Warm Florals Making A Card

 Hi Everybody,

This is a paper pack from Card Making Magic that has been out for a little while now and it is one that I really enjoyed playing with.

The flowers and the colours are very bright and the cards that they make are gorgeous. I have used this a lot and it is still available at Craft Stash.

I have used it with embossed backgrounds and other die cuts that I have on my desk and it mixes well with other items that I have, and I am sure you will have many embellishments lying around too.

The cards to the right is an A6 size and I have used some of the pink paper from the pack as one of the layers.

The card to the left is a Dl size and I have created the card base from one of the sheets of card in the pack.

I used the papers that are scraps to create the background and covered the join with one of the ribbon strips in the pack.

I did some videos using this pack and here is one that creates a larger card using all the kit. 

It isn't too long .. just enough time for  a cuppa

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Laminated background

Hi Everybody,

Todays card has a background that has been created with a laminating pouch, alcohol markers and some gilding flakes.

It was very easy to do and the result is lovely and rich looking.

I opened the pouch, which I got really cheap from Lidl, and scribbled alcohol markers onto one side of it and spritzed it with a little Isopropyl to make the colours run.

Then I added some gilding flakes to the mix and closed the pouch. After running it through the laminator this was what I ended up with and it is an A5 size. Just a perfect size for my card. I added some glue to the parts that wouldn't show and adhered it to a white base card

I used the Nested Oval Fancy Frames die and gold mirror card for he centre and added toning flowers and leaves to the edge of the frame.

The "Best Wishes" is from the Special Words die set and I cut the shadow in parchment to make it stand out more on the busy background. 

The flowers are from my stash and they have been sparkled with some fine glitter and there is the addition of two tiny black organza butterflies near each group of flowers. I also used pink pearls for the inside of two of the flowers

Hope you like 

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Differences ...

 Hi Everybody,

I have ben busy sending out to the readers that requested them Pokey Tools and Glue Bottle Pins.

I have tucked the glue pins into the Friday Freebie magazines that have gone out each week and I hope you are putting them to good use.

But then I made some pokey tools as a practice run and asked if anybody would like one and the answer was yes. 

Some of them have still to arrive with their owners as they went to far away places and will still be in the postal system or your country. But they will get there eventually.

The picture shows you the difference in the sizes as the glue pin on the left is much much smaller, and the larger one will not fit into a glue bottle. So whichever you get it has been sent with love and is my gift to you.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Margaret Powell - Winner

 Hi Everybody,

First of all thank you to those who asked me for the Pokey tools that I made and I am happy to say that they all went in the first two days. I asked that you email me with your address to

christina@card-making-magic.com.

Some emailed me but did not give me their address, somebody else left there address on the blog and it was instantly removed. Leaving it there just gives your information to the world and that is not good. 

Anonymous also asked me for one of them but gave me no name or address ... so how am I supposed to know who you are ???

So to those who did send their addresses to the correct place they will get the tools shortly. Some have gone to Canada, Australia and the US as well as here in the UK. I hope you will like them when they arrive with you.

And people that have already received them have now written to say they do really like them. so thank you for that also.

I also offered some of the earrings, via the blog comments,  to readers asking for their postal addresses too and they have not responded to that request either .. as yet. Get checking if you wanted some of them.

And now on to the winner of Fridays lovely offering from Lisa Horton and the name this week is ...

Margaret Powell

would you email me please with your postal address to 

christina@card-making-magic.com
and I will get the pack off to you as soon as I can.

The little glue pin will be inside the pack so be careful you don't lose it when you open the envelope.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie - Under the Mistletoe

Hi Everybody,

The gift this week is staying with Christmas and it is from Lisa Horton called Under the Mistletoe.

In this set there is a beautiful slimline embossing folder and four dies that will match it perfectly.  

The magazine is full of ideas and inspiration that you may like to try as well as ways in which to use your pack.

So just for leaving a comment with your FULL NAME you can be in with the chance to win this and have it in your own crafting stash for ever.

If you have never won then please look at the way you enter and check that you have left your full name.

If you haven't then the comment you leave will not be entered into the draw as it is difficult to notify a stranger of their win, especially if it comes through as anonymous .... need I say more ???

It doesn't matter where you live or if you have own before I am happy to send the pack to you.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Bead Work

Pokey Tools Eight

Hi Everybody,

Today my PC is going to the PC hospital to get fixed  and I will have to manage without it until it is back home again.

Instead I am adding some photos of some more bead-work that I have been doing and this time it is making some

 Pokey Tools

.

Pokey Tools Six

Once my PC is fixed completely I will do some videos again making cards.

All of these have been made from beads

 that I have had for quite some time and I am very new to making these

I don't profess to be any type of jewelry maker  but they are all sturdy and pretty and will do the job in question.

I am willing to give these away as they are only practice pieces so please let me know  if you would like to have one of them.

Email me  with your postal address to

 christina@card-making-magic.com

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Bev Williamson - Winner

 Hi Everybody,

What a day .... it is absolutely pouring down and so today I will be lighting my log burner and curling up in front of it.  Poor Ruby won't get to go out in this rain as I am a wimp and a fair weather walker. Even the cat won't go out the door in this.

So I have done the draw for Fridays offering and the bane today is 

Bev Williamson
would you email me please with your email postal address to
christina@card-making-magic.com
and it will be in the post to you.

Earrings

Thank you for liking the earrings I made and I have left messages for three people who named a pair that they liked. I need you to email me at the same email address please as soon as you can.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie - Joy To The World

 Hi Everybody,

This weeks offering is Joy To The World brought to you by Chloe and it is a super gift.

There is a n A4 stamp set and a lovely die that is in this pack and it is sure to create some  fabulous cards for you.

As Christmas will be with us soon it may be a good addition to your stash if you still have some cards to make.

Would you like this one ??? If you would then all you have to do is leave me a comment at the end of this post and add your FULL NAME

You will ned to come back and check over the weekend to see if your name is listed as the winner.

Then once you get the pack you need to let me know that you have it safely.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Earrings

 Hi Everybody,

Just to prove that I have not been idle over the past few weeks I wanted to show you some of the earrings I have been making.

I got all my jewelry bits and pieces from Amazon and following YouTube videos I made all these from beads that I already had in my stash. 

I was wearing some when I took Ruby to her playschool and my dog walker lady liked them.

I sent her the photo of the ones I had made and she bought all of them from me in one go.

Sally gave some to her daughters and another pair to the lady who works with her walking  the dogs, and told me I should ask more for each pair. But I am only learning how to make them and so at the moment they are cheap to buy.  

I used glass beads and some ceramic ones also and the end results are very pretty.

What do you think of them ???

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Charity Box

Hi Everybody,

So I have been busy filling up my charity box again with all the cards that are in my craft room that I have made over the past few months.

All will have envelopes with them and be placed in cellophane bags to keep them clean before they go to the shop.

I usually take a box full and in it there will probably be about 100 to 150 cards ... maybe more. It is always something I enjoy doing and I do it regularly.

Now next Monday my computer is going away to the repair shop to have a new hard drive put in it  and I will be out of action for a few days until it is returned to me. Hopefully it will be be back to a complete normal again ... hopefully !!!

I must admit it scares me to death when it goes wrong.

I will try and get as much done to schedule my posts and my Friday Freebies are already scheduled to go out each week till the end of the month.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx 

Two More Layered cards

 Hi Everybody,

The Look at Layers Collection has made some lovely cards for me and the addition of the flowers makes them even more special.

These two cards are made from the leftovers that I have lying around my craft room and both of these are A5 size.

The one to the right is done in Portrait and the one below is Landscape and both are very pretty cards.

I used yellow flowers on this one, and along with the cards I showed yesterday it lets you see how the different colours work together 

I like to mix and match the flowers to add interest and all of them I have used my very favourite leaf die set called Rose Flourishes

I have used an embossed layer on both of these cards and added the die cuts to the top. 

This just adds a little more interest to the base layer and is something I like to do.

On the card to the left I have used two square layers and turned one at an angle to the other. I added them with foam tape underneath to raise them up.

The circular die cut has been added to the top of these layers

Gold mirror card sentiments finish them off along with some pearls dotted here and there. 

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Keeping Busy

Hi Everybody,

So as I have been unable to use the computer for the past couple of weeks I have kept myself busy using up anything that I could find on my desktop.

That included any die cuts, bits of ribbon, stamped or die cut sentiments, flowers and leaves and any images that I may have coloured in and not used.

These die cuts are from the Look At Layers Collection and are leftover from the samples that I made for the launch.

The card to the right is a 6x6 top folded card and I complimented the scheme with pink flowers.and pearls

This one to the left  is my favourite size and is a 5x7 with the fold at the top.

I made the leaves look like a wreath and added lilac flowers to go on top. I think the lilac goes very well with the pale blue.

The sentiment are all gold mirror card with a parchment backing to them.

I managed to get four really pretty cards from the items that I found and  I will show you the other two tomorrow.  

All will need boxes to go with them because of the depth of the flowers.

It's amazing what you can come up with using left overs bits and bobs.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Ethne Gloss - Winner

 Hi Everybody,

I feel so much better about the PC today and I will get some more work done now that it is fixed.

I have been up early to do the draw and later on I will take Ruby out for her walk, before the rain comes. Witch Wood is very muddy at present but the Promenade is clean and so that is where we will go so that she can have a good sniff about.

The draw for the lovely shaker elements has been done and if you have never tried shaker cards then you will be really pleased with the offer. So the name today is

Ethne Gloss

Please would you email me your postal address to 
christina@card-making-magic.com
and I will get the pack in the post to you, along with the glue bottle pin that is inside the pack.

Please be sure to let me know that you have them OK

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Tower Computers

 Hi Everybody,

Well what a worrying time this has been and I have really struggled over the past two weeks.

 

But I am relieved to say that I found a really good computer man and I gave him a ring.
He tried to sort some of the things out remotely on the day that I called him but he needed to come and see what my system is like.

Griff used to sort out my problems for me and he would have known what to do.
ME .... well I am just lost !! 

 It seems that my PC has two hard drives and Antony, the computer man,  is going to simplify it for me in the next few weeks, by enlarging one of the drives and taking out the other one.
That way I will not lose any space that I now have.

He didn't recommend getting a new computer as he says this is a really good system and so that saves me some money.

He also managed to recover my Editing suite for the videos, and the photos that where lost was because of the two drives, so that is now sorted too.

I was just thankful that some photos were already in my Blog files and I could get to them,  and that I had done all my Friday Freebies well in advance.

So now I am back and can get things done again and I am happy that my PC now behaves as I expect it to. I will write gain with the winner tomorrow 

And if you live on the Fylde Coast and you are having computer troubles I would highly recommend TOWER COMPUTERS

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie - Super Shakers

Hi Everybody,

Another Christmas themed give away today and this one will create some beautiful shaker cards for you.

Don't worry if you have never made this style before as the magazine will show you how to get the look using the items in the kit.

The stamp set is also designed to work with this set and you are sure to be pleased with the result.

So if this is something that you think you might like to try hen leave ne a comment at the end of this post with your FULL NAME  

From those comments one name will be chosen as the winner and notified in a blog post over the weekend so be sure to come back and see if it is your name that is listed.

You will have 72 hours in which to claim the pack and if it is not claimed it will be offered again at a later date.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Christmas Past

 Hi Everybody,

This is a series of cards that I made for Christmases in the past and these are already in my Blogger account and so I can use them until I get my computer fixed.

I am not able to do videos as yet because I cannot get the filmed ones onto my PC to edit them and then upload to YouTube.

Such a pain .....

Many of them have been created using items that where free with magazines and some of these may have even been passed on to you as the Friday Freebies.

This one was so cute and I did make quite a few cards with this for family and friends.

I stamped the images and then coloured them 

in with water colours.

Both cards are A6 size and although they have layers to them they will fit into a standard envelope, and save on postage.

One of  my favourite stamp sets was "The Twelve Days Of Christmas"  and I gave a set of them away on the blog a long time ago.

This was another favourite and this was a die that cut the tree out for you but again it was a long time ago.

I don't remember which magazines they came with  but all would have been a really good give away and it as been nice to look back over these older cards.

I hope you have enjoyed this little look back also

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Stacey Kowbel - Winner

 Hi Everybody,

I am so sorry I have not been around this week but as I said I have had major PC problems. My computer asked if I wanted to regain some space on my hard drive and I said “yes”  but it wiped everything else from the desktop. My editing programs … all my photos … all my videos and even my emails. 

I have tried to get some of them back with a little success but my editing suite is gone. I bought the full edition a few years ago and now I cannot get in touch with the company to see if they can help, so it looks like I may have to buy it all over again. 

It also tells me that some of my stuff is not compatible with Windows 10 and that my PC will not accept Windows 11 so I may have to buy a new computer and I really don’t want to have to do that. This has been such a pain and if Griff was here he would know what to do. 

Anyway on to the draw which has been done and the name today is 

Stacey Kowbel 

Would you please email me with your postal address to 

christina@card-making-magic.com

and I will get the pack in the post to you this week. I will also tuck into the magazine a little glue bottle pin so be sure to look for that and please let me know when you have them safely.

More tomorrow…… hopefully 

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie - Dragonfly Delight

Hi Everybody,

Todays offering is from Crafters Companion and it is a beautiful die and stamp set called Dragonfly Delight.

The name tells you what to expect with the die and it will cut into the card to leave the pattern in there for you. 

There is also the opportunity to download some papers that will match the design and you also get the magazine to go with it.

So if you would like this then all you need to do is leave me your FULL NAME  at the end of this post with your comment to be in with the chance of winning this gift.

You will need to come back and check if your name is shown as the winner as I have no way to contact you. If the gift is not claimed then it will be offered again at a later date to someone else.

I am happy to send the pack to you wherever you live and it doesn't matter if you have won before

Good luck 

More tomorrow …

Hugs xx