, 06:22 PM
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CARDS mag is one of the ones I regularly get- that and PC. I also get the rest mentioned as well....so I am no help!
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02-25-2009, 06:24 PM
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Quote: Originally Posted by SilvermelOh yes, forgot about Paper Creations...I have a couple of these as well.
There is a publication that I have seen at Michaels called " Cards" or "Just Cards" or something like that and it comes out monthly I think. It's really more of a book, but great pictures and some info at the bottom of each page. It's not cheap though, and runs about $20 an issue. Each issue has a couple of themes and are organized by the theme. I only have one issue.
The same company also puts out a scrapbook page version of the same publication. |
That is Cards- by northridge media. They also have Scrapbook Trends, and Simply handmade. All are similar in style- content varies though.
and it has *very* limited advertising, thus the higher price-
"Just cards" is a mag from scrap stamp and arts that comes out periodically-
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02-25-2009, 06:57 PM
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I don't have a subscription yet, but I should, because I buy almost every "paper crafts" magazine that comes out.
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