Winner

 Hi Everybody,

Are you all ready for Christmas ? It's not long now, just four weeks and already the trees are up in some homes. It is not my favourite time of year and I try to avoid it as much as possible. Once children have grown up the excitement seems to disappear as they are the ones that make it fun.

But life goes on and the draw has been done for this weeks Japanese Dreams set. It is a lovely set from Paper Discovery and it comes with stamps, an embossing folder as well as the magazine for you to browse in your own time and is full if good ideas. 

The name this week is 

Tina Zapusek 

so if you would email me please with your postal address to 
christina@card-making-magic.com
then I will get the pack in the post to you straight away.

I hope you enjoy playing with it and please be sure to let me know that you have it safely.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Winner

Hi Everybody,

It's a beautiful day here and Ruby and I are going to go for a walk after this post is done.

At present she is barking at the postman and anybody else who dares to walk past her house.!!

Ella (cat) as always is zooming round like an idiot going up and down her cat tree.
I am the only one who is chilled in this house.

But the draw has been done and the name this week is

Valerie Steele

so if you could email me your postal address please to

christina@card-making-magic.com

I will get the pack in the post to you straight away.

Please let me know that you have it safely and I do know that if you are overseas then it will take a while to get to you. But at least I will know that you have it safely.

I hope you enjoy playing with it and make some lovely projects.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Winner

HI Everybody,

What a lovely day it is today and later Ruby and I are meeting up with the rest of our family to remember my lovely husband Griff.

 It is four years today since he died and this has been a difficult four years. I smile and laugh and when people say "How are you"  I nod and say " I am fine" but in truth it has had some very trying moments in it. 

But today we are all meeting up and going for a lovely walk and then coffee and cake in a Lytham Hall café. The dogs will be able to run free and sniff all the wonderful things in the woods and we will all have a good natter about the things we have ben up to.

But in the meantime the winner has been chosen for yesterdays offering and the name this week is

Christine Cloutier 

would you email me your postal address please to 
christina@card-making-magic.com
and I will get it in the post to you straight away.

I hope you enjoy playing with it and be sure to let me know that you have it safely.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Winner

Hi Everybody,

Another Saturday rolls up and they seem to come round so quickly I can't keep up. It's not very bright here today, but it is not cold. 

I had a bad migraine yesterday and Ruby was taken care of by Vickie, who she took her to sleep at her house. I went to bed at 7.30 but I am glad to say that I feel much better today. I have not had a migraine head headache for a while now but I know when one is on its way as my vision goes wavy and I feel really sick. They are not pleasant things to have.

Anyway the draw has been done this morning and the name this week is

Ursula Longworth

would you email me your postal address please to
christina@card-making-magic.com
and I will get it in the post to you straight away.

I hope you enjoy the magazine and the gift and please let me know that you have it safely.

REMINDER

Don't forget to join Lou Collins at 5pm and 8pm today on The Craft Store for the launch of the new Elegant Nestables. I have some good videos coming up this week using this collection.

 More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx 

Winner

Hi Everybody,

Well guess who forgot to alter the clock and has been all out of sync this morning because of it. Ruby and I went for a walk and got wet in the rain, only to find out that if we had waited a little longer then the rain would have passed. But because of the time difference I went thinking it was getting late when it actual fact it wasn't.

Still we are home again now and dry again and I have only just done the draw for the Poinsettia from Friday. So the name today is ...

Betty McAlister

so if you would send me your postal address please to
christina@card-making-magic.com
I will get it in  the post to your straight away.

I hope you will enjoy the gift and the magazine and please be sure to let me know that you have it safely.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx 

Winner

 Hi Everybody,

I hope you are all well on this fine Saturday morning. It is lovely here in Blackpool ... a good day to get your washing done !! I have been up early today and got lots of household chores done and also had time to do the draw from yesterdays offering of the Countdown to Christmas kit.

There are lots of items in this kit to help you with your design for Christmas Cards and beyond.
So the name this week is 

Linda Massey

and if you would like to send me your postal address to 
christina@card-making-magic.com
I will get it in the post to you straight away.

I would be grateful if you could let me know that you have it safely and I hope you will enjoy playing with it.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Winner

 HI Everybody,

Another week gone by and another one closer to Christmas, which I must admit is not my favourite time of the year. I do however love Autumn and September has to be my favourite month. But now into October and things are starting to get cooler and today it is very windy here.

Nothing like the US has had over the last few months and I have had a heart breaking email from one of my blog readers, who has very sadly lost her home and all her possession in Hurricane Ian.
Would you please say a prayer for Kathy Olsen in Florida  and hope that things will start to look better for her and her family soon.
Kathy has been the winner of my Friday Freebies in the past but now all her crafting items have gone also.

My heart goes out to you Kathy and I cannot imagine what you must be going through. 

But for this weeks FF the name has been chosen at random from the comments that have been left and today it is ...

Winifred Kennedy 

would you email me your postal address please to
christina@card-making-magic.com
and I will get it in the post to you straight away.

Please be sure to let me know that you have it safely and I hope that you enjoy playing with it.

For Today Only On Craft Stash

Craft Stash are offering another bargain deal of my collections and it is available only for today.

So if there is something you have been wanting then now is the time to take a look and grab what you can.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Winner

 Hi Everybody,

Its another bright sunny day here ..... whether it stays that way is any bodies guess but Ruby and I will be braving the woods in a little while for a nice bracing walk.

 Poor Ella, the kitten, has to stay at home.

They are getting on really well at present and have even started to play together just a little. 

Ruby enjoys being outside, and so does Ella, but I am worried that Ella will jump over the 6ft garden wall and get lost.

 I tend to keep her in unless I am out with her to keep a check on her. She eyes up that wall every time I let her out and one day she is going to have a go at getting over it. 

The draw for the beautiful French Chic Stamp Set has been done and the name today is 

Dawn Easter

would you email me please with your postal address to 
christina@card-making-magic.com

and I will get the pack in the post to your straight away.

I hope you will enjoy playing with it and please be sure to let me know that you have it safely.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Winner

Hi Everybody,

It is glorious here today. Cool but very sunny and a really good drying day for al your washing. Mine is already out on the line ... it's the ironing I loathe doing !! But Ruby and I will be going out later for our little walk to the park. It's too windy for the beach.

The draw for yesterdays offering has been done and the name today is ...

Margaret Wilson

Would you email me please with your postal address to

christina@card-making-magic.com

and I will get it in the post to straight away.

I would be happy if you could let me know that you have it safely.

If you haven't won then take a look at how you have added your comment as I always ask for your FULL NAME. So if it is not there then your entry will not be added to the draw and especially so if your entry is Anonymous too 

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Winner

 Hi Everybody,

Here I am bright and early this week because later on this morning I am going out with Ruby for the day.

The weather is fine and dry and I hope it stays that way and we wont be back till afternoon.
So I thought it would be better to get this done early so that you are not all waiting for the name to show up as the winner.

The draw has been done at random and this week it is the turn of ...

Marie Quick
so would you please email me your postal address  to

christina@card-making-magic.com

and I will get it in the post to you straight away.

I really hope you will enjoy the gift and please be sure to let me know that you have it safely.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Winner

Hi Everybody,

This is a very sad weekend for many people around the world as we have lost our Queen this week at the age of 96. She has ruled over us for 70 years and I for one do not remember any other monarch in my lifetime as I was only four when she ascended to the throne.

 I remember my dad taking me to see her when she visited Bolton, on her tour of the UK, just after she came to the throne. And sadly he died in January the year after when I was five. 

On another sad note it would have been my Griffs 75 birthday today and this evening we are all having a  get together at Griffs youngest daughters house to remember him. I can't believe how quickly those years have gone by since he died and it will be four this coming November.  

Life changes but it does go on, and sometimes it can be very hard, as those of you who have lost someone will surely know.

To cheer things up a little I have done the draw for yesterdays Poinsettia and the name today is ...

Christi Neal

would you email me your postal address please to
christina@card-making-magic.com
and it will be on its way to you.

I hope you enjoy the gift when it arrives with you and please let me know that you have it safely.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Winner

 Hi Everybody,

Here we are at the end of another week and it is still hot. I for one will be so glad when it cools down and better still when it rains. What is the weather like in your part of the world ? Ruby is much better agin today and is eating normally. She is a very food orientated dog so when she is off her food I know she is not well.

So for now, the draw for yesterdays offering has been done and the winner this week is 

Ann Topp

please can you email me your postal address to 
christina@card-making-magic.com
and the pack will be in the post to you straight away.

I woild be happy if you could let me know that you have received it ok and I hope you enjoy playing with it once it arrives.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Winner

Hi Everybody,

It is much cooler here today and there is quite a wind on the go as well. Ruby and I will be going out later but at present I am not allowed to drive since my cataract surgery. But it will be two weeks since the op on Tuesday and I will be back in my car again.  So for now it is walking to the nearest park or the beach which is about a five minute walk away.

In the meantime I have done the draw for yesterdays beautiful leaves and the name is ...

Donna Walls

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

Be sure to let me know when it arrives with you and I hope you will enjoy playing with it.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Winner

 Hi Everybody,

I am too hot !! I used to be a fan of wall to wall sunshine but not anymore. I am permanently melting and Ruby doesn't like it either. The only one enjoying this is Ella, the kitten, who finds the sunniest spot in the garden to sit in and just lies soaking it all up. I just want it to cool down ... a lot !!

But the draw has been done and thank you so much for adding your full names it is much appreciated.

So the name this week is 

Peggy Spencer

Would you email me your postal address please to 
christina@card-making-magic.com
and I will get it sent off to you straight away.

Please be sure to let me know that you have it safely and I really hope you will enjoy playing with this lovely kit.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Winner

 Hi Everybody,

It is a glorious day here today and I have been busy filming videos that I am hoping you will enjoy.
Ruby is waiting patiently to go out for her walk, and Ella is just playing with an empty toilet roll tube. 

I have done the draw for yesterdays give away and the name today is 

Marilyn Coombs

Would you email your postal address please to
christina@card-making-magic.com
and I will get it posted to you straight away. 

It is a pretty die set and I am sure that you will enjoy playing with it.
Please let me know that you have it safely 

Dont forget to join in the blog hop tomorrow for National Friendship Day and leave comments to be in with the chance to win.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Winner

Hi Everybody,

How is your weekend going ?? Well I hope, and you are enjoying some free time to relax.
It's dull and cloudy but very warm here and I have been out walking with Ruby earlier this morning. 
And I have done the draw for yesterdays Textured Owl.
So the name today is ...

Val Wallis

Would you email me your postal address please to
christina@card-making-magic.com
and I will get it in the post to you straight away.

It is a very pretty set and so I hope you will enjoy playing with it and make some beautiful cards in the process. Enjoy the rest of the weekend

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie Winner

 Hi Everybody,

This is a lovely day and Ruby and I are going to go walking later. I like it better once it has cooled down some and it is much better for Ruby too.  I have now started to leave the doors to the back of the house open so that Ella can wander outside too and she loves to sit in the sun under the Buddleia tree. 

The draw for the prize has been done and the name today is ...

Denise Bryant

please can you email your postal address to 
christina@card-making-magic.com
and I will get it in the post to you straight away. I would be happy if you could let me know that you have it safely and I hope you will enjoy playing with the set.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Winner

Hi Everybody,

I really do not know what is happening on the comment front but I have had several emails from people who cannot leave comments any more. This could be something to do with Google and the way they now operate or it cold be the blog operators hem selves. I only know that I don't think it is something that I have done that is preventing these comments being shown.

However having said that I have now changed somethings and I see that it is now allowing anonymous comments to be shown. That makes it even more important to leave your FULL NAME if you want to win the Friday Freebie as there is no way I can sort out the number of anonymous comments that are now there.

So I will remind you again that if there is no full name shown,  not  just first names, initials or nicknames,  then your comment will not be entered into the draw. 
Thank you so much to those who have complied and if you haven't then you will not win so check carefully what you have put down on your comments

On to the winner this week and the name drawn at random is ...

Cathie Weary

Your comment has come through as anonymous so thank you for leaving you name.
Please email me with your postal address to

christina@card-making-magic.com

and I will get it in the post to your straight away and I hope you enjoy playing with it..

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Winner

 Hi Everybody,

Hope you are all well and enjoying your weekend wherever you are. 
We are all fine here and I have done the draw for the winner already so that I can get the blog post done.

It is  lovely stamp set this week and it comes with the magazine so a really good read for you. There is also a little article from me whcih I hope you will enjoy.

So the name today is  

Mavis Lynch

and if you could email me your postal address please to
christina@card-making-magic.com
I will get it in to the post as soon as I can.

My apologies to last weeks winner as I haven't posted off your prize yet.
I have it here ready to go but I was not allowed to drive this week after the cataract surgery.
It will be on its way to you along with the one for Mavis this week.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Winner

 Hi Everybody,

Well good morning and it is now 24 hours since I had the cataract removed.  I was very anxious about it but the people at the CHEC clinic where very reassuring and made me feel more at ease. It was not a painful procedure, but it is uncomfortable and a lot of water is used to irrigate the eye.  

My face was covered with something and my eye was exposed through the covering. I had to lie perfectly still but in fifteen minutes it was all done. An eye shield was placed over the eye for protection and it has to stay on until this morning and then be worn at night for the next week. 

The vision will clear over the next few days but even through the eye shield I can see colours are a lot brighter. The next move is an appointment with my optician for a check up and then the second eye can be done.

This is how I have found the surgery and I have been really honest with you. If you are going for a cataract to be removed you will probably be as nervous as I was but don’t worry …. All will be well.

In the meantime I have done the draw for yesterday’s offering and the name today is

Barbara Youngs

Would you email me your postal address please to

christina@card-making-magic.com

and I will get it in the post to you straight away.

More tomorrow…

Hugs xx