Paper Crusader

Fresh creations from the seaside town of Brighton Graphic designer, paper cutter and general creative person. I love commissions – message me!

06/06/2026

I bought a lightweight ‘just in case’ jacket to take out with me, you know – just in case. It needed to go in a bag so it doesn’t get all messy. So I made this cutie.
I’d salvaged this lovely turquoise zip from an expired swimsuit, it’s such nice quality and gives a satisfying smooth feedback when it’s pulled. I knew I’d use it at some point.
I haven’t had to use the jacket yet, I need to go out more.

08/05/2026

I was really struggling to find a backpack I liked in high street stores. So when I found a second hand bag that was just the right size, shape and structure but I didn’t like the pattern… I thought I’d see if I could change it. Swipe to see the before version. I used waxed cotton (like table cloth material) so that it was as robust as the rest of the bag. I’m super happy with the result, it’s much more my taste.

29/04/2026

We are doing a pottery class for Nic’s birthday. But wanted to appear on the card too 😁

24/03/2026

I made this fabric basket tote as a gift for Mother's Day using a pattern from . The pattern was great, although I think I'll make my next one slightly larger. I appreciated the attention to detail – quilting, piping, and edging – which all helped to elevated the final result. The structure and overall finish turned out so well and mum loves it.

03/02/2026

Here’s a little run down of some interesting facts about my 2026 planners 😁

23/01/2026

I too had a look back at 2016 ☺️

18/01/2026

As the 2026 planner buying season begins to come to a close, I wanted to share my top 6 designs from this year. I’m pleased to see my Houseplants at the top of the rankings – this one definitely has the most drawing-hours in it so this makes all that time and attention to detail feel worthwhile.

Using a print on demand service this year has been a huge difference and I’m delighted to see the larger sizes being super popular - what a cool surprise! I haven’t previously been able to offer larger than A3 because it’s too much initial cost and risk to my tiny profit margins if they don’t sell. But the huge popularity of A1 and A0 sales this year have given me a lot to think about for how I plan for next year 🤔

Planners are still available through my Etsy shop (link in bio), and we won’t run out of prints this year! But the listings will gradually start to expire after February when they stop getting ordered as I don’t have them set to auto-renew.

26/12/2025

Some people are so sweet 🥹🥰 I’ll get it out ASAP, like I do with all orders!

11/12/2025

Public service announcement: if you ever order a planner from me and it arrives looking like this PLEASE get in touch with me and I will request a re-print to be sent to you because this ain’t acceptable condition.
THANKFULLY the friend I’ve ordered this for is super chilled about it arriving late, but this could have been such a huge disappointment and it was completely out of my control. 😣

04/12/2025

I made a scraps bin pouffe! I used material leftover from other projects, so it’s a true no waste project! A zip in the base means I can keep popping my tiny scraps in, rather than building up racks of Kilner jars rammed with material waste. I transferred what I already had and it was already three quarters full, but with the way it squashes down this will take me years to bulk out. And it’s something else for the cat to sit on 😊

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117 George V Avenue
Goring By Sea
BN11 5SA

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https://papercrusader.etsy.com/

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