Craft Focus - Aug/Sep (Issue 68)

craft focus 19 brand spanking new Personal touch FolkArt Glitterific contains multiple-sized glitter particles suspended in a crystal-clear base to provide a dazzling paint effect. The product comes in 20 striking colours, and can be used on wood, metal, glass, canvas, paper, decorative fabrics and rigid plastic. It’s available from Personal Impressions. +44 (0)1787 375 241 personalimpressions.com Out of the woods Available from Crafter’s Companion, Threaders’ range of stencils, masks and co-ordinating stamp sets make it easy to add creative flair to a range of projects. Inspired by the beauty of the British woodland, each one includes an outer stencil and inner mask piece, complete with a co- ordinating detail stencil. Crafters can use a range of mediums to create a striking focal point, and combine stencils to transfer silhouettes onto fabric, papercraft and mixed-media projects. The co-ordinating mask will also protect the design, enabling the user to build up backgrounds and scenes. The product can be used to craft outlines for a range of skilled techniques including embroidery and appliqué. +44 (0)1388 660 930 crafterscompaniontrade.co.uk Make your mark Appealing to both general users and hobbyists, Staedtler’s metallic markers are especially popular in the run-up to Christmas. The versatile pens are available in six brilliant colours – gold, silver, pink, green, blue and new for 2018, violet. Gold and silver can be purchased singly, together in a blister card format or in tubs of 30. An added value wallet containing all six shades and a chisel tip pigment liner is also included in the collection. The pens are ideal for scrapbooking, artwork and writing greeting cards, and work equally well on light and dark paper. Staedtler also has a new space-saving countertop display, which holds 100 loose pens. +44 (0)845 600 5930 staedtler.co.uk Holiday fun Launched earlier this year, The Great Tour board game takes players on an adventure across Europe. This fun product transports tourists between the great cities of the continent, from La Scala in Milan to the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, taking in other great destinations along the way. The player who collects the most points will be victorious. It’s available from Tactic Games. +44 (0)1483 332 979 tacticgames.co.uk